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The Soviets usually forced anyone into service they could lay their hands on, so their units were (much) stronger than reported.

Before the Christmas holidays would be great, although my wife won't agree with that. Btw Douglas E.Nash released the second volume of his trilogy on the IV.SS Panzerkorps, covering the Budapest relief efforts in December 1944 until February 1945, called From the Realm of a Dying Sun. I have it in my hands while I type this and it is as good as the first volume, which is high praise. Nash is superb. Good company for the coming Fire and Rubble module. Recommended. Btw, does anybody know whether Douglas E. Nash is related to George H. Nash, the author?

Elvis, is it possible to give some kind of update on the progress of the module? Plus some interesting screenshots perhaps?

Fire and Rubble.

Winter mod.

I think it both looks bloody brilliant.

Yes, inevitable.

That was epic indeed. Two of the best American actors and a suberb story. I loved it. Season 3 was also pretty good.

Not yet, danfrodo, but I will pick them up at Amazon for a couple of pounds sooner or later. If you love medieval stories like I do, I can also recommend the Templar series by K.M. Ashman. What a writer! I have dozens of paperbacks from all those brilliant English writers, that I haven't read yet. At the moment I'm reading the Captain Korolev series by William Ryan, about a police investigator in Stalinistic Moscow. Brilliant stuff. So much to read and so little time, even now in the reign of Corona.

Ben Kane is great.

Looks like the usual Hollywood BS. I will most certainly give this a miss.

Greyhound Dash is by far my favorite CO2 scenario. I play it at the end of every year (German side only) and each time it's more enjoyable. One of the best gaming experience I ever had, really. I salute you, Pieter!

And wait for years and years for the next game. God, I'm fed up with all this empty talk.

It most definitely was a joke. Nobody is hounding him for an exact date, it's just high time that we are given some definitive information with regard to the release. Steve said that it will definitely be released this year, so I expect pre-orders at the beginning of november and a release in the second half of december. BF only has itself to blame for this situation. Elvis is being cautious, i get that, but giving the exact 'update' like we had in february has to infuriate/confuse people.

I'll go for fusion power.

Really? I think for an interview of that length it contains remarkably little 'beans'. CMFR will 'definitely' be out his year, which is already contradicted by Elvis, so what are the other beans that lately have been spilled?

Yes, that would be the right following order. You can of course first release it and then open the pre-orders, but that will cost you money....

I think Elvis gave that date just to get me off his back. Hopefully we will all have a white Christmas this year...

Perhaps the Lauban campaign from CMBB can be resurrected for Fire and Rubble. One of the last German victories in the East (Silesia, eastern Germany, now Poland) and a great subject for a campaign.

I always liked Bowie, although not as much as you do. Under pressure with Freddy was a great song, same as China girl. Such great artists back then. Apart from that I hope you aren't too serious about that date, because a pre-Christmas release would wipe away a lot of frustration and displeasure. It would also mean I can finally stop making a nuisance of myself, which is also for myself quite exhausting to be honest.

Woow, impressive work JulianJ!

There are lots and lots of interesting ideas. Take a Finnish module (Winter war and Continuation war) with Finnish, Russian, Swedish, British and French forces. Lots of interesting fictional battles could be made. In fact some company recently launched a game about the Winter War, with British and French forces in it. In his interview Steve said the chances for another fictional modern game are small, but why not turn fictional to the past? Cold War turned hot 1984 would sell well, there are quite a few games around on that subject, although not in the style of CM. Another game that springs to mind is a 1946 war game, Germans fight on, Stalin decides to go for broke etc. Or Operation Sealion or the fighting in Norway in 1940 for example. Korea 1950 would also be great (I was just pulling your leg, MJ, it would indeed be a great subject for a game). Specific buildings like the Kremlin, the Stalingrad Grain Elevator, the Reichstag and such would also be great. I remember Close Combat and trying to conquer the Kremlin. Such fun to play.

It really was. I didn't take part in it, but followed it and did get all the maps of the Lauban area, which were absolutely stunning. Played on them for months and months. I must admit I never had so much fun (anymore) as playing CMBB. At first I hated the looks of it, but soon enough I realized it was most enjoyable game I would ever play.

Unfortunately I take your announcements even less serious as those of Steve. But it's nice to be appreciated. Btw, Bowie was born on the 8th, not the 7th...

Didn't you organize the Lauban campaign? Man, that was impressive. Would love to see that in Fire and Rubble.