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    Fire and Rubble Update

    in Combat Mission Red Thunder

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    12 minutes ago, BFCElvis said:

    Yes.Yes they do. And I won't add to that. 🙂

     

    As far as I'm concerned it's on schedule for a summer release. But I thought that with Rome to Victory last year and it came out in November. How's that? Does that answer the question?

    It does. I know by now such statements are not written in stone, but it's something to hold on to.

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    Fire and Rubble Update

    in Combat Mission Red Thunder

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    1 hour ago, Majick said:

    That sounds interesting....  How do you feed back the result of the CM battle into Panzer Campaigns?

    Well, that's a problem I haven't solved yet. Depending on which site is victorious, i withdraw units and don't use them for several turns. But if one uses one's imagination it's still fun.

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    Fire and Rubble Update

    in Combat Mission Red Thunder

    Posted · Edited by Aragorn2002

    3 hours ago, MikeyD said:

    The fly in the ointment, so to speak, was the Ministry of Defense's unexpected interest in CM, as has been mentioned elsewhere. That's workproduct that y'all will never see in detail and nobody's going to talk about but it shouldn't be a surprise that a few of us were kept pretty busy for awhile doing stuff that wasn't Fire and Rubble. BFC has the luxury of telling the discussion board "It'll be finished when its finished". For government work the proper response is "Deadline? Yes SIR! We'll do it SIR!" :o:P  Fire and Rubble has been very close to being done for a very long time but BFC has been tied up with too much good fortune lately.

    Yes, and downplayed the consequences for the release of Fire and Rubble to keep the community happy. That's all rather obivious. We could indeed face another RtV drama, let's prepare ourselves for that.

    I'm far from bored. Yes, there's always enough content in the other CM games to play with. Lately the superb Goumier mod by mjkerner for instance gives me the opportunity to play a series of great quick battles. and yes, there's so much more still to explore, but that's not the point. It should be possible to inform about a very general period of release (Autumn) without the usual indignant reactions.

    Btw, people, John Tiller Software  (Panzer Campaings) has a sale going at the moment. Nothing spectacular, but it might be worth to pick up a couple of titles. I enjoy using playing Panzer Campaign in combination with CM by making small quick battles. A dream team.

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    Fire and Rubble Update

    in Combat Mission Red Thunder

    Posted · Edited by Aragorn2002

    3 hours ago, BFCElvis said:

      

    Live in the moment, man. Have you wrung everything out of Rome to Victory that can? I still haven't played out all of the original CMBN. Keep an eye on progress if you're interested in the module but ride the wave, dude.

    I wonder sometimes if it's an inside joke that once something is released people start asking about a release date for the next thing in the pipeline. Let's play what we've got. There is an enormous amount of content at this point. 

    Really don't understand your attitude. I'm not asking for a release date. I'm asking whether everything is on schedule for an autumn release. Not such a strange question, given the fact the AAR is upon us already. Autumn means still another four or five months. You could answer by describing the development of the scenarios, campaigns, artwork etc. like you did some time ago, instead of telling people to 'ride the wave, dude...' You can tell that at the start of the development of a game, not after a wait this long.

    The only 'inside joke' I can see here is the unreliability of BF release dates. Gaming sites like Wargamer most certainly see it that way.

     

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    Fire and Rubble Update

    in Combat Mission Red Thunder

    Posted · Edited by Aragorn2002

    2 hours ago, Warts 'n' all said:

    I suspect that there might be some members of "the community" who couldn't give a monkey's about an update, because it is blinding obvious from the fact that Declan and The Colonial One are providing AARs for us to watch that things are coming along quite nicely.

    Things are coming along quite nicely for years and years now, my dear wart. 

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    Fire and Rubble Update

    in Combat Mission Red Thunder

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    1 hour ago, BFCElvis said:

    Pretty much spot on. And I really really really really really really don't want to run into a pre-order to release time like Rome to Victory. Historically, it's generally been 4-6 weeks between when pre-orders open and something is released. I'd like to see a return to that for Fire and Rubble.......With the understanding that that is the target...not a promise.  

    So you still can't even predict the season the module will be released in? Ah, well.

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    Fire and Rubble Update

    in Combat Mission Red Thunder

    Posted · Edited by Aragorn2002

    3 hours ago, PIATpunk said:

    I expect the only useful response is when it's actually officially released for pre order.

    I assume you're more interested in this release, although you were pressing regularly for the previous release, you never actually purchased it - am I mistaken?

    What do you mean with the previous release? I did buy r2v if that's what you mean, so in that case you are indeed mistaken. I've always considered the R2V module to be an annoying obstacle on the road to Fire and Rubble. And although I admit R2V is quite nice, I still think it caused far too much delay. So if you're trying to insinuate I'm only interested in pressing for a release instead of the module itself you're twice mistaken.

    Opening pre-orders isn't the only useful response. I'm asking whether a autumn release is possible. That's not exactly asking for a release date, is it?

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    Lucky Strike's Mods: Hedgerow Hell

    in CM Normandy Maps and Mods

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    30 minutes ago, Lucky_Strike said:

    Hi folks,

    I've now made a second beta compilation. Anyone else interested in testing can PM me for a link. I should be on course to get the first proper release into your respective sweaty hands by next weekend. Then I can add a few extras as I make them - crops spring to mind.

    I did a quick test of the existing mod in CMFI and CMRT (demo). I could see straightaway that FI will need a lot of work to adapt the mod to it. There are many more very different terrains used so that'll be some time coming. RT is an easier ask, I don't have the full game yet (waiting for a bundle with FR - hopefully 🙏). The mod worked quite well in the demo and added nicely to the overall look of the battlefield. Then there are the Low Countries, autumn and winter versions to come up with - anyone!?

    In the meantime ... there's something in the long grass ...

    LS

    Low countries? Yes please!

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    Where are the Goumiers in djellaba?

    in Combat Mission Fortress Italy

    Posted

    1 hour ago, mjkerner said:

    Thanks everyone. More to come, once I figure out a conundrum involving the Sikh turban/beard face and a few other anomalies with the British and Indian troops.

    @ Aragorn, yes, like the BAR  replacing an occasional FN lmg, and likely because the French utilize US equipment, some troops (leaders. assistant leaders and crews) are occasionally armed with Thompsons.

    PS: Mountains were gorgeous as usual!

    Good! You've deserved that.

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