Oddball_E8 Posted October 11, 2000 Share Posted October 11, 2000 Would anyone like to make some Allied US Cav mods? there are some very nice illustrations on this site: http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/9517/page38.html it was provided by someone in another topic here on the bbs, but i forgot who... just saying that it would be nice if yáll would stop messing about with your umpteenth mod of the king tiger and maby put your skills to the test on the poor allies... or even the more "obscure" axis vehicles like the halftracks or ACs... Oh and dont give me any of that "theres only so many shades of olive drab" b*llsh*t cos you can do a lot of other things, the only limit is your own imagination. You could add unit insignias, impromptuo grafitti or even some personal affects on the outside (or even the inside for ot vehilces). Some allied vehicles had the mickey mose camo... mainly the brittish light armored vehicles. As for the axis Halftracks and ACs i just think they need a revamp now that almost all the other axis vehicles are redone... ------------------ Wof, wof, wof, wof... Thats my other dog imitation. [This message has been edited by Oddball_E8 (edited 10-11-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball_E8 Posted October 11, 2000 Author Share Posted October 11, 2000 bump ------------------ Wof, wof, wof, wof... Thats my other dog imitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Heidman Posted October 11, 2000 Share Posted October 11, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Oddball_E8: bump <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Oddball, Tiger mentioned that the Allies are considerably more difficult because they all share many of the same textures. So if you change the rear deck on the M4 Sherman, you end up changing the rear deck on the Firefly or something like that. Maybe a good thing in CM2 would be no texture sharing. Jeff Heidman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FurballMagGP Posted October 11, 2000 Share Posted October 11, 2000 very interesting....i'll take a shot or two ------------------ -gp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wwb_99 Posted October 11, 2000 Share Posted October 11, 2000 And while we are talking about mods, what about the Canadian/Polish/Free French forces in CM. I just played Meyers revenge, and it was striking how ugly the turd brown polacks are. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong, but I have not yet seen a single mod for any of the above mentioned forces. WWB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted October 11, 2000 Share Posted October 11, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by wwb_99: And while we are talking about mods, what about the Canadian/Polish/Free French forces in CM. I just played Meyers revenge, and it was striking how ugly the turd brown polacks are. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong, but I have not yet seen a single mod for any of the above mentioned forces. WWB<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Well since the Polish and Canadians share the same infantry uniforms and the French share the same uniform as the US '44 pattern uniform, AND the Polish, Canadian, and French use the same AFVs as the British, I don't see your point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dog Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 *BUMPITY, BUMP* Yeah! Here's another vote for a few Allied high-res mods. Wish I had the talent to do some myself, but I gotta rely on the good offices of our resident artists. I play Allies almost exclusively, and I sure am tired of lookin' at low-res! I know all about the shared BMP thing, but I think the real problem could be.... "How much detail do ya need in a TARGET fer God's sake...!" - Old Dog (not jes' another target) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball_E8 Posted October 12, 2000 Author Share Posted October 12, 2000 I happen to know for a fact that Tiger always plays as axis... that might be a factor in why he doesnt do many allied vehicles. and i also know about the shared bmp thingy... but you could still do unit markings and things like that... ------------------ Wof, wof, wof, wof... Thats my other dog imitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball_E8 Posted October 12, 2000 Author Share Posted October 12, 2000 Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuump... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>I happen to know for a fact that Tiger always plays as axis... that might be a factor in why he doesnt do many allied vehicles.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> hunh? how do you know this?? I've only played 3-5 pbems so far, 2 as allied, 3 as axis. The allied tanks are due for some more mods, but I doubt I'll do hi-res. I have them in hi-res already, but no-one expressed much intrest, and in my own humble opinion, they don't look as good as those weathered I did. Jeff is correct. The allied shermans share some bmps and this makes texturing a problem. For example, I had a really cool hi-res sherman jumbo, but the gun mantle was a completely different color. Why? Because it shares the same gun mantle bmp as the rest of the shermans. So it's have the jumbo gun mantle a weird non-matching color or have the rest of the shermans with a non-matching color gun mantle.... In any case I'll try again with the allies but I still like the weathered ones -john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball_E8 Posted October 13, 2000 Author Share Posted October 13, 2000 well i "knew" because you had said it in another post... besides im not requesting anything fancy... just maby some markings or something... just so that not EVERY sherman looks the same... sure some of the different sherman models will have the same markings but what the hell... still cooler than they are now... and besides... im not actually talking about shermans if you look at the first post... im talking about stuarts and greyhouns and the likes... would be cool to have a grayhound with impromptu crossed sabers painted onto the side or a stuart with the cavalry flag draped over the rear hull... things like that ------------------ Wof, wof, wof, wof... Thats my other dog imitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turret Ring Posted October 14, 2000 Share Posted October 14, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Tiger: In any case I'll try again with the allies but I still like the weathered ones -john<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Yeah.............! Now you're talk'en Tiger! More of those weathered and beat-up mods please. Thanks! ------------------ "Then we shall fight in the shade." (Greek general's comment upon being told that the Persian archers could blot-out the sun with their arrows.