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I like this idea. This might be something worth BFC's time someday. Agreed. I have many times sent an AT team out of cover to get a shot and the timing of my pauses meant they either took their shot and watched their handy work in admiration for 10 more seconds getting hit from all sides or they are just about done aiming when they notice that time is up and they run away never taking a perfectly good shot. I think I have an AAR where a team does that a few times.

Yeah, I have read a number of the pour money into dev and marketing, expectations are high, timelines are right and bad things happen stories. I lived one once. We took a really nice product that was making $100M a year and turned it into a steaming pile or crap whose follow on versions were always late and never good quality. Man that sucked. I am now and did once before work at a startup that was totally self funded. They made money on good product and put the profits back into making them better or adding new ones but only at a rate that kept them in the black. Sure we messed up schedules now and then (OK frequently:-) but in the end slow and steady really is a way to win the race. First company made their founders plenty when it was finally bought. I have watched couple of camera related hardware products succeed using crowd sourcing. The thing is though those were already developed with working prototypes they just needed the cash to put the $ into actually making the moulds and paying for the first manufacturing run. That's where that can work - when you have clear expenses and a turn the crank process to a product. At that point you are really just pre-selling.

Oooo what's that? Are there two CMFI modules in the works? Kidding aside the module is called CM Rome to Victory - see a recent bones post from this summer:

LOL @Warts 'n' all I had not thought of that angle. I suppose if it gets answered that will be good. Of course if it is more like why didn't I get the answer I wanted that might be less good @Xorg_Xalargsky, go for it I personally don't have time for that kind of writing. All that caring about spelling and grammar and making actual sense - it's exausting.

Are you saying that you saw your shadow and are now going to hibernate longer?

Fair, @Combatintman a few of those links are my posts. Hee hee @Badger73 love the indirection that creates. Looking forward to your additions @MOS:96B2P.

LOL it happens to the worst of us sometimes too

It is kind of what I am wondering too. Mind you I can see an argument that if you don't have new stuff to enjoy you drift off and play other stuff. I can see that. But as you said once the new thing you wanted is released why not play it? Part of my problem is likely that I play tactical war-games I have zero interest in RTS or FPS games or even operational (other than if it drives a tactical game - I'm all over that). That does not leave much to choose from and I found CM so here I am. I spend my time on that game but there are precious few that could distract me from it and I have no where nearly played all the content so I just don't get the "not enough content", "not enough new releases" mantra. I freely admit that. I am looking for some insight though since I am curious.

Interesting post with a some food for thought. Well that was a piss off. If you want condescending I can muster some up for you... but that was *not* what I said and it was *not* what I intended. You offered as an explanation of why your friends stopped playing your conclusion that there was not enough content. I offered my experience that it was not content that lead my friends to bail. If you want to take that as an insult then I guess there is nothing I can do about that but please don't take it that way. I was just trying to get clarification on that point and find out if more content would bring them back. I find it curious that some content was a temptation but the offering vehicle was the turn off. That is interesting.

Done - check it out / discuss them here:

