ParaBellum
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Did they have the GIs from the german version, too?
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What I know is that I'll never see a CMBB 2.
That's Ok, I do understand BFC's reasoning here.
But I'm still hoping for "Barbarossa '41", "Kharkov '42", or "Bagration".
And yes, I'm also looking forward to for a couple of western front releases, such as "Gold, Juno, Sword", "Market Garden", "The Bulge" etc...
I'm pretty confident that BFC will keep my wargaming needs satisfied for the foreseeable future.
[ January 15, 2007, 01:58 PM: Message edited by: ParaBellum ]
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/slaps forehead
Uhm, yes...I blame it on the pre-christmas feeling of peace and joy. And copious amounts of alcoholic beverages.
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And what about the mounted Panzerschreck, eh?
Can't understand why BFC left out this crucial piece of equipment from the CM series. A tactical WW2 game without Panzerschrecks on donkeys is just...silly.
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Would I prefer a 1980s Fulda Gap scenario over the happy adventures of a Stryker brigade in Syria?
You bet.
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Now THAT's what I call a hull-down position.
Nice photo, thanks Hetzer.
[ December 14, 2006, 08:46 AM: Message edited by: ParaBellum ]
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*chews happily on bone*Originally posted by Battlefront.com:Here's a small bone for you guys. Vehicles have hotspots coded into the model and the models have coded "extras" available. CM assigns each vehicle "extras" to these hotspots on a semi-random basis. What I mean by this is one vehicle might have a couple of jerry cans in one spot, the other one a whole bunch of boxes. On one tank there might be a spare roadwheel on the turret, another might have two in the bustle rack along the back. That sort of thing. Means nothing in terms of the game's mechanics, but it sure does make the vehicles look more realistic.
Yummy!
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My mistake.
I'm quite positive that CMSF's grafics will actually be better than what's currently shown in Armed Assault. The very early screenshots of CMSF so far already look very good.
OTOH one should keep in mind that the size of the battlefield in ArmA is gigantic compared to the ones that will be featured in CMSF.
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I wouldn't consider ArmA grafical state of the art in any way. For example both Oblivion and Gothik 3 look WAY better than ArmA.
Textures and objects in ArmA look nice but buildings have no real damage model, there's an awful amount of textures popping up at closer distance and performance ranges from so-so to abysmal.
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Probably 80% CMBB and 20% CMAK for me.
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I'd say it entirely depends on the situation. The large amount of HE rounds and MG ammo the T-34 carries and the good mobility in difficult ground situations makes it a very nice asset to have around.Originally posted by JasonC:They cost 114 points each, exactly the same, incidentally. I leave it to you to judge which is better in practice.
Of course, in QB-style matches against cherry-picking axis players the usefulness decreases.
But who plays QBs anyway?
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Too many bloody Finns in here, right?
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Exactly. The winter BMPs do have other numbers than the summer BMPs, so you'll always have the correct ones, according to season.
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This one's brilliant!
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Hehe...
Bring them on!
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Great cartoon! Thx for posting it.
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Is that really "Sturmie" on that pink T-34?
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The "turkey shoot"-problem was quite a bit of a worry for me. Until I remembered how much fun I had playing the Red Army in the summer of 1941 or a scratch force of Volkssturm and Volksgrenadiere in 1945.
I think it will be totally up to the scenario designer to come up with challenging, yet plausible scenarios for the US side.
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The Total War series offered an option to restrict the camera to the General's unit. Quite an interesting way to play. In CM I found it very tedious to play with this rule because of the lack of a proper map. In areas with very small LOS you often got lost very quickly.
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Now this sounds interesting.That's when I remembered that Charles has some test code still in place. You know, for easily seeing buildings collapse. So yup, I watch the third floor fall on the second, then collapse the first floor and wind up with a huge dust cloud. All from one shot.
Now this sounds funny. Beware the mighty Luchs.The Germans have an 8x8 that has all 8 wheels pivot and therefore the turning radius is nearly 1/2 that of the Stryker. But that's the Germans for you... always showing off "vat ve kann do betterrrrrr tan uoo."
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I'm slowly getting fed up with the BFC boys! What have they EVER done for us?!
I mean, besides the Combat Mission beta demo, the gold demo, the demos for CMBB and CMAK, Down in Flames, Strategic Command I and II, T-72, Dangerous Waters, Drop Team, Tac Ops and the relase of 1848 for free, have they EVER done ANYTHING for us?
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Splitter!
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Warriors, come out and play....
in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
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Glad you've come to appreciate this gem of wargaming, Sickie.
If you like I could play a PBEM with you, I'm happy to lead my brave defenders of the Rodina in yet another victorious battle against the fascist oppressors.