Comstr

Here's the big question- would CM work on a console? User wise, yes. If people can play RTS games the ease of use of the CM engine would be simple to use. Whether a console player could be bothered to play is another question (mabye if they dumped the real world vechiles and put in SF/Fantasy units you could. What the hell is a Sherman SHSS for anyway?). Program wise? The big thing MS is pushing is that it'll be VERY easy for PC games to port to it (though it's what 20Meg Hard Drive won't be much use, apart from patching. You won't see Deus Ex on there anytime soon). And no way could it handle Falcon 4's patching! But my guess it'll work with all PC addone's, like Force Feedback Joysticks and keyboards and such (once MS makes them for thier own special USB port that gee, no one else can use). Mabye CM IV will run on it. (Persoanlly I hope not. If MS sees how good this game is, the'll buy it and make it so it's exclusive to the xbox. Budgie anyone?)

As I'm playing my 1st town engagment (5000 points of veteran Americans vis Crack SS) I saw something very strange. A .50 and a .30 cal fired through the corner of 2 buildings. 3 german Halftracks werre retuning fire, and I think caustalies went both ways. YET, the line of site was blocked. HT ____X ___X ______M HT- Half tracks. X- Large Stone Buildings. M- machine guns. I'd post a shot if I knew how. Range was about 100 meters on both sides of the buildings. (200-300 in total). Seems like a very large bug to me (firing through solid brick buildings or through a gap about 5 feet wide), though it would only effect a small number of battles. Is it too small to worry about, or are they just good shots (No other eneny units are firing aginast the machine guns, though numerous American units in the buildings are firing back). [This message has been edited by Comstr (edited 01-15-2001).] [This message has been edited by Comstr (edited 01-15-2001).]

Look at the tracks, then come back to CM and look at the wheels on a real tiger. The wheels look idetical to me as the same wheels as KH's, ie- T34 bases with a Tiger shell on top. Unless someone wants to correct me.

Could one of you please give me a link to DD's grass?

Perosnally, I hope they do Steve Jacksons Car Wars. CM's engine is the 1st system I've seen that could do it like the board game (without having to move 1 inch per segment stuff)

Why don't they just build a new one? Isn't there plans for a Moniter-type ship carring 16" guns and a hell of a lot of missles? '14's with 14" guns fly too fast. At the end of World War 2 the British mounted a 32 pounder gun in a Mossie fighter bomber (that's what, a 90mm?). Take THAT mister Tiger.

More he posts more his location is ID'ed. Not that this thread will exsist soon.

Is there some setting you can do in CMHQ chat that says- I WANT A GAME? I'm tired of checking back every minute to see if someone else has asked.

Where the hell did he get arty that is THAT big??!?! Great, I've killed all his tanks....BOOM. Oh...missed one. I lose 4 tanks in 1 minute- who IS that single tank gunner?!?!? This plan can't fail...hang on, when did the Sun set???

On the CMHQ-annax chat it says in the channel name- "New Public Beta Patch coming soon! No ETA yet!" Has someone not updated it latly, or is there a NEW beta patch coming out to replace the current beta patch?