Dick Reece

Hi Scott , you posted on page 1 of this thread: "So, are you mixing US airborne infantry with US Army tanks? Generally the airborne had few tanks in their support... But ignoring this possibly gamey mix of forces:" Please explain what is "gamey" about this? The only time you could possibly call this gamey is if someone agreed to use Allied paratroop forces only, and then broke that agreement.US Airborne troops were supported many times throughout the European theatre with Sherman tanks, as well as other weapons belonging to the "US Army" of which the Airborne is a part.I'm not attacking you here at all,no offense intended, I'd just appreciate your elaborating on this theme a bit more.For the life of me I can't see anything gamey in it, unless it's the aforementioned breaching of an agreement.There is a force lock to prevent that in QB's,anyway. Thanks for an answer Dick

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by karl: This may sound like a dumb question to some. I've made a scenario with the editor, now how do I play it? Thanks<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Start the game,choose your scenario from the list,begin playing.Make sure you saved the scenario to the CM scenario folder. Dick

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Panzer Man: Thanks Michlos,,The Assault boats can be moved into the water with the move command.I have found that it is a tedious chore to use these,but the AI was very lame trying to take the biridge as the Allies so I added them for a change of pace.I might delete them and let you play from both sides,but I am sure the Americans will get anihilated. I have been told already about the Germans being too weak and the lack of defensible ground behind the Bridge.Good points. I was also told the SS was in a bad spot,they should be behind the bridge,,I disagree.I believe in saving Private Ryan the Americans were on both sides of the Bridge and only moved back when they were being overrun.I am going to add more punch to the German side for sure,maybe even make the Bunker an 88.that should really spice it up.As for widening it I blew it there..I dont think the left side can be widened..I learned my lesson on that one..thanks again for your comments.. Practice makes perfect and your comments surely help. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Use the shift key, while clicking + and - with your mouse, to reduce or enlarge the opposite sides of the map, in the editor. Dick

An article on gaming trends for the future AT http://computingcentral.msn.com/topics/computergames/Future_Gaming.asp mentions BTS and CM ! congrats Steve and Charlrs Dick

An article at MSN on gaming trends of the future has mentioned BTS and CM-congrats Charles and Steve http://computingcentral.msn.com/topics/computergames/Future_Gaming.asp Dick

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Lawyer: Excellent! All present and accounted for. Let the games begin! Perhaps you should all start humming the song "I fought the law, and the Lawyer won!" <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> My guys are already singing a Christmas carol about your dead soldiers: "Chestnuuuts,rooooaaastttiiinnnng on an oooppppennn fiiiire.............shrapnel,niiipping at your noooose........... I'm at work,but as soon as I get home....

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Lawyer: Well, well, well... The lure of lucre has indeed produced a fine bevy of the walking dead for my troops. And a bit of lawyer bashing to boot!! I am, of course, shocked that the mere mention of the Learned Profession should bring forth such unhealthy attitudes. Are you not familiar with the famous quote by Patton: "I only joined the army because I wasn't smart enough to get into law school." Here is where we stand, lads. Each of you is being entered into the Lawyer Victim Database, and will be contacted shortly. I will make every attempt to give you a choice of gaming thrills. However, I do get the feeling from reading your posts that some of you are worried about laying your mitts on the treasured prizes, apparently under the misguided notion that you will actually win. HA! It will take a better lot than you to pry them from my fingers. But if the worst occurs, I have the listed loot and MORE to guarantee a satisfying pay-off. A Special Note to Dick Reece: Antsy, aren't we Herr Reece (IF that's your real name). Perhaps you "lost" one of your patients last night at the hospital. "Mistakes" do happen in the medical industry that keep lawyers in the money. Or perhaps the rampant inbreeding in the hollers of your home state has altered your patience gene. Worry not! The Lawyer is on the job to make your gaming experience more humiliating through research, study, and applied genius. The wings of death shall visit you shortly. In the meantime, you can always get in your pick-up, drive 40 miles to a paved road, and blast holes in some highway signs to celebrate the Sabbath. Cheers to all. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Hahahahahahaha!! What can I say,other than touche'??!! I enjoy a good laugh,and I thank you for yore post [....load the sawed off with double-nought bubba,we got a leetle trip tuh make,we'll find somethin ta eat along the way] ROFL ROFL That was a great response ,and I look forward to more in our upcoming game [at least until you see that I'm winning, at which point you'll probably start babbling incoherent latin phrases at me ] As a matter of fact,A recently divorced patient came into the ER last night,severely depressed,financially broke,homeless,and destitute.Laboratory investigation revealed he had a serious case of rectus lawyerus.A large dose of Flagil [a potent anti-parasitic drug] cleared the problem up completely.Now he only need contend with a mild case of doctorus walletus,and he'll make a complete recovery! Dick [ yes that's my real name,the obstetrician who delivered me,named m,e when he said "My Gawd, the boy's all..... "

