M. Bates Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 First of all, I have found a rough fix to the lack of Shockwaves in CMBB. The CMBB Shockwave Mod affects one half of the explosion animation, combining elements of BTS' original design with an animated spherical shockwave. I have tested and tested many ways of achieving shockwaves in CMBB and this is the result, though it won't be to everyone's tastes. CMBB Shockwave Mod Secondly, I have made a CMBB Interface Mod which is 90% completed. It tries to achieve a retro CMBO look with the CMBB interface system. Includes a new easy to read info font. The orders menu is also modded (still needs 5 orders or so to be modded), CMBB Interface Mod At the moment I do not have web space to host the interface mod. If anyone can host it (few megabytes) then that would be most helpful. I don't want any credit for the mod, I just want it to be an option for CMBB players. [ September 05, 2002, 02:39 PM: Message edited by: M. Bates ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbott Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 The shock wave is not to my liking however the menu mod. gave me that warm fuzzy feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Wiking] Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Hehe very original though I can't see why anyone would like the old interface... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicky Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Mister Bates, No joy with the dl link for the 'plosion, could you please e-mail it me (see profile ) Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Saunders Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 I like the shockwave idea. It looks good in your preview. However, It did not seem to work for me. Once I renamed the files and copied them to the BMP directory all I got was a strange square shape for your modded frames. In fact, I could not open the BMP files in an image editor since it considered them invalid bitmap files. Could something have gone wrong when you saved them? I really, really, really want to try them out. Can you send them to me in some other format such as TIFF or PNG. I can convert them (if I can open them) and give it a try. My e-mail is in my profile. Kudos for the effort. If you (or someone else) can accomplish a nice mod for the explosions then all the explosion gripes will be solved! -Sarge [ September 05, 2002, 02:24 PM: Message edited by: Sarge Saunders ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Bates Posted September 5, 2002 Author Share Posted September 5, 2002 Originally posted by Wicky: Mister Bates, No joy with the dl link for the 'plosion, could you please e-mail it me (see profile ) CheersHi, If you click the Shockwave link, it takes you to a page with a preview pic and a link to download the zip. Don't worry, I will email the mod to you (plus anyone else who prints their email in this topic). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Bates Posted September 5, 2002 Author Share Posted September 5, 2002 Originally posted by Sarge Saunders: I like the shockwave idea. It looks good in your preview. However, It did not seem to work for me. Once I renamed the files and copied them to the BMP directory all I got was a strange square shape for your modded frames. In fact, I could not open the BMP files in an image editor since it considered them invalid bitmap files. Could something have gone wrong when you saved them? I really, really, really want to try them out. Can you send them to me in some other format such as TIFF or PNG. I can convert them (if I can open them) and give it a try. My e-mail is in my profile. Kudos for the effort. If you (or someone else) can accomplish a nice mod for the explosions then all the explosion gripes will be solved! -SargeHmmmmm. The bmps were edited on a Mac in Photoshop. I'm at a loss as to why they don't work... I'll email them to you as PNGs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Saunders Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Originally posted by Sarge Saunders: Once I renamed the files and copied them to the BMP directory all I got was a strange square shape for your modded frames. In fact, I could not open the BMP files in an image editor since it considered them invalid bitmap files. Could something have gone wrong when you saved themYou know, this could be a Mac to PC thing. Did you save these BMP files on Mac? Still, as stated above, please send them by my e-mail as PNG files or something. I will play around with them to see if I can get them to work on a PC..... -Sarge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Gasp! (and I don't mean that in a good way!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Saunders Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Originally posted by M. Bates: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Sarge Saunders: I like the shockwave idea. It looks good in your preview. However, It did not seem to work for me. Once I renamed the files and copied them to the BMP directory all I got was a strange square shape for your modded frames. In fact, I could not open the BMP files in an image editor since it considered them invalid bitmap files. Could something have gone wrong when you saved them? I really, really, really want to try them out. Can you send them to me in some other format such as TIFF or PNG. I can convert them (if I can open them) and give it a try. My e-mail is in my profile. Kudos for the effort. If you (or someone else) can accomplish a nice mod for the explosions then all the explosion gripes will be solved! -SargeHmmmmm. The bmps were edited on a Mac in Photoshop. I'm at a loss as to why they don't work... I'll email them to you as PNGs.