Dmitri

Hi all I've been a CM addict for a long time, mainly playing medium sized meeting engagments via TCP vs friends of mine. CMAK has renewed my interest in the series. I've had some great time playing some online QBs in the italian theatre and lately I tried some desert battles as well. Unfortunately north africa maps dont come out as interesting as I had hoped for and end up usually in tank duels without infantry engagments. The only way I found so far to make these maps more infantry friendly, without removing tanks at all, is to set the map generator to Large town and Heavy trees, thus providing some cover for infantry maneuvers and close firefights. Otherwise, the guy with the most hills and some rough terrain to his side is usually the dominant of the battle. So, what about you QB fellas? Any of you playing North Africa at all? If so, what are the map settings and force selections you chose to make things more interesting? I really hope that some challenging pre-made desert maps will soon appear on the net created by the many talented designers out there. When it comes to QBs they realy dont need to be 100% historically accurate. Some interesting terrain features here and there and sensibly placed victory objectives are quite enough ingredients for a gripping fight imo. Cheers