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<no pic available,complain to my ISP,'cuz I don' wanna hear it> That said, Billboard anyone? Complete with lights, Ladder and if I figure it out, "your message here" est completion date <which I plan to miss> mar 2 2003 other projects Ogre mkVII <fans of the old Steve Jackson game take note> 30% no date "Brummbar" WWII self propelled gun 60% <some problems there with code, no date> SU85 40% <went back and started over> IG33 WWII 150mm Infantry gun 40% no date Do NOT ask me when, A) I don't friggin' know B) I wouldn't tell you anyway I've given a lot of my work away, mainly 'cuz I have too many projects, not enough free time and I like my wife and kids <yes, I am insane thank you for asking> lots of ideas I have I'll probably never put out,simply because I've modded stuff for years, and it grieves me when folks get so accustomed to getting mods that they forget we aren't working for them, I don't want fame or even recognition,I just don'twant to log on and see, "well so-and-so's looks like the real thing" (as if bleedin 'alf o' you sorry lot 'ave ever been in a position to "know") no, it probably doesn't look as good as so-and-so's But then again, it does look better than yours, mine's not invisible. Catch y'all later <way later>

11 B, aka 11 bush, 11 bang bang, 11 bullet stopper = PBI <which a canuck should know that one> 19 series is armor 19D to be precise ;P

somehow I don't think that not being able to make joint US-Russian missions will be a problem (never happened in real life anyway, so what exactly would the point have been? Hollywood auditions?) That said, changing a units starting side is one of the simplest tasks in OFP, jee, not like I'd have to create a new anim for it or something.

Canadian, to offer them critic, is to say, "this doesn't look right guys" You and I know that, but to suggest they must raise the bar to meet the unreleased (and therefore unknown) is asking a bit much in the "constructive" dept, see where I'm coming from? INeo, how thoughtful,now kill yet another brain cell and realize you were just exposed to my "opinion" So you "get over it", awraaht?

And yet, you still, in the overweening praise for the as yet unproven I44 (yes the troops are good, but) miss the odd blemish or 2 (anyone everhear of "parkerizing" it's a technique of bluing used to keep military weapons from being, umm, "shiny") And if you're going to complain about semi-transparent sights, do note the I44 sights have the same feature. Yes I did come off harsh, why? because 2 pages of "constructive critics" doesn't come off as constructive, it comes off as "well crap, why bother?" I44 will be a good mod (one would hope,given the time and talent) but this seeming "set the standard" BS PEOPLE, MODDERS DON'T GET FRIGGIN' PAID FOR THEIR WORK. The only standard around here comes from BIS,the rest of us apply only time and dedication, if you don't care for some one's work , don't download it, or better yet, fire up O2 and do it better yourself.

Keep bitching, I'm sure the mod teams out there just LOVE hearing it. <constructive or not, a little appreciation for folks efforts IS called for> And no more comparisons to I44, I44 is an UNRELEASED mod, You are comparing everyone else's work to something that isn't out, raise the bar? hell I can photoshop the bar out past Alpha Centauri,doesn't mean you'll be playing THAT mod in THIS lifetime. Folks, you've gotten spoiled and unappreciative, stop it, please.

Using the BW mod demo for an example (not picking on them,other mods do it also) when an exe unpacks, IT decides where it's going,which makes sense, right up until the moment it installs those Leo tanks in your dedicated WWII addons folder, with no easy wayto remove them, ditto for those of us with multiple addon folders to avoid the dreaded "failed load memorymap" message nothing like your entire clever work around being shot to hell by a mod team using an exe. Now don't get me wrong, nothing wrong with exe's (I should have been clear) Just badly written ones, if you are going to use it,include the lines needed to allow the shmoo on the other end to DECIDE where your mod will unpack,trust me that's good for a rave review all by itself.

Well, I personally download them all,then look at them and decide which I'll keep <or modify on my own hook,hell my game my rules, 'long as I don't upload or fail to credit, it's freebase> Who's name is on it is a GUIDE, and ONLY a guide, they might have had bad info, or an off day <reversed name on an otherwise perfect pistol eh?> and there is no such thing as too many addons,if you can't keep track of them,improve your filing system. Hint,I open new D/l into a folder that has the dateof the download on it,these reside in my main download folder, every 30 days all folders past 30 days get reviewed and either backed up to disc or deleted, depending on quality and interest level. <------pay attention you mod teams that like to put exes in your downloads, I positively LOATHE that crap, youcan make the best mod in the world,but include an exe,and you've earned it a shotput into the wastecan, don't say we dinna warn ye either.

Hmm, the ones who like quiet? <spec ops, rangers,LRRPS, and oh, just about anybody who goes for long walks in the enemy rear like to keep pots optional, the THOWCK! sound a tree branch makes smacking one is very distinctive, it got a little quieter with kevlar, but it dinna go 'way>

Umm I thought that was a requirement for 11B? <19 series here>

Perhaps you should start learning O2 then, Seeing as trying to control topics in the OFP forums is pretty shallow fun. Is there really such thing as a USEFUL topic in a friggin' "innernut" <tm> forum?

