Warmeister

Like I said-ziiiiiiiiiiiip-right over your head better luck next time:^) See ya on the battlefield take care, Ol' blood and guts swamprat:^)

Fionn, You sure you're from Ireland?You sound more like the Chicago,Illinois type............ ziiiiiiiiiip>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ___ O O U ~

Ruff-ruff-ruff I hear a lot of barking their Matt,can't wait to defang the both of you:^) It ain't over till it's over

Of course it's all in good fun,and I'm having a ball,I hope you are too! OK,Me and the Wild Man,versus you and your friend with the temper[hehehe].I'll create something along the lines of what I already had that will be a real interesting battle.Each player will get 1 tank,1 company of cannon fodder,and 1 platoon of engineers. There will be no reinforcements. This should be a lot of fun Fionn,I look forward to it.We will treat the few surviving German POW's well:^) The stinking,low life swamprat who lives on a mountain

Hey Fionn, Swamp Rat?I've been accused of being a Mountain Boomer a time or two,but 'nary once a swamp rat:^).Forfeit? Would you 'ave me wager me 'ard earned pay,mate:^)? Afraid I don't gamble mate,and the only motivation I need is a friendly game anyway. HUMILIATION??!!!??? Aye' mate,I'm afraid you've lost out on that one too,because I usually,almost faithfully,lose my PBEM games,in spite of what Wild Bill may say to the contrary.So I'm beyond humiliation,been there, done that already:^),many times over if lost PBEM's are a gauge.But hey,if that's what motivates you,think negative Fionn,think negative!! Crush my forces beneath your axis heel,grind them down,and then roar like a Lion over the AAR reports,won't bother me any at all,as a matter of fact,I'll chortle with you,if you succeed!!After all,it's all for fun,and for the good of the game.I was under the impression it would be a team effort though,one game,four players.I move half the forces,WB moves half,then he ends turn and mails it to you and Matt,etc.Isn't that possible with PBEM? I'll send the scenario about a week before the Raiders CM website goes up,just prior to the games release,and we'll get to smokin each others forces,deal? And of course I fully expected you to look at it thoroughly in the editor to make sure it's as balanced as I say it is.The forces are exact mirrors of each other.If you wish to practice it prior to the match,that's ok too:^) The low life Swamp Rat P.S. I happened to read your post about getting a new processor or PC? I know you'll probably go with an Athlon,but I felt I should tell you,if you decide to go with the PentiumIII 600B you mentioned,that would not be good for gaming.The 600B only has a 5meg port.For gaming,get the 600EB,it has a 64meg port,that's what I'm using and it works great with everything else I've got.600B will create a bottleneck in your game graphics with that 5 meg.Thought I should tell you in case you were leaning towards a Pentium III.

Ohhhhhhh,I see,but that's whats meant to happen:^).Armor,or the lack of it,sways the battle in this scenario.I apologize,I thought I was speaking with a first class tanker:^)my mistake<BSEG>.I see now why you like scenarios with lots of tanks, one just ain't enough if you don't know how to use it:^)[hehehe] the swampdwelling/mountain dwelling horned Warmeister:^)

First off,I live in the Almost Heaven Mountains of West Virginia,not swampland,you dadblasted flatlander:^)This is God's country,just get lost in these mountains hunting one time and you'll know exactly what I mean!:^) Secondly,the scenario is already written,and is very nice and fun to play.There is a company of infantry on each side,with a platoon of engineers attached to each as well,and their are reinforcements in the form of another platoon of infantry and engineers for each side halfway through the scenario,which is 26 turns long.Their is a rather large hill with an objective flag on top located exactly between both forces:^).What's wrong with only one tank per side? Let's plan this for when the game goes Gold.............you and Matt against me and Wild Bill,and may the fastest mouse win:^) The swamp/mountain dwelling warmeister ------------------

CM is an infantry game first,Tanks are just icing on the cake.This is a special scenario,evenly matched all the way across the board.The Germans have one tank,and so does the US.The Germans Have a Porsche driven KonigsTiger,so if the US has the equivalent.................:^) It is a fun scenario,and me and WB ain't the world,just 2 members of it and the Raiders team:^) ------------------

Hey WB,OK,so it's me and you,against the Axis bullies {BSG}? I just happen to have in my PC pocket, the most perfectly balanced,never before seen Tournament scenario.This one is very equal,extremely and painstakingly balanced, a meeting engagement that should decide the issue nicely!! That's all I'm gonna say.What say we set this little meeting engagement up for the game's release,and post a blow by blow AAR at each site for each side ? I just got finished designing this one,and I am really proud of it.It should play nicely as a Tournament scenario. Dick Dick ------------------

