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  1. Great Mother of Pearl! The Peng thread lives on! Nothing to see here..just passing through. You see, it was a slow day at work and I happened across the board link in my fav's. As I sat perusing the post, great memories arose. Bah! Enough of that. Back to your flatulating, disgusting tactics you combat wombat's! None of you deserve my greatness of presence anyhow. And another thing..may you all perish lying face down in your own vomit, especially Berli and Joe. Berli is just evil and never let me win. He deserves to be sent to the 7th level of wankerdom. Yours in passing...
  2. Well, this is an interesting topic for me. I can give examples where surrender was and wasn't prudent from the games I've been fortunate enough to experience. The most recent game was a ladder game (I'll leave his name out and he can sound off if wants too) where I was thouroughly pounding my opponent. I had KO'd all of his armor with the exception one Hellcat against my 2 Panther's and an SPW 251/9. I had arty all over his infantry and felt confident I would pull out a win. As a matter of fact, he felt he was nearing his end. Then, in a stunning move, his Cat prowls forward on a suicide mission and it works, he KO's a Panther and then on the other side of the field, his remaining arty takes out my 251/9. He ended up pulling a draw out of what we both considered an easy victory for me just a few turns before. (This game turned out to be one of the most exciting games I've played too). So, in that case a surrender would have been devestating for him considering the outcome. I guess I'll fall in line with the crowd that I'll fight as long as I have effective forces left to do so, even though it may be apparent I might not win. I've been very lucky with my opponents and when I've proffered up cease fire's in these situations they've taken it. I also feel that unless your surrounded, exiting forces off the field is honorable to save as many men as you can if they won't accept the cease fire. (I've yet to do that though). As a commander, that would be my order, to retreat versus surrender. I will surrender however if I cannot disengage and am getting pounded with no purpose of the continuation of the battle. The biggest thing though is just being honest with your opponent. Most times that will serve to answer all questions you have and to just discuss what each of your perception's are. Just my two lumps worth. GI Tom
  3. GB, Care to list any such games? I have none myself and would be interested in knowing which games are accomodated by such a function. GI Tom ------------------ Think before you POST, TEST before you cry BUG and take a "Time-Out" break before you counter-flame the guy that just called you a Plutonian ButtMonkey---Madmatt
  4. Michael: Yup, I actually saw it the night before I posted this yesterday, but waited until the next day to post it, otherwise it might have been even earlier. BTS: I'm glad that you didn't use mods. I've had this game since about, oh, July 15th, 2000, 5:23 P.M. C.S.T., but that's just an estimate. In that time, until right this very minute, I haven't dowloaded one single mod. Zilch. Zero. Notta. The only d/l's I've ever performed on the game have been the patches. This is of course soley my preference for way too many reasons to list here. So, glad to see you used the original, what you see is what you'll get screen shots. For someone just seeing it, I'm sure it will suffice. When I think back to my first reaction of seeing this game, I really wasn't all that interested in the graphics as much as I was the thought of an excellent simulation. Now, without starting a war here, that is merely just MY thoughts, and does not reflect the thoughts of others. (There was the trusty, anti-inflammatory GI Tom disclaimer) So, I have to place myself in the "Glad ya didn't post the modded, tricked up, version" camp. Either way, I hope you set some sort of Marketing monitor control in place to track the sales generated from that particular ad. I'm betting you will have brisk sales from it for a short period. GI Tom ------------------ Think before you POST, TEST before you cry BUG and take a "Time-Out" break before you counter-flame the guy that just called you a Plutonian ButtMonkey---Madmatt
  5. "Hoi, there, Seanachai, you're a handsome devil and a fine figure of a man, thanks, chum, there's a little token of my appreciation headed yer way in the mail, just a fiver or so, and you've got my thanks, lad, for all the fine things you've done. If you're ever in Dallas, Texas, stop on by, chum, and I'll treat you to a stand up meal." ::cough:: GI Tom ------------------ Think before you POST, TEST before you cry BUG and take a "Time-Out" break before you counter-flame the guy that just called you a Plutonian ButtMonkey---Madmatt
