Jester09 Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 Hi all! Before I write what may seem like a complaint, let me say this. I LOVE THIS GAME. I have been a tabletop wargamer for many years now and painted/purchased more armies than can be easily displayed in one room. I have not picked up a paint brush or bottle of glue or pushed a piece of metal/plastic across a gaming board since November. That was when I made my fateful puchase of CMBB. My gaming group has been completely converted by this game. I know I am preaching to the choir, but wanted to make sure you knew how I felt. If nothing in CMBB changed ever, I would still be the happiest guy around. Having said that, I was wondering if there was any MOD or gaphics card out there that would make the "wheels" on tanks/other vehicles move (spin, ect). Just wanted to make sure that I wasnt missing out on anything. Thanks! Curtis 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 Well, in order to make the wheels spin it would probably involve cracking the game's hardcoding, completely rebuilding 300 vehicle polygons, completely rewriting the game engine... have I forgot anything? Oh yeh, maybe fighting off BFC's lawyers to boot! That being said, since doing my first tank mod for CMBO I haven't picked up a single plastic model kit or tube of glue. 'Virtual modeling' is here to stay! [ April 11, 2003, 02:38 PM: Message edited by: MikeyD ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dressler Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 Yeah, one good thing about virtual modelling is , if you screw it up, you can just erase it and start over without being out $30+ for the kit, $20 for photoetch, $25 for individual linked white metal tracks, who knows what for resin details and conversions, etc.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester09 Posted April 11, 2003 Author Share Posted April 11, 2003 "Well, in order to make the wheels spin it would probably involve cracking the game's hardcoding, completely rebuilding 300 vehicle polygons, completely rewriting the game engine... have I forgot anything? Oh yeh, maybe fighting off BFC's lawyers to boot!" --------------------------- Yeah, I figured as much, but thought I would test the water. Thanks for the reply. Curtis 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 BFC should find a venue to advertise CMBB as 'virtual modeling'. The game's about the cost of one Tamiya kit, and it includes 300 vehicle polygons and access to more than 6,000(?) bmp art files! How else (besides tiny 1/76 scale) could I have got the chance to have so much fun working on a Valentine III model? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcpilot Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 Ah! The name PanzerBlitz...thats brings back some good tabletop memories. Welcome to the club PB, your home now among friends... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester09 Posted April 12, 2003 Author Share Posted April 12, 2003 Originally posted by pcpilot: Ah! The name PanzerBlitz...thats brings back some good tabletop memories. Welcome to the club PB, your home now among friends... Yep, my very first wargame...as a matter of fact, Im sitting here looking at the boxset on my shelf. We've come a long way from those cardboard counters...huh? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redmow Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 Hehe. Squad Leader was my first game back in 1980. Then it was Panzer Leader. Then it was Guns of August. I still play board games like crazy and still play mini battles with terrain and all. Never found a computer war simulation that pleased me until CMBO. Have been hooked since then. BUT, I still haven't quit the board games. Nothing like sitting in a smokey room full of good friends cursing at each other over brilliant moves or stupid blunders. Welcome, PanzerBlitz. The more the merrier. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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