Rob Murray Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 Is there any word on when a corrected version will be available? Thanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 Sorry I did that already. I well "we" are getting several more vehicles for release (right now about 40 and counting) plus some uniforms are done but I am waiting till I have all of AndrewTFs done before I release the German Uniform ruleset. Something rather nice is in work for CMMOS which I don't want to talk about so give me a bit more time. Oh, if anyone has a favorite they want for CMMOS let me know. Both of my guys are chomping at the bit for more mods to do. I will post on the net tonight when I get home a list of what vehicles are done. MikeT 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin Red Line Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 I think Andrew TF soviet HT is really needed in CMMOS. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Murray Posted January 27, 2003 Author Share Posted January 27, 2003 I'd like to see mid & late generic ( unmarked ) PzkfwVIE's( winter versions especially )please. JorgeMC did a really nice late one & Canon did a great job of whitewashing it but you are still limited to what you can use it in ( can't use this version as W-SS ). P.S. What I was asking in the original post was " Was Gautrek's truck corrected & if so where can I get it ( will it be labelled " version 1.1 " ) " ?. Thank you. [ January 27, 2003, 09:03 AM: Message edited by: Rob Murray ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Weiss Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 The Gautrek Dirty Russian Truck errors because the rule file uses the incorrect name for the files. Open the rule for the truck (can't remember the number but it is in the truck mod file). Note the name it searches out for the truck files contains the word "dirt", whereas the files are named diirt. Rename the convention in the rule file to "diirt" and the truck then works. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becket Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 Originally posted by MikeT: Oh, if anyone has a favorite they want for CMMOS let me know. Both of my guys are chomping at the bit for more mods to do. Well, if they are just looking for something, maybe Wacky's gridded terrain? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 I do remember AndrewTFs halftrack, I think I did that one myself. Several Tiger 1s including JorgeMCs octopus pattern and Canon's winter pattern. I don't have a Tiger 1 mid winter pattern, cannot find one..hint hint hint. Mr Noobie's IS tank with all those unit markings are done. lets see...OH, KwazyDogs Panthers and Tracers winter Panthers. JorgeMCs Kursk Panther. Tracer did a bicolor 11th division Panther. JorgeMC's PzKvH... Gridded terrain, I think that is doable. Need to check the filelists. Oh, I want to do MikeyD's Russian guns as well. I might ask Jeff to do those he is asking for a new project. MikeT 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Murray Posted January 27, 2003 Author Share Posted January 27, 2003 What is the " convention " & where should I look for it? Thank you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 COnvention??? Ok I see what you mean. When I did the truck mod I make a simple mod and then when I works I clean it up and add all the chrome and polish. That is the way I USED to to it. Now I got for the throat, easier that way. I somehow created the mod, tested it and for some reason I changed the name extensions in the zip file. The file is composed of all the bmps that make up a mod. Each bmp has a name convention added to it. For instance say the bmp is 11002.bmp. If pakfan made that bmp I might rename it 11002_pakfan.bmp In this case I used 1111_diirt.bmp instead of 1111_dirt.bmp. Simple typo very annoying, very stupid. But these typos can kill a mod. I chased a problem for 2 hours Saturday. I discovered that I did this: 1111 .bmp instead of 1111.bmp The program failed because of the space between the 1 and the . Hope this helps. Mike 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Schieben Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 Hi, <Edit> Oops - I should have read the first message properly -you've already fixed this so I won't also send the fix and cause possible confusion Part of my message - I've repackaged this and got it working. Just so you know, all I did was change diirt to dirt in the bmp files. Regards [ January 27, 2003, 11:08 PM: Message edited by: Nick Schieben ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Murray Posted January 28, 2003 Author Share Posted January 28, 2003 Okay, I have Gautrek's Dusty Truck. Please tell me where I need to go in the file & what I need to rename. I don't make these things ( mods ) so I have no idea when somebody starts talking about " conventions " etc. Sorry if I sound testy but it seems like I started this thread with a simple question that was blown out of proportion. Just tell me what it is that I need to rename ( & where it is, too ) to get this mod to work properly. Thank you. [ January 28, 2003, 03:35 AM: Message edited by: Rob Murray ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Weiss Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 {The old vet looked down at the replacement with understanding as he remembered back to the first time he was startled to see prophylactics being used to protect rifle barrels from moisture}. Okay, listen up! First, unzip the file (Gautrek_dirty_Rus_Truck_CMMOS4.zip) located in the CMMOS Mods directory to a temporary directory. (Or, if you have not loaded it into CMMOS as yet, then unzip the original file same as above). Now, look for a zip file named Rule001-590.ZIP that is contained within the zip file Gautrek_dirty_Rus_Truck_CMMOS4.zip, and unzip that file within the same temporary directory. You should now have a file named "Rule001-590.txt". Open that file, (double-click on it, or better use Wordpad and open it). In the "Rule001-590.txt" file, you will see the following: ----------------------------------------------- #! Version 1.0 #! Name Gautrek's Russian truck #! Files Vehicle_Truck_(Deuce).txt #! Icon Truck_filthy.bmp #! Key 13040_dirt.bmp #! Options 2 ## Tactical Marking with optional slogan #@ Unmarked sides _dirt #@ Russian star on sides plus dirty windows _dirt_glass _dirt ------------------------------------------------ Alright, you there in the back of the room. Pay attention! This is where we learn about conventions. No, not the Moose convention, naming conventions! Okay, as you observe the contents of the file above, notice the word "dirt" is placed throughout the CMMOS instructions. This is a name convention (file name). It is the name that the author gave to the mod bmp file names. It tells CMMOS what to look for in the bmp files. Therefore, this set of instructions tells CMMOS to look for bmp files that match the number set listed, AND the prefix or convention word dirt. This is where the problem resides. For those interested, note that the bmp files for the Gautrek Dirty Russian Truck are actually named with a convention of diirt. There is a conflict in naming conventions in this rule file. Meaning, CMMOS cannot locate any files named dirt, because in actuality they are named diirt. Let's see, nearly time for a break. We can probably finish this first. Now, in all instances above within the file Rule001-590.txt, where you see the word dirt, rename that word to diirt. There should be four instances in the above where you will rename the word dirt to diirt. Close and save your changes. Go into your CMMOS directory, and look for the CMMOS subdirectory named RuleSet001. Open that, and now look for file "Rule001-590.txt". Replace this file with the one you just fixed above. Poof! The Gautrek Dirty Russian Truck will now work within CMMOS. If you want to go one step further and ensure that the actual Gautrek Dirty Russian Truck mod will always work, then re-zip the contents of the Gautrek_dirty_Rus_Truck_CMMOS4.zip file switching the newly created Rule001-590.txt file with the original one, and if using Winzip, leaving the name of the original file as it. You have now replaced the offending file within the original mod zip so that you won't have to fix it again. Either way, the object is to rename the incorrect conventions (file name), in the "Rule001-590.txt" file from dirt to diirt, and then place that new file into the RuleSet001 directory of the CMMOS application. You can also then replace that file in the original mod if you want to permanently fix the problem. Alright recruits! Smoke em if you got em. Ten minutes! We'll begin the class on rifle barrel protection at 10am exactly. [ January 28, 2003, 08:48 AM: Message edited by: Bruno Weiss ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Murray Posted January 28, 2003 Author Share Posted January 28, 2003 Thank you Bruno. I finally got the bloody thing to work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Windsor Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 Originally posted by Bruno Weiss: The old vet looked down at the replacement with understanding as he remembered back to the first time he was startled to see prophylactics being used to protect rifle barrels from moisture. My word, Bruno, that's fantastic - so simple even I managed to follow it. I think I've finally managed to CMMOSify those damned elusive CMBO kubelwagens! My sincere thanks to a splendid fellow, Tearful Teddy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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