BroodingPhobos
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I didn't see a hotkey for showing targeting in turn based games. when the action is paused i like to look at the map and get a visual heads up of where my troops are directing fire and where the origin of incoming fire is?
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I can not believe how awesome it is. I was so worried about the fundamentals. Playing in real-time will take some getting use to, but turn-based is amazing. I maxed out the graphics and only noticed a little dip in my FPS and only when all hell has broken loose. Cheers friends, this is the only game I will be playing for a long, long, long time.
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June 6. lol. Its gotta be that.
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"Battleground" (1949) was a vastly superior Bulge movie.
I consider Battleground to be one of the best war movies from that era. You really got a feel for those soldiers and the troubles they faced. I still think it is a better viewing than Saving Private Ryan.
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It's been 8 years since my last build, and I'm just now looking around at what's out there.
I noted that i7 2600k is at a really good price, but if I'm understanding the relationship between the elements correctly, is it utilizing an integrated GPU that would require a game designed to offload calculations from a video card in order to utilize that integrated GPU?
If you have a discrete graphics card like i have it automatically shuts off the on die cpu graphics. Contrary to what intel wants you to believe the integrated graphics while okay for email and video on youtube is not the best solution for serious graphics intensive games. The gpu on the 2600k will still suck away system memory and be slower. But you should still be able to play CM:BN. I just went nuts on this pc because I wanted to play Total War: Shogun 2 at the highest settings and that GeForce 580 GTX allows me to do that. I paid an arm and a leg for that though. The best deal you can get right now is the GeForce 570 its just a small step down from what I got and its around $350.00. I paid $500 for my 580 GTX.
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I Just bought a second generation Core i7 2600k with a GeForce 580GTX and 8 gigs of ram. So it will be interesting to put the new computer through a stress test with CM just to see how far I can push it.
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I'm playing the SF demo. I have completed "Going to Town" and am most of the way through the Brit. Demo. The Tutorial took a couple of restarts, mostly for tactical reasons: those Strykers ain't ver' tuff.
You don't have to play RT. The interface rapidly becomes second nature. I've nearly stopped mistakenly extending units' movement paths when I click on the next unit, and it's been a while since I didn't notice and roll it back. Other than that, the 'multi-pane' was a bit of a pain to start with til I discovered the f-keys to switch.
The combat environment is a bit of a shock (phear the ATGM), and sometimes it's hard to orient yourself in all that sand, but get used to using Tab (to lock view to a unit) and then the Q and E keys to scan about. The 'mouse in the corner' to rotate is still plain irritating. Remember if you move your viewpoint (using WASD), rather than rotating it, you can always hit Tab to get back to where you thought you'd be. Once you've unit-locked the view, cycling through units the lock moves too, so you can pan around easily.
There's so much more cool stuff (like ammo resupply, recrewing vehicles and all the neat things like that) in CMx2, that if you liked CM1, you will adore CMx2 if you can get past what's quite a small learning hump, interface wise.
I think the modern setting in SF is what stopped me from Sticking it out to learn the interface. One thing is for certain WWII is where I want my wargames right now. CM is looking good right now.
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Don't buy it. If you do, you will lose interest in the other things in life which added a bit of zest to your otherwise boring existance. You'll pine for the fresh details of a PzIV rather than your wife. Your children will seem inconsequential compared to the needs of your troops. Wherever you live will look dull and boring when compared to the maps available in the game. You will find hours have gone by while you sit at your keyboard. Your hands will be shaking from lack of food. Your eyesight will be blurred due to staring at the screen. You'll forego showering for "just one more turn". Your life as you know it will be forevermore ended. No, do not buy this game.
Yep that's what the first one did. OH GOD NOT AGAIN!!!
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Something about SF just didn't click for me. One thing I would like to know is if the games quick battles will randomly generate a map or do we only get pre-made ones?
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You guys are great. Oh how I missed my Combat Mission buddies.
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I absolutely love the first games but I need to let them go and get something more modern (Graphically speaking). The videos are all well done and the game looks amazing. I'm a WeGo type of player. Real time don't fit with my tactical play style (sitting at my computer for a half hour trying to figure out how not to die the next turn). I'm gonna buy it. I just needed some encouragement about that interface.
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I played the Shock Force demo and didn't like it. I didn't like the real time gameplay and also the interface was a departure from CM1,2,and 3. I always loved the original CMX1 games better. Rough around the edges but enduring. My eyes are set on this new one but am I gonna be disappointed?
Combat Mission and Steam
in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
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I use Steam for game chat and to see what other friends are playing. When I add Combat Mission to Steam and try to click on the game icon I get an error and the game wont start. Its not a big deal but I thought I would throw that out to the community to see if there is any way to fix that.