CM GRAPHICS PATCH HELP

[king ralph]

I have been getting pink spots on some textures and found a patch at CMHQ.

The patch on that site is not working,any ideas or any other sites where it is available.

Any help gratefully recieved.

Thanks,

Ralph.

[Maximus]

The pink spots you see have nothing to do with a game patch. CM only uses one color for transparencies. R=254, G=0, B=254. Bright pink. If the color values are just a little off from that RGB setting, the game will show pink spots in those areas. So if an area has a color value of R=250, G=0, B=254, then you will see pink spots. To correct this, you must go into a painting program and manually fix the color values in those areas.

I'm curious, what mod are you using where you see pink spots?

However, since you are a new player, you do need the v1.12 patch as the newest game CD came with v1.11. Take note that CM has undergone about 11 patches. 7 Official and 4 Beta.

The version list is as follows,

<UL TYPE=SQUARE><LI>v1.00 - initial release

<LI>v1.01 - came out at the same time as release to add fiery explosions and other stuff

<LI>v1.02 - came out in a second edition of the Gold Demo

<LI>v1.03 - next official patch

<LI>v1.04 - next one

<LI>v1.05 - last official patch before TCP/IP was implemented

<LI>v1.1b16 - first beta patch for TCP/IP

<LI>v1.1b22 - second beta

<LI>v1.1b23 - third beta

<LI>v1.1b24 - fourth beta

<LI>v1.1 - first Offical TCP/IP patch

<LI>v1.11 - version of the latest CD run

<LI>v1.12 - latest and probably the last patch for CMBO (there's been some push for a v1.13)

[ 04-16-2001: Message edited by: Maximus ]

[Maximus]

I should add that each texture you see is just a simple BMP file. Just about everything in the game has been modded, even the GUI. BMPs can be easily painted to change the graphical look in the game.

If you are still using stock textures from the CD, then you are missing out on some really great textures. Start by looking for terrain textures. They really change the look of the game. DD's trees are a must. Grass and trees bases are next. There are several good mods out there for those. Be sure to get Panzertruppen's buildings. They are seen in about every screenshot. Other things like water, bridges. Also Tiger has a new sky pack that is really good if you don't mind some rough edges around the horizon hills.

[king ralph]

Thanks Maximus for your informative reply.

The spots appear in DDs grass mod,funny thing is the spots are not constant.

Anyway i will look into a paint program.

Thanks again.

Ralph