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Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy Video AAR
Rocky Balboa replied to tyrspawn's topic in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
I really like terrain and the sounds effects are awesome. Like others here I'm surprised how easy it is for infantry to knock out tanks with grenades... -
Estimated Size of CM:BN Download?
Rocky Balboa replied to Yak Meister's topic in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
Oh yeah!!! Starting midnight of the 21st this dude's going to be wearing out that Ctrl+R button ... -
Wanting to buy this game but...
Rocky Balboa replied to Hetzer21's topic in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
Lots of DRM schemes use fingerprinting to determine if you are the original purchaser of the software. The software isn't tracking how many times you upgrade system nor does it care. It just identifies your system by the type of components it has in it. As long as you don't change one of those components then you can reinstall as much as you like. If you do change a major component then you will need to use another of your activations. IMO this is a much better arrangement than the old e-license scheme where you had to remember to uninstall before you made a major change. Under the old system if you had a HD crash and had to re-load windows then guess what? You just lost your install and you only had 2 of those in total ... -
Wanting to buy this game but...
Rocky Balboa replied to Hetzer21's topic in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
My understanding is that you will be able to install/reinstall as many times as you want to but you will have to reactivate if you make a major change to your system. A major change would be adding a new HD, replacing the CPU or possibly a new video card or reinstalling windows. Making a major upgrade like this would require you to use an activation of which you get 4 originally and 1 additional each year. -
Is the AI Improved over origional CM?
Rocky Balboa replied to SonofDiablo's topic in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
We'll spoken and this just highlights the fact that just like CMBO and its descendants wasn't for everyone, CMBN won't be either. As Steve has mentioned on many occasions, BF will never be able to make a game that will please 100% of the players 100% of the time. There will always be other games that might fit your style better and that's Ok. I personally think everyone should give the demo a try before writing it off completely but no one is forcing anyone to buy and play this game. -
Promotional video.
Rocky Balboa replied to James Crowley's topic in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
No!!! :eek: Say it ain't so Joe! Say it ain't so!! -
Promotional video.
Rocky Balboa replied to James Crowley's topic in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
Yes, I was hoping we would get a bone this week. Another AAR would be nice or even another series of screen shots, but some videos would keep me going for another week or so. -
Forget about fighting Nazi’s, Ninja’s, Zombies or Dinosaurs, I just saw this leaked BattleFront press release on the internets. The next major title using the CMx2 engine will be set in a parallel universe: It is Mar. of 1944 and the allies are planning the Normandy landings to liberate France, but a strange twist of fate will bring Fascist, Communists and the forces for Democracy together to oppose a single foe. A crustacean so terrible that the very existence of mankind hangs in the balance. Can humanity come together to meet this challenge? You’ll find out when “SPACE LOBSTERS from Epsilon V” land in your front yard. Coming Dec of 2012
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Agreed, I think everyone concerned about this needs to step back and take a deep breath. Then think carefully about how this new OAS will work. Personally after careful consideration I can see the advantages of this over the old e-license system. Also the fact that BF is a small publisher they can give more personalized customer service so any rare problems that might crop up should be able to be resolved.
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Moon, I hope you guys rethink this aspect of your DRM. Now that this is out, the first time someone starts experiencing erratic problems with the software whether real or imagined, they will blame the drm and BF. If your new DRM works well enough then putting stuff like this in your game isn't necessary and IMO is just asking for problems and bad PR .....
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Beta Testers -- Good laptop for CMBN?
Rocky Balboa replied to MrSpkr's topic in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
Of course not!! Who would want to put shiny new Ram Dimms in an old outdated system, I know I wouldnt. ... Human justification is the route of all evil ... -
Rushing his Shermans or M10's forward to the woods might have ended badly if you had Infantry in your force. As I recall early on he suspected that you did indeed purchased infantry, so in light of that I understand why he didn't press forward to that extent. No doubt his lack of situational awareness was his #1 sin. Using those M20's on AA1 or AA2 could have told him early on that you had a tank heavy force.
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Choosing to purchase Infantry did not lose this battle for the Capt. However, not having the game its hard for me to say how quickly that infantry element could have moved though those woods but had they gotten to the objective sooner, before Bills 2nd Plt made their move to flank AA3, that could have been enough to slow down or delay Bills 2nd Plt from catching the US Tanks in a cross fire. This alone might have give the US tanks enough time to pull back and find some good defensive terrain. As been mentioned by others, better use of the M20 AC's could have also distracted or delayed Bills Tanks from focusing so much fire on a single route of advance. Of course It's easy to look at what went wrong after the fact and not so easy to correct mistakes during the heat of battle. All in all, this was a very enjoyable and informative AAR many thanks to all who participated.
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Gamespot interview with Charles Moylan
Rocky Balboa replied to Sergei's topic in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
I heard Charles once counted to infinity twice!! :eek: -
Gamespot interview with Charles Moylan
Rocky Balboa replied to Sergei's topic in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
Ha! everyone knows that the brain in a jar doesn't speak. You must lay hands upon his jar and he mind melds with you ... -
Capt, Your decision to purchase Infantry was not a bad one, if you look at the terrain, Bill's side of the map is more suited to armor especially the light woods that allowed his tanks to react and move under cover up to the objective. A good pregame terrain analysis might have given an indication that he would deploy more armor because of the light woods on his side of the objective. Your side of the objective was thickly wooded so Infantry was the only tool you could use to get in close. In hindsight 2 Plts might have been too much but I don't think so. Your initial contact went well and even though Bill had you outnumbered in tanks by 12 to 8 you quickly evened the odds by taking out 4 of his. At the range of this engagement, it appeared that his return fire was ineffective. Your Major sin was believing in your invulnerability and you became over confident and continued to push forward. I think in your eagerness to destroy his armor, you lost sight of the objective and you continued to push down AA3 and as you moved in closer his fire became more effective. Its difficult for me to see the terrain relief from the the screen shots but if you had sought some good defensive ground with your armor(hull down position especially with the M10's) after the initial engagement and continued to push toward the objective with your infantry. This might have been a much different battle. Of course we(the viewers) are all Monday morning quarterbacks and its easy to see your mistakes after the fact so don't feel discouraged. I can't tell you the number of times I have lost battles because I was sloppy in the pre-planning stage and I can't stress the importance of good terrain analysis.