Purple4Ever

'Safe Mode' worked! Thank you, thankyouverymuch! [/elvis]

Help! I bought my copy of CMAK directly from Battlefront (along with the companion book). I've tried installing off the CD and by copying Setup.exe directly to my harddrive and also tried installing to the default "Program Files\Battlefront\... etc" installation - same error happens either way I've tried. The install gets almost to the end and then this error pops up in a Windows box: I've tried Retry and the same error pops up. I also tried Ignore - the installation continues and gets to the end, then this error message pops up: I'm able to click OK, Next, etc. to 'finish' the install - shortcuts are created, the CMAK exe is in the directory...all looks good. (I noticed some DOS windows open up and run some kind of 'WAVPACK' decompression?) If I try to run Combat Mission Africe Korps.exe I get an error message saying that "OpenPlay.dll" cannot be found. (I tried copying the OpenPlay.dll from my CMBB install and it doesn't work - the screen goes black like the game is going to start up, but then after a second goes right back to my desktop). I've terminated all unnecessary programs when running the install and still no good. I have Windows XP Home Edition - Service Pack 1. Any other info you need please let me know and thanks for your help! - Jeff

I was also unable to play the Autosave for Citadel on TCP/IP. I tried to host it, my opponent tried to host it - no good. For me it would crash at the "enter password" screen, for my opponent, it would crash on the screen where it lists the IP addy. These crashes would require a hard reboot.

The key to a successful submarine campaign is to have Fog Of War turned "on". I had the same complaint re: submarines - they are spotted and destroyed too easily - but I had FOW "off". I tried it with FOW "on" and voila! The German subs in the North Atlantic and the Italian subs in the Med survive - just keep moving them around - do not let them sit in one place. . . .

Peronally, I'd like to see 1-week turns, regardless of season. My reasoning is mainly due to the MPP and production effects - and I believe it would allow for greater flexibility in preparing for major campaigns - Barbarossa for the Germans, Overlord for the Allies, etc. More turns = more time to prepare (i.e., build up an invasion force). For the sake of an example: Germany controls 200 MPP worth of resource hexes. During the Summer turns, this equates to 800 MPP/month (assuming 4-week months); 400 MPP/month during Spring and Fall; and 200 MPP during the Winter months. Would resources and production be affected by a change of seasons? Perhaps the current scheme was used as an abstraction for weather and thus the "campaign season"? I can understand that, since weather is not modelled, but why would it affect production? [ May 24, 2002, 02:58 PM: Message edited by: Purple4Ever ]

I was able to clear the island of enemy forces - Here's how I did it: Used all 4 Italian naval units to bombard. As I noted in another thread, each time a naval unit attacked, it lost 2-4 pts, while inflicting 0-2 pts of damage to the Brit air unit. I moved a German HQ (w/Manstein) and two air fleets, plus an Italian air fleet to Sicily and kept up a steady attack. However, the Malta air unit would always replace its losses the next turn . . . :mad: So, the combination of Italian Navy, a German HQ and three air fleets - after about 4 turns of constant attacks, finally cleared Malta. I put an Italian corps on a transport, but the game ended before it could occupy the Island! It was costly, especially for the Italian Navy. . .

Hm - So Malta, which is occupied by an air unit, cannot be invaded by sea? If this is so, then it seems the only way to occupy Malta is to pound it with the Italian Navy (which I've tried and always lose 4-5 naval points in each attack vs. 0-2 enemy air points lost - not a good tradeoff!) until the air unit is dead. . . .then land an army/corps. Are there paratroopers in the game?

and a third for Arizona, USA: I'm in Phoenix. 7 more and we can have our own CM get-together!

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>and helicopters. what about helicopters.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> and sharks. sharks with laser beams. ill-tempered sea bass are not acceptable replacements

Big, Big, Big Deep Purple fan. Did I mention I like Deep Purple? ------------------ "The mass of the [Red] army stationed in Western Russia is to be destroyed in bold operations involving deep penetrations by armored spearheads, and the withdrawal of elements capable of combat into the extensive Russian land spaces is to be prevented. By means of rapid pursuit a line is then to be reached from beyond which the Russian air force will no longer be capable of attacking the German home territories." - - - Directive 21 "Fall Barbarossa"

I agree... Considering that most ASL scenarios cannot be converted/copied exactly into CM (the main problems being leaders, SSR, and Victory Conditions) maybe this is a moot point, as long as credit is given where credit is due (for the original scenario design). -Jeff ------------------ "The mass of the [Red] army stationed in Western Russia is to be destroyed in bold operations involving deep penetrations by armored spearheads, and the withdrawal of elements capable of combat into the extensive Russian land spaces is to be prevented. By means of rapid pursuit a line is then to be reached from beyond which the Russian air force will no longer be capable of attacking the German home territories." - - - Directive 21 "Fall Barbarossa" [This message has been edited by Purple4Ever (edited 02-08-2001).]

hmmph... what lousy news! I downloaded everything (maps, scenarios) last week and may still have the zip-files. I'm at work right now but will check when I get home and post an update. Rgds, - Jeff ------------------ "The mass of the [Red] army stationed in Western Russia is to be destroyed in bold operations involving deep penetrations by armored spearheads, and the withdrawal of elements capable of combat into the extensive Russian land spaces is to be prevented. By means of rapid pursuit a line is then to be reached from beyond which the Russian air force will no longer be capable of attacking the German home territories." - - - Directive 21 "Fall Barbarossa" [This message has been edited by Purple4Ever (edited 02-08-2001).]

or the Tonto-Tarzan-Frankenstein skit from Saturday Night Live - LOL! ------------------ "The mass of the [Red] army stationed in Western Russia is to be destroyed in bold operations involving deep penetrations by armored spearheads, and the withdrawal of elements capable of combat into the extensive Russian land spaces is to be prevented. By means of rapid pursuit a line is then to be reached from beyond which the Russian air force will no longer be capable of attacking the German home territories." - - - Directive 21 "Fall Barbarossa" [This message has been edited by Purple4Ever (edited 02-08-2001).]

LOL, I think what Pat means is that there were some in service during the Normandy Battles and even in 1945 (145 as of March). ------------------ "The mass of the [Red] army stationed in Western Russia is to be destroyed in bold operations involving deep penetrations by armored spearheads, and the withdrawal of elements capable of combat into the extensive Russian land spaces is to be prevented. By means of rapid pursuit a line is then to be reached from beyond which the Russian air force will no longer be capable of attacking the German home territories." - - - Directive 21 "Fall Barbarossa"

4 ------------------ "The mass of the [Red] army stationed in Western Russia is to be destroyed in bold operations involving deep penetrations by armored spearheads, and the withdrawal of elements capable of combat into the extensive Russian land spaces is to be prevented. By means of rapid pursuit a line is then to be reached from beyond which the Russian air force will no longer be capable of attacking the German home territories." - - - Directive 21 "Fall Barbarossa"