Michael Dorosh Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 This is a preliminary draft of version 1.0 of the ASL interface; anyone interested can visit the page below. It is not downloadable, since I am only emailing it to close personal friends for their private use. How lucky that I consider anyone with a BTS member number a close personal friend. ASL conversion page Thanks to the playtesters and to Ian Campbell for providing additional artwork which surpassed the quality of my own. If I have left anyone out of the credits, please advise me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianc Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 Gents, I've gotta give kudos on the dedication and work required here. Fantastic job on both the mods and the page! This is what the old SL/ASL snuffies have been waiting for! Me kowtows to Michael... [Edited to include some screenshots taken at 1024x768 (reduced to 800x600) with (shameless plug) the 'Campbell Variant' of the command interface displayed in shot 3. Many, many more goodies courtesy of Michael within] ianc [ May 12, 2002, 01:58 AM: Message edited by: ianc ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaphank Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 Beautiful job Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noba Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 Excellent work. Place me on your list...please. Noba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 Yes great job Michael, I would love a copy of that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slapdragon Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 This is great. I wish we could modify the top down view to show ASL chits. It would bring back old times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 That is so cool! I'd like a copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pascal DI FOLCO Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 Can I have one please ? Didn't play ASL but still have the 4 original SL+gamettes ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agua Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 Folks, this conversion is absolutely BEAUTIFUL. Michael has been working on this thing for probably a month and has done a masterful job. The flavor permeates CM, and yet nothing is overdone or thrown in "just because it can be", if you know what I mean: tasteful, nothing gaudy. If you're a fan of ASL, this thing is a must have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcm1947 Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 Pretty darn neat Michael. Looks great! I'm so lucky to be a close and personel friend. I would love to have it. Maybe a thank you in advance would be good here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted May 12, 2002 Author Share Posted May 12, 2002 All my personal friends - feel free to email me with your requests. I have broken the files down into 4 zips - I updated the webpage this morning to reflect this. 1 person I mailed the files to yesterday, it looks like some of it got bounced. If anyone has not received 4 files from me, feel free to contact me regarding the missing ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 Great job. Impressive...most impressive. It reminds me of the days when I had to play SL alone because all my other friends found anything beyond Axis & Allies too taxing. BTW, do you have the ASL module "Streets of Fire"? I think it make an excellent splash screen for your ASL-ization of CMBB. [ May 12, 2002, 11:36 AM: Message edited by: Commissar ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted May 12, 2002 Author Share Posted May 12, 2002 Originally posted by Commissar: BTW, do you have the ASL module "Streets of Fire"? I think it make an excellent splash screen for your ASL-ization of CMBB.Absolutely. I actually like the boxtop of Cross of Iron the best of all of them, but SOF will make a good splash screen too. I actually used the cover of various General magazines (which were just the boxtop art reduced in size) since they fit on my scanner bed better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psklenar Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 Serious flashbacks here folks. Beautiful work Mr Dorosh! Just beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 ONe of the splash screens seems to be missing from the zip. Wasn't the SL one supposed to be included? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted May 12, 2002 Author Share Posted May 12, 2002 Originally posted by Commissar: ONe of the splash screens seems to be missing from the zip. Wasn't the SL one supposed to be included?It should be in the zip marked Splash2.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMplayer Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 That is really nostalgic, nice work. Now can anyone mod some hexagonal grass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted May 12, 2002 Author Share Posted May 12, 2002 Originally posted by CMplayer: That is really nostalgic, nice work. Now can anyone mod some hexagonal grass?Good grief, I never thought of that....would be hard to do with the overlays for road, tree bases, etc... Someone want to run some tests? having fooled around with Clubfoot's beach tiles, I can tell you the grass tiles act kind of unpredictably in certain situations. I don't mean green boards like ASL - Magua's Normandy grass would look okay with a hex grid; people use square gridded tiles, so why not hexes. It bears some investigation - would be neat for judging distances. To be true SL hexes, they would have to be 40 metres hexes - it wouldn't be possible to do that with 20 metre tiles; but you could have small hexes per tile. I had half heartedly considered an Intellivision mod set with all green grass tiles, making the men look like the Intellivision Running Man...but there is only so much you can do with 16 colours. The Intellivision splash screen is something I might visit soon though.... BATTLEFRONT INC. presents COMBAT MISSION See here for Armor Battle - the true precursor to Combat Mission.... [ May 12, 2002, 02:06 PM: Message edited by: Michael Dorosh ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 Originally posted by Michael Dorosh: All my personal friends - feel free to email me with your requests. I have broken the files down into 4 zips - I updated the webpage this morning to reflect this. 1 person I mailed the files to yesterday, it looks like some of it got bounced. If anyone has not received 4 files from me, feel free to contact me regarding the missing ones.Dear very close and personal friend Michael, Kindly send your dear very close and personal friend Willie (Stingray) a copy at: willielapus@yahoo.com Thanks and forever your pal, Stingray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski1 Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 Absolutely beatiful!!! I never liked ASL, but I LOVED the original Squad Leader series that I still have as well. All those hours playing SL........ Could you send your awesome mod to me?? I'm at Teamski1@hotmail.com. Imagine if AH did things right and had the folks at Big Time develop the game for them instead of going with Atomic Games instead???? The ASL interface would be right on.... Awesome............ -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Heidman Posted May 13, 2002 Share Posted May 13, 2002 Sniff, this almost makes me want to get my ASL counters out and re-organize them again. Instead, maybe Michael could just email this to me? jheidman@rochester.rr.com Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzman Posted May 13, 2002 Share Posted May 13, 2002 Great work Michael! The best part is the interface no longer looks GAMEY... OK, it does but thats beside the point. [ May 12, 2002, 11:30 PM: Message edited by: Panzerman ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindan Posted May 13, 2002 Share Posted May 13, 2002 Here! Here! very cool! Pleeeeeeeease send me a copy. lindan@jagdtiger.de thaaaaaaaaaaaaaank you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farnz Posted May 13, 2002 Share Posted May 13, 2002 Almost makes me feel like getting the old cardboard counters out but such memories fade quickly when I remember the cat took a leak in my counter box. And you thought the German cats were dangerous. Please send me the your mod so I can reminisce without the odour. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmatt Posted May 13, 2002 Share Posted May 13, 2002 Hex overlayed terrain was done years ago and is still a mod for download on CMHQ. Madmatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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