Clinton

Just a bump to get this baby back up on top.

Please, post any and all pics you have taken from CM:BB. Still wanting to know if ski troops use a different animation for movement than the normal walking one. I would like to see that 128MM gun in action!

MadMatt, I take it then that the effects of mud and frozen terrain is also modeled?

This is an old school question that I should remember but alas, I cannot. If I put a unit at the very edge of a woods area but still in the woods, does it recieve the same amount of cover and concealment that it would recieve say an inch or so into it? Just wondering if placing units on the visibility cutoff point will give them extra cover while mainting LOS. Thanks,

Ohh by the way, do the Ski Troops have different movement animations than normal troops? Can BF add more doodads after release as they plan to w/vehicles?

DROOL!!!!! I get home from classes and come to find this lucky SOB posting pics, I am happy!!!! ParaBellum keep up the pics as much as you can. How about a Spring or Summer Steppe pic w/good amount of G vs R tanks duking it out?

Just wondering if it just ships on the 20th or if they should be in our hands by the 20th? (In N. America)

Yea, like now knowing that units never did automatically revert to a hide stance after sneaking Guess I was reverting to my old Close Combat days.

Roger That!! I don't know what my deal was. I had it in my mind that they did Hide but thinking on it it makes no sense when you can simple Sneak and the Hide them. My mind is going crazy from the wait. Sorry bout the stupidity.

Taken directly from the CMBB Readme "Sneak (S) - not available for units with heavy equipment. Tells a unit to hug the ground and crawl and use stealth. Will open fire in self-defense only. (This command combines the “crawl” and “sneak” commands of CMBO)." By using Stealth one would think that they would automatically assume a Hide stance at the end of movement, or at least i think so.

Ive noticed that the sneak command, which is now a combination of the Sneak and Crawl command doesn't automatically put the unit in a Hide position as the old Sneak did. Just think that it probably should. Lost 2 Hunter teams due to overlooking this. Am I off my rocker or what do you think?

Just my thoughts, 1.) Audigy is good, though I like the cheap and very effective Sound Blaster Live. 2.) I have and LOVE my Geforce 4 Ti4600 though it is very expensive. I havent used a Radeon so I am a bit biased here. 3.) 512 Megs of DDRam (Double Density) should do you fine and not break your wallet. Other types of Ram has plusses and minuses others my tell you more about. 4.) Windows XP is by far the most stable when it comes to games and pretty much anything else. Go XP or don't go at all. 5.) Athlon Athlon Athlon! Cheaper and just as fast and many times faster. My AMD Athlon XP2000+ which clocks at 1.66ghz is just as fast if not faster than the more expensive 2ghz P4. Just my opionins. I have, Athlon 2000+ Asus A7V333 MotherBoard Win XP 80Gig 7200RPM HD SB Live Geforce 4 Ti4600 and a 40/12/40 plextor Plexwriter burner and love the system. Fast and reliable.

I've got questions concerning doodads. 1.) Tall Steppe grass, does it provide extra concealment for troops? 2.) Headstones and wooden fences and such, do they provide cover and concealment? Just a few wonderments going through my head at the moment. Ohh by the way, I forget, do vehicles which have multiple MGs such as in the hull front/Back and in the turret have seperate firing abilities or are they all inclusive? Just wondering cause I notived one of my PzIVs firing the turret MG quite a bit and the bow MG haredly at all even with Inf right in front of him. "Edited to ask MG question" [ September 17, 2002, 01:29 AM: Message edited by: Clinton ]

I'm going to say, out of pure speulation, that it was not included in the demo because there was no need for it due to the lack of winter maps. Why add extra bmps if you dont need them.

Roger that. Appreciate the answers. Though I am now abit disappointed on hearing that winter textures may not be in.

Thanks, I know the system requirments, though rarely do they put the specs to run the game maxed out and smoothly. I'm not worried, if it is slow on my machine then something is seriously wrong. I was just interest in the FPS the 9K map was running at and on what type of machine it was running since the FPS indicator was turned off. Thanks again!

1.) How are the doodads going to be placed on the map? In CMBO I used to have many churches with the walls designating a cemetary behind it, but now will I be able to place the tombstones manualy? 2.) Nebelwerfers, I love Nebelwerfers!!! Will there be on screen Nebelwerfer units or are the not within the combat scale and modeled as offboard rocket fire. 3.) In many of the screenshots they show tall green grass. In the demo it is not present. I take it that the tall grass will be seasonal? Also will the amount and height of wheat and such be seasonal as well? 4.) In the screenshots section the 9km shot says FPS Off. What kind of machine is needed to run that map with all visuals on and high resolution SMOOTHLY. (:)Just Wondering) 5.) (Statement) The additions of the doodads adds an amazing amount to the CM engine. The maps look so much more realistic and smooth. I am amazed. I had trepidations about the againg of the engine but it seems to be able to hold its own. 6.) Are Machineguns now going to be able to run for short distances with high fatigue or are they still turtles? 7.) Is it possible, seeing that buildings now show increasing damage, that vehicles could also swap textures to show damage? 8.) (Statement) Bomb laden dogs, I suspect they are not in and it is understandable, though it would be interesting. Just a series of random questions and thoughts running through my mind in anticipation of the release.

I for one am happy they were concerned for us slow people. I don't think 12 hours for 50 megs is bad

Highly excited. I have been away from CM for about 6 months now due to a massive computer meltdown and not wanting to hut down all the previous add-ons I had. Anyways, I am playing the demo and loving it. Hope to see a sipping message on Friday, me and the girlfriend going to a Bruce Campbell movie viewing and book signing on Saturday and then will be waiting eagerly for the following week to roll around.

I think they are great as well, though I will post a concern. They look rather blurry to me. Is it possible to sharpen up their edges in some way. I was waiting for someone to do this and my prayers have been answered. After this hit those cities and desolate mountains!

Just wondering what the AI sees as conditions to increase the par readiness of countries. I have several Axis transports off the coast of Leningrad and yet the USSR shows no concerns. I for one would consider that very hostile intentions. Also on an unrelated note, I have noticed after landing an army on the northern mountains of Turkey they are only able to move between two hexes, unable to move into the mountains, just wanting to know if this is how it is supposed to be. By the way this concerns the Gold Demo. Thanks, Clinton

Just wondering,cause i remember that CM shipping was higher than normal. Just want to now if I should expect a normal 5 or so dollars or if it will be jacked up. Thanks, Clinton

Damn you!!!!!!!! Damn you !!!!! You are so insanely cruel!!! I hate you but my wallet thanks you.

<Father and son are searching the SC message boards for any hint of a release> "Dad, is out yet, huh? "No son not yet." <1 hour later> "Is it out yet?" "No, not yet son." <2 hours later> "How bout now dad, is it out yet?" "NO, it is still not out yet son." <3 long hours later of cruising the net and checking in at the SC board> "Is it out..." "Listen hear, shut up, and sit down or else I'm turning this web browser right back around and going back to homepage!"

Just wondering if I can lead my forces through 1939-1945 continuously in a Grand Campaign or if the game is set up in several smaller campaigns that make up the entire war? Thanks, Clinton