CM:TTP - Part 1 - The Infantry Squad

[@atlanticpressurewashers]

Well done. Looking forward to the other videos in the series.

[@GeneralJackRipper]

Wait. Are you THE Jeffrey Paulding?

[@atlanticpressurewashers]

Chris Maillet - Yes

[@GeneralJackRipper]

Then I owe you a debt of gratitude sir. I never would have gotten the idea to do this without seeing your excellent videos for Armchair General.

[@atlanticpressurewashers]

The publisher of Armchair General magazine had the idea for the videos. We play CM against each other by email. The videos were a fun challenge, but a lot of work. Each video took around 50 hours to make. I look forward to the next video in your series. What video editing software are you using? Do you play CM on a PC or a Mac? The graphics look a little different than on my PC.

[@GeneralJackRipper]

Well, either way those videos filled a niche that was sorely lacking in the community. I'm in full-on guerilla movie mode, all I use is Windows Movie Maker. I'd love to get my hands on some good professional software sometime. I play on PC, a custom built rig. I also have a few mods for the game which change things up a bit, textures wise.

[@joseywales3848]

This was a great watch, can't wait to see more. I remember watching the 6 Armchair General tutorials when I first got into CMx2. Would love to see a TTP on artillery.

[@Dusty7460]

Excelent display of information Chris, keep up this amazing work and deliver the goods.

[@Jack-kx5hr]

bloody fantastic looking forward to the rest

[@GeneralJackRipper]

Thank you all for the comments. I really wanted to stop making low-rent crap and do something better.

[@TheShatteredSword]

Awesome Video. So helpfull. Cant wait for part 2.

[@GeneralJackRipper]

I've got the narration finished. Once I've finished the animation it'll be posted. Should be up either this weekend or early next week.

[@TheShatteredSword]

Great Series. Much appreciated. Keep it up mate.

[@Swede_4_TRMP]

Awesome work! Great info and fantastic "in-action" video! You done a great work! TY!

[@GeneralJackRipper]

You're welcome. Part 3 is in the works right now.

[@southernknight9983]

Finishing off with a Rome, Total War song. Nice!

[@wartsnall7332]

F ... ing great! Entertaing and informative, as always.

[@tbelcher01]

Yes, excellent and much appreciated. If you'd like a suggestion for future episodes, one problem I'm still struggling with is how to assess a large piece of ground for lines of sight. Placing support weapons like HMGs and AT guns requires not just deciding where the enemy is likely to approach from, but also a lot of effort to check LOS and targeting from many possible locations which can be scattered all around the map given the range of eg the MG34/42. Is there some systematic way to do that sort of work or is it really a matter of placing lots of waypoints and checking the colour of the target line from each waypoint?

[@GeneralJackRipper]

There are several methods, but one of the easiest ways to get a quick grasp of the terrain is to drop the camera down to eyeball level, then pan around and have a look. It's not perfect, but short of checking LOS from every single action spot, nothing is. I'll see about doing a feature on checking LOS, but I can only get to it after Part Two.

[@HolgerHendel]

Very helpful, thank you.

[@Tequn9q]

what sound mod are you using for this?

[@GeneralJackRipper]

HQS and Day of Defeat Sound Mod.

[@jdc9528]

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