PeekingDuck

Thanks so much for your reply, Hubert. I will enjoy the current version until then. Is there a link for further info on SC3 yet?

Hi, I've had the game (SC GC Gold) for a couple weeks now and am enjoying it except one thing. I just can't get used to the tiles/map. I have searched the forums far and wide looking for a mod that might allow me to change this game to a hexagonal map. I have not found such a beast. So, I have two questions, well three really: 1. Is there a mod that will allow me to use a hex map? If not, is there a means to make one? 2. I seem to recall the original SC had a hex map? Was there even an explanation as to the change in map style? 3. Is there a new iteration of the game being planned, and if so, are there plans to have hex map as an option? Sorry if this has all been covered before, I'm a bit late to the party... Thanks in advance, Peek

Thank you. That's what I was wondering. I still think he may have been just a bit lucky, although his troops weren't running over the mines - always walking or crawling. Maybe I should have set up my kill zones to force him to run over the minefields? Is that it? But, but, I saw this movie and... Indeed, that's what I was hoping for. The idea being that he would find walking through/sitting on the minefields so unpleasant that it would force him into into my kill zones. Yes. Can you please explain the proper use of minefields then, if they're not used to deny certain spaces/places to the enemy? This game is a blast to play, well, except when your mines aren't blasting your brother's men to bits! Seriously though, what would have been a better way to employ the mines on a map like the one I described? Well, he never really came into LOS for my mortar. The mines didn't have the desired effect and he was allowed to use the houses as cover, which bought him time for his 81mm mort and 105 arty(may have been 75 - I forget) to make my life miserable. Thanks again to all who have responded. I really appreciate the input! -Peek

Hmm. ok. Then I guess he didn't know they were there. It sure seemed like it because he did start having his men crawl up to each house. However, that might've been to avoid the fire from the sides of each house? (We're both noobs obviously) Even so, that reinforces my point about him traveling right over the signs several times. I just want to make sure I didn't do something wrong and repeat the same mistake again. Although, I'd hate to think he was THAT lucky, so I must've dome something wrong to prevent the mines from going off. Anyway, thanks for the reply Snarker, I really appreciate the help. -Peek

Well that was the idea. I placed the mines in order to prevent him from using the only cover on the map. In other words, I thought the mines would deny him the use of the houses as cover, thus making his men easy targets for my mortars, MGs and Rifle peeps. His men never set off the mines even though they walked right over them in several places. After he realized the back side of each house was mined he made his men crawl over them. Does that affect the mine's trigger somehow? I don't recall seeing them run into the minefields and I never got them to break and run either. As soon as he found out he could traverse the minefield with impunity the game was basically over for me. I held out for a while, but the situation was untenable. Again, did I miss something and possibly place the mines in a way as to prevent their being set off? I mean, he walked right over the signs that say "Achtung Minen" on several occasions. Or maybe he just got REALLY lucky (a bunch of times)? Thanks for the responses guys. -Peek

Hi, Noob here again. Hoping someone can give some good advice on AP Mines. Recently I was playing my brother in a QB where I had nothing but a few green/regular Inf's and a bunch of AP mines. The map was NA and very flat/open. Anyway, in the middle of the map was a row of houses, both large and small, I assumed he would advance toward them as they were the only cover available. Hence I place my AP mines on his side of those houses in hopes that his infantry would trigger them while looking for cover. The scenario was 23 turns and his infantry ran all over my mines, and I mean ALL over them. He went forward on them, backward, and then forward again. He might as well have danced on them. I had around 10 AP minefields(2 on the backside of each of 5 houses) and each were repeatedly trampled on throughout the course of the scenario. Needless to say, he crushed me pretty badly because not one of the mines went off. What did I do wrong? I made sure that I had scale set to "realistic" when placing my mines. I did get one of his APC's to hit an AT Mine, but, the AP ones seemed to be duds. Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks in advance, -Peek

Sorry if this has been posted already. I tried the search function and didn't find anything. Anyway, can CMAK save each turn movie and then play one contiguous movie at battle's end? If not, have the developers ever said why? Thanks in advance - and thanks to all the nice folks who helped me find the game manual! -Peek

Hi, Kozure. Thanks for the prompt reply! Anyway, the problem I am having is precisely because the manual for CMAK consists of two things: 1. Hotkey listings for various functions(although it seems there may be more game functions not mentioned in the hotkey printout) 2. The tutorial was good, but failed to explain why one does certain things in it, and also failed to explain some of the terminology. Hope I'm not being too picky, but I simply don't know much of the lingo and certainly don't know anything about small unit tactics. cheers, -Peek

Hi, CMAK noob here. Found the manual sorely lacking in explaining some things and I was hoping to get help on the forums. Where can I get a thorough explanation of ALL the game features and some help with the basic tactics? I looked in the tactics forum and not much there either. Thanks in advance for your help. -Peek PS - Sorry if this topic doesn't belong here, but I didn't have time to search the entire fora.