</font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Bates Posted September 5, 2002 Author Share Posted September 5, 2002 Originally posted by MikeyD: Gasp! (and I don't mean that in a good way!)Hi, What have I done to offend you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicky Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Clicked the link on the page with the pic, this takes me to your hostd d\l page but all I get is a 4k file through IE DL manager which contains the HTML for the page?!? Tried using Interarchy which gives me a 4k text file of HTML of the d/l page..... Ta for e-mailing it . By the way I'm on a Mac Originally posted by M. Bates: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Wicky: Mister Bates, No joy with the dl link for the 'plosion, could you please e-mail it me (see profile ) CheersHi, If you click the Shockwave link, it takes you to a page with a preview pic and a link to download the zip. Don't worry, I will email the mod to you (plus anyone else who prints their email in this topic).</font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicky Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Clicked the link on the page with the pic, this takes me to your hostd d\l page but all I get is a 4k file through IE DL manager which contains the HTML for the page?!? Tried using Interarchy which gives me a 4k text file of HTML of the d/l page..... Ta for e-mailing it . By the way I'm on a Mac Edit: FOA M Bates Fron the files I notice you've edited them in Photoshop and saved them as PS bmps. I've found you need to reopen them in the mac's Pictureviewer app and then export them and save to get it compatible with CM. It explains the PC users probs e-mail me back if you need to. Originally posted by M. Bates: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Wicky: Mister Bates, No joy with the dl link for the 'plosion, could you please e-mail it me (see profile ) CheersHi, If you click the Shockwave link, it takes you to a page with a preview pic and a link to download the zip. Don't worry, I will email the mod to you (plus anyone else who prints their email in this topic).</font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Saunders Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Hey I got your e-mail with the PNG files. I like the direction this mod is going. Yet, I am finding "dots" in my sphere. See image below (note this has been compressed for size): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Bates Posted September 5, 2002 Author Share Posted September 5, 2002 Originally posted by Sarge Saunders: Hey I got your e-mail with the PNG files. I like the direction this mod is going. Yet, I am finding "dots" in my sphere. See image below (note this has been compressed for size): Hi, the "dots" are the result of transparencies (pink pixels) and are intentional. It was intended to let the background show thru a little, to make the shockwave meld together with the surroundings. If the transparency of the shockwave is unpopular with people, then I will remove all the pink pixels from the .bmps and concentrate on giving detail to the shockwave blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Saunders Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Originally posted by M. Bates: If the transparency of the shockwave is unpopular with people, then I will remove all the pink pixels from the .bmps and concentrate on giving detail to the shockwave blast.Yes I think I prefer it solid. The picture I posted shows a fairly solid explosion on the far right. The closer one is not to my liking. Hope this helps and keep up the good work! -Sarge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Bates Posted September 5, 2002 Author Share Posted September 5, 2002 Okay, the bmps have been re-worked in Graphic Converter and are hopefully now PC Friendly. The dot transparencies have been removed. Final version to be released this Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diceman Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 I hope you this doesn't offend you Master Bates, but I look at your mod and can't help but think about bell-bottomed jeans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Bates! How long did it take you do complete this interface mod? Just curiuos. I'm interested in maybe trying something like this myself, and becoming a mod juggernaut in my own right. Terence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbg2112 Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 (Personally, I liked deanco's clipboard interface best of all! Of course, I mostly use the keys so I almost never see it.....) Speaking of interfaces, has anyone ever asked why they don't just get rid of the nav buttons on the right side? That would make the interface look a little cleaner, or give them more room for additional information.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pud Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 Love the idea of a shockwave mod, gives alot of people on this forum hope. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellmz Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 Originally posted by Terence: Bates! How long did it take you do complete this interface mod? Just curiuos. I'm interested in maybe trying something like this myself, and becoming a mod juggernaut in my own right. Terencefor all the interface bmps it will probably take a while. i did some just replacing the font and status/experience labels with the ones from deanco's original mod and it took me a few hours cause i was obsessively lining them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrashb Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 Great mod idea. You know who misses the shockwaves the most? My 2.75 year old son. He was enamoured of the "big booms", and is demanding them. LOL! I liked them too - helped to place the small stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 The shockwave mod you did works great {running it on my WinXP AMD cpu machine} THANKS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wacky Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 I unzipped them, but the comp recognized them as .bin files and not .bmps :confused: Never heard of a .bin file Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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