BadgerDog

I came back here after many years of absence and bought CMBN to see how the game had advanced in detail and accuracy. I think Battlefront has done a really nice job, but the tank gunnery still needs improvement. The Panthers getting pretty consistent first round hits on a Sherman moving laterally across open country at top speed 5th gear at about 35-38 Mph is a reach. Here's a very old thread I posted years ago on here when I was into CMBO, CMBB and CMAK, that I don't think exists any longer because of the change in board software, but I thought it still had some relevance as to this discussion of tank warfare for the period and how it's being modelled in CMBN…. Regards, Doug

Well, upon watching this phenomenon even more during the scenario, there's apparently no rhyme nor reason for the odd LOS behavior. The gun crew goes from having a great LOS on one turn to being only able to see 9 meters in front of them on the next turn, with no other reason for it. Health is ok and they are not even nervous. No smoke or explosion debris in the way, or any other blockage. Really weird...has to be a software bug someplace... I beginning to think I enjoyed the old CMBO, CMBB and CMAK more ... Regards, Doug ps: what's with lots of fields that have solid bocage on all four sides? If real life was like that, then how the heck did the farmer get in and out to service it... You place troops in it and they have no way of getting out..

I tried a search to see if I could find a topic relevant to my problem and this is the closest I could get, but my apologies if it's not completely on topic. LOS .. I don't understand what's happening with it .... :confused: I used to understand it with CMBO, CMBB, CMAK etc ... Example .... I did a setup with AT guns that have a clear line of sight (light blue line) to a cross roads and the surrounding area. Once the game started, the LOS was no longer clear? It stayed blocked that way through multiple turns with on smoke, trees or anything else blocking the view that was there during the setup. I was about to pack up and start moving the gun, then suddenly the original clear LOS view of the cross roads re-appeared and it was fine again, lasting for a turn or two, then it went back to being no longer clear, again, for no apparent reason. What the heck is going on? Is there a bug, or some other anomaly I'm missing? Regards, Doug

Thanks ... appreciate that... Started testing 1.2.8 this morning and will advise .... One thing I noticed right away is that when I sent a "chat" message, the "other info" column didn't change to reflect I had done that and it was sending that message, although the actual text of the chat session shows the addition of what I typed. Regards, Doug

Hi.. I've had to give up on testing Mac Alpha 1.2.3 ... It simply spends far too much time with the "spinning wheel" going and runs unacceptably slower then 1.13 ... Also, I was getting several occurrences of files that were copied from Drop Box to the Inbox and after it was done, the Inbox version was "0" bytes in size, forcing me to to do a manual copy myself to get the complete file transferred. I've reverted to 1.1.3 for the Mac and it's working fine at an appropriate speed of operation. I'd be happy to test and future Mac versions that solve these slow running issues. Thanks for your efforts .. Regards, Doug

I can't seem to find the log file.... Where is it located? Regards, Doug

Just installed 1.2.3 for testing ... It still seemed very slow to load at first time start-up... Should that be the case? Regards, Doug

Thank you Ian .... That was clear and very helpful..... Regards Doug

Here's the potential problem I'd like some guidance with … I run an all Apple world … I have a MacBook Pro and an iMac …. I have CMBN 1.01b installed on my MacBook Pro with its 15" screen, which I've been using when I travel, but I'd also like to install and run it on my iMac with it's terrific 27" cinema screen and huge sound volume…. Is this legal for my license and I assume using something like Head to Helper with my common Drop Box, I could easily play the same PBEM game whether I'm on the road or when I get home, continue to play it on the iMac? A separate question … If I buy a new machine (MacBook Pro is getting a little long in the tooth), I assume I can just restore the current CMBN file structure from my SuperDuper (or Time Machine) backup and carry on without a problem? Any Mac users ever down that? Thanks for any feedback … Regards, Doug

Running 1.2.2 alpha and it seems to be stable, albeit very slow to perform as compared to 1.3 .... :confused: Not sure why, but at least it's not crashing any longer ... Regards, Doug

