kgsan
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Thanks for the response Steve. What I was wondering but didn't express very clearly was whether the player is able to give orders to the various team components of a squad when they are "together" rather then being broken off into separate units/teams. For example, could one task the bazooka compnent of a squad to target the nearby half track, while the squad's riflemen target infantry which are next to it?Originally posted by Battlefront.com:Well, a more accurate statement is that the TEAM is the level in which CMx1 and CMx2 are simulated. However, Squads are a special case in that they are really 2x Teams in one discrete unit while all other Teams are 1x Team per unit. CMx2's focus is basically the same as CMx1's, but additional flexibility when it is called for. In real life the Platoon Leader, or Squad Leader, would decide how an AT asset (PIAT, Bazooka, PS, etc.) would be used. The two basic choices are "stick with us" and "go over yonder away from us". The correct choice is situationally dependent and therefore it should also be in CMx2.
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I am presuming that there is some sort of downside in terms of morale and possibly some additional C&C strain when squads are broken down into separate units/teams.
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Could this mean that the player will be able to assign orders to the designated sub units within a squad? I thought elsewhere, Steve said that the squad level was going to remain the basic unit of control, so I may be off base on this. I guess another alternative would be to allow the player to split of the new unit in the orders phase, and assign the now seperated unit (i.e. bazooka team) but that seems back to the way things are handled in CMx1, except that the team could rejoin the squad later.Originally posted by Battlefront.com:Jon, as was stated a long time ago in one of the 1:1 threads weapons are assigned to individuals since there are no[w] individuals to assign them to. This means a PIAT, Bazooka, or the like can be handled as a subset of the squad's firepower instead of having to be unrealistically tasked to fictional manpower. How exactly this will be done is not something I care to comment on, but keep in mind that the inherent divorce from the generic unit system of CMx1 gives us all sorts of possibilities to play around with. As I said from the beginning... 1:1 is not about eye candy
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What Redwolf said. Unlike some posters here, I agree with BFC that the majority of CM players (as opposed to the posters on the forums) still play solo for most of their games. However, if the PBEM capability is included, fans will likely find a way to make it work, no matter how awkward it is. In addition, with ever increasing bandwidth and storage capabilities it seems likely that what may not appear practicable now might be doable 12-18 months hence.Originally posted by Redwolf:All I ask is that you don't remove the PBEM option no matter how large the files.
As Sergei remarked, obviously they have to be in the same ballpark as TCP transfer anyway.
People will find a way to transfer PBEM moves, and if it is by ftp or bittorrent, and then bandwidth is the only consideration, the rest of the email junk isn't.
From feature drops in the past I figure you sometimes have a knee-jerk approach to dropping things and would maybe cut it off at some arbitary file size.
Of course including a component which does not work flawlessly always risks negative comments, especially from reviewers who often only give the game and materials a fairly cursory glance. But perhaps a clear statement in the manual and other materials that PBEM functionality is simply being provided as a bonus for those who want to go to the trouble would nip any bad press in the bud (Perhaps something along the lines of the notices now included on irons warning consumers that they should not try to iron clothes while wearing them, etc.)
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My apologies if this has already been answered, I know CMx2 bones are kind of spread around the forum and I'm sure I haven't found them all, but Steve's comments put in mind a questions about how the new system wil handle spotting. With individual men being shown and tracked how is LOS being handled? Is each man individually tracked to determine if he sees and has LOS for a given target or is it based on a single point for the whole squad as (I think it is in CM)? Must each man fire at the same target (i.e. the squad 100 yards away in the woods), or will a squad now have the capacity to direct fire in more than one direction (i.e. 3 men continue to fire on the squad in the woods to try to keep their heads down, while the rest of the squad opens fire on the squad which just popped up on their flank)?Originally posted by Battlefront.com:The computational requirements of a "show all LOS" is too big. Remember that when you are moving around the LOS tool the CPU is only saying "can I see from this one specific point to that specific point". Asking the game to show "all points from one point" is asking it to do thousands of times the work all at once. It would be horrible. I remember even in Steel Panthers the "show all LOS" took time on my computer of the day.
