Unit pictures

[KnightHawk75]

ORIGINAL: gregb41352

I just copied the DB images from CMANO to CMO. Seems to work fine.

Did they same with no issues that I've noticed so far anyway.

[CV60]

Myself and kgambit are the team that do the images and database descriptions. If you have the most current (30 September 2019) images in CMANO, you can simply move them over to your Command Modern Operations/DB/Images folder. Be sure to put them in the corresponding CWDB or DB3000 folder. Not all units have images, but Kgambit and I will continue to update and add to the image and description packages for the foreseeable future.

[kgambit]

@Majick - The next update will add those Delta IV and Victor III images and a LOT more.

I'm not sure of the exact number but I'm fairly certain there are 4000 - 5000 platforms just in the DB3K that do not have images as of the September update.

[mavfin]

ORIGINAL: AKar

Yeah, it does not seem to download them readily, using Steam version. Is there a way to 'force' download?

Love the game BTW, even after a brief testing only! So many improvements!

Was working fine on my Steam version last night. Look back up the thread about the tip on the down-facing vs up-facing arrow.

[CV60]

Ok, well I've downloaded the images community pack and still in mission 1 of Silent Service (Delta Force 2017), the Delta IV and Victor III have no image.

These submarines are numbers 619 and 622, and there is no image for them in the database. I guess the database is not complete then. At least it means the game is actually working for me

For those new to the Command series: One of the reasons that not all the platforms have images is that 1) the database is constantly changing as new platforms are being added; 2) kgambit and I are adding historically accurate images. In other words, a photo of a Delta IV from 1992 will not be used for a 2017 Delta IV database entry. We will use a photo of a Delta IV from 2017 for that entry. So, it takes awhile to find appropriate photos. If anyone wants to assist kgambit and I with this effort, please PM us, and we can get you started. If you have any photos you think would be appropriate for inclusion in the database, please PM us the link to the photo, with the exact database entry you think it would be useful for. In other words, don't tell us it is a "Delta IV" photo. Instead, tell us it would be good for "DB 3000 entry "Submarine_619" (Delta IV)".

[Dragnaath]

Is there a preferred way to install community image packs into CMO?

I would like to keep updated images in CMO and supplement platforms that have no images from the Community Pack?

Thx

[stolowski]

Something is not quite right with automatic downloading of the images I think. I'm replaying a Northern Inferno scenario that I previously played in CMANO and I remembered E-1B Tracer had an image. In CMO the image woudn't show up - I started the game twice to be sure (at the same time it showed images for some other units). I've just downloaded DB3000 and CWDB and unpacked them into CMO db folder and voila, I now have E-1B Tracer.

[Michael7619]

ORIGINAL: Majick

Ok, well I've downloaded the images community pack and still in mission 1 of Silent Service (Delta Force 2017), the Delta IV and Victor III have no image.

These submarines are numbers 619 and 622, and there is no image for them in the database. I guess the database is not complete then. At least it means the game is actually working for me

You can get any picture from internet, put it in database folder and rename it correctly (like Aircraft_456.jpg).
Thats possible even game running in backround. I usually want to have pictures from every unit to get in the right mood when playing CMANO/CMO.

[michaelm75au]

I find using the 'Database Images & Descriptions Add-ons' package is quicker than waiting until the image is needed for it to download during the session.
For those with download limits, it would be more cost effective to just grab the image/description files and unzip them into CMO.

[MemoryLeak]

I'm a little lost here.

'Database Images & Descriptions Add-ons' package

. Where would I find that add-on? I looked in Matrix store but couldn't find it.

[michaelm75au]

http://www.warfaresims.com/?page_id=1876

[thewood1]

Right at the top of the pinned topics. The one with "Database Images & Descriptions" in the title.

https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3441939

[MemoryLeak]

Thanks, I had already found and downloaded that one. Sorry, I misinterpreted his posting to mean there was one I needed to purchase as an add-on.

[Dimitris]

ORIGINAL: MemoryLeak

I'm a little lost here.

'Database Images & Descriptions Add-ons' package

. Where would I find that add-on? I looked in Matrix store but couldn't find it.

It's available here, among other material: http://www.warfaresims.com/?page_id=1876

[serjames]

Can I presume that the new CMO system will now maintain and update images and descriptions automatically ?

E.g. I have migrated all my CMANO files across to the new DB structure in CMO. Will modifications you chaps make be automatically pulled down? Will this only happen for active tracks? e.g. platforms or weapons that are currently in a scenario being actively played ?

Great job integrating btw.... BZ

[PaulWRoberts]

I've only played a little bit, but I almost immediately ran into a mixup in the descriptions.

For the AMRAAMs in the flight tutorials (#718 AIM-120 C-7 AMRAAM), the descriptive text actually describes the HAWK surface to air m missile.

This is true both before and after I added the downloadable Descriptions files.

[thewood1]

The Hawk, for some reason, shows up in some missing descriptions. It's been like that since 1.0 in 2013. It really means there is no description available. Not sure why its not blank, but its an issue for the community-maintained description project.

[PaulWRoberts]

ORIGINAL: thewood1

The Hawk, for some reason, shows up in some missing descriptions. It's been like that since 1.0 in 2013. It really means there is no description available. Not sure why its not blank, but its an issue for the community-maintained description project.

Ah, OK. Thanks for the info.

[CV60]

've only played a little bit, but I almost immediately ran into a mixup in the descriptions.

For the AMRAAMs in the flight tutorials (#718 AIM-120 C-7 AMRAAM), the descriptive text actually describes the HAWK surface to air m missile.

This is true both before and after I added the downloadable Descriptions files.

Thanks. I've been killing the various Hawk descriptions and images that pop up in the wrong places for several years now. If you see any more, PM me, and I'll get them eliminated from the database.

[stilesw]

Thanks. I've been killing the various Hawk descriptions and images that pop up in the wrong places for several years now. If you see any more, PM me, and I'll get them eliminated from the database.

Hi CV60,

I just checked the DB3K database and do not see the issue there. Can you be more specific in case it is something that I need to address.

Thanks,

-Wayne