[Welcome to 2021!]

2 hours ago, chuckdyke said:

The 76 mm Easy Eight Sherman is the best all round tank in WW 2. (My opinion) If they were given the HVAP round they would be almost on par with the 75mm L70 of the Panther and the 17 pounders of te British. The turret is fast, the gun was stabilized (tank still had to stop) optics excellent as were the radio communications. Because of communications if you fight as Germans the upgraded Shermans shoot first and are very accurate. Fight as US and be sure you get the most out of the C2.

Agree 100 %. According to "the Chieftan" the 76 mm AP round was more accurate than the 17 pdr. round at long ranges.

[Welcome to 2021!]

4 hours ago, BFCElvis said:

Or maybe this fella....

Thanks BFCElvis, much appreciated and great pictures. Is there any chance to see the Valentine tank ?

[Welcome to 2021!]

How about some new pictures of lend lease vehicles.

[Fire and Rubble Update]

22 hours ago, Macisle said:

I understand the logic behind the current system, but it basically prevents the feature from being used -- which is stupid in a tactical game. So, let the player get the use of air as a tactical asset by setting orders in pre-planning and then let him reap the fate of Eastern front air after the pre-planned air attacks have been completed, if the planes still have ammo.

Exactly my point.

 

4 hours ago, SimpleSimon said:

It's that they cannot be controlled at all or influenced in the planning phase that makes them an irrelevant feature. They seriously whiff attacks even when given a TRP based on some silly RNG value. They don't even try to attack sometimes and thus the RNG for them is so wide as to be pointless. You're better off just abstracting the consequences of their attacks by reducing target headcounts and placing some suggestive map craters in the editor. But man what a waste of a feature.

Again my point, whats the difference between controlling german air support in Normandy and in Russia ?

[Welcome to 2021!]

BTW that picture of the 251/22 looks fantastic. I just hope the halftrack dosent fall apart when the gun fires 

[Welcome to 2021!]

1 hour ago, Battlefront.com said:

And the scenario designer will get to choose between two piece padded, greatcoat, or a mix of the two.

TY for the new years post, Im realy realy realy looking forward to the F&R module, cant wait to order the module. About being able to choose between uniforms in the editor is sweet music in my ears.

[RT Unofficial Screenshot Thread]

Just remember to give your pixeltruppen helmets on when they reach the HKL .

[Back on Tracks Campaign is now available!]

46 minutes ago, Euri said:

Just started the Campaign after a long time being away from the game:
Recce units, when dismounted from Fenneks, do not carry radios. What kind of Recce is this?

Recce squad A-team has radio but B-team does not have a radio, you can make them a 4 man team in the squad.

[Interview with the Founder of Battlefront.com & Combat Mission]

Great talk with Steve, personally I would have liked to hear a bit about campaigns, like if BFC is considering changing the campaign script to make it more detailed: giving the campaign designer more options like recovery percentages for specific vehicles and refit only for some units e. g.

[Fire and Rubble Update]

11 hours ago, MikeyD said:

This is blind speculation, but I wonder if CMSF2's move to Steam has thrown off BFC's planning. Should they put out the Fire and Rubble module in the usual manner? Or should they wait to see the results of partnering with Steam/Slitherine and adjust their release plans accordingly? Bear in mind, I've heard zero talk of this in the halls of the BFC office tower. But it would be logical for them to consider putting CMRT on Steam with the module... IF there have been no glitches with the partnership. There's lots for them to consider and it might take awhile before they have the data to reach any conclusions. BFC's had a very unusual year this year.

No no, go team go go 

[Fire and Rubble Update]

11 hours ago, MikeyD said:

This is blind speculation, but I wonder if CMSF2's move to Steam has thrown off BFC's planning. Should they put out the Fire and Rubble module in the usual manner? Or should they wait to see the results of partnering with Steam/Slitherine and adjust their release plans accordingly? Bear in mind, I've heard zero talk of this in the halls of the BFC office tower. But it would be logical for them to consider putting CMRT on Steam with the module... IF there have been no glitches with the partnership. There's lots for them to consider and it might take awhile before they have the data to reach any conclusions. BFC's had a very unusual year this year.

