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    CM:N on Steam?

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    Speaking of which, whats the word on whether the Proving Grounds site(scenarios/Ops in beta) and the Scenario Depot II site(scenarios/Ops tested/tweaked) will support the new CMN? I'd be willing to bet the answer will be absolutely yes. This kind of phasing-in of scenarios is what the CMSF scenarios sometimes lacked.

    You out there GJK? :)

    Here´s your answer. I remember reading it a few months back and digged it out:

    Quote:Originally posted by: Bannon DC:

    Hey Gary --

    How's it going? I hope all is well.

    What are your thoughts on hosting the upcoming CM2 Normandy scenarios?

    Does anyone know how big a typical CM2 version scenario is?

    Cheers,

    Bannon

    Hey Bannon, long time - I'm making it with some help, amen. Hope you're doing well.

    Unfortunately, I don't see any plans for modifying either of the sites to accomodate CMx2 stuff - not in the near future at least. I'm working every possible hour that I can (at work now) and trying to stabilize for me things personally. I don't even have internet access or a computer set up where I'm staying, so I haven't been playing and as many of probably noticed, I'm rather scarce around here and have been for some time. I really, really do miss some good wargaming though and I won't stray too far away - it is my best intentions to get things worked out and get myself to a point to where I can take the time to relax and enjoy some good gaming. ;)

    Thanks for your message!

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    Specs for running CM:N

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    One thing you might look into is your power supply; i'm not sure if the 300W will be enough.

    I think Lethaface might have an important point here: When I recently purchased a new GPU, I was told that almost all new GPU´s demand at least 450 W.

    I don´t if this is true - but you might want to check it out.

    Cheers

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    Wondering about buildings in CM Normandy

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    Well, while we´re waiting, I might as well ask one of the building questions that´s been on my own mind for a while:

    Will CM:N allow for buildings being placed on slopes?

    It is one of the things that has been really annoying me when creating scenarios in CM1, that whenever you place a building on a sloping street, the building never shows up on the map.

    So will it be possible now...?

    ...please?

    :-)

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    Help with graphics card

    in Combat Mission: Shock Force Tech Support

    Posted

    Thanks again for the quick answer. It was as always very helpful and useful - though a bit discouraging too this time: Just when I thought, I´d figured it out. :-/ But nothing´s ever straightforward when it comes to computers, it seems.

    I just need to clear up one thing, though: You say that "there are no motherboards that support your current Pentium 4 CPU and PCI-Express 2.0"

    As far as I have understood, my CPU is a Celeron D - or maybe I´m misunderstanding something here?

    Would it make a difference if my CPU is not a Pentium 4?

    Here´s what CPU-Z says:

    Processor 1 ID = 0

    Number of cores 1 (max 1)

    Number of threads 1 (max 1)

    Name Intel Celeron 347

    Codename Cedar Mill

    Specification Intel® Celeron® D CPU 3.06GHz

    Package (platform ID) Socket 775 LGA (0x2)

    CPUID F.6.4

    Extended CPUID F.6

    Core Stepping C1

    Technology 65 nm

    Core Speed 3079.6 MHz

    Multiplier x FSB 23.0 x 133.9 MHz

    Rated Bus speed 535.6 MHz

    Stock frequency 3066 MHz

    Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, EM64T

    L1 Data cache 16 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size

    Trace cache 12 Kuops, 8-way set associative

    L2 cache 512 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size

    FID/VID Control no

    Cheers

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    Help with graphics card

    in Combat Mission: Shock Force Tech Support

    Posted

    Hi Schrullenhaft

    After reading your detailed and very informative answer regarding video cards and the shortcomings of my motherboard, I´ve begun wondering whether I´ve been looking at this problem from a completely wrong perspective. What I mean is:

    Is main problem actually my motherboard?

    You might not remember, but a couple of months ago we talked in this forum about a problem regarding Open GL 2.0. (http://www.battlefront.com/community/showthread.php?t=89664) The reason was that I had tried to play the CMSF demo, but could not initiate Open GL 2.0 - even though my current video card should be Open GL 2.0 compatible. I never managed to solve the problem – and I´ve got the impression from the disussions in the earlier thread that the fault was somewhere in my motherboard and/or BIOS.

    So now I´m wondering if I will just be facing a new problem, once I´ve managed to get a working video card. Namely, that Open GL 2.0 might still not work on my PC, because of the problem with my rather outdated motherboard - and then I still wouldn´t have gotten any closer to playing CM:N.

    Thus, I´m now wondering if it wouldn´t be wiser to replace my motherboard instead of buying a new video card? The pro´s in my view would be:

    1)The video card compatibility should then be solved.

