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I've looked at this game before but it wasn't so far along. I know Shandorf will be there with me on the ground. 1 wow for the screenshots. 1 Wow for the mpegs. 10 wows if they pull this off. ------------------ Seen in the light of evolution, biology is, perhaps, intellectually the most satisfying and inspiring science. Without that light it becomes a pile of sundry facts—some of them interesting or curious but making no meaningful picture as a whole. -Theodosius Dobzhansky, "Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution"

Ah, so many beautiful battles, so little time to recount them all. Well, that's not true. I get paid 70k a year to surf on the Internet all day, so I have all the time in the world to harass and bother you bunch a bastards. Where to start, where to start? First, some time ago I cleaned up my PBEM folder, deleting everything and laughing maniacally. Now, such a thing as this is good for the soul but is not very good for the games, as it seems that somehow I managed to not reply to a single PBEM opponent. I take this to be the reason why I have yet to receive a turn from either Berli or Andreas. Berli I don't mind but Andreas, hell we haven't even shot a bullet at each other. So if you would like to continue our gentlemanly battle, Sir Andreas, please resend me the last turn and I shall be happy to respond. As to Herr Oberst, fog of war be damned, it was not a Firefly but rather a Sherman V, and it was not a mortar but rather the sole hollow charge from my Churchill XIV (That's right, he's the homey Churchill who's slinging the smack like it's 1975!). Beauty of a shot, I must say. And all your boys appear to be crack, while all my boys are simple veterans. Yes, even with your wildly sandbagged setup, I'm going to slaughter you Oberst. Hiram and I had a good little tussle (sp?), I don't know where it's going, though. He seems to have a good defensive position, though my forces have crossed the open space unscathed. I hope he's not following the 25 FOs and a Mule strategy. Speaking of which, did anyone here play Mule back in the day? I have an odd feeling that if Mule came out and there was a real Internet, the board for it would sound a lot like this. Hmmmmm, JDMorse is a moron and seems to like moving his tanks back and forth in front of my all but useless sharpshooter, who will not shoot his gun because he's a pacifist or a coward or both (Most are both). Well, when I was working as a War Pimp for the construction yard down in Brazil, I never saw as big a slutball schmuck as Chrisl. See, them hoes and homeys may have been whacked on the shizzat but they ain't nothing compared to the total brain-rot demonstrated by the lily-white Chrisl. Say, Chrisl, does it offend you when I capitalize the first letter of Chrisl? Does it offend you when I capitalize on your inadequate grasp of tactics? And Shandorf and I are having a greeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaat time! I haven't had this much fun since I played OGSF in that first sandbagged, "Hey let's fight in the dark, I get the SMGs, you get a shovel" battle that he set up with me. Speaking of OGSF (Original Gangsta' Solid Fondue?) I still haven't had the willingness to set up my battle with him. Why? Christ, I don't no. Finally, I think we should put bounties on non-poolers heads and offer intangible but cool-sounding rewards. For instance, the first sonofabitch who can bring me the head of Lewis (Yes, that lousy :USERNAME: bastard) gets the title, "Protector of CM" and the possession of all the lands of the Southern Pool. ------------------ Seen in the light of evolution, biology is, perhaps, intellectually the most satisfying and inspiring science. Without that light it becomes a pile of sundry facts—some of them interesting or curious but making no meaningful picture as a whole. -Theodosius Dobzhansky, "Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution" [This message has been edited by Elijah Meeks (edited 10-27-2000).]

Rude, I may be misunderstanding, too, but it seems strange that every squad but one has the exact same values at range. It seems more to me that they were rated on some older FP rating. I could be wrong but it seems spurious. ------------------ Seen in the light of evolution, biology is, perhaps, intellectually the most satisfying and inspiring science. Without that light it becomes a pile of sundry facts—some of them interesting or curious but making no meaningful picture as a whole. -Theodosius Dobzhansky, "Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution"

