[squadleader_id]

[AT_Stalky]

About the fog, would it not better to just dropp that effect and instead have a "its fog weather icon" someware at the ingame screen. Perhapps in upper right or left corner... ?
Or perhapps starting the battle and deploy at a foggy map, and then the fog fades away during the first 15 secunds, (with a fog icon in on the screen just to remind)?


/S

[Stwa]

[Stwa]

But since the topic here is STALINGRAD.  

I wonder if Manoi, has ever considered porting this mod to CCMT. I would love that. The Stalingrad maps are first class.

And there is already German and Russin voices in CCMT.    

[slaps face] OK, I was dozing off there thinking about Stalingrad in CCMT.  

I guess, I will have to stick with West Front, too bad.  

[Manoi]

I have never tried CCMT... I think that few people still play Close Combat but for CCMT you must be the last one? no?

[Stwa]

Correct  

I AM STWA, last of the CCMT users.   [theme music from last in the Mohicans]

But I can tell you for sure, CCMT is way superior to the other versions that came out in the re-releases.

Why be stuck with just a few maps, when you can have hundreds of them using the same system?  

Why be stuck with silly point systems or off the wall forcepools that no one can understand?  

Why be stuck with a mission editor that can't change the coordinates of a Victory location?  

Until your game has a replay feature, you will still be guesing about what the AI actually does. A decade of guessing, hmmm.  

With CCMT, you can have woodland, desert, and winter camo schemes for ye vehicles, without having to exit and launch a different CC game title.  

And best of all, you won't have to be explaining away the riduculous abstractions created in the campaign game.  

Just my humble opinion ... oui?

Oh, and the reason the tanks are at point blank range is because of the fog.  

[Stwa]

Manoi,

How is PiTF going to make things any better than this.  

And I am guessing the trees aren't right.  

So is there a workbook for Stalingrad mod.  

[Tejszd]

STWA, good comments on how hard converting a mod to PiTF would be.
- in LSA (and thus also PiTF) all the old unused graphics from CC5 though TLD were dropped, sounds like a good idea idea until you have to find and delete the 400+ files
- in LSA (and thus also PiTF) the armour/gun calculation was changed to make it more consistent, good idea for new mods but all the old data has to be reviewed/updated without know exactly how the calculations were changed
- in LSA/PiTF all the buttons, icons, squad images, etc. all changed colors/sizes/etc.
- in LSA/PiTF the data files changed (the biggest being the fpools new format/method)
- in PiTF all the maps have to be redone
- then what new features do you want to take advantage (in LSA static BG’s, blowing bridges, river crossing points, etc.; in PiTF fog, ?, ?)

[Tejszd]

STWA, on a roll in this thread.

Never understood why Atomic, Matrix, Slitherine, etc. when creating a new game add a few and then take away few things. If each release built on the past we would now have the best CC ever but we are always forced to make comprises. CCMT has features that can't be beat by the other CC games for sure; the editor, more than H2H multiplayer, recording a game, unlimited maps can be added for single battles, etc.

[Stwa]

Hi Tejszd,

Sorry for the ROLL. I don't know what got into me.  

I am sure PiTF is a great game, I just can't see my way off CCMT though. If I am going to continue to play the game, I guess this is what I will stay with.

I had high expectations for PiTF, and I think they were matched, but I still won't get the game. I dunno  

[Pzt_Crackwise]

Thanks for reminding! CCMT was built to support multiplayer up to what, 6 players? But then I have heard in reality its multiplayer is broken. So why don't we see anything done in terms of more-than-two-player multiplayer in the rereleases? It would be really cool if they actually made a CC which had a multiplayer option like that. Then it would be a new game and be actually worth the 50 bucks they ask now for the damn broken re-releases.

[platoon_michael]

Thanks,
I've started and it shouldn't be too bad.
The biggest issue I see is the Main Screen.

I was wondering if you had that file in a .psd layered format or if you had any other ideas?
The current button configuration just won't work with the original Main Screen.

[Manoi]

I will see but it would be surprising if I find anything back! 5 years ago, it is a long time...

[southern_land]

[platoon_michael]

By his choice of CC I'd say he's definitely Blind!  

[schrecken]

[Tejszd]

[platoon_michael]

Yea I did that early on and had imposed one image over top the other and found out that the button configuration looked to be different.


I was hoping to use the original UI graphics  and will do so for everything that fits WAR (Strategic Map needs minor adjustments) but it looks like the Main Screen will have to be something new.
I'm kinda leaning towards using The Barmaley fountain,so long as it doesn't interfere with whats being produced for PiFT?
Is anyone interested in lending a hand on that one .tga?  

[Cathartes]

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