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THE BASIC PROBLEM:

I'm sure that you've all noticed over the years that this scenario plays itself out over and over:

Person A: "Hey, does anyone still have X for $Insert_Game_Name$ ?"

Person B: "Yeah sure, here, let me put it up on my webspace or on a random download server like Mega.NZ"

<five years pass>

Person C enters the thread and gets excited.

Person C "The link doesn't work anymore!"

*pause*

Person C "Hey, does anyone still have X for $Insert_Game_Name$ ?"

A Potential Solution: Might be with the Internet Archive. It's funded by a foundation and they seem to be relatively durable; so they're the closest thing to archival on-line storage we might see for some time.

With that in mind, I've been slowly working on a project for the last month to quasi bring back the old Wargamer.com scenario archive back from the dead -- and that's morphed into a general archiving program for old game mods and such.

Naturally, I did the Combat Mission x1 series.

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GENERAL INTERNET ARCHIVE NOTE: If you wish to download a specific file within the main ZIP container, just click on the ([b]View Contents[/b]) link on the contents page.

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The Proving Grounds / The Scenario Depot II Site Rip (with Meta Data)

(NOTE, I've duplicated the scenarios themselves in each CMx1 individual
scenario archive, but this is here for completeness since TPG/TSDII were quite
important CMx1 websites back in the day)
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https://archive.org/details/wargamer-depot_TPG-TSD2_siterip
Main Page

https://archive.org/download/wargamer-depot_TPG-TSD2_siterip
Information Page

From 5 to 8 May 2021; I ripped the following websites:

THE PROVING GROUND (TPG)
http://garykrockover.com/cmbb/index.html

Site Rip as of 5 May 2021 has:

6 x CMBO Scenarios
281 x CMBB Scenarios
223 x CMAK Scenarios

2 x CMBO Maps (some are not downloadable)
73 x CMBB Maps (some are not downloadable)
43 x CMAK Maps (some are not downloadable)

THE SCENARIO DEPOT II (TSD2) 
http://63.249.17.36/www.the-scenario-depot.com

The original Scenario Depot (I) was at http://www.dragonlair.net/combatmission/ until it's hosting company crashed with no backups.

It's successor, The Scenario Depot II was at http://www.the-scenario-depot.com/ until the domain wasn't renewed.

It was then "lost" for several years until I contacted the site owner; and got this URL:

http://63.249.17.36/www.the-scenario-depot.com

Site Rip as of 8 May 2021 has:

52 x CMBO Scenarios
587 x CMBB Scenarios
527 x CMAK Scenarios

15 x CMBO Maps (some are not downloadable)
26 x CMBB Maps (some are not downloadable)
36 x CMAK Maps (some are not downloadable)

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CMMOS/CMMODS DVD Backup
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This was created from an old DVD that I burned with about 3.7 GB of Combat Mission CMMOS data on or around 2004.

A lot of the information on this was "lost" over the years, and this is my way of giving back to the CM community.

Here is a file list:

Total number of folders = 62
Total number of files  = 1809
Sum of file sizes = 3.5~ GB

It's all within several spanned ZIP files.

https://archive.org/details/wargamer-depot_CMMOS_mods
(information page)

https://archive.org/download/wargamer-depot_CMMOS_mods
(contents page)

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CMBO Mods:
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https://archive.org/details/wargamer-depot_CMBO_mods
(information page)

https://archive.org/download/wargamer-depot_CMBO_mods
(contents page)

On 5-10 May 2021, I cleaned out the following CMx1 repositories:

cmx1mods.greenasjade.net

in an attempt to archive as many of the old Combat Mission 1 (Beyond Overlord/Barbarossa to Berlin/Afrika Korps) mods as possible to safeguard against the probability of greenasjade.net disappearing in the near future.

I downloaded 458 out of 458 files; and their total size is 1.46 GB.

