harpooner

I have been a wargaming grognard since I was young. There would be nothing so satisfying as a good computer simulation of WWII, and so far COS has come closest. But SC gets high marks and is quite enjoyable. I have hopes that SC2 will get it right. SC is not as good at representing the flow of the fronts accurately as I would like. I have played thousands of hours of board war games, especially, World in Flames, Drang Nach Osten, War in the East, War in the Pacifc, Third Reich, etc. So far COS did it best, and one of the reasons for this is that it was somewhat modelled after World in Flames. Dynamic fronts with active Zones of Control and blitzkrieg elements is needed, but the right balance must be struck. Playtesting for equality of position is crucial. Take your time on this. And a worthy AI opponent would just be too much to ask for. It is extremely hard to code it well. I am sceptical of tiles rather than hexes, but then again my favorite game is Civilizaion 3 Conquests and it uses tiles. I have always wished it was hex-based as I was raised on hex-based wargames. SC can handle more complexity. I could stand to introduce a half dozen or more new unit types. I really really like the COS system. I completely agree with those who have argued for implementing more of its systems into SC3. Nothing has come close to it for fun-factor or for realistically simulating the ebb and flow of the Eastern Front. All in all SC is a VERY good game. As far as I can tell it is the best hope for a worthy simulation of the historical possibilities that existed in WWII. I look forward to playing SC2 soon as well. I like the idea of not allowing air or sea units to have lethal bombardment.

I hereby anounce my withdrawal from my already forfeited game vs. Treeburst155 in the second round of the AKoTM v. 2.0 tournament as requested by IronDuke. I had a great time crushing the winner of last AKoTM in the first round, but a combination of things led to my being MIA and AWOL for a while. I congratulate Treeburst on his hollow victory and look forward to meeting him in one of the later tournaments. [ 07-23-2001: Message edited by: harpooner ]

Yes, I will surface again some day. I will rise from the depths and smite you all!!! especially the perfidious LEEO and the dastardly STUKA! even may the mythic MEEKS rise upon yee once more and lay you waste... life takes precedence for me at the moment.

Hi Mom!

I am all psyched up for the second round... I may not be ready to start my second round match for a few days as I am going on a trip. I will certainly be all ready and "good to go" by June 10th. At that point I will arrange for a good time to zip through the match at tcp/ip speed with treeburst. thanks, harpooner

No offense intended Sir Jason. I may have been tipping back a few too many champagne glasses today. Keep up the good work, old man.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by panzerwerfer42: A good read for this topic is "Hitler's Panzers East". I can't remember the author, but it's not biased towards either side. He points out the often missed fact that by late July-August, Army Group Center outnumbered the Russians facing them and still failed Moscow. It goes into great detail about the decisions behind taking the pocket in Ukraine rather than pushing to Moscow. He concludes the Germans lost the war in the fall of '41.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I agree. ANd while Jason C is astute to point out the operational inflexibilty of the overall German design, it needs to be pointed out that this was an intrinsic aspect of the Nazi regime. Hitler had his fingers in the pie. He was no general. The generalship of the Wehrmacht was better left to the real generals, like Guderian and Manstein and Rommel. The worst decision of the war may have been Hitler's command to Guderian to turn south to help with the encirclement of the Russian Ukrainian Army Group near Kiev. That's where the war was lost. This article doesn't come out and say it, but it is there between the lines. German operational inflexibility came from the top down. It was much like the "garbage in garbage-out" concept that we are familiar with from our Vietnam War experience. Kill the messenger. No one wants to be the bearer of bad tidings. So, losses get transmogrified into "attritional victories". It leads to misinformed leadership and an operational hubris which is ultimately self-defeating. JasonC is astute to point out the importance of the attrition which the "victories" in France and North Africa and the Balkans caused. Therein lie the seeds which grew into the failure on the Easter Front.

"The operational surprised that inflicted serious..." PROOFREAD YOUR POSTS you wanker. Jeeze..the level of literacy among the youth these days.. *sigh*

holy CRAP. get a life ya flamin' grognard

MrSpkr and I both used the extent of our (admittedly limited) hacker skills to attempt this problem today. We wanted to wind up a game that was an obvious blow out without a formal surrender on his part. We couldn't manage it. We are currently finishing it by "fast" pbem. Can anyone provide detailed instructions? Does it matter that I am on DSL? Can I still host? How do I convert the text file to cmb?

ok ok If Monica Lewinsky (felatio artiste of the First Order) burst into my bedroom and offered me the hummer of my life for my CMBO disc, I would tell her to nuff off. How's that? Not good enough you say? Ok...Alright...If Laetitia Casta AND Heidi (Boom Boom) Klum did a slow striptease while disassembling and cleaning my Ak-47 for me...would I give them my CMBO disk? Nooooo sir. If they pointed the rifle at me? Well....seeing as how they might hurt themselves because supermodels don't know from assault rifles...I'd think about it. [ 05-12-2001: Message edited by: harpooner ]

Stock up on microwavable food, and don't forget to water the kids.

