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That solved the problem. Some times I'm too poor to pay attention to the details. Thanks, Mech.Gato

Well we have a perfect example right here!:eek: I wonder how many members are going to withdraw from the union of other members and form their own confederation? "A house divided against itself cannot stand for long" A. Lincoln "Well it's 1-2-3 what we fighting for? Well I don't give a damn next step is 4.0" Modified "Country Joe and the Fish" "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag" Mech.Gato

The post about dinner was hilarious! I almost lost control of my bladder. But then again I am almost at that age where it depends (ha-ha-ha brand name joke). And yes CMBN does come with a exercise program! Since the new upgrade people are jumping to conclusions, running topics into the ground, flying off the handle and developing amazing forearms from pounding the keys in hammering out replies to defend their injured feelings. Also I have found drinking coffee or beer while playing makes you get up and run to the toilet about every hour! Better to be pissed off than pissed on! Mech.Gato

This so reminds me of my time in the Army. Any unit I went to usually had NCO's who are Monty Python fans. Used to drive the CO nuts when when we would do impromptu Python skits like when camouflaging a position "bring me a shrubbery". Passwords, challenge: "Red", answer: "no blue". When handing out equipment "Hello Mrs. Non-Gorilla", "Well hello Mrs. Gorilla, whatcha' got there?", "Well it's a AT-4", "Oh nice, what's it used for?". Broken equipment "This parrot is dead". Also let's not forget the commander responsible for the massacre of chicken prisoners in a snowy field. The infamous Colonel Sanders. Heads will roll for that incident! "What's the matter Colonel Sander, chicken?" Space Balls Mech.Gato

I followed "Mod Tags- How To for You" by benpark but still confused as to where the .bmp I created for it goes. I understand it has to replace a tile already used by the game. For mine it is "ground rocky red (rubble)". So I dropped it in the Z file. I have the text file set and it comes up when importing tags but the graphic does not. My .bmp has the bricks correctly sized with pieces of wood scattered across it. Took a hour and a half to create with Gimp. I will be willing to share it if I can get it to work. Mech.Gato

There is a lot of work that goes into coding and graphics for a game of this magnitude. I had a neighbor who did this work for Microsoft and he showed me the amount of coding work for a game. It was staggering. Mord said it best, you don't think twice about spending $10.00 on petty, temporary stuff. Ten bucks will buy two 20oz Mocha's double shot with whip on top and a flavor added in Washington state. A hour later your pissing that money into a urinal. But oh wailing and gnashing of teeth because Battlefront charges $10 for a upgrade that will give you endless hours of enjoyment. Read this great post by a administrator and hopefully it will open your eyes. http://www.battlefront.com/community/showthread.php?t=116325&highlight=tank+riders&page=5 It's the fifth entry down. "You can't please all of the people all of the time." A. Lincoln Free your mind and your ass will follow! Mech.Gato

Hello, this is old news by now but if any reads this thread I have added a majority of the flavor items from Red Thunder into Mission Normandy. I thought the chicken coop's, wells, and railroad items along with a host of others were too good to be not shared with CMBN. Also I took the Gaz truck and made a mod for each nation where what ever nation is not being played their truck can be modded into a Gaz as a kinda 1930's looking civilian truck for use as scenery. France kinda got interrupted in 1940 so the 40's model cars didn't make it to the showroom. Mech.Gato

Thanks for the tip MikeyD, That "should work" is a great idea. We'll have to throw it off the hill and see if it fly's.

Hey John! Reminds me of that scene from Kelly's Heroes where they blew up the barracks and the outhouse blew away and on to them! I had two grand-uncles, Allen and Albert, in WW1. Same outfit, as most guys recruited from one area were all trained together and fought together during that era. Well they were moving up to the front in late evening when they came under heavy German shelling. Their instructions were if such a event happened was to scatter and meet at the rendezvous point in the morning. So these two go taking off across a field and end up spending the night in a haystack. Come morning, both of them who had their eye glasses broken during the shelling peer out of the haystack into a thick fog shrouded field. Suddenly fuzzy black shapes appear in the fog and are moving erratically like infantry moving in bounds. Could they be Germans? So Albert aims his rifle, as best as he can with poor eyesight, and squeezes off a round. No sooner than the crack of the rifle fades they hear a loud distressed "MOO" followed by a thud. The shapes were black and white cows moving through the fog grazing! Albert had become the first one in the unit with a kill and 2 nicknames, "the butcher" and "aim at anything Albert".

Thanks for the comment Erwin. Some times I have sleepless nights due to PTSD and as idle hands are tools of the Devil, busy hands are the tools of the Modder. Best Regards, Mech.Gato

Hi Hister! Seems the devs are ok with this as they have approved the mods. That is why I waited to see their reaction before announcing the mods. Thanks for the comment! Mech.Gato

Hello fellow gamers! I have a great mod submitted that converts the GMC CKKW, the Opel Blitz, and the Bedford QLD-GS to the Gaz truck from Red Thunder. The overall idea was no matter what country you were playing you could always have a 1930's looking truck for scenery that acts like a solid object for cover. Also can be used as a "borrowed" civilian vehicle. For use as scenery, set vehicle properties to destroyed or burning as this removes the crew. Now there is no "mix and match" with this mod. If it is installed correctly only the Gaz will show up for that vehicle modded. Not both. That is why I modded all three nations trucks so one can be modded and used as scenery. Now these trucks will hold a full squad and tow just like the ones they replace. For the Bedford QLD-GS Mod the driver sits on the left, not the right, and the co-driver is in the bed on the bench seats! Pretty cool eh? Please feel free to comment on these mods or the instructions in the read-me file. Feed back is how I learn what to do and what not to do. Enjoy! Mech.Gato

Hi fellow gamers! I discovered how to transfer Flavor Items from Red Thunder to CMBN. Some of the Flavor Items are unique to Red Thunder and I felt they would be really nice to add to Battle for Normandy. Like the Telephone Poles are just like the ones you see in the splash screens and the farm items like dead cow and horse, or the wells are great items. I have all the mods in my Z folder and the game runs fine, no conflicts as I ensured the numbering sequences of items fit into the overall order of the different Flavor sections. I even drew up a diagram for how to set up the railroad items for a correct representation of a Locomotive Service Area for those of you not familiar with such things. I am also a big time Trainz Rail Simulator operator. Is it too much or ridiculous to ask Battlefront for a realistic coaling tower? So I had to resubmit them a second time as I had no idea how to get the URL for the image to show up the first time. So please excuse the lack of images until they get re-approved and posted! Please feel free to comment on how you like the mods, it took some inventive thinking and a few beers to make this happen! Enjoy! Mech.Gato