MajorH TacOps Developer

No difference. The off map US M777 155 and off map US 155 share the same combat results table.

No.

>There seems to be a change, in the add one unit window double clicking no >longer works. I was wondering is that on purpose, because I noticed that >the info button was replaced with an add unit button that must be used to >add the unit. Yes that was done on purpose. The code for that window became much more complex due to the addition of the new WWII country and WWII IOC filter buttons. In the process I coded myself into an event reaction sequence that lost the ability to reliably sense a double click. Two steps forward, one step back. I will eventually take the time to redo the window so that the double click selection option will become possible again.

Your note was a good reminder that there are still folks out there who do not have high speed access and that for them a 20 meg download is not a trivial deal. I will try to make it a standard practice from now on to provide an optional second, smaller download which contains just the items which have changed since the most recent previous update. I will continue to also provide the big, comprehensive update package.

Thanks Matt.

Did you try the "Getright" solution? If it worked for you then I might recommend it to others the next time this comes up.

TacOps v406_AE update patches have been uploaded to the following support site. http://www.battlefront.com/downloads.html The Windows patch is titled "TacOps_406AEu.zip". The Macintosh patch is titled "TacOps_406AEu.sit". A. Download and then Unzip or Unstuff the patch file for your OS. B. Then read and carefully follow the instructions contained in the file "Instructions & Copyright.txt". This is not an auto installer. You must manually copy/move each file from the patch folder to a precise location in your TacOps4 folder - so as to replace any files or folders of the same name. This patch is only for the retail editions of TacOps v403 through v406AD. Do not apply this patch package to TacOps v3.x or to any military version of TacOps - permanent damage will result. This patch is comprehensive for TacOps v403 through v406AD so there is no need to retain or install any previous patch. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A minimal (3 meg) version of the TacOps v406AE update is also available for the convenience of users who have already applied the previous v406AD patch. http://www.tacops.us/support/ The Windows minimal patch is titled "TacOps_406AEu_Short.zip". The Macintosh minimal patch is titled "TacOps_406AEu _Short.sit". = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Below are the changes that have been made to the TacOps4 program since v406AD (the last official release). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - v406AE User request. Added the following unit types: AU ATGM Javelin Team (Contemporary) GM Gun AT 88mm F36 (WWII) GM Gun AT SP 88mm Elephant (WWII) GM Gun AT SP 88mm Elephant+ (WWII) GM Howitzer SP 105mm StuH42 (WWII) JP Howitzer 70mm Type 92 (WWII) RU Gun AT 45mm M37 (WWII) RU Gun AT 45mm M42 (WWII) RU Gun AT 57mm M41 (WWII) RU Gun AT 76mm M42 (WWII) RU Gun Howitzer 76mm M42 (WWII) RU Howitzer 122mm M1938 (WWII) Note. RU Gun AT 76mm M42 and RU Gun Howitzer 76mm M42 are the same weapon, the difference in TacOps is that the first type is limited to direct fire while the second can also do indirect fire. User request. Added two more personnel to the AU SAM RBS70 Team. User request. Changed the armor penetration of the WW2 Generic Heavy Mortar from 40 to 45. Developer. Changed ammo load for all WWII non SP mortars, arty, and gun howitzers to 50 rounds. Bug fix. The program failed to immediately update the time displayed in the game clock window after the "Options/More Options/Change Game Clock Time" feature was used. [ November 08, 2005, 06:48 PM: Message edited by: MajorH TacOps Developer ]

The 20 meg download is the only one that I provide. Bad connection perhaps?

http://tsj.dnmediagroup.com/story.php?F=1043791 Training & Simulation Journal -- October 2005 Training from a hobby. Computer game transforms into international tactical simulation. By Michael Peck October 24, 2005 I.L. Holdridge didn’t intend to design a tactical simulation used by the armies of four nations. He just got tired of playing with tiny tanks. "I wanted to play armor miniatures without a footlocker full of manuals, dice, tapes, terrain boards and painted vehicles," he said. Frustrated by lack of time, space and opponents, many war-gaming hobbyists have switched from board games and miniatures to computer games. Holdridge did one better and designed his own computer game. A decade later, "TacOps" is played by thousands of hobbyists. It’s also an official training simulation used by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, as well as the Canadian, Australian and New Zealand armies. ... The rest of article is at the link above ...

