US Civil War Mod ver.1.0 Beta Released

[Placebo 29]

Remove image tags when quoting please pickett

[tsalagikola 0]

This is somewhat related, here is a battlecam at Gettysburg from Seminary Ridge overlooking McPherson's woods where the first days battle began.

the battlefield

[bigus_dikus 0]

My Webpage

k this is the final post for the oakridge mission.

working on seminary mission now.

AI units can now rally troops.

fixed the art addaction again, it should be good now.

the zip file has 2 missions, oakridge2 has 5 squads apiece

good for high end putys. Oakridge3 has 3 squads each.

bigus

[safari 0]

Screenshots of USS Monitor

Union iroclad armed with 2 Dahlgren 11" cannons.

CWMod models used (armstrong cannon modified to look like Dahlgren, CW NCO's as crew)

First vehicle addon i've made. I try to get it playable within few weeks (my real life job allowing). Advice and criticism welcome as always Config and textures are somewhat unfinished.

If I can get this addon to work I will also make a southern ironclad

Outside view

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/jackthejack/monitor1.jpg

Gunners view

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/jackthejack/monitor2.jpg

Commander from gunners position

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/jackthejack/monitor3.jpg

Drivers house

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/jackthejack/monitor4.jpg

[Combat Chaplain 0]

WHOAH!!! What a surprise! I LOVE these things! I used to collect high-quality pewter miniatures of them, I have BOOKS on them! You need any line drawings, let me know! You need any help picking out a good Confederate ironclad, let me know! If that's the Monitor, as she looks to be (there were several classes, Passaic being the next class of several 'monitors'), then Virginia (erroneously referred to as 'Merrimack') would be the logical choice, but CSS Richmond represented a class that had 6 built, and didn't have but 4 cannon. Albemarle and Neuse only had 2. Go to http://www.thoroughbredmodels.com/tbred_1600.html to see pics of some of the miniatures of the classes.

Not many people know this, but the Confederacy commissioned over 20 ironclads, and had over 20 more in varying stages of completion. CSS Tennessee II, which fought in Mobile Bay, was a beaut!

Excellent work, mate! You have the makings of a fantastic addon here!

[tsalagikola 0]

don't forget the CSS Alabama "Scourge Of The Seas" August 24, 1862 - June 19, 1864

During the 22 months commission the Alabama traveled 75,000 miles and captured 66 Union merchant ships worth more than $6.5 million,  She was at sea for 534 of the 657 days of her life. During this time she took 2,000 prisoners with no loss of life, but i think the PC ships would work good for her and safari---no criticism allowed---

[combat-agent 0]

Just though i would tell you all that i will actually be fighting in the reenactment of the battle of Olustee. I was offered to join the battle by a Major of the 47th New York Infantry. This is was my honor to participate in such an event. The battle will be tommorow. I will post some pictures if you all want. I already got a few of some generals but i dont have time to post them because i need sleep and to read the school of the soldier and company.

Turns out i did have time. Heres some pictures of me and some generals (ill let ya guess what one is me, and i am not a general ). All the staff people of the Olustee battle autmatically get the rank of B. General or above. Most of the ones in the pictures are BGs. Also the third picture is a female general, I never saw that before and thought it was interesting, although there was no such thing that im aware of. She said they had to do what they had to do. I really do think that is interesting. The man in the 3rd picture is a LG i think, i havnt learned all the CW ranks yet, I thought any general with 3 stars was Lieutant General, oops. More to come of the actual battle and cannons and all that wonderful stuff.

[cozza 24]

hope you have fun and dont get hurt.

[deathsai 0]

Amazing, truly amazing mod. I figured it would be just a cheap mod amongst mods, with some old rifles and skins. Was I surprised. I have to admit, using the bayonet is quite difficult, and most bayonet fights between AI ends up in them killing each other (Perhaps have more skill level=faster bayonetting? Or a chance for the bayonet to not kill someone?) and there are no screams when bayoneting, but it's truly a revolutionary system. Also, seeing all those puffs of smoke as you charge towards the enemy is awesome.

You just need some trenches and you'll be set.

[Ukraineboy 0]

Hey Im wondering, is anyone making a CW CTI? If so please do add some sort of transport.

This is such an amazing game but it lags like CRAZY on MP. I play with one other person on Oak Ridge and half the enemy are running in one place :-\

[Mike99 0]

Yes there is already a CTI CW in process im not the creator but if you look throug the post there is one.

[bigus_dikus 0]

Wow gotta say those ships look good Safari

and the limbered artillery looks equally impressive,

cant wait for these.