I think they should institute a previously discussed 3 to 1 representation system, ie 1 model for every 3 soldiers. I like the 3D textures but what's really necessary is deformable terrain. I'd also like it if they left some slots open so that 3rd parties could make their own buildings and terrain features. Cool graphics effects like lens flare, dust, tracks (All ready discussed but maybe machines will have the horsepower to handle it when CM2 is released) would enhance the atmosphere. Finally, cooperative multiplay would make my day. Oh, and to live up to my reputation, SturmTiger, SturmTiger SturmTiger!!! ------------------ Seen in the light of evolution, biology is, perhaps, intellectually the most satisfying and inspiring science. Without that light it becomes a pile of sundry facts—some of them interesting or curious but making no meaningful picture as a whole. -Theodosius Dobzhansky, "Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution"

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by PeterNZer: Gosh Meeks.. I never knew you cared.. in that case.. how about you be my man-baitch and wear this cute little rubber outfit i've got, pwhoa, i'll rent you out to Y2K and PawFrog then for their jollies. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Ah, PeterNZer, would that making someone your "baitch" was so easy. No, rather I think you should send me a set-up, 1500 pts late in the war with random weather and random daylight. Meeting engagementish. Then we can see who will wear the rubber. By the way, her name is YK2 you malodorous little pot of last year's flu. I can barely tolerate when idiots like you mangle people's names on purpose but when it is a result of your complete lack of intelligence, that makes me sick. What truly strikes me as odd is that I thought they spoke some form of English in your little backwater country. Now I realize the language has been as bastardized as the inhabitants. Well, no matter, I will still slit you from crotch to gizzard and wear your shrunken head as a medal. ------------------ Seen in the light of evolution, biology is, perhaps, intellectually the most satisfying and inspiring science. Without that light it becomes a pile of sundry facts—some of them interesting or curious but making no meaningful picture as a whole. -Theodosius Dobzhansky, "Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution"

No. If you read the legalese on the order page it says, specifically: "Delivery will be prompt unless your nick happens to be ahauschild, in which case delivery will not take place until the release of CM2 or, possibly, CM3." Sorry, bud. Just be thankful you don't live in Tunisia. ------------------ Seen in the light of evolution, biology is, perhaps, intellectually the most satisfying and inspiring science. Without that light it becomes a pile of sundry facts—some of them interesting or curious but making no meaningful picture as a whole. -Theodosius Dobzhansky, "Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution"

I've found that the accuracy of the mortar is inversely proportional to the ownership of the mortar. I've cursed and fumed when my open-topped vehicles get blown to pieces by them only to find that under my command, they turn into the most innacurate weapons since Star Wars. (The missile defense system or the Storm Trooper blasters, your pick) To whit, I think they are accurately modeled, though that doesn't take away the pain when my Hummels go boom. ------------------ Seen in the light of evolution, biology is, perhaps, intellectually the most satisfying and inspiring science. Without that light it becomes a pile of sundry facts—some of them interesting or curious but making no meaningful picture as a whole. -Theodosius Dobzhansky, "Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution"

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by RudeLover: I recall a discussion of this. IIRC, there is an assumption that one or two members of the squad assist the LMG gunner at certain ranges, but that when the bad guys get real close, the asst gunners pick up a rifle/SMG and start blasting, making the LMG less effective. Desperate times breed desperate measures... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Rude, this is not what we're talking about. It's accepted that FP decreases at short range with LMGs, what is not accepted is that the damage at range for one unit's LMG is different that that for all the other units. ------------------ Seen in the light of evolution, biology is, perhaps, intellectually the most satisfying and inspiring science. Without that light it becomes a pile of sundry facts—some of them interesting or curious but making no meaningful picture as a whole. -Theodosius Dobzhansky, "Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution"

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by YK2: Well Sir Meeks, you're right, you certainly do have a very big ermmmmmmmm Title. Looks like I need a new sig. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> My vote is for "YK2, or as the Pool knows her, Miss July in the Fabulous Females of the Peng Thread Calendar" or, better yet, "That's Mizz Chihuahua to you, buddy." As to little Jefe's overly emotional reaction to my friendly ribbing, what can you do? I love you, Jefe, and I hope all works out with your mail-order bride, I really do. ------------------ Seen in the light of evolution, biology is, perhaps, intellectually the most satisfying and inspiring science. Without that light it becomes a pile of sundry facts—some of them interesting or curious but making no meaningful picture as a whole. -Theodosius Dobzhansky, "Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution" [This message has been edited by Elijah Meeks (edited 10-26-2000).]

