137th Gebirg

Well, since Austria at this point is considered part of Greater Germany, then German, I guess

VERY interesting... I had often thought of doing a D-Day invasion scenario, but it already looks as if you're way ahead of me. Can you post the scenario when you have completed it? I'm eager to see how it looks... 137G

Thanks much, Offwhite. Actually, the filename is all I need. I don't have the Beta demo anymore, but am, fortunately, a graphics artist, and will be able to recreate the symbols fairly accurately. Thanks again...

1 CD, 1 Book. Both very well done, I might add. You could still smell the paint on the disc and the print in the book when it came out of the box.

Thanks for your reply Steve. You mention a "Mod-maker". Any one in particular that you would recommend for this or any other mods to the game?

Hmm. Excellent point. Thank you.

Will someone please kill this post? It's totally pointless.

1) To the BTS crew - CONGRATS! I received my copy of CM last week and it's THORUGHLY addicting. The panzer poster that came with it is also excellent work. I'm getting it framed as we speak. 2) THANK YOU - You cannot imagine my elation when I poked through your manual for the first time and saw that little Edelweiß icon in the list of available troops. When I first brought up the notion of adding Gebrigsjägers a year ago, the future of that particular soldier type was uncertain. I'm glad to see it definitely made it in. Excellent work on the Edelweiß patches on the image maps, BTW, although you forgot the matching hatpin (minor detail) 3) Question: I also remember in early versions of the demo and screenshots that the hackenkreutz (sp?) was clearly present on the Wermacht standards. I even remember complimenting you on your embracing of true, non-revisionist historical attitude during the production of the game. In the final version, however, it seems to have been removed. Also, I noticed that you used the standard Helvetica font for the "SS", as opposed to the actual "runes". Did the game sadly give way to the usual PC rhetoric, or were you taking into consideration sales of this game in Germany and Austria where such symbology is verboten? Again, thanks for the great game, and I think the missions MIGHT hold me over until CM2. Definitely, a more complex system than Close Combat ever aspired for. You are all to be commended. [This message has been edited by 137th Gebirg (edited 06-26-2000).]

Hey all, Just tried downloading the 1.0.1 patch for Mac, and the link seems to be broken. The Windows patch seems to also be lost. Anyone know what's going on with that (BTS response preferencial) Thanks, -137G

Hi, all... I pre-ordered my copy last year sometime, and I recall some mention of a poster of some German Panzer being sent out with all pre-orders. Will this still be the case? -Gebirg

Why, Austrian Mountain Troops, of course (137th Gebirgsjaegers, 2nd Mountain Div, to be precise)

Pre-ordered, won't copy. Especially since I don't know anyone else with a Mac in my area Just kidding...outstanding work, guys...

I'll be the big Three-Oh in August. But I remind my fellow armchair warriors that it's not the years, it's the mileage.

Fionn wrote: <HR WIDTH=75%>previously the German squads threw grenades which looked round and like pineapple grenades. now the Germans throw proper "Potato Masher" grenades<HR WIDTH=75%> I believe small pineapple grenades were also used by Germans, although not as common. They were smooth and egg-shaped with a seam around the center. I remember seeing a few at some WWII Living History demonstrations. [This message has been edited by 137th Gebirg (edited 03-24-2000).]

Although I'm not entirely sure I agree with Delta Charlie's flamboyant anti-PC rhetoric, I will say that the article he cited is erroneous in its claim that "The notorious Waffen SS troops ran the Nazis' death camps". It was, in fact, the Algemeine SS - a special SS branch run entirely by Himmler - that was responsible for the death camps. The Waffen SS were merely elite shock troops that specialized in small unit tactics. I will add that it's disgusting how politically correct zealots have twisted the facts of history to suit their own reconstructive vision of the past.