JigVictor07

hehe, I meant to say Axis Z... Yep, we could get a draw...

Has anyone heard anything from Axis Y? I received two files from him last week/weekend and then he disappeared... Other games are over/almost over. Jig (Allied D)

It sucks, huh Well, just wait a few turns and you'll have more serious things to worry about than that Jyrki PS. There are other strange things happening in that PBEM scenario and I could send an image if someone told me where CM stores the screen shots. I couldn't find it...

If still needed, another Finn here is willing to fight!

Oopss, sorry guys... don't blame Windows, it was my fault... I didn't re-install the Mod Manager... Before I upgraded to XP I copied the Mods folder to another drive and then just copied it back to CM folder after I installed XP and CM and thought it would work just fine... What a rookie mistake

Should CM Mod Manager work in Windows XP? I have an XP Pro and when I try to run the manager I get the error message "CM ModManager has encountered a problem and needs to close. Etc."

I've seen it also happen that AT mines are spotted before an AFV moves over them. In the current operation I'm playing the infantry has spotted two AT minefields, one on the railtracks and one on the paved road.

Thanks, but Amazon.de sells only the Deutch version. Is English version available at all?

Where can I buy that Panzer Elite-Special Edition? I really want to have that game! Any European online-stores selling it? American will do also, if it's not sold in Europe. Thanks.

Kuopio, Finland

I could recommend one book for the upcoming CM2. I'm not sure if it has been translated in english, at least I haven't found it in english. But for those who speak german the book is called Die verratene armee by Heinrich Gerlach. It's a true story (but written like a novel) about the siege of Stalingrad written by a German soldier who lived through the whole thing and was captured by Russians in 1943. At least German Amazon.com sells it. My copy is in Finnish printed in 1965... JV

Once I got two halftracks advancing when the first one got bogged down. The second tried to pass it and when it was beside the first one a German TD got them both with one shot. I had a squad in each HT and only five men survived. JV

Thanks for the replies. I tried to play PBEM once but my opponent just disappeared after five or so turns so that was it and now I have played only against the AI. I don't know if I can predict what the AI is going to do next. It still can give me a few surprises now and then. And I don't think I have any special tactics that I use in every game. Well, maybe that that I'm quite careful. I HATE to lose any of my men or vehicles, so I try to save them as long as possible. It hurts me to see them run in panic Also, I don't have very much knowledge about real tactics used in WW2 or today or strenghts and weaknesses of the equipment. Someone could even say that I'm using them 'in a wrong way' And yes, I play scenarios only once. What's the point of winning them again, anyway So in next scenario I'll try to give the Axis some handicap. JV BTW, is it better to stick to scenario defaults or let the AI freely place its units?

Hi, I have now played something like 10 or so scenarios against the AI and so far every one of them except one has been a total victory for me. (The one was a tie...) The last scenario maybe the best example. I was playing the 30 turn scenario Move-it! or Lose-it! as Americans. By the turn 10 I had practically halted the German advance and on the turn 20 they surrendered. They had all their vehicles kaputt and only six men unhurt. So, should I give the Axis (I always play as Allied) some handicap or what? I had absolutely no prior experience in wargaming before I bough CMBO, so it is a surprise for me that I fair this well. Or maybe I was born to be a general JV

TBird 1GHz Asus A7V Mobo 256MB PC133 Geforce2 MX 32 MB Soundblaster Live! Value IBM Deskstar 75GXP 30 GB HD etc. Everything works quick and smooooth... JV

TBird 1GHz Asus A7V Mobo 256MB PC133 Geforce2 MX 32 MB Soundblaster Live! Value IBM Deskstar 75GXP 30 GB HD etc. Everything works quick and smooooth... JV

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OK, found the problem: the Soundblaster Live! Value... It was already in slot 3 but I had to force it to IRQ5 in BIOS (it was in AUTO before) and set the latency to 'Yes' and now the CM works! Thanks Schrullenhaft and Madmatt for your help! JV

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Thanks again Schrullenhaft, I'm using BIOS v1.003 because it's said to be the most stable version. But maybe I try the 1.005 version and see what happens. And the other fixes also. About FSAA, I'm using 1x2 setting now and haven't tried any other setting. The only other game I'm playing currently is the B17-II and amazingly I haven't had any problems with that (or any other software), unlike many others have... I contacted the BTS support directly and Madmatt sent me a long list of possible fixes in about an hour, even though it must have been about 1 or 2 AM there. That's what I call support! Thanks again for your help! JV

OK, that patch was only for Win2000 and I have 98SE... What else could I do? All other games run just fine. JV

Thanks Schrullenhaft, I'll give it a try. JV

Hi, I recently upgraded my computer and now CM is unplayable. It freezes already during the first turn when I'm giving orders. Ctrl-Alt-Del doesn't work and I just have to switch the computer off. I never had this problem with my old system. The specs for the new computer are: TBird 1GHz Asus A7V mobo 256 MB PC-133 Elsa GeForce2 MX 32MB IBM Deskstar 75GXP 30 GB Soundblaster Live! Value DirectX 8.0 Latest NVidia drivers from their website Latest VIA 4-in-1 drivers and BIOS v.1003 for the mobo CM v1.1 Windows 98SE Desktop resolution 32 bit All except vital programs are closed during the game. Any help is appreciated. JV [This message has been edited by JigVictor07 (edited 02-01-2001).]