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[Stino]

We have got much to show you guys today!

Let's start with the Ferdinand/Elephant ingame:



Popup Turret
Like I said in the last news post we're very busy with the German mission. The Germans will fight against the Frenchies in that mission. The French used a very powerful "Popup Turret" against the Germans. It had a cannon size of 135 mm!


Model: Mongoose
Skin: Stino and CGReload

Fuel System
We have decided to implement sub objects for all our vehicles. For now, this includes a fuel tank. The fuel tanks will be seen ingame as selectable subobjects. The current system works like this:

1) You apply a generals ability to a group of vehicles

2) Their fuel tanks become destructible. Usually they cannot be targeted individually - after applying the ability they can

3) Destroying the fuel tank will take the entire vehicle with it.

Here can you see how it works ingame:


USA Mission
Mongoose is currently making a map for one of the USA missions. The map isn't done yet but here's a sneak-preview:


M18 Hellcat
A new American piece, the M18 Hellcat:

Model: CGReload
Skin: CGReload

Concept Art Contest
Just to remember you. There are three days remaining to send in your concept for the German Tech Center.

Well that was it for now.

Edited by Stino, 29 August 2004 - 02:20 PM.

[AkCen7xX]

the hellcat looks nice. I'm glad you guys are adding sub factions to your missions.

[wilmet]

the pop up turret reminds me of the cannons on the maginot line , looks cool.
I must say your mod is looking better and better , it's nice to see that you're continuing it when other modding teams working on the WW2 theme (but shan't be named) are not bothering to finish their work (again).

Edited by wilmet, 29 August 2004 - 08:18 PM.

[Mongoose]

the pop up turret reminds me of the cannons on the maginot line , looks cool.
I must say your mod is looking better and better , it's nice to see that you're continuing it when other modding teams working on the WW2 theme (but shan't be named) are not bothering to finish their work (again).

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the pop up turrets are for the maginot line and since you where abel to ponit that out that must mean we are doing somthing right. the flue tank system will not only be used on the misson too but in single player mode too. or MP if you want. we are going to stay with this and finsh just like you said about other mods not finshing (again) hehe.

[Mithril]

That's a good site, thanks a lot!

[wilmet]

the pop up turrets are for the maginot line and since you where abel to ponit that out that must mean we are doing somthing right

I visited the hackenberg fort a couple of years ago, that's how I recognised the turret.

Edited by wilmet, 30 August 2004 - 04:17 PM.

[AkCen7xX]

Is the popup turret going to have any advantages when it's down?

and BTW, finish the MG atop the hellcat

Edited by AkCen7xX, 30 August 2004 - 07:59 PM.

[Mongoose]

i might be stronger, we will have to see what we can do as far as coding is but we can try something like this out.

[wilmet]

is the skin on the M18 the way the US tanks will look like now btw ?

[Mongoose]

green? yes. they will be a green colour. but for som resonb the m18 turned out a littel lighter than the others o it will need a fix soon.

[wilmet]

err , well the green is different and the tank looks worn in , which is much better than some of the older stuff , so i was wondering if that colour scheme and details would be added to the other vehicles.

[Mongoose]

if you put thing like that then yes it looks better but how is a freshly made tank worn in. uderstand what i am trying to say now?

[wilmet]

well , it's got little scratches and stuff like that on the paint work , little markings at the back , that kind of stuff that you can see on the hellcat picture further up.
it looks like it's been used, basicly.which is more realistic IMO.

compare it with this old picture


these shermans look brand new and clean , a bit like toys you might say (no offense).

that's what I meant by worn in.

Edited by wilmet, 03 September 2004 - 09:19 AM.

[Mongoose]

OMG i still rember when i took that. our sherman skin has changed so much now. anyway, i do understand what you are saying and i could try that factor for the tanks it it really helps. you can see the new sherman in here.

http://the-finest-ho...s/ulexcltfh.jpg
and here
http://the-finest-ho...news/stuka1.jpg

Edited by Mongoose, 03 September 2004 - 09:24 AM.

[wilmet]

it looks better than before

[Stino]

http://www.the-finest-hour.net/3d.php#

there can u see the sherman from all sides

[killakanz]

I just noticed, is our Sherman named 'Al Capone'?

[wilmet]

looks like it , and the writing is inverted on the other side . though I doubt anyone will notice that in-game.

[killakanz]

probably wont notice it the right way round in-game... I didn't anyway