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there are 50mm antitank guns off screen. one tank had one track hit(immobilized), one pen, one kill shot. two or three tanks took two hits. the three hit tank took one from a shreck and two from a 50mm pak ------------------ "They had their chance- they have not lead!" - GW Bush "They had mechanical pencils- they have not...lead?" - Jon Stewart on The Daily Show

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by The Commissar: It should be a challenge, for the setup is this: I ... on the attack. 2000 points. ... town battle. ... no arty and 200 max points of Infantry. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> screw your leg, break HIS! ------------------ "They had their chance- they have not lead!" - GW Bush "They had mechanical pencils- they have not...lead?" - Jon Stewart on The Daily Show

that is weird...it probably vlear up in a day or so [This message has been edited by russellmz (edited 12-07-2000).]

the US briefing: Outside a small German town Lt. Stein was trying to keep calm. His team had neutralized three sentries this otherwise still night on their way to the German company commander. Now the five man American commando team was in the forest, close to their objective. A German patrol had passed close to his position. Stein heard one of them muttering about noises in the dark as another quieted him. Still no dogs. Good. As they moved off, he waited a few moments before signaling Sergeant Garaelli to go up to the German barbed wire. They had a few minutes before the patrol returned. He watched Sergeant Garaelli crawl 20 meters over the moist soil to the German barbed wire. The Sergeant took out the cutters and worked on the wire in the darkness. As he worked, Stein motioned for the other three members of his team to come up. Garaelli worked the wire as quickly as he could, one strand at a time. He paused after every other cut, looking around, listening, making sure no one heard him. Stein watched Garaelli's careful work. As he completed the final cut, Stein nodded his head to his men. One at a time they crawled through the opening to the wall surrounding Herr Gunther's modest home, where the German CO had been commandeered his bed. While he slept in comfort, his troops dozed in their holes, or in the schoolhouse and Hotel Smitt. The American team's job was to kill both. They wanted to disrupt the German leadership for that night's attack. Stein knew that Captain Skar was waiting at the head of the assault force for his 'signal'. The private last in line hauled the two heavy demolition charges. He was annoyed that he had slipped into the pond on their way here. Stein scaled the short wall and carefully checked the ground beneath him. He hopped down. The rest of team followed quickly, with the demo hauling private landing last with a moist squish of his boots. Stein and his team had stealthily penetrated to near the porch when one of the privates who didn't carry the demo charges tapped Garaelli on the shoulder. What? asked Garaelli's annoyed look. The private pointed to the AA guns parked right next the house. That would spell trouble for the air support tomorrow. Garaelli nodded and took a charge from the last private, who gratefully handed the heavy. He pointed the AA guns to Stein who nodded. The team split up and the demo charges were laid at both locations. The timers had been preset at ten minutes. Just flick the switch and get out of here, thought Stein. As they completed their task the five soldiers slowly went back over the wall and through the cut wire. Unfortunately, the timer on the demo at the AA guns was faulty. Instead of ten minutes, the massive explosive was set at two minutes. The team had just hit the edge of the scattered trees in front of the wire when they heard a patrol. They were slowly nearing the team. Stein, who had been mentally counting down, was at about 90 seconds. He motioned to his team to keep down. The private who had hauled the demos then noticed a heavy panting. The Germans had a dog. It halted right on the edge of the path the team had taken and sniffed the air. And kept sniffing. The German talked to the dog gently. The Americans tried to avoid breathing, or Sweating. A wind started up which was blowing their scent away from the dog. Stein almost smiled. Thank goodness. The German soldier who looked like he was in charge seemed to stare straight at the Americans. Then he looked quickly to the wire. He saw the cut strands and called out an alarm. "Achtung!" The timer on the AA gun's demo was faulty, as was the explosive on the demo at Gunther's home. They had been damaged when the private carrying them fell in the pond. The commander's charge did not explode. However, the AA gun's charge happily detonated and a fireball lit up the night. Flame shot off and lit the house and some trees behind the German patrol on fire. The sound was deafening, as it cleared all that could be heard was the barking of the dog and a shout of a panicked "Mein Gott!". The explosion must have highlighted the American team as the German squad ducked down and opened up at them. Stein screamed out in German, hoping to confuse the patrol. "Stop! Friendlies!" he screamed as he and the rest of his team hauled ass. The demolition charge carrying private was hit in the back of the head, dying instantly. The German team did not appear to hear or listen. The American team rushed through the thin scattering of trees, then to the edge of the woods, where they moved in a slower, stealthier manner. Stein didn't want to fight it out. His troops were good but there were only four of them now, and stealth was their weapon, not firepower. He tried to push away thoughts of the dead private. They had to get out of there before more patrols came up. He heard the German patrol rush to the scattered trees... Over a nearby hill, Captain Skar saw and heard the explosion. He was not pleased. It happened too soon. Something must have gone wrong. Now the Germans were alerted. He saw lights in the hotel come on then off as a guttural voice echoed out. Skar radioed the command to attack...

