Pirate Bill

Saw talk about Kali and MPlayer in another thread. Is there any plans for GameRanger support on the Mac side? GameRanger frankly kicks butt, anyone can make their game GameRanger compatible w/ no fees or requirements, and its free

OK, so I know it's nothing close to CM and we spend most of our time making fun of it, but who's got some stories from Close Combat? To start it off, here's mine. In CC2, I'm fighting at Groesbeek Heights as the Allies. I've got 1 standard Sherman, 1 Stuart, and a bazooka team; I'm up against 2 Panthers and 2 MkIVs. 5 minutes later, every one o' those panzers is brewed up, including one Panther with a 37mm Stuart shell in it's turret.

Anybody seen 'Canadian Bacon' with John Candy?

How long does CM take to determine the results of a turn. In other words, how long between when I hit 'end turn' and when it is ready to show the movie? I know it depends on the size of the battle, but around 5 minutes or an hour?

Regarding jewel cases - include one. One that has the label 'Combat Mission' on the side. The #1 thing that bugs me is games with no cases, and the #2 thing is cases I can't identify when I'm looking for something.

Hey! PSX X-COM is pretty good!

What's the deal with aircraft? Are they controlled as standard units? Do you just say 'send air strike to point x'? Is air support totally automated and out of your control? Aircraft seem to play a major role in the game, but I haven't been able to find much info about them.

Will the preorder offer be canceled when the BETA demo is released?

If only I could go forward 5 years! Then I could get CM2 and it would have all those features that are impossible on todays computers! So, if you do have a time machine, I'll give you a NICKEL for it. A really shiny nickel! Please?

Does CM have a speed adjuster, so that in 5 years when everyone has a 3GHz machine with 4GB of RAM the 60 second battle sequence won't play out in 3 seconds?

Any chance of a mode which shows all infantrymen, instead of showing 3 men for a 12 man squad, for people with big buff computers?

I've looked at most of the QT movies of CM on the page and the graphics are incredible! The one thing I noticed is that when people get shot, shelled, or otherwise turned to casualties, they just disappeared, instead of falling down or anything. Ditto for the M7 commander who buttoned up his tank: Now you see him, now you don't. Is this going to be changed in the final version?