  6. Sorry, I meant to post the link in the above post, but I got so caught up in my plug that I forgot. Here it is for anyone interested. The featured magazine is for February, but the ad isn't until March's magazine. (You seem to get them a full month ahead when you subscribe). Anyway, here's the link, it's a fair site with all the info you'll want to know about the magazine. http://www.thehistorynet.com/WorldWarII/ GI Tom ------------------ Think before you POST, TEST before you cry BUG and take a "Time-Out" break before you counter-flame the guy that just called you a Plutonian ButtMonkey---Madmatt
  7. BTS, just got my latest copy of WWII magazine and was thrilled to see your ad on the front inside cover. It was an excellent full page color ad that looked great. I really think your sales/exposure will increase significantly from this ad. It had some very colorful screenshots that should capture just about anyone's attention that's interested in wargames. Additionally, there may be a lot of non-gamers who elect to try it out just based on the reviews it got upon their research when they see this ad. Well done. For anyone who doesn't have WWII magazine, I personally feel it's a very good subscription decision. It doesn't always get into the complete nitty-gritty of things, but it will make you want to research it further if your that interested in the details of whatever the article was written about. It's well laid out, they typically feature 3 or 4 main articles about a specific action of the war (they do discuss all theatres involved, not just a particular one). It also includes a monthly write up section on a specific armament, new book release reviews (pertaining directly to WWII) and a featured Biography of a WWII Veteran. There are several other sections that direct you to WWII memorabilia and various other items if your interested in that as well. Well worth the fee if your interested in WWII. GI Tom Edit: For gawd awful spelling. ------------------ Think before you POST, TEST before you cry BUG and take a "Time-Out" break before you counter-flame the guy that just called you a Plutonian ButtMonkey---Madmatt [This message has been edited by GI Tom (edited 02-02-2001).]
  8. O.K, here's something for those of you who have the time. Go over to Yahoo.com, type in "Hiram Sedai" and hit search. I was looking to see what the internet would come up with for what a Hiram Sedai was, and that's what I got. Now I am curious. I'm off to type in a bunch of the pooler's names in different search engines to see what I can locate. I'm starting a fad, I just know it. A cesspool fad. Ok, carry on now. GI Tom ------------------ Think before you POST, TEST before you cry BUG and take a "Time-Out" break before you counter-flame the guy that just called you a Plutonian ButtMonkey---Madmatt
  9. Consider yourself lucky Wildpuke. Merely a scratch on the tip of the iceberg my felonious friend. My game with Lorak will be a chore. He has obviously and clearly modifed the map to his liking. There are 4 VL's. All of them about 8 feet from his line of departure, whereas I have the Continental Divide to cross to get to them. I think there is a 1 bush, a dead cow and 4 grassy knolls in the giant 9000m expanse between my lines and the VL's to use for cover. A blind man in a snowstorm could see me coming on this map. Last update, the evil and wicked Berli. We are still slugging it out in the thick Pengfogjuice. He's dug in deeper than Senachi's and Mark IV's inner crawdadthingy. I've informed him that I'll be showing him the numerous exits out of this town, but that was just bigtalk. I think he's gonna whup me again. Plain and simple, Berli is a nipplehead. And now, to address this duplicate lawyer thingy. I'm reminded of that scene in the movie Deliverance of the dueling banjo's. This just happens to be dueling attorney's. Both with white hair, no teeth and a backwoods metality. Go ahead fellas, duke it out for our enjoyment. It really doesn't matter who wins, as by both of you just being here, we all lose. Finally, who the heck was responsible for lettin' in Slappydagrog? For the lot of ya, may the rest of your day be filled with the thought that you will have to read this thread for the rest of your CM lives. GI Tom ------------------ Think before you POST, TEST before you cry BUG and take a "Time-Out" break before you counter-flame the guy that just called you a Plutonian ButtMonkey---Madmatt