thanks! nice to hear praise from the head of scenario testing. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Wild Bill Wilder: Whacky indeed, but kinda cool too. Love the maze. Reminds me of "The Shining." I guess we need some snow, though <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> i didn't think of that! i gotta make a new version eventually then ------------------ "They had their chance- they have not lead!" - GW Bush "They had mechanical pencils- they have not...lead?" - Jon Stewart on The Daily Show [This message has been edited by russellmz (edited 12-07-2000).]

========================================= i have only made two 'real' scenarios before, so be kind =). here's my scenario briefing for the germans for my scenario. Does anyone wanna test it? The first few minutes at least are interesting because i wrote the briefing story to fit the scenario set-up. ========================================= Outside a small German town Lt. Lange was nearing the end of his patrol. His team had circled the lines twice on this still and boring night. Now they were on their way to the Herr Gunther's house, where the German company commander was sleeping. Their platoon leader was also bedding there. The Weber could have invited a few of the other men for dinner, Lange thought. After all, he had shown the Flak guns where to park. The German patrol passed close the edge of the forest. "Did you hear something?" asked the greenest recruit. "Shush! You will wake up our esteemed commander," said Lange. "Tomorrow Weber will be screaming about noises in the dark and no sleep." The rest of the patrol smiled as they moved off. Lt. Reine was not far off in town; his patrol was to follow Lange's footsteps in a few minutes. He put a leash on his ancient dog, Josef, and gathered his team. They worshipped Lt. Kunze, as he had distinguished himself and led them well. He was concerned tonight, one of the sentries had not reported in. Plus, the rain from last night was making his bad knee ache. Reine and his men would do patrol as usual but would send half the squad to check Sentry Position One and see if there was anything wrong or if the sentry had gotten lost. If he was sleeping, Kunze would rip his throat out. Kunze himself then went to bed in a foul mood, three hours later than he planned. Damn that sentry. The half squad led by Reine walked their patrol route. Josef plodded along amiably, if tiredly. They headed to Gunther's home. As they neared the barbed wire, Josef stopped and sniffed the ground and air. The German squad looked around half-heartedly, not expecting any trouble. Reine looked intently at the shadows in the scattered trees and then at the wire. The wire had been cut. Reine screamed, "Achtung!" Lange heard Reine's call and he and his patrol ran to the sound. Other patrols and squads moved up. Then a huge fireball erupted next to the Gunther's house. Flame shot everywhere. As the patrols ducked, Reine let go of the leash on Josef, who ran off into the night barking madly. He saw human figures in the trees, lit by flaming trees and the house. He opened fire, as did the other men in his patrol. The platoon commander, who was napping on the living room couch rushed out. As he ran he saw the Flak guns. The ammo had cooked off but had not destroyed the vehicles themselves. They were stuck in rubble, useless. The platoon leader shook his head. The crews were already trying to dig them out. The company commander, Weber, woke up to see the house and his night clothes on fire. "Mein Gott!" He panicked and ran out of the house, which caused the flames to rush to his face. He dropped to the ground and rolled. In town, Lt. Kunze woke up from his truncated nap and looked out the window to see the flames from where the company commander was sleeping. Immediately he alerted the company's small reserve to come to the town. "We shall arrive in ten minutes." Kunze ran out the door without responding. He rushed to the half-track parked outside. "Shake the sleep out of your eyes," he screamed at the half-awake driver. "Drive, to my platoon! Now, go, GO!" He saw lights go on at the hotel as men woke up from the noise. "Shut those damned lights off!" he screamed in his distinctive guttural voice. The sound echoed off the building and sounded in the valleys. The lights went off. He screamed again at his squads. "Get ready, we're under attack!" The screaming went down the ranks from Lt. to Obg. down to Pvt. Meanwhile, Reine heard a man scream in German with an American accent, "Stop! Friendlies!". He ignored it and kept firing. The Americans(?) ran off into the woods. "Follow me!" ordered Reine as he pursued them into the trees. In the darkness, the patrol lost sight of their quarry. Cautious now, Reine and his men sneaked forward. The green recruit tripped over a wet body and went down. The rest of the squad went down as well, thinking he had been hit. At sentry post 1, the other half of Reine's squad sent to find why the sentry had not reported in found out why. They found the sentry's body, with a knife wound to the back. Then they heard the sound of engines in the distance. Reine and his half-squad lay quiet. Reine risked saying, "Hans..." "Kein, it is a body, not mine..." whispered Private Hans. He flipped it over. "American." Reine nodded, avoiding the corpse's surprised stare. He turned his attention to the forest, torn between rushing into a possible ambush and waiting here for more explosions from artillery or demolition charges... ========================================== http://www.geocities.com/russellmz/cm/zips/story-intro.ZIP ========================================== ------------------ "They had their chance- they have not lead!" - GW Bush "They had mechanical pencils- they have not...lead?" - Jon Stewart on The Daily Show [This message has been edited by russellmz (edited 12-07-2000).]