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CMBB Mods:
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https://archive.org/details/wargamer-depot_CMBB_mods
(information page)

https://archive.org/download/wargamer-depot_CMBB_mods
(contents page)

On 5-10 May 2021, I cleaned out the following CMx1 repositories:

cmx1mods.greenasjade.net

in an attempt to archive as many of the old Combat Mission 1 (Beyond Overlord/Barbarossa to Berlin/Afrika Korps) mods as possible to safeguard against the probability of greenasjade.net disappearing in the near future.

I downloaded 1,806 out of 1,811 files; and their total size is 4.35 GB.

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CMAK Mods:
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https://archive.org/details/wargamer-depot_CMAK_mods
(information page)

https://archive.org/download/wargamer-depot_CMAK_mods
(contents page)

On 5-10 May 2021, I cleaned out the following CMx1 repositories:

cmx1mods.greenasjade.net

in an attempt to archive as many of the old Combat Mission 1 (Beyond Overlord/Barbarossa to Berlin/Afrika Korps) mods as possible to safeguard against the probability of greenasjade.net disappearing in the near future.

I downloaded 1,605 out of 1,605 files; and their total size is 4.69 GB.

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COMBAT MISSION: BEYOND OVERLORD SCENARIOS
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https://archive.org/details/wargame-depot-combat-mission-beyond-overlord
(information page)

https://archive.org/download/wargame-depot-combat-mission-beyond-overlord
(contents page)

This file contains recovered Wargamer Scenario Depot data from two sources:

1.) The 2015 Dump at https://archive.org/details/WargamerGamesDepotArchive20160514.tar

2.) A Internet Archive Downloader Dump in April 2021 to recover what was stored on the Internet Archive's backups.

Out of 5 scenario files on the WGD for "Combat Mission Beyond Overlord",  5 were recovered (100%) directly.

HAVE
3508 - Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord: East of Bryansk
3551 - Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord: 101st in Normandy
3701 - Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord: Big Red Omaha V2.0
4176 - Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord: When Trumpets Fade
4558 - Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord: Fischbach

MISSING:
NONE

Out of 69 scenario files on the WGD for "Combat Mission",  0 were recovered (0%).

