J Bennett

No sir it isn't.

I would be more in favor of dumping RT in favor of WEGO only . Por Favor

I would be more in favor of dumping RT in favor of WEGO only . Por Favor

I would be more in favor of dumping RT in favor of WEGO only . Por Favor

They could sell Combat Mission T-Shirts, though.  I would buy a decent one.
Best regards
    Thomm

This module looks exciting . Thanks Battlefront for all your hard work and dedication, I truly admire it. I will be buying this module as soon as it gets released.

have you considdered buying CM1 ?
like Frenchy56 mentioned CMBB do include a full compliment of finnish forces...and there are a decent amount of scenarios covering this part of the war avaliable...
sure...its an older game...but still very playable 😎...
And as a bonus...you will not only get the finns...but the whole eastern front is covered in that game. Including all the minors. lots and lots of content...
you are able to buy that game very cheapaly now...well worth a try if you like the finnish front.
I doubt we will ever see finnish troops in CM2 anytime soon...

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.

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'm just not feeling this disdain.....They're a tiny outfit, trying to do a fairly major job and, by & large, when they do release something, it's very, very good. 
You should try dealing with some small model companies, then you'd know what disdain really felt like. 

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.

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

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,

Games only become obsolete if people stop playing them. People still play OG CM -- it's got a distinctly different set of features. The idea behind modules is that they are easier to make than a full release. So, more content for less time?
All this being said some of the more involved maps on CMx2 have stuttering that makes the game nearly unplayable. Sad for a comp that can handle games like Arma 3 and Monster Hunter World on Very High. If they only managed to optimize it somehow... I have no issue with it graphically (non-CM players are usually impressed by the amount of details on the models).
Ostfront, though? That's a tough one. I am a fan, and find early Ostfront fascinating. BFC is an American company, every game aside from CM:RT and CM:A has the US Army at launch. Vast majority of their audience are Americans, so you can't blame them. This being said, BFC does a great job including other nations -- Canada got featured in 3 games (most games just treat it as sub-faction).
It's an industry thing. I think Battlefront 1 had American soldiers on launch, but not the French. Fancy that? Doing early war (prior to the entry of the USA) or any fronts that don't include the USA isn't gonna sell well. Now, if you're Graviteam or 777 Studios and majority of your audience are easterners -- then the inverse applies (most games are about early war and/or Ostfront).

Would rather have a CM_Afrika Korps than Fulda Gap...  But, regardless of what you wish for, remember that it was only a few years ago that some of us were asking for CMSF2 and the "common wisdom" was "no way".   
So, have hope and keep plugging away...

Nobody is saying we should all go back to CM1.  But for some reason there seems to be this kneejerk reaction to pretend that CM1 was made by a hated competitor or somesuch.  CM2 exists because of the brilliance of the concepts pioneered in CM1 and its success. 
While in theory, CM2 maps can be what 5Km x 5Km??  How many CM2 scenarios exist with those dimensions?  How many systems could run that?   
In CM1, 8Km x 4Km is a very playable size with more than a regimental Task Force on each side.  So, if one wants to play on a huge map with a huge number of units, CM1 is still the only way to go.  If you don't want to play on a huge map, that is fine.  No problem.  Why the need to denigrate the game as well as the players who find that an attractive option?
CM1 is a different game than CM2.  It is more of a fun, and easier to play, game than CM2.  CM2 is more of a complex simulation .  Which is why CM1 is still being played over 10 years after CMSF was released.  That should be something to celebrate and not get one's knickers in a twist about.  When I burn out on CM2, I go back to CM1 (amongst other games) for R&R.  Maybe those who get upset every time CM1 is mentioned never actually played it.
The comments on this subject will be very familiar to those who follow the Star Citizen controversy.  Why the heated reactions to someone simply saying that they enjoyed another of BF's products - and in fact a product that had features that are missed in CM2?
 

What no Churchill Crocodile?

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

IIRC there was an issue with long range firing in the CM1 games - like over 1000m became very inaccurate for the 88mm.  Making the 88mm Elite might have helped.  I just don't remember...
What I enjoyed about CMAK was that you could create 8kmx4Km maps and enjoy a near operational level experience with a lot of mobile warfare and long range duels.  
What puzzles me right now is why folks are so excited about CMSF2 but not about a DAK game.  I have read comments that the terrain is boring etc.  But guys... they are both set in essentially the same terrain.  Deserts can have amazing terrain - it's not all flat and featureless as CMSF demonstrated.   

I am for any element that enhances the tacticl depth, realism,and immersion of the game, fire does that(BF also thought the same as they had it in CM1).Is it essential? no. Google any WW2 footage of combat. Fire is pretty common.

Some more dramatic looking burning buildings would be welcome, especially now that we have flame-throwers and flame-thrower tanks.....A Croc on the rampage will get an entire block going most toastily in mere moments! 
 

Fire was in CM1, not pretty but well modeled , realistically spread based on conditions. Should it be in CMX2? absolutely as it is an essential calamity of war and destruction, will it ever be?I don't know, there has never been a clear answer from Steve.

Can we have this in CM
Maybe one day - who knows 
Take a look at it very impressive modelling of trees on fire:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lNHuTQV4EY