Typical lawyer,blows hot air,charges way too much for his services,then disappears and is never heard from again In the revised words of Winston Churchill: Never has such a profession [lawyers] produced so many, who could say so much, and convey so little! Dick

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by cyberized: Please help if you can. I can't understand this - I have downloaded Gunslingers Mods twice now, 1st time I did it wrong and thus wasted all that time etc. I have now done it again - following his instructions to the "T" and could hardly wait to see - fired it up and it was the SAME graphics as before. Don't know HOW this could be because I took my regulat Bmp File out of the COMBO Folder and put in my Bmp2 (Gunslinger) File and this is the way I made it: 1st I made a Copy of Original Bmp File right off of the CDROM; then I re-named it Bmp2 and placed it in Program Files Folder then I dnloaded each of those Mod packages fm GunS. and overwrote all original Bmps and I installed his Texture Upgrade LAST. Blows my pea sized brain that the graphics came out looking just like before - seems like the program would of had to search out my Bmp1 - but it was outside of the Combo Folder?????????? Can anybody please tell me "What IT is?" TKS <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> check inside your bmp folder.sometimes when extracting a zipped file you wind up putting a "folder" of bmp's inside your bmp folder.I'll bet that is what's happened? Are you sure you got an overwrite prompt, and are you using the latest version of CM? Dick