you didn't save it did you as allies? if you save it i think it overwrites the scenario, leaving you only the saved game where you are allies... ------------------ "They had their chance- they have not lead!" - GW Bush "They had mechanical pencils- they have not...lead?" - Jon Stewart on The Daily Show

thanks for the support, i also come here almost every day. how often should i bump this thing? i don't want fifty bumps, then a question, then bumps, then question...i plan on doing it every 3-4 days...or 7. btw, can one of you bump this thing while im on winter break(starts around 16th)? ill be gone until near end jan. [This message has been edited by russellmz (edited 12-08-2000).]

bump, baby, bump! [This message has been edited by russellmz (edited 12-08-2000).]

allies have bad luck too: http://www.battlefront.com/discuss/Forum1/HTML/013384.html ------------------ "They had their chance- they have not lead!" - GW Bush "They had mechanical pencils- they have not...lead?" - Jon Stewart on The Daily Show

allies have some good luck http://www.battlefront.com/discuss/Forum1/HTML/013385.html my story: a sherman goes against 50mm gunned armored car puma. he spots it, aims...puma nails him with first shot while rolling backwards and buttoned...hits my front turrent, kills my tank just as it rolled up to take on some inf in the forest. (not that i was gonna win anyway) ------------------ "They had their chance- they have not lead!" - GW Bush "They had mechanical pencils- they have not...lead?" - Jon Stewart on The Daily Show

...i can see my other firends on icq, but not the cm icq player list... anyone else having this problem? ------------------ "They had their chance- they have not lead!" - GW Bush "They had mechanical pencils- they have not...lead?" - Jon Stewart on The Daily Show

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Madmatt: Okay okay...We hear you. Charles has made some new tweaks to the AI Purchasing alogarithms so you shouldn't end up with pure infantry forces in Combined Arms QB's anymore. Madmatt<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> yay! let there be rejoicing(and debauchary) in the streets! ------------------ "They had their chance- they have not lead!" - GW Bush "They had mechanical pencils- they have not...lead?" - Jon Stewart on The Daily Show

the funny thing about the point system is that i (when i play the americans) get screwed both ways usually: i can only buy six squads worth and usually only one tank, unless comp decides that what i really need is a mg jeep, halftrack, and scout car armed with a single superkeen mg.(i've stopped using auto buy when i host games...) my opponent usually gets a hetz or stug and NINE squads in meeting engagements. as i get my butt kicked(deservedly for not getting the buildings around the flag earlier) i stop to wonder why i don't deserve tanks =( ------------------ "They had their chance- they have not lead!" - GW Bush "They had mechanical pencils- they have not...lead?" - Jon Stewart on The Daily Show

