Aquila-SmartWargames

Thank you, very much Aquila, to be honest, I don t feel me really as a good modder, because I have some problems sometimes to apply textures, but more as "a guru" with the devise, "this will works this will not works, we will see", but is very kind of you that you see some of my abilities to mods, anyway, the light on the forum about the 3d, came, because of you, happy that more often now, we have sparks very welcome from news modders, handling terrains, scripts and the 3d in general.
JM

Correct!
off the ground and above allowed "in building placement" (which is nogo normally unless using the unit first - building second cheat)
Both! The hacked MDR is for initial placement only. My theory is that it circumvents the games "no guns nor vehicle" placement editor rule and puts it outside normal boundaries (above the buidling in this case). But a ground unit got to be somewhere, so it can´t float in the air and thus drops down to next "valid" (invalid actually) ground spot, in this case the upper level of a building directly below. The NOGO on destroyed roofs still applies, so it drops down to next "valid" one. That´s my theory.
Once the Flak sticks to this upper level it gets "valid" status and remains there, even when therafter replacing the hacked MDR with original one again. This status then gets saved with the mission file obviously. Then you can keep going with placing original MDR object like example below.
This is from 1st game turn setup phase. Doesn´t change when hitting GO. Everybody stands and fights from positions they got assigned during editor placement phase. Fun thing in below example the one Flak on the balcony (right hand building) gets the crew turning to bungee jumpers. At least parts of them. 😅

We really wouldn't be doing this without the modfather's ground-breaking posts! Thanks Aquila.
You can rest easy now sir!
 

Thank you Herr Doktor

Thread shouldn´t see much activity and people usually check out 1st and last post, here the
Abstract:
Utilize the Blender method in order to create/import new (3D) objects or modify existing objects in Combat Mission. Furhtermore techniques and ideas how to integrate these in-scenario.
Mods/Downloads:
The majority of the 3D custom mods released here are of experimental, educational, and proof-of-concept nature and never had the intention to become a quality/final product. They were not made to look great. Objective was to breach boundaries and enable modders to employ and further develop these techniques in order then to create shelf-ready mods. Was clear to most as I stated it dozen of times but there is always the particuar not very bright struggling to understand, this should sort it out extra clear.
Text:
Good information but alot of clutter. Documented and described all discoveries. Best to start from beginning, skip what is not interesting. Used bold to emphasize. Good skimming skills welcome.
Videos:
Alongside documented alot of my Blender experiments by video recording them. Some without commentary, newer ones with. Not easy as the Blender method per se is unusual but computer layman level individuals reported to me they were able to figure it out using the videos. Skip video parts you don´t see relevant. I recommend to start with the later - commented - videos. Linked video 47 is a good start. Playlist:
 
Next?:
My objective is completed. @JM Stuff @37mm @Lucky_Strike  @kohlenklau @NPye and other very talented modders released quality mods and are further developing and exploring new methods. Check out their threads for the most up-to-date knowledge. You will find their work in the respective threads usually located in the CM games´ mods forum sections.
 
Great too see the plenty of promising projects
Good modding

Thread shouldn´t see much activity and people usually check out 1st and last post, here the
Abstract:
Utilize the Blender method in order to create/import new (3D) objects or modify existing objects in Combat Mission. Furhtermore techniques and ideas how to integrate these in-scenario.
Mods/Downloads:
The majority of the 3D custom mods released here are of experimental, educational, and proof-of-concept nature and never had the intention to become a quality/final product. They were not made to look great. Objective was to breach boundaries and enable modders to employ and further develop these techniques in order then to create shelf-ready mods. Was clear to most as I stated it dozen of times but there is always the particuar not very bright struggling to understand, this should sort it out extra clear.
Text:
Good information but alot of clutter. Documented and described all discoveries. Best to start from beginning, skip what is not interesting. Used bold to emphasize. Good skimming skills welcome.
Videos:
Alongside documented alot of my Blender experiments by video recording them. Some without commentary, newer ones with. Not easy as the Blender method per se is unusual but computer layman level individuals reported to me they were able to figure it out using the videos. Skip video parts you don´t see relevant. I recommend to start with the later - commented - videos. Linked video 47 is a good start. Playlist:
 
Next?:
My objective is completed. @JM Stuff @37mm @Lucky_Strike  @kohlenklau @NPye and other very talented modders released quality mods and are further developing and exploring new methods. Check out their threads for the most up-to-date knowledge. You will find their work in the respective threads usually located in the CM games´ mods forum sections.
 