There are only couple of '44 items. I put them in mainly because I had the item fully researched before noticing its IOC date. The v406AD mod went deeper into 43, especially for USMC vs pacific islands. There is an Excel file at the followign URL which shows the WWII items added as of v406AD and their IOC dates. http://www.tacops.us/support/ Look for the file named "WW2UnitTypes051028.xls". This update brings us to 184 WW2 unit types and a bit deeper into 1943.

TacOps v406_AD update patches have been uploaded to the following support site. http://www.tacops.us/support/ The Windows patch is titled "TacOps_406ADu.zip". The Macintosh patch is titled "TacOps_406ADu.sit". If you do not see those file names then hit the "Refresh" button on your web browser. A. Download and then Unzip or Unstuff the patch file for your OS. B. Then read and carefully follow the instructions contained in the file "Instructions & Copyright.txt". This is not an auto installer. You must manually copy/move each file from the patch folder to a precise location in your TacOps4 folder - so as to replace any files or folders of the same name. This patch is only for the retail editions of TacOps v403 through v406AC. Do not apply this patch package to TacOps v3.x or to any military version of TacOps - permanent damage will result. This patch is comprehensive for TacOps v403 through v406AC so there is no need to retain or install any previous patch. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A minimal (3 meg) version of the TacOps v406AD update is also available for the convenience of users who have already applied the previous v406AC patch. http://www.tacops.us/support/ The Windows minimal patch is titled "TacOps_406ADu_Short.zip". The Macintosh minimal patch is titled "TacOps_406ADu _Short.sit". = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Below are the changes that have been made to the TacOps4 program since v406AC (the last official release). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - v406AD User request. Added the following WWII unit types: GM Gun AT SP 47mm PzJg GM Gun AT SP 75mm Marder II GM Gun AT SP 88mm Nashorn. GM Howitzer SP 105mm Wespe GM Howitzer SP 150mm Hummel GM Howitzer SP 150mm SIG33 RU RECV BA32/10M (Armored Car), RU RECV BA64 (Armored Car). RU Gun AT SP SU85 RU Gun AT SP SU100 RU Howitzer SP SU122 RU Howitzer SP SU152 RU Howitzer SP ISU152. UK Gun AT SP 40mm 2pdr Portee. US APC LVT1 US APC LVT2 US APC LVT4 US APC LVT(A)2, US DUKW 353. US Gun AT SP 75mm M3. US Gun SP 37mm LVTA1 US Gun SP 75mm LVTA4. US Howitzer 75mm Pack US Howitzer SP 75mm Pack. US Howitzer SP 105mm M3 US Howitzer SP 105mm M7 User request. Revised all WW2 direct fire weapons data base entries so that useful range ends at 10% ph vice 5% ph. User request. Unit types with organic dozer blades now display the words "Dozer blade" in the unit info window and in the unit data base window. User request. Changed the name of unit type "JP Tank Type 94 Tankette" to "JP RECV Type 94 Tankette" and changed its wire box map symbol to armored reconnaissance. User request. When the program reports that units have exited the map, the game no longer pauses until the player manually closes an alert window. That information is now shown transiently in the info line at the bottom of the map window. The info window will blink for about three seconds to highlight this report. Also, the unit map exit alert is now not shown to opposing players. In multiplayer games, the unit map exit alert will be shown to the owning player, to the umpire, and to spectators. Added a date for a unit type's year of initial operational capability (IOC) to the Unit Information window, the Unit Data Base window, and the Add One Unit window. At present the unit data base contains IOC dates for only a minority of unit types (mainly WWII items). Bug fix. When firing indirect fire, on map arty units were wrongly much less likely to be spotted by opposing units (with a legal line of sight) than when they or similar unit types were firing direct fire. Bug fix. The RU SU57 was wrongly equipped with a 76mm gun instead of a 57mm gun.

The CPX starts at 1730 GMT (only a few mintues from now) so it may be too late to get in as a player, but you could appear on the IRC admin chat channel and see how the thing works. IRC client log on info is below. IRC channels for CPX: server: schlepper.hanse.de port: 7024 channel: #tacops. Should this one be down, then server: www.combatmission.com port: 6667 channel: #tacops