I laughed, I cried, I tossed my cookies!! Too good!!!

Excellent Babra...excellent..

I think it sounds like an extremely realistic and immersing way to play the game. I'm all for any mod that creates a more historically accurate model to simulate the WW II fighting experience. It wasn't until this last decade that the US Army came out with remote controlled surveilance planes and drones used at the battalion level to assist with reconaissance. Why should you as the battalion commander in CMBO have access to 50 year advanced technology? I vote to have the Ironman/Franko style of play included in CM2 as an option for each battle/operation.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by boy_Recon: Go on,grandpa. Explain the rules then.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Bugger off and stop wanking, Boy_Spoojon. That's right. Put down the tweezers and the magnifying glass and scuttle back to the main board. Or, make yourself sound like you have some degree of wit and literacy. If you were to reach high on that ladder you might at least make it to the level of a diseased oyster. With strenuous effort you may one bright august morn find a knigget of the mutha' beautiful cess to sponsor your induction into assured venal damnation. Bwahaha BwaHAHAHA BWAHAHAHAHA!!! Sign right here on the dotted line, kid. Here, use Berli's red pen... Your initial postings leave much to be desired, son. [ 05-09-2001: Message edited by: harpooner ]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. Today's bland aphorism brought to you by Ferris Bueller. (dedicated to MrSpkr) 'night lads

You've got the right idea, Stuka, old man. I told my dad, "Dad I wonder if I'm too old to be chasing after 19 year old girls now that I'm over 30. What do you think?" Dad, "I'll start worrying about you when you stop chasing after 19 year old girls." I love my dad. He's classic.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Ralph Beaman: Curse CM!!! I get home to the trailer park from the university early in the afternoon dont eat or even take a shower, just run to the computer till Midnight, hell sometimes three in the morning playing CM. Nothing gets done; no acedemic reading,term papers , reloading shotgun shells or going out with my girlfreind. I dont need anything else but the dust on face, clanging of the steel tracks of my half track ringing in my ears and the smell of deisel and the acrid smell of gun powder in my nostrils. Ah life is good!!! :cool:<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> That's the spirit, Ralph. I left behind all my other games in Santa Cruz, hoping to become more productive. Leave it to my cousin Meeks/Hamsters to show me the path to CMBO obsession. Ah yes, life IS good.

Very excellent post Leeo. You are forgiven and absolved of all sins relating to slow turnaround times on our Cirque de Cess battle. Iskander please seek counseling immediately. Or, take it to /www.perverted_ideas.com. Stuka and I are locked in a death grip around the western flag with huge calibre shells raining down all around like a tropical thuderstorm. My poor Froggish troops have nerves of fois gras, and they all whimper "Sacre bleu!" as they scurry for any kind of cover they can find...especially if it's a wine cellar. [ 05-08-2001: Message edited by: harpooner ]

This thread is the most hilarious one yet. I'm so happy to have blown up MrSpkldcrysmlstck's PanzerIVj with the first shot of my veteran Firefly, I just have to crow about it. This seemed like the most appropriate place. It was pure guile and trickery, I can assure you uh oh, matey...watch the left....better watch my left.....here comes the left....*SMACK* ooops...shoulda watched the right, .... (sucker) more freakin' shiznit where that all came from

Three cheers to Seanachai for moderating. Aye aye, sir. I hear and obey, and I fully endorse all of your comments. Do I get any brownie points for brown-nosing? I can see your point...if you wear a hat, you'll cover it up. What did the Zen Bhuddist say to the hot dog vendor? Make me one with everything. (guffaw) But seriously (not...ever), the village of Peng should be watched and guarded. Interlopers abound. Let's roll up the drawbridge now that I'm inside.

It is no challenge for the intelligent man to play the role of the clown. It is difficult, though, for the clown to play the role of the intelligent man.

Yes, what a tenuous subject. Can someone (not Lawyer obviously) please come up with a better thread title then Welcome to Peng Challengeville ! I mean COME ON! Gimmee a break already. Peng challengeville, indeed. The mind boggles at the thought of it. We are not amused.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Kanonier Reichmann: So why doesn't he post anymore? Unless I've missed his musings I'm assuming the legendary Peng has moved on. Is that the case? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Peng still posts. He posts long rambling diatribes that make about as much sense as Seanachai's. He just does it rarely of late. BTW I've never played him, but from what I understand it is something of a dishonor to lose to him, (for more than one reason).