No no no, go team, go go

[The British Forces Campaign - Highland Games]

15 hours ago, Sgt Joch said:

are you trying to call in air support? You need a Tac Air Control unit for that.

Not in the British Army, almost any british team can call in air support.

 

6 hours ago, Lethaface said:

It's just infantry platoon HQs who have the problem so it seems, their rifle squads can call in fire. Also other teams can call in.

Yes, that is how I see it to. Maybe it has to do with the fact that you can use the platoon HQ (with the 51 mm mortar) for indirect fire ?

[The British Forces Campaign - Highland Games]

In the second mission of the new Highland campaign my platoon commanders is denied calling in support, this must be a bug, right ?

[The British Forces Campaign - Highland Games]

Solved the problem: its because I ran version/patch 2.01 so I updated to 2.04(BFC) and now the CAM-file shows in the game. Many thanks for all the comments its the best forum in the world !!

[The British Forces Campaign - Highland Games]

I tried to download again, still a no go.

[The British Forces Campaign - Highland Games]

1 minute ago, akd said:

And you overwrote the existing Highland Games.cam file when you moved the new file into the campaigns folder?

Yes I tried that, still not showing in the game !

[The British Forces Campaign - Highland Games]

1 minute ago, Lethaface said:

Strange, worked for me. Could it be you also have steam version installed? Not sure where that get's its scenario's etc from, but probably in the /steamapps folder somwhere.

No steam version, got it from BF.

[The British Forces Campaign - Highland Games]

3 minutes ago, akd said:

Did you have the game running at the time?  You would need to exit, copy the new campaign file into the campaigns folder (overwriting old one), then restart.

No, the game was not running when I placed the CAM-file.

[The British Forces Campaign - Highland Games]

3 minutes ago, Lethaface said:

Place them in the /documents/battlefront/combat mission/CMSF2/game files/campaigns/ folder.

Thats where I placed it, but it does not show in folder.

[The British Forces Campaign - Highland Games]

What app should I chose to open the CAM ? I removed the old CAM from the folder to still have both new and old campaigns available !

[The British Forces Campaign - Highland Games]

When I put the new updated Cam-file into the CMSF2 cam folder it does not show up.

[Fire and Rubble DAR: BFCElvis vs Ithikial_AU - Soviet Side]

Will the 251/2 be able to fire the mortar from inside the halftrack ? Any chance of a german forward observer tank e. g. a Mark III ?

[Fire and Rubble Update]

As a famous French detective once said " Ah, now we are getting somewhere": Greatcoats and lend lease equipment, fantastic. BTW what kind of ground condition and time of year do you need to get white washed camo-pattern ?

[The Year Ahead Bone Post]

3 hours ago, Battlefront.com said:

The determinant for this feature is historical reality for the given force for the given time.  Soviets never had that capability even at the end of the war, at least not in a way meaningful to CM's level of simulation. 

Steve

The Soviets didnt but the germans used stuka divebombers for precision bombing sometimes very close to the frontline, this would be great to have available in CMRT.

[The Year Ahead Bone Post]

1 hour ago, Battlefront.com said:

Not sure I follow you.  Plus, any changes like that would be for the Game Engine, applicable across all titles (WW2 in this case), and not for a specific release.  We don't generally make such changes except when we do an Upgrade.

I would like to see dedicated air controllers in a upgrade, meaning that only they can call in a airstrike e. g. a Stuka divebomber. Kinda like in CM 1 where you have FO-teams to call in arty.

I have done a lot of playtesting in CMRT with Stuka divebombers and they attack their own forces almost every time they attack, especially SPWs seem to be great to attack .