Aragorn2002
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On 11/30/2020 at 7:41 PM, wadepm said:
I would not call that a "bone" since we have already seen it. Good stuff though...
Yes, but I agree that it is nothing new. What I want is more news about the coming module, new screenshots and an update on the progress made. And I don't want to hear everybody is working on the scenarios and campaigns, because as Frederic the Great would say that's not more than their verdammte Pflicht und Schuldigkeit (damned duty and guilt).For God's sake, it's December and we're still kept in the dark. What are you afraid of, BF, that the Chinese steal your module, make a copy of it and release it before you can? Is all this secrecy really necessary? Just finally release this module and do it without pre-ordering as a gesture towards those who waited for so long. Or are you indeed as Rocketman suggested planning to release CMRT and this module on Steam and is that the reason for all the endless delay?
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On 11/29/2020 at 8:31 AM, STAGEMAN said:
can y'all just release this gotdamn module already damn!
Welcome to this forum...
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29 minutes ago, Ithikial_AU said:
Part 2 is taking a little longer than expected.
No worries, mate. We're getting used to that on this forum.
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Absolutely agree. Last Laurels is a classic.
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38 minutes ago, BFCElvis said:
Yeah. It wasn't a pre-planned screenshot. I was playing a campaign battle and this guy pooped up. I thought "I can't remember if we'd been able to show Volks yet. Let me put one up just in case." When the real official gallery shots are assembled there will be a better one.
You meant well, that's what counts.
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5 minutes ago, DMS said:
In Poland or Germany?
In General.
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One of the books I would try to rescue out of a burning house is The Panther Battalion Brandenburg and it's prehistory as I./PzRgt.26 1944-1945 by Wolfgang Ockert and Axel Urbanke published by Luftfahrtverlag Start. For anyone who's planning to make a scenario on Cherkassy, Budapest, the Oder Front or the Halbe Pocket this book is a treasure trove. Excellent maps, extremely well researched text and lots of great pictures. A must have for every Ostfronter.
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8 hours ago, BFCElvis said:
I can't recall if we got a Volks screenshot up. I feel like we hadn't because the graphics weren't in yet. Here's one.
Great screenshot, but I would have waited until it was COMPLETELY dark.
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10 hours ago, RepsolCBR said:
Yeah...it sounds like it will be a very nice resorce for scenariodesign.
The positive comments about the book makes me very exited about it...
I will comment on it once i get my hands on it....it is somewhat pricy but well worth it it seems
I would recommend to buy it in combination with Panzers in Berlin 1945, another excellent book.
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16 minutes ago, rocketman said:
Please write a short review when you've read it. First hand accounts and a 60 page book of maps sounds like a scenario maker's dream.
It's the same high quality as already shown in Hamilton's Oder front books. You can't go wrong buying it.
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From the Realm of a Dying Sun, volume 1 and 2, on the IV. SS-Panzerkorps (Wiking and Totenkopf,, the old rocks in the Ostfront surf) in the Battles for Warsaw and Budapest in 1944-1945 by Douglas E. Nash. Can't praise this author enough. Extremely well written and the perfect companion for the coming module.
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Perhaps so, but updating via Steam is easier, I think.
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9 minutes ago, Vacilllator said:
Yes me too I think. Although they have had a lot of my support on earlier Il2 stuff over the years, I would of course like them to continue with tanks.
Did you watch the movies about the Prochorovka campaign on youtube? Makes you feel like you're there.
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1 hour ago, Splinty said:
I've been playing Tank Crew since it was in pre release, and it does have AT guns, artillery pieces, (you can't call for fire though), HT mounted infantry, MGs, 2 campaigns, (Kursk from both sides) that have 10 missions apiece, and air support. It's the best WWII tank sim since Panzer Elite IMHO.
Good to hear. Those people don't mess around. If they make a game, they make a good one. I remember Panzer Elite. Together with Panzer Commander it was great fun.
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1 hour ago, Sgt Joch said:
I have tried Tank Crew, you get detailed tank models, can man different crew stations and it can be played in VR. It is cool to play.
note however that it has a totally different focus than CM, there is no infantry, artillery, support units, other vehicles like you have in CM, so you can’t model actual combined arms battles as in CM, just tank vs tank combat.
Nothing can compare to CM in complexity and completness, that's for sure. But Tank Crew looks like an excellent addition.
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13 minutes ago, Vacilllator said:
Thanks. Who needs pesky infantry trying to knock you out as well as enemy tanks and planes anyway
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I would have thought AT guns could be included more easily if they aren't already?
It's a start. And it looks like a damned good one. To support them I'm going to buy it. I'm pretty sure this game will become a classic. And it does contain planes, I've noticed.
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43 minutes ago, Sgt Joch said:
I have tried Tank Crew, you get detailed tank models, can man different crew stations and it can be played in VR. It is cool to play.
note however that it has a totally different focus than CM, there is no infantry, artillery, support units, other vehicles like you have in CM, so you can’t model actual combined arms battles as in CM, just tank vs tank combat.
Yes, it is a diferent game, but as Bulletpoint pointed out, this is the first decent WW2 tank sim ever. Lot of tank sims, but all buggy and abandoned after a while. These guys however will finish what they start and will probably add lots of new features, tanks, maps etc.
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3 hours ago, Bulletpoint said:
Thanks for the heads up... looks interesting. I always wondered why nobody made a good WW2 tank simulator. This might be it.
I think it is. It is part of IL-2 GREAT BATTLES SERIES and those games are very well made and realistic. And they release new stuff on a regular basis.
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On 11/23/2020 at 11:54 PM, Vacilllator said:
Last I heard was the date below, but I imagine that was just @BFCElvis deflecting the question
(and who would blame him?):
I would. I didn't ask for an exact release date, just an update on the progress and an expected period of release. Steve announced that the module will definitely be released this year, so answering my question shouldn't be too hard. Telling us that work on the scenarios and campaigns is progressing is hardly information in my opinion.
But hey, a new ww2 tank sim has appeared, called Tank Crew, that will keep us busy this winter.
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10 minutes ago, Vacilllator said:
In service yes, but not fresh from the factory was my point. Anyway just needs a good vehicle mod
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Yes, it does. Than we can simulate Kursk battles.
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23 minutes ago, Vacilllator said:
At that stage of the war I would imagine with a lot of trepidation and no expectation of success?
Those Pz IIIs look straight from the factory, with no camo scheme and not even any markings
. I think however that they stopped making Pz IIIs in 1943 so there's probably another good reason for this...
Pz III's were still in service in 1944. Mostly observation and command vehicles.
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Great initiative. Looking forward to this. Delighted to see the late version of the pz III is in.
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4 hours ago, BFCElvis said:
I wish that there was something new to report. Most scenarios are completed and marked as "Final"(I should have checked my last post to see if this was true then). Most campaigns are likely complete but still being run through the wringer.
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On 7/30/2020 at 2:57 PM, DMS said:
I found division's journal: https://pamyat-naroda.ru/documents/view/?id=130019938
On page 4 is table with personell numbers. Division had 7500 men. (Note that it was reinforced division, that was moved from reserve.) That's why so narrow front. On 1.2.45 division had 6100 men. Page 25 - maps.
The Soviets usually forced anyone into service they could lay their hands on, so their units were (much) stronger than reported.
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