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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mark IV: What I like is the UNIT DESIGNATION numbers on the interface! And the catalog of weapons for the selected squad! Ochen Khorosho! Spasibo!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Doh! I forgot to comment on how nice the new interface looks. Kudos, guys!

Ahem, Is this thing on? My last two posts didn't take for some reason. Anyhoo, thanks for the update, those pics look awesome! I especially like the one where all hell is breakin' loose.

CM2: Stalin's Revenge.

Well, even though it's utter nonsense, you could swing over to my Plastic Army Men thread in the general forum to talk about the fun that is army men.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ParaBellum: The plane that crashed in Pensylvania was identified as a 747.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> That was awful close to my girlfriend's mother's home. I hear the Steel Building in Pittsburgh has been evacuated.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by The_Capt: The world is going to change today my friends.... I am going to try hard to remember what it was like yesterday...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I hear that. In a sick way, this may actually be beneficial for us, as we will put differences aside and focus on the problem at hand.

This is all very unnerving (is that a word?). I'm at work, and I had heard that Manhattan is blocked off, all federal buildings have been shut down, Air traffic has been stopped, and I was just informed that a car bomb was found in front of the state department. Man, I'd better start getting in shape, my @ss is going to be drafted.

If they start bombing libraries, It's ON!

This is f*cked up! What the hell is going on!

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by -Havermeyer-: I think we shouldn't discriminate in our response. Every loony bin organization will claim credit, and, I think we should go on killing them and their leaders till people stop claiming credit. We'll get the right ones eventually, and do the world a good turn while we're at it.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Amen to that brother! It takes a lot to piss me off, and that just did it. :mad:

Man!! I run out to get a sandwich and this $&@* happens!! This doesn't look good.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Fieldmarshall: First before the Madmatt locks this... just waite for it to come out on video...like When Trumpets Fade...it will end up on the shelves no worry here.(Just hope the guns are louder)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> It damn well better!

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Echo: Only game I've bought in the last year and a half, and I still play it every day.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I agree. I recieved CM a little over a year ago, and I still play it almost every day. No other PC or console game even comes close to having that much replay value. hence, it's well worth the $45+.

It depends on the situation. Give us some more details please.

As far as mods go, I only use terrain and tree mods. The stock terrain seemed ok at first, but after using the Normandy pack, the stocks hurt my eyes. IMO, the original unit textures work just fine in most cases. It seems the vehicular mods really tax my computer (before I got my RAM upgrade), but the terrain ones don't. The graphics could stay the same, as long as the gameplay is the same or better. Although I would like to see dynamic lighting for CM2.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Bog: Hehe, I remember when I played a QB with computer picked forces at night, and I got a Hummel with the force selection. Once our infantry found each other, I was doing pretty well, using the Hummel to totally destroy entire squads. Until one squad ran right up to the Hummel, like 9 meters away. The Hummel depressed it's gun fully and fired. KA-BOOM! Result: Allied squad dead, and the Hummel explodes in a nasty fireball! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> First off let me say I love Hummels. I had almost the same thing happen once a long time ago. It was night, and my Hummel was covering the advance of ane of my inf platoons. all of a sudden, a British paratroop sguad shows up awfuly close to me. The Hummel turns and fires, routing the Brit squad, killing all but a few guys in one of my squads, and blowing itself to bits as well. "Never bring a Hummel to a night fight" I always say. As for the 150mm Inf. gun, I love those things too. I once had one of 'em hold up an entire (almost) company attack. Of course it was supplemented with MGs and 1 75mm Inf. gun, but the 150 did most of the work until an arty round took it out.

You're right Wilhammer. When attacking, I usually buy at least 2 FOs and use one strictly for smoke, and the other for killin'. I usually use an 81mm mortar (Americans and Germans) for smoke, and a 105, rarely 155mm, for suppression. It's common sence to save the 81mm for smoke as it has a ton of ammo, and a rapid arrival time. A guide to using smoke seems like a good idea, as I always manage to overestimate the lasting effect of my smoke screens. :mad:

