Lucky_Strike Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 It's been a long time since I did some mods for CM:BO. I had to stop playing CM for some years (too many!), but with the announcement of CM:BN, and looking for something to do in the meantime, I picked up the bug again and started to revisit my installed games. I decided a fresh start was necessary and that's when I began to look at the vast array of mods available to choose from. Somewhat overwhelmed I ploughed through everything I could find to create the 'perfect' (IMHO) installations (I've done CMBB early war years so far!). Along the way I created a few variations, and some new mods, to satisfy the perfectionist (read anal pedant!) in me. By way of saying thanks for all the great mods out there I've posted some of the more useful mods over at GreenAsJade's Combat Mission Mods Warehouse These are all going to be terrain mods and some can be used in CMAK, and probably CMBO, as well. I'll post a few every day for the next week or so, keep an eye open for them! So, enough waffle, here are the first batch: Autumn scattered tree-bases Autumn deciduous trees Winter railway track Marsh Peasant Shacks There's also a mod just for clear tree tops, a preview of which would be a bit meaningless - just install it to see what it does ... That's it for now - enjoy all the new stuff. LS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Great work. You are absolutely correct there are so many good mods out there, but I also found myself spending countless hours using bits from different mods to create unique-looking mods that I thought were more realistic. eg: using lighter shades on upper surfaces of vehicles and darker for the sides to sim mid-day sun - but I think they look better at any time. (Also, using the most beat-up, dirty and dusty mod bmp's to get that well-battle-worn look.) So, good luck with your endeavors. It will be much appreciated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky_Strike Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Thanks Erwin Don't get me started on '...beat-up, dirty and dusty...' mods - took me months to complete my old CMBO Panther mods - her-in-doors would kill me if I started that malarky again LS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky_Strike Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 So here's the second raft, all available at GreenAsJade's CMMW Overcast Summer Sky Clear dawn summer sky Summer woods tree-bases Scattered summer tree-bases Tall pines One little aside. I have tried to optimize my mods so that I don't get any, or at least very little, 'sparkle'. This is caused by my video card and pixels almost glittering onscreen when I pan around the landscape. I've tried various card settings to minimize this but to no avail so my mods are sometimes lower resolution/less detailed than they perhaps could be. The plus side is a smoother look and feel on lower specced systems. Enjoy! LS P.S. third batch to come later this evening. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky_Strike Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 And there's more ... Summer deciduous trees Water and Ford Soft ground Tall light building Wattle Fence Enjoy LS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky_Strike Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 Alright then, here's some more ... Clear summer sky bogof Clear autumn sky Snow-covered winter hedge Snow-covered winter soft ground Snow-covered winter marsh Enjoy LS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky_Strike Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 Not that I'm obsessed or anything - this is positively the last of today's batches ... Tall pines with a light covering of snow Winter scattered tree-bases Winter deciduous trees Snow-covered winter deciduous trees Snow-covered winter tree-bases Enjoy LS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfred2010 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Thanks, it is much appreciated! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Great work! Hope someone can do same with vehicles and uniforms etc one day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky_Strike Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 Thanks, it is much appreciated! Thanks mfred 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky_Strike Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 Great work! Hope someone can do same with vehicles and uniforms etc one day. Thanks Erwin. :eek:Have you seen how many vehicles there are to do! I'd love to do some more tank mods at least, I did have a couple of things in the works when I stopped to get married back in '04. I may dig them out again if time allows. After re-modding everything for CMBB in the last few months I came across a few gaps that I felt I might try to fill, but then again I'd like to stay married! We'll see ... Cheers LS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky_Strike Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 I didn't forget, I just had a long day ... so here you all are - batch 6 at the usual place. Clear autumn dawn sky Clear winter dawn sky over snow Overcast autumn sky Winter tall pines with a heavy covering of snow Autumn woods tree-bases That's it for tonight, more tomorrow. Enjoy LS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky_Strike Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 Some pre-dinner aperitifs for you here ... Winter woods tree-bases no snow Freezing water thin ice v1 Freezing water thin ice v2 Frozen water thick ice Clear winter sky over snow (BOGOF!) More later. Enjoy LS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky_Strike Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 Lotsa sky