Trees in winter?

[Der Alte Fritz]

My trees in winter scenarios are sometimes green and other times snow covered. I think this is due to whether it is 'cold' or 'frozen'. How does this work. Is there a mod of trees with no leaves and no snow?

cheers

[Philippe]

I used to have a mod like this before my old computer died, and it was really easy to make. All you have to do is renumber a set of trees to stand in for whatever you are using that looks a bit odd. Just make sure you back up your originals so you can switch back at will.

What drove me crazy was seeing trees with full green foliage in early March. I eventually noticed that the problem was often best solved by making a copy of the scenario and simply changing the date to make it earlier in the year. Some (but not all) landscape problems should really be solved by the scenario designer.

A related problem which drives me crazy is that Wehrmacht Heer spotters and machine gun crews will show up in scenarios where you can tell that all the Germans are supposed to be Waffen SS (or Luftwaffe). This happens because when you're bouncing back and forth between the scenario editor and the map, there's an automatic reset feature that converts specialist forces to Heer if you don't take the trouble to over-ride it. Since designers are usually more worried about more important issues than the appearance of their units (this changes the portraits, and the effect is very noticeable if you're using my German Portrait mod), it tends to be something that gets overlooked.