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*Sigh* Here it is again...
I think FPS is okay, especially if the game has depth, thoughts and fun. System Shock / 2, Thief / 2, NOLF and Deus Ex comes into mind. Frankly I played FPS, if not less than, wargames. I started with Wolfenstein 3D (who else not?) Shadow Caster and then Doom. It was good when you had a bad day or you got mad with another fellow. (Oh, now I find fighting games like Street Figher or DoA a better choice) Well, may be I am just older.
Now we have more realistic FPS like Rainbow 6, SWAT3, etc. I heard that HL:CS has better ballastic model than R6, anyone?
I tried to played Warcraft II and also online. I dropped this genre altogether. You can't think, you just gather stuff, build/maintain stuff and move you men all the time. It keeps you busy but you don't have time to plan and think. I don't find it is fun to me. I would rather play 4X type games like Master of Orion instead, even though AI cheats a lot. I think a lot RTS-haters get mad at this category of game called itself "strategy" for they think there is not strategic element.
Just my $.02.
Griffin.
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"When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI."
"Can't get enough Tank?"
[This message has been edited by GriffinCheng+ (edited 01-03-2001).]
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Another differenes are:
1. Operations! A number of linked "scenarioes" on the same map based on how well you have done. Note, it is not "campaign" in CC and SP series .
2. You can get other peoples great scenarioes and operatoins.
3. Better, you can add the exceelent mods to make your game look even better.
4. The downside is your wife/girlfriend/relatives will hate it even more.
Griffin.
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"When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI."
"Can't get enough Tank?"
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Hello gossamer,
I think you can try the demo first.
I suggest you play the scenarioes and judge if CMBO worths it. Then I strongly recommend you to play a PBEM game or two -- I know quite a lot of good players ( but not me
) around who would love to play. A word of pre-warning : many old-timers here play the demo "to death" and to the level where they remember all the names and ranks of each squad leader.Personally, I started serious PC wargaming from "W@W : Operation Crusader" and later "Steel Panthers". I am never quite good at it but it is always fun to me. But I can tell CMBO is the best tactical WW2 games to date.
May be magazine, both on-line and printed, reviews are a bit rushed. But from what I read from regulator CGO newsletters (not just on wargamming, but occation simulation), they praise CMBO a lot!
Hope you like the game and good hunting.
Griffin.
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"When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI."
"Can't get enough Tank?"
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Motars in CM (all versions) are known to be the best "tank killers" in terms of price / performance. I has lost and killed many panzers using this tactics. There had been quite a number of discusssions if the motars were too accurate.
Happy hunting!
Griffin.
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"When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI."
"Can't get enough Tank?"
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Frankly I get a DVD player initially just for SPR. I don't think it is any good if it on tape nor VCD, after I saw SPR in the Threater.
I have got AB2F also on DVD, kinda longish but a great movie.
Some other recommendations on DVD (I think a lot have been covered before)
Stalingard
Cross of Iron
Das Boot (Director's cut)
And coming soon:
Winter War (I have the tape version)
Oh, it is not a war movie but:
Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon
I hope it is out on DVD real soon. I say it last July and it is still showing in US. Beautiful and magical.
Griffin.
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"When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI."
"Can't get enough Tank?"
[This message has been edited by GriffinCheng+ (edited 01-02-2001).]
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Personally, I love tank battles, so hugh tank battles like "South to Sword", "Eldsof" are very attractive to me. I have not rated them though.
Griffin.
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"When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI."
"Can't get enough Tank?"
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Thanks! Great work! Download it soon.
Do you guys plan for a short Xmas vacation?
If you people ever come to Hong Kong, I would be very grateful to be your guild and buy you dinner + drink!
BTW, you cannot please everybody.
Last but not least, don't rush, give us quality as usual.
Griffin @ work.
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"When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI."
"Can't get enough Tank?"
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Check if you have seleced "Allied Attacking", which is default. The attacking side always have points advantage.
Griffin.
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"When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI."
"Can't get enough Tank?"
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0. Thank (whatever your religion is) that CM arrives;
1. Install the game;
2. Go to CMHQ;
3. Download the patch 1.05;
4. Get and install the MadMatt Mod Pack;
5. Visit the 3rd Party Mod section in CMHQ, install them all you like.
6. Get all scenarioes from Wild Bill Wilder and his WB Raiders;
7. Get the CM scenarioes/operations database and see what scenarioes are available
8. Read all the tactics discussions; tutorials and papers in the forums and around the Combat Missions Web Ring;
9. If you really want to play head-to-head against another hunam player, but don't mind the glitches, get the beta patch;
10. Kiss your old life, family, work, food, water goodbye.
Griffin.
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"When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI."
"Can't get enough Tank?"
[This message has been edited by GriffinCheng+ (edited 12-21-2000).]
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Commissar,
Okay, I see ya situation now. I was talkin bout an ideal solution.
