I/O Error

Anyone? *whimper* Please help.

Dell Laptop, running Win98SE with an ATI Rage Pro 3D 8Mb card.

Well, you'll have to find a good free webhost to let you do that. Try www.postmypic.com (I think they're still in operation, worth a look.) Either way, you would need to upload that image to SOME website or server, and then post the link here. (Hit the "FAQ" button in the top right and look for UBB/HTML info for image and file linking.)

Hi folks. I have just recently reinstalled CMBO. (Fairly long process of data backup and such after some strange events. But anyway. ) Anyway, I'm now noticing some graphical artifacts showing up on my display. Thinking it is always better to show you the problem as opposed to just telling you, here are some screenshots: Opening Page Screenshot (JPEG), 219kb In-Game Screenshot (JPEG), 147kb So, a little explanation: The first screenshot, you can see a "block" that has been carried over from the previous frame. The block is centered around my mouse cursor. Also, look at the letter "P" in "Play Scenario. Seeing the missing blue lining? The second screenshot, (Chance Encounter, Allied View) my mouse is missing from view. As best I can tell, it is located just below the selected tank. Now when I move my mouse, I get SOME frames of its movement, but not all. (Imagine a skipping animation of the mouse) This makes it VERY difficult to accurately and quickly play the game, frustrating me to no end. In addition, the same kind of graphical artifacts as seen in the first screenshot occasionally appear while in game. (a small block of grass from a few seconds before, that sort of thing. Again, it seems to be centered more or less on my mouse. So, can anyone help me out? When CMBO was first reinstalled, the game asked me if the default graphical setting it had detected was okay. I rather blithely hit "okay". I do not know if there is any way to change the graphical setting, (in hopes of alleviating the problem) but do any of you (nice, kind, and generous ) folk know of a way to do that or know of a better solution? Thanks for your help! Edit: WHY did I try and use HTML for the links? I KNOW better than that in this forum! [ 07-07-2001: Message edited by: I/O Error ]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>wouldn't it be really hard to shoot if you're standing in a 3.7m deep hole?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> "Ach!" "Ahem... American Shwein? A little help please?" "Mommy!"

Well hell, time to return the game...

But the essential problem is that the AI has no "recall", no short-term memory of threats around it, even 5 seconds after losing sight. "Out of sight, out of mind" What utter chowderheads! (Of course, would YOU want to be the one to code an AI that could "remember" all that stuff?)

I doubt that ALL these stories are myth, the situation WAS desperate enough in several cases to warrant the situation. And in urban or broken-terrain conditions, it MIGHT just be feasible enough for a last-ditch attempt. I am not willing to accept that this happened ALL THE TIME, but neither am I willing to simply throw out the idea in its entirety.

HA! My usual stomping grounds can EASILY beat this kid for sheer idiocy and offensiveness. Want some REALLY interesting examples of punks? Go to http://forums.counter-strike.net God knows I love the game and I do still "work" there, but some of those people... :eek: The Off-Topic Forum is actually NOTORIOUS among other games. In several other game forums, when someone goes REALLY strange, they'll tell them to "crawl back to the OTF where you belong" CS Forums. Love 'em or hate 'em, you know?

e-mail them to me, I'll post the zip. (Or individual pics, if you prefer) swiftandrew@hotmail.com

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Well, probably the best book around concerning that famous sniper duel is "War of the Rats". Check that one out too. ------------------ Honor, Duty, Courage. Valhalla awaits you, honorable warrior... ------------------ "If you find yourself alone, riding through green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled, for you are in Elysium, and YOU ARE ALREADY DEAD!"

About the B-52s: There were a few squadrons stationed in Saudi, although most were stationed in Diego Garcia or Europe. I know this because I spent my whole life (until this past year) living in Saudi Arabia, and was there during the Gulf War Ever heard a B-52 start to spin up its engines? I **** you not, we heard the damn things spooling up 20-25 miles away at home with the doors and windows closed! (I'd also like to point out that being shot at nightly with SCUDs and being totally unable to stop it or even do anything constructive is a real downer) I'll tell you one thing, the local folks LOVED inviting over the army boys for a few illicit bottles of beer, ESPECIALLY the crew members of the local Patriot launchers!!! ------------------ Honor, Duty, Courage. Valhalla awaits you, honorable warrior... ------------------ "If you find yourself alone, riding through green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled, for you are in Elysium, and YOU ARE ALREADY DEAD!"

