The Commissar

...his pimp and personal hair stylist, Yoda. "Money you must bring me, biatch" was one of his favorite sayings, the other being...

Babra, John Tiller is the MAN! Not only are all his products top of the line, the extensive research documents he includes with each game are a great source of knowledge and a pleasure to read. Thanks again! ------------------ "...Every position, every meter of Soviet soil must be defended to the last drop of blood..." - Segment from Order 227 "Not a step back"

Boy oh boy, dont even get me started on how much I would love a game like that! I can just see it, too, in 10 years or so, the thousands of perfectly rendered digital soldiers as far as the virtual eye can see. Massive cavalry charges, cannon barrages, skirmisher shoot-outs... Meanwhile, Im playing the Battleground series by Talonsoft and enjoying it greatly, even if it is "2D". BTW - Anyone here have the Napoleonic games and care for a PBEM? Crushing Napoleon at Borodino is starting to get easy ------------------ "...Every position, every meter of Soviet soil must be defended to the last drop of blood..." - Segment from Order 227 "Not a step back"

Well, when you put it THAT way! The last time I bough an Album was...uh...a while ago. I found MP3's soon after and never bough another Album. So, I guess, Ill just bugger off now. Cheeri-o!

Alright. Now Im totally confused... I didnt like Kalinka much myself. There's lots of great Russian music and war-related tracks about Napster. Here's a few more suggestions: From the movie Patton, "The German Advance", the main theme, and "The Battle Ground" are all good ones.

I think I'll go along with Shadow Hussar's " huh? "on this one! So, what does everyone else like to listen to while playing CM?

Y'know, this we can actually try out! Here, Kitty-Kitty-Kitty...

Caval - oh, wait...

Not sure what you're asking, but if it's what music to play while playing CM, i can certaintly contribute! Sometimes, I like to put on some soft classical music while in the midst of an especially brutal movie turn. It kind of gives that effect certain movies capture where a gentle toon plays in the background to all-out slaughter. Some favorites: Mozart's "Greensleaves", theme from "Last of the Mohicans", and Patchbelle's "Cannon in D minor". Some times I like a bit of fun in my playing, in which case I turn up some Rock or several folk songs. One in particular I'd reccomend would be "Traditional Irish drinking song" by Dennis Leary. When CM2 comes around, I'll be listening to tracks like Red Army Choir's "Hunt for Red October" and "Polyushko Polyo". Ok, I probobly missed the entire point of this post, but hell, I had fun sharing Sometimes ------------------ "...Every position, every meter of Soviet soil must be defended to the last drop of blood..." - Segment from Order 227 "Not a step back"

When on foot, their a slow-moving target and a waste of a good 20-something points. When mounted on a Wasp/Croc/HT, they are death on wheels/tracks.

Check6, Never heard that one before, I got mine from a valid source a while back.

23. If anything can possibly go wrong, it will.

M1's vs. T-70's/80's? Where's the fun in that? At least use modern Russian tanks like the T-90's or their newest invention (its classified, they had a test of it in 97' with some Western experts attending) both of which stand a good chance against the Abrams. I think the biggest problem with using modern equipment is that half of it is classified! How would you know the exact specs of a T-90? Also, modern conflict is more technology-based then WW2. You see more laser-guided missiles, carpet bombing, engage-the-enemy-from-10-miles-off sort of combat. For some people, this is fun. For others, its a bore. Kind of like playing an F-22 sim versus one set in the skies above war-torn Europe in WW1/WW2. I find the later much more interesting because its in your face and exciting to play. In futuristic sims, you see a bleep on your radar, you press a button, and rack up a kill. *ZZZZZZ...* All IMHO. EDIT: Found some more info on that new tank: It's called Chernie Orel (Black Eagle) and its hull is a modified T-80. The turret is heavily modified, and the tank is extremely well sloped, with a although the exact details are scetchy about its equipment. Here's a few links for those interested: 1) Some basic info http://knox-www.army.mil/center/threat/blkeagle.htm 2)Some photos http://www.rbs.ru/vttv/99/polygon/e/orel.htm 3) More info... http://www.armscontrol.ru/atmtc/Arms_systems/Land/Tanks/Cherny_Orel/Cherny_Orel_MBT.htm 4) Info about where the Chernie Orel will be used! http://members.dencity.com/fofanov/Tanks/MBT/b_eagle.html ------------------ "...Every position, every meter of Soviet soil must be defended to the last drop of blood..." - Segment from Order 227 "Not a step back" [This message has been edited by The Commissar (edited 02-17-2001).] [This message has been edited by The Commissar (edited 02-17-2001).]