  10. Well, not to interrupt the conversation that's started after the original post, but I'm posting about the game. (Just late on the uptake, didn't see the forum last night) One thing I'm truly amazed about, is the completely different "feel" the game presents. Never once, no matter how hard I tried, could I get to a level of feeling that I experience in CM from any previous WWII game I've played. The camera shaking, the voices of the men, the sound of the tanks, the terrain, all of it. It seems to put me right there. I am constantly being astonished in this game by something on a regular basis while playing. Examples of this include a certain view of a camera angle that adds a whole new life to the same action that looked differently in another angle. I'm completely immersed by it all. Hell, there are times when I load up the CD that I still rewatch the intro. That tends to sometimes get me into "the mood". It's been an outstanding experience for me, and my personal claim is that the game is as close to perfection as one can get, right now, for a WWII simulation. I am by no means a grog, my knowledge of the finer points of tank armor and weaponry cowers in compairason to some of the individuals on this board. But, and I strongly feel about this, those of us who played the great cardboard monsters, who tried like hell to keep it as realistic as possible, get added dividends with this game. Instead of previously playing other games with the "win any way" thought, but by playing with a conscious of "this is more realistic of how it was done", benefits you in CM. An example, I was one of those gamers who always was conscious of the in-command element. It has helped immensely as I play CM the same way. My squads are rarely out of command and I can point to several instances where that has actually won games for me both against the AI and human opponents. In other games, this wouldn't have made much of an effect. (Board or Software games) It's a great game. I've said it several times before, I'll probably say it several times again, Thank you BTS. (No, I'm not trying for free software or t-shirts or anything.) Now I feel much better. This board is just so full of love today. I'll be singing Kumbaya (no clue on sp) all the way home tonight in traffic. I'll let people cut in front of me as an act of being completely at peace after this post. Then I'll get home, fire up CM and blow the hell outta everything in sight as my adrenaline levels soar. Ok, this last part was just me being a smarta**. GI Tom Edited for my terrible spelling and sentence structure. ------------------ Think before you POST, TEST before you cry BUG and take a "Time-Out" break before you counter-flame the guy that just called you a Plutonian ButtMonkey---Madmatt [This message has been edited by GI Tom (edited 01-26-2001).]
  11. Chuppy, you shouldn't lead people on like that, it will make things worse for you my friend. I don't wanna be hearing stories about you and some FNG having long, late at night ICQ chats or something. Anyway, here are my updates for anyone of you southern ends of a Northbound horse: Berli: We have not made contact yet. This fog is the same density as the cloud that surrounds Peng's head, which means we may never find one another. But there's this town you see, and the VL's happen to be firmly planted in the middle of them. So, hopefully we will run across one another before the end of the game. Wildman: He is fastly learning that the Daimler I sent up ahead was merely part of a greater, master plan. The loss of his puma about 3 seconds later after he brewed up my Daimler told him that. I say the first round goes to me as I immobilized another of his Puma's as well on the same turn. Lorak: We just got done with setup phase. I am cutting him slack due to his exceptional work on his page. (Jeez, did I just actually compliment him?) I will keep him on a very short dalemleash though if he drags on for tooo long. The pictures on Lorak's site grow more interesting by the minute. The fearsome foursome was enough to make me close the page without proceeding any further. And Markmeforaloss was killin me. I picture that worthless scrap berating me on a constant basis for my sentence structuring. It adds a spice now for me to know somewhat how he looks as he's typing in my corrections on his screen. I can't wait to have him Die-a-lot to Tom's Fearsome Combat Polygon Wombats. GI Tom ------------------ Think before you POST, TEST before you cry BUG and take a "Time-Out" break before you counter-flame the guy that just called you a Plutonian ButtMonkey---Madmatt
