Sgt.Squarehead Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) Just one more.....It neatly sums the vicious, point-blank, nature of this fight: That's gonna hurt! Edited December 6, 2019 by Sgt.Squarehead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) OK, just one more 'final image': This single GI gave me such a nightmare that I nicknamed him 'Sgt.Rock'.....His deadly accurate carbine fire displaced several of my sections and he then single-handedly fought off two counterattacks! I had to pin him down with LMG & sniper fire from a nearby hill and then surround him before he finally succumbed! What a fight! Edited December 6, 2019 by Sgt.Squarehead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymous_Jonze Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Also is it just me or is the AI better? I played a QB as the Free French assaulting a mountain held by Gebirgsjaeger. I took the mountain and then was promptly surrounded and destroyed. I was very amused. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 More likely just very well written AI scripting for the QB map. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 4 hours ago, MikeyD said: They provided more scenarios in the module than originally promised and they all play very well. The new 'Northern Italy' region has a change in building facades making the game look different. This is the first of the CM titles to push to war's end. The Germans, Americans and Brits see an influx of late war vehicles. 10th Mountain Division and Gebrigsjagers of 4th Independent Mtn Division butt heads - on a snow-covered mountaintop! The last time anyone fought over a snow-covered mountain in CM was CM:Afghanistan. Gameplay is different from '43 Sicily or the flatlands of Russia or forested Ardennes. As for 'star battles', pushing through the Apennines and into the Po valley is hardly a minor feat. Two of the CM titles are entirely fictional, R2V module at least has a firm historical basis. So how many scenarios are there? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuthorn Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 42 minutes ago, Aragorn2002 said: So how many scenarios are there? 15 by my count 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultradave Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 15 scenarios, and 2 campaigns. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combatintman Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 3 hours ago, Sgt.Squarehead said: OK, just one more 'final image': This single GI gave me such a nightmare that I nicknamed him 'Sgt.Rock'.....His deadly accurate carbine fire displaced several of my sections and he then single-handedly fought off two counterattacks! I had to pin him down with LMG & sniper fire from a nearby hill and then surround him before he finally succumbed! What a fight! I got half way through testing this one as the Americans - it is a superbly atmospheric map and the German AI was done pretty well. A tricky one to win against the AI for sure which illustrates just how good the Beta tester scenario designers have come. Sadly I was unable to contribute much beyond three maps for QBs to this title but may at some point release a scenario that I did have planned for this module, which I think would be a cracker of a fight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Look forward to seeing it (assuming you get the opportunity). I haven't even looked at the QB Maps yet, I'd quite forgotten about them in all the excitement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilts Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 16 hours ago, Ultradave said: 15 scenarios, and 2 campaigns. Really? Someone better alter the store page then because on there it says you only get "2 campaigns and 8 standalone battles" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG TOW Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 8 minutes ago, Hilts said: Really? Someone better alter the store page then because on there it says you only get "2 campaigns and 8 standalone battles" Hey, that's false advertising 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultradave Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 15 minutes ago, Hilts said: Really? Someone better alter the store page then because on there it says you only get "2 campaigns and 8 standalone battles" That was the original plan, but a number of scenarios were added as the development time lingered. A bonus of the delay! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Time well spent IMHO.....I've played three R2V scenarios so far, all of them have been excellent, kudos to the creators. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas3 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 On 12/6/2019 at 4:48 PM, Aragorn2002 said: Bad guys or not, the Germans fought like lions. Bad guys. They were fanatic bad guys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Andreas3 said: Bad guys. They were fanatic bad guys. Fanatic bad guys or not, the Germans fought like lions... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freyberg Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 I'm up to my third QB, exploring the new units available to the minor nationalities. The beauty of this game is in the details - I'm finding this module really interesting. Scenarios might have to wait until the holidays as I like to play them carefully. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z1812 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 On 12/6/2019 at 3:39 AM, Aragorn2002 said: I'm struggling to convince myself that this module is worth buying. I've bought all CM games so far, although I never play CMBS and seldom CMSF2. My sense of loyalty towards BF isn't what it used to be after the endless delay. So buying it without a good reason is out. Winter in Italy is interesting, but not interesting enough for me. Brazilians, Indians etc. don't interest me at all. Goumiers might have, but they are unfortunately not in. The role of Waffen SS in Italy was small, so that's also not a good reason for me to buy this module. What about the campaigns and scenarios? Can anyone give me some details on the German campaign and German scenarios? I feel this way as well. Except the delay didn't bother me at all since there is so much content in the other games I have not played yet..............................the thing is I know will eventually buy it, if for no other reason but to have my collection complete. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warts 'n' all Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 They fought like lions.... No, they didn't. Lions would have told Mad Addy to "F*** Off, you Nazi plonker, and leave us in peace, the Jews never did us any harm." 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I'm going to have to agree with the Roundhead. 'Cornered Rats' might be a more apt description. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 This is the first module that I playtested every battle before release. It was breathtaking to see the intricate work these guys put in and singling out a favorite would be impossible and unfair. I will note a couple though (not calling them favorites.....Not that I liked them the best or anything but as examples of some of the content. Flames in the Mist was unlike any other CM battle that I ever played. People may correct me and remind of something similar and, if they're right, I have no memory of the other battles. It was a totally different type of battle. Cassili Road, this battle is an obvious example of what all of the battles have. Extremely well thought out and detailed AI plans. I think I played it 5 times. And each time I went into it thinking "ok, I know what to do in this thing" and each time I was surprised. Not that the AI did some gamey thing that was different but that the AI acted in a way that I didn't expect or account for...and if I hadn't been trying to be gamey I should have accounted for. All the battles have this level of refinement but this one, in my opinion, can demonstrate it the best. Go ahead..play it twice...or 3 times...You'll see what I mean. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleSimon Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 It's $35 dollars for two campaigns, a bunch of scenarios, and new units. Didn't seem like a bad deal to me. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 (edited) 14 hours ago, Sgt.Squarehead said: I'm going to have to agree with the Roundhead. 'Cornered Rats' might be a more apt description. The Roundhead is on my ignore list and his empty one-liners do not interest me. I hope he will do me the same courtesy. Edited December 8, 2019 by Aragorn2002 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkEzra Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 On 12/6/2019 at 4:31 PM, Sgt.Squarehead said: Look forward to seeing it (assuming you get the opportunity). I haven't even looked at the QB Maps yet, I'd quite forgotten about them in all the excitement. The new qb maps Do Not Follow the numbered naming convention of the base game . they will be found at the end of the qb master list. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vet 0369 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 On 12/7/2019 at 7:15 PM, z1812 said: I feel this way as well. Except the delay didn't bother me at all since there is so much content in the other games I have not played yet..............................the thing is I know will eventually buy it, if for no other reason but to have my collection complete. There’s nothing wrong with or disloyal to decide not purchase a Family or module because it doesn’t “trip your trigger.” Both CMFI and GL were first day purchases for me, but I just recently started playing the Polish campaign in GL, and no scenarios yet. I have started playing the 10th Mountain campaign in R2V. I enjoy playing CMFI because I like to experience the changes in formations, TO&E, and tactics from 1943 to 1945. I guess we all have our reasons to buy or not to buy, but none of them is disloyal to BFC. I get the feeling that the next modular for CMRT will be a “first day buy” for Aragon 2002, and that’s how it should be based on his interests. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 If you have a thing for obscure weapons CMFI has them like no other title. Most obscure is the T32 37mm mountain gun. Before I was assigned to texture it I didn't even know such a weapon existed! Quote "The modified 37mm gun mounted on a tripod was introduced in the theatre in the spring of 1945. It was used by a few units on the front line with good results. It was emplaced on the MLR and fired directly at enemy MG positions. These positions were either destroyed or forced to change location. Those who fired the modified 37mm gun on the front line commented on its accuracy up to 1,500 yards, its simplicity and its lightness. The only unfavorable characteristic of the weapon was that it had to be relaid after each round fired, since the tripod mount was not sufficiently stable. The weapon was not used sufficiently in combat in Italy to permit a definite statement as to its suitability or desirability for use. Developments in the field of recoilless weapons will undoubtedly influence any decision as to the most effective weapon for the close support of infantry." Fifth Army official history shows loss of 17 "Gun, 37-mm, T32, w/mount M9" during the period 31 Mar - 11 May 1945. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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