U8led

Hi There: I just dowloaded and installed SC2. I appeared to instal normaly except the game did not launch after clicking finish. When I try to run the game I get: SC2.exe - Application Error The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000005) Click on OK to terminate the application. I installed the game on a 2week old Alienware with only one other game installed. My system specs are: System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 4/13/2006, 17:46:01 Machine name: ALIENA51 Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: alienware System Model: alienware BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.40GHz (2 CPUs) Memory: 2048MB RAM Page File: 180MB used, 3759MB available Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode Display Devices --------------- Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT Manufacturer: NVIDIA Chip type: GeForce 7900 GT DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0291&SUBSYS_032110DE&REV_A1 Display Memory: 256.0 MB Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz) Monitor: SyncMaster 940BF,SyncMaster Magic CX903B/CX916B(Digital) Monitor Max Res: 1280,1024 Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll Driver Version: 6.14.0010.8421 (English) DDI Version: 9 (or higher) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Date/Size: 3/9/2006 16:29:00, 3968512 bytes WHQL Logo'd: Yes Sound Devices ------------- Description: SB X-Fi Audio [A000] Default Sound Playback: Yes Default Voice Playback: Yes Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0005&SUBSYS_00211102&REV_00 Manufacturer ID: 1 Product ID: 100 Type: WDM Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys Driver Version: 5.12.0001.1143 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail WHQL Logo'd: Yes Date and Size: 8/8/2005 05:54:36, 439424 bytes Thanks for any help. -U8led

Hello Kingfish I have fowarded you the OverAll and Axis briefings for Panzers in the Peel. -U8led

Ex ROW player x2 here, and I am interested in another.

Thanks for that info Kingfish that is exactly what I was wondering. I think it would be tough for any German player to take the town with such an infantry defacite. Panthers are indeed great but when my infantry screen becomes tattered I get leary about pushing my armor into a potential killzone. Especially when the enemy knows how limited the routes of advance are. -U8led

I am curious what the attacker to defender points ratio is in Panzer in the Peel. I played the Germans and at the end it looked to me like the Americans had a lot more stuff, but that may be due to the cost of the Panthers, not sure what there cost is. I know my infantry was pretty beat up by the time I got the 3 small flags, there was no way I was going to make a push on the town. I sure was surprised to see it rain and rain and rain Artillary for the last 2/3 of the battle non stop. Still turned out to be my favorite battle for the reasons I posted earlier. It had the feel of a grand tactical situation, for the Germans anyway. -U8led

Great Tounament Sly and if you do one for CMBB I am definately interested. I would like to point out I had the weak side in every battle, what are the odds of that? That is only an observation and not a complaint. Miles had the strong side in 5 of 6 only haveing the weak side in the fog battle, which in my opinion was more of a craps game then a tactical battle. Where is the challenge to the top ranked player when he gets the strong side in every battle? Especialy Norrey where I felt the Germans had a massive force advantage and it appeared there intel told them where the Allied reinforcements would come from. Shermans did finaly show up but it was to late to make a difference as 4 or 5 panthers (some id'd as tigers) waited ready for them. But my biggest achievment in my mind from the tourney is that I did not lose a single tank in any of the matches. (besides the 2 shermans I lost in Norey as frustration set in and I was just going to charge all shermans behind the panthers but most of them drove to the bocage and turned broadside to the Panthers. ooops reverse!, reverse!) Keeping armor alive should pay big dividends when CMC finaly releases, I cant wait. Favorite Battle was definately the swamp attack, not because I won, but because there was so much flanking, attacking and reinforceing going on with overwatch that it had the feel of a grand battle. My only complaint in that one is that the Allies had so much artillary that my opponent was not even able to use it all up. At least 50% of my casualtys were from arty which I thought would stop at some point but it didnt. Just my thoughts U8led

Maybe have him zip the files if you have not tried that yet.

How would ya like to face the top rated player in the tourney as the Allies in that one? Then add in my intel misunderstanding, thus throwing away very limited assets and the stage is set for combat depression. Thank goodness its not real. -U8led

Wow! You must be my long lost twin. I did the same opening move as I thought the key was to delay them at the bridges. Through away a platoon, 2 guns, and 3 trucks. What kind of static defense would not have had that bridge covered or at least observed? I am in the same situation as Melb_Will in the marsh map pretty much. Marsh map has been my favorite battle of the tourney mostly because my opponent and I have been flanking, and then flanking the flanking, and outflanking that. Great fun and he has put a hurt on more than one platoon. Fog map :-( Not fond of night battles to begin with, but watching my so called crack squads act like conscripts with instant panic mode has sucked the fun out. Looking forward to the end of that one also. -U8led [ November 19, 2005, 05:24 AM: Message edited by: U8led ]

Originaly posted by SlySniper The best test is to see who is the most successful playing the Germans when scores come in. I can already tell you that will be my opponent Mr. KA Miles. I have had zero fun in this one but I will admitt I did miss a very important detail in the briefing and assumed we started on oppisite sides of the river. I cant wait until this one is over. -U8led

Fiaros has been active with me since Thursday also. U8led

Well ya win some, lose some... or lose all 3 LOL. One good thing comes out of it, Fiaros is now ranked higher than me, so a win against him should supply a bonus point Guess I will have to play him a little harder now. -U8led

"• The ability for a unit to gain experience with combat success and earn medals for successful actions." Taken from 'Features' at the web site.

I wonder if maybe 'hiding' troops do not count toward flag possesion in the AAR. It seems to me there was an issue in CMBO with split squads in the AAR, but I have forgotten the details. -U8led

How is the # of turns per battle calculated?

Are the Tactical maps 'premade' or created on the fly? If they are created randomly does that preclude rivers from appearing in tactical battles? Will there be bridges and strategic choke points on the Operational Map? -U8led

This is the best news I have heard all year! Can not wait! -U8led

Actually I did notice Mr. Miles only played the strong side in all 3 scenarios, and I played the weak side in all 3 and we both came out near the top of the pile while other players had a mix of the strong and weak side. I dont know what that means but I thought it was an interesting observation. U8led

I am curious if in "the last road out" did any German players manage to exit any of our exit units (mostly fragile units which did not even show up until the US was in position) against what seemed like millions of mobile machine guns? That scenario taught me how fragile German HTs are to 50s. Oh and how survivable the 50cal jeeps are. I did enjoy it though, was my first exit scenario where I was the exeter or suppose to be anyway. I sure as hell would do it different next time. Thanks again Sly for putting this together, I lost all 3 games but I am tied for second place, I think that is really cool, for lack of a better word. U8led

It appears that has been corrected to 2 points. So either your strategy backfired twice as hard or mine paid off double??? something to that effect. I did actually send most of a platoon to the other side accross the ford on the left (double stealth HQ) but eventually decided to pull them when I knew I would never take the 300pt flag. Had I sent a couple tanks to contest the other bridge flag in a last turn flag rush I would have actually gotten a win. All in all I felt the Brittis were way under strength in infantry manpower to push for the big flag, so I didnt, I concentrated on keeping my armor alive and hoped to knock out at least one enemy armor, which I did. Mission accomplished (the one in my mind anyway) -U8Led

Bloody Stream must be done by now. It was only 25 turns and it is now the Sunday after the Sunday they were suppose to be done. U8led

That post is in on the second page of 'squad footprint' thread. U8led

Hi Gavlong: I am not one of your opponents. Good Luck, U8led

I could offer you the same platoon attack on a light gun from opposite perspective. Not to fun from my end. -U8led

All my battles are running slow and methodic. Not much in my movies that would excite you yet. -U8led