Erwin

I was thinking of simply using it as an alt music for the loading screens. So, if you have the wav...

Well if there was no $, they probably wouldn't have this available at all. What a great resource for modders to see what the uniforms and vehicles looked like after a period of combat. Lots of muck and dirt, and you can almost smell them. Lots of info on para camo patterns.

Love the music, BJ! Any way you can upload that to here or CMMODS in a wav format we can put in our Z folders? I really want it for CMA and CMSF.

Re G's great-looking Fire Brigade scenario... I recall that after set-up and save (and exit), I couldn't get the saved game to load. Was that solved or did one have to actually run the first turn b4 the savedgames were loadable, or some other trick to make it work?

I didn't even know what the FG-42 was b4 this thread. But, am impressed that we'll see some of these more exotic weapons. Thanks.

+1 to the "sort units out by HQ" command. Would really help set-up in scenarios where the designer has set up all over the place. However, I guess the command would not be needed if designers placed units in proper formations for players.

"And a hide command with a cover arc of a unit that has not moved, also means ambush, but should give the unit a huge camouflage bonus, if it is in woods or bushes." Yes, it should, but... "Setting an AMBUSH zone. The important thing is good concealment terrain to ambush. If you want your ambush to be more like “hide” with better concealment give a SLOW order one action square away so the troops stay prone, and give cover arc. If you want the troops to go prone without moving to another action square give a slow order in the same action square occupied. NEVER give HIDE in association with ambush." Now that is an interesting tactic. The only issue with that is one is having to fool/manipulate the "game system" in order to achieve a desired end. So, it's still preferable to have a single order that accomplishes this tactic. And maybe we even call it an AMBUSH command or somesuch?

I choose Michael's interpretation.

Wow. Yes, makes a big difference to tactics. Thanks for spotting it.

My favorites re the above: UI option that allows select different Z folders to load at start up different mod themes rather than physically moving files in the Z folder to change mods. Assault building option to make the squad adopt realistic room clearing techniques, without micro-managing all the waypoints and targeting instructions. Convoy ability to allow lead vehicle to be followed with correct spacing. I would add formation commands for vehicles and inf. But maybe that's more applicable to WW2 era? Option to acquire equipment from vehicles in the scenario editor. I would add "option to acquire/swap ammo when ADJACENT to a vehicle or other unit". Organize formations hotkey at set-up to get the right units with the right HQ etc. The above are all re making play easier and faster and more fun. More important than ear & eye candy imo. Ear & eye candy I like: Shock wave/bubble effect of large explosions. Ability to select a playlist of music for game background with a hotkey ability to mute and/or increase decrease the volume of the playlist. I was also intrigued by interesting ideas that am not sure how they'd play out. Would they make the game "better" or simply more complex: Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C³I): simulate jamming, systems failing replaced by mobile phones, etc. GPS unavailable due to the war zone being blacked out. Cyber Attack with corresponding infrastructure impacts. Local ethnic minorities units "extremists" with little discipline and/or respect for the laws of war. (How would that feature manifest itself? What laws of war? Does this require civilians in the game?) Re air issues: Unless we have planes in the game, am unclear how making AAA more detailed as opposed to the current absraction would help the game. It would be loverly to have chopper transports for loading/unloading men and materiel. But, given the programming issues just to improve the basic game, it's hard to see aircraft issues as a priority.

I think his point was that if hiding behind a wall you'd hear and feel a tank on the other side and would pop up and fire. Right now, units hiding do almost nothing. And if your inf are behind a wall and not hiding, the chances that a tank racing past will see em and shoot first.

I was thinking of ATGM's primarily. There are no (that I know of) scenarios that allow for the long ranged fire that one would expect with the sort of modern weapons systems that CMSF depicts.

The shockwave was definitely in the early screenshots at least, but it got cut. +1 re adjustable fonts. Oh, and as someone mentioned re CMBN a way to organize formations at set-up instead of having to spend time getting the right units with the right HQ etc.

Thanks for the heads up. Didn't realize that was a possibility now.

Thanks umlaut. Very welcome addition.

Yeah... this lack of suitable "Ambush" capability like we had in CM1 has been throughly discussed every few months. The problem is that when not hiding the "ambushing" troops are usually easily seen by moving tanks (which seem to have way more spotting capability than in RL), and advancing inf. And as said above, when hiding, your inf will have very little situational awareness and usually will be run or walked over and shot in the backs by advancing enemy. Yes, you would have thought ambushing inf would hear a tank and feel the vibrations of the ground.

I can't recall the max effective ranges of weapons, but since one hardly ever sees and shoots from and to the edge of the map, those dimensions would reduce the ranged firefights to 2500m or less. Have you considered reducing the width but making it closer to 4K long again?

+1 to the above good ideas. Also, in the early version of CMSF we were all excited by the shock wave/bubble effect of large explosions as they ripped across the desert. The effect was dropped as it was too resource hungry. But, with today's machines, I wonder if that shockwave could be brought back. It was a great visual and you almost "felt" the force of the explosion. (Actually if one had a "feedback" chair, one would!)

IIRC no one can detect mines until someone or something gets blown up (or is that AT mines specifically)?

And of course PanzerBlitz and sequels. and thanks for the link sburke. wife loves it for new house...

It's extra weight as well!

How much does 7 Flags charge for that ride?

You can also tell there is a touching relationship bond between the trooper and the cow, the way she's leaning into him.

I still enjoy "Rome: Total War" for strategy and Silent Hunter series for excellent "immersion". Other tactical greats that stayed on my HD for a looong time were Panzer Elite and Tank Platoon. (Steel Beasts was interesting but tough.) There were lots of other very good games, but they didn't last as long on my HD. Probably not that replayable.

Not sure what your exaxct situation is or how many minutes you have been waiting, but as in RL it takes time for info to pass up and down the chain of command. If you haven't taken a few minutes for the C2 net to work, try that.