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Lawyer: Combat Mission is the best and most realistic wargame ever. Moreover, Mad Matt and the other mod artists are making it even better everyday. But, mein herren und damen, one key element of real warfare is missing.... War booty! That's right, there's no actual plunder, swag, or boodle in CM to motivate your troops, enrichen your coffers, and show your neighbors in order to flaunt your victories. The best you can get from CM right now is a poetic taunt from Senachai or the pleasure of seeing Peng humbled once again, but where's the cash value of such rewards? Well, here's my offer to supply the missing element of avarice to your CM gameplay. Yes, now you can experience the thrill of ill-gotten reward through violence that has driven soldiers and entire armies since Cain first waxed Abel. All you need to do is Beat the Lawyer at PBEM to take home some loot! IF you win, I will send you one of my prize personal treasures in the mail. I will even pay the postage. What a deal! Interested?? Do I hear the sound of greedy lips smacking across the land? If so, then read the contest rules below. But first, let's have a look at what Lawyer is offering to whet your rapacious desires... Prize No. 1 -- "From Hell to Victory" video, where a group of "closely-knit friends" are torn apart by WW2. Truly epic in scope, covering the entire war from 1939 Paris to 1945 allied victory. Like all quality videos, it starts with a warning to adjust your VCR tracking if the picture doesn't work (it does work). This treasure has an approximate cash value of $2.99 plus tax at Best Buy, but it is surely more valuable to true war movie fans. Lawyer's Movie Review: "From Hell to Victory" is so bad that it's good. It has every movie cliche ever seen, including predictable dialogue, black jacket Gestapo agents, stereotype French resistance fighters, garbled soundtrack music, and post-war U.S. training aircraft and tanks posing as Nazi weapons. It even features a poor man's version of the Dunkirk beach battle for "Saving Prvate Ryan" junkies. Low budget works here, gentlemen, just like it does in "Casablanca". "Basically, the story is that George Peppard (Banacek-era) and George Hamilton (tanned, fit, and ready as always) win the war with some help from Eddie Albert (Green Acres) and Capucine (the princess in the original "Pink Panther"). Poor Horst Bucholtz (whatever happened to Horst?) plays the German loser in both love and war. "Peppard features his trademark 'three martinis too many' bleary-eyed look, while Hamilton does the best 'Frenchy' routine since Jerry Lewis. Forget 'Patton'. War movies don't get any better or worse than this." Prizes No. 2 to whenever I get enough PBEM games -- Your choice of Half-Life, SimCity 3000, Close Combat 2, Hidden & Dangerous, Mig Alley, East Front, Return to Krondor, BattleZone, Quake II, or Unreal. These games represent my various attempts to find game satisfaction before CM. They may or may not have cash value depending upon your personal taste, but I guarantee they are all worthy of getting for FREE to hang in your trophy case as proof of your victory in CM PBEM. CONTEST RULES: 1. I play for fun using realistic weapons and tactics to the extent I know them. So must you. No cheap jeep rushes or uber-tank fests. 2. You must have a sense of humor and put up with my coarse attempts at humor. Sorry, no exceptions. 3. We play Version 1.05, either manageable QB or established scenarios, and try to make at least one turn per day. 4. We don't "disappear" when things get tough on the battle front. You don't get any booty unless you earn it, just like real life. 5. Contest is limited to U.S. residents, or maybe Canada since its close. I'm too cheap to mail something to Timbuktu where some of you guys live (and apparently don't get mail from the U.S. anyway from what I read about CM deliveries). 6. Game-play decisions are mutual, but Lawyer will make all prize decisions arbitrarily and capriciously. Hey, you get what you pay for! But I promise you will get something I value greatly. hehehe.... 7. If there is a stampede, I reserve the right to choose who I shall play. First winners will get first choice of prizes listed above until they are gone. Of course, that's only IF you win. MOST IMPORTANTLY!! To enter the Lawyer PBEM sweepstakes, please explain below on this thread which prize you seek, and why you believe you are worthy to win it. Well, that's the challenge and the potential rewards for a little PBEM action. I could have had a yard sale, but this seems to be far more of a contribution to wargame history. My email is jake3315@yahoo.com Play for pride, play for country, and play for greed. After all, what good is war without a little booty? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Bring it on bubba,I'll donate the useless offerings to a CHARITY FUND FOR YOUR DISHONORED,DESTROYED UNITS Send me a setup-I've always wanted to beat a lawyer even if I have to use CM to do it warmeister@inetone.net

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mark IV: If they're Bogged they still have a chance to get free. Once it changes to Immobilized, they're done for the scenario. There are various theories about the best move to try and un-Bog a vehicle, none of which are confirmed. The Bogged vehicle will automatically try to free itself until it changes to Immobilized (or gets free).<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I have been able to unbog regularly by pausing the vehicle for several turns,or by taking a healthy dose of Milk Of Magnesia,acoording to what variety of Bog we're speaking of Dick

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by mensch: right I kinda know where your comming from Jochen, I got me a wife or shes got me.. hmmm na ja. heh shes going through a hard time in school (shes student teacher here in germany) ooh and its tough, I don't know what for a hard time your girlfriend has but me wife can be very ticked off at my computer (its ok it doesnt like her either). I find time when she has to get her work done for the next class and so on.. best bet if she comes to you while your playing and say "hi, boy my day was tough". I would suggest to put the mouse at rest and ask her how her day was going.. often I sat there just saying "wow" "uh huh ...interesting" heh mistake 1. if its something more personal (health or something) hey take the time and do stuff together - I made a mistake long ago not doing that and now I miss my dad.. kinda stupid but the game will aways be there you don't know how long others are (ok cut it out guys I'm not going cushie on you just plain facts) and on your free time give gas play your game(s?? there any other games aside CM?) right I'm no expert in life, if anything I'm still trying to figure it out heh..I'm just lucky I have no kids right now oooh... so hope this helped a little. ------- "A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations." -William Feather, The Treasure of Franchard [This message has been edited by mensch (edited 09-12-2000).] [This message has been edited by mensch (edited 09-12-2000).]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Great advice Mensch,and something we should all do!

