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    GAME LIMITS

    in Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord

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    I suppose it's best to phrase the rule "no heavy AFVs", but anyone who is going to split hairs in that fashion and play a "game of words" is not worth playing a second time in my opinion.

    A JagdTiger is a heavy tank. Call it a tank, a TD, an AFV, or whatever. Any way you try to "disguise" it... it's a heavy.

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    Partial Fog vs Full Fog?

    in Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord

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    Yep. I agree with moneymaxx on this one. Full FOW (or EFOW in CMBB) is the best way to go. I just find it more enjoyable to have that added dimension/complexity.

    Just came off a PBEM game that included an amazing "cat n mouse" game between two AFVs. Full FOW made all the difference. Partial IDs and the units popping in and out of sight made it truly immersive and enjoyable.

    One man's' opinion.

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    Is CM:BB still worth it?

    in Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord

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    I have both games. I play and enjoy both games.

    Personally, I think it's probably worth it for you to buy CMBB. There are enough good things and it will provide you with enough enjoyment to justify the purchase. At least it did for me.

    I would suggest to keep one thing in mind, however. CMBB is NOT CMBO only better. CMBB is plays differently.

    There's a list of things that "bother" me about CMBO but I still have tons of fun with it. CMBB fixed a lot of the things that I found slightly/moderately annoying with CMBO. However, I find that it resulted in the game playing differently and therefore, an adjustment in your play style. You need to be more patient, infantry tactics take longer to execute and are suppressed easier (no more mad infantry rushes into an enemy position), artillery is not as accurate, etc, etc.

    This translates in to a slower paced game punctuated by periods of high excitement. Some folks find the slower pace less appealing and downright "no fun". Understandably so, depending on what you're looking for.

    CMBO has it's problems, so does CMBB. Neither is perfect but I find both fun for different reasons.

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    New and lazy

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

    Posted

    Interesting...

    But what do you do about artillery spotters? Does the TacAI autoplot arty strikes for you?

    Obviously it does for it's own spotters if you're actually playing against the A.I. but in this case don't they just move to the other side of the map getting shot at?

    Maybe the solution is to just not include arty.

    Bizarre...and I thought I'd already tried everything with CM :D

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    What do most of you do?

    in Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord

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    ICM1947,

    Agreed that in CMBO, troops sometimes tend to try to complete their movement order at all costs in an unrealistic fashion. Most likely, the troops would have stopped to take cover or return fire.

    To move troops 100 meters from one cover area to another (in CMBO):

    - If the enemy is in LOS, use always suppressing fire to pin the enemy units before advancing your troops. MG teams, mortars, etc.

    - You can also use smoke to reduce or take away the enemy's LOS to your troops once they're out in the open.

    - If there are no visible enemy units in the destination woods, you can still use suppressing fire or smoke if you want to be extra cautious.

    - To actually move your units, I would use a series of way points alternating between run and sneak or move. For example, plot a run command for 30 meters, then a sneak(or move) command for 2 or 3 meters, run for another 30, sneak(or move) for another 2 or 3, etc. This way, your troops will periodically return fire (during the sneak command) while still advancing at a reasonably quick pace.

    One guy's opinion. smile.gif

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    43.45s still don't work

    in Combat Mission - Tech Support

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    Okay, even though this thread is growing and many other threads are dealing with the same issues, I hope someone can still give me some advice.

    I have the same card the user Nick Schieben has ( Asus GE4 Ti4200 ) and I also am having absolutely NO problems with CMBO or CMBB under Win XP (driver version 31.40??).

    HOWEVER, I recently purchased a new racing game and the game crashes badly. I have not contacted their tech support yet but I'm guessing the first thing they will want me to do is to upgrade my video drivers.

    So two questions -

    1) I'm not entirely confident I of which Nvidia driver version I'm using. I check the version on the drivers and it says "6.13.10.3140". Does that mean I'm running version 31.40 as opposed to the recommneded 30.87 or 41.09? I'm a littel confused because I've read nothing about this version on these forums.

    2) What are the chances if I upgrade to the later vid drivers that my CM games will continue to work flawlessly? Sounds like slim to none but I'm a little more optimistic since another user reports no problems with the same card I'm using. Am I pretty much guaranteed to lose a playable CM?

    Thanks for any help or advice.

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    Modding Choices?

    in Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord

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    That's the way to do it, von Khan. smile.gif A fully modded CMBO is a wonderful site to see and using CMMOS, you can even customize so that each battle looks different.

    I can't imagine running CMBO with the default graphics anymore. My advice to everyone new to CMBO is to take the time to mod it. You won't regret it.

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    Who is up for being a mod tester for me, come on I need somebody

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Shatter,

    I don't want to pretend to be an expert by any means. My only qualification for being a mod tester is that I modded the daylights out of my CMBO and am in the process of doing the same for CMBB. I can tell you what I think looks good but can't guarantee my opinion is historically accurate.

    Answers to you questions:

    I've downloaded version 2 of your PzIVF, but have not yet tried it.

    You may contact me directly through email (no viruses please ) ;)

    I have DSL. Large emails should not be a problem.

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