Bud Backer

Thank you.

Ah thank you. To do that I just target area? Is that the right command?

Can tanks break through building walls, or standalone (garden?) walls? I'm playing in Wittman's Demise and Im in an area with an orchard surrounded by a wall. I wanted to knock a hole in the wall by driving a tank through it, but the tank promptly backed away and tried to go around it.

So if I follow you correctly, I can have, say, a half-track with a squad in it and the 1/2T has orders to move, say 3 waypoints. If I order the men to dismount, will they remain inside until the last waypoint is reached? Or will they leave and only then will the vehicle make it's 3 moves?

LOL I have to admit when I saw the thread title I thought, 'great, someone new discovered it and wants to say how realistic that gives a feel to the game' when in fact it's a complaint. I can see that it might annoy some, but I personally rather like it, for the same reason as Ultradave.

I still have my boxed version of Diplomacy!

Very nice indeed. Looks like some of those French magazines I get where you see the location in 1944 and today. Well done!

LOL! Yeah, that about sums it up. Beelzeboss summed up why I like WEGO. I came originally from true I-Go-U-Go games like Steel Panthers, went to RTS like Men of War, found the latter thrilling to play because I was IN the action, but there is something truly eerie and unrealistic about taking control of a tiger, rampaging about to great effect, simply because I can give it due attention. WEGO is far better a system.

Bienvenue a le forum, Wespe001! C'est merveilleux que vous tentez de participez ici avec nous.

Heck has anyone figured a way to record the replay (not using FRAPS, since I have a Mac)? I'd happily stitch them together if I knew how to record the action itself.

If you upgrade, just be aware of the deploy bug. The workaround is to give a move order and the deploy order at the end of the move. Just in case you missed it.

Those maps are simply gorgeous! I could spend hours just wandering around at ground level in them. Lovely work, well done, truly.

46. Started gaming with Avalon Hill's Battle of the Bulge, then Panzer Leader, Panzer Blitz, Squad Leader. My first computer game was Guadalcanal Campaign, on an Apple II. I spent years with Steel Panthers, worked in the SpCamo group doing beta testing, map and scenario design as well as nationality databases for the freeware SPWW2, SPMBT, WINSPWW2 and WINSPMBT. More recently I played Company of Heroes, and Men of War Assault Squad, but while I found they were fun, I wanted more realistic units and wandered over here...

I'm not hung up on the rarity idea, I was just hoping to make it easier.

Yeah, I was thinking that could be true for some of them. But only one is "common" IIRC, so maybe it's just that one, perhaps it's next most available cousins that need be "banned". In other words, you can buy panthers, but they have to meet certain rarity levels, not the most common two levels.

The 2560 points range would be something I could eventually attempt. Regarding the big Cats issue, wouldn't using strict rarity point rules sort of make it possible to have them but at high cost, thereby giving the purchaser freedom, rather than guaranteeing no long 88's, which is a whole other oddity, in a sense. I think the allies were afraid of the Kitties excessively, so having to worry there may be a rare one would seem fitting?

Good catch Ian. I also noticed it in some games I was playing, even non-PBEM, just turn based vs the AI. I thought it was odd but ignored it but your bringing it to the fore makes me want to point out its not isolated.

Thanks guys! When I get home from work I'll try these out!

Iron mode prevents you from seeing what you would legitimately see in RL? I thought it was just limiting friendly units from having certain knowledge of other friendly units.

I looked at the screenshot thread but didn't see (perhaps I missed a page) how one can do screen captures in the Mac version of the game. I would like to attempt an AAR of an upcoming battle but am not sure how to do this.

Sgt Schultz, I've been enjoying reading your posts. Your reply to my question about the engineer half track gave me a good laugh. I am in awe at how beautiful your HTH A Morning Run map is! I used to design maps for Steel Panthers for the SP Camo group so I can appreciate the level of detail and effort put into something that feels real, or is historically/geographically accurate. I'm quite new to Combat Mission, but I love what I've seen so far with Cmbn:Cw. Your tourney sounds totally overwhelming to me! While I drool at the possible forces I could make, I dread the thought of actually trying to command them, let alone do so successfully. In a few months, after I've actually played some more and get a handle on C2 etc, I'd consider trying my hand at something smaller than what you propose. More like a medium map as the larger end of the scale, with a reinforced company (2000 points tops?) for force size. Whatever you do, I wish you well, sounds like you have a great concept and it should be a lot of fun for those fortunate enough to participate.

Hmmm not a Man With The Golden Gun fan are you? LOL Thanks for the link; I'm generally familiar with how these vehicles were used. What I think would be helpful is that the "Encyclopedia" in the game make the limitations of the are engine more clear. The descriptions, while historically correct, give a different impression as to the units' in-game functionality.

And I have no problem with this. In theory it would be nice to have each unit have a distinct function, even if it wasn't exactly as it would have been historically, but I actually do like flavour units. And I'd use them because I enjoy the feeling I'm doing something representative to what would historically fit, rather than purchasing solely for "winnability."

ROFLMAO! Ok, ok, point taken! ...So we have to wait TWO versions for this??? *ducks and runs*

Thanks, Vanir. No idea on the engineer halftrack capabilities? Thought I'd throw that in.