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Steve thanks for the info on movie playback. I hope y'all can work it in this time around. I think it would be a popular feature with a lot of customers. CM is an immersive game and I'm sure CMx2 will only be more so. Full movie playback is a great way to enjoy and share some of the highlights from that experience.Originally posted by Battlefront.com:As for the full game movie... we HOPE that we can make it work, but we'll just have to see. Obviously since we wanted it in CMx1 we want it in CMx2.
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If you are able to include movie playback, do you think the movies would be exportable, or only viewable by running the CMx2 game program? If the movies were exportable, they might make a pretty good marketing tool as a bonus. I imagine that exciting full game movies posted up on the web could go a long way to interest potential customers who might not have otherwise given CM a look.
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I'd like to second this request. I realize that this feature may be disparaged as chrome, nonetheless I think its addition would be popular. It would just be awful fun to watch the battle unfold in all it glory after a hard fought game. In the event this feature is being considered would it be available for all game play options (i.e playback of solo, PBEM and networked games)?Originally posted by Bonxa:Well one thing I just have to ask is if Full Movie Playback is on the must have list? I think it will add a whole new dimension to the game as has probably been discussed to death elsewhere.
This thread seems to answer a whole lot of questions so why not this one too?
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Thanks for the info Tooz. I think I'm going to look for a laptop with the Pentium "M" Centrino processor. From what I've read it sounds like it is pretty powerful but runs much cooler than the Pentium 4s. Now I just have to find a dealer selling one with the right configuration.
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Thanks for the replies. In light of your advice I won't be ordering that configuration and will see if I an reach a better balance of hardware and price. With regard to the monitor issue, it seems strange that as the screen gets bigger, and there is less need to shrink what is on the screen in order to fit, the native resolution gets smaller and smaller. Oh well, the ironies and marketing pressures of life.
Thanks again for the quick and informative response, don’t you guys ever rest
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I am thinking about plunking down for a laptop. While I would like to get a real desktop replacement such as the high end Alienware laptop, I just don't feel I can justify the cost. So anyway, I'm now looking at a Dell Inspiron 9200 which comes with an Intel Pentium M 725 processor, 17" widescreen XGA+ display and a 128MB ATI Mobility Radeon 9600.
I know about the lack of fog with the Radeon card, which I can live with, but was wondering if there might be any other known issues with such a set up while trying to play everyone's favorite game?
Also, (this is my first laptop purchase so my apologies for the stupid question) but would using a widescreen laptop display create any distortions when viewing CM or other games?
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But we need the Indian theatre, that is where things really got interesting.Originally posted by Slappy:No Pacific Theatre mod as Japanese soft drinks are generally as nasty as they are incomprehensible.
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Schrullenhaft & Hpt. Lisse,
Thanks for the advice. Glad to learn this before making a purchase.
Regards,
kgsan
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Schrullenhaft,
I am looking into getting a laptop computer and found your above advice helpful. I also saw another comment by you in another thread in which, if I understood it properly, you were saying that you cannot upgrade the video memory card in a laptop computer. Were you referring to those that do not have dedicated video card, or are there issues generally that make it difficult or impossible to replace the video card which comes with the computer. The reason I am asking is that, if replaceable, I am inclined to buy laptop from Dell (or whoever) with cheaper card, with eye to replacing it with better card down the road. I did this with my desktop computer and it worked fine, getting me better video card at lower price, and wanted to know if this is a practicable option with a laptop.
Thanks in advance,
kgsan
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Thanks for the explanation Pinetree. Like the Junior Woodchucks guide book the CM Forum seems to be an inexhaustible fountain of knowledge. (Although I'm still curious about the origin of the phrase "Tory trout")Originally posted by Pinetree:Hmmm...Toffee-nosed is a stuck-up,arrogant and usally rich,upper class English person who's nose is so far up their own arse they can see the planet Uranus,and as for Tory trout,think:elderly Republican woman.