Wait a minute, an ad about two guys getting amputated for a shot of whiskey isn't funny but all the Max Molinaro stuff is? All the macabre comments on this board, using the simulated deaths and injuries of men, is acceptable but this ad isn't? Maybe I don't see it but I'd love to know how you differentiate between what is an acceptable use of the imagery of war and what isn't because right now you guys sound like a bunch of soccer moms to me. ------------------ Seen in the light of evolution, biology is, perhaps, intellectually the most satisfying and inspiring science. Without that light it becomes a pile of sundry facts—some of them interesting or curious but making no meaningful picture as a whole. -Theodosius Dobzhansky, "Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution"

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jshandorf: Cruuud-da, Seanachai the senile, & Meeky-boy, Tonight you will have a reprieve from the carnage I will wrought upon you. My GF will be about... Jefe<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Now seriously, could anyone keep reading this post after that statement or did you just break out laughing and hit the Reply w/ Qoute button just to stop looking at it. Jefe with a girlfriend evokes images of Kermit the Frog humping what appears to be Hello Kitty. I have recently been informed that I, too, will be unable to send files to anyone today. Be happy that I got one round out yesterday, except to OGSF, who, being a decent CM player, actually requires me to use my noggin for more than just crushing walnuts and beer cans. Well, everyone seems to have calmed down a bit, so I have no glaring target for my venom. To facilitate increased hatred and anger, I have instituted a new sig of such virulent evil that the half-witted population of the world will not be able to see straight afterward. A startling and not altogether unexpected benefit of such a sig is that it does not bother, in fact it is found charming, by the intelligent people of our fine planet. Those of you who do not speak or read English well enough to understand it ought to not care, as you probably cannot understand me. Those of you who speak English well enough and still cannot understand me ought to do the world a favor and take up deep-sea welding. Croda, Croda, who couldn't get a clue if you stood in a clue field in clue mating season, dressed as a clue, and drenched with clue pheromones, you will soon see how according to plan my Frenchified movement really is. And I want to take a moment to shame both Peng and Seanachai for not returning files. Seanachai is hoarding my final turn and victory in our snowy CM2 preview and Peng, obviously disgusted by Chupe's amateurish VL setup and troop selection, has not sent me a file either. I also have no Wormwood scenario with which to battle the cruel and insane Pawbroon for rights to the title, "Most Cruel and Insane Sonofabitch of the Peng Thread". Ah, to add another title to my growing list. Whoa, the carpal tunnel that is exhibited when I list my full accomplishments. I no longer love Mensch but I am starting to feel a fire in my loins for PeterNZer. Your servant, He of the Complete Unorthodox Style of Play, Utter Master of the Whelp Croda, Slayer of Hamsters, Knigget of the First Order, Sir Meeks the Schismatic Hamster, Inquisitor of the Pool, Lord of the Bucket of Nails, Sponsor of the Witty and Petulant Roborat, Friend of the French, Institutor of the LoTR Monikers, Napoleon of the Pool, Scourge of the Moronic One-Line Posters, Whose Bitch is Shandorf and Whose Sword is Pure Disdain Itself. ------------------ Seen in the light of evolution, biology is, perhaps, intellectually the most satisfying and inspiring science. Without that light it becomes a pile of sundry facts—some of them interesting or curious but making no meaningful picture as a whole. -Theodosius Dobzhansky, "Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution" [This message has been edited by Elijah Meeks (edited 10-26-2000).]

If need be, I'll do it, as I have Photoshop and can operate a darned filter as well as anyone. I don't think it will look quite like the filtered still up there but if it does, so be it. For me, one of the things I loved about those old black and white reels was that things were blurred together a bit and the action was messy and confusing. The only issues I see are that, this being a total mod like Gunslingers, the size of it is going to be tremendous. 16 color may be good enough but I've got a sneaking suspicion it won't look right. I'll post screenshots when I'm done. ------------------ Seen in the light of evolution, biology is, perhaps, intellectually the most satisfying and inspiring science. Without that light it becomes a pile of sundry facts—some of them interesting or curious but making no meaningful picture as a whole. -Theodosius Dobzhansky, "Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution"

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Tiger: don't forget the hard-coded images in the game that would still be colored.... -john<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> What hard-coded images?

