David I Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 Well here it is at last: This is what it looks like in the summer: This is what it looks like in the winter: Instructions for Installing CMETO: 1. Reinstall your CMAK game. When prompted for what directory to put your game in change "Battlefront" to "BattlefrontETO" and "Combat Mission Afrika Korps" to "CMETO". You will be prompted again for a destination change "CMAK" to "CMETO". Let the game install. You now have another copy of CMAK on your computer called CMETO. 2. If you have heavily modded your CMAK game to include winterized tanks/vehicles/uniforms, etc. You will now want to transfer your modded BMPs to CMETO. Go to your CMAK BMP file and "Copy" the files you want then go to your CMETO BMP file and paste them in. 3. Go to the CMETO "Scenarios" folder and delete all the scenarios (they are all North Africa and Italy scenarios). 4. Go to the following Site: http://www.tspindler.de/cmak_mod/ and download the CM ETO Mod. 5. Download the CMETO zipped file to your downloads folder. Extract the zipped file directly into your CMETO BMP folder and answer "Yes to all". Note: The extracted zip may form it's own folder inside your CMETO BMP folder. If it does you will need to open that folder and copy all the BMPs and paste directly into your primary CMETO BMP folder and answer "Yes to all" when prompted. 6. On the same site you will find a CM ETO Uniforms file. If you need 1944 uniforms, both summer and winter, Allied and German this is where to get them. Follow the instructions given in "5" above. 7. On the same site you will find a CM ETO Scenarios file. This is 70 NWE Scenarios from "The Scenarios Depot". Follow the instructions in 5 above, but extract into your CMETO Scenarios File. 8. Make sure you are on version 1.03, download from BFC if you are unsure. You are now done and have, in effect, a new game to play (sorry still no Tiger II's or Cromwells). Until such time as a real artist takes on this project you are stuck with with my clumsy cut and paste technique. The concept for this Ubermod was TomTCMHQ's. Over a year ago he announced that he was going to put out a "Combat Mission: Beyond the Seigfried Line", but then he dissappeared. I hope I have done justice to his concept, and I hope he is OK where-ever he is. None of the original artwork in this Ubermod is mine, I am simply a cut and paste hack. I would like to thank the following true artists for their excellent work: TomTCMHQ - Light Snow, Splash Screen, Tree Bases and Muddy Roads (which I modded heavily by narrowing the "Gage" so that the vehicle wheel bases rest on the muddy tracks instead of between them). Eichenbaum - Grass Panzertruppen - NWE Buildings (some of which I modded) Undaunted - High Res Skys Junk2Drive - Wire fences (slightly modded) AndrewTF - His incomparable Uniforms (some of which I modded) All the scenario authors at "The Scenario Depot" - I did not make a single scenario - all the credit belongs to them. I would like to thank Junk2Drive for his encouragement and sage advice, George Mc for playtest and Torsten for setting up the Site. I hope you enjoy this ETO look as much as I have, DavidI [ June 07, 2005, 10:47 PM: Message edited by: David I ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzman Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Although I like the idea, it would have been nice if you had asked permission of the scenario authors before you put them in that pack. Now its ok with me for you have mine there, but again some may not share my view. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Very nice! Nice work all around by all that have contributed to this mod ,directly or indirectly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David I Posted May 20, 2005 Author Share Posted May 20, 2005 Pzman, I was concerned about adding the scenarios. There are a number of authors, and I did not think I was violating any of the rules of "The Senario Depot". It took me about 2 hours to download and unzip them and I thought I would spare those seeking scenarios for ETO that time. I thank you for your support, and I hope the other designers agree. I will glady remove that convience from CMETO if necessary. DavidI 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junk2drive Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 JMHO once a scen is at TSD it is fair game so to speak. I think David was just tring to make it easy for others. Not like he is taking credit for them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzman Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Nope, didn't think he was, its not like he changed briefing or anything. That said, J2D I disagree about the scenarios being fair game once they are SD. If I found people taking my work (more so the maps) and doing stuff with them without permission and then giving that as a public offering, I might not be too happy about it. Just so you know, I did Download the mod. [ May 19, 2005, 06:52 PM: Message edited by: Pzman ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Thanks for all your work, David. Highly appreciated! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Btw, does it matter whether I install the patches after installating CMAK, or after changing it to CMETO? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 WOW thats Great Many Thanks for the effort -tom w 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Are there any other complete ETO scenario packs to download any where else? I would like to play ETO scenarios in CMAk ALL weekeind this weekend as I have a REAL human to play against for a change over the long weekend he he -tom w 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 You mean to say you do not have enough scenarios for ONE weekend? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David I Posted May 20, 2005 Author Share Posted May 20, 2005 Aragorn2002, It doesn't really matter when you install the 1.03 patch, as long as you do. DavidI 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 I have no problem with my scenarios being included, Nicely Done if you ask me! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarkus Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Originally posted by aragorn2002: You mean to say you do not have enough scenarios for ONE weekend? I think he meant he played those included already. Twice. Cheers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David I Posted May 20, 2005 Author Share Posted May 20, 2005 Richie, Thank you. DavidI 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tondu Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 The idea of having everything all in one pack is the BEST idea that I've seen around here for a very long time. Great idea DavidI! Thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David I Posted May 20, 2005 Author Share Posted May 20, 2005 Le Tondu, Thanks. It was actually TomCMHQ's vision. BTW I can't wait till we cross swords in BON. DavidI 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athlete Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 *looks around sheepishly* (What is ETO? Eastern Theatre of OPs or something?) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David I Posted May 20, 2005 Author Share Posted May 20, 2005 Athlete, Be not ashamed! Behold! ETO = European Theater of Operations Go forth enlightened one! DavidI 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David I Posted May 20, 2005 Author Share Posted May 20, 2005 An added note: I removed the Eidelwiesse (I am sure I just misspelled that) from the German Mountain troops. As far as I know no Mt. Divisions were deployed in NWE. They do make a fairly good substitue for VG SMG Platoons for those of you designing Scenarios with VG units in it. DavidI 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 I downloaded it all am very pleased with the results. I even willingly overwrote my own mods to get the full effect! It's like a whole new CM game. David I, I'm really appreciative of all your hard work. Remember, Thomas Edison used other people's expertise to help turn his dreams into reality too, so no talk of "cut & paste hack". This is a work of genius! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Does anyone recall why the Scen Depot was set up in the first place? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David I Posted May 20, 2005 Author Share Posted May 20, 2005 MikeyD, Heady praise indeed, coming from one of my mod heros. Thank you, DavidI 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Originally posted by JonS: Does anyone recall why the Scen Depot was set up in the first place? So that people would be inclined to leave feedback for individual scenario designers, helping designers get better, and let other players know what the most popular scenario offerings were. Also allowed download stats to guide designers in their quest to make stuff the whole community could enjoy. Seems to me this whole copyright issue has come up before vis a vis scenarios. Am I close? Seemed to me the last person to announce a great big "Scenario Pack" was soundly shouted down and sheepishly admitted he hadn't obtained permission - and when he did so, perhaps just under 50 percent of those asked declined him permission to rerelease their works, preferring to have individuals download them from the Depot. I was one of them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junk2drive Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 I guess my JMHO was wrong. I came to this party late and missed that discussion. The few scenarios that I have done and sent to TSD get downloaded but never reviewed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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