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    jeffsmith reacted to Ultradave in v1.07 fix for Mac users   
    Both Jeff Smith and I tested this. I checked several scenarios and so did he, and it fixed the problem. Also, the "new" 1.07 .brz really isn't new and untested. It's just the one from the Windows version and that has been working fine. There was just something corrupted about the Mac installer. I wouldn't worry. If it doesn't work, well, it didn't work before. 🙂
    If you are still on 1.06, then do this:
    Relabel the CW directory to "Combat Mission Cold War - 1.06" or something like that , just so it's not the default installation name.
    Download a fresh 1.07 CW full installer
    Install using defaults. 
    Don't even try to run it yet, but replace the 1.07 .brz file with the new one.
    Now you can run it.
    If it doesn't work, just delete that whole installation and go back to using 1.06 (it will work).
    Dave
     
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    jeffsmith reacted to Ultradave in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?   
    I will also admit to being partly guilty myself (and my friends) of some "elitism". I am a life member of the 82d Airborne Association. We have our annual picnic Saturday for the Greater Hartford (CT) Chapter. Everyone is a paratrooper, from WW2 veterans, of which we still have just a couple, to recent returnees from Afghanistan, and everyone in between. You are a paratrooper. None of us care when, where, or how, what job, enlisted, officer. You are a paratrooper. 
    It's differentiated between those who went to Airborne School and got their wings, which is certainly an accomplishment and something to be proud of, to those of us who served on "jump status" in a paratrooper unit. We have members male and female from the 82d, 101st, and 11th Abn Divisions and a couple of the independent brigades, plus Green Berets, plus even a couple Marine Force Recon guys. All paratroopers. Oh, and one USAF Close Combat Team guy (I think that's what they used to call it - the guys who jump in first and set up the drop zone for us - you want to talk about guys with big you know whats). Can't find what they call it now. 
    It's like someone mentioned about the Marines. You are a Marine. For us, you are a paratrooper. It's more a shared experience equalizer than anything.

    Dave
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    jeffsmith reacted to MikeyD in Just an Idle thought about perhaps 'revamping' some CM:BS elements   
    A lot of CMBS's 'faults' lie not in the game engine but in what the scenario designer thinks would be a fun scenario to play. If you want a minefield scenario, or a scenario with green troops with no command links, or an artillery dominant scenario, or a scenario with static defensive lines separated by a no-man's-land go ahead and make one. But  most players are accustomed to scenarios amenable to sneaking about and surprising enemy units, to employing 'clever' tactics over an hour's play time. The usual CM gameplay stuff. The real world is not often so amenable to 'having fun'.
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    jeffsmith reacted to ZPB II in Where is Andy?   
    Michael Emrys sadly passed away some time ago. He is greatly missed.
    https://www.ptleader.com/stories/michael-emrys,78502
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    jeffsmith reacted to MikeyD in Annual look at the year to come - 2023   
    Heh heh, I'm reminded of an old college friend (back last century) who had opinions on EVERYTHING. He told me about how he once found himself sitting at a table with the editor of 'Consumer Reports' magazine, whereupon he proceeded to spend the evening telling the editor AAAAAAALLL the things wrong with his magazine and exactly what he needed to do to fix it. I'm sure the editor appreciated a pimply faced 19 year old with black horn rim glasses and a polyester shirt bending his ear on the correct way to run a magazine that had been in business since 1938.
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    jeffsmith reacted to Ithikial_AU in New Years Bones 2023 - CMBN BP2 Utah Beach   
    @BFCElvis - For pinning please.
     
    Steve has let me off the proverbial leash to release some bones for CMBN in 2023.
     
