Justin Hoerter

Thanks, sounds great, I'll give it a look. As you see, my turnaround time is pretty bad!

I've a couple questions for you. Will you be hosting the turn files for viewing? If not, can any of you post a link to a web site that does. I enjoy seeing what tactics others use and my free time is limited, so I make an unreliable PBEM player. I would like to live vicariously though. Good luck with the site.

I spotted mine in one of Fionn's AARs. The sole squad that remained from his first ambush. My girlfriend made the proper ooh's and aah's, but everyone else thought I was nuts.

Very good comments Bullethead. I get the same feel from the game as well. I'd like to see BTS's comments, it'd be interesting to see how they've worked this out. Justin

I understand the abbrevation, just a bit of ribbing . We of course do it all the time, can make for quite a lot of confusion. The alkyl mercury compounds are very nasty, dimethyl being particularly bad do to its small size. It passes through most gloves and skin very rapidly. There have been a few deaths associated with this one (probably microliter quantities involved too). Most chemical accidents in a research lab setting are less severe do to the small quantities used. I've also had the pleasure of working with HF (non-aqueous its a super-acid and also) some other super-acids, as well as phosgene, cyanide, etc... Not to mention the board favorite white phosphorous and its cousins. Like many other fields, you really learn to think ahead . Anyway, sorry for the off-topic posts, but work can be so slow sometimes . J [This message has been edited by Justin Hoerter (edited 02-15-2000).]

Hmm... a little chemist bashing huh... As we speak I'm running NMR's of bis- 1,2-bis[(diperfluorylethyl)phoshpino]ethane diiridium tris-(mu-hydrido) hydride in Antimonypentafluoride (Mmmm, super-acid with the viscosity of molasses). I'm running another sample as well, but I don't have the time to write that one out. Inorganic nomenclature can be a pain! Fionn, shouldn't you be writing C2H5OH? The ethyl radical would be tearing your patients apart! J PS We just got a ampule of dimethyl mercury... Anyone have any medical texts on that one? It's knocked off a few grad. students. Hope I live to see CM's release!

This is the best thread I've seen in a while. Very nice to hear what has changed since the beta demo and the reasons behind it Steve. Also nice to hear the brief AAR from Madmatt. Just can't wait to give it a whirl myself... J

Sorry Fionn, I assumed Steve was not participating in the CMMC forum so I figured this needed to be asked here first. If something turned up that would be useful for CMMC I'd have posted over on the mailer. Steve, good to hear that its on the list. This is something that would make a great update after v1.0 J

Captain Foobar, I've only read through what Fionn's posted concerning the CMMC (CM meta-campaign), so I may be wrong. However, I understand that the GM's will be writin the maps on a per-battle basis. Initially a large number of small maps will be made to create the entire map. From there the GM will create an appropriate map. Essentially a manual version of CM's operation. Justin PS, Will CM have a copy/paste tool in the editor that allows copying a portion from one map to another? This would allow cuts to be made from the grid of maps origianally created and saved to the map being sent to the players.

I have unit bases turned on most of the time, helps a great deal with spotting units. The shift-cominbation is listed in hotkeys as well. J

On the subject of cats... I'd just picked up the British module to ASL and had laid out the new counter sheets to have a look. My sister's cat found it to be the perfect place to relieve herself. I don't believe the English have ever received a more traumatic loss of armor (or in this case armour)... As to ten counter stacks... In Red Barricades, IMO the height of ASL, this was so common and there were so many of them that we had house rules in place to take care of the inevitable tragedies. Yet another abstraction I'm happy to see leave as CM enters the fray. Justin

I understood, from Scott Udell's article at CGO, that units in subsequent battles had very restricted set-up areas. IE, a unit would only be able to move slightly (perhaps 60m). It sounds like this restraint has been relaxed. Is this true? Justin PS I'm questioning what really goes on between the bartenders and bouncers... Sounds like more than idle banter to me.

Hi Bill, As a SL'er, ASL'er, WCSII:Tanks'er, SP'er, etc... I've seen your name crop up before In fact I vaguely remember the fiasco with AH, wasted oppertunity on their part... My confidence in BTS is increased even more knowing that they've nabbed you. I look forward to seeing what you've done with CM. Justin

Can't leave the twenty-somethings underrepresented, 28 here. J

Sorry that I didn't remember it was your post Jason. Anyway, you made a good point J