I vote NO, to ask for it is tantamount to asking for someone's child,IMHO.Leave BTS be,let them enjoy the fruits of there creation,they deserve it. Dick:D

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Xyphorus: Hi Dick, First of all, thank you for the scenario and the beating and abuse that come with it while playing as Germans Seriously, I think that the scanario is ok, I was just not ready for it I guess. I did enjoy playing it, especially when I realized that only my infantry was able to accomplish anything, since my Panzers kept getting nailed by the Jabos. Those 12 fighters bombers are like the angels of death. BTW, I also managed a minor victory against the AI, but against a human opponenet I would have been crushed without any doubt. As I asked before, did you manage to keep any Panzers alive at all? Ciao, Karl<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> And yes I lost all my armor too,but I managed to use some of it for a little while

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Xyphorus: Hi Dick, First of all, thank you for the scenario and the beating and abuse that come with it while playing as Germans Seriously, I think that the scanario is ok, I was just not ready for it I guess. I did enjoy playing it, especially when I realized that only my infantry was able to accomplish anything, since my Panzers kept getting nailed by the Jabos. Those 12 fighters bombers are like the angels of death. BTW, I also managed a minor victory against the AI, but against a human opponenet I would have been crushed without any doubt. As I asked before, did you manage to keep any Panzers alive at all? Ciao, Karl<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Hi Karl, Glad you enjoyed the scenario.A secret I'll share,as Germans.Set everything to hide until you're ready to use it,which is what it would be doing in real life! Dick

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Xyphorus: krm, I just checked it out. Oh brother! No wonder they blew up the whole place That fits the definition of "total air power". And yet I managed to gun one down. Were you at least able to keep any armor intact? I was not. Karl<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Heh-heh Guys,when I designed and playtested this scenario,I got a victory twice as Germans.Perhaps I've uploaded the wrong version,do you think there are too many jabo's in it,seriously speaking? I value the opinions of the players,so if you think it's warranted,I'll edit and post a new version1 What say ye,matey's

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Martyr: I sent in my name to be included on the RD ladder, but I haven't shown up on the list yet. (I mean the list of those who have not yet played three games.) How often is the site updated? Martyr<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I'm not sure,Ed's the big guru on that Why not write him again and ask,he won't mind,honest. Dick

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Gunslinger: Hey guys, I'm wanting to start some PBEM with folks. Anywhere to go to get started? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Go here: http://home.wanadoo.nl/edwin.vos/ Rugged Defense wargaming club-ladders,tournaments,opponent finder search function. Dick

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by MikeeGTO: I was fortunate enough to play it earlier, great map and a very "fun" mix of assets.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Yes,and I was fortunate enough to have you and several others playtest it,thanks!

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Manx: Dick.....i've played some of your scenarios before and i expect that this one will be as good. Thanks for taking the time<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Thank you Manx,for taking the time to compliment my contribution to our hobby! I love this game !!!!!!

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Germanboy: Guarding Austrian mountain passes between 1940 and 1942 comes to mind... Or on the shooting range of a tank gunner's school.... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Or in my latest operation at Rugged Defense,titled Toy Tanks and Steel Men,Andreas!

There is a new operation entitled "Toy Tanks and Steel men" at the rugged defense website: http://home.wanadoo.nl/edwin.vos It is considered large,but plays well on most computers.The large ranking is because of the size of the map and the total number of forces involved.It has many Hotchkiss and Stuart tanks in it,it's meant to be humorous but fun to play.It is best played PBEM,or as German against the American AI.Hope you guys enjoy it,and if you have suggestions for improvements,drop me a line. Dick

There is a new operation entitled "Toy Tanks and Steel men" at the rugged defense website: http://home.wanadoo.nl/edwin.vos It is considered large,but plays well on most computers.The large ranking is because of the size of the map and the total number of forces involved.It has many Hotchkiss and Stuart tanks in it,it's meant to be humorous but fun to play.It is best played PBEM,or as German against the American AI.Hope you guys enjoy it,and if you have suggestions for improvements,drop me a line. Dick

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Joe Shaw: PLAGUE is a bacterium as well Joe, not a virus, or we'd all be dead now

So now you want Charles to program the game to Mail turns for you?????? hahahahahahahahahahhahahahaha