SuperTed

Hi All, As many of you know from reading my earlier posts, I am going to be opening a new website on Monday (2/19). It will be dedicated to collecting, organizing, and posting news/updates from the multitude of CM-related websites. I would like to officially invite anybody who has a CM-related website to join me in creating a "...one-stop shopping..." (DeanCo, 2/15/01) experience for CM web browsers. If you are interested in becoming a Charter Member of the Forward Observer website, please send me an email (tedquincey@yahoo.com). I ask that you send your name, your preferred email address, the name of your website, and the address of your website. On Monday, I'll be sending the website information to all interested webmasters. I would like to make one point very clear. This invitation is extended to anybody with a website that would like to take advantage of a service that will consolidate all the various updates into one location. So, yes, even BTS can get join if they would like. Also, websites that are not specifically covering CM (eg. military history, OOBs, etc.) are encouraged to join. I would also ask webmasters to post something on their websites ASAP to announce the grand opening of Forward Observer on Monday (2/19). Your help is much appreciated. Thanks for all your helpful feedback and suggestions. ------------------ SuperTed Wild Bill and the Raiders Boots & Tracks Team Member

DeanCo, I agree that a message board would be very useful to allow people to have another option to provide feedback. I may not have it in place when I open the site's virtual doors on Monday (2/19), but I plan to add it as soon as I get a chance. Thanks for all the feedback. Keep it coming, please. ------------------ SuperTed Wild Bill and the Raiders Boots & Tracks Team Member

MoJo, Thanks for the feedback and the info. I'll add that to my wish list for the website. ------------------ SuperTed Wild Bill and the Raiders Boots & Tracks Team Member

Manx, Things are still early in the development process here, but I'll try to explain my intentions as clearly as I can. I think it would be easiest to do that by explaining the process. 1) Webmaster submits update to me. 2) I read (and edit for spelling, etc.) update. 3) I attach small icon to update and post on my website. Each webmaster will have their own icon. It will be attached to the beginning of each of their updates. That way a person can find updates for specific websites rather easily by looking for the icon instead of the name. (Sometimes I can be so smart. ) 4) News will remain on the Active page for 1-2 weeks. After that, it will be sent to the Archives page. 5) Assuming the webmasters organize their updates the same way (eg. new scenarios, then new mods, then new maps, etc.), I can color-code the sections of the updates (eg. red=scenarios, green=mods, etc.) to help people quickly find what they want. (Again, the smartness is running rampant. ) Sorry, I am coming up with ideas on the fly here. I hope that makes sense. ------------------ SuperTed Wild Bill and the Raiders Boots & Tracks Team Member

Manx, I would encourage you to post your updates at my website and here in the forum. That way you (and others) can have the best of both worlds. My site can provide "...one stop shopping..." (in the immortal words of DeanCo) and the forum can provide an opportunity for instant feedback. My hope is that the instant feedback could be provided through my site as well. However, as you have said, that has not been the usual route for those who do respond. So, at least initially, I think it would be useful for all parties involved to utilize both my website and the forum. They provide services that complement each other well. ------------------ SuperTed Wild Bill and the Raiders Boots & Tracks Team Member

Manx, Excellent point. There are a few ways to address the issue you raise. First, I can include email addresses for webmasters (assuming permission has been granted) so that people can contact them directly. Second, every update will include a link to the appropriate site, so people will be able to visit immmediately and provide feedback through the site itself. Third, there is no reason why webmasters should discontinue posting updates at this forum. That would increase the chances that all who are interested won't miss any updates. My intention is not to take anything away from this forum. Rather, I feel that my website can add to it by organizing the massive amount of information that is out there. Thanks again. ------------------ SuperTed Wild Bill and the Raiders Boots & Tracks Team Member

