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    XP doesn't see the CD

    in Combat Mission - Tech Support

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    Hmmm, i don't remember exactly the model of the DVD-ROM and motherboard, i'll see at home (hell, i'm working now, or almost ;) ).

    As stupid as it could sound i did not get the idea of running Windows update on my WinXP. Now THAT's an idea, i'll proceed to this tonight, hope it'll work.

    Many thanks !

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    Cafard

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    XP doesn't see the CD

    in Combat Mission - Tech Support

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    Well, CM still doesn't see the CD, even if :

    - I never changed the DVD-ROM drive letter (always have been H smile.gif

    - I only have one CD/DVD drive (this one)

    - WinXP correctly displays the contents of the disc, can refreshes it, etc...

    - The shortcut correctly points to my install directory

    That's too bad since everything worked fine on exactly the same config under win98. I did not try to install the game on C: since the drive does not have enough free space. When i'll get partition magic, i'll try this one, but actually, i just CAN'T play CM, doh...

    I suspect my girlfriend to be linked to this malfunction, hum... ;)

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    Cafard

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    XP doesn't see the CD

    in Combat Mission - Tech Support

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    Hi Alan,

    Thanks for your answer. Indeed, i installed the game in e:\program files\CMBO

    This is too bad cause i doesn't have many space left on C:...

    Anyway, i'll try to create a link called 'CMBO' in c:\program files\ and see if the trick does it. I'll tell you tomorrow. If not, well, i'll have some Partition Magic fun...

    Thanks & Bye.

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    Cafard

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    XP doesn't see the CD

    in Combat Mission - Tech Support

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    Hi all,

    I recently upgraded to Windows XP, and now i'm unable to play CMBO. I never had such a problem : when i run CMBO, the game starts, proceeds fine to main menu and...

    It asks me to put the CD in the drive !!!

    Of course, the CD *is* in the drive. Hey, how does he figure i juste installed the game ? ;)

    Is there a simple answer to this one ? Many thanks...

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    Cafard

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    Will CM/CM2 ever run under Linux

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

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    Hi all !

    I don't know how CM was implemented, so i don't know how easy this would be. I also ignore how are working the Loki guys that port games to run under Linux.

    Anyway, i'd be delighted to play CM under Linux, since this would prevent me from rebooting everytime to windows to switch between work/CM... Can i be the only one that'd love to see the game ported

    Maybe this has already been discussed previously, if so, i apologize and i promise that next time i'll make-a-search ;)

    Thanks

    [edited to be more "Gramatically Correct"]

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    Cafard

    [ 07-02-2001: Message edited by: Cafard ]

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    best Sherman?

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

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    Playing Axis on Elsdorf scenario, i saw my life (ie my armors) ruined by a Sherman Jumbo. It killed my king tiger on a frontal shot :( and turned a full tiger platoon to junk. :mad:

    Every shot i tried rebounded on him. I just *hated* him. Hell, the tank commander even ended the battle urinating on my flag...

    Damn, i never made exhaustive testings, but i just can tell you that Jumbos are *truly* good tanks...

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    Cafard

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    Strange combat

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

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    <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Wilhammer:

    The FO defends itself by plotting fire on my unit, just one meter way, and it kills my HQ and it gets away!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

    Wow ! :eek:

    What's the FO name and rank ? I need this guy for my next game...

    Hmmm, would it be possible to buy him multiple times like Wittman in some scenarios ? Hehe, now i'm invincible !!!

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    Cafard

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    Tactics Question.....

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

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    <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Babra:

    If there's just a few pockets of trees here and there which look like the ideal place to set up -- don't.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

    Yes, that's my opinion too... Trees are a double-edged cover. They hide your troops, and so are an 'usual' target for artillery strikes. And if the forest happens to get on fire, your troopers are doomed to burn or to get out of their foxholes...

    My advice would be to get your foxholes sufficiently spaced. If you want to hide them, do this individually in **small** trees or scattered trees tiles. Not in "THE big forest that WILL be hit".

    This way, the massive artillery strike won't hurt all of your troops, all the turns...

    Trust me : i *never* lost a PBEM. :D

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    Cafard, that has never played a PBEM... tongue.gif

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    How about camo pillbox mods...

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

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    <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Herr Oberst:

    Foob, relax. The user name could be from many sources:

    It could be about Ezek 38:2.8

    OR a Highlander episode

    OR the Industrial Music group named GOGMAGOG.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

    OR could also be "Might and Magic" games monsters, Gogs and Magogs. Some ridiculously colored fire throwing daemons that definitively need a mod. tongue.gif

    Never tried to take them out with a 150mm FO or a PzVI however... :D

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    Cafard

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    CM II- DEMO (dont do it)

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

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    <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Cybeq:

    I'm also very curious as to how you could improve the greatest game since Steel Panthers. Can it be done?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

    Hey, that sure can be done !

    When Steel Panthers came out, i never thought that something better could be. And BTS did it... Now i never say 'never' ;)

    Cafard.

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    Time for a Promotion?

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

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    <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by lcm1947:

    Believe it or don't. My Greyhound took out a Tiger tank. Yes, it did!!! I think I sat there stareing at the screen for 5 minutes looking back and forth at the Greyhound and the knocked out Tiger.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

    I happened to live a few situations like that. This is when i'd have given anything to save the turn sequence to replay it forever... Damn, this *would* be a feature.

    Cafard.

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    CM manual

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

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    <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ned lud:

    I'll be playing this for years.... the disk is in my drive and i've superglued my drive bay closed. No need to open it again.

    smile.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

    Hehe, then you gonna ask another drive for Christmas, in order to play CM2 :D

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    Cafard, lousy tactician, who nearly cried too, thinking BTS had forgotten to ship the CD...

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    BTS, in CM2, will tanks be able to travel through woods?

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

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    <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JMcGuire:

    Heh... thinking about snow and ice, what if your big heavy tank could crack the ice and fall through... I know, probably not a likely "feature", but wouldn't it be cool... ;)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

    I agree this would be cool :). I suppose that's why tanks in CM can't move on frozen lakes. However, i often wondered about the effect of artillery strikes (150mm for example) on a frozen lake actually crossed by infantry...

    I suppose actually turning areas of ice to areas of water should be a mess to implement, but Shouldn't area radius or damage be increased for such, due to ice breaking and people drowning ?

    Sorry if this is a little bit off-topic, but JMcGuire talked about that, so...

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    Cafard.

    Newbie CM player and lousy tactician.

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    Michael Wittman. What scenarios does he appear in? How is he modeled. How has he done

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

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    <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by rwcanuck:

    I think there are a few excellent "Villars Bocage" scenarios with Michael Wittman. I could be wrong, but from what I have seen on other posts is that poor Michael does not survive often.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

    I received my full version of CM not a month ago, so it's a recent one. There *is* indeed a Villers-Bocage scenario included. I can mail it to you if you're looking for it.

    And... I do confirm, Wittman doesn't survive often, at least in my games. But i'm far from being an expert tactician :D

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