Is the assault on the Reichstag in Fire & Rubble?

[Bulletpoint]

Just watched a short documentary about the Soviet assault on the Reichstag in the last days of the Battle for Berlin.

Wondering if that is included in the Fire & Rubble module? Did they make a special Reichstag building for it?

 

[Gunner]

There is no scenario that specifically says "Reichstag" in it but there are several City scenarios that say "Berlin" in it.

 

[Bulletpoint]

There is no scenario that specifically says "Reichstag" in it but there are several City scenarios that say "Berlin" in it.

Another way of asking could be "Are the iconic buildings in the centre of Berlin represented in the game, or are they just the usual modular buildings and we can play pretend they are the Reichstag, the Opera House, etc?"

 

[Drifter Man]

Ze Reichstag:


Brandenburger Tor:


Zee Staatsoper:


All seem to be repurposed standard buildings, but the effect is good... except the gate.
EDIT - spelling error

 

[Bulletpoint]

Thanks for posting the screenshots. While the map maker did a good job with the limited tools he had available, I still feel underwhelmed.

Not only from a visual perspective, but also that the extremely strong Reichstag building would be represented by normal modular buildings that can't withstand even 37mm.

In real life, they shelled that building with everything they had, and it's still standing today. In game, you could take it with armoured cars as fire support.

 

[Bulletpoint]

Branderburger Tor:

 

[Drifter Man]

Thanks for posting the screenshots. While the map maker did a good job with the limited tools he had available, I still feel underwhelmed.

Not only from a visual perspective, but also that the extremely strong Reichstag building would be represented by normal modular buildings that can't withstand even 37mm.

In real life, they shelled that building with everything they had, and it's still standing today. In game, you could take it with armoured cars as fire support.

Yeah I think we'd deserve a few new buildings for our money... but yes, they did a decent job with what they had.

 

[Drifter Man]

 

[Bulletpoint]

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Was there supposed to be a comment to this? I just posted the same pic.

Looking at the actual Berlin, I can't help but think the F&R map is a pale imitation.

I understand they don't like to make unique buildings that can only be used once, like the Reichstag, but surely they could have made a couple of special bombed out apartment block buildings, since that's what most of Berlin consisted of at this point. Also those buildings could be used for most other big German cities at this point.

 

[Drifter Man]

Was there supposed to be a comment to this? I just posted the same pic.

Your post only shows "1366394473569.jpg" for me, so I posted the pic that I thought you wanted to post

 

[Bulletpoint]

Ah, ok. It shows fine on my screen. This could cause confusion.

@Bootie am I doing the embedding of the pic wrong? I just chose the "insert pic" option and "from URL" option.

 

[Drifter Man]

It could be my browser or something.
I downloaded the image from the web and uploaded it back here - this has worked for me in this forum.

 

[Bulletpoint]

Here's what the Reichstag should have looked like, if you ask me. Still assuming we get no additional building types, this is something I just made in CMFB:



The real thing:

 

[Drifter Man]

Nicely done!
We have the scenario editor, so we can always redo their maps... if these towers are in CMRT as well.

 

[rocketman]

Isn't there a church variant with a dome in F&R, maybe it can be used as well. The towers seem to be church towers that are destroyed. Large churches can withstand a lot of punishment so they would be a nice fit for the Reichstag.

 

[Bulletpoint]

Isn't there a church variant with a dome in F&R, maybe it can be used as well. The towers seem to be church towers that are destroyed. Large churches can withstand a lot of punishment so they would be a nice fit for the Reichstag.

I don't have Fire and Rubble, so my version of the Reichstag was made in CMFB. No domed church there.

I just made it to show what is possible with the existing toolset, and to explain why I'm a bit underwhelmed with what they offer in the official release.

 

[rocketman]

More of a suggestion to anyone who would like to try rather than a prompt for you to do it
Heck, maybe I'll try myself.
Edit: there might be an engine limitation to buildings that large, which would cover many many action points.

 

[Bulletpoint]

Edit: there might be an engine limitation to buildings that large, which would cover many many action points.

I didn't mean that they should have designed one single huge custom building that included all of the Reichstag in one, but that they could have made the entry part, and then the wings and towers could either be other custom buildings, or simply a reskin for the existing church architecture. Then a unit of extra large columns to place in front. The ones I used are too small but it's the best I had.