this time ... Clear winter sky with no snow on the ground Clear winter dawn sky with no snow on the ground Clear winter dusk sky with no snow on the ground Overcast winter sky with no snow on the ground Not sky but spring grain fields doodads more in a bit ... Enjoy LS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky_Strike Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 Well folks - this is the last of my Terrain mods (for now!) I need to get on and play a bit to enjoy my new landscape. More sky and a road or two ... Clear summer dusk sky Clear autumn dusk sky Clear winter dusk sky over snow-covered ground Overcast winter sky over snow-covered ground Winter snow-covered roads I hope that you've all enjoyed my offerings and, who knows, maybe I'll find that elusive 25th hour in the day to do some more later. Happy modding LS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArgusEye Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Wow. Very nice indeed. Is this all stuff you made before, or is this your production speed? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky_Strike Posted May 26, 2011 Author Share Posted May 26, 2011 Wow. Very nice indeed. Is this all stuff you made before, or is this your production speed? Thanks ArgusEye. Unfortunately I can't bang them out that quick - I wish No, it took me about a month of sifting through all the mods I could find to make my perfect CMBB, and then 3 months of patching and photoshoping to get this lot done. And this is only for CMBB, I haven't even looked at CMAK yet, and don't get me started on vehicle mods! There may be more in the pipeline, just depends how much play time I get and how CMBN develops. Cheers LS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Woooooow, Lucky Strike, you are great. Superb stuff, all of them! If you continue like this you will be the top 3 of modders within a couple of weeks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky_Strike Posted May 26, 2011 Author Share Posted May 26, 2011 Woooooow, Lucky Strike, you are great. Superb stuff, all of them! If you continue like this you will be the top 3 of modders within a couple of weeks. Thanks Aragorn2002. Glad you enjoy the mods. I wish I had more time to do some more mods, but unfortunately that's it for now. Of course, if I do make any more I'll post them here straight away. Cheers LS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patboy Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Impressive work for an old game today, hope you mod some vehicles in the next future, like your CMBO Panthers stuff, I remember it, the best for me I've seen in the game, I done all your CMBO Panthers for CMBB-CMAK(ETO), but unfortunately never uploaded 'em, I must check my old cd boxes! CMBN is a gorgeous modable game too! Pat 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Impressive work for an old game today, hope you mod some vehicles in the next future, like your CMBO Panthers stuff, I remember it, the best for me I've seen in the game, I done all your CMBO Panthers for CMBB-CMAK(ETO), but unfortunately never uploaded 'em, I must check my old cd boxes! CMBN is a gorgeous modable game too! Pat If you happen to have LS's Panther V A rough for the 12th SS Panzer division, I would like to ask you to post it, Patboy. I've always used it in CMBO and would love to have it for CMETO too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 It's all the talented mod-makers like you guys who have made CM1 such a succesful long-running game. I doubt if we'd still be as enthusiastic about CM1 if it still had the original toy-like graphics. Actually, in some ways, the unmodded CMBN looks a bit toy-like in comparison to a well-modded CM1. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky_Strike Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 Impressive work for an old game today, hope you mod some vehicles in the next future, like your CMBO Panthers stuff, I remember it, the best for me I've seen in the game, I done all your CMBO Panthers for CMBB-CMAK(ETO), but unfortunately never uploaded 'em, I must check my old cd boxes! CMBN is a gorgeous modable game too! Pat Hi Pat, Praise indeed - much appreciated, thanks. I have a fair few of your mods installed and would love to see your versions of my Panthers in CMBB/AK. I have some that JorgeMC did which are very good in game, but they're not a complete set. I really would like to do some vehicles for BB/AK, but am torn between this and doing some for CMBN. There's something about the simplicity of CM x1 that I really like when compared to BN, but I'm playing a lot of BN at the moment and would enjoy the challenge of modding a Panther or two! Cheers LS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky_Strike Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 If you happen to have LS's Panther V A rough for the 12th SS Panzer division, I would like to ask you to post it, Patboy. I've always used it in CMBO and would love to have it for CMETO too. JorgeMC did some reworks of my Panthers for AK/BB, unfortunately not the 12th SS though. Nevertheless they are still worth a look, I have them all installed in BB and will also drop them into AK when I get around to modding it. Cheers LS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky_Strike Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 ... Actually, in some ways, the unmodded CMBN looks a bit toy-like in comparison to a well-modded CM1. I know what you mean Erwin, I really like BN, but it does have a touch of the Close Combat's about it. Not a bad thing, but I reckon it will get modded beyond recognition eventually. Cheers LS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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