J Bennett

Every time a member makes a post in this thread, it can be considered an "update on Engine 4 Patches" . So I thank you all for each update you give.

I prefer to think of the coming engine 4 code as an "update" rather than a "patch". To me a patch implies things getting fixed where an update is more like improving and enhancing. But wait... maybe the next update will fix certain things. If it does then its probably a "patch" But if it fixes and enhances and improves what is it? Maybe a patch-update-enhancer with special properties. Whatever it is. I know I will like it.

I have played all WW2 CM titles and also Graviteam tactics Mius Front and like them all. But I think saying a person that only plays CM is not a true wargamer is very unfair. Besides we're all busy and gaming time is limited. Let people play what they like. Back to the fire topic. I like it too and have said in other threads I wish there was more of it in the game. But I am sure Battlefront has good reasons for not expanding this particular element.

I should have also mentioned the field caps. Thank you for the information and your kind offer. I'm pretty good at handling files , I think I will give it a try. thanks again.. Jeff

One of the minor (or not so minor?) annoyances I have in the game is the German tank commanders only seem to wear a "peaked cap" or "barracks cover". I would like to ask the forum, are there any mods where the panzer commanders wear a beret or garrison cover? Most photos or film clips I see of these men they usually wore something other than a peaked cap. This is probably a question that has been discussed but i couldnt find anything in my search.

Yeah let me grab my leather Jacket. I would love to see something Pacific , even if it were Okinawa and Philippines also some China-Burma thrown in. With these Battles anything near the beaches could be avoided, thereby allowing the current engine to handle it. But I know, not popular enough. So my next wish would be eastern Front 41-43

i was an exception, I liked the Soviets , always admired them

My system ASUS p6t , intell core I7 975, two AMD 7850's "crossfired", and I have two hard drives that I have set up for multi boot to Windows 10, 7 or XP. Its getting long in the tooth but it plays all my games well. I still play all my CMx1 games on it usually booting into XP, however I can run them in WIndows 7 with "minor" graphical issues, e.g. some buttons don't show up until i "mouse over" them, but the games are playable. I have not tried CMx1 on Windows 10 yet.

North Africa has a lot going for it I'd say, The Americans WERE there after Operation Torch, you have Rommels DAK, The British, The Italians, The vichy French if the Battlefront team puts them in. I think it would sell well imo. However with a new game engine I can already see us all begging for more theatres, Italy, France and Russia. Its all good to me though, Anything new in WW2 and you can count me in for a copy,

I agree Erwin, I still play CM1 in addition to all the WW2 CM2 stuff. I like CMAK a lot still, I can get my fix of North Africa, the Italians, British Grants vs MKIII's near Gazala etc. Also on the Russian front we have early Russian and German afv's plus the Finns

I have all CM1 titles and all the WW2 CM2 ones. IMO CMAK is the best of all time.

i am withdrawing this post. Sorry could not figure out how to delete it.

Whatever happened to the days when Buggs Bunny said " Of course you realize this means war" and he declared war.

No kidding though Combat Mission T-Shirts would be great. Maybe with several choices of a tank on the shirt. A Tiger, King Tiger, Panther, Jagdpanther, IS-2, Sherman Jumbo.

The possibilities are endless. "Combat Mission" breakfast cereal (similar to Cap'n Crunch) "Combat Mission" comic books. Etc.

I was crimson with rrrrage at the egregious impertinence! The derisive mockery was exceeded only by their sheer hauteur.

I played "Tobruk" in late 70's to date myself, then "Squad Leader" and its gamettes in the 80's made me forget Tobruk and finally ASL came along before the days of computer games. Remember a certain scenario I think it was called " The clash of armor" where a few Grant tanks tried to hold off a whole bunch of MK III H and J panzers? Fun times. I always thought desert combat is interesting, not dull like most of the others think, it had a certain mystique for me. Well there's still CMAK of the CM1 series, I have not played it in a while though, seems like there was a bit of an immersion problem for scenarios with the "Flak 88" used in an anti tank role. They did not seem to be quite the devastating weapon in the game that they were for Rommel.

Well of course it will be CMPB , Combat Mission Panzer Blitz. You even used the logo for your profile picture.

Well I would agree that better looking fortifications are probably something easier to do with less frame rate hits. Something needs to be done about the "foxhole sandbags" I think. To me they look like big life rafts aka inflatable rubber boats. I understand there are limitations because of game engines and computer horsepower that are going to keep 'realistic features" like fires, horses, hand to hand combat, naval gunfire etc out of the game.

Kindling, persistent fires with spreading fire possibilities is one of the most needed elements the game still needs imo. There should also of course be modifiers to these effects, from wind, damp, wet or dry conditions etc.

Yeah I noticed that too! Who's been hating on John. Oh never mind i just noticed the other explanatory posts

Tanks themselves are a "secondary weapon". It seems sometimes MG's were fitted to a tank just to discourage infantry assaults. Consider the machine guns mounted on the rear turret of some Russian tanks. Was there any real way to aim it? Perhaps a crewman was just supposed to blindly fire a quick burst occasionally in area where infantry might be near.

If there can be no Pacific CM then how about CM Korea? I'm not a fan of the Fulda Gap idea because I dont like "what if" stuff.

Those are good points but this makes me wonder now about the next module for CMRT, As the Soviets closed in on Berlin there was considerable night fighting, Tanks had big search lights mounted on them in addition to the other night fighting elements you mentioned. Could we see in a Battle for Berlin module? On the other hand there was plenty of daylight fighting and I dont think a "revamped" game is coming until CM3 anyways. But I digress.

I think that would kind of take away a lot of the "flavor" of having the Japanese in the game. e.g. fanatical, Banzai, Code of Bushido, and all that. The Japanese have to look and act like Japanese with the very unique characteristics of the Japanese soldier in WW2.