maxm2

I posted a reply to a previous question like this suggesting downloading a program called PrintScreen, but my new love is a free download (shareware..I've since bought it) called HyperSnap-DxPro. Download it at: www.hyperionics.com/ I have had no problems with screen captures with cm or anything else with this program. Your mileage, of course, may vary. ------------------ Max Molinaro

As someone suggested previously, all of us who have web pages can put links in place...hey BTS, do you have any neat animated gifs to use as a link? If not, one of us graphics geniuses should be able to come up with something. ------------------ Max Molinaro

Never mind! (said in nasal tone) [This message has been edited by maxm2 (edited 11-24-99).]

Okay, I give up, I put around the url and it still doesn't show up. Oh well, go to http://www.mhtraining.com/misc.htm to see this amazing sight (or site).

I wanted to let others know about an undocumented heavy weapon in CM: the Ballistic Attack Church Steeple (BACS). Shown below is the lift-off of a BACS; when it came down it completely obliterated a wheat field, depriving two German squads of sandwich bread for a week. I haven't quite figured out the launch procedure or guidance mechanics (possibly by prayer?)...maybe others can help? : ) ------------------ Max Molinaro [This message has been edited by Big Time Software (edited 11-24-99).] [This message has been edited by maxm2 (edited 11-24-99).]

In every business I know anything about, and also in terms of government agencies and other bureaucracies, the majority of efforts and products are mediocre to just okay, and far too many for comfort are not very good to real bad. My own take as a psychologist is that it has nothing to do with how the business or agency is structured, it has to do with the quality of leadership and whether there are institutional restrictions on how much freedom the leadership has. So even if you have a wonderful system in place with great rules, if you have supervisors/bosses who don't care about the rules and are petty tyranical manics, the rules don't matter. Or, you can have wonderful managers/supervisors, but the agency, business, or institution doesn't reward or encourage innovation, or humane treatment of workers, or responsiveness to customers/consumers, so it's still a crummy outfit and the good people leave. I think BTS is putting out a superior product and (more importantly) treating consumers decently because there was a lucky gathering of good people in the company. I've seen it over and over again my 35 years of working in various places. And it seems that there are very few places where you can make major changes if things arene't good, because part of the reason they aren't good is that key people aren't open to change and don't encourage or reward it. Bottom line: thank heavens for the lucky stars that bring everything together just right to make a BTS and a CM. And if you're working in a crummy place, don't bemoan, don't wreck yourself trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear--move on! ------------------ Max Molinaro

Same here...I won the first time through the scenario this way (through shooting up the piecemeal charges) and I really shouldn't have. I think the Germans just have crummy officers in place... : ) ------------------ Max Molinaro

Turns out it was the size of the graphic on the topic I was reading. Sorry to take up even more space.

When I logged on this morning, I found that all the posts were spread across double the amount of screen real estate they took up yesterday, making it necessary to scroll extensively to read every message. I tried changing my type size (control-] on my system) but it doesn't help. I swear I didn't change anything else about my computer. Anyone else having the same problem? ------------------ Max Molinaro

"Boy, wait'll the guys see my new body piercing...I'm 60 years ahead of my time!" Real men don't flinch when they get run through with an 88, they just kneel down and catch their breath....

Very dramatic, very nice... ------------------ Max Molinaro

I had two shermans bog down the first time I played the US in the new scenario, and they stayed bogged the rest of the scenario. At least they were stuck where they had useful fields of fire... --Max

Very funny, Fionn! : ) I had always wondered what the ubermenschen were! Are those guys who stick part way out from the building foundations untermenschen? --Max

Even easier is the program called PrintScreen at: http://www.zdnet.com.au/swlib/Utilities/Printer_Utilties/000OC9.html (at least, that's one site) ------------------ Max Molinaro

Thank you both, Steve & Doug. What you say certainly makes sense. I guess I'll have to make all those annoying extra keystrokes and shut the other damn programs down. : ) --Max