In another thread I mentioned I had a set of links saved away I called a set of FAQs. I promised to share so here they are. This is an export of the bookmarks for the folder I call FAQs on my bookmark list so nothing fancy and, while I did a little fixing up, this is really how disorganized it is on my computer. This is a combination of stuff I think will be useful to me, issues that come up frequently that might benefit others and totally useless topics that I got tired of answering again and again and or I got tired of googling for the last answer that was given. The order below is not really planned either. It's just the way they are organized in my bookmarks. Sometimes the link titles are what the poster used sometimes they are my rewrite. The description was automatically added by FF, except when it didn't. I left it all so some of the spelling mistakes are mine and some are yours I could not careless and only mention it cause I don't want to hear about it . It is possible that a link or two is to an internal tester only part of the forum or I might have repeated a link. If that happens - sorry. I would not mind knowing about those. You might or might not be able to tell which is which. Either way I hope you all enjoy them! Hey, lets collect your FAQ or Important links in the follow on discussion. Scenario and Map Design Scenario designing with AI Hi,I have had reason to be inspired to create a SP scenario that will feature the player as the attacker.It has occurred to me that there are some basic gam... Making OP Neptune Spear – A Scenario Design Tutorial Ok a couple of people (yes you @Borg ) have been screaming out for a ‘Special Ops Mission’. So I thought – hell why not? But there is a twist to this … ... Scenario Test & Discussion Thread I did a lot of work on the scenario yesterday, mostly in the AI Plan. Here are the highlights: Fixed the runaway MG team problem (yes, it was just th... AI triggers small tutorial Using Google Earth to create contours Adding spoilers using the editor CM Maps Universal Translator Tool - Manual hex edit instructions Flavor Object Placement and limits Is there a limit to the number of flavor objects you can insert into a map? Or the number you can have within some set number of square meters? I keep... Spotting Objectives An interesting discussion of how Spotting objective work and how you might use them How to use Mod tags Instructions on how to use mod tags with scenario authorship Another Mod How to This one includes how to add multiple tags Supply platoons and ammo dumps A post discussing how vehicles from the same platoon converted into ammo dumps combine into a single ammo dump. Mods How to install mods The short and sweet explanation of how to install mods. Mods and sub folders Because the short version didn't make it clear. Tank fighting positions Static defenses OK I went and did some experimenting. Here is a scenario with four different prepared tank positions on each side one is T90s vs M1s and one is T90s vs Bra... Battle positions for tanks/AFVs I think M1A1TC's description of how BPs are used goes to demonstrate just how hard it would be to code the AI behaviour for them. Writing Briefing Info CCIR in briefings - Combat Mission - Black Sea - Battlefront.com Community Commanders essentially do two things - they lead and make decisions. CCIRs are designed to allow them to make informed decisions and are recommended to th... Destroying Bridges http://community.battlefront.com/topic/94780-how-do-i-blow-bridges-up-staftesters-q/?tab=comments#comment-1235110 Steve's direct answer to why blowing bridges is not part of CM http://community.battlefront.com/topic/110304-destroying-a-bridge/ What can destroy a bridge. http://community.battlefront.com/topic/110851-can-pioneers-blow-bridges-in-mg/ Market Garden specific discussion http://community.battlefront.com/topic/124968-blowing-bridges/ A discussion about blowing bridges Spotting LOS Through Trees and general explination Good discussion. Picking up on the last train of thought... design for effect vs. engineer for effect... Spotting and Multi-threading So if the spotting cycle were reduced the chances to spot in any given cycle would have to be reduced to keep the results in the game the same. An increase in resources dedicated to spotting checks could allow the game some room to tweak some corner cases but that is about it. Spotting cycle explanation Tactical Tips Learning the ropes of IFV combat 1 hour ago, Ivan Zaitzev said: I don't know much about modern warfare.I'm more of a WWII guy and can't say I'm very good at that either. So,... YouTube Play List of Tactic Instruction This playlist includes: Combat Mission Normandy Tactics - by Jeffrey Paulding Combat Mission: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures - by Chris Maillet Combat M... Tactical Lifehack - Getting solidiers to Stand up when not moving 15 hours ago, Vanir Ausf B said: The Pause + move command thing does work with the caveat that the unit must be already moving when the paus... HQ in BMP impoves spotting and engagment I did some tests... 1 BMP-3M at 300 meters open field against 2 strikers. Only gunner and driver: average spotting time of strykers and engagem... Hull Down & Partial Hull Down Advantages V4.0 Hull Down question How to use the command and other disagreements. Sniper Tactics Some thoughts on how to utilize snipers - some advice from an actual sniper! New To Multiplayer Announcing "Whose Turn Is It?" a PBEM turn management program Use Dropbox / WTII / CMHelper for multiplayer games PBEM opponent wanted Search for PBEM opponents New player resource list In the meantime, Mishrae, welcome to the forums. Don't forget to bookmark both the repository, and The Scenario Depot III:http://www.thefewgoodmen.com/ts... Unit Behaviour Command Connection - Company CO commanding section C2 & Information Sharing - Redux The Relationship between Soft Factors, Morale & Fatigue The Relationship between Soft Factors, Morale & Fatigue Preface Hi all, I'm pretty new to the BFC forums but I've been milling about over . Buddy Aid: How to handle casulties at the border of AS XO or 2IC taking over command Targeting Buildings Targeting with tanks in an urban envionment City fighting, what are the isssues?? - Page 3 It's got to go It really has. Before we come to the wide open plains of the Rodina. What has to go? The requirement to be able to spot the ground plane at the centre of an... Urban Combat: share your tips and techniques that work for you With the market garden module on the way and some improvements to urban combat mentioned by BFC I thought now would be a good time to start a thread about w... It's got to go. - Steve's comment I know this thread has been quiet for over a month, but today I stumbled upon it and figured I would address the issues here since, no doubt, they will come... Performance Discussions Ben's Video settings This what I have ticked "on" in the Nvidia Control Panel ... Performance Optimization Notes on Performance for NVIDIA gpu And now for some hard data to prove my point regarding inconsistency in antialiasing levels with my hardware/drivers: AA 4x (default in-game setting) vs AA 16x (set in Nvidia control panel) --> AA 16x wins with higher FPS's. ... Performace Discission With Steve As my topic, I'm wondering if there's any optimization done on the new Combat Mission. The mouse and control lag is really painful when there's more than a ... CM:BS Performance Nvida settings Erratic frame rate investigation Open GL instructions analysis AMD Graphics card Recommended Settings Full Battle Playback Review entire battle? Future Feature Request: Save Replays for Playback Battle video - Combat Mission: Shock Force Full replay some thoughts IP Address Problems blocked battlefront site I really, really want to buy new CM .... but My ip is blocked for 2 or 3 years already I know at least 10 other CM fans who can't access www.battlefront.... not allowed to buy your product? Dear Publishers/Admins/(Devs?) I am a big fan of your games and products. I find it disappointing that I can not access and purchase any of your games usi... Battlefront site blocked While traveling, I found that this site is nearly always blocked at airport lounges even though other game sites are not blocked. Just thought maybe someth... Bones and Future Plans May 2018 General Update May 2018 Engine 4 Patch update May 2018 Update on Shock Force 2 May 2018 CMFI Rome to Victory Bones May 2018 CMRT Module 1 - to be named later - Bones 2017 Summer Bones 15 hours ago, Apocal said: Someone in another thread mentioned that BF's programmer had left. I immediately assumed it was ChrisND since he ... July 2015 what's next post It's been a while since we've laid out our development plans. Time to change that As always we are hard at work on more than one thing at a time. The big pr... Unit Encyclopedia In game unit encyclopedia Hello. I am a long time Combat Mission player that started with Beyond Overlord and have played most of Battlefronts Combat Mission games. The one thing I ... Other / Not Categorized How to update a PBEM game after applying a patch or upgrade of the game Sell on Steam? Steve's summary Steve's discussion of DRM Load Time Varies with Number of Mods? AT Guns: Re-crewing There are three basic technical complaints as I see it: 1. Rotation speed 2. Pushing speed 3. Ability to take cover far from the gun CM presumes battle... Any plans for Vin's animated text to be updated On 23/05/2016 at 8:55 AM, CMFDR said: "Cas" versions have casualties in plain letters instead of signs. As you asked for Erwin: ... Crews Re-manning Tanks There are a lot of aspects of crew behavior that could be looked at, but I think it would be helpful to keep in mind that tank and crew behavior in Combat... 150mm heat from a 50mm AT gun Indirect Fire General Advice Rate of Fire and Rounds Used Artillery and Smoke How come smoke rounds are unusable (and who's responsibility is it to keep track) Saved Links Command Friction - Applying C3 Effects A set of Rules Newbie H2H questions - Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy - Battlefront.com Community Combat Mission Victory Calculator One for the scenario designers. I've been thinking about a dormant Carpiquet campaign I really want to get done and realised it's a bit hard to test objecti... CM Career Record System CM Career Record System [Now featuring Red Thunder] Combat Mission Red Thunder Best way to structure objectives for screen scenario What do you want each player to do? Figure that out, then reward them for doing the 'right' thing. It seems to me that the two sides have quite differ...