TacOps v406_AC update patches have been uploaded to the following support site. http://www.tacops.us/support/ The Windows patch is titled "TacOps_406ACu.zip". The Macintosh patch is titled "TacOps_406ACu.sit". If you do not see those file names then hit the "Refresh" button on your web browser. A. Download and then Unzip or Unstuff the patch file for your OS. B. Then read and carefully follow the instructions contained in the file "Instructions & Copyright.txt". This is not an auto installer. You must manually copy/move each file from the patch folder to a precise location in your TacOps4 folder - so as to replace any files or folders of the same name. This patch is only for the retail editions of TacOps v403 through v406AB. Do not apply this patch package to TacOps v3.x or to any military version of TacOps - permanent damage will result. This patch is comprehensive for TacOps v403 through v406AB so there is no need to retain or install any previous patch. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A minimal (2 meg) version of the TacOps v406AC update is also available for the convenience of users who have already applied the previous v406AB patch. http://www.tacops.us/support/ The Windows minimal patch is titled "TacOps_406ACu_Short.zip". The Macintosh minimal patch is titled "TacOps_406ACu _Short.sit". = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Below are the changes that have been made to the TacOps4 program since v406AB (the last official release). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - v406AC User request. Added a "right click" unit information feature to the "Options/Change Units & Wpns" window. Right clicking on a unit line in this window will now display the data base record for that unit type. User request. Deleted a comma from the unit name of US Aircraft UAV. User request. Added the following WWII unit types: GM RECV SdKfz 221/223 GM RECV SdKfz 222 GM RECV SdKfz 231/232 GM RECV SdKfz 263 GM RECV SdKfz 233. IT Gun SP L40 DA 47/32 IT RECV AB41 UK RECV Daimler UK RECV Daimler Scout UK RECV Rolls-Royce UK RECV Humber Light UK RECV Humber Mk I UK RECV Humber Mk IV US RECV M8 Greyhound.

Much as I would like to separate you again from a bit of money, the WW2 mod is in its early stages. Think of it as a sort of cross between a rolling upgrade and an experiment. About the only use right now for the WWII items is for two player or CPX gaming using scenarios (without AI) created by the players themselves. Still ... early joiners will get a chance to influence where it goes.

Load it as a saved game file. The clue is that it ends in ".tac".

It should be inside your TacOps folder, if you did a full install. Look for the folder named "TacOps Map Tool v105". If you did not do a full install, then look for that same folder name in the "TacOps v4" folder on the TacOps CDROM. Copy it over or repeat the TacOps installer and this time do a full install.

> P.S. ironically, TacOps 4 now has a free WW2 upgrade. What comes around comes around. The WWII mod recently added to TacOps4 is just a first step - somewhat of a trial balloon to see if anyone is interested. Much remains to be done. If involvement increases from outside the normal (i.e. contemporary) TacOps community then the WWII mod will be extended in regular increments. If anyone wants more info on TacOps4 or its WWII mod please ask in the TacOps forum. I don't usually visit the Combat Mission forums. [ October 10, 2005, 10:27 AM: Message edited by: MajorH ]

Do you have a club website with photos of the kids in action?

Re: Strategic Games Club. How is that working out?

TacOps v406_AB update patches have been uploaded to the following support site. http://www.tacops.us/support/ The Windows patch is titled "TacOps_406ABu.zip". The Macintosh patch is titled "TacOps_406ABu.sit". If you do not see those file names then hit the "Refresh" button on your web browser. A. Download and then Unzip or Unstuff the patch file for your OS. B. Then read and carefully follow the instructions contained in the file "Instructions & Copyright.txt". This is not an auto installer. You must manually copy/move each file from the patch folder to a precise location in your TacOps4 folder - so as to replace any files or folders of the same name. This patch is only for the retail editions of TacOps v403 through v406AA. Do not apply this patch package to TacOps v3.x or to any military version of TacOps - permanent damage will result. This patch is comprehensive for TacOps v403 through v406AA so there is no need to retain or install any previous patch. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Below are the changes that have been made to the TacOps4 program since v406AA (the last official release). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - v406AB Developer Initiative. Revised the Game Replay feature to reduce the delay between clicking on the skip forward and skip backward buttons and the actual display of the next or previous game turn. Also, if the skip forward or skip backward button is clicked during playback, the program will now pause the playback after completing the skip so that the user may choose to do additional skips before resuming playback. User request. Added World War Two air strikes to the "Options/Change Air Support" window. Added a sound effect for World War Two air strikes. Developer Initiative. Deleted use of F16/18, AV8, and Mig air strike names. Program now just displays "Aircraft" or "Aircraft WW2". User request. Added GM APC SdKfz251/10 (with 37mm gun), GM LUV Motorcycle Sidecar, and GM LUV Motorcycle Sidecar LMG. User request. Added three generic World War Two artillery unit types to the unit database: Howitzer WW2 Light (approximately 75mm), Howitzer WW2 Medium (approximately 105mm), and Howitzer WW2 Heavy (approximately 155mm). User request. Added three generic World War Two artillery types to the "Options/Change Arty Support" window: Howitzer WW2 Light (approximately 75mm), Howitzer WW2 Medium (approximately 105mm), and Howitzer WW2 Heavy (approximately 155mm). Bug fix. While using the game replay feature, the program failed to remove smoke from the map if the user skipped one or more turns forward or backward, thus causing the replay to sometimes vary from what happened in the original game session. Bug fix. The following items were sometimes wrongly excluded from the Unit Data Base window and the Add One Unit window: + Attachment Blade, + Attachment Mine Plow, + Attachment Mine Roller, and + Logistics Package.

