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Post by Mat on Oct 26, 2015 10:59:47 GMT 1
And those textures will be awesome, further boosting my belief that I must be the only one that sucks big time at skinning. Great. Lets do the new Stugs together Herr Kodax!
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Post by Herr Kodax on Oct 26, 2015 11:20:22 GMT 1
You really do not want me as an anchor slowing you down mat, but many thanks for the offer.
Besides, I am all too lost digging through the resource editor (mostly making proper squads at the moment), and the 'proper-squad-leaders-with-weapons-and-binocular-animations' (not officers) dream might be closer than ever! (at least the theory)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2015 12:42:02 GMT 1
Lets do the new Stugs together Herr Kodax! Do you do skins?
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Post by Mat on Oct 26, 2015 17:46:03 GMT 1
i will create some, yes. Mainly some special Stuff for Campaigns and Maps i will Release in the Future. In Fact im a (De)Coder but not in the usual way like a typical Programmer or Software Writer so making Textures is a nice work with a graphical Result im missing often in my daily struggle.
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Post by Grot on Oct 26, 2015 18:30:32 GMT 1
good luck and have fun skinning Mat
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Post by Major Pain on Nov 1, 2015 4:03:06 GMT 1
Thanks guys for the kind words.... I've been busy this last week with the Family ReUnion and Funeral. I have spent every available moment finalizing the PzIII Series II and the GMC CCKW Series II. The CCKW "Deuce and a half" will add to the Series I models. The ID Conception is the same so the new models will fit into the menus just fine. There is much more detail on these trucks, much like the Matadors. Most of Series II Trucks are armed with either the front Ring .50 Cal Browning, the Pedestal MG. New Riders have been Built which reflect some variations to how they are posed or the weapon they carry. Lot of detail on a small scale, but hopefully they find good homes. The Older CCKW, M5-6 IH, and the Studebaker US6 (Long WB) can use these new soldiers, or the older Rider Files can be used on the new Trucks. You must choose only one style since they use different construction details and UVs. Soldiers carry one of the following weapons, Browning BAR, Springfield M1 Garand, Colt Thompson LMG. I am still building the Scout guy with his Scoped Garand, and the Grenadier with the M8 Launcher on the M1 Garand. When finished, these will complement the US Squads I released, but there can be used on any LWB Truck that needs Riders. When using my Soldier Rider Files sets, you need to check whether the Riders sit inside the Truck bed, or if they hang over the front or rear. Not all files can be used for everything, and most 3D Vehicles only can use one specific file. At any rate, I plan to release Rider File Sets that will work on a list of vehicles in my Livery. There are different File Sizes based on the number of Soldier Models... 13, 12, 11, 10, 9... along with some other options like 2-man and 4-man teams. Then there will be the single Soldier Sets for vehicles that can only carry one more person... I thought this concept might start conversation which can help me with details and the special Squad Sizes and Types. So... again, here is a new idea that expands gameplay into another area. The US Army had 12 Guys in their Squads. NIVAL only made it possible to have 6 different Riders files which are used to show the Soldiers load onto the truck. We use a little slight of hand to put more guys on the Truck than we have Rider Support Files, which are the actual models of the soldiers. So when you watch the Soldiers loading, what you are looking at are not 2D Sprites, but rather 3D Models. That is why I developed the soldiers in 3D form... They become part of the Truck when they are boarded. Because I have 12 Soldiers and only 6 Different Model Files.... I need to use each of the Soldiers Files to either add or delete 2 Soldiers at a time. Here is a breakdown of what you are seeing: # On Truck / Model File
-------2--------1p.mod -------4--------2p.mod -------6--------3p.mod -------8--------4p.mod ------10--------5p.mod ------12--------6p.mod If you only load 1 Soldier, 2 will be displayed on BK 1.2..... there is no way to work around this issue, except build a 1 Soldier Model File, which is the 1p.mod. As a Squad Loads, I can make a change as the number added in each subsequent file. In many ways, this is be considered a quasi-animation sequence. In the past, I created the Soldier Model filed based on another Condition: # On Truck / Model File
-------1--------1p.mod -------2--------2p.mod -------4--------3p.mod -------7--------4p.mod ------10--------5p.mod ------12--------6p.mod If the Truck is used for US Marines... custom USMC Rider files can be used instead of the US Army Rider Files. The Squad Weapons are the same, the uniforms are slightly different.... the number of men in a USMC Squad is 13. So we just add the 13th guy to the 6p.mod to fill out the 13 men. The 6p.mod actually has all 13 models in the Models File. On these trucks, the 13th guy will either sit in the front passenger seat if it is not occupied by a crewman, or what we call the Jump Seat in the Cargo bed. The Jump Seat is attached to the Front Wall of the bed and the Soldier faces the rear of the truck. So you must think about these configurations you wish to use any of these on trucks that have Crew Members or Gunners on Weapons. You would not want to use a 13-man Squad on a truck that has the Ring MG Mount over the front passenger seat. I was thinking about another Skinning Contest on the PzIII and CCKW Models. What are your thoughts on this?Lots of New Models will be released During November!!! TIMELINECCKW Series II - Projected Release: November 3rd // 10-12 New Armed Deuces with the 12 Foot Cargo/Stake Bed.PzIII Series II - Projected Release: November 6th // Large Series of 20 Models with 3D Tracks and EYE CANDY!!! PzIV Series III: Projected Release: November 10th // A Total Re-design based the technical Details. More Detail. Chevy 506 Truck Series II: Projected Release: November 12th // New 1-1/2Ton Cargo and Special Purpose Trucks. PzV Panther Add-on: Projected Release: November 15th // A Few more Panthers with New EYE CANDY for your Forces. USSR T34 Series III (1942): Projected Release: November 22nd // A more concise representation of the T34 by the Factory Models. Also, new Stowage and EYE CANDY. Rider Series I: This Series adds detailed Soldier Rider Models... Indexed by Country and Vehicle. These Sets can replace the older Rider Sets. These Soldiers are Actually the 2nd Generation Soldiers, same as the Driver and Crew Members on a Vehicle. The Series II Soldiers are much lighter in weight... each weighing in around between 60Kb to 100Kb with their weapon... 12 guys can add up and total over 1000-1200kb... GMC CCKW-353C... Meet The Crew... Attachments:
