Bruno Weiss

Ditto Abbott, that is the one I use also. You can also set it so that it doesn't do any monitoring and thus hang in the background using resources (though it doesn't use much), and just boost the memory manually. Either way, it's an excellant utility. ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss

Oh, I've seen that. It was rare, and only two prototypes were ever made. It is the Schleppenschlugen, and was one of Hitler's super weapons in development. The first prototype design failed due to an underpowerd engine. The second prototype was field tested and looked as if it would be approved for production by Reichsminister Speer, but for an untimely Allied bombing raid wherein the Eighth Air Force, experiementing with salt as a replacement for chaff anti-radar repellant, accidentally hit the Schleppenschlugen and resluted in a major toxic schlime spill at the Unterderockin test facility. Fortunately, the war ended before the Germans could further advance the program. ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss

Right you are Tiger, and Matt. First, CM from what I can tell, is an app tasked with tracking a multitude of variables, and naturally the more variables (men, equipment, orders, movement, graphics, etc), that you toss at it, the more your taxing your system, whatever it is. So, never forget the basics of good PC health. Defrag often, daily if necessary. For those who track such things, you know that even one Windows bootup rearranges several megs worth of data. And, it helps to first turn off your virtual memory, reboot, then defrag, then turn VM back on and reboot. That way the system arranges your files without dodging the space on the HD that Windows uses for virtual memory to place the files in order. Second, the more memory you have the better. You simply can't have too much memory. I run 256 megs on a PentIII 733 Coppermine, and I use a Memory tracking/defrag utility. I can sit there and literally watch Windows chew up memory and refuse to give it back. Internet Explorer being the worst offender. One little look at the net can cost you dozens of megs worth of RAM, and worse, it can knock down your system resources (two different things). And the browser doesn't give them back either when you exit. Even with 256 megs, there are occasions when my system has less than 40 megs in reserve, depending upon what I've used. Using a memory utility (not a memory manager like Qemm, but a defrag utility like Memturbo or something), will allow you to keep track of such things. More importantly, it allows you to defrag your memory and recapture it prior to running up a memory intensive application like a game, and thus saving you from having to boot prior to initiating the app. Or, the other rule would just be to boot before executing CM and do not run anything else before you do. While on the subject,(and being a flight sim veteran totally dependent upon frame rates and therefore system speed), this suggestion is the most important of all. Make sure you kill all those extranious background apps. Do a ctl-alt-del, and look at what is in the background running. You should strive to have nothing more than "Explorer", and "Systray", and that's it. Those two are mandatory system apps, anything else is eating away at your system resources and stealing it from the app you want to run, like CM. Background utilities are the "usual suspect", with regard to system freezes, slow responses, and slow frame rates. Remove anything else except explorer and systray. Then, as Tiger has suggested, make sure your overall PC house cleaning is in shape. Pop the top boys, clean the thing out periodically. The dust that collects in there, (this is particularly true of smokers, shame on ya), is a system killer that helps produce heat. Heat causes system freezes, ages chips, slows down fans, which in turn causes more heat. Use compressed air cans to free the dust and get it out. Now, this one might be controversial, but I do it just fine, but be careful, and I ain't responsible if you blow up your system. You can also get out the carpet sweeper, attach a "plastic" nozzel to the hose with a thin opening at the end, and suck the dust out of the nooks and crannies. (Don't go sucking wires, chips, and keycaps off the keyboard into the sweeper, and don't for crying out loud, use any metal attachment inside the PC, just plastic). This Public Service Announcement was brought to you by the ASPCA. American Society for Prevention of Crudy Abacus ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss [This message has been edited by Bruno Weiss (edited 09-25-2000).]

Yeah, the three cows would present a problem. But I don't think it would draw down on system resources unless your running full FOG during a stampede. It might pick up on all the bells and cause a warping effect. Maybe a shift "c" for one cow, three cows or full cows. ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss

Ah Grendel, you now allow me to bring up the famous quote by a high ranking German Officer after the war that; One German tank was worth ten American tanks, but the problem was they always sent eleven. Okay audience, for one million CM points, who was it that made this quote? ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss

I was thinking "Quest for Fire". It would be quite a challenge defending your cave against the Cromagnan's and Neanderthals. And who can forget the rear area tactical maneuvering at the creek before the apemen attacked. I mean, that's realism! This game engine could be applied to just about any time period though I believe BTS has invested quite a bit in armored data, and it would take a quite bit more to rewrite the code for horsees. But hey, the Pacific, (Steve - THE PACIFIC!..., Korea, Vietnam, maybe even the World Trade Center demonstrations. The possibilities are limitless. ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss

Yeah, I got my assimalated first time I played. Boy this 3D terrain is different. ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss [This message has been edited by Bruno Weiss (edited 09-24-2000).]