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Big Time Software: I've changed it so that rough terrain tiles now abut so that they block vehicular traffic along shared edges. You'll see it in v1.1. Charles<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> yay BTS! ------------------ "They had their chance- they have not lead!" - GW Bush "They had mechanical pencils- they have not...lead?" - Jon Stewart on The Daily Show

once i was playing a gmae and a tiger came out of nowhere and hit my sherman on the first shot. in another a tiger killed my priest, while it was moving. not unexpected? boring story? that's cause out of all the thousands of engagements in cm world, we only hear about the weird events, like that above. "the rains only when i wash the car syndrome." between all of us who post the really bad luck, how many hours have been played where +99% probability events have happened? +99% of the time...how many of those events we posted? very few. the tiger crew had head colds, or the gunner was new, or the sherm had a REALLY good/lucky half-day(before he got popped ) ------------------ "They had their chance- they have not lead!" - GW Bush "They had mechanical pencils- they have not...lead?" - Jon Stewart on The Daily Show [This message has been edited by russellmz (edited 12-04-2000).]

whoaaa...cool ------------------ "They had their chance- they have not lead!" - GW Bush "They had mechanical pencils- they have not...lead?" - Jon Stewart on The Daily Show

in my last tcp game, 500pts, i got an m3a1, mg jeep, and an m-something scout car: my opponent got a hetzer. my m3a1 got hit in the first 7 sec of combat as it tried to drive behind a church. the mmg and crew did not survive. that pretty much summed up my game =) ------------------ "They had their chance- they have not lead!" - GW Bush "They had mechanical pencils- they have not...lead?" - Jon Stewart on The Daily Show

ahh, crazy map maze, on cmhq...my baby right-click and choose "save as..." http://www.geocities.com/russellmz/cm/zips/Maze2.zip ------------------ "They had their chance- they have not lead!" - GW Bush "They had mechanical pencils- they have not...lead?" - Jon Stewart on The Daily Show

<big>TCP/IP</big> Where's the TCP/IP 1.1 patch? <a href="http://combathq.thegamers.net/patches/patch.asp">Da' Patch<a/> How do I find an opponent? There is an opponents forum at battlefront: CM Opponent Finder How do I tell my IP address? 1) Use this URL: http://www.babygrrl.com/ip.shtml 2A) choose RUN from the Start menu and type "WINIPCFG". Then click one of the connection devices, and it will reveal your IP. 2B) If you are using Mac, look at the TCP/IP setting in the Control Panel. 3) Host a TCP/IP game, then your IP address is shown automatically.[last two from GriffinCheng+] <big>Reality</big> My King Tiger/Super Pershing/bad-ss tank missed fifteen times and got killed by a Stuart/Lynx/wuss tank! How did that happen? Sometimes bad luck happens, even in war. The little units may be computers but they act like men, so there will be screw-ups, chokes, and bad karma. On the technical side tanks have weak spots, poor armor quality, or even design flaws. Plus, the Allied tanks have and now use tungsten rounds in the new 1.1 patch, a major tank killer. Why are there only three men max shown per squad? It takes too much computing power to show all 8-12 men. A lot of polygons go into those little men so tripling the number will tax almost any CPU/videocard. Why isn't a bloody corpse shown for every casualty? Again, too much computing power is required. Not only that but BTS felt that too much gore will detract from the game. Do machine guns on vehicles jam or get damaged? No, but they get knocked out if the main gun gets damaged. Why can't my light/heavy machine gun run? They have to carry the machine gun(heavy), spare gun barrels(a bit of weight), and ammo(really, really heavy). See the links so kindly provided by Lindan: spur of the moment complaining and David Aitken: Light MG 42's speed Does anyone know where one can get good topological maps of European battlefields? Do vehicles provide cover for infantry? Only if they are knocked out and burning. The calculations are too complex for CM to do it while the vehicles are on the move. Can we have sandbags in the foxhole graphics? Sorry no, the big, dark crater is the same picture as the foxhole picture. <big>Mods</big> Where can I get some cool mods? There are numerous places. First, start off at CMHQ. This is where most mods start off or wind up. Another place I go to is Kump's CM Outpost. [This message has been edited by russellmz (edited 12-13-2000).]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mr. Clark: What's that one about Chupa?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> a woman is raped and her husband killed in the woods by a bandit in old japan. each tells their story in a trial type setting(including the woodsman through a seer). each version is different. was the woman raped or seduced or willing? who killed the woodsman? are they lying or telling it as each saw it? added the word "Rashomon type flashback" to the film glossary. the technique is used a lot in movies: each character tells differing versions of the same event, like in "Courage Under Fire", which uses this technique. Ran is also a very good Akira Kurasowa flick, as my friend said of the battle scenes: "they make me want to play shogun" a japanese version of King Lear, it has cool lines, humor, totally cool evil, manipulative villainess(i heard a guy go "oh sh-t!" in the movie theater watching her do her stuff), tragedy, good battle scenes. ------------------ "They had their chance- they have not lead!" - GW Bush "They had mechanical pencils- they have not...lead?" - Jon Stewart on The Daily Show [This message has been edited by russellmz (edited 12-03-2000).]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Lacky: There's a serious problem with damaged buildings occupied by infantry. I had two squads break and run from a * damage building. They got slaughtered. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> are you sure one extra shell didn't hit it and turn it to **damaged? i was watching my squads in a bombarded building and saw it go from * to **, and the squads booked instantly. too bad the nashorn hitting the building was able to see them run out =( ------------------ "They had their chance- they have not lead!" - GW Bush "They had mechanical pencils- they have not...lead?" - Jon Stewart on The Daily Show [This message has been edited by russellmz (edited 12-04-2000).]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Red Devils: ...Gettysburgh...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> wahoo, my choice made the cut! be sure to check out seven samurai as a rental at the very least, you won't be disappointed... ------------------ "They had their chance- they have not lead!" - GW Bush "They had mechanical pencils- they have not...lead?" - Jon Stewart on The Daily Show

