Apollo11

Hi all, David Aitken wrote: > > I completely agree that "Roster" is not > > for CM but such simplistic "OOB" IMHO > > is... > > This is pretty much BTS's point of view. There is one nice proverb: "From your mouth into God's ears!" I sincerely hope that it would be so... Leo "Apollo11"

Hi all, L.Tankersley wrote: > use shift-P to turn on all movement paths >(targetting paths, too, if you like). Yep... I forgot to mention that (although I was using it quite extensively)... This SHIFT+P is the only way to see movement and attack orders... Hakko Ichiu wrote: > One other trick when dealing with large forces is to use Shift+V > to turn vehicles invisible Thanks for this... it is especially useful for mounted units... Leo "Apollo11" P.S. I sincerely hope that some simplistic OOB is available in CM2 that would only serve as a reminder how many units you have and which would indicate if you moved/ordered the unit in question this turn or not. I completely agree that "Roster" is not for CM but such simplistic "OOB" IMHO is...

Hi all, Thanks for replaying! BTW, I am already using all things you listed: switch off trees (Shift-T) switch on unit bases (Shift- go to higher view level (3 or better yet 4) enlarge units visual scale (Shift-C) I just hoped that there is something better than good old step-by-step "+" and "-" going through all units... Also thanks for links to other interesting threads about this issue. Leo "Apollo11"

Hi all, I have one question for "Combat Mission" veterans/experts... How do you keep track of all your units? How are you absolutely sure that you really plotted move for every single unit that you have and that you didn't, somehow, overlooked one/few? Perhaps in CM2 there would be some "filter" that would help players and enable the quick an easy way to see for which unit(s) you already plotted your move and for which you didn't... Leo "Apollo11"

Hi all, Mirage2k wrote: > One major problem that would come with such a system is that if you had your > Sherman on "target infantry" mode, and a StuG came out from behind a > building, the Sherman wouldn't react. True... you are right... but in that particular case you did select that option and therefore you would take consequences. BTW, there is always a way that tank returns into "defend" mode when attacked. > You really can eliminate a lot of these targeting problems just by good > planning of your movement and targeting orders. I really don't see there to > be a big problem Exactly true... there is no miracle solution but I think that something should be done about current situation. I want my AT gun to be silent and target only enemy tanks, armored vehicles and other guns. I don't want my AT to hunt infantry at all. With current CM this is not possible to achieve and only because of that I humbly gave my suggestion... Leo "Apollo11"

Hi all, David Aitken wrote: > Your #2 has already been extensively discussed. There is going to be some > alteration made to rubble in 1.05, and I think the targetting issue may be > addressed. Yep... true... I read it... But... nobody gave any suggestion similar to what I did. Therefore I think it was not inappropriate at all for me to write my letter with suggestion. Leo "Apollo11"

Hi all, I have two small suggestions for targeting problems... #1 The "AT gun/tank/armoured vehicle" targeting separate for every vehicle ========================================================================== I suggest that there are 3 option how we can "force" our vehicles to behave. Those options would be set in whatever turn and would stay the same until we change them for that vehicle. Those 3 options should be added to "command list" we already have... a) Target all (DEFAULT) ----------------------- This means the same AI action as what we have now. Target only "AT gun/tank/armoured vehicles" ---------------------------------------------- This means that no matter what our "AT gun/tank/armoured vehicle" will not target any other type of enemy than "AT gun/tank/armoured vehicle". c) Target only infantry ----------------------- This means that no matter what our "AT gun/tank/armoured vehicle" will not target any other type of enemy than infantry. #2 The "Area Fire" targeting for house (and perhaps other similar objects) ========================================================================== In current CM when we target house we get "Area Fire" and our unit will fire at it regardless if it is destroyed or not (it would continue to fire even at rubble for the whole turn if the house is destroyed). I suggest the following 2 option (pop-up windows similar to what we already get when we are asked whether we want to use main gun): a) Hit as "Area Fire" (DEFAULT) ------------------------------- This means the same AI action as what we have now. Our unit would continue to hit the area the whole turn (unless it gets attacked). Hit as an object ------------------- This means that our unit will only fire at object targeted (I used house as example) until it gets destroyed. When it gets destroyed stop firing (and look for other targets) What do you people say? Leo "Apollo11"

Thanks for replay! Leo "Apollo11"

Hi all, I have one more question for experts here... I am playing Combat Mission DEMO (v1.02 engine) and I have noticed that AT guns and tanks tend to overlook their primary purpose (i.e. to fight against amour). On many occasions I saw my AT gun fire at enemy tank which would then retreat and hide 9if my AT gun missed). Then my AT gun would search for another target (even as insignificant as escaping enemy crew) and fire at it. In the meantime the enemy tank at which my AT gun fired first would again become visible and my AT gun would again shift it's attention back to it. Unfortunately all those actions take time so, effectively, my AT gun doesn't hit anything in all this fuss with constant targeting and re-targeting... :-( Is this fixed in v1.03 of Combat Mission? Leo "Apollo11"

Hello, Thank you all for replaying and helping me solve this! Please note that in demo documentation there was absolutely nothing that would explain this and I, therefore, had to ask... BTW, I am old computer wargamer (15 years of experience) and really love this CM game! Leo "Apollo11"

Hi all, I am playing Combat Mission DEMO (v1.02 engine) and I like it a lot! Nonetheless I discovered one very annoying bug... :-( When you position your units in "Setup Phase" and then save the game, the next time you load that saved game the trees will _NOT_ be at exact the same positions they were before. This is really bad if you spend a lots of times for individual positioning of your units and carefully examined their LoS (Line of Sight)... Is this fixed in full game v1.03 ? Leo "Apollo11"