patboy Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 CMBN original screen Uploaded with ImageShack.us I try to rework ground dirt ploughed like you see below Uploaded with ImageShack.us with deep work Uploaded with ImageShack.us Normally in Normandy you do not have plowed fields in June, July and August, plowing begins in early spring and late summer, autumn and for planting in November, I know it's a game but for the truth of the maps, it would be good form to use only the wheat fields or green crop instead, do not forget that Normandy is a region of more than crop farming, many orchards as well. I would also remove the corn after harvest, if someone has an idea? no bmp transparent pink. Cheers Pat 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 I would also remove the corn after harvest, if someone has an idea? no bmp transparent pink. Then you'd have an apparently empty field that still provides full concealment. Not a good idea as the graphics should always reflect the cover and concealment somehow. Whether to have ploughed fields or not is a decision up to the map's designer, I don't see why it has to be changed by modding. Also, I doubt that our contemporary crop information can be directly applied to the war years. In 1944 the French farmers would have been under a lot of stress - manpower shortages due to war and occupation, hardly any tractors or fuel for them, not enough work animals, and so on. Plus Germans dicking around... I would imagine that the land use would have been less than optimal and not all fields would have been sown at the best possible times. There wouldn't have been enough workers to harvest them simultaneously, either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword56 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 +1 for the new modded plowed field. Looks waaaay better. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinHarry Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Actually what Sergei said, but I´d prefer the somewhat darker tone in rainy weather conditions, which isn´t portrayed well in CMN. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patboy Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 CMBN original ground ford Uploaded with ImageShack.us new ground ford Uploaded with ImageShack.us new ground ford variant Uploaded with ImageShack.us 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patboy Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 CMBN ground pavement with ground cliff Uploaded with ImageShack.us new ground pavement & ground cliff Uploaded with ImageShack.us new ground pavement variant Uploaded with ImageShack.us 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patboy Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 CMBN ground pavement2 Uploaded with ImageShack.us new pavement2 Uploaded with ImageShack.us 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patboy Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 CMBN paved road & cobblestones Uploaded with ImageShack.us New cobblestones Uploaded with ImageShack.us new paved road Uploaded with ImageShack.us Here are some photos of the 40's in France Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Grey Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Very nice! What else are you gonna modify? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patboy Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 Very nice! What else are you gonna modify? Trying some new roofs Uploaded with ImageShack.us CMBN original screen Uploaded with ImageShack.us New roofs Uploaded with ImageShack.us 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Grey Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Those roofs are a tad too much compared to the building facades if you ask me. Maybe a bit less photorealism...? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword56 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Whoa!! Incroyable et formidable! +3 to all of these. Can anyone French or Normandy-wise tell us whether there really would be tile roofs? Somehow I'm thinking gray slate might be more common -- at least on those old churches. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinHarry Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Nice! More dirt and weathered walls add a lot to the overall normandy landscapes. Generally, the dirtier, the better! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agua Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 The plowed field looks FAR more like what I'm accustomed to seeing as far as texture and color. However, the sort of bright fields that come in the stock game appear to be the color of the plowed fields in Normandy. Nevertheless, I want the darker fields. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Lovely work. Thanks. Hope some talented modder can do the same with the vehicles. There are a couple at CMMODS - a Kubelwagon and a Jeep, but otherwise very few have been done. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword56 Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Excellent work on this terrain and road mod! The roads are a great improvement, in particular. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSB Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Whoa!! Incroyable et formidable! +3 to all of these. Can anyone French or Normandy-wise tell us whether there really would be tile roofs? Somehow I'm thinking gray slate might be more common -- at least on those old churches. Both tiles and slates can be found, sometimes on a single church. http://villers.web-sy.fr/eglise_tourgeville.jpg As far as I know, slates became common during railroad development as they mainly come from the Angers area (more than 100 miles away); tiles don't need to be transported on a long distance, they are made on the premises, although the quality of the clay may vary from one place to another. Thatch was also used for houses and farming buildings (but not for the churches ), progressively replaced by corrugated iron on some barns or sheds (metal roofs aren't common for houses). At least tiles and slates should be available for each type of roof. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Looks great. Thanks for all your work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Great pavement, just what I been waiting for. Are you going to mod paved roads that are in the rural areas? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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