    Relive the opening days of the Normandy Campaign from the perspective of American and German forces fighting for control of the Cotentin Peninsula of France. From D-Day through to the 13th of June, take command of forces from the 4th Infantry, 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions, as they fight for a foothold on the western edge of Operation Overlord. Alternatively, take command of German formations in the area, including the 6th Fallschirmjäger Regiment as it tries to hold back the Allied Invasion.
    A Taster of Included Content
     
    -          Three Campaigns
    o   We Start Here – Follow the exploits of the 101st Airborne and 4th Infantry on D-Day. Follow the first paratroopers to hit the ground just after midnight, through to the evening of June 6th. Get off the beach.
    o   Purple Heart Lane – Command the 101st Airborne from the Battle of Ste Come du Mont through to the Battle of Carentan.
    §  A slight experiment in campaign design, allowing the player to fight a rolling battle at their own pace over several in game days. Can you keep pace with history or will the 17SS Panzer Grenadier Division arrive in time to make your task more difficult?
    Current count, 110 scenario variants so that is quite a long campaign script.
    §  A recreation of the Carentan Operation from Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord.
    o   Fist of Iron – Take control of the 17SS Panzer Grenadier Division on the 13th of June as they launch their counterattack to retake Carentan. Can you defy history?
    -          Scenarios (purposefully incomplete to leave some surprises)
    o   La Madeleine / Tare Green – The 4th Infantry Division head north along the beach to clear the German Strongpoints.


    o   Clash of Eagles – 101st Airborne and 6 Fallschirmjäger Regiment elements clash around Vierville.
    o   Hill 30 – 101st Airborne try to hold the line southwest of Carentan against a determined 17SS Counter Attack.
    -          Master Maps
    o   Seven maps covering just over 70 square kilometres of now famous battlefields, recreated from Allied aerial photographs and D-Day planning maps from 1944.
    -          (Possibly) Master Unit Files. In combination with the Master Maps will allow players to easily put together fight their own linked multiplayer campaign battles. [Let me know views on this one].
    Requirements
     
    Players will be required to own:
    -          Combat Mission Battle for Normandy Base Game;
    -          Commonwealth Forces Module;
    -          Market Garden Module; and
    -          Vehicle Pack.
     
    Likely Questions
     
    Why are we going back to D-Day?


    When the CMBN base game was designed there was a conscious decision to focus on the US Army and German Heer forces only. This meant that key German formations that were fighting around the 101st Airborne area were not available. With Waffen SS and Fallschirmjäger formations now part of the game family we are able to recreate these famous engagements inside the CM2 engine. It's also a chance to present a number of different tactical scenario situations rarely used in previously in stock scenarios such as the use of naval gunfire, extensive fortifications, spotting victory point allocations etc.
    Why the focus on the 101st Airborne? No love for the 82nd Airborne?


    There are already a number of community made scenarios and maps available for players focusing on the exploits of the 82nd Airborne to the north of the location depicted in this Battle Pack. We didn’t want to crossover too heavily with the work the community had already undertaken.
    Will any new formations or units be added to the CMBN family with this release?


    No. Like other Battle Packs the focus is on campaigns and scenarios. Unlike Modules which focus on the new units and formations introduced, Battle Packs provide us the opportunity to mix and match all the content available in a game family.
    What’s the release date?


    When it is ready. This will be sometime after the CMBN Steam release. This pack has also been a bit different when compared to others to date. When this was announced at the start of the year the actual work had only just commenced rather than being in development for some time already. Saying that, the mapping is virtually complete and scenarios are being built.
    How will I be able to get my hands on it?


    From all the existing places you can currently buy Combat Mission products.
    In the promotional photos that bush is 0.764 meters away from where it was historically!


    Everything is a work in progress. Also, I suggest you may want another glass of a fermented vegetable drink.
    Wait a minute who the hell are you?
    One of the volunteer beta team. Like GeorgeMC and JonS before me, one of us generally leads a Battle Pack development though this time I've been lucky enough for a number of other betas to help out and get all that mapping done. Also dabbled in some modding and YouTube in previous years.
    Can we see some pictures?
    Oh alright.


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    jeffsmith reacted to L0ckAndL0ad in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?   
    Hi everyone. Nikita here.
    I'm still in Crimea. I have to be careful with every word, especially after being detained on 24th by police and FSB, so I will be brief. I am literally shaking as I type due to adrenaline, but we all need to be strong these days.
    1) Ukraine will be free. The bastards will fail. I can clearly see it.
    2) We witness an insane amount of heroism. Which is truly inspiring.
    3) Thanks to Steve and other people from here who were kind to me in the past and took time and patience to communicate with me. It made a lot of difference in the end and made me a person who I am today.
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