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Post by Mat on Nov 1, 2015 6:04:00 GMT 1
awesome!! all that gives a small imagination about genII
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2015 8:26:01 GMT 1
Brilliant!! Great job as always. You do not disappoint us.
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Post by Major Pain on Nov 1, 2015 11:33:02 GMT 1
awesome!! all that gives a small imagination about genII Ah... could be... So far I have not been able to make any progress on the original Rider Sets... Looks like 6 files may be it unless I have an epiphany in my sleep and solve it. Even when I sleep, my mind continues to solve issues. When I wake up I get my first report of the day in playback mode. This comes from years of Mind Training with Audio Tapes to listen to information while sleeping and testing the recall ability on the subject. I was paid to be a guinea pig for a couple of years in Different Studies about Mind Control and Controlling your Mind.. We use so little of our potential brain function that studies have been conducted to find ways to expand what we already possess. I did some on my own limited testing attempts before I found the Clinics that were working on this kind of stuff. I'd obtain audio cassettes about a subject and play it over and over when I slept. I found that my College Test Scores and my recall ability to understand Math and Science Dramatically Improved, during my Freshman year. Because my Geology Professor was dubious of my higher test scores and how I was doing it, he challenged me to a test on the subject. He assigned me a totally unrelated project, still in Science, but in Pathology, which I had no knowledge about. I spent a month covering the subject only while sleeping, and only every other day, thus I could not do it every night. I had to keep track of the hours I slept and the time I woke up. There was no discussion, reading or fact finding, or any type of training or teaching other than the Audio Tapes he supplied. At the end of the the month, he gave me the Final Exam for Pathology 101 on the 35th day of the test period. I instantly declared, that this was not fair. There was no way I can digest a years instruction in 15 days. I was going to declare a foul since I expected just an entry type exam on a limited amount of the subject. He sweetened the pot by offering the Full 3-hour College Credit at the decision of the College Board if I scored at least 70% for a C-. Since 1986, my College Records show Pathology 101, Final Grade Point of 89% for a B+ and 3 Credits Hours. I was in the top 12% percentile of Students in the subject. It was this guy that put me in touch with the Clinical Research Groups. I owe him a lot, even though we never did really get along. I was a vet and had delayed much of my College and he was only about 3 years older than me... so there was a bit of EGO and a Staking out of Territorial Rights on the table. I made him a firm believer of the the Science and Behavioral Value of this and he soon adopted the method for his students, at their option. The pay for Lab Science 'Victims' was not a lot, but they did provide some pretty good food the nights I slept there between fire shifts and family time. I think I single handedly proved that RED MEAT was the best source of Brain Food, because a great steak should be good for the brain... I ate a steak 3 times every week... then went to bed. Never mind what this does to the digestive track, we did not connect the stomach to the brain in those days. But today, the research has been expanded to include Dietary Issues and Concerns. My oldest Grandson, who is in College now taking Fire Science and Technology, is a Guinea Pig in a similar Lab. He gets paid a lot more than I ever did, but the food is not as good, the perfect diet thing... I'm sure he has a much better pillow than I used...which was well worn when I got it. There is something quite odd about being referred to by your Lab Testing Number rather than your name. I was Number 299 for two years and gained 40 pounds... That was the highest number I ever received. I was Number 6 for about a year, and that was the lowest number I ever had. During one study about Aspirin in the late 1980s,there were over 4000 participants in the Controlled Clinicals. That was when I was Number 6. There were 10 of us which had already formed the enrollment line when the Sign-up was posted... The guys that fought over the Number 1 both suffered broken noses while in the line and were given Numbers 19 and 60. The guy that was 19 had Blood which just clotted faster than number 60. The number didn't really matter to me... I just wanted to Eat Steak and Sleep... and get the meager paycheck. Kids costs a lot to raise so every little bit helps. Life is a ongoing mission of education and experiments. Once you understand that we all are Guinea Pigs and nothing more, you will be much happier with yourself. Now Bring on the Soylent Red.... yummy yummy... www.imdb.com/title/tt0070723/www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=soylent%20green
Of Course, my last two sentences above are in jest. In today's world you must fight and continue to educate yourself. When you decide to free yourself of original thought, you simply become livestock and live or die for the pleasure of others. I'm not yielding to the New World Order... like so many who have already have submitted their souls. Never quit learning...
