Paul AU Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 IMO, CMMODS (Yes, I sent cash) best contribution was that of gridded terrain. What a brilliant idea, and so very obvious after someone else had thought of it. Who was that? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseltaylor Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 don't know but definitely one of the great benefits for the game. PBEMHelper being another great aid to making playing fun. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodlebug Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 IMO, CMMODS (Yes, I sent cash) best contribution was that of gridded terrain. What a brilliant idea, and so very obvious after someone else had thought of it. Who was that? Don't know for sure, but in the style of the Oxford English Dictionary, here's the earliest reference I know of. http://www.combatmission.com/mods/grid.asp Hats off to Aszurom in 2000. Do like the funky hex grid! Anyone able to improve on that? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 I think you'll find golf simulations with gridded terrain on the greens well before CMBO. An accurate lay of the land is at least as important when putting as it is when positioning combat units. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenAsJade Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 I reckon that actually adding the fold lines was the best inspiration, from RocketMan. Prior to that, every grid was just a grid, and somehow it fell short of really showing you what the contours were doing. GaJ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul AU Posted May 29, 2009 Author Share Posted May 29, 2009 Despite Doodlebugs excellent posting, i still have no idea who started the most useful mod, ever. I'm only annoyed it wasn't me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaspina Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I've never used it. Always thought it might give me an undeserved advantage. (It also reminded me of old hex-games). Why is it so useful? and doesn't it disturb "immersion"? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenAsJade Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Nah, it doesn't really. It just makes it more like you have your normal steroscopic vision - normally you can see the shape of the land, and with RocketMan's folded grid you can at last see what you can normally see. It's like subtitles: your brain switches them off pretty quickly and you immerse in the movie (well, most people do). GaJ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clavicula_Nox Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 IMO, CMMODS (Yes, I sent cash) best contribution was that of gridded terrain. What a brilliant idea, and so very obvious after someone else had thought of it. Who was that? Well, it had something to do with Rene Descartes, I believe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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