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Task Force Raff and Indirect Fire
SargeFry71 replied to SargeFry71's topic in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
Sigh...no I did not... Thanks for the rapid reply! It looks like I need to go back to Devon.. -
Hola all! Old CMBB/CMAK player back in the fold now that WEGO has made its long-overdue return. As it has been a while (and I have a touch of OCD) I decided to play both of the tutorial campaigns by the book. The basic training in Devon went just fine but I am scratching my head on mission #1 of the TF Raff campaign. On page 34 of the pdf manual, I am told to set up my PLT MTR in the Manor's courtyard, send the remainder of the PLT forward to an overwatch position and leave the F CO HQ section near the mortar to provide C2 (as the PL will be too far forward). Trouble is, my MTR now acts as if it has no-one spotting for it. The icon tells me that the MTR is in voice range of a HQ (which makes sense as it is 10m from my CO) but it cannot target what the CO can see. Then when I click on the voice icon, the PL is automatically selected (which I assume means that the PL is in fact in C2 for the mortar) but the PL is 128m away! I would add a screenshot but you already have it. Page 35 of the manual has a picture of my set up since that OCD I mentioned earlier forces me to do exactly what "the book" says to do. I did read the C2 section of the manual but as I read it, the F CO leadership should take command of the mortar as it is the only lower echelon asset around other than an independent scout team that is co-located with the company command section (also, BTW, in accordance with the pic in the manual). Has anyone else run into this problem? Am I missing something obvious here? Any help will be appreciated! Sarge
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Moon, It has now been a month and a half since I first raised this issue and emailed customer support. No resolution here in the forums and not a word from customer support either. I'd like my $10 back now please. As the forum is the only means of communication, please reply to this post and I will them PM you for the address to which you can send the check. Deal?
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Folks, Any word on this issue? The odds that I have successfully screwed up the "rename old .exe and then extract to folder with file structure intact" directions on three separate tries to make this patch work are kinda slim.
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Moon, Whew! Thanks for the reply. Getting mad tires me something awful. Appreciate the feedback, (almost) all better now. I understand vacations. I take vacations too and I don't answer e-mail when I am on them either
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Moon, Phillip, et al, Here I am STILL not able to play this game . Have I followed the installation instructions to the letter? Yes. Did I check the "Knowledge Base"? Yes. Have I posted my issue in the tech support forum? Yes, although only Redwolf has stopped in to assist (http://www.battlefront.com/community/showthread.php?t=88067). Have I e-mailed tech support? Yes I e-mailed Matt Faller, although I have received nothing in reply, not even an autoreply. Am I beginning to get a bit angry about the whole thing? I'll let you guess the answer to this one. I am not usually an "early adopter" as I get a slight case of the ass when things do not work as advertised. I took a risk in this case as Battlefront has always resolved any of my issues in the past (I have been playing CMBB/CMAK since they came out). I even bought these two patches the very day that they were available on Battlefront. When was that again? Ah, yes. 23 July. It is now the 15th of August and I haven't played either game once. Will someone PLEASE HELP? I would have posted this in my original thread but as I did not append a smiley face to the topic, it seems to have been ignored (unlike this thread). Here: Now that we are friends, you can help me, yes?
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CMBB Vista Patch Issue
SargeFry71 replied to SargeFry71's topic in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
Not to sound like a "Me, me, me!" type but does anyone have any more ideas on the original issue? I have given all the info that there is to give and I am at a loss here. I rely on the forum as customer service has been ignoring my email for six days now and I hold out little hope. -
CMBB Vista Patch Issue
SargeFry71 replied to SargeFry71's topic in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
Sandau, I have UAC off and CMBB is in a distinct folder in x86. Still doesn't do a thing. -
CMBB Vista Patch Issue
SargeFry71 replied to SargeFry71's topic in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
Yessir. I assume I need to nuke it? What does it do? P.S. - This isn't like when I am playing Team Fortress 2 and ask how to switch weapons is it? Because in TF2 4 different people will invariably tell me to hit ALT + F4. 'Cause thats funny...I guess. -
CMBB Vista Patch Issue
SargeFry71 replied to SargeFry71's topic in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
I have CDs for each game, stand-alone type. I do not have the anthology. -
CMBB Vista Patch Issue
SargeFry71 replied to SargeFry71's topic in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
Well, there are now two. One with the correct name and another appended with "Old" so as to avoid confusion. Update: I just removed the old file entirely - no dice. It was worth a shot though, thanks for the suggestion! -
CMBB Vista Patch Issue
SargeFry71 replied to SargeFry71's topic in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
GEN S, I did not, I was too excited about the full game I suppose. -
CMBB Vista Patch Issue
SargeFry71 replied to SargeFry71's topic in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
I read the forum posts that related to these patches before I bought them (force of habit) and I had to chuckle at those who had their panties in a twist over five or ten dollars to play these great games again. But...if there is an undocumented 64bit compatibility issue, I'd sure like my tenner back. -
Hola, I got my copy of the Battlefront newsletter and saw the new patches. Exciting stuff so I went directly to battlefront.com and downloaded both. I followed the instructions, renamed the .exe and extracted the files. New .exe in the old location (as mentioned in the how-to text). Next up is a game....or not. I try to run it and I get a DEP (Data Execution Prevention) message. Ok...I add CMBB to the "do not DEP" list. NOW for the game...or not. Now when I double click the .exe I go through the Open File Security Warning and then the UAC rigamarole and then nothing happens. Nothing at all, no process running, no nada. What have I screwed up? Or is this a Vista 64bit issue and I have wasted $10?
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The Javelin's minimum range is 65m for direct attack and 150m for top attack. Direct attack is the old-school "missile slam in the side" shot and top attack is the Javelin's special "missile through the roof" approach. That's real life minimum range(s) but if I know BF at all I am pretty sure that those are the in-game ranges as well.