Great too see the plenty of promising projects
Good modding

Thread shouldn´t see much activity and people usually check out 1st and last post, here the
Abstract:
Utilize the Blender method in order to create/import new (3D) objects or modify existing objects in Combat Mission. Furhtermore techniques and ideas how to integrate these in-scenario.
Mods/Downloads:
The majority of the 3D custom mods released here are of experimental, educational, and proof-of-concept nature and never had the intention to become a quality/final product. They were not made to look great. Objective was to breach boundaries and enable modders to employ and further develop these techniques in order then to create shelf-ready mods. Was clear to most as I stated it dozen of times but there is always the particuar not very bright struggling to understand, this should sort it out extra clear.
Text:
Good information but alot of clutter. Documented and described all discoveries. Best to start from beginning, skip what is not interesting. Used bold to emphasize. Good skimming skills welcome.
Videos:
Alongside documented alot of my Blender experiments by video recording them. Some without commentary, newer ones with. Not easy as the Blender method per se is unusual but computer layman level individuals reported to me they were able to figure it out using the videos. Skip video parts you don´t see relevant. I recommend to start with the later - commented - videos. Linked video 47 is a good start. Playlist:
 
Next?:
My objective is completed. @JM Stuff @37mm @Lucky_Strike  @kohlenklau @NPye and other very talented modders released quality mods and are further developing and exploring new methods. Check out their threads for the most up-to-date knowledge. You will find their work in the respective threads usually located in the CM games´ mods forum sections.
 
Great too see the plenty of promising projects
Good modding

Thread shouldn´t see much activity and people usually check out 1st and last post, here the
Abstract:
Utilize the Blender method in order to create/import new (3D) objects or modify existing objects in Combat Mission. Furhtermore techniques and ideas how to integrate these in-scenario.
Mods/Downloads:
The majority of the 3D custom mods released here are of experimental, educational, and proof-of-concept nature and never had the intention to become a quality/final product. They were not made to look great. Objective was to breach boundaries and enable modders to employ and further develop these techniques in order then to create shelf-ready mods. Was clear to most as I stated it dozen of times but there is always the particuar not very bright struggling to understand, this should sort it out extra clear.
Text:
Good information but alot of clutter. Documented and described all discoveries. Best to start from beginning, skip what is not interesting. Used bold to emphasize. Good skimming skills welcome.
Videos:
Alongside documented alot of my Blender experiments by video recording them. Some without commentary, newer ones with. Not easy as the Blender method per se is unusual but computer layman level individuals reported to me they were able to figure it out using the videos. Skip video parts you don´t see relevant. I recommend to start with the later - commented - videos. Linked video 47 is a good start. Playlist:
 
Next?:
My objective is completed. @JM Stuff @37mm @Lucky_Strike  @kohlenklau @NPye and other very talented modders released quality mods and are further developing and exploring new methods. Check out their threads for the most up-to-date knowledge. You will find their work in the respective threads usually located in the CM games´ mods forum sections.
 
Great too see the plenty of promising projects
Good modding

THE CSABA:
I will be looking for a CM water cooled MG to import into Blender and "strip it down" by deleting most of the 3D model. I just want the barrel and muzzle. Then I will import my Csaba 3D model. Then I join the 2 by making that water cooled barrel a child of the parent Csaba. Delete what is not needed and rename things as required.

As this thread contains informations not specific for CMSF2 and relevant for all CM games. I will attempt to move this thread into the general CMx2 mod tips subforum.

TOP-SKI SECRET-SKI

TOP-SKI SECRET-SKI

Take hull from IS-1, delete fuel tanks, take turret from T34 M42, shorten barrel. 1 drop of crazy glue, hold for 10 seconds.
 

another one 
 

 
we can make lot of story  !
 
JM

The new for today
The first official dead soldier 3d, in mdr.
OK with some textures problems, but the guy is in, I will check it later !
 
 

an other view 
 

 
"Hope" to make more guys including allied !
 