Running on a MacBook Pro with OSX Lion .... I restored old v1.3 and that seemed to fix me up again .... I have a 38k screen capture of the error screen which Battle Front won't let me attach here as they say it's too big, but I can email it to you if you want it and provide me with an email address, or I can out it in the shared folder you're using for updates? I also see there's another 1.2.0 (Alpha) for the Mac been put in the shared folder.. should I try that, or wait for the next iteration... Thanks for your efforts... sure makes it easier to track and maintain multiple games. Regards, Doug

I think this version is a bit unstable.... It hangs a lot and I've had several instances of having to do a "force quit" and restart ... I also got a weird error message when I tried to replace 1.3 with H2H Helper 1.2.0 (Alpha)... (see attached) Regards, Doug Edit: unfortunately, this forum only allows me to attach jpg's smaller than 19.5 kb, which is very weird by today' s standards .... any how, I can't show you the error message...

Great add-on ... thank you ... Using it on my MacBook Pro with OSX Lion.... Has any thought been given to having an option the "minimize" the application to the desktop as opposed to having to leave it open, or close it down all together? Regards, Doug

I downloaded the 1.01b patch (Mac) and the arrow keys see to move in the right directions now, but I thought they were supposed to be fine control of the movements? These are still pretty coarse and the mouse moves very quickly? Thanks ... By the way, got it from GamersHell and it is marked as 1.01b both on their site and also the download file itself... Regards, Doug

Hello folks .... I'm looking for a PBEM opponent to play CMBN against ... I've just completed the tutorials, so I'm a rookie at CMBN, but have old CMBO exerience from years ago.... I'd like to find someone of a similar beginner to CMBN experience, so if you'd like to give it a go, email be at badger@milsurps.com. Thanks .... Regards, Doug

I don't either? Are you running a Mac? Regards, Doug

Well, as a user, I bought the full Mac version 1.0 and applied the 1.01 patch ... I also updated Lion OSX on my Macbook Pro to the latest patch which came out a few days ago.... CMBN now loads (no more white screen) and I'm able to at least get into a battle, although I haven't gone further then that as I need to re-learn the game. I'm about 5 years out of date ... Don't know if that helps or not... Regards, Doug

Roger that ... Will wait until full version is debugged and acknowledged operable, then will buy it ... Thanks again ... Regards, Doug

Thanks Phil ... If I buy the FULL version, will it run under Lion OSX now? Regards, Doug

Thank you ... That's disappointing ... as an old early member here, I was looking to resurrect my CB gaming and hoping to dust off the rust with the demo, to see what's changed ... I had bought all of the past games and unfortunately, after two moves and building a new house, I can't find them or the manuals, plus they were on my old PC anyway. I've now converted entirely to the Mac world .... Appreciate your feedback ... Regards, Doug

Does this include the demo version? I would like to try this out before buying full version, but all I see is a white screen and it locks up.... Regards, Doug

Been away for a while ... Running a MacBook Pro with OSX Lion and I thought I'd try CM Normandy (Demo), so I downloaded it... Click to start and it simply opens a white box and nothing else happens .... Saw there was a patch titled 1.01 for CM Normandy, which I downloaded and installed. Now, it wants a serial number or asks me to buy the game right now. Don't want to buy anything until I see the demo run, which I re-installed, but it still won't do anything except open up a blank white box and sit there .... Suggestions? Thanks for any feedback... Regards, Doug

They were called "Pistol Ports" in our Shermans. As you can see from pics below, they were also used for re-stocking primary ammo into turret. You had to be careful not to let too many empty 76mm casings build up on the floor of the turret as they were exceptionally hot after being ejected from the breech. As a result, we would often have turret floor fires due to the casings igniting the oily floor and any loose cleaning rags (or parts of uniforms) exposed. I'd usually dump empty casings out the pistol point during every pause in the engagement. More then a few laying around and it was very difficult to get fresh rounds out of the floor ready bin anyway. Some pics of how pistol ports worked: Sherman M4A2E8 First Day's Shoot (May 1964) Sherman M4A2E8 Second Day's Shoot (May 1964) Regards, Badger

Badger, For these close range engagements, were you trained to to aim for specific points on enemy tanks, or just center of mass? Also, did you have a different procedure for a "snapshot" as compared to a shot with plenty of prep time (like from an ambush position)? Thanks, Ace </font>