TargetDrone

Feeling the growing desire for little colorful chocolate pills while watching M&M's fight.

i just hope , IF there is a european version that we are not forced to buy it... here in austria, we dont have the problem with symbols being forbidden, still, sharing the same language as our german neighbours, we allways get the shaft on localised versions this can be a PITA if distributors more or less enforce local versions

this is beginning to look like some cheap facsimiles trying to impose a cesspool™-thread

hmm.. now if that topic would read "Stop those IDIOTIC DEMAND IN SUBJECT LINE!!>:-( " that would open a whole new can of worms... generally speaking, simply ignore them (or, put them into the same bin as the tinfoil-hat guys.. you know the conspiracy theorists and doomsayers )

Shhh... dont reveal our secret Austrian counterpart of the Hummer Just imagine the psychological effect if they storm damascus on Pinzgauers There you have your way of nonlethal combat... rofl can be quite disabling

its allways the same when upgrading the rig... going t he value way and do several upgrades, or going high end and then having your gear degrade slowly through upperclass until it hits middle class where you have to upgrade (at least parts) again? personally i took the dive for some top notch gear, emptied my pockets so robbers would start to weep if they jump me then again, i need the processing power for work anyways, so that 4800+x2 was set in stone anyways.. just the gfx choice was a bit game oriented, but then, who would build a porsche, and then weld some wooden charriot weels to it? at least, now i know i cant do anything dumb anymore with that 2k€ anymore

that thread made me rise from my lurking state again.. in my internet cafe we regularly have direct duels with cm.. started when i unpacked my fresh CMBO copy in the cafe and tried it out there... all sorts of people have fallen to the addiction over time.. and im sure, it will be the same for CM:SF... On a side note... will there be any posters or ad banners one could get? we allways got some free walls, and i like to get people addicted to games i like myself [edited in] and for the age, 28, the people i made addicted to CM varies widely from 16 - 60

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ciks: Thanks Hofbauer. Now the question is, will this stuff be modeled/how much of these were made/used?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Well... lets hope they make it in.... that way it wouldn't be so time consuming to burn down a whole city.... (not that you think i am a pyromaniac ) [ 09-26-2001: Message edited by: TargetDrone ]

Well.. I guess I have a sollution for the order - problem! Simply lets hand a hat round, and everyone draws a number.... . . . . We take my hat, ok? I'll support the numbers as well.... ey... trust me

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> Originally posted by Slapdragon: How about this as a way to take our minds off of world events. I will write a truely tough WW2 history quiz. No ultra obscure idiot trivia (like how many road wheels on a Char but very tough questions you might find in one of my history classes. I will post the questions on Friday. The first person with the most questions correct who e-mails me after the sign up period is over, and I will buy them a copy of CM:BB (and ship it to them unless they live someplace mail costs 50 bucks, like Maine). Anyone interested in a little contest to pick up spirits? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Well... I am sure i cannot compete with the other guys participating (mainly grognards i guess) but hell, i would like to give it a try and sign up for that quiz too Who knows, maybe Lady Luck throws me some kisses .... (guess i would need quite some kisses )

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by gaffertape: MENSCH, based on the last few winters here in Toronto, I may not need to store snowballs for April - we can just pick snow of the ground. GAFF<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> But on the other hand, some people like to store Snowballs in the freezer AFTER they have poured some water over it..... it is said these snowballs not only keep shape for quite a while, but they also pack quite some punch.... (i guess you could call them AP rounds ) --TargetDrone

