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    20 New PBEM Scen at CMMODS Now

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

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    Originally posted by Sabot6:

    Hi, Stikkypixie & Mark--

    Thanks for the fast reply, and indeed all of my PBEM files were there in the "outgoing mail" folder; and you were right, there were a ton of them.... :^) Thanks!

    Unfortunately, my stupidity doesn't stop there. I tried to play "PBEM" with myself to test that I know what I'm doing, and I clearly don't. I save the emailed files in the "Saved Games" section and can see them through the main menu, but when I click on them to actually play the scenario I get prompted to enter another password and save, but I can never seem to get into the scenario itself...! I've done several iterations on this, but no luck.

    I've checked the manual again and can't find the directions to do this properly (please feel free to tell me to "RTFM", but just tell me which pages!), and I know it's pure operator error on my part.

    This is embarrassing, but I really do want to play PBEM at some point! :^)

    Thanks in advance for any suggestions you might have....

    Best rgds,

    Sabot6

    P.S.

    Yeah it's a bit confusing. I think the first two turns are just filling in the passwords, after that the action starts. You have to put the incoming PBEM turns in the "incoming mail" folder. You load them via the saved game menu; play them; and then send the outgoing which is in the "outgoing mail" folder to your opponent, which in this case is you smile.gif . So you just put them back in to the "incoming mail" folder etc...
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    20 New PBEM Scen at CMMODS Now

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    Originally posted by Sabot6:

    Hi, Mark--

    I'm new to CM:SF but have played a lot of CMBB and CMAK, and I have to confess that I cannot figure out what I'm doing wrong with PBEM here.

    I've downloaded, unzipped and saved the scenarios to the CM:SF "Scenario" file and I can see them from the game itself. So far, so good!

    Then, when I try to create a PBEM game (click on scenario, select Blue Force, etc.), provide a password at the prompt and click to save the game, I'm immediately returned to the main menu screen. I don't enter the scenario at all and when I check the "saved games" section, nothing is there...?

    This also happens when I try every scenario that came with CM:SF as well as all of the QB's (I know that not all of the QB permutations are populated, but I pretty much went through them all one evening and could not get a single PBEM game to load.

    Perhaps this question belongs in the tech forum area, but I thought you might be able to explain to me what I'm doing wrong (something obvious, I'm sure!) given your efforts in developing these PBEM scenarios.

    Thanks!

    Sabot6

    If you look in the outgoing mail folder, you should find the file you have to send to your opponent.

    Good luck!

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    I have gone over to the Peng challenge side

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

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    Originally posted by Nidan1:

    There are no truly American companies anymore....everything here is half owned by foreigners. Sort of like selling parts of the Appian Way to the Visigoths in order to get cash to build new bath houses.

    I don't know how to improve the situation, I don't have it with Yahoo anywhere else. Could it be your spam filters?

    Send your files to the hotmail account. Maybe Bill got something right this time.
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    All the same fundamental flaws in all their glory.

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

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    Originally posted by Adam1:

    Fundamental problems means game basics, as opposed to something technical like textures or hardware problems, or something frivolous like doodads. For players that see the value of CM in the simulation of reality, or, the strategic side, bullets going through 100m of solid earth is fundamental. Units not being able to take cover in trenches is fundamental. Units not being able to hide is fundamental. Units not being able to fire at what they should be able to shoot is fundamental. Units not having proper preservation is fundamental.

    Fundamental does not mean "never can be fixed". I'll always have high hopes and low expectations for CMx2. Steve drives me crazy with his spin so I'm just ignoring him now. I'll report what I see but I'm not going to debate about it. If anyone thinks the game is enjoyable as is I am not going to tell them otherwise.

    No, fundamental means it can never ever be fixed. That it's something inherently wrong. But LOS/LOF issues can be fixed according to BFC, so they're not fundamental.

    [ October 03, 2007, 02:07 PM: Message edited by: stikkypixie ]

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    I have gone over to the Peng challenge side

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    Originally posted by Nidan1:

    stikkypixie I'm getting the same messages from you that I get from that other dingbat, Noba . Your Yahoo account is thinking my emails are spam. While that may be true in some form, I faithfully send back my turns promtly, your third world ISP is causing the issue. Please fix or do somefink, or move back to Belgium.

    Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:34:38 -0400 (EDT)

    Temporary error from SMTP partner: smtp;421 Message temporarily deferred - 4.16.51. Please refer to http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/mail/defer/defer-06.html

    I would just like to remind you that Yahoo! is an American company. There is nothing wrong with my ISP and there's probably nothing wrong with Noba's ISP, what of course cannot be said about him.

    So I suggest you start a law suit or something to get things fixed; after all it's the only patriotic thing to do.

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    First Impressions of 1.04

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

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    Originally posted by Ritter_85:

    Well it is much better now with 1.04 but... I noticed that in a mission "Abu susah" I ordered one infantry squad to disembark. they went panicked and took cover from nearby trench... they took losses and some time later there were only 3 men ok.... but the dead soldiers were vanished.... does the fallen soldiers vanish like that?

    Routed soldiers vanish, you first see an "!" above them then they vanish. Is this what you saw?
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