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HHHmmm......I didn't expect this. I didn't expect to spot any of his units less than 2 minutes into the battle. And I REALLY didn't expect them to be so close. It may be as much as a full platoon moving along the map to the North of my setup area. It could be less. Of the units that I saw I only spotted 1 or 2 men in each unit. So I don't know if they are teams or full squads. I didn't get a single shot off before they slipped out of my LOS.

No. But I may end up having some Sappers join them at some point. THE reason I purchased Sappers was for breaching.

Thank you for the reminder! I just changed everything to the highest setting. Also, Shift-Ctrl-Alt will do the same for the LODs as zooming in and out would do. So, frame the shot, Shift-Ctrl-Alt, screenshot will be the order of the day!

The SMG squads all have .....well....SMGs. The rifle squads have a mixture that is more heavy in longer rifles. If my assumption about his setup area is correct I am hoping that I don't engage him until I'm right on top of which. Those SMG squads are deadly in close but not as effective at longer ranges. The rifle squads can be more effective if I have to engage a distance, like in this screenshot (I know that's a sniper......it was just the only unit that I could find for a screenshot that could draw a line of fire so far). Since I'm less sure at what kind of range I'll engage with him at while going to Berliner Weisse I thought if was best to send the rifle unit. Maybe "more versatile" is a better adjective. For now I have the armor sorted with 1 of each type in each of the groupings. They haven't moved yet so I may change my mind about that.

OK, so what’s the plan? I’m glad that you asked………… I plan to move 5th Rifle Company along the southern edge of the map toward Berliner Wiesse . 4th Rifle Company will also advance on Berliner Weisse and take up an over watch position looking across the small open area nearby (I probably should have circle that area for this screenshot). I’ve decided to use these companies for that detail because I feel like they are more “flexible” units. I am going to move the SMG Company and Sapper units toward Vodka. I want the SMGs that they carry to be the focus of my firepower as I get close to his stronghold. 6th Rifle Company is being held in reserve. I placed them in the rear mostly to get them out of the way and remove some clutter. They will be used to either defend my lair or advance toward the other objectives as needed. I’ve taken all of my heavy weapons and set them up on my home base. All MGs are on the top floors of Jägermeister and ready to defend. I have also set up my mortars to be used for indirect fire. Finally, what to do with all of that fun armor…….It’s hard to see but I have split them into 3 battle groups. One to support the 4th and 5th Rifle Companies, one group to support the Sappers and SMG Company and the third to hang back in reserve, along with 6th Rifle Company. Questions?

Thank you for taking the time to check out my side of the Fire and Rubble Beta AAR. Please keep in mind that “Beta” is in the title. That means that some things may look funky (technical term) from time to time. Expect anything like that to be cleaned up before release. We’ve decided on a Meeting Engagement in Berlin. I don’t remember any previous Beta AARs being in an urban environment. That’s why we thought it might be fun. My OOB is: SMG Company - 2x SMG platoons 1x Sapper Platoon 2nd Rifle Battalion - 3x Rifle companies - 1x Machinegun company - 1x Mortar Battery - 1x Antitank platoon 3x M4A2 (76) W Lend Lease Shermans 3x OT-34 (M1942) Flamethrower Tanks 3x SU-85 (Late) Tank Destroyers 3x T-34-85 (Latest) Medium Tanks 1x BA-64B Armored Car 1x IL- Element Light (he asked me to get a plane because he wants to shoot it down) Here is an overview of the map My set up is in Jagermeister. I’m working under the assumption that Ithikial_AU is setting up in the area of Vodka and that Berliner Weisse is up for grabs. We’ll see if my assumption is correct soon enough.

Have you opened a Help Desk ticket yet? There are all sorts of things that could be going on that haven't been mentioned here yet. What kind of video card do you have? I'd like to see screenshots of the contents of the game's Data folder to see if everything that should be in there is in there. Regarding the Activate New Products utility having a desktop shortcut. Only CMFI and CMSF2 have them....going forward I hope they all will at some point. It was a special request of mine when we were working on Rome to Victory. Not everyone understands the sentence "the activation utility is in the game's main directory" but everyone understands "the activation utility is on the desktop"

Maybe he should try the demo. as @com-intern says, sometimes "getting behind the wheel" with a game makes all the difference.

But the overall TO&E (not factoring in when things are available) can be found in the description of each base game and module on our website. Like this for instance: https://www.battlefront.com/fortress-italy/cmfi-rome-to-victory-module/?tab=toe

Have you tried, while using your son's account, right clicking the game's exe file and selecting Run as Administrator?

I use Ctrl-PrtSc and then Paste it into the stock version of Paint and never get what you're seeing.

This is weird. I had someone report the same thing yesterday. Said they couldn't create an account because one already existed. I couldn't find an existing account for either that guy or Norman. And, I was able to create an account for both of them using the same account creation that is on our website.

Hi Norm. Open a ticket on the Help Desk. There is some personal information that I'll there to help you (like name and email address) http://www.battlefront.mojohelpdesk.com

The way the keys work is that they are assigned "assets". A purchase of the base game now will come with a key that activates both the original base game (Game Engine 3) and Game Engine 4. I have never tried it but, in theory, if he installed the original 3.0 base game the key would activate it. He can't download a new purchase today and get it to run as a 3.0 game. But he can/should be able to install the original 3.0 game and activate with a new key. If he tries it and it doesn't work, have him open a ticket and I'll work some ninja voodoo magic and get him set up. Just make sure he mentions this thread so I know what he's talking about.

This was the first time that I ever heard that song. And I saw it live.

I'm pretty sure it's a radio.

A couple of nice ones from @snake_eye

Can't I just continue to pretend that I didn't see the question?

Sorry ...but no.

I really dug this one from Baneman

Wow. It does work. I'm the killjoy that has already reported it as a bug. We'll see what happens. Thanks!

Enough from everyone.

Neither pre-orders nor pre-pre-orders are open at this time.

He already said that he couldn't......and I was relieved.

I'm pretty sure I'm going to be one of the people playing it. We'll see. I haven't done one since Red Thunder's. Might be fitting to do Fire and Rubble too. Further display my Eastern Front ineptitude.