[Foxholes look like Chocolate Glazed Donuts]

I don't know much about programming nor the Combat Mission engine, but wouldn't it have been possible to make changes in the terrain mesh after the battle starts also FOW-relevant? That way either shell holes and fox holes would only appear to player when a unit sees them.

Anyway, its obviously too late now, but it would have been an option I guess.

No it is unfortunately not possible. The foxholes don't look that honestly and it's beta so there is a chance it will improve

[What games are you playing to pass the time?]

Street figher 4, call of duty, starcraft 2... you know hardcore wargame . (Oh and some PBEMs)

[CM:BN vs PC:O like Blur vs Oasis?]

Apart from the different merits of the two games, I have no idea why people are seemingly surprised by CMBN being CMSF modded for WW2. What did you expect CMBN would be then?

[Technical support?]

I usually get choppy sound after loading some PBEM files one after each other. Restarting the game makes it go away however.

[Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy Video AAR 3, Turn Based/WeGo]

Great video!

I noticed that the pioneers, upon breaching the hedgerow, proceeds to run blindly through it.

Is it possible to direct a platioon to breach a wall/hedgerow/whatever without running through the hole directly afterwards?

Yes, if you put the breach waypoint just in front of the wall/hedgerow.

[AAR-CMBN_Beta Quick Battle "US Human Vs German AI"]

Thanks for the heads-up!

[Edit] I knew I should have learned Spanish .

[How do I make units hold their fire longer?]

Hmm, I just tested it myself. It seems that the hide behaviour has either changed or I never knew how it worked.

Also remember that a cover arc is not fool proof as nervous might still open fire earlier.

[German crew weapons and coax.. problem?]

Well, if the germans don't get the MP, then the Americans shouldn't get one.

The guys hiding behind the wall weren't crewmen (thinking about the AAR here).

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Why make it random?

Other than the beta screenshot, I have yet to see ANY german crewmen with an MP.

I've seen plenty of US crewmen with SMGs.

It's not random.

If I call BFC lazy, I'd get a ****storm coming my way.

And I don't think they are lazy, so I'm good.

Maybe there aren't enough info on the subject?

But it seems plentiful.

No you'd a get **** storm because you were wrong and too lazy to search . There are SMGs in all the tanks, it's just that trying to get out of burning on, grabbing the SMG is not a priority.

In more recent builds the tank crews don't always have a SMG as they did in earlier ones. If a crew gets a SMG, that makes a lot of difference if the engagement range is really short as it was in many of the situations in the video.

Note that almost none of the US crews survived. They might have done some damage here and there, but overall they were wiped out fairly easily.

Steve

[Hotkey problem fix?]

Do others than me have problems using hotkeys on the computers keyboard? For example, when i press "i" for a quick move, the game interprets that as "target light" if the Combat Menu is open at the moment. And using the key pad doesn´t work all the time either.

Any solution to this?

You can edit the hotkeys.txt file in the game folder (or download one put up by one of the users here on the forum). That way each order has one key associated to it.

[How do I make units hold their fire longer?]

How do I make units hold fire until I want them to fire?

I am playing Ambush Tutorial. The unit closesed to the enemy start firing way to early for me although they are Hiding. I put them facing a wall to get as many of them away from spotting the enemy and that helped some.

Use a cover arc, although units should not fire at all when they are hiding.

[C2 question]

Well, I did that, and the HQ is in radio contact even when its entire platoon has moved over the horizon.

And its units are in communication with the HQ.

So the HQ's radio-operator has a portable radio.

Ah ok thanks for testing. Either you're right or you've found some sort of bug .

[German crew weapons and coax.. problem?]

I believe BFC has said that they were randomizing the fact whether crews had a sub machine gun or not, to represent the fact that there wasn't always time to grab the SMG when bailing out.

[A lot of old timers coming back]

Go slink back to the MBT, Joe, this here is a private thread. I dont think these folks will understand you.

"Private thread", just because you *started* it. I'm afraid it's gone to your head old man.

[C2 question]

I know in CMSF, units close to each share information and C2 links. My guess is that being close to the vehicle the HQ team van pass information on via the vehicle. Vehicles don't have "Eye contact" icons to indicate the C2 link, so maybe that is why a radio icon is shown.

One way of testing this is to move the HQ team far away from any possible vehicles and see if they still have C2.

[I fancy a go playing red.....]

The first battle of GotH in particular is very hard, it can be completed in a couple of ways but you will need a dose of luck for both. But on the flip side, it's only 15 turns so even if you end up replaying it 8 945 times, it has only taken 13 weeks of your time.

In the last battle, I killed/wounded the enemy to the last man, but I still cannot achieve my enemy casualties objectives. A bug?

[What can be modded?]

What is the effect of that?

Well instead of displaying the original model, the renamed one is shown, just like swapping skins. Apparently it only works in some very specific instances.

[C2 question]

No, he is not.

But playing further I discovered that the HQ unit consists of two members, the commander and the radio-operator, and the radio-operator has a radio in his speciality icon. I guess that represents the radio, instead of it being shown in the inventory like in CMSF.

Is the HQ unit close to the vehicle? I don't think that icon represents a radio.

[C2 question]

Just to be clear. The HQ is not in the vehicle right?

[CMBN Download Filename]

The underscore (_) key on my keyboard just stopped working, and I wanted to ask BFC if the download filename would have an underscore in it. Please make sure the filename is underscore free otherwise I will not be able to download the game when it is ready.

Thanks for your understanding!

You can always use my underscore (_), just copy paste it .

[What can be modded?]

What is "model swapping"?

The models used in the game can't be edited. What can be done is renaming one model to some other model.

[False contacts/unit misidentification still exist?]

There is a difference between misidentification and not having all information. I believe Steve said that they will try to reduce the information you can get from a unit but if you see Tiger in a game, it is definitely a tiger and not a panzer IV or something.

[How much time between CM Normandy modules?]

How about just the part in/around Berlin?

Turn Patton loose, I say.

I just checked on wikipedia:

[soviet strength] For the investment and assault on the Berlin Defence Area about 1,500,000 soldiers!

Patton's got his work cut out .

[Some Peng Challenge Threads are more interesting than others]

Fortunately for me, as long as you continue to reside in that little Goober nation of yours, whether or not you are gainfully employed has no effect on my good ole American Entitlements.

It's the principle of things. In fact I will keep government paid jobs as long as possible to divert as much money away from you as I can. By the way, have I mentioned I am hammered right now? Because I am. Really.

[CMA... an overlooked gem... hugely immersive...]

I've seen CMSF for $5, so would patch it up and give it a try, despite the lack of campaigns.

Erhm, CMSF has a campaign, unless you mean something else I think you might be misinformed.

[Some Peng Challenge Threads are more interesting than others]

I personally, am retired, living off my entitlements now and hoping dopes like you continue to pay into the Social Security pool in order to keep my check coming regularly.

This is why I postpone getting a job that requires me paying taxes for as long as possible. You ain't never going to get a dime out of me!