That is a bug. In order to see those items in that window there must not be a check mark in the World War II box, nor in the Post WWII box. Should be fixed in tomorrow's patch.

Same here.

Either approach will work but I recommend that you move/copy each map folder rather than just the contents.

>When I installed 4.0.6 I was able to open type 2 maps but not type 1. As of v406, TacOps4 no longer supports the original Type1 format maps. Type2 replacements for Maps 1 through 16 were included in the patch. The original Type1 maps consisted of a single file containing both art and data. Type1 maps had to be compiled on my development system and thus could only be created by myself. Type1 maps were also not cross platform. Type2 maps appeared when I released the TacOps map utilty. They consist of two files, a data file ending in ".dat" and an art file ending in ".bmp". Type2 maps can created and edited by users via the TacOps map utilty and Type2 maps are cross platform. Over the years all of the 36 or so Type1 maps except for Maps 1 through 16 were converted to Type2 format and they gradually replaced their Type1 counterparts as other changes caused me to need to make new master CDs. This seemed like a good time to get rid of the last fifteen Type1 maps (there was never a Map 13). If you have one of the old Type1 maps but missed out on picking up a Type2 version you can download it from the following URL. http://www.tacops.us/support/Type1MapsConvertedToType2/

TacOps v406_AA update patches have been uploaded to the following support site. Enter the following URL into the address line of your web browser. http://www.tacops.us/support/ The Windows patch is titled "TacOps_406AAu.zip". The Macintosh patch is titled "TacOps_406AAu.sit". If you do not see the files then hit the "Refresh" button on your web browser. A. Download and then Unzip or Unstuff the patch file for your OS. B. Then read and carefully follow the instructions contained in the file "Instructions & Copyright.txt". This is not an auto installer. You must manually copy/move each file from the patch folder to a precise location in your TacOps4 folder - so as to replace any files or folders of the same name. This patch is only for the retail editions of TacOps v403 through v405AU. Do not apply this patch package to TacOps v3.x or to any military version of TacOps - permanent damage will result. This patch is comprehensive for TacOps v403 through v405AU so there is no need to retain or install any previous patch. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Below are the changes that have been made to the TacOps4 program since v405AU (the last official release). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - v406AA Update User request. Deleted use of Type1 maps. Provided Type2 versions of Maps 1 through 16. User request. Added the "Civil Car Armored VIP" unit type. User request. Adding the following WWII unit types. Note. The new WWII unit types have not been researched or defined with the same rigor as the contemporary unit types in TacOps. Users who may be dissatisfied with a particular unit characteristic are invited to forward specific change suggestions to MajorH@satx.rr.com. Australia/New Zealand: Inf MG Team P2 1939 Inf MG Team P4 1939 Inf Section P10 1939 Inf Subunit HQ [-] P4 1939 Inf Team P4 1939 France: Inf HQ Command [-] P4 1939 Inf MG Team P2 1939 Inf MG Team P4 1939 Inf Squad P10 1939 Inf Team P4 1939 Tank AMC35 1936 Tank AMR33 VM 1934 Tank AMR35 ZT 1936 Tank AMR35 ZT w 25mm 1936 Tank AMR35 ZT w HMG 1936 Tank B1 bis 1939 Tank D2 1934 Tank FCM36 