ParaBellum
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Ok, since both Andreas and Berli are beta testers it's well possible that both didn't use PWs. Andreas already told me he didn't use one.
But still, the ability to open your opponent's setup-file is IMO a serious opportunity to cheat.
A gentlemen's agreement not to use this bug is fine but I guess a lot of suspicion will arise from that one.
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OK, everybody stay calm. Andreas just mailed me that he didn't use a pw in this game. If Berli did the same, then everything's fine.
Never thought that people wouldn't use PWs...
update: seems like Andreas could open my (password protected) setup file typing anything he liked.
So it looks like there is something wrong here.
[ September 23, 2002, 09:12 AM: Message edited by: ParaBellum ]
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I think I've found a bug concerning PBEM play.
I just started a PBEM with Andreas. I recieved the setup file (...1.txt), bought my troops and sent back the file (...2.txt). He sent me the next file (...3.txt) but I by mistake opened the wrong file, the one I sent to him (...2.txt). I didn't notice it and entered MY password and was pretty confused to see russian forces instead of my german ones.
I thought maybe we had chosen the SAME password, so I quit, loaded the file again and when prompted for the PW I just hit 'enter'. Again it worked, showing me all his forces.
I think this is a serious bug that should be fixed immediatly since it enables cheating.
edit: Found something new. It looks like when prompted for the PW and you simply press 'enter' the PW routine seems to break, allowing you to see your opponent's file.
I just checked it with another PBEM (against Berlichtingen, loaded one of 'his' files and simply hit 'enter', and voilá, I could see all his forces...
So, either this is a BIG bug or both weren't using PWs at all, which I higly doubt...
[ September 23, 2002, 08:59 AM: Message edited by: ParaBellum ]
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Much appreciated.
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Ok, if there are two 152mm howitzers around I can understand the slight difference in blast value.
Thx for explaining it.
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Yes it does.
I bought a 37mm equipped Stuka and it was great to watch what happened. The Ju 87 (the shadow)flew over the battlefield, then came up from behind and blasted a t-34 with its cannons! Repeated it, then attacked a KVI.
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Met too!
I feel a disturbance in the force...maybe a bald dark jedi with a laser padlock is approaching...
But it looks like the thread surved its purpose, providing some pics for those who haven't got it yet.
[ September 22, 2002, 12:27 AM: Message edited by: ParaBellum ]
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Thx for your answers, Foxbat. So, divisional and corps arty used different models of 152mm howitzers, did I get that right?
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Yes, same here. The turn number doesn't show up. I'm running CMBB at 1024x768. This is serious and needs to be patched ASAP.
Maybe just change the "frühest mögliche Ankunft" in "früheste Ankunft". Shouldn't be too hard to fix.
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Only a burning russian tank is a good russian tank.
No, wait! I'm currently playing the russians in a PBEM! OK, so my favourite russian tank is the **censored** that is moving along the *censored* with a **censored** on his back to **censored** the fashists dogs near the **censored** **censored**.
Hope I didn't reveal too much.
To be honest it's far too soon to have a favourite tank. Ask me again in a week or two.
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Ales, Tom was asking 'bout the US manual. I talked about the german CDV manual. Don't confuse the poor guys...
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I just bought 2 russian 152mm howitzer FOs in a QB (Nov. '41).One of them represents divisional arty and has a blast value of 280, one represents cops arty and has a blast value of 303.
Why the difference? Did corps/divisional arty use different models/ammo?
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Where was that offer LAST week when I was in Germany?!?Originally posted by Madmatt:</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by ParaBellum:
Lol! You guys are fantastic!
If any of you ever have to visit CDV in Karlsruhe and want to make short trip to beautiful ol'Heidelberg, I'd make sure you wouldn't regret it...
Sheesh, I never get no respect...
Madmatt</font>
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Lol! You guys are fantastic!
If any of you ever have to visit CDV in Karlsruhe and want to make short trip to beautiful ol'Heidelberg, I'd make sure you wouldn't regret it...
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I'd increase the size a bit, maybe to 800x600. But then, it's always a compromise between quality and size.
Looking fine, though. And the Ferdinand is a mean machine!