I was on turn 33 of the new scenario with all my armor intact as German(!) and all the American armor knocked out and their troops on the run when, after giving my orders and clicking on "GO" the game froze solid. Norton "antifreeze" (which almost never works anyway) couldn't do anything with it, although it did identify a number of errors that were occuring. I was also online with Netscape Communicator 4.07...and it seems to me that this kind of thing happens more often with games when I'm online and Communicator is running. Anyone else share my paranoia, uh, experience? --Max

"Look Sarge, I got just the thing to stop that pesky little sucking chest wound I picked up charging this arty!" ------------------ Max Molinaro

I ignored the briefing since I wanted to play! I played the US and sent three tanks to the far left and two to the left of the road. Immediately three tanks bogged down (in what, I don't know) and the two left both got killed near the big deutsche woods. Even so I ended up with a total victory by the end of the game. The Germans made assault after assault on the church and the two-story wooden house nearest the German-controlled woods, and simply wiped themselves out. It was moving to see German units with 90% casualties charging fixed positions, but not too bright. And wonder of wonders, my three bogged tanks all happened to have good fields of fire and helped stop the charges, plus killed all three STUGs as they chugged into view! Anyway, many, many thanks to BTS. ------------------ Max Molinaro

After getting completely dizzy and falling over trying to understand the discussion of email turn sequencing; and after having finally beaten the AI as either side in both beta scenarios (took me a while!); and after searching the database for other mentions of email opponents; (pant-pant): Where are people getting their email opponents? Is there a board in some gaming web page? I usually play Civil War games with the ACW Club (great gaming club: http://www.wargame.ch/wc/acw/ACWmainpage.htm ) and most of them aren't into 20th Century stuff. So where do I get a human to try this great game with? ------------------ Max Molinaro

During rush hour yesterday as I was standing in the subway, getting shoved and crushed and people looking grim and hassled all around me, I spotted an old lady with a broad, beatific smile. Fascinated, I pushed my way over to her and said: "Ma'am, with all this unpleasantness around you, how do you manage to keep a smile on your face?" She looked at me with an even broader smile and sparkling eyes, tapped her head, and said: "I'm sick!" Tomorrow: Deep Thoughts from a Foxhole ------------------ Max Molinaro

NO. I think Fionn said it best when he said in his 11/16 message: "." : ) ------------------ Max Molinaro

You're right: Starship Troopers the book was excellent, the movie and the TV movie of Puppet Masters were awful, and why is Mrs. Heinlein selling her dead husband's rights to idiots? But, to get this back on a war game track, that Avalon Hill game of Starship Troopers was one of my favorites, and CM would be a very good system to use for a translation, I think. "Bugs, Mr. Rico--zillions of 'em!"

He was Yogi's young bear-type pal.

You mean we're going to have to wait until CM6 or 7 for the Warsaw Pact V. Nato? And what about CM2000: War in Kosovo. I hope it has the CIA homing device that heads for the Chinese Embassy no matter where you aim it.... : ) ------------------ Max Molinaro

I have been bothered by the "slo-mo" animations of troops also and am pleased to hear that there are plans to improve this. However, I wanted to add that I have noticed that in viewing figures running from a distance away (maybe 100m) in view 1, the figures move significantly faster and actually look like they might be running. Adds a lot to the sense of urgency when you're being overrun and see enemy units running around your position. Yikes! I also wanted to say that I have been wargaming for over 30 years and am delighted to find this game and this forum with its developer feedback, and usually restrained and interesting posts. I'm so sick of "The graphics suck! You're a moron if you don't think so! Duh!" I've seen idiotic posts from 40 year-olds and articulate points made by kids, so it ain't just an age thing. I also wanted to mention that Steve Grammont in sales (or is he also the Steve who appears here?) answered an ordering question on Sunday night (tonight) within 15 minutes of my asking. Now that's service, which I highly appreciate. I'm ordering CM tonight (mainly because it looks like a great game, but also because everything about it seems to be handled so well). ------------------ Max Molinaro