@JonS, love it. He has to do something about those boots though

I only list things that available at an official site. No dropbox links thanks. I am a little behind on updates but once it gets added to somewhere with some longevity it will make it to my list.

I know how you feel. I have two friends who used to play CM1x as well and I am the only one who is left... But is it a lack of content that caused your friends to stop playing? Will more bring them back? I ask because content has nothing to do with my friends not playing CM2x. The problem they have is it is harder. They don't want to work so hard. The end of borg spotting is for me the absolute best part of CM2x but they just cannot handle the way spotting works anymore. New content will do nothing to bring them back. They just want to go play battle field whatever where they runaround like maniacs for a few hours with their brains switched off. I don't know about you but I really don't want CM to start looking more like an FPS. So, I miss playing with them but I'm happy

Yep good example. Another point that might be worth reminding everyone about is that in the CM1x days they released a game and some patches but once the next one came out the older game was done - over - finished. With CM2x they have taken on a huge additional amount of work to keep even CMBN updated as new features were added. That has been really excellent. Me to.

Great post over all but nice summary there. I think it is worth repeating. Other may disagree :-)

Excellent shots. Ps. If you press <shift>ESC once the game pauses without the pause notice and after that clicking play / pause keeps it that way. Just slightly nicer for screen shots.

I hear ya. There is a solution - buy everything . I know that's pretty extreme and it still might seem slow but it is what it is. If the number of wargamers were 5 or 10 times higher then BFC would be able to ramp up the team a bit but that's not the reality of the market.

All right then. I'll start a separate thread so we don't derail this any further. Edit to add: for me it's a long weekend with visitors so give me a few days.

Well said

Oh yeah I could do that. Is anyone interested - he says tentativly hoping @sburke is not pulling my leg. Mind you it's not all play information some tech settings and several of Steve's answers to some questions some people don't seem to want to hear :-).

LOL moving large ice shelves is a much more viable solution than trying to nuke a hurricane out of existence. Even if the force of a nuclear explosion could do the job we should *not* be detonating those things in our atmosphere for any reason these days. We know the radiation would result in countless downstream problems and effects - none of which are good.

For sure - every now and then I lobby the powers that be to un sticky threads. They are way more tolerant of sticky threads than I would be . I have a book mark folder call FAQ where I have lots of links like this. Everyone should have one.

The Blitz is running two scenarios this month. Sign up for the October Scenario of the Month has started over at the Blitz. This month the scenarios are: CMBN: BP1 - Celer et Audax (requires the CMBN: Battle Pack) CMFB: Wax Museum The form post on theBlitz for sign up.

The Blitz is running two scenarios this month. Sign up for the October Scenario of the Month has started over at the Blitz. This month the scenarios are: CMBN: BP1 - Celer et Audax (requires the CMBN: Battle Pack) CMFB: Wax Museum The form post on theBlitz for sign up.