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Zarquon, from what I've seen so far the translation both of the game and the manual are pretty good. A few typos and some minor glitches but especially for a game with a lot of 'military slang' it's well done.
I've seen worse in original (english) versions of games.
Funny fact, in one scenario there are SS-units mentioned (not WG), seems like someone overlooked something...
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Press the "print screen" key on your keyboard, minimize CMBB, open a paint program (like MS paint), paste the pic and save it to your HD.Originally posted by Mumpfelfrumf:CMBB is in my possession
After some battles I can say that either the AI is improved, or I got worse...
Can someone explain me how I can make screenshots
and how I display it here?
In order to show a pic on the forum you first have to upload it to the internet (homepage, pic hosting site), then use the "image" button and enter the web adress of the screenshot.
Voilà, there it is...
[edit: before you post it I'd strongly recommend to convert the *.bmp format (2305 kb) to *.jpeg format (232 kb). ]
[ September 21, 2002, 06:38 AM: Message edited by: ParaBellum ]
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Which Stalingrad battle are you refering to? If it's the one I'm thinking of, i don't think they make a machine fast enough yet</font>Originally posted by Berlichtingen:</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by K_Tiger:
I like the big battles like the stalingrad one and have a lot problems between the turns, it took around 5 minutes for the tacai to count.
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K_Tiger, the graphics have no impact on the internal calculations. So reducing trees/doodads or switching off AA won't help.
The more units in a battle, and the more complicated calculations CM has to do, the more time your PC needs to compute all this.
You only have two choices: smaller scenarios or a faster PC...
[edit: the Stalingrad scenario (if it's the one you mean) is IIRC one of the biggest in CMBB. In the briefing it states you should't even try it without a 1 GHz PC...]
[ September 21, 2002, 05:52 AM: Message edited by: ParaBellum ]
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Ah, still ready for it? "The dirty 3 1/3 dozen", sounds fine!
A QB on a pre-made map is fine with me. And negotiating parameters is for hamsters! Only thing is, I'd like to buy my own forces. So many new units to discover...("Uhm, what does 'crappy optics, very slow turret, tends to explode' mean? Is this bad?")
Dan, just send me a setup, whatever you like.
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Marcus, great pics! Have to check out the quad .50cal immediatly!
Maybe against a company of conscript Waffelgrenadiere...
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Stoffel, if you simply had asked "hey, I just got a email concerning the CDV copy protection, did any of the guys that have the game already can comment on this?" I'm sure you would've recieved different answers.Originally posted by Stoffel:maybe I should have let that BTS remark aside,yes.
but I was quite angry when I read the email about this copy protection issue.
gave me a feeling like,hell another annoying thing about CMBB.
maybe I overreacted a bit to much,but thats no reason to behave like some of the others did.
Look at your first post: mad emoticons, wild accusations, so what do you expect?
Again to your question: So far I've not heard of anyone having problems with the CDV version, not on any internet fora or in the reviews published so far.
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From the "changes since CMBO":
Variable-end scenarios are capped at a maximum of an extra 10 turns or 25% of the original length of the scenario, whichever is less.
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YEAH!!! CDV SCREWED US! AGAIN!Originally posted by Stoffel:Any news from our German friends regarding this?
My software store adviced me to disable the virus scanner and the firewall to avoid problems with CDV´s copyprotection.
I can find only one word for this!
REDICULOUS :mad:
I hope BTS is willing to pay for a new computer if mine gets wrecked by a hacker or a virus after internet playing.
An even more disappointed CM player from Europe
I TRIED TO INSTALL CMBB WHILE RUNNING A FIREWALL AND A VIRUS SCANNER FROM MY DVD DRIVE AND GUESS WHAT?? :mad: :mad:
It wasn't a problem at all.
Then I read through the well done printed manual, read the parts who were available only as PDF files and printed out the maybe 10 pages I found I would need more often during the first days.
Possible BIG bug
in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)
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Thx for the fast answers, Madmatt. I understand that it's a problem with how the system works.
In fact it's no big deal for me since I usually know they guys I'm playing and trust them.
But I really would rather see another step for the process in order to be 'safe' than to rely on others not to exploit it.
Think about tourneys or ladder games. I guess that in such 'competetive environments' the appeal to cheat might be quite high.