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Panzer76: Ok, if this is why people are reacting, Im sorry. It's not my intetion to be condecendig towards people who have low end machines. Ok? But really, this is just getting silly. As you said, yes, I've should have known, next time I post a message here I will post it in the most diplomatic way possible to avoid hurting ANYBODYS feelings. We can all become politicans and write alot, but not really mean anything, that would be great! Ok, so that was abit much, but the tolerance level on this BBS doesn't impress me. And with everbody saying there is such a adult audience on this BBS, it sure doesn't seem like that at times. Panzer<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Hey, I agree with you. A lot of people on this board have very thin skin, and get pissed-off at every little thing. I don't like the fact that we have to be so formal, just as I hate the fact that I have to spend half my day working when I could be sleeping, playing CM, staring at the walls, etc. etc.. I don't like it, but sometimes it is necessary. Like I said, I know you didn't mean it like that, but some more sensitive types may think differently. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Tibot, I agree with you for the most part. I agree 100% with your statement about lack of vocal inflection, facial expression, etc. But for someone to read THAT in to Panzer's statement, well, that's a personal problem. I find it to be a very large stretch in fact. That's the danger of reading IN to something as opposed to just reading what is there. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I think it's a stretch too, but apparently some don't.People here tend to over-analyze things, and read too much into a post. I quess you could say that I just did, but I was using that as an example, it was just speculation on my part and I'm sorry. It's just like some parental groups trying to find satanic messages in heavymetal albums, only slightly less silly.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Panzer76: Ok, when reading various posts about what the 3d engine can or cannot do, it seems that often people say that this and that can't be modeled because of the hardware constraints. It seems to me that people on this message board have below average PCs at home. I for one would like to see more graphical detail in the game. The thing is I'm afraid BTS is maybe trying to hard to make the game playable for people with ancient PC with the consequence that the game doesn't look as good as it could for the rest of us. Do you see my point? I don't want to have to settle with worse graphics just because some people insist CM shoould be playable on an 4 year old machine. Sorry, but then its really about time to get a new machine! This is especially a topic when BTS is gonna revamp the whole gfx engine in CM3. Bottom line is, IF this degrades the look of the game, BTS shouldn't care if some people with old machines can play the game or not. Take advantage of what a modern PC can do instead of trying to please everybody. If ofcource the 3d engine is constructed in such a fashion that it accomedates different levels of hardware on the users machine, it's all good. Im not saying that u should have a 1 GHz machine with GeForce 3, but, atleast a PIII/Celeron/AMD 400 with 8/16 MB gfx card. So what kind of machine do YOU have? I myself have a 1.2 Ghz AMD with a GeForce2-MX 64MB gfx card. Panzer<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Someone recently said your attitude was rather condescending and you stated that this was not true. Now I'm not saying you were, but if you re-read your initial post, I think you can see where the misunderstanding may have originated. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> It seems to me that people on this message board have below average PCs at home. I for one would like to see more graphical detail in the game. The thing is I'm afraid BTS is maybe trying to hard to make the game playable for people with ancient PC with the consequence that the game doesn't look as good as it could for the rest of us. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> To some, this may sound like "Well to hell with someone with a crappy system. If they can't shell out the dough, they don't deserve to play." Again, I'm not saying that this is what you meant, but this is just how some people may interpret it. This again shows the problem with message boards and other forms of written communication, as tonal and facial expressions are not available to discern the true meaning of a comment. Since you say you're not a newbie, I'd think you should have noticed how quick some people are to take offence to something they feel is a slam. Just my thoughts.

I'd say #50 is a good, humble spot in the top 50 computer games EVER made. In case you forget, there have been a lot of computer games throughout the years, and CM is a newcomer to the fold. I agree that some of the games on there are rather blahh, for lack of a better term, but I'm not upset about it.

I'd say #50 is a good, humble spot in the top 50 computer games EVER made. In case you forget, there have been a lot of computer games throughout the years, and CM is a newcomer to the fold. I agree that some of the games on there are rather blahh, for lack of a better term, but I'm not upset about it.

Greetings. AMD Athelon 1000 mhz 320 MB RAM 16 MB NVIDIA Vanta Graphic card I'm sort of half and half on this one. On one hand, while players with high-end systems should not be held back by a limited engine, on the other, players with lower-end systems should not be forsaken just because they're a little behind the times. When I ordered CM (June 2000) I had a Pentium 266 with 48 MB RAM and a stock 2 meg video card and CM ran like a one-legged, drunken hobo. I barely had enough cash to buy the game, let alone upgrade or buy a new system. I'm a little better off now and can afford the upgrades every now and then (the next thing is a new graphics card). I think the solution is a gameplay preference option. You know, a deely that CM currently has that allows you to set smoke, tree thickness, horizon detail, and so on, only extend the options. Like dynamic/ambient light on/off and so on. This is not uncommon today, as many games have these kind of options. In this way, everyone gets to play, and everyone is happy (well, for the most part).

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by PondScum: If you're relying on 'fausts to save yourself from your girlfriend's tanks, you've got bigger problems than just chafing... I recommend Puppchens if you want to win, or Nivea skin cream if you want to lose, but comfortably <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Bah! THAT GAME WAS MINE I TELLS YA!! I digress, I know I should forever hang my head in shame for loosing to her, but she used surprisingly sound tactics. How was I to know she would launch a coordinated-combined arms counter-thrust along my right flank? Let this be a lesson, girls are sneaky. I think she's been secretly studying me, watching my every move while pretending to be reading or watching TV. Her little hugs and love pecks whilst I sat in front of the computer were nothing more than a clandestine operation to discover any flaws in my tactics so she could later exploit them. I say again, girls are sneaky.

At last, some Invasion Americana scenarios! I've tried to make dozens of these, but they all suck. If you would be so kind as to send me a copy please?

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jeffsmith: Gee the guy who complained about poor customer service from BTS should read this thread. Even posted to the wrong forum its answered in three minutes by Madmatt himself ! !!! [ 08-16-2001: Message edited by: jeffsmith ]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> HAZZA!!!