This is on track, Umm,considering most of the Islands have a Euro background, how about some Euro Bizjets? (falcons,Saab's, that sorta thing)

what? Flight of the Navigator? Ugh, can you tell I have kids? (the only reason I would know about such a piece of sticky-sweet "I love you" carebear POS)

Unfortunately, I think the question to be asked is not how much interest WE have,rather how much does HE have? airwolfPL as far as I'm concerned, you could send me it RIGHT NOW, I would consider it finished even if you do not, it looks that good.

Y'all knock it off, <come to think of it,it SOUNDS like the CFS2 1% community is in the house> I like my mods bettern' all of yours anyway (disclaimer,do NOT take that statement as being factual,it was complete sarcasm, and not intended as gospel for some yoyo desperately seeking something to base a religion around, that is all)

Hmm, now all we need is some Earthmoving stuff, like an M9 or a CEV,and some M938 dumptrucks Oh and an ALVB. @pins, let us know when ya get your castle,I always look for an excuse to drink

wanna know why the front looks like a littlebird? It does in real life, jeez listen people,y'all be starting ta bitch when ya don' even know wtf ya bitchin' about. Question for all you critical types, DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH MODS? cuz from all the bitchin' I'd say ya want people to STOP making stuff. Knock it off, the mod is the mod, the guy who made a mod made it the way HE wanted to,your only option in the matter is to not download. and personally, I don't find all that much wrong with the mod, ok it's beta, BFD I've seen worse final releases.

At ease Rufus, I'm not dissing on the IDF,:) But seriously, ask those highly experienced IDF troopers what they consider APC's for? FMC factoid, in order to put enough armor on an M113 to defeat ANY ManpAT, it would be too heavy for the existing powertrain to move, the new applique armor being marketed for the FMC vehicle family is proofed against LAAW of less than 66mm, and still adds nearly a half a ton to the vehicle.

Marcel's stuff is a tad underarmored, actually, Acecube,I'm in full agreement there, but at the same time,it totally destroys the "immersion" to have a M4 stand upto hits from a Tiger,it's a fine line. still,a presentable model is actually good enough for me, I don't MP,so any niggleI might have with the config, I'll simply change, no harm no foul.

The official records? yeah right,let me know what the print date is on those official records. You ARE tooting your own horn and it's FREAKING annoying to hear, I don't bother to list how many of my relatives fought, and how many Florida cities were burnt? I don't publish nor am I overawed by the claim sh*t son, ANY Ahole can write. Now that you've establihed beyond ANY doubt that you know the size of a Florida volunteer unit, can we hear of the rest of the South? or how about the North? Or how about we forget about it, until the next I'm visiting the inlaws down in Lake Wales. Ahhraht?

Soul, 1) I believe GalcommT used the "I made this" line and didn't ask anybody for the stuff he used. 2) the only person who really got flamed here was Too Tall, he deserves it,he asked for it, he got it,which is why the mods left it pretty much alone. 3) Issues still outstanding on this should be taken to email, as at this point there is NOTHING anyone can say on the forum that will not get ugly. 4) FYI ALL OF YOU, giving credit is defined as being included in the readme,one doesn't always have to list a staggering list of contributors on every forum post hell, when's the last time ANY of YOU listed BIS for contributing the bloody game? That's right,you don't. 'nuff said.

Shelby Foote is wrong? MUHAHAHAHAHAHA, so tell me,how many books have YOU written on the subject? How many times has Stephen Ambrose creditted YOU in his books? <and he's descended from a Civil War Admiral,but who's counting?> P.S. Ah'm from JuhJaw <real Southern boys will git thet> so don' be tellin me about "the worr"

agreed on the armor values, in testing their shermans Ifound it took 4 shots from a T-72 to kill 1, other than that, the work is outstanding. FYI most StuG's <and other members of the assault gun family> lacked machinguns, it was one of their flaws. Oh and Vibes, interior detail, OUTSTANDING

I wouldn't go that far, considering the Isreali army operates on a very frugal budget, and has a long history of using equipment that's 15-20 years behind the curve The M113 is a deathtrap, I'd ride it up to where the fight is,damn sure wouldn't be found in it up there. The brad is ok, too big to be really safe,too thin too be really tough and too undergunned to be really dangerous, The TOW makes it a threat, but the price tag is excessive. The Lav's suffer from many of the brad's problems, I hardly consider them Ideal either, however I really don't see western militaries taking the idea of buying BMP's,just not gonna happen

The average size of a company in the Civil war was 300-400 men, according to Ambrose and Shelby Foote. Also,"small unit tactics" in the black powder era bear no resemblance to modern day. And quite frankly, OFP's AI troopers aren't up to it, you can't get these guys to stand and deliver. So you've got your work cut out for you,good luck mate.