Hister

depends, the 6300 FX is in the third tier, so it is still decent:
 
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html
 
up until last summer when I rebuilt my system, I was using a Core 2 Quad Q9550 which is in tier 4. It was perfectly fine, but I played mostly with Balanced/Balanced settings to have fluid FPS.
 
You only really need a tier 1 CPU if you want to play CM at Best/Best with decent FPS on a large map.
 
In addition, BFC is always tweaking the engine, performance increased from CMSF to CMBN, there was another boost with CMRT and CMBS is even better.

I don't know what video card Peter Panzer has (post #107 on the screenshots thread) but I'd kill for a picture like that.

Gents, I just uploaded a new collection of splash music files to GaJ's. It includes a some "universal" German music, some Russian marches, some British Regimental marches and new for CMFI "Il Piave" and "Fratelli dell Italia". All together now 20 songs to choose from.
 
They play during scenario loading. Just copy the songs you want to "Z" and rename to "music splash".

Hello all,
 
Here is my much requested mod for CMBN's terrain. Again, almost all tiles are either from CMBN or CMFI, but I processed each to give a more even color scheme and retain color vibrancy while avoiding the fluorescent look of the original game.

I have done my very best to ensure that no work from other content creators has sneaked into my mod, but as this mod is really years old, I can not be 100% sure. If you find your work in this mod, please let me know and I'll either give you credit for your work or remove it from my mod entirely. This mod is also not nearly as comprehensive as my other mods, and a lot of original tiles remain untouched. I focused on the main tiles - grasses, dirts, forest tiles - as they make up the majority of maps and have the greatest effect on the overall look.
 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ldmxvwmzosk4rrl/AD%20CMBN%20Terrain.zip?dl=0
 

 

 

 

OK guys posted one up in screenshot area.  Used Hester's   Program.
It's a screen I had saved in FRAPs  Screenshots.   "A shot up Tank."
Can I due It again?? Did I get lucky??
Time will tell.
Time for a Break.
Regards
Lane

Zane, hi again.

Here's the deal we gonna make.

Make a screenshot with Fraps. Screenshot gets saved in the folder where you installed the Fraps program. It's in the folder called "Screenshots".

When you are done taking screenshots with Fraps open the Paint program that you got together with your Windows. Go to "open" and pick a screenshot you want to use in that "Screenshot" Fraps folder. When it appears in Paint just go to "Save as" and pick a format (preferably JPG) you want to save the screenshot in. When saved screenshot will be of less size.

Hope this helps you and you know: Never give up and respect to you to for playing this game at your venerable age.

Congratulations on your first posted screenshot!

Testing adding a screen shot
 
Lane
 

ever been in an army Zane? The sentence "I give up" does not exist there, only "keep on pushing" is allowed.
 
Be careful when downloading free programs - oftentimes they come with all sorts of commercial-ware. Being especially focused on all the stuff that is being asked when you install it is important in order to avoid unnecessary hassle. . 
 
When you are done making the screenshots smaller in Paint go to this site. Register, then click on "Choose File", chose the screenshot you want to post on forum. You can also choose the "Resize" option to leave the screenshot in default size or make it smaller accordingly in steps. When you are done press the green "Upload now" button. 
 
When site is done uploading your image choose the link above which it says "IMG Code for Forums & Message Boards". Copy-paste that link to this forum where you wanna post something and you are done. Don't worry, it's not a rocket science although it might sound like it. Courage!  

http://cmmods.greenasjade.net/mods/5460/details
 
Background sounds without gunfight.
With Hister's suggestions and the help of Optimus:
Night sounds were subdued - now they are on the same voice level as day sounds.
Two versions of rain sound are available:
With and without Thunder.
*Keep the rain sound version you want by naming it "background rain" and you are good to go.

Don't shoot!

•Description:
Background sounds without gunfight.

Update 02/06/2015 :

With Hister's suggestions and the help of Optimus:

Night sounds were subdued - now they are on the same voice level as day sounds.


Two versions of rain sound are available:

With and without Thunder.

*Keep the rain sound version you want by naming it "background rain" and you are good to go.

