Phoenix

Madmatt, I curse you, and I love you. For the next few daze I will be at the mercy of CMBB. Thank god I am unemployed!!! I love you man!!

Good grief. Getting 11k on my DSL line. Jeezus. Says 1 hour 30 minutes remaining. Come on........

Wooo hooo!! That's 9PM my time!!! Yes yes yes!!

You weren't around when the CMBO beta came out were ya? LOL! Hell, we played that one for MONTHS!

Im near Sac and would attend as well. Being out of work has it's benefits!

Simple answer? Because that's what the game designers wanted. If you want more detailed answers as to why CMBO will NOT work as an RT game, you have several years worth of detailed answers that can be found in the search engine. No. And there's no plan for it either. This is a war game, not a first person shooter. You should also realize that when units are "eliminated" it doesn't necessarily mean they are "dead". It means they are unable to fight. [ July 17, 2002, 09:00 PM: Message edited by: Phoenix ]

Ah, this brings back some memories. What was it two years ago November when the first Beta was released. God, it was SO damned exciting. I can't believe it's been two years already. Sheesh. Man, I played that beta over, and over, and over again. We all did! Looking forward to the next round. Cheers!

May want to consider "Barclays" in Oakland. Right down on College Ave. Within 5 minutes of Rockridge BART. Nice place, 25+ beers on tap, good food, happy to accomodate all ages as are all brewpubs in California.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Vanir Ausf B: Guys, look halfway down the page and you'll see Madmatt's post about these picks from yesterday. The energy shields and other stuff is explained there.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I can't find it mentioned anywhere!! Whaat they hell are they?

Read the last post from Steve http://www.battlefront.com/cgi-bin/bbs/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=019444 "Replay of the whole movie file -> Yes, that is on our plate as an "Important" feature. Only thing that will squash this is if we get going on it and find that there is no reasonable way to implement without rewriting major sections of code. That is, BTW, the best way to do it, so we are already planning on some sort of ugly code hack." [ 06-15-2001: Message edited by: Phoenix ]

I hear ya. I was hoping for field hospitals so guys could just pop in to have limbs re-attached.

Ain't gonna happen.

I don't get what's to look into. You can't trace line of site through rubble. It's not like it falls down flat into a neat pile of broken bits. The bitmap is merely an abstrat representation of a building that people can't go into anymore. Saying there's a "bug" is a bit of a stretch I'd say.

>During the World War I and II the Soviets had dobermines LOL!!!!! "dobermines" Oh man, that's a keeper! Err, no. I don't believe BTS said they'd be in there. Yeah, it's been discussed, at length. Dobermines. Man, I won't be able to sleep to night!

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Dr. Brian: Still, having never used this feature... can I use it from the middle of an exisitng PBEM game, or do I have to start afresh? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> You can switch back and forth between TCP/IP and PBEM all you want. No problem. PS - the Tech Support group has been around a loooooooong time.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by The Commissar: Nope, this'll remain at the top until it is answered.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> That's it. Make demands! Even if it is a bug it's not getting patched. Time to move on with life.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by FFE: Currently using ver 1.12. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Live with it. There won't be any more patches for CM.

Im gonna say it now and get it out of the way. Hi Mom!!

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Schutzstaffel: So i hope BTS will think about this...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Fuggeddabouit. "We're hoping to include Germans, Soviets, Poles,Finns, Hungarians, Romanians, Italians, and Partisans." That was Charles in the latest interview. No mention of Japanese.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by themaltese: I do have one issue with CM, though, that I miss from the other games -- careers and promotions. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Get used to it. It's not going to be in CM2 either. BTS has been clear about this over the last 2 years. I'd say "do a search" with the key word "campaign" if you want more detailed info and their reasons why.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Maastrictian: In that deep announcer voice: "Germany has lost the lead"<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> "KILLING SPREE!"

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Schutzstaffel: feedbacks?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> The idea is totally unrealisitic. Men that are counted as a casualty are wounded to the point that they can no longer participate in the battle. No amount of bandaging or pain killers is going to change that in a 30 minute to 1 hour battle.

Oh heck, maybe my tactics are flawed. I hate to be cruel, but yeah, that's exactly what it is. That and you likely have misconceptions about how things "should be". FWIW - I haven't lost a single game to the AI in a quick battle...well, nearly ever. In well designed scenarios the AI still gets to me now and then. Practice practice practice. And read some of the tactics web sites. I don't have the URL's handy, sorry. My .02

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Scooter: Its $275 for a 30 minute ride. They're coming to Sacramento and since my wife's dad flew in one during the war, I had to check it out.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> $275? Where do you see that? The page - https://secure.eaa.org/B17/securejoin_B17.html Flight Experience on Aluminum Overcast - (Non-EAA Member Only) = $375 I'd do it for $275.

You don't provide very much info to go on. But it's safe to say, that since I've played CM (since the original Beta days) the generic description of men running from buildings for no apparent reason into the line of fire never happens. Now, that said, are they panicked or in some other state? All sorts of things can go bad when that happens.