Paper Tiger Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Well, even after two years playing this game, I still get the 'WOW!' factor from time to time. This morning I was playtesting a mission I'm working on and I took a small series of screenshots that illustrate the oft overlooked (even maligned by some) beauty of this wargame. I say wargame for a wargame it is! This mission features a US IBCT performing a company sized attack on a Syrian airbase at night under clear starry skies and a full moon. A pall of smoke hangs over a MG bunker just destroyed by a javelin team. In the early stages of the mission, the first platoons to arrive must secure their LZ from Syrian defenders. Having suppressed the Syrian defensive positions they are able to cross the main runway. Pushing deeper into the airbase to secure the facilities they encounter the main Syrian defensive positions the squads split into teams and use Infantry SMOKE grenades to conceal their movements. more to come in a minute... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paper Tiger Posted October 12, 2009 Author Share Posted October 12, 2009 It is possible to create very realistic looking, dynamic combat environments even with the arid terrain textures CMSF currently features. Just how much more beautiful will the environments be when we get the temperate textures? I am particularly looking forward to seeing CMSF2 which will be set in a temperate environment. Next screenshot shows US troops assaulting towards a Syrian strongoint. A spotting mortar round explodes near a Syrian MG team. And a warning for those delicate little petals who like to play wargames that have been sanitised of violence... look away gentle things because the next screenshot features graphic violence and may shock you. US troops open fire on Syrian soldiers fleeing from their fierce onslaught. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisy Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Seeing your troops illuminated by exploding shells at night gives me the (very nice) creeps ! An example of this may be found in the Night Stalkers mission. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 I do admit I occassionally envy new posters who have discovered the game 'for the first time'. We old hands have become blasé about a game that we would've absolutely killed for a decade ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theFightingSeabee Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Funny, just a few minutes ago I shot up a technical and watched it catch fire. I was zoomed in and watched the fire grow into a small inferno. The flames caught my eye because of how realistic it looked. I was using a fire mod, but it was extremely nice looking. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade95 Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Are you using a "mod" of sorts? I don't recall night operations looking so clear / sky dotted with stars? Perhaps I've just never looked up?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrspawn Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 I never have time to really appreciate the visuals when I play because I need to view all my forces at once zoomed out. I only zoom in when I need to target a piece of ground really far away. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paper Tiger Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 Are you using a "mod" of sorts? The screenshots are 100% untouched. Cropped, but otherwise untouched. It would be a fraud to touch them up first and then say to folks "Look how beautiful this game is!" I only play the game with all the graphics settings maxxed out because the game looks so damned good when they're set there. What you see in those screenshots is what you will get when you play with those settings. I also play Real Time and I often follow the action right up close, just like you're seeing in those screenshots. (Another reason why I prefer smaller 'Company sized' actions as opposed to Battalion actions.) One point that I'd like to make is that these graphics don't come at the expense of the gameplay at all. Personally, I think this game is far more sophisticated than the CMx1 engine ever was. For those folks who gave CMSF a miss because they didn't like the Syria/Modern Era setting (or whatever) you've got a lot to look forward to when the WW2 title arrives sometime next year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankster65 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Are you using a "mod" of sorts? One point that I'd like to make is that these graphics don't come at the expense of the gameplay at all. Personally, I think this game is far more sophisticated than the CMx1 engine ever was. For those folks who gave CMSF a miss because they didn't like the Syria/Modern Era setting (or whatever) you've got a lot to look forward to when the WW2 title arrives sometime next year. I'll second that. Beautiful pics. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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