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  1. hi all,i have been playing the cm series for over 10 years, i get it. its my kind of game .i have bought them all and play all scenarios in elite. but there are still some aspects of the series i cant figure out. multiplayer: is simply beyond me, despite help from friend far more computer literate than i. even guys from websites like "W G for gentlemen" and "band of brothers" have tried to help , but i still never managed to set it up right. thats OK, i can live with that. but the making campaign mode is something i would like to access. the trouble is i have tried to follow the instructions on the tin and nothing happens. the words may be in English . but the sentences make no sense to me. evidently i need skills in layered baking or some such.. so.. has anyone made a you tube video for example of how you can make a campaign , would battlefront consider making instructional videos for the less pc literate . thanks guys and galls for reading.. any help would be greatly appreciated.. kind regards. phantomajor.
  2. it does look a little like a wall of text . i wrote it on a small screen and it didnt look like that after an all nighter, lol. i agree with you that some of the smaller details of the game could be tweaked a little. i would like to see medics following up an advance. in game arty like priests or 25 pounders, firing indirect missions instead of direct at 1 man. and also maybe a creeping barrage fire mission.
  3. hi buddy, i am a member of the blitz site name phantomajor and have been for some time now. but i still cant find out how to play pbem or h2h. i click the buttons, but not very much seems to happen. at 48 years old i do feel that all this is a little out of my reach . not even the email icon in the games menu works. im almost on the verge of giving up and taking up dancing instead. lol well maybe not.. cheers
  4. hi all for many years ive been playing cm games against the ai and for the most part i have had a great time. what would i like to see in the next decade or so? well i have played around with a lose concept for a ww2 rts for some years now. and i think it would suit the cm series very well. simply speaking it would combine cm with a new admin structure. fighting with a purpose. a series of theater maps. Mediterranean/ Northerner Europe/ Russia/ far east .each theater follows a historical timeline and has recognized divisions of the day. (sounds familiar.. ) example:- (Mediterranean theater, 1940 north Africa)" o' conner moves west and begins ,operation compass". troop deployments are displayed on a "situation map" .the map is divided into a number of battles each of these has a number of games .say 8 for arguments sake. choose the battle you want to play ex. ( attack fort nibiewa)start time 0600hrs .choose one of the 8 games in that battle for nebiewa. .game time 2 hours. player plays out that game then the next and the next until he has played all 8 games in that battle. at the end of that battle player returns to the situation map . player chooses the next battle,say ( attack fort capputzo) start time 0600hrs again, same start time as the previous game, same 2 hour duration. this time there are 10 games in the attack on fort capputzo. player playes all 10 games and so on .after the player has played or passed all the games in all the battles in a 2 hour window, the ground gained or lost will register on the situation map. unit loses , prisoners taken, booty gained etc will also be recorded. each game result combines with the others to builds a unique situation report over the 2 hour game period. . the aim is to achieve success by defeating or holding the enemy and achieving the goals of "operation compass" .by clicking on any of the battles on the situation map you can choose to fight /hold ground /move from that sector( giving the player the option to plug a hole somewhere)/retire / route..having played all the battles in operation compass for after a given period of time ( in this case 2 hours of game play).. all the game results are correlated and new battle lines are drawn according to players results and the situation map is adjusted accordingly. the process then begins again from 0800 hrs with the units strengths and start lines adjusted . all the games are connected instead of independent games not related to each other as in the campaign mode in cm today,each games map is connected to its neighboring game. " fighting with a purpose"..over time the collective gains and loses will determine what has happened in "operation compass" you return to the theater map and assess your next move . the theater map can be connected to a world map showing troops in action somewhere else giving a separate theater a chance to play out . the game could be based on year by year or by theater over the course of the war .many permutations are possible. the end result is that i think the added dynamic of a map structure would give the game against the ai a greater purpose. and far greater enjoyment to the gamer than a number of seemingly unconnected battles labeled as a campaign ,with no real goal to aim for. this is only the tip of the ice burg and only one mans opinion but it will hopefully start a discussion among the game followers that read this . maybe even the game developer has already covered it, who knows , i can only hope.. fight the good fight..fight with purpose..thanks for reading.. Gdsm nelly..
  5. hi all im curious to know how many people are having difficulty finding multiplayer game rts or pbem games or players to contact, i for one haven't managed at all despite advise from other battlefront members and members of various sites who have tried to guide me through it. maybe an instructional video on you tube could help. im sure its a simple process for most but for others like me whose computer skills are limited and self taught, its a little frustrating when you cant find out how for instance pbem works. since the introduction of the first combat missions game nearly 10 years ago i have been trying without success.yes its really been that long.please subscribe to the thread if you are like me . keep the fight alive.. Gdsm nelly
  6. i have all the cm series games , a good high speed connection but no idea how to find online friends that would play ip games anyone help out please. cheers
  7. is it just me? or is it the closest guarded secret of all time, do people actually play this against other human beings? if there's anybody out there who can help please return by message in a bottle.....sorry for the sarcasm everyone simply sick to the teeth of buying pc games only to find that like every other pc game before, there isn't an on line community that i can find ... what use is an ip address if there's no one to contact ,,,the question is how do i play this really good game against someone else..." the human thanks the machine"
  8. "To be or not to be"... that is the question .. to be able or not to be able to become a multiplayer is my question.. i`ve written some and read many posts on the subject and even with the latest cmsf the issue of multiplayer still arises. why is it that with the number of players out there nobody has taken the issue further and questioned the ability and accessibility of the multiplayer mode .. i mean if you buy an electrical appliance and it doesn`t work, you take it back and they fix it or give you one that does work . the cm series is advertised and sold with multiplayer function but in reality this seems to this player to be so complex a deal its unattainable. after 6 years of trying to join a mp game i finally decided to accept defeat and move on. i`ve been told that various sites exist and i`ve tried to access them .only to find out that they are members only and you have to be sponsored by a member...sub forums exist somewhere on the battlefront site ,i`ve been told.. really?? couldnt find those .. it seems to me that although people do manage to get it to work its not really an option for someone whose not so computer literate.. why so complicated .. i mean i`m not after an equity card i just thought it might be fun to test out my ideas and tactics against other like minded people.. the concept of click button and play must have something i dreampt of but i`m sure i saw it somewhere.. i can accept defeat i just dont like retreating..