<Madmatt out..Hmmmm challenge match between Fionn and I vs. Wild Bill and the Raiders...now THATS an idea.... > The 2 of you against the Raiders team?,hardly fair to the Raiders:^)hehe........ Seriously,I was referring to a possible team game between a team representing CMHQ,and another representing the CM Raiders website,not neccessarily composed of Raiders and/or CMHQ staff,but maybe teams selected at random from the wargaming populous,with prizes in the offing,etc. Just an idea,not even tabled or approved at TGN-but this is the kind of fun thing we can do in cooperation with one another to enhance the pleasure of playing a game as unique as Combat Mission is. Dick

CMHQ is the TGN CM Website,run by MadMatt and Fionn Kelly.The Website I'll be hosting is the "Wild Bill's Raiders" CM Webpage if you will.I can't really point out to you at this early stage how they will differ,because a lot of the ideas for the Raiders webpage are still being formulated.They are meant to enhance one another,with The Raiders site basically being a "Raiders Comnbat Mission scenario design HQ".So there'll be no competition between websites or anything like that,unless at some later date a friendly team game between the Raiders site and CMHQ site or something similiar is suggested,etc.Mainly though the Raiders site will concentrate on scenario and campaign design,maps,[hopefully maybe getting a library of real maps in the offing?]historical articles,tournaments,etc.I am open to any ideas and suggestions,after all,it is a wargamers site,I am merely the enthusiastic appointed host,If any of you have suggestions for the site,what you'd like to see,etc., please tell me,and I'll communicate your wishes to TGN and we'll keep our fingers crossed and see what happens:^)Look at it this way,two sites devoted to the undoubted wargame of the year is way better than one!! LONG LIVE COMBAT MISSION!! Dick

The signing of an NDA prevents me,but I assure you there is much more to it than meets the eye of the DEMO beholder!! It is one rockin game of unbelievable depth and scope,just plain out and out fun!! Dick ------------------

Howdy Guys, It's me again:^),Dick Reece. The Raiders TGN website is going to be one smokin website,with hopefully lots of contributions from you guys.We'll have some red hot scenarios/campaigns that didn't make it to the CD,and we'll be posting new ones each month.More details regarding tournaments,unusual competitions for prizes,etc.will be forthcoming as they develop and we get the go ahead from the powers that be at TGN:^) This is your site guys,so get ready to rumble and keep your tanks buttoned up,it's coming atcha, soon after the new year!!! Helge, I'll try to do 424 when the EF version of CM is made:^) MarkEzra,my e-mail is now working,sorry about that,it was my old addy.You guys got thoughts ideas,suggestions for the website,scenario requests,map requests,historical articles you'd like researched and written,give me a holler,we're open to suggestions!! See you later,as a beta tester,I get the privilidge of playing early,and I'm in the middle of one hot battle now!!! I'd just like to say that no one other than the beta team,has truly seen what this game has to offer! It will absolutely blow the socks off anything else you've played!! The DEMO is just a tantalizing taste,a mere morsel,the best is yet to come,and it will leave you shakin and sweatin at night,wonderin how you're gonna stop that fierce AI counterattack,and get that *%$#*!@! M-18 Hellcat that's taken out three of your Panthers!!! Get ready guys,CM is the new genre,it is the King of Wargames,coming home to Roost,it will cause you to lose sleep,and you'll love every minute of it!!! Warmeister Captain-CM scenario design team Wild Bill's Raiders TGN-The wargamers heaven on earth ------------------

Howdy, My name is Dick Reece,some of you know me,some don't.Anyway,I just wanted to let you know I'll be hosting the TGN WBW Raiders Combat Mission website.It'll be a place to download new,well done scenarios,maps,historical articles,and many things CM.In addition you can post and share your own scenarios,etc.There will also be tournaments and prizes at some point.Look for us right at the turn of the year,under the Raiders Website! Thanks, Dick

For a couple of years now I've been Praying to the Gods of Wargaming :^)[maybe that's Bigtime's future role in life?] that a wargaming company will come out with a wargame which includes Campaign PBEM capabilities.In other words,I can begin a campaign with a friend,lose a battle or two,but win the campaign,the main thing being it's all linked,and kinda like fighting a real war, instead of just a series of scenarios.Your campaign engine/strategy seems to be ideal for this type of PBEM play? Is it technically possible to do this?