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I've designed some Steel Panthers scens from it. One of my favorite actions is Albert Ernst's support of the attack on Xanino. I did an SP scen on this, but am working on converting it to CMBB now. Slow going... ianc

OK kind sir, how about letting the rest of the undereducated rabble in on the secret? Or should I make up my own? ianc

Yes, a unit navigation screen (or roster) has been asked for (fruitlessly) for years. Steve has PROMISED that it will be included in the engine rewrite. Hi Steve! ianc

Quite fine by me. At least it's only one line... ianc

Andrew Hedges, I quite enjoyed your post and commend you on your knowledge of the language. I wish my technical prowess with it was as great as yours, but alas, I must rely instead on 'what sounds good', having sadly fallen asleep in High School. Why not count it as a spelling error? This example of 'internetese' (along with 'ur' for 'your' or 'you're') annoys me almost more than any other, and it is nothing more than sheer laziness... ianc

During a QB I had a 38(t) hit and KO a BA64 and the explosion of it killed another that was within 10m. Does that count? ianc

Sytass, Sie Konnen lachen an mir als Sie wohlen uber mein slecht Deutsch und buchstabieren. Ich kan dass sehen in zukunft und es ist gut. Ich kan vielleicht dass so besser lernen. Yes, I agree. I'm not laughing at him per se. I just found the phonetic combinations produced in his missive to be so wacky that they provoked a rather uncontrollable mirth in me. Forgive me, ianc

Ha... That has got to be one of the funniest posts I've read in awhile. Whew... ianc

Not too experienced with XP although I've played with it a bit. It's a bit bloated and slow, but it's still light years better than that POS 98, so stick with XP. Does XP come with DirectX, or must this be installed separately? Have you installed SP1 for XP on your machine as well? ianc

You are not surprised because you recognize the basic foolishness and nonsensicality of your post. The question is; why bother to post it to begin with? ianc

??? Explain please... ianc

Yes, but with more propellant, wouldn't you get a greater force behind the projectile, thus causing a greater acceleration as it travelled up the barrel? ianc

Exactly, friend Sitzkrieg. That's why most intelligent UI designers have learned over the years that it's a bit cleverer to allow the user the option to configure the interface and controls to his\her own liking rather than force them to eat crow. Nothing against BFC, but I think what they really need is for a good UI person to come on board. They've certainly got the historical accuracy and gameplay factors nailed down tight, but... ianc

I'm working on a scenario depicting Albert Ernst's contribution to the defense of Xanino described in Kurowski's 'Panzer Aces'. ianc

That fellow is, ah... highly unusual. I don't think I'd care to meet him. And his writing... I'm dying here... ianc

*bump* I suggested this shortly after CMBO's release as well, but it appears to have gone the way of the roster... ianc

As a particularly rude and nasty friend of mine was wont to say (rather nonsensically I might add), 'If it was up your bum you'd know, wouldn't you"? ianc

The PzKW I to deal with the nasty infantry, and the 38(t) to flay the Russian armored hordes with red hot shot! I'll meet you on the ridge; if I'm not there, start without me! ianc

Yep yep yeppers! Make us mousewheel happy! ianc

First link to Steppe grass is incorrect and points to CMBBsnow.zip. Please fix or do somefink! Thanks for making these available for D\L guys; you rock! ianc

Damn, no one stepping up to the plate? Send 'em on to the bald one, maybe he'll post 'em for you... ianc

Skinachey: And as for you sir, I'd ask you for another game, but the way in which you wield artillery is a crime. How could you do that to me? Deanco: Ha! Right on. I had played MoHAA for awhile last nite, then switched to CMBB. I was sitting there for about the first ten minutes with my fingers unconsciously on WASD, pounding the keyboard wondering why the damn thing wasn't scrolling my view! ianc

Priest: So you're one of those "I'll take what they give me and like it" kind of guys huh? Spent some time in the service have you? Seriously, you've never thought to yourself "I wish I could use x to control y"? Panzer Leader: Um... Actually, I think the Mac hasn't quite caught on to this. Does the Mac even have two buttons on the mouse yet? I'm a bit of a rude bastard, but beer'll do that to you... ianc Edited because I can. [ September 26, 2002, 12:55 AM: Message edited by: ianc ]

All this would be moot if BFC would give us the ability to custom configure our own controls instead of being forced to use the hard-coded ones... ianc

In addition to the roster screen of course. 1) Give us what every first person shooter on the market has had for years; the ability to custom configure your own controls with a configuration screen instead of forcing us to use the hotkeys, which definitely won't please everybody... 2) Incorporate the mouse wheel as much as possible into the controls, and give the player the option to configure it as a control. This is also needed for scrolling scenarios, mission briefings, moving up the list of units in the purchase screen, etc. within the UI. Imagine using this to zoom in the view, or raise\lower it. 3) Scenario\operation lists need to be sortable by different parameters as in the standard Windows list boxes. You should be able to sort by date, size, name, etc. ianc