[New Screenshot? (I think!)]

The alternative to an 80% solution now is amply illustrated by Duke Nukem Forever - 12 years of development, eventually leading to a cancelled project (in 2009). Repeated shiny and impressive demos, but no actual progress because the entire code base was repeatedly scrapped to move it to new, shinier game engines to make it look even better. That's what striving for perfection gets you. The alternative is accepting that you are releasing a game with some bugs and not all the features that you want.

(...)

If you think seriously about it, can you prevent yourself from laughing out loud ????

[Do 40mm rounds affect friendlies?]

friendly fire is a pain in the neck, but usually that happens when you forget to cancel suppressive fire orders. I remember one of my strykers getting with the same rounds from 500meters a whole syrian squad plus the first 3 guys of my assaulting marine squad...nads launchers are a blessing sometimes, sometimes not

[Detroyed vehicles]

usually, the next minute you cna spot what hit you, as the hit draws attention from your nearby troops.

ATGM teams are often killed like this. they fire a couple of missiles and then sombone in my ranks spots them, unleashing a moment later a hellstorm that litterally blows them away.

[Lookin for a Scenario]

yeah, AARs !

[Quick flamethrower question (answer needed!)]

a flamethrower is efficient in defense...because when you put him in front of your troops the 2 guys handling it will receive enough suppressive fire to get themselves killed.

IMO the rushing tactic is risky, because the HT can get a shot from something you did not see and disembark the FT in the open, or the FT will have serious close range fire to deal with when he faces the house occupiers.

my 2C

[1.21 buddy aid / pick up weapons]

Maybe this buddy-aid pick-up weapons thing restriction is normal, cause it would mean that you could use a half-squad to pick up any RPG or MG left behind on corpse, then this squad would become virtually godly in terms of firepower. Imagine MGs RPGs and Javs put together in a 6 man squad. that sounds gamey to me

[Area fire with Javelin ?]

i got the same problem during an assault, a jav team was ordered to fire one round in the 2-story building 150 meters away, but they only used their rifles.

I guess that's because of the enemies they see. If the OPFOR is likely to shoot at them, the Jav guys won't target anyone. Once the enemy fire is gone or suppressed, then they use the big bang

[Details on which men died (friendly and enemy)]

Looks like i'm not the only one writing down everything that happens in those 1 minute actions.

I remember having begun some kind of novelized AAR, but in French ( my english's not good enough) and a single turn would take up to 5 pages...me and my sens of details

Anyway, nice idea. We definitely should try that.

[Scenario ideas (put it here!)]

any CMSF scen-designer who wants a map, ask me, I like creating maps.

However, I suck at scen designing with the IA and stuff...can't find the time / will to get into it, unless I break a leg or something.

so any of you who want a map ask me, i'd be glad to help you out !

[Replacement "CMMods" site available for your Mods/Campaigns]

good to know that in a world in which people play nice and pretty games, we enjoy exchanging mods and missions on a 10 year old game engine...

nice!!!!!!!!!!!

[Scenario ideas (put it here!)]

i have tons of ideas for scenarios, however I'm quite new on CMSF, and I have a limited knowledge of the editor.

1. (map already done) Prison attack

(okay, i've seen upper that somebody has already done a prison-scenario, but that's pure coincidence

A group of militants has successfully carried out a suicide attack on the Prison gate. A neighboring US patrol is diverted towards the scene and arrives when the militants are seizing the prison.

For this scenario, I put a XL crater where the "gate" was supposed to be, and

put holes in the surrounding buildings. I scattered debris everywhere around to make it look like an actual explosion...

2. The dead river

A US SpecOps force is tasked with destroying an insurgent hideout, located near the remains of a former water retaining building. They come from the muddy bank of a river and attack the position by night.

3. Seize Rama Al Jazaar :

A US stryker platoon has to capture a small village and destroy any resistance. The Red force has a dangerous amount of RPGs and the Blue force will soon learn how to run and hide, using the terrain to attack on two sides and crush the entrenched enemy.

4. Live from Hell !

An Al Qaeda informant has been busted by his "friends", and is being questioned in a heavily occupied small town. The US forces in the vicinity have to silence him by destroying the supposed hideout of the militia leaders.

( yes, no artillery or air support,only Bradleys and a couple RPGs...hehe)

I got tons of ideas, but I suck at scenario designing. I'd rather create maps, let my imagination run. I tried some "forest" maps and a couple of them are pretty cool.

If you have scenario design tips, I'd be glad to trade them for any map you want. Just tell me what kind of general idea you want, and I'll come up with a playable map. I hope so, anyway

HOO-HAH

[Regarding my Red v Red campaigns]

They say a Red vs Red campaign is more challenging. Where can I find that kind of files to DL ?

[Stryker gunner casualty]

for my stryker, the Mk19 kept firing AFTER the gunner was hit...god's intervention?

[You know you're a CMSF fan when...]

you know you're a CMSF fan when you wonder how many clicks were used to build that village over there.