    2)The Open GL problem should be solved

    3)My motherboard would be updated and my PC should the be more ready for further updates later on (like inserting more RAM for instance)

    The price of a motherboard is roughly the same as a video card - and since I already have a working video card (only not with my current motherboard) I think I would get more value for my money by buying a new motherboard.

    So now I´m contemplating to “simply” change my motherboard and move my CPU into the new board and reinstall windows. Only, I´m a bit afraid I might have misunderstood something in the process - I am after all a real novice in this field.

    So the question I hope you could help me anwer is this: Is my analysis correct – or can you see any flaws in my plan?

    Then I´ll hopefully be done asking questions

    Cheers

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    Help with graphics card

    in Combat Mission: Shock Force Tech Support

    Posted

    Thanks jcmil, but the card you´re talking about is different. There IS no no power socket on the card - I´ve even asked the guy who sold it to me to be absolutely sure that this was not the problem. He was actually a bit surprised to discover that there wasn´t on this version.

    Regarding the PSU, I bought that at the same store - specifically for this card :-/

    But I´ll check again.

    Thanks

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    Help with graphics card

    in Combat Mission: Shock Force Tech Support

    Posted

    Once again: Thanks a bunch for the detailed reply.

    The power plug you´re referring to, is one of those plugs that provides the card with extra power from via one of the cables from the PSU, right? My 9800GT card has no socket for such a plug.

    I will definetely try update the BIOS as you recommended, but I´m not that optimistic - I´m afraid I´ll just have to buy another card.

    So I was wondering if you - based on the info in my previous post - could recommend a card that you be good for CM:N - and compatible with my PC? (CPU: 3,08 ghz, RAM: 2x 1GB DDR2 RAM).

    I´ll of course regard your reply purely as a recommendation and (this time!) check the compatibilty with the manufacturer before purchasing.

    Cheers

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    Help with graphics card

    in Combat Mission: Shock Force Tech Support

    Posted

    Thanks for the detailed answer, Schullenhaft. I´ll try to reply as detailed as I can:

    1) PCI-Express

    2) Power supply: 550 watts. Should be more than sufficent. The graphics card requires 450 watts.

    Regarding the motherboard, I´m not entirely sure, what info you need. Here´s what I´ve got from CPU-Z:

    Mainboard:

    Model: 775Dual-VSTA 1.00

    Chipset: VIA PT880 Pro, rev. 00

    Southbridge: VIA VT8237A

    LPCIO: Winbond W83697HF

    BIOS:

    Brand: American Megatrends Inc.

    Version: P1.90

    Date: 09/14/2006

    Graphic interface: PCI-Express

    Link Width: x4, Max supported: x16

    The card is a Club 3D Nvidia GeForce 9800GT 1024MB Green.

    I´ve just noticed that the box says "System requirements: PCI-Express 2.0 or PCI-Express compliant motherboard with one x16 graphics slot". Could the 16x be the cause of the trouble?

    The problem that occures with the card is very simple: When the card has been inserted the screen is only turned on for about one second when I turn the PC on. Then it goes into "power saving mode". Judging from the sound of the computer, it doesn´t go through the normal start up procedure. But I´m not entirely sure of that.

    I´d really appeciate any help I could get.

    Cheers

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    Help with graphics card

    in Combat Mission: Shock Force Tech Support

    Posted

    Hi

    I´m getting my PC ready for CM:Normandy and so I´m trying to install a new graphics card, as the old one is not up to speed.

    But I´ve encountered a problem: The card I bought doesn´t work in my computer. The vendor has tested it and says that the card itself works fine. So it seems it´s simply not compatible with my PC somehow. So I´ve now accepted I´ll just have to buy another card

    :-(

    Now my question for you is this:

    Is there some sort of software (or other solution) that can help me determine which cards that will work in my PC and which won´t (like for instance Crucial scan that determines which kind of RAM you PC can use).

    I can´t afford to end up with another useless card.

    Cheers

    Umlaut

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    Unit types in CM:N?

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    There´s another funny thing about these little known facts concerning the battle of Hastings, Sgt Joch and Blackcat. Namely that BOTH sides in the battle were led by descendants of danish vikings that had conquered Normandy and England.

    Harold Godwinsons father, Godwin, was a nephew of Knud the Great, known in England as King Canute. Knud/Canute ruled England from 1016 to1035.

    William the Conqueror was the great-great-great grandson of another danish viking, Rollo. Rollo became the first earl of Normandy, when the french king in 911 awarded him Normandy as payment for ending his attacks on France.

    Here ends today´s history lesson, now throw me a bone please

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