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by :USERNAME:: Why cant the UN do this low intensity crap? UN reaction forces should be stationed close to all hot spots. They can react quickly.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Boy Lewis, I'm glad you popped up, I hadn't had a good laugh today. Where, exactly, do you suggest the UN gets their troops? Which 10 hots spots should they choose? What's a hot spot? Who decides? There are more holes than argument there, so I'll stop with that. ------------------ Have you ever tried to buy an atomic bomb? They're expensive as hell, even without wheels!

This does seem to pose an issue as, if I recall correctly, BTS does not model the weapons differently between units. Why you would want to include a crass comment about the quality of the community is beyond me, however. ------------------ Have you ever tried to buy an atomic bomb? They're expensive as hell, even without wheels!

What have we been thinking?!?! Somebody get their Photoshop filters working overtime and change all the .bmps to black and white so that CM looks like it's staight out of the old films! ------------------ Have you ever tried to buy an atomic bomb? They're expensive as hell, even without wheels!

I, for one, rabidly install new mods, Hiram, feeling that it more accurately portrays the varying battlefields. I saw the old documentaries on PBS, sometimes the Germans fought in light grey uniforms, sometimes they were dark grey. Sometimes the tanks had a cool grey on grey scheme, sometimes it was black, white and grey camo. Chrisl, I would love to continue killing your men (Seanachai can attest to my love of combat in the snow) as soon as you send me a file. YK2, you are vulgar and you are far too prickly but I still like you. As to my titles, I have many, in fact my full name with titles is almost as long as my throbbing member, which has starred in more films than Gregory Hines and has done a better acting job, to boot. Now let's leave all this sex talk at that and continue with good natured posts about tearing off men's uvulae (Uvulas?), mincing them and serving it to them in a pate. I will not be in tonight but I will tell her you all said hi. Tomorrow I will begin my Escher battle with Pawbroon, Peng willing, and also my epic wrassling match with Peng, which I am sure of as Chup has sent me an E-mail full of snickering with a tourney-saved game attached. I love each of you equally, except for TD, Fuerte and PeterNZer, who can all take a flying leap and a rolling donut. ------------------ Have you ever tried to buy an atomic bomb? They're expensive as hell, even without wheels!

I truly hope that little mongrel Croda wins his Knight's Challenge, as he has all the makings of a good knight. I could do without the Napolean comment but it seems more that he's mastering the form before actually working within it to produce art, something like Picasso's blue period. As to this TD lad, I say don't give him a game until he stops using those moronic smilies. What does he think, we're impressed by his vomiting blue round thing? Does that ever work? Does anyone, outside of that one geek back in '89, ever say, "Dude, cool smilie, you're all right by me!" The answer, of course, is not just "No" but rather a "No, you stupid, stupid man, the only way you could've thought the answer wasn't no was if you had snorted Drano." Oh and Pawbroon, I'm afraid I've got seniority on you, so rather than being Chip or Dale, you mad French monkey-man, I choose to stay Meeks. I will, however, be happy to team with your little bim to bite, scratch and belittle any of the numerous ugly, stupid ape-men who like to post on here occasionally. Hmm, look at that, there's one now. Fuerte, you ignorant sot, you will probably become a regular and post funny things consisting of more than one line but right now you are nothing more than a little man with cortex envy. I am sorry that we're all so much smarter and wittier than you ('Cept for TD but hey, what can you do), if you wait long enough, one by one we'll go senile and then you can post your little one-liners and we'll all say, "He he, that's funny Fuerte, pass my teeth boy and rub my hemmeroids again." Finally, I must say all the recognition, titles, praise and offers of sexual favors are appreciated. It's good to be welcomed home so properly. ------------------ Have you ever tried to buy an atomic bomb? They're expensive as hell, even without wheels!

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Formerly Babra: I choose the 28th page of a thread I haven't read a word of to announce that, yes, I am back, ready to fling bile and vitriol and vitriolic bile to whomever and sundry. I missed you guys (sniff). So what's the topic? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Me first me first!!! Hmmm, topic? Um, bile mostly, a little vitriol, some vitriolic bile but not much biley vitriol, I guess you could take that one. ------------------ Have you ever tried to buy an atomic bomb? They're expensive as hell, even without wheels!