HAVE:
NONE

MISSING:
1003 - Combat Mission: Strategic Highway
1198 - Combat Mission: Kelly's Heroes full campaign
1211 - Combat Mission: Cintheaux - Totalize
1273 - Combat Mission: August Bank Holiday
1279 - Combat Mission: We Don't Need No Education
1280 - Combat Mission: Lacko's Centiepied
1281 - Combat Mission: Lacko's Tea Party
1433 - Combat Mission: Parker's Crossroads
156 - Combat Mission: Wonder of Ihantala
162 - Combat Mission: UPDATE: Wonder of Ihantala
172 - Combat Mission: Crucifix Hill
1749 - Combat Mission: Beta Mission
178 - Combat Mission: AG1 Sgt Feibecke at Ozero
179 - Combat Mission: K3 A Brief Visit to a Church
181 - Combat Mission: K2 Pyrrhic Victory
183 - Combat Mission: K1 The High Ground
1864 - Combat Mission: Beta Mission
217 - Combat Mission: der Nebel
218 - Combat Mission: Minor Victory
219 - Combat Mission: Pockets of Resistance
226 - Combat Mission: Attack on Selz crossroads
237 - Combat Mission: Battle of Kiestinki
281 - Combat Mission: Gains Measured in Yards
282 - Combat Mission: Dangerous Information
304 - Combat Mission: Buda Castle
337 - Combat Mission: The Notch
34 - Combat Mission: Zurück on Chainbridge
363 - Combat Mission: Battle Of Honkaniemi
381 - Combat Mission: Gute Jagd
382 - Combat Mission: Falschirmjaeger On The East
383 - Combat Mission: My Grandfather
384 - Combat Mission: Der Erste Marsch
385 - Combat Mission: The Last Hussars
39 - Combat Mission: Dieppe
398 - Combat Mission: Bitche Bulge
426 - Combat Mission: Pacific Mod:  Shallow Water Files Tarawa
427 - Combat Mission: Joe's Bridge
428 - Combat Mission: Brit Burma Uniform
442 - Combat Mission: CM Pacific Theater Mod Iwo Jima
443 - Combat Mission: Combat Mission Pacific Theater Mod
444 - Combat Mission: CM Pacific Theater Mod Scenarios
47 - Combat Mission: Dog Green, 6 June-2
476 - Combat Mission: Maple Leaf Down
496 - Combat Mission: Lacko's Elba
506 - Combat Mission: Screaming In The dark
507 - Combat Mission: Holding Villebaudon
515 - Combat Mission: Hell On Wheels
538 - Combat Mission: Break On Thru
539 - Combat Mission: Back To Hell
564 - Combat Mission: Assault On Gambsheim
586 - Combat Mission: Gheel
621 - Combat Mission: Operation Nordwind
644 - Combat Mission: Bouncing The Rhine
656 - Combat Mission: Ed's Grass Mod
740 - Combat Mission: Bridges Near Stavelot
750 - Combat Mission: Fortress In The Bocage v1.02
868 - Combat Mission: Frontovik Russian T-34 Tank Mods
893 - Combat Mission: DFDR Complete Scenario Set
894 - Combat Mission: DFDR Clubfoot's Scenario Set
895 - Combat Mission: DFDR (Complete) MOD
896 - Combat Mission: Finland MOD
897 - Combat Mission: Frontovik I (Infantry) MOD
898 - Combat Mission: Frontovik  Complete Scenario Set
899 - Combat Mission: Frontovik II (vehicles) MOD
900 - Combat Mission: Fading Hopes III (Germany 1939-40)
901 - Combat Mission: Fading Hopes II (France 1940) MOD
902 - Combat Mission: Fading Hopes I (Poland 1939)  MOD
903 - Combat Mission: Fading Hopes Complete Scenarios Set
904 - Combat Mission: Roadblock At St. Severs

BONUSES

I have included more CMBO scenarios from around the internet. There's likely to be massive duplication between all of the different packs and sources, but put together, I think this corpus constitutes most CMBO scenarios made.

1.) Pacific Mod: 28 scenarios + the graphics to mod them

2.) Rune Pack (in a specific folder): About 59~ scenarios/campaigns

3.) Ardennes DeSobry Pack: 3 versions of this scenario

4.) A Scenario Pack (AltWars) I made from an old CMMODS v4.03 database that I downloaded years ago; combined with a trawl through (http://cmx1mods.greenasjade.net); giving about 295 scenarios.

5). CMHQ Depot: About 306 scenarios with metadata

6.) Koen Pack: 4 Scenarios

7.) Rhine Pack: 10 scenarios

8.) St Malo Pack: 5 Scenarios

9.) The Blitz' CMBO Pack: About 187 scenarios and 27 maps.

10.) TheGamersNetwork: About 200 scenarios with metadata.

11.) TLD Scenario Pack : 22 scenarios

12.) The Proving Ground / The Scenario Depot II Scenario Pack for CMBO: About 59 scenarios and 13 maps.

13.) Zuf's CMBO Scenario Pack: 1,645 scenarios

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COMBAT MISSION: BARBAROSSA TO BERLIN SCENARIOS
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https://archive.org/details/wargame-depot-combat-mission-barbarossa-to-berlin
(information page)

https://archive.org/download/wargame-depot-combat-mission-barbarossa-to-berlin
(contents page)

This file contains recovered Wargamer Scenario Depot data from two sources:

1.) The 2015 Dump at https://archive.org/details/WargamerGamesDepotArchive20160514.tar

2.) A Internet Archive Downloader Dump in April 2021 to recover what was stored on the Internet Archive's backups.

Out of 10 scenario files on the WGD, 10 were recovered (100%) directly.