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Post by Herr Kodax on Nov 1, 2015 11:47:00 GMT 1
Sorry Major, couldn't keep it in.
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Post by gagarin on Nov 1, 2015 12:28:31 GMT 1
# On Truck / Model File
-------1--------1p.mod
-------2--------2p.mod
-------4--------3p.mod - - - - 3
-------7--------4p.mod - - - - - begin to increase in passengers
------10--------5p.mod
------12--------6p.mod
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Post by Major Pain on Nov 1, 2015 12:47:27 GMT 1
Meinen Heer... Tanks, tank you very much... (in my best Elvis "Voice and Mannerisms") Damn it, there goes that hip again... Note to Self: Self--------I must remember to not jerk the hips around like Elvis... Wait... Wait for it... no peeking.... INCOMING!Here is a little known fact... Elvis Presley is without a doubt the King. But early in his career, he was hard to control lacking the discipline to act responsibly while on Television. He was always at odds with the Television Censors. On his many appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show, the Cameras were forbidden to tape or show Elvis below the waist. His constant hip jerking was considered obscene and many Cities considered charging him with Felonious Sexual Assault. The Army changed all of that when his Country called him to serve. The Truth is, the censors never banned him from being shown below the waist... it was Colonel Parker, his Manager, that put that rule into effect on Live TV... to increase his exposure. It is this guy's fault... Elvis has left the building... Time has certainly changed the cultures around our world. If there isn't someone on the television jerking at the hips, the show never makes it to the end of the Series and never found in reruns. So what was considered Abnormal in the 1960s is Normal today. Damn, I have lived long enough to see a full turn-about. Just a few minutes ago on a Cable Show, someone stated that we need to return to where we began because we have lost our way... We took a wrong turn somewhere and we are lost and the world is tearing apart... I don't know about you guys but that running from a Sabre Tooth Tiger thing was getting pretty old... If you trip you are going to be torn apart. So how about we just go back to 1960 and say the rest of it was just a bad scripted Movie of the Week. Nerd indeed... I've killed more brain cells over the years doing my very difficult job... I forgot what the point was that I was trying to make... What was that other thing I wanted to remember? It was something about DNA... or maybe it was DiaNA... and she just looked like DNA... Blah! My wife was reading over my shoulder while I writing this and told me I'm on a roll tonight. No dear, they call this a Lazy Boy Recliner... I'm pretty sure that is what this is.... Now I have a bad headache... and my eyes are watering really bad... ... something heavy just landed on the top of my head... Can you guys tell that I have worked my ass off all week... yeah, the weight scales did not agree with me either. I guess I will go build another tank or truck while the rest of you guys are sleeping in this morning...
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Post by Major Pain on Nov 1, 2015 12:50:19 GMT 1
Thank you gagarin... That certainly prevents that "let's all climb aboard the truck at the same time" thing.
I might build this and let you test it and report how it works... Does it look normal?
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Post by ariete on Nov 1, 2015 13:36:57 GMT 1
it ill be a great christmans
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Post by gagarin on Nov 1, 2015 14:21:22 GMT 1
Thank you gagarin... That certainly prevents that "let's all climb aboard the truck at the same time" thing. I might build this and let you test it and report how it works... Does it look normal? Major, In the game we have three gunners on each artillery gun. These guns we sometimes cling to vehicles. It looks bad when they (three gunners) sit in the cargo body and there becomes greater than three. Visually, it is better to increase the number of passengers starting with the four figures (4p).
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