Well, anyway. I hope they put the cows in CM2. ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss

I use a similar method to Fogman, but instead I use a mirror on the other wall to view the monitor with. That way it confuses the enemy. His left is now my left, and his right my right. Only problem is the backwards lettering, but I'm working on a dual mirror mode. ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss

Very good points Tiger. Good reference too, I've read it. Give you a couple more suggested scriptures that I hope BTS is using: Ostfront 1944 by Alex Buchner Scorched Earth by Paul Carell Red Army Tank Commanders by Richard N. Armstrong ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss [This message has been edited by Bruno Weiss (edited 09-24-2000).]

Well there's Stalingrad to hide in... I hope it is different in that we have a good portrayal of at least that little contested piece of ground, if not Kharkov. And don't forget the encirclements. Korsun Pocket comes to mind. I'm sure we all could name a dozen more. Thing is, the Ostfront in and of itself pretty much presents a lengthly period of time wherein tactics, terrain, equipment, and the tides of battle changed so drastically during that period that it is going to have to be a pretty serious effort to represent it all in a single game. CC3 tried, but IMHO just wasn't able to pull off the all encompassing vaste nature of that conflict. Not saying it was a miserable failure, quite the contrary it did a fair job, but trying to incorporate all of the various aspects of the entire Ostfront conflict time period is going to be a hard challenge unless..."I schmell ADDONS!" ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss

I love this forum. LOL, ROLF ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss [This message has been edited by Bruno Weiss (edited 09-24-2000).]

Depends on what the defination of "is" is.

Hey hey, now that does bring up a point. Where are the cows? I knew something was missing. They was in the movie...? ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss

Put on a blindfold. Then the wife could participate in team tactics. She could spot, and you could aim the gun. ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss [This message has been edited by Bruno Weiss (edited 09-24-2000).] [This message has been edited by Bruno Weiss (edited 09-24-2000).]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Quiet you whippersnappers...I invented wargaming<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> We know full well that wargaming was invented by a lil known scientist in a lab at Lost Alamost, and that your still sneaking into that Monk Temple no matter what Janet Reno says. ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss

Hmm, interesting. Popular sociological slant on the modern historical perspective. You could have wrote volumns on the politics. For every stated fact, there is a counter fact, and for every perceived truth, there is a impassioned counter response. Viciously fought at times, yet steadily over the last few decades forming a ever increasing population of arm chair turned mouse generals. Ninetynine point nine percent of which were born after the fact. Kind of wish I had that class. ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss

Yeah, that's the same one I saw Runyan. It was kind of comical. You watch that baloney training film, then watch the effect Spielberg demonstrated in SPR and you gain a healthy respect for the thing. The US Army was so impressed with its rate of fire that as I understand it, and eh hem, not being a weapons expert or something, but my understanding is that the current M60, is the modern evolution of the MG 42. ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss

Hey Mannheim, that's not a bad title. "Authenticity for Dummies" or sumptin like that. I like it. Yep, SD has come up with something here. We need someone to help with the place settings. Sort of a Combat Mission Mr. Manners or something. I felt the same way he did, but didn't have all the words to put it into context like he has. Good job guys. I'll be making that site a regular visit, and probably contributing. ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss [This message has been edited by Bruno Weiss (edited 09-24-2000).]

Cris, I'm booked up myself, but there are at least three good ladders out there where a feller can find all manner and descriptions of opponents, if not various levels of sanity Grognards http://www.thegrognards.com/index.php3 Rugged Defense http://home.wanadoo.nl/edwin.vos/cm/cm.htm Tournament House http://www.tournamenthouse.com/ Good Luck, Welcome aboard. ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss

Yeah, ya gotta remember breaking distance. In the rain, it'll take a little longer to stop ofcourse. I suppose if it were Winter conditions, one could race over the crest of a hill and slide the thing to the opposite side of map. Might be an idea for a scenario. The Hellcat Slolum. ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss

Wow NC, your crankin em out like flapjacks. Hardly had time to get the last one loaded. Ain't even heered all da sounds in v1.4 yet. Hey, can you get them to post it on the Annex fer us? Tanks! ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss

Yeah it's a sure sign of adulthood when a youngin tosses his first handgrenade. No need for that old Zebco fishing reel now. Welcome to the big sandbox son. ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss [This message has been edited by Bruno Weiss (edited 09-24-2000).]

Hey Jagdcarcajou, nice start. I tend to purchase units along historical lines also. I've been following the threads on this topic. Can't believe the things folks will do to try and win, for a win sake. Like the site, we need some higher level thinking. ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss

CM defaults to the desktop resolution. If you want 1024x768 or higher, set your desktop to that resolution, delete the CM preferences file, restart the game, and it'll ask you if you want that or something lower. ------------------ "Wer zuerst schiesst hat mehr von Leben" Moto-(3./JG11 "Graf") Bruno "Stachel" Weiss