-- TargetDrone

Hmm.. I am not very familiar with the tech details (I am even not an American... but I still like these behemoths of war) but I guess the defensive side always gains an advantage... (see the example with the 57mm flak...).. Sure, a BB can't survive long without a whole fleet protecting it... but don't tell me that carriers do.... on the other hand, a carriers main weapons are planes (which it has stocked only in limited amounts). Now, as shown above, plains (even invisible ones ) can be shot down rather easily... leaving the Carrier rather toothless... and I think that American public would revolt if the navy starts to send in waves after waves into an SAM cluttered area just to hit a vital target.... and every wannabe dictator could afford a decent AA-system. Maybe even buying it of America on the other hand, we have a battleship... it too needs the protection of a small armada... but it relies on 16" arties as its prime weapon... now... I am not sure, but I doubt that a 16" shell in transit can be intercepted at all... and if this can really be done... I doubt that anyone will waste a tear for the poor shell... So, my guess is that BBs are more effective when it comes to deliver destruction to a specific target that is well defended... Airplanes are just too fragile (and expensive in both resources and live costs). Another nice effect of the battleship has already been addressed quite often... it is simply a psychological weapon.... I would feel much more uncomfortable when being shelled at with this nasty big unstoppable (?) arty than being attacked by airplanes when I have a good chance of bringing them down before they can deliver their ordnance... well, just my 10 Groschen here (sorry, here in Austria we don't have Cents yet ) -- TargetDrone p.s.: Anybody can tell me where i can get decent info on the phalanx systems and other ways to counter missiles and Cruise Missiles?

Well, it might be intended.. i don't know... I tried several times to play a QB on a Small map with 5000 points.... however, after purchasing my units, i always end on a medium sized map... Okok.. i know that it is highly lunatic to play a 5000er battle on a small map.... but hey.. if i can change the settings accordingly, i also want to play my little Rushhour-Slugfest ------------------ TargetDrone Commander of the Smiley Liberation Force

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by tss: Am I the only one who started to wonder about floating point tanks after reading the title? - Tommi<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> well... i guess they left them out due to the different rounding errors on different processors.. ------------------ TargetDrone Commander of the Smiley Liberation Force [as allways corrected typos afterwards...] [This message has been edited by TargetDrone (edited 12-05-2000).]

Happy Birthday... Lets hope you do not party too much, just so that there can be future mod-releases ------------------ TargetDrone

Elijah Meeks(Meeks.. mee ks.. aahh mekiss.. now...ok.. just do it ) wrote ... <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Does anyone, outside of that one geek back in '89, ever say,<snip><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> So, you experimented with smileys even on your VC10? Interesting... let me guess, you lately upgraded after you found out that the CM Cd won't fit into the datasette or into the cadridge port? or does a conversion exist somewhere out there? maybe with simplified interface, so that even you can get a mental hold on how to operate the game? something like generic order menu for all your units? only consisting of "wet my panties", "run like hell" and "lick the enemies boots in hope of a quick death"? maybe an added "spasm and babble uncontrollable like your commander" order too? <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>I say don't give him a game until he stops using those moronic smilies.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> simple plain answer.... The mating rites of amoeba interests me more than what you say... But if you feel so oh-I-am-so-great you can still send me a file... or save us both the time and simply put a bullet (i leave the caliber decision up to you) through your head... that way, your pain maybe wouldn't be that great either (well... at least if you are at least semi intelligent when choosing the ammo)than when I have to tear up your entrails and feed them back to you... hmm.. wonder how often we could do that? I guess that would depend on how good you chew... but then... who says I leave your teeth intact in the first way.... Oh my... I guess you should not take the gun-yourself option and instead come to me ... we could have soooo much fun.... and I'm always up for new experiments... ------------------ TargetDrone Commander of the Smiley Liberation Force who will open an account to collecting money for Pengs furneral and makes plans on various ways to torture MeeKiss [as always edited for errors previously made] [This message has been edited by TargetDrone (edited 10-25-2000).]

oki.. found out i had too much smiles in the post.... again, sorry for interupting normal board operation.. but i guess the error message i once resived is wrong.. there was stated no more than 8 images allowed per post, actually my post contains 6.... with the 7th i still wasn'T able to post it....

or if the msg i wish to post simply is too long or whatsever.... sorry for the inconvenience