  9. "To be or not to be"... that is the question .. to be able or not to be able to become a multiplayer is my question.. i`ve written some and read many posts on the subject and even with the latest cmsf the issue of multiplayer still arises. why is it that with the number of players out there nobody has taken the issue further and questioned the ability and accessibility of the multiplayer mode .. i mean if you buy an electrical appliance and it doesn`t work, you take it back and they fix it or give you one that does work . the cm series is advertised and sold with multiplayer function but in reality this seems to this player to be so complex a deal its unattainable. after 6 years of trying to join a mp game i finally decided to accept defeat and move on. i`ve been told that various sites exist and i`ve tried to access them .only to find out that they are members only and you have to be sponsored by a member...sub forums exist somewhere on the battlefront site ,i`ve been told.. really?? couldnt find those .. it seems to me that although people do manage to get it to work its not really an option for someone whose not so computer literate.. why so complicated .. i mean i`m not after an equity card i just thought it might be fun to test out my ideas and tactics against other like minded people.. the concept of click button and play must have been something i dreampt of.. but i`m sure i`ve seen it somewhere.. i can accept defeat i just dont like retreating..
  10. I MAY BE A NEW COMER TO THE FORUM BUT I`VE BEEN PLAYING THE CM SERIES FOR MANY YEARS AGAINST THE AI AND ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES PREDICTABLE ITS STILL A GREAT EXPERIENCE ONE WHICH CAN SOMETIMES SURPRISE ME .I`VE PLAYED MOST OF THE PRE MADE GAMES OVER THE YEARS AND AT VARIOUS POINTS TWEAKED SOME OF THEM TO GIVE A DIFFERENT DYNAMIC. MOSTLY NOW I PLAY THE QUICK MISSIONS WITH A PLUS 25 TO 100 % ADVANTAGE AGAINST ME WITH SETTINGS ON RANDOM AND UNITS ON AUTO SELECT SO AS TO GIVE A FAIRNESS AND UNCERTAINTY TO UNITS OR MAP LAYOUT. TACTICS WILL OBVIOUSLY VARY FROM PLAYER TO PLAYER BUT FOR ME WITH A TURN LIMIT OF ABOUT 25 AND 700 TO 800 UNIT POINT START. I FIND I HAVE TO QUICKLY GLANCE OVER THE MAP, LOOKING FOR THE BEST DEAD GROUND APPROACH TO THE TARGET AND FORM A LOOSE PLAN BASED ON THAT AXIS :CONCENTRATE YOUR INFANTRY ON THE START LINE . CONCENTRATE ANY SUPPORTING WEAPONS IE MORTARS MG AT RIFLES AT A POINT WHERE THEY CAN EASILY SEE OR MOVE A SHORT DISTANCE FAST TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE FLAG/S AND THEN HIDE UNTIL NEEDED PREFERABLY AT A POINT ROUGHLY 90 DEGREES TO YOUR INFANTRY AXIS OF ADVANCE : KEEP YOUR ARMOUR OR ACs HIDDEN TOGETHER AS A CORP DE CHASE SOMEWHERE WHERE THEY COULD ALSO COME TO THE AID OF THE SUPPORT TROOPS IF NEEDED AND AS A RULE USE YOUR INFANTRY TO ADVANCE ON THE FLAG WITH YOUR OTHER ARMS IN SUPPORT.WITH A SMALL POINTS GAME ITS REALLY A CASE OF FIND OUT WHAT YOU`RE UP AGAINST BEFORE COMITING YOUR ARMOUR.TRY TO KEEP YOUR ARMOUR IN TACT ,IF YOU LOOSE IT EARLY ON, ITS EASY FOR THE ENEMY TO CHASE YOU OFF THE FLAG SHOULD YOU MANAGE TO GET THERE .CLEARLY OTHERS WILL DISAGREE WITH ME BUT FOR ME THIS WORKS MORE OFTEN THAN NOT. "GOOD LUCK ALL KEEP ON GAMING"
  11. depending on where you found it might give you a clue . most of the south coast from the new forest down to south devon and cornwall was dedicated build up area for the normandy invasion .you might be able to find out which divisions or even regiments were in that area in 1944. alternatively send an email to duxford or bovinton .good luck .
  12. hi all, i`ve been happy for the last 4 years playing cmbb and cmak against the ai. but for the life of me i cant figure out how to acquire a list of buddys to be able to enter a multiplayer game .is it just me.
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