Bloodshot

Yeah, I tend to use that 3-point-turn type "thingy" myself, but knowing what's on the other side is always a good idea, so if you've got the manpower, scout ahead: Imagine you are travelling along a street with a row of buildings on either side and are coming to a T junction and want to turn left. First get your tank travelling the street on the opposite side of the turn (i.e. Far right hand side of the road). Next, turn early into the last left hand building so you're still in cover. Now reverse back as far as you can (or need to). This is the vulnerable bit, so you might want to cover your approach with a salvo of smoke, or better still pound any suspected enemy locations with some well timed (and well placed - careful now!) mortar or artillery fire. It may at least keep the heads down of any Anti-tank teams. You can then go forward in your new direction (fingers crossed), so if anything is around that corner it will only be able to get a low profile/front armour shot on you. [ March 26, 2002, 12:42 PM: Message edited by: Bloodshot ]

The "nwiz" file is NOT the install wizard for the NVidia drivers. The version you have downloaded there probably hasn't come with an "automatic" installer (Is there a file called setup.exe?), so you'll have to change the drivers manually through Windows.

Well, even if you're not a Creative user, you'll still find the latest "leaked" or beta NVidia Detonator Drivers at www.guru3d.com, the latest of which are v27.70 at time of writing. Note: You may also need the data-compresion software WinRAR to uncompress some versions of the drivers first. [ March 20, 2002, 09:22 AM: Message edited by: Bloodshot ]

Yeah, it was released here in the UK on Friday 8th March. It was a long wait! Can anybody tell me if we'll have to wait another year to get a retail version of Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin too, or has BTS made a deal with CDV to publish it in the UK more immediately? [ March 19, 2002, 07:38 PM: Message edited by: Bloodshot ]

Same here Phil S, (isn't "Phyllis" a girls name ) only got an avi of the CDV logo! Do you have a UK Retail Version too? Maybe we didn't get the Intro included on our version. [ March 14, 2002, 08:21 AM: Message edited by: Bloodshot ]

Hey, look guys! Seanachai has signed his name there as "Pillock"! -------------------- "The Amiga is dead! Long live the Amiga!" [ March 12, 2002, 10:03 AM: Message edited by: Bloodshot ]

Thanks for the criticm guys, but Mattias, please, NO! Not that old line about "as the designers intended" again! Anyway, if I pretend that I got my left ("keyboard") arm shot off in the War or something, do you reckon they'd change it for me then? Wolfe, I already know about Right clicking to drag a waypoint, but the reason I had changed it to Left was because I had suggested a different use for Right clicking in the previous line (changing or adding a waypoint). Still, thanks all anyway, for ramming the Keyboard alternatives down my throat! I suppose I'll just have to stop lounging around and sit up straight with BOTH hands at the computer for now on then?! Hmmph! (Like what I'm doing right now, TYPING....DOH!) [ March 12, 2002, 12:28 AM: Message edited by: Bloodshot ]

flamingknives, Zee Right Click of zee Mouse Button, you Schweinhund, not zee Right click of zee heels! "Big Smile! Big Smile!" Herr Kruger, I forgot to mention that one of the reasons I want everything more accessible with the mouse is so my Left hand is free to pick my nose, hold a drink or food etc.. while I can control the game with just my right hand! wwb_99, learning the Hotkeys is the easy way out for the developers, but wasn't my main arguement anyway (which is why it was mentioned briefly at the bottom of the post)! At the end of the day, I want a control system that feels natural to me, so I can concentrate on the gameplay instead of constantly correcting myself to control the game in an unfamiliar way. I've played enough games in my life to know a dodgy interface when I use one. (Luckily, I bought this game on its other merits (even after waiting for a UK release for years), else I'd be complaining about the graphics too.) The Esc key was one example of this, but the camera movement/unit controls are my main problem. As another example, have you ever played a Flight Simulator or First Person Shooter where the Pitch controls were the opposite of what you're used to? Luckily, most developers put a "Reverse" toggle in the options somewhere to prevent this. Being able to reconfigure the controls, is definitely a step in the right direction to World Peace! [ March 11, 2002, 10:29 PM: Message edited by: Bloodshot ]

Is, or will there be a patch, to allow me to reconfigure Combat Mission's controls? Here's some ideas that I think would improve CM's User Interface: Deployment Left Click on a unit, hold down and drag, to reposition a units starting location. (Or, tap the LMB on an already selected unit to attach it temporarily to the mouse pointer and again to drop it.) Right Click on a unit, hold down and drag the "Rotate" Command Line, (drawn from the units centre to the mouse pointer,) to allow you to turn the unit to an alternate facing. (Again, the "tap button" method above, could be used instead.) Camera Movement "Through the eyes" Mode Both Mouse buttons held down will allow you to move the camera the same way as in most First Person Shooters: Rotate Left/Right and Look Up/Down. Support the Mouse Wheel, please! Mouse Wheel (or Middle Button held, whilst mouse moved forward backward) is used to Lower/Raise the camera's elevation. Arrow keys are used to move forward/backward and strafe left/right. (Currently, CM's strafe keys move the camera too slowly!) "Birds Eye" (Satellite/Map) Mode When I move the mouse to the edge of the screen,I'd like it to scroll Left or Right rather than rotate. Imagine this is the screen: RL---UP---RR L...............R L...............R RL-DOWN-RR If the Mouse is moved to the Top Left of the screen, it Rotates the camera Left(RL,Anti-Clockwise) If you avoid the screen corners and move the mouse to an edge it will scroll the map in that direction: Left, Right, Up and Down. Orders Left click on a unit to select it - as normal. Left click on empty map to deselect - as Normal. Right click on unit to give first Waypoint - as normal. Right click on a unit's waypoint to Add another or change it! (Not go all the way back to the unit). Left Click on Waypoint and drag, to reposition it. Keyboard Commands Make it so that Esc Key doesn't "Alt-tab" out to Windows, but presents the Option Screen instead. (That's so annoying! Nearly every other program I've ever used in 20 years has done that, why do you have to be different?) Mouse alternatives for all the "Hot-Keys" would be a bonus too! (i.e. An option screen with buttons and sliders etc..) I would like to be able to access the "Detailed Unit Info/Kills" screen from the Right Mouse click Unit Command Menu. That's all I can think of for now. Is there anyone else in agreement with me, or am I just a stubborn old fart? [ March 12, 2002, 12:41 AM: Message edited by: Bloodshot ]

Thanks, SpazManOught! I'm just not used to a PC game's disk(s) to be patched to the latest version from the shop already without me having to visit the internet first! Any reason though, why the installer for the patches can't be made to do a version check automatically? Anyway, I've sorted out that problem now, but curious about something else: Whenever I first put the CD in the drive and it autoruns, I always see the "Modify/Install/Uninstall" Request Screen rather than it going directly into the game. I have to cancel it everytime I wish to proceed to the game. Is this normal for Combat Mission?

Hi there, I've just bought a retail version of Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord here in the UK. It was working fine when I first installed it, but when I installed the latest patch from battlefront.com, it no longer accepts the CD as original. Do you or CDV (UK publishers) have a different patch available for UK retail users, that I don't know about or something? What's even more curious is if you visit CDV's UK site, there's not even a mention of them publishing the game, let alone support it with a patch!