MrPeng wrote ... <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>TD, on the other hand, shows up once a month (probably less than that), spouts some gibberish he wishes to pass off as taunting, punctuates it with a few icky smiley things and departs a lot.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Yeah, Yeah... When you challenged me, I just turned towards my outlook express, and waited for your file to arrive, as I took the words from the mighty(?) and dreaded(?) Peng serious... Now, these days, with my fingers grown arthritic, my beard grown to the ground and spider webs all over my once clean (well.. always a matter of definition) working place, an idea emerged to my mind... Maybe, MrPeng was just venting hot air.... Now... I finally started moving again..(and belive me, that can be quite hard after you hold still for a month or two) and had a look at the battlefront forum... mayhap the AoP have been crushed, hit by a meteor, or maybe, their little hideout on their local garbage dump has finally been eradicated by introducing the new local incinerating plant. But what had I to discover... The thread has gone... After I finally was able to locate its remnants and reading through (now, that I call hard work) I discovered that the pestilence known as Peng still lurks somewhere around and that he hasn't been cleansed from this planets surface (maybe I should blame it on the trash collection) but instead he still throws up some words that he calls taunting... C'mon, you had plenty of time (I guess from page 12 on) to train... and still the above answer is the best you can do? And I have feared of being Penged once...HA! My grandma's mumbling without her dentures are more insulting then the weird piece of crap you call a post. Consider myself being more present on this board again, I won't make the mistake of waiting for a file from you again... (although, should it really arrive, it would be a pleasure to blast your bunch of suckers to oblivion (something someone should have done long ago )) You don't have to fear though, I won't be too hard with your men(?).... I will unload all my hatred and aggression on you, all the devastating thoughts my poor smileys had to suffer when you and others treated them bad still... although you seem to have grown somewhat attuned to them... in the old days you would have literally exploded if someone dared to even show one of them... now, I wouldn't be surprised even if you too would use them.. (who knows, mayhap time has turned the furious, but unsuccessful Peng into an old, burned out hulk, one that merely mutters some tauntings but got no clear sentence out of his toothless, malicious pit he once called a mouth. If this is the Case you should really think about your funeral (oh.... and I would even organize one for for you )... living on would be too much of an embarrassment I guess ) ------------------ TargetDrone Commander of the Smiley Liberation Force who will open an account to collect money for Pengs funeral on a sidenote... BTS does obviously support the AoP ... when trying to submit that post in the first run it was rejected due to too much images... that means i had to take some of my beloved smileys out... [This message has been edited by TargetDrone (edited 10-25-2000).]

Well well... there I am... I have been watching my Inbox for MONTH, but .... Nuthin'.... I mean... NUTHIN'!! Peng, you coward little bastard.... in the original Cesspit, somewhere on page 12, you challenged me.... I told you that I eagerly await your file.. so that I can humiliate your lame excuse for an army, also known as the AoP with my brave and glorious SLF!! Your cowardness is making me sick! Now, would you move your carcass and send me that file ASAP, as my force is already awaiting to blow your pile of sissies back to the cesspit where they belong ------------------ TargetDrone Commander of the Smiley Liberation Force

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Sitting Duck wrote ... Hello Lewis- Great idea. Seems much more 'real world' than the HUNT command alone. What game mechanics would you propose for this move? By this I mean, how would you propose for a player to issue The Hull Down Move. From my understanding of the desired effect, it would need to consist of both a movement command (~HUNT) with waypoints and a target command (~AMBUSH). How would you accomplish this using the existing GUI? Lee<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Well, Im not Lewis whom you asked, but I will try to explain how I understand this should work... you have this command (lets call it "Hulldown ambush") and now you have to draw a line of advance (basically the line on which the crew seeks for a hulldown position..). After you drawed the line you are expected to click on the point you wish to go hull down relative to. It is already possible to issue a move command and a target command to a tank at the same time if you like.. so this 2line command shouldn't be too much of a problem either i guess... ------------------ TargetDrone Commander of the Smiley Liberation Force who will fight for all Smilies' Rights!

