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Pillar, from the discussion I'm assuming that "the system" is designed for an attacking force, right? But in RL any given force needs to be prepared to defend as well. And if this system is tried in a defensive situation, a sneaky attacking HQ unit spotting for some mortars could wreak havoc on those big guns. You then either have to position your guns with LOS of about SMG range, or those mortars WILL get you. Even though I agree that this would be an effective attacking force, and that this is partly because CM presently doesn't handle MGs very well, I still think that "the system" would fail in RL due to: 1. No effective defense. 2. That kind of troop density would bleed other areas dry of men. Sten

Homba said: Have no fears, most of the betatesters are most definitely reading this thread. The system for determining the ownership of a VL could surely use some improvement, but I'm afraid that so could a lot of other issues. I'll make sure the other testers are aware of this thread, and we'll see how it flies. What is possible to change for CM2 remains to be seen, but your arguments will be taken into consideration. (How's that for a non-commitment? ) Sten [This message has been edited by Sten (edited 03-23-2001).]

Swell post! You got me with the "keeping the score" ruse. (I was ) Sten

Napoleon1944, scooleen and moosehead, let me state this very clearly: There is no 'equalizing' or hidden luck factor in CM. As Vanir and Jason said, it is all just very rare events happening and these events can occur on both sides. ten

There is no "luck factor" as such. That only leaves your second explanation... Sten

I agree with all that's been said, and, as Panzer Leader, I think this forum is an important extra bonus. I just started playing Warlords Battlecry (my first RTS ever, bar CC) and I like it a lot. Comparing it to CM is apples and oranges, but all games I've played so far pales in comparison with CM. While trying to learn more about WBC I have enrolled in the WBC forum. Although the designers are there, and they give very good support, there are also just a tad too many immature people there. The mature, relevant and often well-argued discussions on the CM forum is a constant source of joy. We should all congratulate ourselves for achieving this. We are all richer for it. Sten

That link doesn't work. Sten

The CM Borg said: Is this the new, improved version of the Borg? The old Borg used to say: - NN is assimilated. - Resistance is futile. Sten

Huh? Asking that here is like asking the pope if he's catholic. The answer's the same: Hell yes! (But I doubt the pope would chose the same words.) For more than a year, one of my CD drives has contained the CM CD. I removed it once, when I upgraded my computer. It is easily worth way more than BTS is asking for it. Sten

No! That would only reinforce her in her belief that stealing CM CDs is OK. Pick up some hobby she hates instead. Buy lots and lots of plastic models of your favourite tanks, and "forget" to close the glue tube. Naturally, you have to be in the living room for this. Or start brewing your own beer in the bathroom. That's smelly and takes a lot of space. Sten

The original name was Kournikova, I think. Norton got a good page on that virus. Sten

For those of us that were hoping for a true sequel to X-Com, the future now looks very bleak indeed. Go to www.mythosgames.com and read their forum for the original statement. Sten

Let's all join hands and pray for brother Daveym. We feel your pain, brother. But you'll have to wait for CM2 to PROPERLY get done in by the "bear". Enough of this! Don't y'all got PBEM turns to send, hmm? Sten [This message has been edited by Sten (edited 02-28-2001).]

Jasper, Would that be John Jones, the father of Jenny Jones? Sten

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I'm on a PC, so that makes it Mac 9 PC 8 Sten

Perchpole, just be patient, okay? Questioning BTS's choice of delivery method won't get you your game any faster. Not that they had much of a choice to begin with. People have been slamming BTS for both their prices and for deliveries taking too long. No matter where on the sliding scale between Expensive and Fast on one end and Cheap and Slow on the other BTS choose to position themselves, they'd get criticised for their choice. As about half of all complaints are about prices and the other half is about delivery speeds, I'd say they've chosen a fairly good middle ground, wouldn't you say? And, secondly, if your post office says 4 days, that really is a promise you should hold THEM responsible for, not BTS, right? Sten

Thanks guys, and especially Schrullenhaft. I just upgraded my Logitech mouse drivers to 9.26, from 8.20, and everything works like a charm. Thanks, Sten

I just downloaded the latest NVIDIA drivers, Detonator 3. I have a NVIDIA Riva TNT2 m64, 32 gig, card and before the download I had no problems running CM at all. But after I installed the drivers my mouse is flickering. It flickers in CM and it flickers even if I have no programs open but Active Desktop running. If I turn Active Desktop off, then it runs smoothly on the desktop. Can anyone please help me get my mouse pointer back to the flicker-free state it was in before? I'd like to keep the new drivers, as they help up some other games, but CM is the most important one, so if this can be solved without reverting back to my old drivers I'd be very grateful. Sten

Great post, Boru! What do you guys think, will Boru be the next newbie to join vile and stinking ranks of the Cesspool? Sten

Sheer brilliance, Peng. Bravo! Sten

ntg84 is listed as having made 230 posts..... Either he's not a newbie at all or he is not ntg84 at all. Sten

Scipio, A generic, US, engineer platoon comes with two FT teams. Not including them would be unhistorical. Granted, QBs are somewhat unhistorical to start with, but we could at least play with the historical units, right? c)This is already in the game. d+a) How far into the map you have to push is determined by choosing the type of aggression, Probe, Attack or Assault. Pushing farther is more dificult, hence the difference in purchase points. Lower the turn-limit to minimum and see how much harder the Assault becomes. With speed being of essence you really need the extra points given in an assault. e) Agreed. f) Agreed. Sten

Can't you all see that Bates is right? I often feel very offended when people refer to Sweden as "a country in Northern Europe" Since this clearly implies that we are more distanced from the center-of-action than others. I also try not to use the words "floor" and "ceiling" as it would be extremely prejudicial, and would belittle other parts of the room. I think anyone who uses these two terms are just showing their empathy towards the aggressive middle part of the room. - Nurse, did I really get the right pills...? Sten [This message has been edited by Sten (edited 02-14-2001).]

And BTS got "Developer of the year" as well. Congrats! Sten