kohlenklau Posted February 25, 2023 Author Share Posted February 25, 2023 It ends up I think I will use for French infantry a cool mixture of French as French, Poles as French and Brazilians as French. My 2 cents strategy here is French regulars, reservists/green troops and maybe some elite legionaires or whatever. I can have 3 different portraits, The voice files in CM are always in separate subfolders by category but I pulled them all out for French voices into ONE SINGLE folder. My bulk renamer can eat them up in 2 seconds to change french to polish or brazilian or klingon and add the modtag. A Bulk renamer utility is your friend. All voices are finished and modtagged. All names are now French. All ranks are French. The branches are all just the tricolour flag. Everybody is in greatcoats and Adrian helmets and puttees. I will try to have some officers in the kepi. I do NOT have a MAS36 rifle 3D model. Hmmm. Not sure what bolt action rifle to equip everybody with. Something old looking. I do have the French LMG. I am not sure what HMG to use in place of Vickers or M1917 water-cooled. I am trying my best to have no SMG's for French. I made tank crews have a revolver. I have a few scenarios percolating in the back of my mind... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted February 25, 2023 Author Share Posted February 25, 2023 (edited) oh...the krauts. I have the SS boys brought over from CMRT. Trying to be a decent 1940 look. I am just gathering existing stuff and nothing I have made. I haven't yet tried to mod the regular heer guys. I see the mods I have from somebody (EZ?) for an awesome 1943-44 look and I just cringe thinking of how crappy my efforts will turn out. I may just go with those and say eff it. His officers look to be the 2 tone pants and tunic but the soldiers are not. oh well. I have asked a few folks for some modding help but I guess everybody is busy or just not interested. sniff sniff, uh oh, maybe I need better deodorant? Edited February 25, 2023 by kohlenklau 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted February 25, 2023 Author Share Posted February 25, 2023 (edited) I had to capture a great thought I had before I hit the sack...note to myself... If I do set up PBEMs later on I could use the perfectly dialed in OOB in my "test arena" as the CAMPAIGN "imported core unit file". That could save hassles figuring out the dates when stuff is available as you purchase units. EDIT: I just tested it and it worked awesome. This has always been something I worried about. Not many folks probably bother with my mods and scenarios but this "revelation" could make these modded scenarios much easier to rack up. I have another CMFI FR40 scenario I am writing and as I needed my units all I did was "import campaign units" in the unit purchase part of the editor. IT DOES NOT NEED TO REALLY BECOME A CAMPAIGN! SWEET!!! The imported campaign unit can then be edited to delete things. SWEET!!! It racked up in a snap. As I deployed I then saw another key item. Import the damn modtags! I did. I deployed and saw all my france1940 stuff. SWEET!!! Edited February 25, 2023 by kohlenklau 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suchy Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 @kohlenklau Italian heavy machine gun Breda looks like French Hotchkiss 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted February 25, 2023 Author Share Posted February 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Suchy said: Breda Thanks Tommy! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted February 25, 2023 Author Share Posted February 25, 2023 @Falaise 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted February 25, 2023 Author Share Posted February 25, 2023 @MikeyD If you have it in your heart to slide me the photoshop base files for a few vehicles that would be most appreciated. CMBN's Captured Char B1 Bis flamethrower tank. CMFI AB41 Italian armoured car and Fiat 626 Truck. If I don't hear back I will take the answer as no. Thanks in any event for your great artwork. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted February 25, 2023 Author Share Posted February 25, 2023 (edited) ...working on bringing over enough French terrain stuff to make the scenarios seem to be France. skybox for the horizons a few buildings some trees since Italy is more arid other stuff flavor objects...I MEAN...objet d'flavour Edited February 25, 2023 by kohlenklau 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted February 25, 2023 Author Share Posted February 25, 2023 slowly getting there... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted February 25, 2023 Author Share Posted February 25, 2023 (edited) good enough for guvmint work. I had a buddy who did these for me but he has a young baby now and hasn't been on the forums in a long time. Edited February 25, 2023 by kohlenklau 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Awesome! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted February 25, 2023 Author Share Posted February 25, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Erwin said: Awesome! Thanks Tony. ..and I promise (if you remind me) that I will RezPack the mods into two brz files. 