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    Online H2H game problem

    in Combat Mission: Shock Force Tech Support

    Posted

    Hi,

    I use to run into a serious problem when playing online with an Italian player.

    He sets up, give me his IP. I connect, we start the game and inevitably after a few minutes, we get a synchronisation message. Game stops, the resumes, then stops again and it never resumes.

    My opponent says it could be a firewall or router problem and asks if I opened port 7023. I'm puzzled because I thought that if the port was not open, we could not even start the game.

    BTW I'm using Windows 7, 64bits.

    Thank you for your help,

    Best regards from a long time supporter,

    JHM

    PS : does Hamachi bypass this port 7023 hurdle ?

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    The weapons of the french ground army

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    I happened to fire an AT grenade with a FAMAS during my military service. The instructors showed us a very stranger firing position which is different from the picture shown in the thread.

    Thanks to Internet I found a funny video that shows it :

    I remember one old lieutenant said that this way af handling the FAMAS was lame. He told us you 'd better wrap the weapon's strap around your forward hand in order to reduce the kick (which is pretty strong as shown in the video).

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    LOS issues resolved in CMN?

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    In general though, I agree that the decreased amount of abstraction has led to an improved game, even if the ramrod rules mean that you can't always do what you want, or seem to be unreasonable in specific situations like here (or more pertinently, what you might have been able to do in CMX1).

    I read this thread while listening to "Let it bleed" from the Rolling Stones.

    Just figure what the last song says, again and again ?

    "You can't always get what you want,

    you can't always get what you want,

    you can't always get what you want

    but if you try sometimes

    you just might find

    you get what you need"

    With CMSF I found what I needed :D

    Blessed be the Stones !

    PS : very interesting thread, as always in this forum. It's a pleasure to practice one's english reading skill here...

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    Saved game causing a crash

    in Combat Mission: Shock Force Tech Support

    Posted

    Thanks for the reply.

    It appears that my last save file causes the crash.

    It weighs only 6,55 Mo .

    Some official reaction on this bug, maybe ?

    Is this a know issue with v1.21 ?

    Shall I send a copy of the file for Battlefront to have a look at it ?

    Life would be easier if CMSF did not crash that way, but displayed instead a message indicating that a saved game is corrupted.

    I also wonder what causes the corruption of the save file. Is it possible to have CMSF check the integrity of the save file on the fly ? It's a real pain in the arse to have to restart a big campaign scenario from scratch. A real show stopper for me I'm afraid !

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    Saved game causing a crash

    in Combat Mission: Shock Force Tech Support

    Posted

    Hi,

    I've been using CMSF for quite a while now and last night I was playing the second battle of the campaign "Warriors in the Sands". I saved and quit.

    This morning, the game crashes everytime I click on "saved game". I can start a battle, a quick battle, a campaign or the editor, but no saved game

    I'm using Win 7 + Marines and British, all patched up to v. 1.21

    I uninstalled and reinstalled the game but the problem still occurs. If I erase my saved games files, the program doesn't crash when I click on "saved game".

    Maybe one of the files causes the crash ?

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    Your Best Screen Shot 2

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    Ok, I'm new to taking pictures, but here we go :

    Once upon a time there was a Toyota hidden in the trees

    It believed it would be safe in the shade, but it was not

    CMSFdeathofaTotyota2.jpg

    Target in sight !

    CMSFdeathofaTotyota3.jpg

    Woooosh !!!!

    CMSFdeathofaTotyota4.jpg

    Target not in sight anymore, but it is too late now

    CMSFdeathofaTotyota5.jpg

    Kabooooom, end of Toyota #2 :-)

    CMSFdeathofaTotyota6.jpg

    [sorry Souldierz, but this little bugger of yours eventually got what it deserved for many turns :-)]

    I'm puzzled by the look of the sky in photos #2 to #5. Maybe it's a distortion due to the zoom ? It makes for a true extra-terrestrial atmosphere !

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    Holiday Bones, Norman Style

    in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy

    Posted

    I never thought I would ever kiss Santa Claus' feet for bringing me barbed wire, but hey, Battlefront made it happen :-)

    FoW defensive works, blimey, this is a fantastic piece of news !!!

    I've been following you guys since about 1998 and I'll stick around some more. Am I the only one feeling that we are part of some sort of family?

    Joyeux Noël à tous !

    JHM

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    A suggestion for 2 players quickbattles

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    Sorry I should not have spoken about Blue vs Red.

    What I had in mind is a simple option to have mirrored Blue vs Blue or Red vs Red quickbattles. Would you tick this option, you would only select options (nationality, branch, experience and so on) for one side, and the other would get exactly the same units.

    This would be soooo much quicker than having to fiddle with the scenario editor.

    What do you think?

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    A suggestion for 2 players quickbattles

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    I have played a few online quickbattles during the last few days an ran into desperately uneven fights.

    Nothing new under the sun, I know, but I thought that if there was a simple option in the QB setup screen to have mirrored units, then I wouln't have any reason to moan anymore !

    It would work like this : computer picks troops randomly for Blue, according to player's wishes (nationality, type, branch, experience and so on) and then gives the very same units to Red.

    Period.

    That way, I would not be able to blame it on my units if I get another online spanking ;-)

    That would not need too much code, would it? A simple additonal option to make us happy while waiting for CM2X WWII. Small enough to be included in a patch.

    Please Battlefront, do us this favor !

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    1.2 Timeline for Paradox?

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    I bought CMSF directly from Battlefront + the 2 modules, so no problem for me.

    But 2 weeks ago I ran into a real bargain in a french "FNAC" mediastore : 3 PC games for 10 euros. Among the many crappy titles, I was amazed to find several copies of CMSF Paradox version !!!!! Apparently they did not sell...

    So I bought 3 for 10€ because some of my friends hadn't bought the game yet :-)

    The problem is they are now waiting for the Paradox patch to be able to play online with me :-(

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    Could this be the first pic of CMx2 WWII ? [Edit] Yes!

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    Yeah, that looks promising indeed and I share your excitement...

    BUT (because there is a huge but here)

    Just picture this gorgeous Tiger... burning the way all vehicles currently do in CMSF...

    ...and instantly there is no joy anymore, but just a real pain in the ass ;-)

    So Battlefront pleaaaaaaaaaaaaase tell us that you will implement damaged / wrecked models for the WWII game ! The ones you used for CM1X series were simple but did the job.

    Pleazzzzzzzzzzzzze !!!!

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