TeAcH Posted June 25, 2000 Share Posted June 25, 2000 1) Trenches 2) Sand 3) Destroyed vehicles (for effect) 4) Partially collapsed buildings (ruins) 5) Craters Keep the list coming gang TeAcH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_PanzerLeader Posted June 25, 2000 Share Posted June 25, 2000 Hey Teach Aircraft airstrip trains train depot fueldump railway bridge houses with a lamp post/telephone pole on the tile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhorse Posted June 25, 2000 Share Posted June 25, 2000 Hey TeAch, good thread. 1. graveyard 2. railway crossings 3. 2 story building using the 1 story building base size 4. small streams/creeks 5. orchards 6. plowed fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusm Posted June 25, 2000 Share Posted June 25, 2000 I haven't seen the editor yet but is there a limit on how many tiles you can add to the editor? For instance if I like to create an exact replica of church X in village Y and just use it for one scenario, is this possible? Marcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfred Posted June 25, 2000 Share Posted June 25, 2000 Yeah, how about: 1]Sandbags 2]Armour barricades [steel or concrete] 3]Bell towers for snipers or spotters[church] 4]rubble and debri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinMan Posted June 25, 2000 Share Posted June 25, 2000 Dead Cows!! I've seen lots of photos of the fighting in Normandy and there were alot of dead cows and horses to take cover behind. Heck, in SPR they even had dead cows!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusm Posted June 25, 2000 Share Posted June 25, 2000 A cool idea for BTS to earn more money would be to release special "city" packs with indepht descriptions of big cities involved. e.g Street fighting in Paris, Arnhem, Cherbourg etc. A great way to get in some extra cash while developing CM2. Marcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusm Posted June 25, 2000 Share Posted June 25, 2000 Another thing I'd like to see (providing it's not already in) is airstrips. ASL had them Marcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted June 26, 2000 Share Posted June 26, 2000 Yes the cows in the fields would be a really nice touch! It has been explained that cows, if they were sprites (individiually) would burden the cpu unnecessarily. OK, that they would, So how about TILES of cows in pastures, they are just tiles like grass tiles but like trees they have 2D images of cows on them. If there was heavy shelling in the cow pasture it could turn into a tile with cow bodies in 2D (no blood, in keeping with the CM credo) lieing on their sides near shell craters. there could be tiles with MANY MANY cows in the pasture and tiles with just a few cows in the pasture. That way you could manage your hurd and spread them around. AND castles, we need buildings that look like castles or some way to put some "wall" or building tiles together to form a castle. I think castles or things that can be combined to make castles are a MUST. just a few suggestions. Thanks -tom w <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by TinMan: Dead Cows!! I've seen lots of photos of the fighting in Normandy and there were alot of dead cows and horses to take cover behind. Heck, in SPR they even had dead cows!!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> ------------------ <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> "Have you thanked BTS by buying your SECOND copy of CM yet?" <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> [This message has been edited by aka_tom_w (edited 06-25-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeAcH Posted June 26, 2000 Author Share Posted June 26, 2000 Good ideas from all! I like the cow ideas too Tom. Seems like that would work just fine. Anyone else have any tile ideas? Post em please! TeAcH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted June 26, 2000 Share Posted June 26, 2000 I would like to see some way to recreate a an industrial area, yes a railyard would be nice but how about an oil refinery or alot of warehouses? Some buildings that could look like large factories. I think things like this will be required for the eastern front CM2 for sure. How about wooden and/or concrete dock tiles to go with the beach tiles for amphib assaults? I feel terrible I do not even have the game yet and now I wnat MORE out of the scenario editor... I'm terrible I know but thanks for listening -tom w ------------------ <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> "Have you thanked BTS by buying your SECOND copy of CM yet?" <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Babra Posted June 26, 2000 Share Posted June 26, 2000 aka_tom, I was going to post the same thing, but since I don't have the game yet, thought I'd better wait and see if it wasn't in there already. Industrial tiles, cranes, warehouses, factories, docks, would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_PanzerLeader Posted June 26, 2000 Share Posted June 26, 2000 Something else I would like to see is the building heights individually represented, even if they are abstracted. Eventually I would like to see the heights coded individually as 2,3 ,4 stories respectively, But for asthetics until this can be done I would still like seperate tiles even if we can only have two elevation values ------------------ SS_PanzerLeader.......out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted June 26, 2000 Share Posted June 26, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Formerly Babra: aka_tom, I was going to post the same thing, but since I don't have the game yet, thought I'd better wait and see if it wasn't in there already. Industrial tiles, cranes, warehouses, factories, docks, would be great.