SuperTed

I (using Explorer 5) have attempted to email my set-up to my opponent (using Netscape). I use the standard procedure (save to PBEM folder, open email, attach to email, send) that has worked fine with another opponent. In this case, however, I am told that the set-up text is found only in the body of the email, NOT as as attachment. Any help would be greatly appreciated. SuperTed

Valentaur, tedquincey@yahoo.com I must warn that I am truly a novice. I never played the demo scenarios and have just started playing my first one from the full version. SuperTed

Hi JohnH, Actually, I dumped the CM preferences and restarted the game at a lower resolution. That did the trick (until my new video card arrives, that is). Thanks for the help. SuperTed Life's a piece-of-**** when you look at it, but............ Always look on the bright side of life! (whistling inserted here)

Hey Panzershark, Thanks for the info. I tried your ideas and none of them helped, so I decided to try an easier fix. I tossed out the CM preferences and reloaded the game at a lower resolution (to compensate for my piece-of-crap video card). Voila! The white-out conditions are gone! I can see! I can see! And what's more, we didn't even have to use the machine that goes "ping." Thanks again. SuperTed ps. The tab between "Monitor" and "Color Management" is "Performance."

Panzershark, I was afraid nobody would catch the Python reference. Anyway, here are my specs: pII, 450 ATI Mach 64 4 mb updated drivers. I am very new to this video card stuff, so any help would be greatly appreciated. SuperTed

I am currently playing a PBEM of "Night at Cheneux," which is supposed to have fog and snow and night and other other nasty things with sharp, pointy teeth. When I enable the weather effects, all I get is a white screen with a couple location names and the compass. I would greatly appreciate any help. SuperTed

Hi all, First, thanks to everybody who provided video card information for me. I have ordered a new card and it should be here in the next day or two. Second, I am now looking to upgrade my sound card. I currently have a Turtle Beach Montego A3D 64 Voice card and I know nothing about sound cards. Is that card any good? What cards are good? Thanks for the help. SuperTed

Hey jeffjones, If you don't mind my asking, what did you pay for the V5 5500? SuperTed

Hey all, Thanks for tolerating my ongoing questions. What is the difference between a Voodoo3 3000 and a Voodoo3 3500? If I can get a Voodoo3 3000 for $130 and a Voodoo3 3500 for $150, are either of those a good deal? How do these cards compare to the TNT2/Ultra? Thanks again. SuperTed

I have been able to identify my present card, and, as suspected, it's adequate at best. I am able to get my hands on a Diamond Stealth III S540 Xtreme for about $80. Is that a good card and/or a good deal? Thanks again for the feedback. SuperTed

Thanks for the info so far. I should clarify my first question. I meant to ask if there is a way to get information on the card that is currently in my computer. Thanks again. SuperTed

1) Is there a way to get general information (i.e. memory, bus, etc.) without contacting the manufacturer? 2) Which cards are good and what are their approximate prices? I have not decided what I am willing to spend, so price may not matter. Thanks in advance for the help. SuperTed

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.......number of days until a blue polyester-clad stranger delivers a mysterious package to my doorstep.......

June 11, 2000 Commencing countdown.......10.......

Hey Guys, The Gamer's Net already has a scenario depot ready for uploads when the floodgates open. SuperTed www.thegamers.net/scenarios/

"I will return home in a few months to find the package unopened and probably no one to play blind PBEMs with. Talk about bad timing." Hey Lt. Bull, You name the scenario and I'll set it aside to play you (blind PBEM, that is). SuperTed

Hey all, I feel obligated to apologize to everybody who has responded to my obviously ineffective attempts to explain my thoughts on this issue. I appreciate all the feedback you have provided. I assure you this will be my last attempt to make my point. Okay, here goes! I do not advocate BTS selling CM for $100. However, I am very happy that it only costs about $50. Based on what I know about the game, if it was priced higher and I had the money, I would probably buy it at the higher price. End. Thanks. Ted

Hey armorbuff, I believe that I have not made my point clear. Let's use your example and see if that helps. For simplicity's sake, let's assume you have ten games and they each cost you $30. Let's also assume the amount of time you play each of these games is roughly equal (10% each). In this case, the math is very staightforward. Since each of the games have the same cost and occupy the same amount of your time, they are all of the same value to you. Now, I must apologize to anybody who has studied logic, but I would like to simplify things for the sake of argument. Namely, it is commonly understood that in order to test the logic of an argument, one must assume extreme premises. If these premises lead to the original conclusion, then the logic is sound. So, to take your example to an extreme, let's assume you have only one wargame and you spend all of your wargaming time playing it. That game would be infinitely valuable to you because it would embody your entire wargaming experience. To take your example to the opposite extreme, let's assume you have every wargame ever made. To simplify things, let's further assume that the total number of wargames you would have would be 1000. If you play each of these 1000 games an equal amount of time, each individual game would be of little value to you because it represents a tiny fraction of your wargaming experience. To get back to my example of paying $100 for CM, I feel I need to clarify something. The dollar and time amounts I chose in my original post can be assumed to be arbitrary. The question I am asking is not one of only money, however. It also involves the amount of enjoyment (we'll assume enjoyment=time spent) derived from that which was purchased. I think it is safe to assume that everybody has a limited budget when buying wargames. I think it is also safe to assume that everybody spends most, if not all (or more), of that budget trying to find products that they will enjoy (i.e. spend time playing). Taking those two assumptions into consideration, let's return to my original budget of $200. If I purchase four games with that money and subsequently stop playing all of them within a month, I would say that my purchase was of very low value to me. If, on the other hand, I purchase one game with that money and it occupies all of my playing time for a year, I would say that my purchase was of very high value to me. When you change the amount of money spent, the reasoning remains the same. So, you see my willingness to spend $100 on CM is based on simple math. Let's assume that I intend to spend $200 on wargames and 500 hours playing them this year. If I purchase Century of Warfare (CoW) for $50, Europe in Flames (EiF) for $50, and Combat Mission (CM)for $100, I shall have spent my $200. After tracking the amount of time I have spent playing each game, let's assume I have played CoW for 50 hours, EiF for 50 hours, and CM for 400 hours. Since I have enjoyed CM for 80% of my wargaming time budget and spent only 50% of my wargaming money budget on it, I would say that is a very good value to me. I hope this helps. SuperTed

Hey G4A, Apology accepted. Get well so that we can debate on fair terms. SuperTed ps. I would still be curious to hear other people's thoughts on what they think CM will be "worth."

Hey Leland, Thanks for the post. You effectively expressed a significant part of what I have been trying to say. AverageTed (feeling better...)

Hey G4A, Thanks for the reply, but I would like to make two points in response. 1) I don't think I made myself very clear in my original post and for that I apologize. The point I was trying to make is that I have a rough idea of how much money and time I am willing to spend on wargaming. Let's assume that I budget $200 this year for wargaming and spend $100 on CM. Let's also assume that I spend 500 hours playing wargames this year and 400 of those are spent playing CM. That means that 50% of my financial investment has provided 80% of my game-playing enjoyment. Now, I am not an accountant, but IMHO that appears to be a pretty good investment. 2) I have absolutely no problem with your right to disagree with me, and would gladly defend that right, but I do not appreciate the tone of your reply. I found it to be way out-of-line and quite insulting. I don't know where you get off assuming that I (or anyone else, for that matter) have a "...near-religious "loyalty" to a PRODUCT..." I was only trying to make the point that I believe that CM will provide a good return for a $50 investment. Now, I realize that I may not have expressed my thoughts very well in my original post, but that does not give you the right to assume a holier-than-thou attitude. Thank you. Good day. Ted (not feeling real Super right now)

Madison, WI

I'd like to get this thread back to VB's original topic, if nobody minds. I think VB was making the point that he (sorry if I assumed incorrectly) hopes that the next few installments of CM would not cost as much as the original. If the boys at BTS were asking $100 for their game, I believe most everybody who has played the demos would gladly shell out the money. I know I would. Think about it; even at $100, this game would be an incredible value. Even before you fork over a single penny, you have an opportunity to play the Gold Demo, which is essentially like playing the full version. I think it goes without saying (but I'm going to say it anyway) that everybody on this board has ordered or will order CM. I also believe that once CM starts arriving in households around the world, other wargames in those households will get a little lonely. For me, that will be about twelve games whose average cost is about $25, totaling about $300. Now, if I actually did spend $100 for CM and played it for the vast majority of my wargaming time, it would be money well-spent compared to the $300 I spent on the other games. If you you apply the same logic to the upcoming installments of CM, $100 would be a fair price for each of them as well. Let's assume that one installment is released each year for the next three years and they each sell for $100. You would be spending less than $10 per month on a product that is proven to be of top-notch quality. That sure beats buying two or three games from a local retailer for that same $100 only to find that after a month the game is no longer interesting. Even if your annual wargame budget is only $100, it would be money well-spent if all you bought was CM. VB, I don't mean for this post to be a flame; I just saw a soapbox sitting there and I thought I would hop on it for a couple minutes. SuperTed