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Bergman Posted October 15, 2000 Share Posted October 15, 2000 My high-res M4A3 is currently being tested by Old Dog, and will be released as soon as it passes. Tomorrow I shall tweak it into a Free French scheme. We could do with someone programming-minded to write a small utility to let you swap different versions of vehicle textures into and out of the game, especially if we are going to see alternate schemes like the Free French. The shared texture thing is a real pain. For example, who would have picked that the Sherman mantlet is also used for the side of the front mudguard? Hope CM2 avoids this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Bergman Posted October 15, 2000 Share Posted October 15, 2000 My high-res M4A3 is currently being tested by Old Dog, and will be released as soon as it passes. Tomorrow I shall tweak it into a Free French scheme. We could do with someone programming-minded to write a small utility to let you swap different versions of vehicle textures into and out of the game, especially if we are going to see alternate schemes like the Free French. The shared texture thing is a real pain. For example, who would have picked that the Sherman mantlet is also used for the side of the front mudguard? Hope CM2 avoids this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball_E8 Posted October 15, 2000 Author Share Posted October 15, 2000 Although im really happy to hear that the shermans are getting some well deserved attention, the primary subject of this topic was cavalry mods... for the m8 and m5a1, or even the german equivalents. so how about it? am i ever gonna see a greyhound with crossed sabers on the front mudguard? ------------------ Wof, wof, wof, wof... Thats my other dog imitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dog Posted October 15, 2000 Share Posted October 15, 2000 I might add that Marco's M4A3 is lookin' REAL good in high-res, with some great detail - Old Dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT Posted October 15, 2000 Share Posted October 15, 2000 A high-rez Sherman. THIS I want to see. Any chance I could take you into sending me a copy??? I do wish that with CM2 Battlefront takes a serious change with their textures. Right now you cannot put writing on the textures since the writing will be on all vehicles of that type so specific names is not possible. Also since the same side view is used for right and left views on one side the writing will be backwards on the opposing side. Of course labels and badges will also be backwards. I also wish that they would make it easier to add new vehicles types or add changes to vehicles. Right now the textures are pasted on forms that are hard coded into the game. Any texture changes must fit the forms. It is impossible to say add the rocket launchers to the M4 Sherman. MikeT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball_E8 Posted October 15, 2000 Author Share Posted October 15, 2000 well the suggestions that i have made are fully doable. putting an adhoc painted-on crossed sabre mark on the front mudguard is possible since it will look thesame even if mirrored (wich it will be on the other mudguard) and the Cavalry flag draped over the rear of the Stuart is also very possible, the top bmp is only used there and the side bmps will only have the edges of the flag wich contains no text. As for text just look at the rear of the M20 AUC. there are unit markings or (more likely) shipping markings, those could be easily done on a sherman. If there done so they look almost worn out it wont make a differance if they appear on several vehicles. And one simple thing that can be done is different versions of the star. Putting duffelbags and rolled up blankets/tents on the vehicles would look nice too. and they wouldnt clash with other textures too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball_E8 Posted October 15, 2000 Author Share Posted October 15, 2000 BTW Marco: would you mind sending them there shermans yáll gots to me? i be kinda ank.. angsi.. anxzio... eager to try em out. yáll come back now, y´hear! ------------------ Wof, wof, wof, wof... Thats my other dog imitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PawBroon Posted October 15, 2000 Share Posted October 15, 2000 Just recieved Marco HiResed Sherman and it's a beauty. I hope it will be wide spread and that he will do more Allies thingies the like of the M8 and all. You are a talented bugger and LET IT BE KNOW. ------------------ Will you trade your Peng for a box of Seanachai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball_E8 Posted October 15, 2000 Author Share Posted October 15, 2000 Goooooooooo MARCO!!!! ------------------ Wof, wof, wof, wof... Thats my other dog imitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball_E8 Posted October 15, 2000 Author Share Posted October 15, 2000 Marco... i cant send e-mail to you for some reason... so i just thought id tell you that ill try the mod tomorrow... ------------------ Wof, wof, wof, wof... Thats my other dog imitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball_E8 Posted October 16, 2000 Author Share Posted October 16, 2000 Checked it... loved it... now all we need is the personal affects on the turret and body... in hi-res ------------------ Wof, wof, wof, wof... Thats my other dog imitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Bergman Posted October 16, 2000 Share Posted October 16, 2000 In case you are all wondering what Oddball is burbling about, he recieved his cavalry M8. ( I knocked it up quickly this morning to try to shut him up ). As far as I'm concerned, it belongs to him so if anyone wants it ask him for the file, not me. A slow (but free) ISP means I don't send too much out if I can help it. As for the Sherman, my official tester Old Dog and 2 people who asked nicely have gotten it. Everyone else will have to wait for the CMHQ release. ( Which judging by the time its taking to post my winter Saurer 6x4, will be sometime in March ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pzvg Posted October 16, 2000 Share Posted October 16, 2000 Hi all, just popped by to see how yas are, note: I ran into the reverse texture problem when I did the cromwell, solution was to put the texture on the opposite side, so when CM reversed it, voila, it's where it's supposed to be, take care ------------------ Pzvg "Confucious say, it is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool, than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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