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Yeah cranes and stuff like that EXACTLY ! I like the other idea posted earlier that BTS could sell us an Urban Renewal Upgrade kit or patch or collection of NEW cool tiles for the editor. Maybe hire someone new on a partime contract basis to work on it, I'm sure there are guys out there like CoolColJ (Colin) could whip off these new tiles and a mod pac of textures working WITH BTS (under contract) he could make these new tiles and BTS could sell them as a City Mod pack before CM2. (trying to avoid the whole CoolColJ download controversy issue here) -tom w ------------------ <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> "Have you thanked BTS by buying your SECOND copy of CM yet?" <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusm Posted June 26, 2000 Share Posted June 26, 2000 I hope BTS buys these idead. They are all great . But to return to my earlier q. Is there a limit on how many tiles there can be for the editor? Marcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrullenhaft Posted June 26, 2000 Share Posted June 26, 2000 I believe most of this wishlist will have to be applied to CM2's release. Tiles can be modified (in texture appearance), but if you modify an open-grass tile with dead cows for example, then all of your open-grass tiles would have dead cows (as far as I know). Most of the improvements are going to require modifications to the game and code, so a patch to address most of the wishlist items may be a bit beyond what BTS wants to do. However, BTS has said that they will attempt to retroactively upgrade previous versions of CM to the current version (so you may see CM1 with the features of CM2). Hopefully BTS will consider expanding the number of different tiles and the possible variety of textures for them (though this would be an extreme VRAM hog). [This message has been edited by Schrullenhaft (edited 06-26-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Offwhite Posted June 26, 2000 Share Posted June 26, 2000 Rubble's already in the editor (the black square with a red X). As for graveyards, I agree a dedicated tile would look nice, but the Rough terrain makes a fair stand-in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_PanzerLeader Posted June 28, 2000 Share Posted June 28, 2000 While tinkering with the editor I had another couple ideas for new tiles 1. The big Building tile with an exit on each wall to facilitate room to room travel when adjoined 2. another building tile abit smaller than the above tile (commercial style) 3. A long single story structure and a larger one too ------------------ SS_PanzerLeader.......out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorak Posted June 28, 2000 Share Posted June 28, 2000 I guess I'll add my wish in here too. I'd like to see some railway bridges. Even if it is just two tiles. One wooden low, and one wooden large. Lorak ------------------ http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/combatmissionclub Lorak's FTX for CM <--Proud member of the Combat Mission Webring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wako Posted June 28, 2000 Share Posted June 28, 2000 Well, speaking for myself, I think the most overlooked tile is SAND. No way to have a good D-Day invasion without it. I sincerely hope we get sand in an upcoming patch. Sand might have very limited utility in CM2, but in CM1 it is a definate must. ------------------ wako "All models are wrong - some are useful.'' - George E.P. Box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patboivin Posted June 28, 2000 Share Posted June 28, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Wako: Well, speaking for myself, I think the most overlooked tile is SAND. No way to have a good D-Day invasion without it. I sincerely hope we get sand in an upcoming patch. Sand might have very limited utility in CM2, but in CM1 it is a definate must. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> And rocky / pebbled beaches. Beaches where your feet keep slipping and your boots keep sinking into these little rounded rocks about 1 inch to three inches in diameter. Two steps forward, one step back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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