kevinkin Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Given the current situation with Russia and the US in Syria, could any reasonable hypothetical scenarios be created?I guess the situation could spill over into the Baltic where US and Russia could go at it. I don't know of BS's capabilities other than it's CMx2.But since BS is hypothetical already ....Kevin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinophile Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 You're thinking of CM: Shock Force. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinkin Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 Nope. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 The problem with making hypothetical scenarios out-of-theater is the foliage, ground and building art are all modern day Ukraine - right down to the street numbers and emblem on the mailbox. You could probably concoct a plausible scenario across any one of the former European Warsaw pact states, even Georgia. Recreating Syria or Lebanon or Uzbekistan would be a tougher task, though. Many years ago I did a central Africa theater mod pack for CMSF. I'm still nostalgic for that old mod. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 The problem with making hypothetical scenarios out-of-theater is the foliage, ground and building art are all modern day Ukraine - right down to the street numbers and emblem on the mailbox. You could probably concoct a plausible scenario across any one of the former European Warsaw pact states, even Georgia. Recreating Syria or Lebanon or Uzbekistan would be a tougher task, though. Many years ago I did a central Africa theater mod pack for CMSF. I'm still nostalgic for that old mod.me too, I wanted to do a Blackhawk down scenario. I just don't want to invest that effort until CMSF2 is out. . . . Someday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinkin Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 Thanks. I did think terrain in and around Syria would require a stretch of the imagination ... which I don't mind unless its become laughable. How difficult is it the mod the terrain to include arid - like textures with the underlying combat resolution effect code? I guess it if could be done relativity easily we would have tank combat in the arctic by now. I know ground combat in the ME US/Russia is a stretch too. My mind tend to wander at times.Kevin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rokossovski Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 . . . Many years ago I did a central Africa theater mod pack for CMSF. I'm still nostalgic for that old mod. . . .That was a seriously great mod. If Battlefront ever does the reboot of CMSF we occasionally hear about, I hope you come out with a version of that mod again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLeftFlank Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 CMSF2 reboot just seems like it would make no commercial sense as a standalone game. "What if" games get stale very fast.You might get marginally more interest with a historical game covering OIF1/2 + Syria 2011-14.As a terrain/force pack to reinvigorate CMBS in ~2016-17, following on a NATO module, a lot more sense. Although I have no idea how well the CMBN force pack sold.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagler Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 CMSF2 reboot just seems like it would make no commercial sense as a standalone game. "What if" games get stale very fast.You might get marginally more interest with a historical game covering OIF1/2 + Syria 2011-14.As a terrain/force pack to reinvigorate CMBS in ~2016-17, following on a NATO module, a lot more sense. Although I have no idea how well the CMBN force pack sold....Chin that off, a Combat Mission: Fulda Gap would certainly get my 50 quid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinkin Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share Posted October 19, 2015 Back to Black Sea ... are there any terrain / building types that could with a little imagination be reasonable approximations for the Mid East? Would foliage be the deal breaker?Kevin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) The "Mid East" covers a lot of ground and terrain- so one could for example decide to have a confrontation in a mountainous area near the Syrian/Turkish border.... Ignore the background for now, still using TF Spartan Resolve mods. Edited October 19, 2015 by sburke 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macisle Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) Some stuff could be harvested from CMSF and its mods. Mord has some excellent Syrian faces there. I grabbed one and spent ten minutes in Photoshop. Here is the dude in Blimey's Separatist kit in CMBS:It looks like the faces are easy to adapt, but the uniforms aren't. I don't have CMSF, so I don't know about using those building textures. Edited October 20, 2015 by Macisle 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 cool, I'd settle for the faces for now - mind sending that along 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macisle Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 cool, I'd settle for the faces for now - mind sending that along Let me ask permission from Mord first and then do more faces (the dude in the pic looks good from the front, but I need to fix his beard on the sides). Then I can offer it as a pack. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinkin Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 mountainous area near the Syrian/Turkish border....That sound plausible for a special forces type battle. Kevin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macisle Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Here's an original face I just whipped up with a pic I found on the net: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinkin Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 very nice ... but watch out for those likeness rules kevin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLeftFlank Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Flat rooftops with parapets seems like the key absent CMSF feature that can't be repped into CMBS via texture modding (most postwar structures in Europe above 3 stories would have them).Dust clouds too, fine, but also a signal feature of the summer Ukrainian steppe.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLeftFlank Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 ....As for modding the terrain sets, no worries. I (and others) did a reasonably convincing PTO mod for CMBN back in the day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinkin Posted October 21, 2015 Author Share Posted October 21, 2015 Sounds like you are looking for another project. I would be happy to help/test/design if a ME mod moves forward Kevin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 I had forgotten what a great job you did on that Pacific Theatre mod. Yes, I also would love to see a ME/North Africa mod variant. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Flat rooftops with parapets seems like the key absent CMSF feature that can't be repped into CMBS via texture modding (most postwar structures in Europe above 3 stories would have them).Dust clouds too, fine, but also a signal feature of the summer Ukrainian steppe.... LLF look closely at the mountain village shot above, that is CMBS. Here is another. The only thing we don't really have is mosque roofs, but one can work without that for most stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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