Larry Thorne

*pacing back and forth like a lion in a cage* soon...soon...soon is not soon enough...soon...now? So if I go to sleep now (3am) is it possible to wake up into a more beautiful world? Great stuff -LT

:eek: When?

Hi Some scenarios I have made are claimed to be too hard, and asked to have reduced the ai skill levels. If I am making a scenario to be historical or semi-historical I tend to make as they were back in the days, which usually means very tough. As I personally don´t like walkthrough scenarios when the fun is just destroying the enemy. If I get a draw or minor vic I usually post them for playtest. If not tough I try to make scenarios with variable units that all have certain tasks so that the AI could be beaten, these have also been claimed to be boring or too hard as I guess some players just wanna charge the troops blindly ahead instead of making battlefieldlike commands with the units available at the terrain they are in. Like using on map mortars to take out entrenched gun positions etc. I guess these are the reasons I haven posted too many scenarios to TSD yet and I am learning my lessons as I haven´t been making scenarios for release that long time. I have tried to listen and learn from other designers and playtesters of variable skill levels and come to a simple result. Designers just cannot please everyone. That ultimate scenario is somewhere out there that works every way possible.. As I think I have gotten pretty good reviews for my fictional stuff I am getting into the world of trying to make a good historical battle. As I still tend to pick battles that somehow draw my attention I can only hope someone likes them. I have also found out that people like to play H2H more than against AI..correct me if I am wrong..so multiople playtesting is mandatory to get into somehwat enjoyable results for playing H2H. If one creates a challenging battle against Ai it is 99% sure that it is just tyoo easy for the other player in H2H. Just my 1.5 cents from my short career as a designer. This is one good topic for discussion and I agree mostly on the things said by Simovitch Fred and J2D. Thanks to you guys my designing has gone from bad to little better :cool: Cheers -LT

If you want to practise conscript and green troops against regular and veteran play the russians on any of the allied attacks in VC Vuosalmi campaign. In the end quantity overruns quality. Hard hard fighting in tough conditions. Played the whole campaign tcp/ip-pbem, the tide was turned about half way into it and the quantity started to make a difference. Frustrating but revarding. Just my 2 cents -LT

Last 3 turns from him I received from him arrived 3/4/05, 3/8/05 amd 3/9/05 so he is active as far as I know :cool: -LT

Group 8 Wet Triangle - completed, AAR sent St.Edward's - completed, AAR under construction Highlanders - completed, AAR under construction Maleme - completed, AAR under construction Moltke - dying and trying Thank you all my great opponents, scenario makers and ROW V staff! -LT

Try removing the combat mission BB/AK prefs from the game folder. Re launch the game and pick the correct resolution. If this don´t help remove them again and install the driver that they used to work. Hope this helps. -LT EDIT to add: if these don´t work Start/Run/dxdiag should show if the new driver did something wrong to your system or something

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GaJ and everyone using the new McMMM. By GaJ's request, I have uploaded a Normandy mod set to cmmods to be used with McMMM and its new abilities to automatically DL the needed mods etc. Note this modset is not combination of bmps but a mcs file for McMMM. I don´t know all the technicalities, so I hope it works for you. It is a combination of many great mods with a little CMBO looks in it too. It also includes Ardennes modset from CMBO and new CMAK wintermods so it should be a good set for NW Europe winter battles too. I really hope it works. Let me know -LT

Battles and operation straight to scenarios folder. Maps to quick battle maps or to scenarios folder which ever you want. When Dling check if the files are zip files. If they are you might wanna DL them to desktop unzip and put the CM files to correct folders. -LT

Just as Pheasant Plucker said this is one good reason... JagdPanther Half a day in IWM was not enough at all...it would have been enough for the main hall, but there is stuff beyond it too and I mean very interesting stuff -LT

Ok Got the hang of the modset stuff AWESOME...just few clicks to change from Italy to Normandy to Ardennes. Thanks for this great tool! -LT

Hi GaJ I downloaded mine about 2hours ago. It shows that the version is 4.21 so is there a newer one for DL already? -LT

Check for new drivers? Those new drivers usually solve many things, or in some cases you have to look for olderones. Hopefully someone with better info helps you out if the problem is not slved. If new driver doesn´t help do DxDiag and see if everything is running smoothly? Good Luck -LT

Ok Installed it and learning how to use it now. Works fine and everything looks as it is supposed to be...have to get into that mod pack thing later. Thanks GAJ -LT

IIRC if the unit has bow MG it should work, but in some AFVs it is mounted in the turret so I guess in those vehicles the MG doesn´t work after the main gun in the turret is damaged. Hopefully someone coorects me if I am totally wrong. -LT

Can´t wait to get home from work to DL that piece of art Another diamond by MikeyD

Not possible. Only works properly with mortars and HQ units.

Read the book few weeks ago. Great stuff over all!

AFAIK the answer is no. Offcourse you can shoot them by your self and score "tons" of minus points. Idea of using trucks doesn´t slow down the infantry and other vehicles are only sloved down by them. If you are making a scenario you can make a note to the briefing that the roadblock represents piled up broken trucks etc.

To unbog these tricks are the only ones that have workrd for me. Rotate 90 to 180 degrees, or reverse the AFV back the direction it came from. I have ran tests on pushing bogged vehicles in CMBB/CMAK and so far have not been able unbog that way...usually get the other tank bogged too. When the vehicle is immobile nothing can save it. -LT

Anthology 34.9€ at Anttila tunneli. HKI

#2 or anything with something else than ATI card...just don´t do that mistake of buying ATI card and loose the fog graphics. I did that dumb move and bought ATI no more fog for this commander untill the Geforce revolution strikes back to my system. Hopefully soon -LT

Try the search button (top right corner) using that I came up that this Fraps program can be used. Éventually it makes pretty big files but converting to DivX makes them a bit smaller. There nmight be some other tools available too. Hopefully someone points you out to them. Cheers -LT

Got mail from him 6hrs ago...I am here trying to stay awake in night shift that came from behind the corner...gotta love being on call..sorry guys turns out tomorrow afternoon... :mad: ...just looove the RL stuff get on ROWs way :mad: