Screenshots

[06 Maestro]

Now that's progress-code and colors. The map looks great-elevations do blend somewhat, but it sure looks nice.

[Bil H]

Here are some screenshots for the BFTB graphics, in their latest iteration.  All textures are work in progress an are subject to change.
 
I will be adding a mud and snow set as soon as this base set is approved.
 
Enjoy! 
 
Bil
 
64m:

 
32m:

 
16m:

 
8m:

 
4m:

 
2m:

[Bil H]

Looking at those images it appears that they look very brown. This mainly is to do with the elevation, that map is primarily made up of higher elevations. Real low elevations, like those along a river will have a greener look to them, like this image:

[simovitch]

I'm suprised no one has commented on the lines of 'dragons teeth' that show sup on these screenies. I had to scrounge pretty hard to come up with those locations (from the actual german construction records). It was like, well... pulling teeth [:D]to get it right.

[Arjuna]

Richard,
 
That is so lame mate! [8|] ...but then again I don't want to be a fire-breather either. [;)]

[Deathtreader]

Hi,

Lookin good... and the contours are more visible.
Thanks for the shots. [:)]

Rob.

[Fallschirmjager]

This is good stuff!

And the very best engine in wargamming today.
Not only does it provide extremly plausable results its also incredibly easy to use and makes even huge battles easy.
I was playing HTTR (still my favourite) and in 7 hours of in game time I was counting and only made 17 mouse clicks to send orders.
Most of the time was sitting watching and burning lots of mental fuel with planning.
Simply an amazing engine that can turn a divisional sized battle into something very managable.

Keep it up guys!
And my mind is already overflowing with possibilities of very this engine could go next!
I would really like to see Stalingrad or the final battle for Berlin [8D]


And the new maps look excellent.
Only thing that is a little odd has been mentioned and that is no snow.
It looks like high summer in all these shots which looks more like the Steppes of Russia rather than frozen Belgium.
But as has been said, that will change

[Arjuna]

We're still waiting on Bil to finish off the snow set of map patterns.

[GoodGuy]

Hmm It's Mützenich.... Jülich, etc.. You gonna incorporate "ä" , "ü", "ö" ? [;)]

[simovitch]

Goodguy,

Our resident umlaut and accent team has already made the edits. (Höfen is another one I missed before [:D])

[GoodGuy]

ORIGINAL: simovitch

Our resident umlaut and accent team...[]

AHAHAHA Good one, that made my day, man [:D] !![8D]

[hank]

Is the Estab graphics been completed sufficient for a screen shot of what the vehicle silhouette looks like?
 
As I understood a past post, the Equipment tab will have a small window at the bottom of the side menu for a graphic to pop up with weapons info and a pic.  (... not the tiny little "icon" that's in the list of equipment ... from what I understood it would be a somewhat larger pic so you can differentiate between a Sherman and a Stuart for example)

[simovitch]

Hank,

The estab graphics, which we have been updating, will be an actual wartime photo of the particular piece of equipment or vehicle, similar to what you see now when you double click an equipment or vehicle estab in the Scenario Maker.

I've actually been updating and improving these for the BFTB estabs over the past week or so. Some of the old pics had messed up aspect ratios that made the vehicle look stretched out, and most had no picture at all.

[hank]

thanks, that gives me a good idea of what to expect. 
 
I don't have CotA so I don't thing I can check the pics out you describe.  But I still play HttR quite often but never tried to build a scenario.  Too busy having fun playing.

[decaro]

Re screenshots: No snow on the ground? Don't tell me I have to do a special download; I thought that all the maps would be different and not all based on the same basic bitmap like HttR.

[simovitch]

ORIGINAL: Arjuna

We're still waiting on Bil to finish off the snow set of map patterns.

Joe D.
The plan is to have the patterns change in-game with normal, snow and muddy ground conditions.

[decaro]

Sounds great, and sorry I missed Arjuna's reply in all the posts.

I have been waiting for this game for years because my father was in the Bulge. He's not in the best of health, and I was concerned that he might not make it to at least see your maps. To this day, he never knew exactly where in Belgium he and his anti-tank crew were.

Unfortunately, one of his regiment's soldiers recently died. Although he wasn't a gamer, he was an on-demand digital author who wrote re TD's and his experience in "The Bulge," so he was computer literate enough to appreciate your work.

[tukker]

In which unit did your father serve?

Pieter

[decaro]

Co A, 2nd plt, 643rd TD Bn. Unlike the Decisive Battles Ardennes sim, TDs were atttached piece meal as AT assets. My father's TD -- which was towed French 75 artillery, but after the Bulge, self-propelled "Hellcats" -- was attached to Patton's 3rd Army. As far as his 83 year-old mind can remember, they left for Bastogne, but never got farther than somewhere in Belgium.

His deceased friend was a route marker, who went ahead of the armed column to indicate the route. He made it to Bastogne, but was trapped along w/the Airborne.

[tukker]

A had a quick look- and the 643rd TD Bn features in at least two scenarios from the BFTB list (which of course isn't final): "Greyhound Dash", covering the advance of the 116. Pz Div, and "Spearhead v. Reich" covering Parker's Crossroads.

Pieter