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Yep, very entertainingly written. He seems much more well versed than most reviewers and his criticisms are on point, noting deficiencies with the current engine which have been often discussed on the forums. However, I have one complaint, he should he have included a glossary for his American readers. Perhaps our commonwealth brethren on the forum can explain what he means by "toffee-nosed." I can think of an Americanism that bears a surface similarity, but it doesn't seem to fit here. And as for a "Tory trout" I can't even begin to imagine.
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Mr Madmatt,
What about giving the player in a QB the option to set regular experience as the sole baseline for AI unit purchase? I think given the nature of the QB a lot of players might prefer this even if it is ahistorical.
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Mr Madmatt,
What about giving the player in a QB the option to set regular experience as the sole baseline for AI unit purchase? I think given the nature of the QB a lot of players might prefer this even if it is ahistorical.
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Actually in CMBB before the final patch I seemed to notice a tendency of the computer to pick green forces when I set the experience at medium but let the AI purchase the forces.
I tended to play early war QB's and was surprised at the number of times the computer provided me with green German troops. The frequency seemed to decline after the last patch. However, I never saw anything in the documentation that BFC had changed anything in this regard, so go figure.
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Many thanks Mr. Dorosh. As one who has never much liked the full picture unit portraits used for the allies these are a welcome relief (and as a former Squad Leader player it brings back some pleasent memories from the pre-CM days) I look forward to downloading these when I get home from work.
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Received in the New Orleans area today, too
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I'm pretty sure that BFC has said that there are no new orders in CMAK.Originally posted by Boo Radley:And I was wondering if there were any new orders for your troops and such.
In addition to the new theaters, units, graphics upgrade, dust, etc., I think that other changes are "under the hood" undocumented Tac AI behavior changes which some have reported seeing.
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Sure, buy two (you can always give one to a friend)Originally posted by Moon:</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />
PS. (I think that for $35, CMAK is under-priced. You guys deserve more.)
Martin [/QB]</font>
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I have to agree with kalkkuna on this one. Having the same face appear for squad after squad sort of brings on the feeling that I'm a commander in the "attack of the clones" and actually reduces the immersion factor for me. I prefered the way CMBB handled these.Originally posted by kalkkuna:One really weird thing - but causes to me real pain.
Most horrible thing in CMAK are ugly faces - yep right. Just ranks are needed, no faces. Really drawback for me after CMBB athmosphere. Now there is same face after face after face... I have played now demo 4 times and this keeps me upsets. Prefer better just ranks.
Is there already alternate solution available from battlefront? I might be total idiot for claiming about this but hope so that someone else idiot suffer this same problems and solution available.
Live in hope that faces has been replaced in EU version - my 50Euro = 60USD Europe version is now posted from gameshop and get it durring this week. And for you US fellows - heck - the 35 USD is cheap one for this one.
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One more vote here for the shoulder view for all the units (or else Mr. Dorosh's squad leader mod
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I recall one of my professors in college, Holger Herwig, referring to Hitler's general plans for developing the "Z" fleet for invasion of the U.S. sometime after his conquest of Europe was completed. If I am remembering correctly, I think Prof Herwig referrd to discussions on this matter given in Hitler's regular after-dinner speeches/monologues/rants which were transcribed and may have been collected and published at some point.Originally posted by dalem:Is there any serious basis for thinking Hitler was interested in clashing with America directly - i.e. try to invade? I mean sure, it fits with his expansionist nut dreams, but invade across the Atlantic? With no nearby launching point? In the 1940s?
That's one heck of a "what if?" I think.
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Isn't it about time for BFC to throw the hungry masses a bone?
in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps
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Its been a long time since BFC gave out any significant information on the much awaited CMx2. Of course back at the beginning of the year when BFC last did so, the forum descended into pandemonium over PBEM, the proper design of cup holders, and other assorted crises, so maybe they have thought better of saying anything else until the game is completed;)