Ghengis Jim

Well my uncle and I were playing a hotseat game and we were in turn 6, which isn't very far, but we really do not want to start over. We were playing South of Sword scenario and I had just saved in the axis turn and I am the axis player. I saved our game as rjg1, and about 10 minutes later our power went out. Now when I run CMBO it says rjg1 as a scenario, but it is white, like all the other ones that are standard. It should be tan colored like all the other saved games we have. It also says that 'rjg1' is tiny, 0 turns, and the two sides are US and US. The scenario is actually supposed to be GB and germany. Thing is, when I go in to the CM directory it says that there is a .cmb file of name rjg1, so I think that the scenario is still there. I do not know how to load this .cmb file though, it is I think a 27kb file and I really want to continue this game. Any help is really appreciated.

What is the best CMBO resource URL available? I have been out of the loop for quite awhile.

ok, just got a new graphics card to execute CMBO, a elsa gloria II. (and i hope to do a little 3D studio max on the side). I am having problems getting this thing to work properly, anyone know of any problems compatibility wise with the gloria II and windows2000? Or an abit mobo? Or an AMD CPU? I greatly appreciate it. To elaborate, the problems start when i put the CD in to load the drivers. It gives me an error messege saying that it could not find the elsagII.inf file on the CD that it needed. So i loaded the ones from the elsa website and they just plain suck; run everything really slow. Really weird, aint it? Anyone, can u help me !? [This message has been edited by Ghengis Jim (edited 03-04-2001).]

OK, yes, i am an idiot; But, after you extract the new beta to the c:/program files/cmbo directory, do you have to re-start before the TCP/IP will work? If not, then it doesn't work properly. If so, then I will have already asked before I tried it and further established my inferior intellect. BYE

OK once again I am confused... We have a hypothetical situation here, an infantry squad runs from point A to point B in a CM scenario: IFF computer user X AND computer user Y both start their same infantry squad in the same scenario at point A and both end at point B, are you telling me that these two infantry squads might actually wind up at different points on the map? now: IFF computer user X and computer user Y have different CPUs which do the number crunching, will this make a difference? now: IFF computer user X and computer user Y are playing an online game, and computer user X has a sherman that, according to user X's CPU's calculations, destroys a tiger, that tiger may not actually be destroyed on user Y's screen, correct? And if not destroyed on user Y's machine, all those tangent calculations related to un-destroyed tiger are rapidly diverging from user X's calculations? now: IFF user X and user Y should not have to share information, becasue if they do and their CPU does not do the calculations on its own, and arrive at the same conclusions, then what we actually have happening is two different games...? (And we only want one game) now: IFF user X and user Y are playing a PBEM game, and user X sends user Y his/her file, user Y's CPU is doing the number crunching while user X's CPU is doing nothing? now: user X completes his part of turn 1 of the PBEM game and moves an inf squad from point A to point B on his map. When this file is sent to user Y, user Y's cpu is given the value for the point B at which the infantry squad ended up? Or, user Y's CPU does its own calculation, disregarding what user X's CPU came up with (or would have come up with) as a point B and then uses this calculation as the actual game data in which it does the movie that we see...? so: user X's CPU computes different point B at which an infantry squad ends up, and therfore, this infantry squad is out of view from a 75mm inf gun, so the 75mm inf gun does not open fire, and therefore remains unseen from the four m4 shermans on a hill which would immediatly open fire on the 75mm inf gun, it is easy to see how much a minor calculation can have on the outcome of a battle. however: Now, my question is this: If one computer makes different computations than another, why not let each computer independantly make its own calculations for speed's sake, then, when it comes time to combine the two calculations to make the movie, simply use ONE of the two computers to make the movie. That movie should be the same, and the both user X and user Y will get the same output on their screen. (???)

Ok I am just a little confused. I play tons of games online. And as I understand it you can play just about anything online. How is this TCP/IP problem different from that on any other game? Number crunching happens in every game, and if you have a RTS, or any real time game, how is the "floating point" or "double" problem which was described any different from that in any other game? I say; If you have to, copy. We won't tell anybody. Borg never tell. =)

barrold I could not agree more; very eloquently put, a truly great post. Major Tom, I would have advised that you had read barrold's post before posting yours, as it seems he pre-emptively countered your entire argument before you even started. Also, Major Tom, I don't mean to try to pick on you, but if you don't mind me asking, what exactly have you done for other needy countries that fully demonstrates your total comprehension of moral code? Have you passed out condoms in Africa, or only purchased goods from Taiwan? Just curious... (Sorry about that condom thing in Africa in advance, maybe it was a little insensitive...)

