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  1. 5 hours ago, WimO said:

    There are no Designer's Notes nor has the author included their name.

    BTW: The scenario is quite a significant abstraction of the event. The map is flat whereas the terrrain in the area between the bridge over the Orne ("Horsa") and the Chateau St. Come gradually climbs from 6m to 60m. The elevation difference between the British positions around Ranville, Le Bas de Ranville and the high ground just east of the Orne and the German start line was approximately 20 meters of elevation. The Germans also had a great view of the whole area of Dropzone N and beyond from the steeple of Eglise St. Pierre in Breville-les-Monts which sat at 54 m elevation plus the steeple.

    My reason for suggesting you try @Bootie was down to the lack of Designer Notes, and authors name in the briefing.

    Like yourself I found the map a bit flat and feature less. Okey, back to the Reichwswald.

  2. 31 minutes ago, Vacillator said:

    Oddly when I try to load the scenario up from either side, it crashes me out of CMBN back to desktop.  No error message, just kicks me out.  This may be the first time I've had this.

    It might be due to the size. When I looked at it earlier it did seem to stick on 98% for quite a while when loading. I doubt I'll actually be playing it anytime soon, too busy with  real life, and Downfall at the moment.

  3. 7 hours ago, Vacillator said:

    I was about to say 'according to the manual ... but it doesn't say. 

    It does say. Or at least, it does in the Market-Garden Manual (near the bottom of page 42). And yes, it does give the range as "up to 6,800 m". I suspect that that is the range when firing HE indirectly, rather than when attempting to tank on enemy armour directly.

  4. 2 hours ago, Vacillator said:

    Do you have a tracking spreadsheet or whatever? 

    No. When I buy a game I just create word documents for both the campaigns, and the battles. If I then find something on Green as jade that interests me I can just insert into my list. Back in the days of CM1 I kept everything in a note pad. 

  5. 2 hours ago, Vacillator said:

    You can list alphabetically, so all FR are grouped together.  You would still have to load most of them up to get a date though.

    I recall others have said they play 'chronologically' so they may come along with suggestions or info.  I think someone once said they were trying to play every battle on every front in chronological order, so they would need a spreadsheet or database to track that I imagine, not to mention adding in new releases when they arrive.

    Just a thought @A Canadian Cat - was IanL does your Whose Turn Is It utility have this info in it?  I think it might?  Not sure how accessible it might be for this purpose.

    I've always played chronologically ever since Beyond Overlord.

  6. 1 hour ago, AdamPraha said:

    The game does not involve giving any verbal orders.
    If there was a written order, I'd give it to them.

    If you cannot issue a direct order to attack a single tank. So just stupid AI going to shoot from rifle on tanks. Instead of firing panzerfausts.

     

    As has been explained to you above. You can't use a panzerfaust on a tank that is outside of the faust's range. Have you actually read the manual? 

  7. 46 minutes ago, Vacillator said:

    Got any pics, showing paths if possible?  Why does the AI take them off road?  Obstacles like wrecks in the way, or something else?

    I assume by lose you mean they drive off into mud and get stuck, or perhaps into LOS/LOF of the enemy?

    All valid questions. If vehicles "unfailingly" do stupid things i.e. constantly, would any of us get past a demo, without deciding this game isn't for us?

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