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Greetz Major Mark..here's hoping the 27th doesn't pass the land of oz without game.

It's my first cup of java and 4:30am PST still no email then tried using the preorder DL link on the receipt..no joy..all I get is: === You have attempted to download Combat Mission: Shock Force however this title is not yet available for download. We plan to activate downloads for Combat Mission: Shock Force on July 27th, 2007. We will notify all Pre-Order customers via email once Downloads for Combat Mission: Shock Force are activated. Please do not delete your current Order Confirmation email message as you will need your License Code to download and license the game. As Pre-Order customers, the game CD and Manual (and Mousepad and Map for the Deluxe Collectors Edition) will also be mailed to you as soon as they are ready to ship. ==== I won't threaten and intimidate but I better not be left in a ditch wounded while my squad moves on...BF? :confused:

multi post--sorry

The PBEM type player's may disagree, CM series was really made more for the email *thinking type player then anyone else in the first place..his manual and a few other docs are his bible and hopefully... he don't need no stink'en tutorial and will kill anyone who does! </font>

The PBEM type player may disagree, CM series was really made more for the email *thinking type player then anyone else in the first place..his manual and a few other docs are his bible and hopefully... he don't need no stink'en tutorial and will kill anyone who does!

Which also means the sw thiefs will never play it .. always one of the best anti-piracy schemes.

I'm sure most of the true wargame junkies here at BF are regulars on the mother of all wargame forums Comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.war-historical I had some fun last night reading the archives in 2001 on the first release of CMBO and yes Matt was there.

Ebay would be a good place to start and as suggested, wait for the demo and try whatya have first.

Whats it take to knock out a track, especially since a cripple can change things faster *sometimes then a kill and throw an offense into a defence. Don't the Syrian type factions have long range 50 cal like sniper rifle which could damage/cripple track? It'll sure be interesting seeing what weapons will be available..have I missed the complete list?

Simple, BF does things by the numbers..would you expect or want it any other way?

Yup, it's the middle east version alright with the manual written in Arabic عربي and one prayer rug inplace of the updated version. [ July 18, 2007, 10:43 AM: Message edited by: mystro ]

Which hardcore wargamer sites (besides here:) will likely do the most indepth review of CM-SF..at one time I had a list of wargame reviewer sites who reviewed previous CM releases and from what I can recall.. pulled no punches. Here's hoping my dlx version soon gets mailed so I can atleast understand what they're talking about when I do read them.

It was your masterful skills setting up this legendary battle scenario which made it such a ferocious chess match. I've also sent Teddy kudos for hosting this little web jewel..I can't think of how many people I've intro'd to this that immediately became CM players and fans. But it was you who created such a compelling scenario..I'm sure both Mastergoodale and Parabellum still -on occasion- relive that battle at the edge of sleep. Thank you!! Can I assume your on the CMx2 beta team..hopefully? I will be visiting your site more often as things develop.

When's the last time you recalled one of the best battles *ever on BF plus it came with a classic AAR which should be manditory reading and posted in every BF manual..if this doesn't get your battle blood flowing your in the bodybag! It's the wonderful world of CM and the AAR is ParaBellum vs MasterGoodale.. enjoy and pass along to all slimy maggots who still crawl in the dirt! comments welcome Link ParaBellum -vs- MasterGoodale [ May 08, 2007, 03:29 PM: Message edited by: mystro ]

I'll give this a good look-see, I realize BF will not release SF until it's ready so I'd like to find something fairly light which will start getting him interested in the genre. If I can do this eventually he'll make a wonderful contributor here I'm sure. Thanks

I'd like suggestions on how to introduce a new player of this type of wargame to the upcoming CMSF if possible at this stage, I was tempted to suggest CMBB but I'm afraid it will not prepare him for this new game and let's face it..learning CM#1 is a long learning curve. I'd like to find something alittle closer to what BF has developed or even documentation on how to unlearn CM or something he can cut his teeth on before release. Has anyone on the beta team posted an AAR by chance, I'd sure like to read one.

Don't be such a coward or at least wait till your booted dude. Look, BF forums have always been supportive for *constructive comments but instead you posted right out of the box a flame. I've seen this approach at some other gaming forums and they usually result in totally worthless reading..it doesn't work here. You'll need to smarten up your comments and explain the *exact problems you had/have and leave the guessing rhetoric at those *other places. Just a tip...you'd have to be fairly caustic and overly stupid to get kicked at BF. I personally think much too much was made of your accusations/post,it should have been simply ignored it's the best way to handle flames/flamers, they leave on their own then. [ May 05, 2007, 07:34 PM: Message edited by: mystro ]

Ouch!! Part of the reason I own and play the CM series was for it's PBEM..it's the only way busy working people can play a serious war game IMO I certainly get the most satisfaction playing turn based via PBEM..if this has changed then I'll be greatly disappointed but I'm almost sure the BF people feel the same way on this as I do *hopefully? Look's like I'll need to do some catchup forum reading. Wouldn't it be neat of the manual came out before the sim..I'd buy it. [ April 26, 2007, 09:07 PM: Message edited by: mystro ]

I guess my first question..will CMSF be a complete change/learning experience in the way we play the game besides learning all knew weapons and capabilities? Will there be a demo version or even being able to join a beta test version?

It's all in the fineprint. Steve [/QB]

Someone posted an interesting proposal on an xbox360 forum, will there be a BF xb360 game in the future,the platform is dieing for one. Personally I'm a total noob to the console but it has all the heavy video shading requirements many future games will require but I see almost nothing but FPS's or RP genre gamingwise and NO wargames for the new XB.

Excellent Col,thats exactly the info I needed..very helpful. In RL,a commander would generally have map terrain/elevation for LOS info so I don't feel like I'm taking a shortcut using this method.

Thanks Wicky..looks like that's the process,I was hoping there was a way of setting up a test map but I haven't found that solution yet.