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hopefully we see the UK with 58 pattern making an appearance then 

Hello gamers and mainly devs.
 
Me, as a youngling to the Combat mission, I'd request developers to add something new other than skin, maps, language and guns. It needs something different! The game is 90% same across all games. If I imported all the models and skins from Combat Mission Shock Force 2 to Combat Mission cold war, the game would probably run it as nothing. And with it, it has the same issues. CQB is nightmare in reality too, but in Combat Mission, it's especially bad. If you have like 1 unit and need to perform CQB. Absolutely impossible. And the "Hunt" command is pretty useless as if they are in Hunt command, they start walking at slow pace and when see someone/something, they stop and will disable all following commands. Can't you guys make it that troops will HOLD for the amount of time they keep seeing the enemy or the enemy is neutralized? That would make CQB soooo much more easier and life would be good.

I've spoken to my friends and this is general feedback I get why they won't ever buy Combat Mission game:
 
Literally every game is same - That is in my opinion very true. It doesn't mean it'd be bad. But the same issue Combat Mission Afghanistan has, it's also in Combat mission Cold war.  Graphics - Irrelavant argument for me but it's also why a lot of players turn down. Especially the edges of the map, the sky Only 1v1 multiplayer with ancient connection system, no coop, no more players than 1v1 scenario. - In my opinion, very good argument. Combat mission is only 1v1 and without coop regime. This needs to be changed in the future (or would be amazing if was changed right now). Price tag too high - Well. If we take in account that all the games are basically same. A skillful modder would probably make Shock Force 2, Cold war or Black Water out of Combat mission afghanistan. It's very high.  Planes/Helis are not part of the game. - We can get in argument that planes / helis fire from kilometers away and are irrelavant for the game, but I think it would certainly be healthy to add visual planes flying above, even if very far away. And when planes crash, you can see it too. The DLC fest. (Mostly Combat Mission Shock Force 2). - For the game where you charge 60€ for a same mechanical features as in every previous game. It's absolutely crazy to charge 20€ for a basically a nation bundle.   
The arguments I expect under this thread:
The price tag is that high because of: Small audience, simulation, bluh bluh bluh.... That is an interesting point, but is irrelavant. The game should be worth its money, which I'm afraid most of the games don't meet. The game is not same because in game XY, they moved 0.3km/h slower and fired 0,8 meters further. Please.... Just don't... Don't consider this thread as a hate. It's more like objectively true. I really love the concept of Combat mission series and I'd love them to continue. But the work / content / features is very much not meet with the price tag.
Also PLEASE guys, create your own discord. Don't be like your MP lobbies stuck in 80's/90's. 


Thank you for reading to this point.

IDF Lebanon theatre would be cool to explore plus i'd love to see falklands making an appearance 

The result of the better half of a company getting caught in the open by a mortar barrage during a real time mulitplayer match:

Hans was not thrilled witnessing the carnage of his sister company:

A menacing German defensive position, somewhere in the Ardennes:

American infantry overlooking said defense:

Finally a personal favorite of mine, US Airborne defending their OP from attack, somewhere in Normandy:

Mods matter

Even with only these 2 i would be very happy.
*Looks at your profile picture* You don't say... xD (im a commando fanboy myself).

The key to having an enjoyable QB experience is to never let game pick yours or AI's forces. Pick them manually in a whatever composition you will want to fight with/against.
But before you'll start purchasing forces - pick and preview the map manually. Find the one that seems like an interesting one to fight in and stick with it.
Like are you in a mood to use Ukrainian infantry to attack a Russian outpost that would have some tanks in it? Then go ahead - have yourself infantry with a support of lightly armored but heavy punching BTR4E and give an enemy some T72B3 or T90A. Want to set up a "tower defense" scenario as americans versus heavy russian armored advance? Buy a ton of foxholes, minefields, sandbags and a lot of infantry with ATGM while giving an enemy an advantage in points and fill his roster with nothing but tanks in an 'assault' scenario where you are the defender. Just set up the game according to your wishes.

It would be nice to see this thread getting an update on newest youtube channels. i am thinking about starting a compilation thread of all active CM youtube channels in the main cmx2 forum. 

There's about four major terrain mods by Aris, Vein, Flesh, and SeinfeldRules. Some have new textures and some are saturation tweaks. 
http://cmmodsiii.greenasjade.net/?p=2785
http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=314&func=fileinfo&id=1164
http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=314&func=fileinfo&id=1460
http://cmmodsiii.greenasjade.net/?p=2190
To make you even crazier, patboy has did some terrain, minus grass.
http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=314&func=fileinfo&id=1325
And check out patboy's (author name "boyer") other mods, he doesn't get as much recognition as he deserves. He's done some killer, beautiful stuff and is one of our most talented modders. Hopefully he is not gone for good.
http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=314&func=select&id=43&orderby=2&page=10
Mord.
 

Good luck guiding the airborne on their 4th jump in hells highway :-) I’m having a blast in this throwback to the past.

Here are some settings I use...