Deanco and Harv, Thanks for the positive feedback, guys. (Harv: now you know why I have not sent you an email yet. ) I should have things ready to start rolling on Monday (February 19). Anybody who has a website and is interested in participating in this project, please send me an email (tedquincey@yahoo.com). This invitation applies to all CM sites, CM-related sites (eg. military history, etc.), and even sites in languages other than English. My goal is to set up a kind of bulletin board for CM fans. (That would be the non-electric, corkboard type. ) Thanks again. ------------------ SuperTed Wild Bill and the Raiders Boots & Tracks Team Member

Michael, I would ask webmasters to submit information to me via email. I am online approximately 16 hours per day, so getting updates posted promptly would not be a problem. If there comes a time when this system becomes a problem, I would add a form for automated updates. The reason I will not be doing that initially is because I would like to try a few ideas I have regarding the organization of the incoming updates. Thanks for your feedback. ------------------ SuperTed Wild Bill and the Raiders Boots & Tracks Team Member

Hi All, I have been developing an idea for a new website. It would be a very simple site whose purpose would be to provide a clearinghouse of information related to the various CM websites. As things currently stand, webmasters typically use this forum to inform the CM community of website updates. What I plan to do is create a site that will accept the news/updates/announcements from all of the CM websites and post it (daily, ideally) for the CM community. By doing so, I hope that CM web browsers will stop at my site to find out what is new at the various CM sites. I would greatly appreciate any feedback you can provide. Thanks. ------------------ SuperTed Wild Bill and the Raiders Boots & Tracks Team Member

James, The AI performs differently based on the type of battle being fought. So, your experiences are not unusual. Have you tried defending against an AI ASSAULT yet? If not, try it. You'll notice the difference. ------------------ SuperTed Wild Bill and the Raiders Boots & Tracks Team Member

Kitty, You scare and impress me at the same time. Keep up the great work! ------------------ SuperTed Wild Bill and the Raiders Boots & Tracks Team Member

FJ, Here are a few suggestions: Move It or Lose It! Far form Over-Paderborn. Both of them are fun and should meet your criteria. Enjoy. ------------------ SuperTed Wild Bill and the Raiders Boots & Tracks Team Member

How do I determine my IP address? I'm using Winblows '98. Thanks. ------------------ SuperTed Wild Bill and the Raiders Boots & Tracks Team Member

Colonel, Just a thought, but do you have the v1.1b24 patch? If you are using a patch that is older than the one used to make the scenario, it may not appear. I may be wrong, but it could be worth a shot. ------------------ SuperTed Wild Bill and the Raiders Boots & Tracks Team Member

Matt, That "w" word got your attention, huh? ------------------ SuperTed Wild Bill and the Raiders Boots & Tracks Team Member

Barry, It will leave your Scenarios folder untouched. ------------------ SuperTed Wild Bill and the Raiders Boots & Tracks Team Member

CM2: The Bear Awakens ------------------ SuperTed Wild Bill and the Raiders Boots & Tracks Team Member

Done!

Hey, Welcome aboard. The best way to get the help you want is to post (relatively) specific questions. When you do, you will find that the members of this forum are very helpful. SuperTed Wild Bill and the Raiders Boots & Tracks Team Member

Jon, How the heck are ya? I hope all your gaming is going well. Anyway, to expand on Horrido!'s (how are ya doing, Steve?) response, the site to visit is http://wbr.thegamers.net/boots_tracks/index.asp if you would like to find all the Wild Bill and The Raiders' Combat Mission scenarios. It is my personal favorite web site. SuperTed Boots 'N' Tracks Team Member

Elijah, I understand your point, but I don't think it reflects well on any of us to take shots at somebody who is clearly in need of more help than any of us can provide. SuperTed

Lord General Mr. Bill, Unfortunately, he has figured it out. He knows that he will get responses to his posts. If the rest of us refrain from responding, BTS will take care of it and he will go play elsewhere. SuperTed

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Terence, I have played a few of them (PBEM) and have yet to be disappointed. Enjoy! SuperTed

Here are a few I have played that seem balanced: Battles- Night at Cheneaux Bruyeres Ranger Stronghold Singling Shootout Far From Over-Paderborn Breakfast at Buchholz Station Operations- Utrechtseweg. I hope that helps. SuperTed