1937 Tank FT17 Canon 1918 Tank FT17 Mitrailleur 1918 Tank H35 1936 Tank H39 1939 Tank R35 1936 Tank S35 1936 Germany: APC SdKfz 251 1939 Gun SP StuG III A/E 1940 Gun SP StuG III F 1942 Gun SP StuG III G 1942 Inf AT Gun 50mm Pak 38 1940 Inf AT Gun 75mm Pak 40 1942 Inf AT Rifle Tm P2 1938 Inf HQ Command [-] P4 1939 Inf MG Team P2 1939 Inf MG Team P4 1939 Inf Pak 35/36 Team P6 1936 Inf Squad P10 1939 Inf Team P4 1939 Tank Pz Kw I B 1935 Tank PzKw 35t 1939 Tank PzKw 38t 1939 Tank PzKw II C 1939 Tank PzKw III D 1939 Tank PzKw III F/G 1940 Tank PzKw III J/L 1941 Tank PzKw IIIN 1942 Tank PzKw IV B/C 1937 Tank PzKw IV D 1939 Tank PzKw IV E 1939 Tank PzKw IV F1 1941 Tank PzKw IV F2/G 1942 Tank PzKw IV H/J 1944 Italy: Inf AT Rifle Tm P4 1939 Inf HQ Command [-] P4 1939 Inf MG Team P2 1939 Inf MG Team P4 1939 Inf Squad P10 1939 Inf Team P4 1939 Tank L3/35 1935 Tank L6/40 1942 Tank M11/39 1939 Tank M13/40 1940 Tank M41 75/18 1941 Japan: Inf AT Rifle Tm P4 1937 Inf HQ Command [-] P4 1939 Inf MG Team P2 1939 Inf MG Team P4 1939 Inf Squad P10 1939 Inf Team P4 1939 Tank Type 89B 1934 Tank Type 94 Tankette 1934 Tank Type 95 HA-GO 1936 Tank Type 97 CHI-HA 1938 Tank Type 97 Special 1941 Tank Type 97 TE-KE 1938 Russia/USSR: Gun SP SU45 1941 Gun SP SU57 1941 Gun SP SU76 1943 Inf AT Rifle Tm P2 1941 Inf HQ Command [-] P4 1939 Inf MG Team P2 1939 Inf MG Team P4 1939 Inf Squad P10 1939 Inf Team P4 1939 Tank BT7 1938 Tank KV1 1940 Tank KV1A 1940 Tank KV1B 1941 Tank KV1C 1942 Tank KVII 1940 Tank T26S 1938 Tank T28B 1938 Tank T28C 1939 Tank T34/76A 1940 Tank T34/76B 1941 Tank T70 1942 United Kingdom: APC Universal Carrier 1938 Inf AT Gun 40mm 2 Pounder 1939 Inf AT Gun 57mm 6 Pounder 1942 Inf AT Rifle Tm P2 1937 Inf HQ Command [-] P4 1939 Inf MG Team P2 1939 Inf MG Team P4 1939 Inf Section P10 1939 Inf Team P4 1939 Tank Churchill II 1941 Tank Churchill III 1942 Tank Cruiser MkI 1937 Tank Cruiser MkII 1939 Tank Cruiser MkIII 1939 Tank Cruiser MkIV 1940 Tank Light MkVI 1936 Tank Matilda I 1938 Tank Matilda II 1940 Tank Valentine I 1941 United States: APC M3 Halftrack + HMG 1941 APC M3 Halftrack + LMG 1941 Inf AT Gun 37mm M3A1 1939 Inf AT Gun 57mm M1 1942 Inf Cmd P4 1941 Inf MG Team P2 1941 Inf MG Team P4 1941 Inf Team P4 1939 Inf Squad P10 1941 Tank M3 Lee/Grant 1942 Tank M3 Stuart 1941 Inf HQ Command [-] P4 1941 Generic: Mortar Generic Light 1939 Mortar Generic Medium 1939 Mortar Generic Heavy 1939 Truck Medium Generic 1939 Truck Medium HMG Generic 1939 Truck Medium MG Generic 1939 Truck Small Generic 1939 Truck Small HMG Generic 1939 Truck Small MG Generic 1939 Utility Vehicle Generic 1939 Utility Vehicle HMG Generic 1939 Utility Vehicle MG Generic 1939 Bug fix. The weapon photo for the US .50 sniper rifle was incorrect. Bug fix. US MG 7.62mm coaxial (WID 1009) was wrongly able to fire as an antiaircraft weapon. Bug fix. US MG 7.62mm pintle (WID 1004) was wrongly unable to fire as an antiaircraft weapon. Bug fix. Program failed to provide an option to give ICM ammo to OPFOR 122mm off map artillery when using the Options/Change Artillery menu item. Developer initiative. Revised and enhanced the Unit Data Base Report window, the Weapon Data Base window, and the Add One Unit Window to include basic information about a selected unit or weapon and a photo. Previously the user had to open an additional window to see this information. Developer initiative. Enhanced the "Change Units & Wpns" window with unit type filter check boxes. Developer initiative. Added "WWII" and "Post WWII" filter buttons to the Unit Database window and the Add One Unit window - - - -