what i mean is, can you watch turns later if you save at certain times? i remember reading you could save the movie file that got returned in PBEM. i haven't played enough tcp/ip to test it out... ------------------ "They had their chance- they have not lead!" - GW Bush "They had mechanical pencils- they have not...lead?" - Jon Stewart on The Daily Show

'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, HE LIVED ALL ALONE, IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF PLASTER AND STONE. I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE, AND TO SEE JUST WHO IN THIS HOME DID LIVE. I LOOKED ALL ABOUT, A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE, NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS, NOT EVEN A TREE. NO STOCKINGS WERE HUNG, JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND, ON A NAIL HUNG FATIGUES, IN THE CORNER,AN OLD M1 GARAND, WITH MEDALS AND BADGES, AWARDS OF ALL KINDS, A CALM SOBER THOUGHT CAME INTO MY MIND. FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT, IT WAS DARK AND DREARY, IT WAS THE HOME OF A SOLDIER, I REALIZED SO CLEARLY. THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING, ALONE,ON THE FLOOR, HIS ARMS WERE HIS PILLOW, HE REQUIRED NO MORE. THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE, THE ROOM, SUCH DISORDER, NOT HOW I PICTURED A UNITED STATES SOLDIER. WAS THIS THE GREAT HERO OF WHOM I'D JUST READ? CURLED UP ON A PONCHO, THE FLOOR FOR HIS BED? I REALIZED THE FAMILIES THAT I SAW ON THIS NIGHT, OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT. SOON ROUND THE WORLD, THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY, AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY. THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS, LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE. I COULDN'T HELP WONDER HOW MANY LAY ALONE, ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME. AND THINKING OF THIS, BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE, I DROPPED TO MY KNEES AND I STARTED TO CRY. THE SOLDIER AWAKENED, I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE, "SANTA DON'T CRY, THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE; I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, I DON'T ASK FOR MORE, MY LIFE IS 'MY GOD', 'MY COUNTRY', 'MY CORPS'." THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER AND WENT BACK TO SLEEP, BUT I COULDN'T CONTROL IT, I CONTINUED TO WEEP. I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS, SO SILENT AND STILL, THE TWO OF US SHIVERED FROM THE COLD WINTERS CHILL. I DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE ON THAT COLD, WINDY,NIGHT, THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR SO WILLING TO FIGHT. THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER, AND WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE, WHISPERED, "CARRY ON SANTA, IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL'S SECURE." ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH, AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT. "MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT." ------------------ "They had their chance- they have not lead!" - GW Bush "They had mechanical pencils- they have not...lead?" - Jon Stewart on The Daily Show [This message has been edited by russellmz (edited 12-03-2000).] [This message has been edited by russellmz (edited 12-03-2000).]