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Firing a small "panzerfaust on tank
herr_oberst replied to AdamPraha's topic in Combat Mission Red Thunder
Your pixeltruppen are soldiers, not robots, so yeah, sometimes they think "That order? That's nuts," and do what the Tac AI thinks is the best choice. Same reason they'll break and run, or go to ground when receiving incoming. -
Apple Mac Mini m2 entry level... anyone using it with CMBN?
herr_oberst replied to LucaP's topic in CM2 General Tech Support
Different monitor, 3008x1692 is usable in 27", now to see how it plays in CMFI. -
Apple Mac Mini m2 entry level... anyone using it with CMBN?
herr_oberst replied to LucaP's topic in CM2 General Tech Support
Initial review: Time Machine backup the old iMac, boot the new Studio, use Time Machine to move everything to the new machine, short fiddling with the MX Master 2S mouse, then launch Red Thunder. Swapped the resolution to Desktop (2560x1440), up the models to best, textures to best, exit, restart, and like the comment on the Mini above, just a few minutes toying around, but very nice. No reactivation, nothing. -
Apple Mac Mini m2 entry level... anyone using it with CMBN?
herr_oberst replied to LucaP's topic in CM2 General Tech Support
From 2017 iMac to... not a Mac Mini, but opted for the Mac Studio as my update. Still a week or so before delivery, but I hope the M2 Max and memory bandwidth are worth the expense. Mini: 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, 100GB/s memory bandwidth Studio: 12-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, 30-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, 400GB/s memory bandwidth For CM, cores probably won't make a diff, GPU cores might, RAM and memory bandwidth hopefully. (CM wasn't the only contributing factor to Studio vs Mini) -
I once lost a keyboard to a very nice Scotch. Changed to a "roly-poly" crystal glass *very bottom heavy), and the keyboard and it are far apart.
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Yup, it's definitely a more manual operation, and you might need to break your planned long movement into stages to account for terrain et al, and adjust, but its possible. Not always fun, or as simple as click-click, now its echelon right, click-click, now its one-up-triangle.
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CMv5 --- AI image upscaling --- imagine this?
herr_oberst replied to markshot's topic in Combat Mission - General Discussion
Yeah... but when the GPU visual graphics 'effects' render a cannon fire hitting given 'reasonable' results, how does that translate from the graphical rendering of [position a, fires at b] translate to (I'm sure greatly simplified) [firing position a, mass of shell b, muzzle velocity c, shot fall function(b, c, d: distance to target, e: time to target, f: motion of target), g: position of d when shot arrives], determine impact point and effects on d work out? Non-trivial. Who (cpu or gpu) does the math? Does cpu 'trust' gpu, and how do you code for differential gpu capabilities? That's why I pay BFC to figure it out. They know better than I what the engine can do, and what moving from 'it can do X" to "it can do Y" will cost and the expected revenue stream. I hope that the consumer version will see some trickle down economics for improvements, but the consumer base likely has very different 'min architecture/hardware reqs' than their more 'advanced' clients. <opinion>All in all, its still the one game I go to for entertainment and 'deep thought' gaming. From good scenario builders, shallow thought will get you punished... Graphics are dessert, plans, tactics, and execution are the meal.</opinion> And I realize it as such. Just my $0.02. -
Combat photography: Photos from the front..
