Erwin

Yeah... it's better to buy direct from BF. More money for BF and very rare to have had problems... And BF tech support is xnt.

Some weapons cannot be fired from inside buildings (or can be dangerous to the firing unit).

Not sure about that... The Abrams, Leopards and Bradleys already sent do not appear to have had much effect as they are vulnerable to the new warfare being practiced. Large armored formations sweeping across the Ukraine plains is akin to the WW1 dreams of horse cavalry sweeping across the plains.

Am surprised that this first turn "gamey" arty fire is still an issue. Most designers have arty arrive as a reinforcement to avoid this.

It's safe to remove all the content folders (mods, scenarios, campaigns and quick battle maps) and put them someplace safe. When you have your desired game version installed you can add them back in making sure there are no duplications.

Maybe this:

There is a CMSF mod called "Heaven & Earth" that mods the terrain to that of an "unspecific" SE Asia that could be Vietnam. From the manual: Heaven & Earth is a supermod centring on the fictional country of Bong-Hai, the Bong- Hai civil war & its messy aftermath. The Bong-Hai Civil War is suspiciously similar to the real life Vietnam War but, for technical reasons (architectural, floral, TOE, linguistic, vehicular & weaponry), because the team could not truly represent that conflict we decided to go the fictional "Vietnamesque" route. The two sides are... • The People's Army of The Free Democratic Republic of Bong-Hai & its People's Militia insurgents (aka "The Roundheads")... they are the Earth component of this narrative & are as similar to the NVA & VC as we can get them. • The Imperial Army of the Divine Kingdom of Bong-Hai including its iconic, M16 wielding Imperial Cavalry (aka "The Cavaliers") .. they are the Heaven component of this narrative & represent both the poorer & better performing elements of the ARVN. The Heaven & Earth modpack is designed for CMSF2 version 2.03 or 2.04, it is advised that you use no other mods alongside Heaven & Earth as it is a complete package with a unique UI, sounds, scripts, special effects, vehicle's & weapons... many of which are swapped internally by the use of tags.

Yes, a big thank you, Mr. X.

Thank you for doing the test Artkin... My sense is that with two waypoints all vehicles (incl tracked) will better maintain their speed. However, I was surprised that your test showed that two waypoints had an effect with a 30-60 degree bend. as I would only bother using two waypoints with a 90+ degree bend.

Have always thought it better to (buy &) d/l the games directly from BF site. Only had one or two issues in 20+ years.

Traffic management for speed on a large map becomes important when playing H2H - esp MEETING ENGAGEMENTS when you want to get to a location as fast as possible - and therefore you don't want vehicles to slow down at bends in the road. In those situations am often traveling FAST and using 2 waypoints at every bend that is 60 degrees or more. (Yes, it is a PITA and a clickfest - as is trying to give new covered arcs to tanks at every waypoint. It was easier in CM1 cos CM1 had a "one-click 180 degree arc" feature.)

While the US exported more under Trump, under Biden that has been reversed: "Although exports increased in the first half of 2023, the United States still imports more crude oil than it exports, meaning it remains a net crude oil importer.Oct 10, 2023"

Agreed. Unless it is a gentle bend in the road, it helps to make two waypoints at every turn. Three if moving FAST.

It is not uncommon for a map maker to accidentally place terrain that bogs vehicles accidentally. In CM1 it was much easier to tell terrain types apart. In CM2 it can all look very similar. Had a similar situation in one of Paper Tiger's maps (very dry desert) and he was able to replace the boggy terrain that had been accidentally placed.

Agreed... that video is hopefully useful for newbies. Thanx George...

As mentioned earlier, in addition to pauses one can also give each successive vehicle a different movement speed (until the initial waypoint). That will enable a more subtle separation than the 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 45 second pauses that are available. Also, as roads can usually accommodate two vehicles side by side, you can stagger the vehicles along a road, one on each side of the road with maybe a 10 meter separation. This works well when one has a large number of vehicles on the road, not just the 4 in the video.

You guys are talking like CM2 is the definitive truth/reality that all else must be compared to. But, it is a GAME and like any other GAME has many compromises, eccentric quirks and bugs. I suggest to you that this is simply one of many.

Just curious about the your computer processing power. I wonder if this is related to the "skating" one sees inf doing when one's computer is struggling?

Maybe consider what the Syrian command would do in reality and let that be your guide.

1) There is a bug that sometimes a unit will set off with most men and leave one or two behind - I think due to some map/terrain issue. To fix: One has to send the entire unit back to the stuck man/men in order to reconstitute the unit and then find a different route out of that terrain. 2) If a unit feels that firing will not have an effect, it will not fire. 3) No, one cannot reman any gun... ever. (Over the years have been many comments about that.) One cannot reman any tank unless it is the original crew. Other vehicles may (or may not) be able to be remanned.

Thanks. I tend to wait for bugs to be ironed out in a patch b4 buying. Hate replaying something cos there's a problem in v1.

Frankie Howard was a very good Brit comedian same generation as Tommy Cooper, Benny Hill etc. Interesting that when I did a search for Brit comedians of the 60's and 70's, Benny Hill's name did not come up.

Well, let's not forget it is a game. I know CMSf is used by MOD, but am confident that is under careful trainer supervision. (And it is probably also more a comment on how broke MOD is.) It may be impossible to play "realistically" (without supervision) due to all the "weird" engine issues like LOS determination etc.