Rex

A few years ago I happened to catch a program dealing with military training and the reactions of soldiers. It was the premise of this show that the vast majority of the fighting that was done in WW II (and most wars up to this point)was done by relatively few men. I believe they quoted around 15%. The others just clutched their rifles and tried to stay hidden. Several WW II veterans disagreed with this figure, but apparently there was substantial evidence supporting it. As a result of this, the marine corps (and probably the army as well) significantly changed their training regimen. The new training worked on the 'Pavlov's Dog' principle. Soldiers were drilled over and over again to perform certain maneuvers until they would do them automatically under combat conditions. The idea being to brainwash these men into becoming killing robots. With the new training, the number of soldiers who actively participated in battle rose significantly. I believe it was around 80% in Vietnam. However, the training regimen also had the unfortunate side effect of making it extremely difficult for these men to readjust to normal society (it seems there's limited job opportunities for brainwashed killing robots in the corporate world). Nothing real earth shattering, I realize. I was wondering, however, if your research agreed with these figures.

Can I get an 'Amen'...

A couple of months ago, someone started a thread asking how many people were involved in the creation of CM. If I remember correctly, most people guessed around 10 or 12. I thought this seemed like a ridiculously small number of people for a project of this size and complexity. Now, I hear (read) that it's only the three of you! I'm totally floored! Where I work, it takes three people just to form the committee to decide who'll form the team! My hat is off to you gentleman. I'd like to shake each of your hands personally and kiss you all on the cheek. Unfortunately, logistics (and common decency) makes that just about impossible, so you'll have to be satisfied with my hard earned $50 (or at least your cut of it) when you publish the game. As far as the current threads regarding the new forum: forget about 'em. Concentrate on the game. If the rest of us have to click a bit more than before, that's a small price to pay if it saves you significant amounts of time and/or headache. Keep up the great work! Rex