Seventeen. Eighteen counting Charles, who got his copy for free. ------------------ Have you ever tried to buy an atomic bomb? They're expensive as hell, even without wheels!

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Herr Oberst: I like books about big fish and homoerotic whalers written by smelly French men.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Ah, the pathos I feel for you Oberst. When I have removed your toes, I shall keep them in a vase above my fireplace. You have come into my house and shat upon my floor, proclaiming that my displeasure at such an action is your victory. This could be argued, were it not for the fact that you've proven yourself to be a pathological incontinent house-****ter. Your toes I shall keep but not the big ones, for those are to be used to keep Bauhaus's nipples from falling out of his disproportionately large ears. I will give Oberst this, his sig keeps reminding me what a joy it is to play Peng, especially to be butchered by him. I can sit at my computer and curse and scream until finally, like James T. Kirk himself, I can shake my fist impotently and yell, "Peng!!! Peeeeeeennnnnnnggggggg!!!!!!" Now Chupe, please get the map to me so that I may do so again. ------------------ Have you ever tried to buy an atomic bomb? They're expensive as hell, even without wheels!

Basic combat training for those of you who want to excel at CM. Read carefully, as it is confusing, detailed and incredibly useful in squad level tactical battles. http://battlemoose.com/matrix/shard27.html ------------------ Have you ever tried to buy an atomic bomb? They're expensive as hell, even without wheels!

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by PawBroon: It's "PawBroon's crazy and French." you moron. And you're talking about backwater educational system? Nice of you to be visiting us... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Um, well, um. Sweet Jesus, you're crazier than I am. I demand a set up from the pool! Peng, make a map the likes of which M. C. Escher, while tripping on acid with H. P. Lovecraft and J. R. R. Tolkien would be scared to contemplate! Then, pass it to someone to fill with the requisite Hotchkii and other strange implements. We need a battle to determine who is the wild-eyed insane man of the Cesspool! Gah, the mere thought of your twisted mind turns my stomach and raises my hackles. ------------------ Have you ever tried to buy an atomic bomb? They're expensive as hell, even without wheels! [This message has been edited by Elijah Meeks (edited 10-24-2000).]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jshandorf: Cursi, abscondi, timi Jefe<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Yes, Lorak, this would please me. Also, is anyone else weirded out by Pawbroon's wild use of bold words? I know the French are strange but they seem, well, random. Unless, maybe, bold and italics are used in the same way as irregular verbs in French, so that je suis would really be je suis rather than the sensible je suis. In fact, given the ostensibly insane nature of Pawbroon, I nominate him for the brick. Oh I'm crazy, crazy as a goddamn loon with a hernia and a Titlest, but Pawbroon's crazy and French. ------------------ Have you ever tried to buy an atomic bomb? They're expensive as hell, even without wheels! [This message has been edited by Elijah Meeks (edited 10-24-2000).]

I am at work, Andreas, but I will send you a turn first, as our battle intrigues me the most. Did you buy troops? Are they vampires? Mist-men? That cool Predator dude with the whatsamawhosit that makes him invisible? Oh, and dear, child-like YK2. Though your vulgar society may have reduced Poofta (or Pooftah) to mean only a homosexual, the term itself is merely a disparagement. Such, of course, as you, being the product of a bankrupt society and a backwater educational system, would appear when you misunderstand one such as me, your superior. And I'm sure that, were your Chihuahua-like jaws to nip me that I would need a painful tetanus shot, so that you are correct in that were I to "Mess" with you, I would, well, your words are so forgetable that I've unfortuneately forgotten the consequences. I'm sure they'd be nasty, though. Chup, I shall E-mail you the map when I get home, unless Peng would be good enough to get the ball rolling now (And get you the map, to boot). Remember, it's my turn to be the Axis, you little bugger. ------------------ Have you ever tried to buy an atomic bomb? They're expensive as hell, even without wheels! [This message has been edited by Elijah Meeks (edited 10-24-2000).]