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Gridded CMBB Terrain!!!
fiftymicrolitres replied to Captain Wacky's topic in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)
Could you do hexes, pretty please? thanks 5m -
Does anyone remember these things called board wargames? Back when we used to play them, we would be thrilled if we could play a few turns per week. Stop your whining, and learn some patience or stop drinking so much Coke. Take a valium or several. Better yet, why don't you imagine when you could only dream of a game such as this? (and then you can play it as fast as you want to in your mind; although this is really nothing more than mental masturbation). 5m
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Quite boring *until* he had to hide in the closet. Reminded me of Stalin's paranoia when getting a haircut (he had a gun pointed at the back of his barber's head). Hey, let's be honest; a lot of us do drink when playing wargames; whether it be social or solo....and flights of fancy aren't that uncommon. 5m
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So, uh... CMI-1 CMI-2 and the next is CMII-1 Man that is messed up methodology. 5m
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CMBO vs CMBB demo - poor scenarios
fiftymicrolitres replied to Scipio's topic in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)
This thread will be locked up soon. 5m -
Steve, Madmatt, and CoolJ are my heros..still.
fiftymicrolitres replied to a topic in Combat Mission Archive #2 (2000)
I'm sorry, but Tom Servo is trapped on the Satellite of Love, along with Mike, Crow T Robot, Gypsy and Cambot. Dr. Forrester keeps them up there you see.... 5m -
Wrong Maximus. In 1960, Kennedy won the popular vote by 114,673 votes. He received the electoral college votes from 22 states, while Nixon received the electoral college votes from 26 states. The total votes cast that year were about 69,000,000. The three popular vote losers, but electoral college winners were; John Qincy Adams - 1824 Rutherford B Hayes - 1876 Benjamin Harrison - 1888 1960 Kennedy: 34,227,096 Nixon: 34,107,646 5m
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Has anyone tried DirectX 8.0 yet?
fiftymicrolitres replied to mscano's topic in Combat Mission Archive #2 (2000)
The Combat Mission gold demo works flawlessly on DX8 with an ATI Radeon All In Wonder card. Be that as it may, the card is supposedly heavily optimized for DX8. This is with using the 3056 drivers from, August I think? But then, I've never encountered any bugs anyways. 5m -
where are you? who are you?
fiftymicrolitres replied to flyingcursor's topic in Combat Mission Archive #2 (2000)
Doug; I just saw the movie last Saturday night after it had been out for 12 years? Cute, but not a great movie 5m -
Combat MIssion "Hit"
fiftymicrolitres replied to Neutral Party's topic in Combat Mission Archive #2 (2000)
A lot of the producers of single malts have had glasses specifically designed for them. I'm partial to the glasses that I've obtained from buying Bowmore 12. Its rather fat/bulbous at the bottom, tapering slightly in the middle and then flaring out at the top. It makes it quite easy to hold in one hand while warning the malt to the point where it becomes quite aromatic. When I started, it was over one ice cube; now I prefer it straight or with a dash/drop of mineral water. Andreas is quite right; sometimes a drop of water does wonders (if you do this with Laphroaig you can smell the smoke wafting up). A *very* good site is www.scotchwhisky.com It has tons of information, giving tasting notes, how to get started, the different regions, etc. Myself, I am partial to the Islays (typically very smoky, peaty and phenolic/medecinal), but am starting to discover the subtelties of Highland malts. 5m -
Combat MIssion "Hit"
fiftymicrolitres replied to Neutral Party's topic in Combat Mission Archive #2 (2000)
Germanboy; on the docket for this weekend; Lagavulin Distiller's Reserve (?) Laphroaig 16 yr old Glenmorangie 10 yr old I'm not sure that the name of the first one is correct; I'll have to see when I get over to my girlfriend's house. I tried some solid if unspectacular Speyburn 10 yr old last night. 5m -
An open letter to BTS...
fiftymicrolitres replied to Capt. Lortie's topic in Combat Mission Archive #2 (2000)
No insult here. You're accurate. But then, my opinion doesn't count because I don't have the game. 5m -
Is the Pope Polish? Has Atlas shrugged? I am an objectivist, but not of the Randian sort. Why do you ask? 5m
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License plates for CM players
fiftymicrolitres replied to killmore's topic in Combat Mission Archive #2 (2000)
Look in the rear view mirror for this; 3M-TA3 5m -
Unit charts are on the web!
fiftymicrolitres replied to Jeff Heidman's topic in Combat Mission Archive #2 (2000)
Michael Emrys: You can download a free Excel spreadsheet reader for the Mac from ftp.microsoft.com (or somewhere on the MS site). It will read the file. 5m -
The brief summation is that it is not worth it, in comparison to the 18, 15, and 12 yr old Macallan's. As a matter of fact, I would take standard Laphroaig, Lagavulin, Talisker or even 10 yr old Balvenie. Factor in the price ($289 Cdn), and there really is no contest. Now, the caveat is that it was my 40th birthday over the weekend, and a lot of pale ale, Steinlager and Glenfiddich was also consumed, so my tasting notes are based entirely on a foggy memory. I'm also told that I jumped off the roof of a house into a pool, so take this with a grain of salt. Colour: very dark orange, bordering on a firebrick red. Aroma: initially it reminded me of candied ginger, followed up very quickly by a strong treacally smell. Sherry there? Not surprising since I think that all of the Macallan's is aged in imported sherry oak casks. Taste: well, this was quite a disappointment. I picked up a little bit of vanilla, ginger and sherry, but it faded unbelievably fast. I expect a lot from my scotches; including complexity, depth, and a lingering aftertaste. I got none of that from the 25 yr old. Unfortunately, I can't convince myself that my lack of appreciation is not due to the other liquors that were consumed (this is really a fuzzy point for me after the weekend), and I'll probably be stupid enough to try it again. 5m