Voili voilou 
 
JM

Some News 
flavours objects 
wrecks bn or rt  drum3 drum4
 

good and ready to drive 

same trucks but with some problem drum5
 
flavours objects bs eventual sf or and cw

 

 

also on group

old truck with some textures problems
 
bs

 

 

 
more are to come hope will be helpfull 
Voili voilou
 
JM
 

Some news today
to  respond to the wish of my friend  @Aragorn2002 I present you a model sdkfz 251 d ambulance version
 
 

 

 
the vehicle is without damages only an engine problem, that the crew have to evacuated the vehicle !
 
some modifications intern like added more bed 
removing all weapons and amo boxes
changind plate number 
added more "verbandkasten"
I cannot remove the mount behind or I will lose all the vehicle structure and can no more export it in mdr.

 
 
now I see the problem there is no engine hehehe !
 

 
hope will be helpfull
Another version in on the way but first my civilian and soldier bodies...
 
JM

Some news 
 
first for my friend @Aragorn2002 ONE of the red cross vehicles 

 
than again the idea from "Not introduce British vehicles" (in the threath CMRT Battle pack) this is the ones that I would like include, in CMBN, first as a floating Icons wrecks, than to replace the usual "vehicle in movements" like the British Bedford 
 
my famous chevrolet for the Canadian soldiers (they are waiting already since 1 year about !)
hull from the original Bedford with cabin and more from the chevrolet !
view from Blender the view from CM could be (will be) probably different.
 

 
also would like introduce the following Bedford without camo
 

 

 
and would like also introduce Bussing for heavy things and munitions 
hull from Opel Blitz cabin from Bussing for CMRT 
 
untill this moment there is a lot a lot of work 
more have to come
 
JM

News today
 
 
Comming back to another older project, that I try to present you, no  it's not a railroad, but a new attempt to create tank tracks with flavors objects, they will be only valid for all other tiles, except all streets in CM, which will have a separate mod I have already done
this is only a try not sure if this will work !
I don't know why, I always have the view on and off from objects, appearing and disappearing, when I'm close to the flavor objects, like show in the video.
The tracks are double because I think that more as two vehicles will not "enter" in the same print tracks, but probably this give confusion on the view of a map...?!
Sorry for the poor quality of the video and how I try to succeed in showing something correct.
Others must come, like the print of some wheeled vehicles !
I hope it will work
 
JM

This project is not dead at all 😀
The Campaign "Tiger Trail" is going into the final stage of developement. There will be 16 single missions to be playtested. 
First mission for testing is ready now. 
"KG Kuehn Adamowicze":  Command elements of Panzer-Division "Totenkopf", attacking a soviet bridgehead northwest of Grodno. Map size 2km x 2,5km.
2:30 hours. 
 
If anyone is interested, please PM me and I will send you the file.
 
Regards Mr.X 

On the moment that, Lucky and Harry are working hard, (Greeting guys), I am on holliday, so I cannot work on CM, but happy, I have some crazy moments for now.
 
We have all a capacity !
 
@sbobovyc Created a key on github and very kind, give it to us, but on the moment, nobody find the door that can be open.
@Aquila-SmartWargames Turn the key in the door and let us discover a treasor.
@Mord The guy with thousend faces, let us always with open mouth,... hope to see his, one day again.
@umlaut Go and back but never let us without a big welcome job.
@Lucky_Strike Made us the nature better as the Nature itself.
@RockinHarry Destroy buildings and put things, to block us the way.
@Falaise Working with his wonderful time machine, and Seasons.
@Frenchy56 Find always something, that ours eyes never saw.
@kohlenklau Oncle Koh, open his history book and created us in scenars, with a touch mods, we have only one Phil.
@Erwin Is drowned in megabytes, but, comments very kind and answer to everybodys all the time. 
@Kieme(ITA) Build and build buildings of every sauce.
@Warts 'n' all Come and go from another galaxy, but give us very welcome comments... when we understand it...
@NPye Was probably present himself in Berlin, I doubt...and let us some pictures from his past.
@Aragorn2002 Dream to created a master map, something that he has really in his heart.
@LongLeftFlank Prepare us sometimes something from his magic potion.
@chuckdyke @waffelmann @Bubba883XL talk about all and everywhere.
@Bulletpoint Share his time always between us on the forum, and the Fgm.
@benpark Let us always with a knowledge more day by day very appreciated every time.
@Bootie Check with his open eyes all what we are doing, and be happy to keep all in his pocket.
@Artkin Like to created and grab and grab... always today.
@JM Stuff Try to find something that nobody were thinking about, but not always with a good result... 
@37mm Think about all what we are doing, created himself and make a collage with all, to let us a smile.
@Combatintman @Phantom Captain@The_Capt Are always happy and impatients and smiling already to tests new things on the forum.
@Baneman Go and back, but his presence is always welcome.
@Bud Backer Let us stop to play a CM game, to watching his books.