I can see a Vicksburg mission coming, just gotta make the map for it. I wonder if it's possible to transport a squad

in ships?

sorry bout the lag in the oakridge mission folks but

all in all i cant see going with less than 3 squads each

just would 'nt seem right.

bigus

[bigus_dikus 0]

http://rapidshare.de/files/663438/seminary.zip.html ]My Webpage[/url]

This is the Seminary mission.

Fixed AI not fixing bayonets and

AI not forming line after being killed.

also fixed the sound a little...... having a little

trouble with this one though!

Also included the Oakridge3 mission with these updates.

If you didnt like oakridge3 mission dont download!....

it's the same format(c&h mp), just needed a different

view.

bigus

[ProfTournesol 956]

Hello,

I've seen pictures of Gavin's cw soldiers on OFP.info, is he working (also !) for CW mod ?  

[Triglav 0]

Well, Gavin was invited to make our soldiers first (in May 2004), after I saw a couple of his really great Napoleonic soldiers. But the mod waited 6 months for him, with no success, so in the end I did them myself.

Now that the mod generated some interest, he feels it deserves his time, and he announced he'll make all soldiers from scratch, in his words; looking truly superior to current ones.

I suggested he only made the units still missing (famous generals, black troops, marines, specialists, navy), but he insists on making all 40 that were already done as well.

As he is a very stubborn man, confident about his work (not unjustly   ), I reluctantly agreed (normally feeling a bit silly about having waited for him so long just to eventually have all my work scrapped), though I would really have preferred his help towards a common goal (you all know which things are still missing in this mod, and still need to be made and where the help of an expert could really make a difference), rather than doing existing stuff over again...

But, on the other hand, I am very happy that this mod, which we really did start as a little amateur project for our personal enjoyment, has attracted interest of so many talented people of the OFP community, who are now offering their skills and expertise to make it even better.

It seems in a short while, the starters of this mod Tsalagikola, Pickett and I will be able to retire, while more talented people take over.

And the continuation and growth of something you've started, really is the best compliment you can get, don't you think?

[tankieboy 0]

Lets hope "Gavin" does not get bored making all these troops from scratch and leave this mod in limbo.

[Master Blaster 0]

Great work on this mod, I have been away from OFP for a while, and when I finally got back in to the swing of things and saw a Civil War mod, I couldn't wait to try it out.  I'm a history buff, so this sort of thing really wins me over.  I've had a great time messing with the editor, but unfortunately my mission making skills arent what they used to be and I'm always left with big ideas but not the means to make them happen .  In any case, I just wanted to say great job, and I look forward to perhaps seeing a full campaign or some single missions.

By the way, I noticed that a few pages back somebody asked the name of the song that plays on the intro page.  Its called 'Ashokan Farewell'.  Thats another bonus for this mod, I'm not only a civil war history nerd, I love listening to bluegrass and old timey music.  Now if only there were some marching music for missions...

[Triglav 0]

Tankieboy: I'm sure he wont!

Master Blaster: Thanks for the compliments, and for the "mystery song" answer.

To all other CW fans, I strongly recommend the new strategy game Bull Run (http://www.madminutegames.com/). There they do march to marching music ;)

[Sepe 1]

I'm almost sure that that game's name was supposed to be Gettysburg 2 but Sid Meier had a copyright

[Combat Chaplain 0]

It seems in a short while, the starters of this mod Tsalagikola, Pickett and I will be able to retire, while more talented people take over.

No, I think you guys are in the 'Big Leagues' yourselves. You've pulled together a mod that has got to be the most successful/unique mod of OFP (I know there are some blazingly gorgeous mods out there, but THIS one has a radically different setting, and to be this successful with so many ground-breaking innovations makes it to me the best).

Your vision, your knowledge of the subject, make you indispensable.

Maybe there are better modelers, but I can't imagine a better team.

[tankieboy 0]

What he said.

[Triglav 0]

Thanks guys.

[bucket man 2]

It seems in a short while, the starters of this mod Tsalagikola, Pickett and I will be able to retire, while more talented people take over.

No, I think you guys are in the 'Big Leagues' yourselves. You've pulled together a mod that has got to be the most successful/unique mod of OFP (I know there are some blazingly gorgeous mods out there, but THIS one has a radically different setting, and to be this successful with so many ground-breaking innovations makes it to me the best).

Your vision, your knowledge of the subject, make you indispensable.

Maybe there are better modelers, but I can't imagine a better team.

X2

[joshnolan225 0]

uhh, yeah, pickitt i cant speak for my roommate, but i woul be happy to work on a campaign of getteysburg, email me or PM me with more info

THanks

[CanadianTerror 0]

Why would you let him make more un-needed models after you guys have done all the work?

As was mentioned, making addons that are not done seems the more intelligent thing to do.

I'd say "thanks but no thanks" if I were you.