Update 02/06/2015 :
with the returns of Hister, and the help of Optimus :
 
Night sounds subdued to same level of day.(keep the bug sound, but less loud, hope it's work)
 
two version of rain sound :
With and without Thunder
 
As you choice : keep the rain sound you want, naming it "background rain"
 
for the link see this post
http://community.battlefront.com/topic/117604-quiet-background-sound/?p=1579758

Skinfaxi A number of people, including the forum admnistrator have kindly requested that you drop it. Please do so. I could very easily pick holes in your last post if I were so minded and so could any of the other very well forum members here. However' this forum is intended for discussion of the CMBS wargame, not for discussion of the real world politics behind it. Everyone, including you, are, of course, entitled to hold poltiical views and I am sure you have some interestiing, if hightly controversial insightson the subject but that discussion is better helld somewhere else
 
I am sure you have a lot of valuable insight from the Russian perspective but perhaps it is better to confine comments to the military and wargame spheres. It would be a real shame if you ignored the friendly advice you have been given and got your account suspended or banned by the forum adminstrator - which he can do!
 
Let us hope that my country and yours never end up fighting this (or any other) war for real.
 
Thank you for your courtesy.

Im Russian and live near the Baltic States, I am not driven nuts by this nor is anybody I know. I think this tends to be the Baltic perception more than reality.

I must have missed when Russia was a submissive colony of the West in the past ... ?

Here is the final version (i hope) for the quiet background sound.
http://cmmods.greenasjade.net/mods/5460/details
changes :
Upgrade the rain one.
 
Made with CMBN in mind, but will also work with any CMx2 game

As promised, here is a BETA version of my sound mod combining all previous work into one universal mod for CMx2 titles. There may also be a few small updates since my last release, but don't expect big changes if you have previously used my mod in CMSF or the WWII titles. There are specific modules for modern sounds so you can pull them out for the WWII titles, although any problematic overlaps should be minimal.
 
(edit: PM me for dropbox link.)
 
Hope it helps with enjoyment of Combat Mission: Black Sea! I am very proud to have participated in development of this title. Black Sea is one of BFC's best yet.

As others have stated on the Forum, BFC has really produced a fascinating and very well done simulation of a modern Eastern European conflict.  However, I am feeling a strong sense of unease while playing CM:BS due to the very disturbing fact that the CM:BS storyline is quickly merging with reality.
 
From the Game Manual on Pg. 4
 
"War in real life is a terrible, horrible thing that should only be embarked upon as an absolute last resort. Combat Mission: Black Sea is thankfully still a fictional story, and likely to remain so unless our global leaders and populace collectively lose their minds. The stories that will be created within this game can serve as a grim reminder of the human cost incurred when diplomacy and decency fail."
 
Maybe BFC will consider sending a few free copies of CM:BS to the "leaders" involved in the current situation.
 
Here is an interesting discussion of recent events:  http://www.democracynow.org/2015/2/3/is_ukraine_a_proxy_western_Russia
 
 

Thought I'd drop by for my first post here
 

The maps in CMBS are absolutely beatuiful.

Nice ride! (Altough I don´t want to be inside) 
 

Just because it's on the hard drive.
 

 
P

Here's something to give you a chuckle. 
In the editor in Flavor Objects is a listing for 'posters'. In the WWII titles they're mostly filled with propaganda posters. Not exactly appropriate for modern times. So a selection of fake Ukrainian billboards were made. Everything from UN observer force notices to government emergency decrees to Chinese and Italian food, karaoke and rock concert advertisements! The smattering of roman text among the Cyrillic means these are most suitable for the environs around Kiev. You can't say we didn't try to being you modern Ukraine! 

Check out this brutal scene from my last game:
 

 
A match of "who is gonna explode first". The BMP-3 or the Bradley? I thought at first that the BMP will win duel to its larger gun but the brave Bradley gunner kept firing even after his vehicle got marked as "Destroyed" and he managed to blow up the BMP. In the end both IFVs killed each other simultaniously. If you watch closely you can also see the Bradleys KE penetrators exiting the BMP after penetrating though-and-trough, impacting the ground behind it. Brutal.