I have a lowly P2-450 with GeForce DDR but can still play pretty smooth, ok for extereme large scenario like "South to Sword Beach". I can see your main issues may be the RAM and the 3d card. So I suggest get yourself a G2GTS and another 64MB RAM.
Though Geforce 2MX is just a tag better GeForce DDR, but that is much better than a TNT2 you have now, and the price is low that it may also enable you to get a 1G Althon, too.
ATA3 HDD is so cheap that it is a steal nowadays. You can get only 120MB HDD 10 years ago with roughly the same price
Have yourself a merry xmas!
Griffin.
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"When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI."
"Can't get enough Tank?"
[This message has been edited by GriffinCheng+ (edited 12-20-2000).]
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Well, Mk. IV is really alright at range > 600m against average Allied tank (especially Sherman and variants).
"South to Sword Beach" senario illustrates this point very well. Most of my Mk.IV lose to Allied Air power!
I lost 2 Mk.IV to at least 10 Shermans and Fireflies. Most of them are KO'ed > 800mGriffin.
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"When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI."
"Can't get enough Tank?"
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IMO, both, the new Althon 1.2G may even be better.
Or better check Tom's Hardware.
Griffin.
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"When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI."
"Can't get enough Tank?"
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Has been doing this since Day 1 (PBEM) and since 1.1beta patch (TCP/IP). Enjoy!
Griffin.
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"When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI."
"Can't get enough Tank?"
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Oh, great, I think I have passed b22, downloading....
Griffin.
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"When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI."
"Can't get enough Tank?"
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You can see the "Shadow of Death" roaming through the map. Sometimes you can see a unit targeting or being targeted by "something from above". That is when one knows one has got the attention from a CAS.
Griffin.
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"When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI."
"Can't get enough Tank?"
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Great! Thanks for update. I wonder how a hamster get the tank drills.
Griffin.
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"When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI."
"Can't get enough Tank?"
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Mighty Matt,
Should I wait for the new beta patch or should I get b22 right now?
Thx in adv.
Griffin.
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"When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI."
"Can't get enough Tank?"
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If you use hi-res mod, it may. Otherwise, for me, a lowly P2-450 with GeForce DDR, has no problems except really hugh scenario with large number of units.
Griffin.
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Lah:
Do the mods make the game run any slower?
My card struggles as it is, but after seeing the difference I would really like to add them.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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"When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI."
"Can't get enough Tank?"
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Good and intesting site! Marvellous!
BTW, how can one make up those "old color" photos? Convert to "black-n-white" is rather trival using current paint tools.
Griffin.
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"When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI."
"Can't get enough Tank?"
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oops again
[This message has been edited by GriffinCheng+ (edited 12-17-2000).]
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sorry!
[This message has been edited by GriffinCheng+ (edited 12-17-2000).]
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...wait, for people live outside US without HBO, when will the DVD version arrive?
Griffin.
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"When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI."
"Can't get enough Tank?"
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What? We just heard Atomic is history and now 3dfx?
I am not sure if nVidia will become the M$ of 3d accelerator, but sure it has the biggest market share and the rest (Intel, ATi, NEC, etc) are pretty lag behind in both technology and market share to me (sorry but I don't have the exact figures)
I have to agree that competition is a good thing for customer.
I think 3dfx is partly to blame, 1. 3dfx bought STB in 1997, irrc, and pissed off all major video card players like Herecules and Creative Labs psuhing them into nVidia camp. 2. Their Voodoo5 6000 took too long to develope but still technically inferior (from certain pov) to GeForce 2 GTS.
Griffin.
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"When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI."
"Can't get enough Tank?"
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Thx all for the heads up and suggestions. I think I have *all* the scenaroies from Col.'s site but no time to play them all!!!
Will try them after "The Sunken Lane".
Griffin.
P.S. The scenario mentioned about, I think, may actually be "Marechal's Mill". But unfortunately, there was no briefing included. Or it may well be "Beast at Bay". I have to check it out.
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"When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI."
"Can't get enough Tank?"
[This message has been edited by GriffinCheng+ (edited 12-14-2000).]
[This message has been edited by GriffinCheng+ (edited 12-14-2000).]
Why is everyone so insulting (OT)?
in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)
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Yes, there were a number RTS titles (sorry forget their name) before Starcraft really encourage the use of "tactics" such as high-ground advantages, ambush, patrol and unit shadowing. However, they don't make long and popular like C&C.
I would say RT"S" (or they should be called RTT?
) is just not my cup of tea and people who like RTS are just fine. Leave them alone and leave us so too. Wargame is wargame, RTS is RTS. There is a lot of us who are not grog who likes wargaming know what are the differences and what to expect from CMBO. I think most of us here know the differences well. 
Thank goodness the discussion so far is so smooth and intelligent.
Griffin.
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"When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI."
"Can't get enough Tank?"