@Haiduk @kraze and more... Talk about a better Russian Ukrainian moment.
 
@Battlefront.com And Steve is happy to have all his little members, that can make his game, living for a long long long time...
 
Sorry to all members that I could forgot to let a presentation.
I want to added that, my text is in no way a form of criticism, and hope to don t have hurt anyone, is not my art to be, but let only a smile on the forum.
 
JM

This has got to be a CM first a complete map of Anhalter Bahnhof area in Berlin, parts of the station buildings have elements of the original building, we have a goods yard, 2 turnstiles and 20 plus tracks all leading to the station, we have 100s of carriages, opposite the station entrance we have the famous Europahaus on Saarlandstraße which leads to Potsdamer Platz which in turn leads to the New Reichs Chancellery and the Reichstag... The Soviets grand prize. The attacking force will be from Konevs 1st Ukrainian Front, and he is in a hurry to beat Zhukov to the Reichstag. So clearing the station and surrounding area is a must for him and his troops must do it quickly if they are to have any chance of getting to the Reichstag first. The Race is on...
Big thanks to Lucky strike for getting the Train from 3d to in-game. Cheers





 
 

I do.
Great mod/mission, video coming up.

I do.
Great mod/mission, video coming up.

In my goody box in the CMRT section is the new mod and the first scenario CSIR PRIMO SANGUE...briefing at the bottom.
NOTE FOR Z FOLDER ISSUES: This mod has a folder that should only be in the z folder WHEN you play the scenario, otherwise your script file is hosed up. There is also a new introduction song in Italian, a real toe tapper called "The legend of Piave" (a WW1 battle song) and a splash screen and UI mods. Stuff you don't want in there UNLESS playing the CMRT Italy Mod. If you have lots of extra voices in German, you will probably still hear them. I did mod all stock voices to be Italian. I tried to cover the stock number of slots for helmets and uniforms. So again, if you have extra stuff in your z, then you might see some oddities. If you can, pull that stuff out and keep it outside z safe until AFTER you play this new battle.
Viva Italia!

^
CSIR PRIMO SANGUE <First Blood>
...late morning on the heights west of the River Bug. 10 August 1941. The sky is overcast, the wind is light from the east. The ground is slightly damp from recent rains.
^
You are Capitano D'Carlo of the CC.NN. "Camicie Nere" (Blackshirts). Your Blackshirt company is assigned to attack on the Battalion's right flank towards Prybuzhany. Taking Prybuzhany will support crossing the Bug River. The men are jubilant to FINALLY encounter some action after the long trip from Italy.
^
The Soviet rearguards are expected to offer short but intense resistance. They may hold until killed or captured. -OR- They may pull back and try to cross the river themselves. 
^
The Company Sergente Maggiore has brought up ammo crates for each squadra (squad) <in your 2 plotone (platoon) binary  organization>. Carefully top off the small arms ammo as necessary before commencing the attack. 1 of your 2 plotoni (platoons) has staged down by the wheat fields and should sweep forward and swing out to the right to clear the fields and houses as it moves toward Prybuzhany as your "right hook". Your other plotone is in reserve but is covering your left flank. At about 10 to 15 minutes, they will arrive by the road to provide cover fire for your final assault, or to join the assault. The Battalion has attached 1 HMG and a team of assault engineers to assist you in accomplishing your mission. You have your own section of three light mortars to also support your assault. Mortar ammunition should be conserved as best you can...
^
You have 30 minutes Capitano! Points are awarded for destroying enemy units and occupying the terrain objectives. There are also two parameter bonuses: 1) keep your casualties very low below 10%. 2) destroy most of the enemy, more than 75%.

 

Hi bud. The trouble is the bmp has only 1 section for the length of the train, it then repeats this x4 plus 1 new texture in the middle. So it can't be done in either blender or on the .bmp file... Cheers
You may be able to see what i mean on this carriage (same .MDR file). The section is from the left the first 2 windows, then it repeats it to make the other sections, the other section are not on the .bmp file? Cheers