...began dancing the Macarana uncontrolably -Suddenly- Hiram - "We have a transmission coming through!" Mace - "What!" Madmatt - "Hello Gentlemen. All your padlock are belong to us." All - "AAAAAA!" ... [This message has been edited by The Commissar (edited 02-17-2001).]

When you slow down to 5 miles an hour in your car when going over a hill - wouldn't want to get caught with your pants down against that King Tiger, y'know... ...and if you scream "It's called Lowsky-Tophat, stupid!" at the person sitting next to you who comments on the behaviour previously described, your situation is getting worse.

Commissar, You cant actually change the troop "name" (Joe Blow), but I believe in the editor you can change what the unit was called (Paratrooper). Steiner, Yub, its me you wanted! My bloody computer is in repairs, hardware did not cooperate and Im sitting here on a friends computer for the past 2 weeks. Plus I lost my e-mail thanks to ICQ erasing my accopunt *sigh* Hope you still got that file.. Cheers! ------------------ "...Every position, every meter of Soviet soil must be defended to the last drop of blood..." - Segment from Order 227 "Not a step back"

CM started me on the road to other wargames. I am not greatly interested in the Battleground series from Talonsoft and enjoying "Napoleon in Russia" as I write this. On a related note, does anyone have any of the Napoleonic Battlefront games? I have them all (Battlefront Collection #1) and was looking for a PBEM opponent. Cheers! ------------------ "...Every position, every meter of Soviet soil must be defended to the last drop of blood..." - Segment from Order 227 "Not a step back"

No offence to you pal, but this would probobly make the interface larger then it needs to be. To make clutter it for the 10 people who have things like battery-powered keyboards who refuse to work properly is a bit silly IMHO. A regular keyboard is going to cost you about 5 bucks. ------------------ "...Every position, every meter of Soviet soil must be defended to the last drop of blood..." - Segment from Order 227 "Not a step back"

...ant-creatures from the planet "Zub-Dum-Doikin"...

I can't wait to lead my simian army against those evil crocodiles...load up the Banana cannon!

Unlike the other commissar on this board, my name refers to my childhood hobby: Wargammer 40K Miniature game! The Commissar units were these bad-ass looking guys who had a nasty habbit of shooting routed soldiers. It was a great morale bonus, and they wound up being one of my favorite units in the game. So I thought it would suit me well here, and there ya go! ------------------ "...Every position, every meter of Soviet soil must be defended to the last drop of blood..." - Segment from Order 227 "Not a step back"

Im not sure about MPlayer, but the Zone is owned by Microsoft. I assume that any game wishing to be available on the Zone has to pay fees to Microsoft. I doubt that MPlayer is any different.

...proceeded on his dirty business. The scheme worked, as Steve and Charles recoiled in disgust and temporary blindness. Using the opportunity Mace made his escape, with the sheep still bobbing up and down on his crotch. However, due to Mace's dispicable antics, Steve lost his mind and Charles turned to crack-cocaine and hard liquer. On drunken nights, one could still hear him ramble in a drunken rage about some bastard and some sheep. Thus, CM2 was handed over to Madmatt. In horror of the impending turn of events, the CM fans collectively pumped Mace full of lead and left him for dead. Mace however, was a willy, tricky...

...Mace had another scheme. He would first blow up the sheep and then rig it with explosives. When that evil bastard Steve and his faithful sidekick Charles tried to deflate the sheep - BOOOM! Mace smiled gleefully. Now, with explosives in hand, he was only to inflate the ship. With several short and shallow breaths (largely thanks to his unhealthy habbit of sucking on automobile exhaust pipes), the sheep was in all its plastic and cotton-covered glory. Now to stuff it with explo - but Mace could not take his eyes off the sheep. It was so big, fluffy and lucious. Its small black eyes glared at Mace, as if beckoning him to do his thang'. "No...not...again..." Mace managed to croak before his primal urges won over his self control and what little remained of his dignity. When the two programers returned from stuffing turkeys, they were trated to the gruesome sight of Mace... [This message has been edited by The Commissar (edited 02-14-2001).]

Mock all you want ya vultures, you! There's always hope for CMII ! Everyone knows about the Cold War battle where the Guagamalian cavalry attacked a collumn of Nigaraguian T-2000's! Sheesh, amateurs... ------------------ "...Every position, every meter of Soviet soil must be defended to the last drop of blood..." - Segment from Order 227 "Not a step back"