Sandokan Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Morning guys, once, somebody in this forum said that when you play the same scenario for the third time you should be as good as Patton. Well, this Patton completed the Rolling thunder scenario yesterday for the third time scoring a minor defeat. Which is, anyway, better than the two previous total defeats. This apart, is one of the more entertaining scenario I've ever played. The fact is in the demo is a kind of bonus, I say. So, for everybody who hasn't still tried the this demo, download it now! You wont regret it. Ps. I publish this here because I presume people checking the CMBS forum knows this already. PPS. Guys like me, used with CMSF, beware! CMBS batttle environment is a lot deadlier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Canadian Cat Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Which side did you play as? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandokan Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 Blue force, attacker. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George MC Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 11:10 AM, Sandokan said: Morning guys, once, somebody in this forum said that when you play the same scenario for the third time you should be as good as Patton. Well, this Patton completed the Rolling thunder scenario yesterday for the third time scoring a minor defeat. Which is, anyway, better than the two previous total defeats. This apart, is one of the more entertaining scenario I've ever played. The fact is in the demo is a kind of bonus, I say. So, for everybody who hasn't still tried the this demo, download it now! You wont regret it. Ps. I publish this here because I presume people checking the CMBS forum knows this already. PPS. Guys like me, used with CMSF, beware! CMBS batttle environment is a lot deadlier. Good to hear its working as intended! The key to being successful in this is doing effective combat recce and making good use of the undulating terrain If you can unmask/spot enemy AT assets you can then neutralise them more effectively. Despite the name its a scenario to play cautiously, slowly and carefully. Good luck with your next playthrough. Cheery! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerKommissar Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) On 9/15/2018 at 6:10 AM, Sandokan said: PPS. Guys like me, used with CMSF, beware! CMBS batttle environment is a lot deadlier. I came from BS and into SF, treating the environment as a near-pear clash. Much less intense, I was taking it easy. Chillin' like a villian. Until a Lada with an IED drew into a Challenger II -- I never knew you could stuff so much nitroglycerin into such a small car... People, who haven't played, like to say that SF and BS are the same thing. I'd say they're almost opposite. Edited September 17, 2018 by DerKommissar 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter thomas Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Thanks. I'd like to get this scenario. Is the one you're talking about the one called 'RDM - Rolling Thunder V1' in the scenario depot, or something else, somewhere else? Cheers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 34 minutes ago, DerKommissar said: SF and BS are the same thing. I'd say they're almost opposite. That's accurate. In CMSF one can (or should) be able to win with minimal if any casualties and the victory condition usually have huge penalties for Blue casualties. In CMBS, you can have a bloodbath and still win as Blue. Coming from CMSF, that can be very depressing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerKommissar Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, Erwin said: That's accurate. In CMSF one can (or should) be able to win with minimal if any casualties and the victory condition usually have huge penalties for Blue casualties. In CMBS, you can have a bloodbath and still win as Blue. Coming from CMSF, that can be very depressing. LOL. Coming from BS, I took 0 dead, and like 5 wounded -- and I pat myself on the back and smile. Then I realize that those 5 wounded severely depleted the combat effectiveness of a platoon, and have to use someone else to clear villages. A damaged Chally 2 is a big deal, when in BS it would be an expected toll. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, peter thomas said: Is the one you're talking about the one called 'RDM - Rolling Thunder V1' in the scenario depot, or something else, somewhere else? That one is a fairly major modification of @George MC's original IIRC.....You can find the V1 update of the original in my Dropbox, here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5x6vz7t8st4lahk/Rolling%20Thunder_v1.btt?dl=0 1 hour ago, DerKommissar said: People, who haven't played, like to say that SF and BS are the same thing. I'd say they're almost opposite. Very much agree.....CM:A is different again (the Uncons are often better fighters than the regulars they face), all of the CM games have their individual merits. Edited September 17, 2018 by Sgt.Squarehead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter thomas Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Thanks Sgt Squarehead. But which scenario was the OP talking about? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George MC Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 1 hour ago, peter thomas said: Thanks Sgt Squarehead. But which scenario was the OP talking about? The demo version - which is also the same version that shipped with CMBS i.e. it's one of the stock scenarios. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter thomas Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) Thanks George MC. I have it now - from the download Sgt Squarehead so kindly provided above. It looks great. But it wasn't in my original game, I think, unless it's called something else. Is it called Rolling Thunder V1 as a stock scenario, or something else? How strange. Now I'm wondering what else my stock game should have, but doesn't......and how that could happen...? Edited September 17, 2018 by peter thomas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George MC Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 12 minutes ago, peter thomas said: Thanks George MC. I have it now - from the download Sgt Squarehead so kindly provided above. It looks great. But it wasn't in my original game, I think, unless it's called something else. Is it called Rolling Thunder V1 as a stock scenario, or something else? How strange. Now I'm wondering what else my stock game should have, but doesn't......and how that could happen...? I'm not sure TBH. My version of CMBS has a lot of scenarios stripped out at the moment. If my memory serves it was included in the main game and it would be Rolling Thunder v1 - that's the same file I have lingering in my CMBS game. My version is the version I was using for beta testing so it's not reflective of what actually shipped, so my memory could be playing tricks... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbasid111 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Looking at the creation dates Rolling Thunder no version number was part of the CMBS demo. Rolling Thunder V1 was the version that shipped with the full version of CMBS The OP does refer to the demo so i believe that is the version he is playing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George MC Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 10 hours ago, Abbasid111 said: Looking at the creation dates Rolling Thunder no version number was part of the CMBS demo. Rolling Thunder V1 was the version that shipped with the full version of CMBS The OP does refer to the demo so i believe that is the version he is playing Cool - thanks for doing that @Abbasid111 Yes, I can confirm that the demo Rolling Thunder and the CMBS game scenario Rolling Thunder v1 are one and the same. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter thomas Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 OK. Many thanks. Maybe I just didn't see it. Playing it now and it's certainly a superb map. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George MC Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 9 minutes ago, peter thomas said: OK. Many thanks. Maybe I just didn't see it. Playing it now and it's certainly a superb map. Thanks! Excellent - glad ya like the map. Good luck 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Hmmm, I can't find this scenario anywhere in my BS folder. Not under battles and not in the campaign folder either. You sure it shipped with BS? Michael 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domfluff Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 It didn't ship with CMBS. It's probably worth uploading to the Scenario Depot though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Canadian Cat Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Like here?: http://www.thefewgoodmen.com/tsd3/cm-black-sea/cm-black-sea-add-ons/rdm-rolling-thunder_v1/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Thank you, Ian. I'll give it a whirl. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter thomas Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 As we realised above, the version in the scenario depot, link provided by IanL above, is not the one the OP refers to, most likely. But there is a link to that one in the post from Sgt Squarehead above. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domfluff Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 The alternate version is actually missing some things - you don't have air cover, for a start, and you're missing some artillery and drone assets. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter thomas Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Which is the 'alternate version'? You mean the one in the scenario depot? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domfluff Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Yeah, the scenario depot version. The one there is one of a series of "randomised" scenarios, that have additional AI plans and less deterministic reinforcements - chap did the same thing for "CMFI In For a Pound". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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