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I have bought Actung Panzer and am finding it difficult to justify TOW Kursk...did anything improve from the last TOW in Africa (which I got bored of in 5 hours due to lack of tactics and wide open spaces)? I tried the demo but didn't see anything new. AP Kharkov seems to have upped the standard...once you get used to the interface that is. I have bought a lot of Battlefront stuff over the years since I discovered Combat Mission 1...so I only aim to encourage advancement!

No, My PC can more than handle the graphics, there is no stutter and the smoke and explosions are excellent.......however the tanks, men etc move with a strange jolting action whilst everything else is ultra smooth....no slow down at all and it makes no difference whether I am on minimal graphics or have everything set to max! Game is still playable but it just looks odd Until I get the eventual CTD!!!

No problem :-)

I get the crashing issue on Vista 32

Why do you move threads with TOW2 problems to the TOW1 forum??????

ok, I got it working in the first german campaign.........would rather play custom battles but never mind only $45. Now I find on any graphics setting (and my pc is pretty powerful)the tank movement is very jerky rather than smooth. And the accuracy of fire is just silly. I can see why no refund is offered! On a positive note I have bought all the combat mission series, TOW 1, shock force etc and I know these things will get fixed but may I suggest...... Battlefront, since CM1 you have gradually got to be more arrogant! I am a loyal customer and I am offended,

ok, I got it working in the first german campaign.........would rather play custom battles but never mind only $45. Now I find on any graphics setting (and my pc is pretty powerful)the tank movement is very jerky rather than smooth. And the accuracy of fire is just silly. I can see why no refund is offered! On a positive note I have bought all the combat mission series, TOW 1, shock force etc and I know these things will get fixed but may I suggest...... Battlefront, since CM1 you have gradually got to be more arrogant! I am a loyal customer and I am offended,

Few weeks and all is well on other games

Just bought the game. Crashes in the set up phase EVERY TIME. On one occassion crashed computer totally. UAC switched on/off and playing as Administrator and not. Same result Any Ideas? Vista 32 Intel Quad Q6600 GeForce 285 on 182.5 Drivers 4MB RAM

Fantastic. The quick battle generator has renewed my interest in this game. I can remove half the trees and bushes so that I can see what goes on and I can set up all sorts of great scenarios to play single player. In time I hope for someone to develop some bigger towns (quite hard to do I think). Even if you cant get in the buildings, a long fight in a gradually crumbling town is good fun. Bigger maps to give all the trucks and cars better use would be more fun as would replay, entering buildings and motars. And an easier map mod tool would be good....etc. I applaud the uber patch. And I eagerly await the add-on. I am happy to pay. This game is going in the right direction. Thanks. Keep us all posted.

Me Four TOTAL AGREEMENT! This is the only thing I am looking for. A Custom Battle Generator. Were you can: -Chose a map from a existing list. -Chose the units to form the oposing sides. -Chose an objective that trigers the victory. I would PAY EXTRA FOR THIS

Is it me or is everyone struggling with the editors. I can only find limited stuff on CMM Database.

Camera just needs 1 addition. I like to lock on and follow a unit, not from the drivers seat but from a position of my choice. The graphics are very good and make one want to track along with one unit. Unless I have missed something, this is the missing camera option.

I have a high regard for PC Gamer. I am a subscriber because I rate their overall balance. They protect mr average against duff games and, it has to be said,they brought the excellent Combat Mission to my attention. Over time one becomes tuned PC Gamers bias for "games" over "simulations" and speed over substance. They particularly love first person shooters (eg half life). These always bore me after 5 hours. They love Real Time Strategy (but unrealistic gamey ones where a tank has a health bar that can be recharged!). Sadly, to Mr Average, TOW is a duff game. So PC Gamer got that right. What they miss is that TOW is a step forward for wargaming. Shame on PC Gamer for missing that because they normally applaud a new way! To Combat Mission lovers...well might I suggest that we are all a bit bored and we do need a new way? First I loved the long slog of History Line on the Amiga. Then Combat Mission which I played by email for 2 years! Less CM2, then almost not at all on CM3... no real progression...same game with small tweaks. Theatre of War however shows some real promise. Its a bit more personal, more gritty and we have a promised improvement and mission editor, soon? Develop it to the limit Battlefront and then move to a new graphics engine allowing deformable terrain etc. This is the future of WW2 wargaming. I am not Mr Average gamer. I want a long tactical game, I want to get to know my troops, I want to be genuinely concerned when I throw them forward. I want to have to bring supplies to them, fuel and ammo and food. I want to be able to watch them dig in etc....In short I want an experience that goes beyond a short tactical challenge which has to be replayed to get it right. I want to loose engagements and fall back to fight another day. Get going battlefront, you have a big opportunity and an army of Combat Mission customers waiting for such a product.Keep up the interest by developing TOW to its limit (we will pay for it)and get moving on Theatre of War 2. Supplies you can leave to TOW3

Hi Sibairarius, sorry i have been away on business! Think I have solved the problem. Virgin media comes with PC Guard which uses a program file called f-prot. This uses a "Heuristic" scan to detect suspicious trojans. I believe the PC Guard software to be out of date. Either wait for it to be up to date or do what i did.....cash out for a better antivirus system (I went for Panda at £42 There is now no problem!) I say this because the help on PC Guard is non existent. "susema" is also a PC Guard description so not easy to find on the net. Good Luck