HAVE
3294 - Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin: KH2 The Count
3295 - Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin: AG3 Flak Dance at Vilna
3352 - Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin: HSG AG4 The Cross Roads
3513 - Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin: East of Bryansk
3878 - Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin: Sons of Zrinyi
4017 - Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin: Danzig Panther
4054 - Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin: PreeKuln
4269 - Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin: Hungarian Mission Pack
4366 - Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin: Road to Rzhavets
4823 - Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin: Darsunikis

MISSING:
NONE

BONUS:
I have included a large amount of CMBB scenario packs in the BONUS directory. I think with all this, we have most CMBB scenarios ever made.

I've tried to include everything I can; there's too many to describe here; from the Stalingrad Pack, Kursk Pack, Russian Training Set, Denhost CMBB Pack, Philippe CMBB Pack, a Boots & Tracks site rip (scenarios and AARs).

Some of the packs are:

The Blitz CMBB Pack: 371 Scenarios and 15 maps.
The Proving Ground / The Scenario Depot II Pack: About 840 scenarios and 87 maps.
Zuf's Scenario Pack: 2,164 (!!!) scenarios.

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COMBAT MISSION: AFRIKA KORPS SCENARIOS
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https://archive.org/details/wargame-depot-combat-mission-afrika-korps
(information page)

https://archive.org/download/wargame-depot-combat-mission-afrika-korps
(contents page)

This file contains recovered Wargamer Scenario Depot data from two sources:

1.) The 2015 Dump at https://archive.org/details/WargamerGamesDepotArchive20160514.tar

2.) A Internet Archive Downloader Dump in April 2021 to recover what was stored on the Internet Archive's backups.

Out of 6 scenario files on the WGD, 6 were recovered (100%).

Also included as a bonus is an archive of other scenarios and campaigns recovered from various sites for completeness.

HAVE
3492 - Combat Mission: Afrika Korps: Small Village in Valley
3520 - Combat Mission: Afrika Korps: Village on Hill - Allied Attack
3709 - Combat Mission: Afrika Korps: Kommerscheidt
3746 - Combat Mission: Afrika Korps: Rearguard Action at Fuka
3953 - Combat Mission: Afrika Korps: Band of Brothers, Part 4: Replacements
3960 - Combat Mission: Afrika Korps: Bridgehead Eberbach

MISSING:
NONE

BONUS:
I have included a Combat Mission Beyond Overlord Scenario Pack with this for completeness. It was put together from an old CMMODS v4.03 database that I downloaded years ago; combined with a trawl through (http://cmx1mods.greenasjade.net). 

I've tried to include everything I can, including Philippe's 11-part pack that breaks down as:

1940 - 67 Scenarios
Ardennes - 88 Scenarios
East Africa - 19 Scenarios
France & Germany - 95 Scenarios
Greece - 37 Scenarios
Italy/Southern France - 258 Scenarios
Market Garden - 23 Scenarios
Normandy 198 Scenarios
North Africa - 195 Scenarios
Norway - 4 Scenarios
Arab Israeli Wars - 8 Scenarios
Korea -4  Scenarios
PTO - 14 Scenarios
SCW - 7 Scenarios
SeaLion - 5 Scenarios
Vietnam - 13 Scenarios
Everything Else - 10  Scenarios

Along with graphics mods for a SEALION set plus a few scenarios to go with it.

BFC Companion Scenarios: 12 scenarios
CMAK Operations Pack: 59 items?
BootsNTracks Pack: 16 Scenarios
CDST Pack: 16 scenarios
Koen Pack: 5 Scenarios
Random Pack: 62 scenarios (random potporri from my own files)
Small Battles Pack: 68 scenarios
The Blitz CMAK Pack: 117 scenarios
Tiny Battles Pack: 5 scenarios
The Proving Grounds / The Scenario Depot II Pack: 743 scenarios and 73 maps
WBRP Pack: 11 scenarios
Zuf Pack: 1,001 scenarios

I'm confident to say that even though there may be massive amounts of duplicates, this corpus constitutes most CMAK scenarios published.

Edited by MKSheppard
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