krm
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I agree with Vader. All T-34's bar one (hiding on a map edge) continued to file into the Pz kill zones. The infantry never threatened.
Must be luck of the draw.
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The disparity in delivery times within a state is strange. Eg, I'm in Adelaide CBD and have not received my copy yet a bloke in rural SA received his a couple of days ago.
Strange stuff.
I just upgraded my video card for this too!
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I have the same problem. Demo loads fine. After I select 'start game' I am booted to the desktop. System specs:
P3 500
Voodoo 2
SB Live
320 MB RAM
Win 98
I think I may have affirmed your voodoo 2 theory.
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Voxman is entitled to his opinion. Why jump to the defense of the game - if it is as good as you suggest, it will defend itself in due course.Not buying it ? So what.Perhaps you would like to lead a crusade and convince everyone here that they shouldn't buy CMBB because it doesn't meet your asthetic standards.
Do you think everyone out there is buying 128Mb video cards right now ?! Perhaps BTS/BFC can just come out with the minimum specs of a P4 2.53GHz or a Mac G4 Dual 800MHz and be done with it. That way they can develop the game as they think it should be and not cater to some whiney person who is too poor to afford the latest hardware ! Believe me, 8Mb is definitely the minimum and most people will want a video card with more video memory. 32Mb of VRAM was the 'target' when CMBB was created. They pushed the limits of 32Mb with CMBB and anything lower is going to downsample the textures (grass and backgrounds predominately, buildings and vehicles after that).
Developing a game and catering it only to the latest hardware is not a good idea. Perhaps this Half Life Gamer's Survey will give you an idea of what is actually a common system. While this info may not be 100% accurate since things change, it does give you some sobering info as to how much market share slower computers actually have.
CMBB doesn't necessarily cater to gamers who are typically 14-30 year old males who have the cash and time to always upgrade their computers. The next issue beyond this is that CMBB is still based on the CMBO engine and while a lot of graphical improvements have been put it, a number of other graphical improvements (32 bit color, etc.) are not possible with the current engine
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David, I abstracted the distances slightly. The map I had was complemented with a scale which I used to divide up the map into grids of 20 x 20m. I went from there. The distances are not exact, (probably not even close) but it is a good size map.
Maastrician- the bunker is actually meant to represent a MG nest that was hidden in trees at the tope of the hill. In reality, the nest was useless, because it only had Los (as you discovered) of a very limited nature. It is really only of significance if the US advance (early on) past Roadblock 2. You will notice that the other bunker has LOS to block 4, but of limited nature. The nests that these represent were historically of limited effectiveness.
As for the direction, you are probably right. It was an oversight, but of relative insignificance.
Would the scenario benefit if the bunkers were less restricted in disposition?
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Heinz, you should have played it as Amis first. In fact, playing as Germans was not really planned for.
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As the designer, I'll tell you that any victory is good first time round. And yes, any feedback is welcome. Thanks guys.
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The area around Son itself is just plain stupid. Too many jaggies and undulations. There are also a heap of un-natural peaks and troughs in the initial battles. It was one of the first ops I did and it was rushed. I did fix some of the problems and I totally redid the Son area, but I'm still not happy enough with it too release it. If you liked this one though, try out my others at Der Kessel - Haut Fornel and the soon to appear Foucarville Roadblocks.
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Thanks. Its been on the backburner for a long time. There were too many problems with the map and too many similar battles. Just another couple of wasted hours I gues : )
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I assume you're talking about the scenario Totalize from Der Kessel? I tested this scenario several times from the Axis side and whilst I managed to win, I wouldn't have said it was easy. As you said, you have only played through half of the scenario - there is a lot more to come. You will also find that if you are more aggressive and actually attempt to pursue your objectives, which are the capture of the allied held VF's, you will find it far more difficult.
Obviously if you sit back with your Tigers, you're not going to have much trouble plunking the majority of the allied tanks at long range.
I didn't encounter as much allied air support as I expected, but it did make an appearance. Remember, you have several AA guns as the Germans, all of which can concentrate their fire on incoming allied aircraft.
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Check out Der Kessel. We have some good scenarios up. all of which are thoroughly tested. More on the way soon.
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Check out Haut Fornel at Der Kessel. Also a new one coming soon called Foucarville Roadblocks.
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We have some great scenarios already up and more in the pipeline from some very good designers. It should be good
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CM 2 will be a separate game. Hopefully, all advances made will be backwards compatible with CM1 - that is the plan anyway.
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I only open my mouth to change feet.
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Jabos is a tough one as Germans. I played it the other night, and was dealt similar punishment to you in the first few turns. If you want to know how many fighters the allies have, open up the file in the scenario editor. You'll be absolutely flaberghasted
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I only open my mouth to change feet.
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Welcome, prepare for a visit from the CM Borg...
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If you want to be on the receiving end Jochen, play WBW new scenario, 'Meyers Wrath'.
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Me for both too, seems like so long ago
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I only open my mouth to change feet.
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I have several - Oosterbeek and Groesbeek Landing Zones, Oosterbeek Cauldron, Groesbeek Heights, the Tulip Fields
They're in testing at the moment, so hopefully not too long
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Whilst you could alter the bmp's that related to one house, the terrain effect would be the same. It would still recognise the structure as intact
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The allies must have assault boats. The AI is not capable of handling assault boats at this stage, so you can only play (1 Player) the army with the boats
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Yeah, I'm all for more vehicles AFAIK no Ferdinands were used in NW Europe...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
According to Charles Whiting, in his book "Siegfried", Ferdinands from the 34th Assault Gun Brigade were used in the defense of the Siegfried line, and came up against Task Force Rose from the US 3rd Armoured Division. However, I would seriously question the veracity of his account, as he recalls the Ferdinand as having a 90mm Main Gun, and the M4 Sherman as having a 77mm Main Gun
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Moon translated the German and Polish ingame voices, and they are posted at the Annex under golden BB's.
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For me Night at Cheneux was excellent. Fierce, fast and action packed. I also liked the user made scenario "A Ten Minute Break".
Biltongs Campaign Rules for CMBB - 41 South ready for action
in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)
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Send a copy my way too please. E mail in profile.