Well, in all fairness, that's actually pretty normal. Every former White House staff has left "surprises" for the next guys, it's just part of the initiation process. I don't like Bush, Gore was pretty nasty himself, Clinton was a hippy dope-smoking draft dodger... Man, there just aren't any "good" guys left! ------------------ Honor, Duty, Courage. Valhalla awaits you, honorable warrior... ------------------ "If you find yourself alone, riding through green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled, for you are in Elysium, and YOU ARE ALREADY DEAD!"

Exactly. Any tanker who read that and was forced to reduce his combat load would just mutiny. "Well, you guys don't REALLY need all that ammo, right soldiers?" *click* "Hey colonel baby, over here man." *BANG*

Oh yeah, and they could just get lost.

Weather, interdiction short of target, new target from home base, got shot down, et cetera. Close Air Support was VERY VERY unreliable back in Big Brawl Deuce. ------------------ Honor, Duty, Courage. Valhalla awaits you, honorable warrior... ------------------ "If you find yourself alone, riding through green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled, for you are in Elysium, and YOU ARE ALREADY DEAD!"

4 1.) 4 2.) 6 3.) 37 4.) 17 5.) 15 Check the earlier guys who voted 4 with me, I'm pretty sure it should be 17 NOW. Confuzzled yet? Just you wait...

Well, in NATO's case during the Gulf War, where we had complete air superiority, perfectly protected supply lines, a poorly led enemy, and months of peaceful preperation time, the numbers of consumption were pretty good. We could never expect that to happen so easily again. In a REAL war where the situation is much more "fluid", you are simply not going to be able to depend completely on your supply train. (modern artillery + modern air strike packages + still depending on old-style Deuce and a half trucks = Millions of dollars of destroyed and lost equipment is assumed to be NORMAL) I personally think this guy was nuts, ESPECIALLY back in 1954. Somebody should have smacked him during his presentation. P.S. notice my "colorful" quote up above. What can you never have too much of? ------------------ Honor, Duty, Courage. Valhalla awaits you, honorable warrior... ------------------ "If you find yourself alone, riding through green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled, for you are in Elysium, and YOU ARE ALREADY DEAD!" [This message has been edited by I/O Error (edited 02-07-2001).]

From Apple.com: http://www.apple.com/macosx/technologies/inside.html However, it's still just a dirty MAC! (I'm an MS slave. Can you tell? ) No, Mac OS X sounds really cool. My only problem: If I hear ONE more person call it OS X, as in the LETTER X, I'm just going to haul off and beat them. IT'S TEN!!!! ------------------ Honor, Duty, Courage. Valhalla awaits you, honorable warrior... ------------------ "If you find yourself alone, riding through green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled, for you are in Elysium, and YOU ARE ALREADY DEAD!" [This message has been edited by I/O Error (edited 02-05-2001).]

What, you think they'd be gunners if they could think?!

The WorldWar series is among my current favorites, I'm now into the second "Colonization" book. (something like 7th in the series) Unfortunately, I really don't think it would work for CM. It might be amusing, but the cheesiness factor would be hitting the red zone...

Just remember you're just making the bond that you've held for years official. No need to be nervous, you love her and she loves you. More powah to ya.

------------------ Honor, Duty, Courage. Valhalla awaits you, honorable warrior... ------------------------ "If you find yourself alone, riding through green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled, for you are in Elysium, and YOU ARE ALREADY DEAD!"

Historically: 90% of all in-combat casualties are made by artillery. (It sucks being a ground pounder. ) ------------------ Honor, Duty, Courage. Valhalla awaits you, honorable warrior... ------------------------ "If you find yourself alone, riding through green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled, for you are in Elysium, and YOU ARE ALREADY DEAD!"