1 that can stay in z and 1 ONLY WHEN NEEDED. edit: AND...to best not clash with your OCD the scenarios will be called "FR40 ********.btt" Edited February 25, 2023 by kohlenklau 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 42 minutes ago, kohlenklau said: to best not clash with your OCD Appreciated... ty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM Stuff Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 8 hours ago, kohlenklau said: @Falaise woaauw Falaise will be happy to see his name on , very cool, a prometting mod Phill, hope that BFC will have some Ideas about this period ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted February 25, 2023 Author Share Posted February 25, 2023 7 minutes ago, JM Stuff said: hope that BFC will have some Ideas about this period ! Hahaha. yes indeed, Steve's idea is clear that they will never do it. Not sexy enough I guess. I am enjoying doing this mod. I hope others join me (like you have helped, merci!). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM Stuff Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 4 minutes ago, kohlenklau said: Hahaha. yes indeed, Steve's idea is clear that they will never do it. Not sexy enough I guess. I am enjoying doing this mod. I hope others join me (like you have helped, merci!). Is a little sad because this could be also an interresting time, and lot of forgotted battles, but I think the public opinion, the game marketting, and perhaps in America they are more for news things and a moderns, technology, I m sure they will be for CHina vs Taywan, 1940 is old and no modern, just testing weapons from both sides, and like you said not sexy enough, I dont like modern conflict, but is only me... You know that "my door" is always open in case I can lend you a hand, I am trying to do something on the fiat truck, but nothing is certain... anyway, what you can added on, this will be an amazing mod Phill ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted February 27, 2023 Author Share Posted February 27, 2023 (edited) I had fun today. I am back in Blender and am messing around. @Ivan Zaitzev gave me a 3D model of the MAS36. It is an obj file format. I have not cracked it yet. I know I can. It just takes time. PzIII Ausf F. I am working on the short barrel 50mm PzIII Ausf G to do a few tweaks to make it more F-ish. Remove the turret bins and make it a 37mm. The Bufla lives! Inspired by @Heinrich505 I have it functioning and just need some new textures. Edit: Because I spend time in Blender and Gimp, I will not be making any AI plans. I have several PBEM buddies...and we'll have a blast! Edited February 27, 2023 by kohlenklau 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinHarry Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 On 2/25/2023 at 7:28 PM, kohlenklau said: slowly getting there... yeah, nothing goes without the right footwear in 1940! Look a little tight, but good enough (for me). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted February 27, 2023 Author Share Posted February 27, 2023 The 88 was modded by somebody but I forget his name. I am sorry. I pulled it from the download folder and it came in several versions. I went and made it grey. I made the vehicle grey also. I used Blender to join them together in an mdr shenanigan. It seems to function properly for the most part. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falaise Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 On 2/25/2023 at 2:52 PM, kohlenklau said: @Falaise There is a tradition of naming certain tanks with city names to my knowledge never Falaise had been used it is now done ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falaise Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 A section in the French army of 1940 is composed as follows: a section chief; lieutenant or second lieutenant or adjutant armed with a gun - revolver a deputy: sergeant a corporal VB with a grenade launcher a signal officer with rifle infantryman with rifle plus 3 combat group/ squad composed like this a squad leader sergeant with rifle a deputy (corporal) with rifle an FM shooter with 24/29 a loader man with gun 3 outfitters with rifle 4 outfielder with rifle a VB shooter with a grenade launcher 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted February 27, 2023 Author Share Posted February 27, 2023 Just now, Falaise said: A section in the French army of 1940 is composed as follows: Merci! I will try my best within the constraints of the editor and modtags and "secret kohlenklau tricks"... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falaise Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 un glorieux fantassin de la défaite !!! back (the vision that the German infantryman had most often !! ) and front Tanker young officer at the forefront of fashion senior officer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falaise Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 As often in the army which finds their tradition from the Middle Ages depending on the weapon regiment and rank there are great variations in the uniform. to have something realistic without multiplying the models there are some tricks The "capotes" (coat) has "concealment flap" which hides the numbers of the regiments the kepi are covered with a cover 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falaise Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 (edited) a bmp test despite a lot of effort I don't understand Blender I'm more comfortable with photoshop though. I can help you there Edited February 27, 2023 by Falaise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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