  12. 9 Years U.S. Navy. (3 Active 6 Reserve) Started off in the fleet onboard the USS Caron, DD-970 as an EN (Engineman). Spent 3 years on that tin can. Pulled a Med Cruise and various other smaller ones. Did 4 years of Reserves in the fleet as an EN serving onboard 2 FF's (Fast Frigates), USS Samuel Eliot Morrison and USS Clifton Sprague. Then I got into the real Navy, 2 years Reserve time with the US Navy Seabees, 23rd Battalion, Fort Pickett, Virginia. My job there was UT (Utilitiesman). Just got out before I moved here to Texas last year. (Didn't want to transfer, new job takes too much time) Had I joined the Seabees when I first enlisted, I would have been a lifer, I'm sure of it. And that be that. I saw some other person post here from Ft. Pickett earlier. I'll bet I worked on that Urban Training site of yours. We were always tasked with repairing the stuff you guys blew up. Finally, our platoon got a crack at it ourselves one day. GI Tom ------------------ Think before you POST, TEST before you cry BUG and take a "Time-Out" break before you counter-flame the guy that just called you a Plutonian ButtMonkey---Madmatt
  13. Wow, those pics just really answer some questions for me. I picture Berli just sitting there, rubbing his beard with his fingers, pondering, plotting all that is evil. I'll bet those glasses reflect the red lights that shoot from his eyes when he's in top form. Jd, well, that's about what I pictured of him. A guy with a bit too much starch in his collar and the typical face of "Hey, look at me, I'm an attorney, I chose this life because I got beat up alot in High School, now I can ruin other people's lives!" I think all attorneys at law were beat up in high school, it's just that their inner croda now wants to get out, so they go and get a position of perceived authority. Well, as for Lorak the Loathed, I'll just begin calling him Lorak the Oafed. Just from the picture, I'm bettin' dimes to Navy beans he's a crackup at work. The kinda guy who's always joking around. As for the rest, well, I don't really know Stuka, who looks painfully, about to be hitched, in that photo. And Kitty, well, let's just say I'm in serious violation of some Nazi Law, I don't want my rights read to me, just go ahead and arrest me. I just submitted my ugly mug to Little Lorak. So dont fret, you all can take your shots at me shortly. Lorak, I've got to say this was a great idea. Always nice to have a face with a name. Now fu...errr...eat sh...errr...go away..and send me my turn! For the rest of ya's...carry on. I can't say anything worse than that as it's now the kindler, more politically correct thread. GI Tom ------------------ Think before you POST, TEST before you cry BUG and take a "Time-Out" break before you counter-flame the guy that just called you a Plutonian ButtMonkey---Madmatt
  14. A new kindler, gentler thread eh? Bah. Well, MarkIV, when you get that machine of yours that apparently runs on rocket fuel going, send me a setup if you dare. I'm going to be dispatching of Berli shortly here, and Wildman will be of no consequence. As far as being nicer and gentler, from the greatest movie of all time.... Crap. GI Tom ------------------ Think before you POST, TEST before you cry BUG and take a "Time-Out" break before you counter-flame the guy that just called you a Plutonian ButtMonkey---Madmatt
  15. Well, my second game against all evilness known as Berli has started. I did something galactically stupid and decided that random weather and random time would be a good thing. What did I get? Fog, Night, and Damp conditions where visibility is a whopping 54 meters. My screen is so dark I have problems seeing my own units in number 1 mode. Somehow I sense that Berli rubbed his outer Meeks, slapped his inner croda and pulled on his Peng to get this type of weather. Weather we all know Berli enjoys. Anyway, I shall forge forward with honor becoming of a cesspool chunk. Now, onto my game with the fiend Wildman. He will shortly be learning the error of his ways of coming out to engage my armored car. I will chew on him more than Kitty was on that car. Now, the game with Lorak has been postponed for a day. I was informed by Lorak that the following items were the cause of the delay: Paint Wife Beatings I'm not sure what that means, but it surely doesn't sound too good. It wouldn't matter which order you put them in either. So, that's that. Oh, one more thing, why is everyone fighting over Croda? Isn't having an inner croda enough?!?! GI Tom ------------------ Think before you POST, TEST before you cry BUG and take a "Time-Out" break before you counter-flame the guy that just called you a Plutonian ButtMonkey---Madmatt
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