Les Gray

And just for interest, I did a quick search at google, just to see. Keywords: Game, Nvidia, Problem, WinXP. Well, only 39 or 40 pages of hits. None about CMBO, but a few on little known games like Quake, Dronez, Star Trek etc. But this MUST be a BTS problem. Of course, yeah, that's it, BTS, must be them. Deys gots to fix it, yeah. Give me a break! http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=game+nvidia+problem+winxp PS: BTS, keep up the great work!

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>I find it sad that BTS has not posted one response to this discussion. My direct question to BTS is as follows: What has BTS done to combat the CM/XP/Nividia conflict problem ?? <hr></blockquote> If BTS does not respond, I believe they just do not care !! Regards, Linda Perhaps there has been no reply, because this issue has been discussed in the Tech Support forum already. Perhaps also, what the rest of us is saying is correct (the driver issue). No need for BTS to reinvent the wheel and repeat at nauseum, what they have already said. <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Wow. Linda sure caused a stir. There were several reasonable responses, but the signal to noise ratio of this thread has gone way down the longer the thread becomes. I know you guys love CM and BTS. So do I. I know it's chic to portray Microsoft as Big Brother and beat your chest about how you're "not gonna take it", etc. , but the fact is XP is a good OS, the registration is really not that big a deal for those who actually buy the software. <hr></blockquote> <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Wow. Linda sure caused a stir. There were several reasonable responses, but the signal to noise ratio of this thread has gone way down the longer the thread becomes. I know you guys love CM and BTS. So do I. I know it's chic to portray Microsoft as Big Brother and beat your chest about how you're "not gonna take it", etc. , but the fact is XP is a good OS, the registration is really not that big a deal for those who actually buy the software. <hr></blockquote> As a computer retailer, I can tell you that I have many customers who are addicted to upgrades. They folks will upgrade to the latest, best video card, as soon as it comes out (yeah, more money than brains, sometimes). They will upgrade their CPU and motherboard, whenever the latest offering brings them considerably speed and power than what they have now. At the very minimum, these customers are upgrading every three months or less. So, that translates to two to five calls to Microsoft per year, if some of the upgrades do not trigger an activation issue (not all upgrades will. I don't know about you, but I don't like it! Microsoft is seemingly attempting to curtail our freedom of chioce in everything we do in computing. I still don't like that!

BTW; <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>The great thing about WinXP from what I hear, is that you dont even OWN the copy you buy! Its like renting a service from Windows, where they take over soveriegnty of your computer. Remove 3 pieces of hardware, and the os shuts down. You will not be able to get it to run again until you call their tech staff? the hell??? <hr></blockquote> If you read the EULA (end user license agreement) for any MS product, you will see that you do not own it either. As a matter of fact, virtually every piece of software out there, that is sold, sharewared, freewared etc is only licensed for use, not sold outright.

I run Windows 2000, with a Geforce2 card with the latest Nvidia drivers. I turned down the FSAA to 2x and CM1 runs great, with none of the glitches that others have mentioned. The motherboard chipset is from Via and the CPU is an Athlon. The major issue here is simply one of drivers. Nvidia will release drivers at some that should fix this sort of problem. Given that CM1 was out well before XP was in Beta, I hardly think this is cause to complain to BTS. The issue with the Nvidia cards is not solely restricted to CMBO. I have a friend who bought a Geforce2 card to upgrade his old ATI card. One of his current favorite games is Shogun, which will not run at all most times, let alone with "glitches". His configuration is a Pentium III on a Via chipset motherboard. When another card, like an ATI Rage128 is used, then Shogun runs fine. He's running Windows 98SE. In addition, I have heard complaints from othe folks that such and such a game doesn't run with their new Geforce card. These problems are not solely limited to an OS. Originally, when I upgraded my video card to the Geforce2, I had the same video anomalies running Windows 98SE and CMBO, that folks are complaining about with XP. A subsequent driver release from Nvidia, solved the problem. I presume BTS will address the issue with XP and Nvidia cards, but very likely a driver release from Nvidia will make the issue moot. Incidently, FWIW, although XP is rock solid, I am not sure I like the feeling that everything is laid out the way Microsoft would like it to be, leaving you with little choice sometimes in how you would like to use your computer. I have only been playing with it for a few days, but I feel like I'm being led in the way I use my computer and not the other way around. I don't like that at all. If there is no work around, I will not upgrade from 2000, until I am forced to becasue nothing runs on it anymore.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> The ratio against +200% assault is 6 to 1. Assault gives the AI double your points and +200% triples it. I wounder if this'd be tougher or easier against a plain infantry force or combined arms. I think I'll try it again today with british paras. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Is there a point difference when the AI plays as opposed to a human. When I pick assault with a 1000 point QB, I get 1750 points to spend. I actually made my previous calculations using the straight attack numbers. With assault points 200% is 5.25-1 and 100% is 3.5-1

When you say recommended attacker/defender ratio, are you saying the 3-1 ratio that conventional wisdom says you need to take a well defended position? I'm asking only because a 200% bonus to th3e attacker gives the attaker 4.5-1 advantage, which I think is why you're having lots of trouble. 100% bonus gives the proper 3-1 advantage. Les