Most would agree that in today's international scene, there is what we call a "global economy". Our country, a capitalistic nation, relies heavily on a competitive and free market. This market does not stop at our county's borders. For this reason, it is extremely important that we protect this market even when it extends over seas. If another country initiated outrageous tariffs for no apparent reason, this would hurt our country's market. Ultimately this action would damage the fragile global economy and it would definitely not encourage the growth of capitalism. Granted, the Cold War is largely over, but still, it never hurts to strive for a world of capitalists. What this discussion actually has to do with Combat Mission? I am not sure, but that was the original question posed by yours truly. I am very encouraged by the courteousness of those participating,however, and by the democratic (not Politically democratic) nature of the moderators viewing this discussion. On a sidenote: The o-zone layer thing is a giant crock. Not that the o-zone layer does not exist, but rather, we have absolutely no impact on the maintaining And/Or restoration of the o-zone layer. All harmful toxins emitted by cars in all history do not add up to the amount of harmful toxins produced by ONE volcanic eruption. Needless to say, there is well over one volcanic eruption per year.

Elijah, But would you not agree that there are matters of both national sercurity and our national interest which would rightfully provoke our involvement in various regions around the world? (like World War II, for instance). You say that the US should spend its time fixing itself, but are domestic issues the only parts in which our country might improve? And many issues of the present day are enormously more complicated than what eminates. For example, an issue discussed in the first presidential debate was the energy "crisis" we have on our hands. We as a nation are faced with the choice of either: a)industrializing one of our most beloved natural habitats in Alaska, and opening the Alaskan environment to oil companies, etc... OR b)relying on the importation of a huge portion of our energy through various nations around the globe. Namely; Iran, Iraq, Saudi, and other middle eastern countries. As you can see, often times these choices are not as easy as "we should mind our own business and worry about ourselves." And when you talk about damage to other cultures I am not sure that I follow. As I understand it, the loss of culture comes naturally with the unavoidable integration of various cultures with each other. But anyways, does anyone think that there might be some relation between the political, social, and economics aspects of World War II and with CM? Or just the military aspects of World War II and CM? Bub_bye, bedtime for Jimbo... And JEEZ, whyd it have to be a Subway Series?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

As far-fetched as this may seem; I think that some political discussions do happen to have some relevance to Combat Mission. While CM wishes to focus solely on the military strategy in World War II, it seems all but inevitable to avoid the other aspects of the War. Some of those various aspects of the war include the social, economic, political, geographical and moral happenings of the war. Although Hitler blundered in waging war on two fronts, and this was largely a political blunder, this same blunder can be applied to a basic principle in military strategy: Do not divide your forces. This just goes to show how increasingly difficult it is to isolate the military strategy in World War II. Many discussions of a more politcal nature have recently been shot down by those moderators (Who, by the way, I think are doing a great job). I wonder, however, how far these moderators can go... Recently I have been thinking about the United States' inclination to remain nuetral early on in World War II. One thing that I personally have taken from World War II is how isolationism does not work. We should remain involved in international affairs, especially if our national interest is concerned. These are some of my general thoughts on some lukewarm politics, although my question is: Is this acceptable, or should I simply stick to the one dimensional analysis of the MILITARY strategy of World War II. A pre-emptive thanks for your thoughts.

I would expect, and plan for the increase of sales with this new feature coming out. At least a good marketer would contribute to the rise in sales resulting from TCP/IP caipabilites. I have two uncles who love wargames but live in different states, and have yet to even purchase CMBO yet simply because it does not have the feature of TCP/IP. They have developed a dislike for PBEM through the East Front series and decided to wait for a good war game (multiplayer) that they can do online. So, I think TCP/IP will be awesome, and will be the stimulus for greatly increased revenue. There have got to be others like my two uncles. Over and Out.

long swords arn't REALLY dull, are they? How bizarre...

Hadn't heard of Kelly's Heroes!!!!?!!?!??!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?! ACK!!!!! hmmmm...Apparently these sophomores were part of the red army's infiltration unit(s) in the latter part of the cold war.

sweetness...This book link you gave me gets better and better by the second. Thanks man!

thanks everyone, that resource link was/is Great!