Vanir Ausf B

Hmm... Well, I play mostly ladder, only QBs and never computer pick. Yet... I hate cherry picking, and am annoyed by players who will only play with certain units/certain setting/one side only. I like playing with random weather, time of day and terrain. I'll play any side and prefer attack/defence to MEs. ------------------ What a bunch of horsecrap. -Steve

I'm with Hombra on this one. Shorter pauses and being able to put them between move orders would not introduce a level of micromanagement not already in the game. All it does is give you the same flexability that real world commanders would have. I really don't see why people think this game is supposed to put you in the position of a company or platoon leader and that's it. If that were the case you would just give general orders to your companies and platoons and let the TacAI figure out how to implement them. Yes, you are a company commander and and platoon leader, but you're also a squad leader and a tank commander. Having a tank pop up, take a shot or 2 then back down is a real world tactic. Having to wait until the end of your turn to have the tank move up is not realistic, it's just annoying. ------------------ What a bunch of horsecrap. -Steve

Soviets had 50mm mortars too? Damn. I thought maybe I'd finally be rid of those pieces of junk when CM2 came out. *Sigh* ------------------ What a bunch of horsecrap. -Steve

I see your point. It's not a bad idea at all. It's just that BTS has limited time and resources to implement this stuff and if it comes down to having spreading flames or the T-35 in CM2 I'll take the T-35. ------------------ What a bunch of horsecrap. -Steve

The problem I see with this is that it would really encourage cherry picking. Personally, it annoys me when I see more than one type of infantry in a game, or British tanks with American infantry. If you pick SMG units make them all SMG. Of course, this only applies if you want some historical accuracy in your game. Otherwise, why not. ------------------ What a bunch of horsecrap. -Steve

Slander!! I play Germans only a little less often than Allies. 60/40 maybe. Playing the same side all the time = YAWN. ------------------ What a bunch of horsecrap. -Steve

Probably because they didn't code it to spread. Going out on a limb here I know. I would guess they didn't think it was important enough to spend the time on it. I would tend to agree with them. CM is a wargame not a physics simulator. Some things are too trivial to worry about. Whether a paved road will burn for 40 minuets or 10 is in that category. Just my opinion. Some people are disappointed there are no dead cows. Go figure. ------------------ What a bunch of horsecrap. -Steve

This would be a very nice feature but AFAIK it would require the game engine to have a paritcle system which I doubt we will see until the engine rewrite. Same reasons as no dynamic lighting. ------------------ What a bunch of horsecrap. -Steve

Only problem is that this is not entirely true. The 105mm HEAT round can indeed penetrate the Panther frontally through either the turret or the lower hull, but not the upper hull. Martin, I don't believe I have ever seen the game ask whether to use main gun or not when targeting a vehicle. It only asks that if you target infantry or area target. I must say that this reinforced my notion that tank smoke rounds are worse than worthless. In my games I try to fire them off as soon as opportunity presents itself so the TacAI won't abuse them. ------------------ What a bunch of horsecrap. -Steve [This message has been edited by Vanir Ausf B (edited 03-26-2001).]

Nice presentation and well thought out, Scipio. Some people may not be aware that Fionn's "75", "76" and "Recon" rules all have optional limits on arty purchases as well, though most don't use them, it seems. Yeah, mea culpa too ------------------ What a bunch of horsecrap. -Steve

Add my name to the list of those who like Germanboy's opponent finder idea. ------------------ What a bunch of horsecrap. -Steve

I figured people would be all over this. Come on, it's an obvious problem. ------------------ What a bunch of horsecrap. -Steve

The way the AI decides to use tungsten is rather quirky. It works right most of the time, but sometimes it leaves you shaking your head. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it. It does work much better than it used to, though that isn't saying a lot considering that it used to not work at all. And I wouldn't take too seriously the opinions of people who rarely play anything but Germans. That's like Michael Jordan talking about football. ------------------ What a bunch of horsecrap. -Steve

Perhaps you could persuade one of your colleagues to bring his computer over to your appartment and try logging on. That would help isolate the problem. I assume you know the correct settings for your modem and have checked them in Dial-Up Networking? ------------------ What a bunch of horsecrap. -Steve [This message has been edited by Vanir Ausf B (edited 03-25-2001).]

Are you sure some are not Panther G Late? It only says in the unit stats screen. ------------------ What a bunch of horsecrap. -Steve

Maybe they knew it would set the building on fire. ------------------ What a bunch of horsecrap. -Steve

That's great Bob. I suppose if you had designed CM you would have left out the extra turn cycle that prevents someone from redoing their turn if they don't like the results. The fact is that while most people are honest there is a significant minority who are not, and it's hard to tell which is which. Some people who play honest expect the same from others and are bothered by the prospect of cheating. It's just better to avoid situations where suspicion can easily arrise. For that reason I avoid computer pick games until BTS fixes it. If people have a problem with that, then that is their problem, not mine. ------------------ What a bunch of horsecrap. -Steve

Wind blows Fire burns Water flows Earth shakes Any other Taffers out there? ------------------ What a bunch of horsecrap. -Steve

At the risk of sounding dense, what is to prevent a person from simply taking the screenshot of the setup window and then changing it to human select after? Also, this doesn't seem to address the more serious computer pick cheat problem which is the first player looking at his opponents forces, as well as being able to start new games until he comes up with a force mix most favorable to him. ------------------ What a bunch of horsecrap. -Steve

It's clear from Steve's post that at one time the crewed LMG had FP 56 at 40m and FP 19 at 500m but this was reduced down to 50 and 18 at some point. You suggest that this is a mistake and that may well be. The other possibility is that when they adjusted the crewed LMG they forgot to do the same for the squad LGMs. So either the crewed LMGs FP is too low or the FP for squads with LMGs is too high. In either case, something is messed up. I'm surprised no one else has seen this before. That's a damn fine research job digging up this old post. Hopefully BTS will see this during a break from CM2. ------------------ What a bunch of horsecrap. -Steve

From the Readme file under 1.03 changes: * Small-arms units, especially MGs, fire more rapidly at units that are moving in the open. ------------------ What a bunch of horsecrap. -Steve