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    Even more ranting in praise of the Cold War for CMX2 :)

    in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps

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    Originally posted by Battlefront.com:

    So... from now on you will see from us:

    1. More variety from title to title

    2. Less time in between releases

    3. Deeper game play within a title (vs. breadth)

    4. More game engine improvements with each release

    Hey Steve, thank you very much for the information. Im sure I speak for all of us when I say we appreciate every little piece of information thrown in our way.

    Now, being a lawyer and all, Im pretty used to pouring over scarce information, trying to milk out every last piece of fact from it. More often than not, I am of cource horribly misstaken, but still I get paid somehow. How cool is that.

    Hrm, back on track.

    It would seem that cmx2 will be more specific. The way I interpret your post is that each title will cover a smaller area/period, but in greater depth. The reduced development time will instead lead to more titles being offered. Thus, instead of having CMBB covering the eastern front, there might be 2-3 titles covering the eastern front.

    If this is correct, then its not unreasonable to imagine that one cmx2 title might be "Normandy" and cover US-Germans in Normandy June-August 1944. Another title might be [insert witty title because I ran out of ideas] and cover US-Brits/Canadians in Normandy/Holland June-September 1944.

    The smaller scope would allow for more detail, so instead of giving the player the option to create quickbattles with 5-7 armies from 43-45, you get the option to create quickbattles with 2 armies under 1944, but instead you get all the detail that cmx2 promises.

    I really think that would be a good idea, and I hope my ideas arent too far off the mark.

    I for one would welcome such a move. And I must admit that just thinking about this has caused the groggness in me to rise. I must sit down now.

    Anyway, since this post is pure speculation on my part, I welcome you all to ridicule me now, and in the future. Especially if the first cmx2 title is "ww2, 1939-45, play any side, and any battle from Denmark to Japan, from Stalingrad to El Alamein"

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    The Peng Challenge Thread Rulz

    in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps

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    Well, its Tuesday night, Im having a beer, and life is generally good.

    Seanachai Happy birthday you sod. Im sorry I called you names ages ago, but I was young and my feelings were hurt.

    CavScout Take care out there. I would tell you to keep your head down and all that, but I bet you already know stuff like that. If you ever find yourself around Camp Bucca near Um Qasar, send me an email and I'll hook you up with a couple of buddies of mine.

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    Even more ranting in praise of the Cold War for CMX2 :)

    in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps

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    Originally posted by CMplayer:

    Since when was anyone still labouring under the delusion that the player in CM is supposed to be identified with the highest ranking local "combat leader"? It's been thoroughly demonstrated in this forum that the player takes on a variety of roles when issuing commands. In particular, in the case of vehicles, he is often issuing orders at the level of the vehicle commander and even the driver. Similarly the orders given to squads are often at the level of the squad leader, not anything coming from the company or battalion commander.

    Since when? Since someone started climbing up the "modern communications tree".

    If you read my quote in context, you will note that I hold that up as an example as to why the "what about communications and EW on the cold war battlefield"-argument doesnt really hold water.

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    Even more ranting in praise of the Cold War for CMX2 :)

    in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps

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    It would seem that the people who oppose the idea to have a cold war variant of CMX2 are having trouble finding good arguments for their cause, and thus find themselves forced to use somewhat peculiar arguments.

    Nukes? First the question whether or not they would have been used is so massively hypothetical, its really pointless to argue the question. It is easy enough to say "we dont believe any tac nukes would have been used" and thats that. And even so, even if nukes were used, they would be about as relevant to a CMX2 battle as teh Dam busters raids are to CMX1.

    Chemical weapons? They were there in ww2 too you know...no one used them though. Simple enough to just say "no chemical weapons are in the game, and thats that."

    Now we get complains about classified specs for various weapon systems. One might ask what is better, to have several conflicting test reports for the same weapon, or to have none at all. I mean we all know what the forum has looked like when it comes to the armor penetration for various weapons, where the "evidence" presented was often reduced to some very shaky anecdotal evidence... "Here, look in the war-diary of unit X, they report to have knocked out 3 T-34s at 500 m" etc. Or why not when the results of the test reports are explained away with stuff like "oh, well, they must have been testing against a flawed armor plate" followed by a long discussion about German steel-welding techniques in the 1930s...There is no real difference from CMX1, the physics are understood, enough information is open source.

    Communications? Phu-leeze. Like someone said, that has never seemed to bother people in CMX1, where sometimes the entire on-map force would be without radios or field phones...still Ive heard no complaints that the player can order some isolated, radioless T-26 platoon on the other side of the map at all when in reality that platoon would have been completely impossible to influence for the combat leader.

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    This Whole Peng Thread Is Wild At Heart And Challenged On Top

    in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps

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    Originally posted by Lars:

    So, for just how long did you suffer under the delusion that you were a Catholic schoolgirl?

    And how did you manage to stay out of the hands of the surgeons? Or do they have to sew it back on now?

    {It's always troubling when a Swede posts something like this...socialized medicine, feh...}

    Hypothetical conversation:

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    Lars:

    Why are you always on about Catholic schoolgirls, Hortlund?

    Hortlund:

    I want to be one.

    Lars:

    What?

    Hortlund:

    I want to be a catholic schoolgirl. From now on, I want you all to call me 'Hortensia'.

    Lars:

    What?!

    Hortensia:

    It's my right as a man.

    Nidan1:

    Well, why do you want to be Hortensia, Hortlund?

    To be continued...

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    You Will Not Be Able To Stay Home, Brother. The Peng Challenge Will Not Be Televised

    in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps

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    Originally posted by Joe Shaw:

    It was particularly distressing when Leutnant Hortlund turned out to be one of those Right Wing Nut Jobs that proliferated on the PF. Like to turned my stomach so it did, seeing the noble name of the Shavian House associated with that tripe

    Ah, excellent. Finally a way to punish old Shaw for all his shortcomings. I shall immideately start signing in all my Ann Coulter-fanclub mails with Not-so-very-official spokesperson for the Shavian house

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    Muuahahahahaha

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