Lah

Ok I see the point of BF not wanting to pay high server fees. The torrent idea sounds good to me, from what I can understand of it. I can understand people saying simply back up the software when you download but in real life that doesn't always happen. Who's ever been guilty of being 1000x more keen to get playing the game than backing up your 'just downloaded' software. Then later forget that you haven't backed it up!

Is there any good reason that the downloads for games that have been purchased have a download expiry date? It's just that I thought I would get back into playing some of the old strategic command games. I've lost my backups and now find I'm not entitled to download them again after the 365 days since purchase. What's the point in an expiry date? So that blows my strategic command 2, Patten drives East and Pacific theater games . Correction: I do have the Patten drives East disc but it is useless without SC2 !

Ok I've submitted a ticket to have my license reset. Thanks for your help guys.

Ahhh... I might have a problem then as both licenses are to one computer. A little while back I replaced my hard drive and upgraded windows, so one license was with that setup and now cannot be undone, or can it?

I've just tried to install the Pacific theater onto my laptop and had the message that my license is no longer valid!! So what do I do now? I've already paid for the game so don't say pay again.

No, the numbers were not visible when editing the elevation but appeared when the map screen got refreshed, by switiching to the place terrain editor. But it is back to normal now so all's ok. Very odd as I had tried re-starts including leaving it turned off for a while. Just hope it stays that way, I managed to get all my maps finished Thanks for trying to help.

Hubert Crater sounds a pretty good name! I can just imagine him gritting his teeth while weilding a huge crater cannon :eek: I'm sure he's heard it all before Anyway back to subject. If you find yourself playing a sado cheat then don't play him anymore, there's plenty of decent people about. Someone must have a very empty life to have to resort cheating on virtual friends

Up until yesterday all was ok. But now I cannot see the height numbers in the editor when I am making a map. It is ok when I switch from height to place terrain, the numbers that I have just placed appear but that is no good as I need to see what I am doing when editing the height. A couple other problems are that when switching to edit the parameters all the text can just dissapear and this can happen when exiting too. The whole lot can go whacky! :confused: I am starting to wonder if it is virus related but cannot see any other affect on my computer.

Excellent and very funny Keep 'em coming!

Is there a website that has a good collection of scenarios? I have found a couple but they seem to have a few scenarios and are variations of the ones on the disk. I would like to find a Pacific war scenario

Sounds great, I'm really looking forward to CMC

What's the point of a registration form that doesn't work? Think of the amount of recruits that has lost you.

I just got into Rome total war earlier this year, wish I didn't as a part of my life got lost for a while :eek: Looks like some more of my life will dissapear with CMC

Yep I forgot how long those DVD cases take just to insert the covers, my above numbers were thinking CD cases. It is all the little things that add up to a lot of time, just think the one or two little stickers on the case being stuck on 1000's of times is a long process when you have to make space moving the cases along too. And then there is always one part that is not ready, waiting for the printers to deliver, such as a little a sticker that holds up the whole packing process! Good luck, I'm very glad not be in that work anymore

I can just see you guys surrounded by 20,000 CD's and packaging in a garage somewhere I used to work making CD's, a medium size factory can bang out 40,000+ finished overnight but I am guessing you guys are doing the assemby yourselves. A tedious job that but it shouldn't take a team of 4 people more than a week

Yes, we are on our 4th game together. I think it might be his computer now as he said that he is on his limit of his hard drive but CM did not complain when he saved. We tried the autosave he had from the above files and that worked ok. Waiting to hear from him now but I'll get back if we still have problems.

I've a PBEM game using an imported map I made with 3k forces each. We have just setup and making our first move turn but when I try to run the movie file it makes a delayed blip, does not load and locks up. We tried it where my opponent did not move his forces, that worked fine. And also another test where he plotted his forces again which did not work for the second time. The file that he did not move was 1.18MB The file that he did move was 0.98MB This is odd in that the latter should be bigger. So it seems to be something to do with the movement, a bug? Any suggestions welcome as we are very keep to play out our battle. Another problem is this forum always says I am not logged in even though I am, I cannot update my profile to the correct email address. [ April 20, 2006, 02:51 PM: Message edited by: Lah ]

I think it is better without, simulates a mild fog of war where you only have rough information.

Great, thanks Kingfish, I seem to recall you helped me out ages ago with another scenario question, cheers

I've been away from the CM games for a while but have just bought CMAK and was looking to download operations. It seems most of the CM scenario database sites I had are now dead or not updated anymore. So anyone know what the current equivilent of the scenario depot is?

Excellent, that's the one Kingfish, thank you very much sir!

I'm looking for the name of a scenario that was used in the last Rugged defence knockout competition. It was an attack by Germans (I think) against Soviets on 3 small hills in snow, mostly infantry, I think the attacker had a couple tanks. I would ask on the still active email ring but have lost that email address, one of those guys will know. Else if someone has Edwin's (Cyberfox) email he should be able to help.

Files sent Noel, can you please sort out why my mail is blocked from your original email address. And thanks to Shaka for helping out!

Cheers mate, I've sent you an email to pass on.

I have a problem with Noel Williamson my long standing SC PBEM opponent. If anyone knows him can you please direct him here. It seems he cannot get my emails as they keep bouncing back but he is emailing me asking if I got his last turn. I'm not sure what this can be due to. We are in the middle of a couple very interesting games, I don't want him to think I have lost interest! So if anyone can help it would be much appreciated