herr_oberst replied to Phantom Captain's topic in Combat Mission Red Thunder
Feh, that's an Uber-Tiger that carries its own camoflage. -
The year to come - 2024 (Part 2)
herr_oberst replied to Battlefront.com's topic in Combat Mission - General Discussion
? Do other folks link to images on other sites? (those are awful small)... -
The year to come - 2024 (Part 2)
herr_oberst replied to Battlefront.com's topic in Combat Mission - General Discussion
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The year to come - 2024 (Part 2)
herr_oberst replied to Battlefront.com's topic in Combat Mission - General Discussion
The beginnings of a scenario/campaign around Gerassimova, from period mps and "Decision in the Ukraine". Loooong time coming. -
The year to come - 2024 (Part 2)
herr_oberst replied to Battlefront.com's topic in Combat Mission - General Discussion
That would be an awesome mug picture... $10,000 quatloos! -
The year to come - 2024 (Part 2)
herr_oberst replied to Battlefront.com's topic in Combat Mission - General Discussion
Space Lobsters for the win!!! -
DF the wasp's nest - terrible
herr_oberst replied to user1000's topic in Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg
Sometimes 'success' just means you suck less than historical results. Maybe you don't have to 'win', just do better. Or perhaps a win is a combination of exceptional skill AND good luck, and rare as hen's teeth. Journey before destination. -
Inspiration for Das Hochwasser
herr_oberst replied to MikeyD's topic in Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg
Very nice to hear the inspiration for a scenario. On my 'playlist'. -
Can't activate Downfall module on macOS
herr_oberst replied to Redwolf's topic in CM2 General Tech Support
Coolio... just in time for the weekend!!! Post note: Success using the patch. -
Can't activate Downfall module on macOS
herr_oberst replied to Redwolf's topic in CM2 General Tech Support
Thanks, you just saved me a full install. -
Can't activate Downfall module on macOS
herr_oberst replied to Redwolf's topic in CM2 General Tech Support
“Moi aussi”… or perhaps more appropriately “Ich auch” -
Offmap artillery missing target
herr_oberst replied to Warfare's topic in Combat Mission - General Discussion
For WWII titles, linear is a decent guess, point (counting on some spread) is the other option I usually use with the intent to eliminate. Unless I'm just trying to disincentivize someone (person or AI) away from a particular area with harassing fire. -
Just in case you have a bad HD
herr_oberst replied to JM Stuff's topic in Combat Mission - General Discussion
If you really want to blow your mind, go visit https://www.tonymacx86.com... build a macos compatible machine from parts at a fraction of the price. (outta change my sig... I gave up on the hackintosh as they're called (a purpose bought case, power supply, motherboard, ram, cpu, ssd, and video card) that runs macos. VERY fiddly work if you want to keep up with OS updates. Enough to make me give it up after 3 years. Given the new change to Apple chips, I haven't paid attention. But at the time, it was 1/3-1/2 the price of a comparable Apple machine. All depends on where you want to spend your time. I'd rather play, so it's a for-reals Apple machine now. But there's still the lure of taking my son's XBox case and sticking a macos machine inside it for fun... -
Just in case you have a bad HD
herr_oberst replied to JM Stuff's topic in Combat Mission - General Discussion
For any macos users, Time Machine is an excellent tool. Has saved me numerous times from bad/broken installs of many things. "Oh, there's a new update of X." Run Time Machine to backup. Install update X. "WTF? Things are totally broken." Time Machine restore back to just before the install of the rogue update, and all is well. I've used it to back out a CM install also -- I forget which patch misbehaved on my machine for CMRT, but having a 'Undo' button is awesome. -
Survey for future BattlePack projects
herr_oberst replied to Mr.X's topic in Combat Mission - General Discussion
Affirmative. -
Survey for future BattlePack projects
herr_oberst replied to Mr.X's topic in Combat Mission - General Discussion
I've always wanted (and failed miserably at making) a campaign around "Decision in the Ukraine, Summer 1943 II SS and III Panzerkorps". Read the book (more than once). The part about Regiment "Eicke" and Gerassimova and nearby encounters is interesting in that I have copies of 1:50000 Library of Congress Truppenausgabe maps for L-37-6-A, B, and C (Bol.-Meschkowa, Dmitrijewka,and Uspenskaja). Just no time (or seemingly talent) for creating a good map. -
The year to come - 2024 (Part 1)
herr_oberst replied to Battlefront.com's topic in Combat Mission - General Discussion
Pre-ordered (as usual)... looking forward to the new content. Would love early war, but I get it. Small ROI, and BFC is running a business after all.