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Wow, is this thread another opportunity for me to say how bad we really, really, really need a winter JS-II mod?

How do I "revert" to 1.01? Is it simply a single .exe file that I need to copy over? Or are there other files? Or do I have to reinstall 1.0 and the upgrade to 1.01?

The last two scenarios I've played have been rather "skewed" by the HE-LOS bug. I'm anxious for this one to be squashed. CBB

I'll admit that there is no substantive evidence whatsoever to suggest that this rumor may be true. Nevertheless, the rumor does exist. And you know what they say -- where there's smoke, there's fire. [ April 05, 2003, 03:23 PM: Message edited by: cbb ]

Thanks for the fix! CBB

The "tank firing in to hills" bug is a bad one.

ETA? Days? Weeks? Months? CBB

I've noticed this bug as well. Before, I thought ATGs were too easy to hit. Obviously, this bug creates a problem in the opposite extreme. In a battle yesterday, I had an ATG knock out 10 enemy tanks because it was impervious to enemy fire... Clearly, the next patch needs to create a middle ground. ATGs should be difficult to SPOT, but once they are spotted they should be vulnerable to fire. CBB

Spiffy railroad tracks? Link?

Love it. CBB

I'll second that... Tracer's stuff is great... And he has more in the works... I hear he's going to do a winter JS-II next.

Very nice... By the way, how's that winter JS-II coming?

Of course, sometimes rumors are merely wishful thinking.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU! Exactly what I wanted! Any chance of you doing some more late-war winter Russian armor (e.g. SU-152, JSU-152 etc.)?

Any of you esteemed modders out there considered doing a T-34/85 1944 late winter mod? I'm working on a February 1945 Arnswalde scenario in which the Russians use that vehicle. A winterized mod of it would sure look nice. [ March 16, 2003, 07:00 PM: Message edited by: cbb ]

Yes, and in some scenarios that's okay. But if I want to design a scenario in which my forces are defending a fortified position (e.g. bunkers, trenches), it is silly to have to place a TRUCK right in the middle in order to make the AI launch a pre-planned barrage on the position... If it's too much trouble to program the AI to decide on its own when/where to launch a barrage, then at least give the scenario designer an opportunity to designate it in the editor. CBB

I suppose we can all cite examples of tanks breaking down at the least opportune time but I would contend that there are no "perfect conditions" for WW2 AFVs. They were notorious for breaking down (especially the heavy tanks) no matter what the terrain. "Toning down" breakdowns will degrade realism. I'm opposed.

They work fine for a human player. The AI won't do them unless it has an enemy vehicle in LOS on turn 1. And there is no way a scenario designer can designate a pre-planned arty barrage for the AI side... I've complained about this before. For me, it's the biggest bug/omission in CMBB.

I admire anybody who can read a Glantz book front to back without taking major breaks with other books. </font>

I don't recall there being anything in Infanterie Aces about Kursk. But it's still a very good book. So much has been written about the panzertruppen, it's refreshing to see a book focus on the foot soldiers.

Before wiping out Windows, do some research on the web about uninstalling DirectX. There used to be a website by a guy who explained how to do it. As I recall, it involved editing the registry -- so it's probably not for the fainthearted. Also, I don't know whether his method still works for the latest version of DirectX or Windows. It's been a couple of years since I corresponded with him. CBB

Lt. Horlund posts: "Lt Hortlund reboots his computer I COMMAND YOU TO WORK." You should have said: "COMRADE STALIN COMMANDS YOU TO WORK!!!!" CBB

I'm of the opinion that CMBB has bogging frequency just about right. It's certainly frustrating when your Tiger bogs down at the worst possible moment but that's simply the way it was during WW2. Tracked vehicles were notorious for getting stuck... In "The Combat History of Sturmgeschutz Brigade 276", the author states that he even avoided crossing railway embankments for fear of getting stuck!

manchildstein II posts: "if you want the soviet ai to open on turn 1 up with a bombardment on a certain area, put axis trucks or unarmored halftracks into los instead of mg bunkers. in other words put as many 'hidden' axis as you'd like to in that area, but also put a couple of trucks and/or halftracks 'in plain sight' so as to get the soviets to 'hit' there right away. it might work. it has been my experience at least that if an ai FO has los to a truck or halftrack at the opening, there is definitely an 'opening barrage.' admittedly this was when the ai was set to 'defender' in the parameters (axis probe)." So in a scenario designed for the human player to hold fixed positions atop a hill -- say, with trenches, bunkers, mines, and wire -- I've got to place some trucks right in the middle of that stronghold??? I'll try but you have to agree that that is VERY unrealistic... manchildstein II: "i've definitely seen the ai drop artillery in the middle of a scenario... just last game i thought my attack was going 'swimmingly' within a certain 'sector' when a couple of ai 120mm mortar FOs - ones i'd long since forgotten about - dropped their payloads smack dab in the middle of an infantry company and some open-topped afvs. i have to admit that when the ai actually does drop artillery and it inflicts some casualties... " I've experienced that as well. In a scenario I'm trying to do presently, the AI finally launched an artillery strike on Turn 26 (of a 35 turn scenario). What prompted the AI to finally fire on Turn 26, I have no idea. The battle had been raging for at least 15 turns prior to that... I don't know whether this is a bug or simply a major omission. Either way, it's a big problem for those of us who enjoy designing scenarios. Either the AI needs to be programmed to fire pre-planned artillery strikes on its own or, better yet, the scenario designer should be allowed to designate pre-planned artillery strikes in the editor.

The unforgettable Christian von Schalburg, I presume? CBB