Hmm... I already wondered what happened to this thread (have been on vaccation for 3 weeks now.... <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>BTS Charles wrote ... Busy here... I'm gonna have to make this brief... I see what Lewis is saying. I do think there are some problems with the idea of a Hull Down command though. Either you have one "target point" and then the vehicle has to move directly toward that point, hoping to find a hull-down position relative to it, but of course only right along that axis of movement (quite restrictive, and potentially disastrous if no hull-down location exists and the vehicle just keeps moving on and on), or allow two points to be designated: a movement target, and a hull-down-reference, so the vehicle moves toward the movement target, but looks for hull down relative to the 'reference' (this would 'work' but would be pretty awkward, and it would, IMO, make automatic something that personally I like to leave up to the skill of the player - spotting hull down positions). I'm not saying the current implementation is perfect. But I'm not sure I like the new idea either. I'm listening to what you guys say though. Charles<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> During my Time in Italy I met 2 TankVets (one TC and one Gunner) from Germany.... I couldnt resist but bring the matter to them... we had a lot of discussion, with the baseline being, that it is no problem for the TC and the Gunner to reach a HullDown position relative towards a point of interest... They explained to me that this was a rather simple task (of course, they were only hull down to that specific point, but that is exactly what I asked for the whole time...). They told me that the TC pointed out the exact target location to the Gunner, which told the Driver to reverse slowly back behind the ridge they have just passed... the moment he lost the target because the ridged showed up in his optics he told the driver to stop, and then advance slowly, until he was able to have a clear targetsight again.... he then commanded to stop and presto... they were in a good ambush situation.... they were then able to take out 3 tank that advanced on the road, with only the 3rd one even returning fire... and that shot hit the dirt in front of them.... so... if it is that easy like they told me, why am i not allowed to have this happen automatically.... (i guess Lewis suggestion about the 2line command where you have to point out the target reference and the maximal movement would fit in for this task nicely...) I mean...its a hell of a pain in the ass to find that position manually... especially if you are low on time to manouver around endlessly... and even if i know where i could obtain that position, getting my tank exacly there is another matter.... and i hate it if i have to spend 5 turns or more just to get that exact position... most of the time my tank is toast, long before it succeeded.... Sorry for cooking up this old thread, but for me that is a rather important matter... and I hope there are more out there that support this .... ------------------ TargetDrone who has a heart for smilies and will defend their rights .... even if the cost is bloody....

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Android wrote ... There are even people, who try to forestall exhibitions, discussions and such. I remember a touring exhibition called "Verbrechen der Wehrmacht" (Crimes of the Wehrmacht). Someone laid a bomb in one of the builings in one location.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> IIRC that exhibition consisted largely of faked photos (although there were some original images too), and that is something i personally don't like... <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Minnesota Joe wrote ... Yes the Germans and the Austrians are ashamed of what their ancestors did, but is forgeting about really the beat think to do? Iknow that this is way off subject (Hi Matt, have fun!) but you can expect this kind of thing when you travel to Germany. The people there either dont know or dont want to talk about it.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> That is another point... I personally didn't participate in this war (born 1977) and so, I am somewhat anoyed when i hear it was our fault and that we should knee in the ashes for all time therefore.... I'm surely none of the folks that want to deny the sheere existence of holocaust... but I don't feel even a small bit of responsibility for it.... and, Minnesota Joe, I didn't hear the Americans speaking much of the cruelties they have committed to the native inhabitants of america... I guess quite some Genocide was commited there too... so..as a saying goes here in Austria "Jeder kehre vor seiner eigenen Tür" (everybody should clean his own doorstep first) ------------------ TargetDrone who has a heart for smilies and will defend their rights .... even if the cost is bloody.... [edited for errors and some reformating...] [This message has been edited by TargetDrone (edited 08-10-2000).]

Judenau near Vienna, Austria ------------------ TargetDrone who has a heart for smilies and will defend their rights .... even if the cost is bloody....