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  1. When there are multiple AFV's on the battlefield (friendly or not), I imagine it could be hard to pinpoint the location of a single one by sound even if it is close. I of course have no experience, so I could be totally wrong, but I have been around noisy machinery before.
  2. I'm confused. When playing this game, does tank B get more turret protection modeled than tank A? Or is the skirt merely cosmetic?
  3. In general, I would say the Eastern Front is portrayed much more than Italy. Of the games I've played this is one of the few WWII games that includes the Italian troops, and for that I am grateful.
  4. You are the commander of all your troops. You are supposed to tell them what to do. Entrenched troops implies they should be hiding as well (i.e. utilizing the entrenchments). If you as the commander do not tell them to hide (use the entrenchments) then the troops sustain high casualties. Makes sense to me. As an analogy, say you are fighting a tank battle. You put all your tanks on a 20m fire arc. The enemy does not. All your tanks get blown to bits. You could argue the tacAI should override your orders. But the tacAI cannot be as smart as the human player. As a smart human player, you give the orders and your units try to obey them. I suggest you rerun your test, and as soon as you realize your troops are going to be under artillery fire, you order them to hide. Compare your results then, since this is how the game is designed to work IMO.
  5. Not that I know of, but you can buy them for MacOSX without going through the mac AppStore. I bought the mac versions of FI and FI:gustav line through battlefront.com. Is there any particular reason you want to purchase through the AppStore?
  6. http://www.battlefront.com/community/showthread.php?t=108463 I am in the same boat. Here is the asked and answered question. Commonwealth forces has been out so long and haven't heard any plans to release it in the AppStore, so I have kinda given up checking for it in the app store. I might just rebuy the game through battlefront.com, but hate to pay for something twice. Maybe if I get bored with Gustav Line.
  7. Any iteration that where armor is relatively rare. I don't like large scale tank on tank battles. One or two per battle is great. I also like forces outside the familiar American vs. German. That being said, I am really looking forward to Gustav Line, which I can't download now because my internet has been broken for a whole week. Some early war stuff would definitely be cool too.
  8. Nice little video. They really did move the smaller guns around quickly on flat ground didn't they. It would be nice to be able to move them that fast in CM. It would add a lot more versatility to small ATG's.
  9. It would appear Battlefront slacks off on Friday...tsk-tsk Ohh well, I will start obsessively checking the BF homepage again on monday.
  10. Nothing better than CM cranked up so loud you think your house is blowing up. I dont get a chance to do it much, but I certainly do enjoy it when I can.
  11. I like the "Roster" idea as well. The visual aid for keeping track of units would indeed be a nice tool to have. Whether it be visual aids or text aids, anything to help information processing are must have's IMO. As others have said, nothing is being given to the player that isn't already available, but digging through the "menus" (i.e. clicking player units and tabs) is very time consuming and not my favorite part of the game.
  12. @Pak40 Concerning first contact notifications, I think I'd change my stance and agree with you based on your last argument. Notifications of even first enemy contact would largely NOT be considered "crucial" information. As you said, it would mostly trigger at the beginning of the game when first contact is being made, and first contact is quite often not meaningful contact. But, perhaps this discussion is all for naught if it can't be programmed as was suggested.
  13. You're the programmer, so I would have to defer to your technical knowledge that it isn't feasible.
  14. @Baneman I agree it isn't a trivial programming task. Some decisions would have to be made about which events are crucial and which events could be easily tracked. It would certainly take a lot of time, but I am trying to argue that the player would benefit greatly from some kind of notification window. It would take a programmer (not me) to determine if the undertaking would be worth the perceived benefits. Having seen similar notification systems implemented in other games, I'd wager the benefits would be worth the effort.
  15. I agree. It definitely would not be feasible for every spot or unit coming under fire to be reported. I did see your previous post, but I'm looking at it in the opposite direction. Instead of getting an alert each time a new unit is spotted (because how do you know if it is really a new unit or not), you should get an alert each time one of your units makes its first spot. This essentially differentiates the unit from a condition of having made no contacts vs. a condition of having made a contact. This is at least what I envision. It's approximately on the same order of magnitude. Minor adjustments could be made accordingly, or it could be turned off at the users request. I prefer tiny/small battles anyway. I agree with this post. I like the idea the original poster had, but obviously not all the details. I'm not trying to program the solution or anything, just trying to say the idea would be neat, and that it has been implemented with success in other franchise.
  16. As I see it, the idea is that it would not be hundreds of messages, but only crucial ones. If a tank gets immobilized or damaged, a squad comes under fire after previously having no contacts, a unit is inactive for 10 minutes, etc. Stuff that doesn't happen hundreds of times per round. I find it hard to say this would not be useful if done unintrusively (a single line text box with small font would hardly be a distraction). And of course, an option to have, or not have the text displayed could be easily given.
  17. I think having in-game unit notifications is an excellent idea and something that should definitely be added. A text log that indicates important notifications and keeps them in a chronological record would be invaluable. If you are playing turn-based games, it is less valuable, but it would still be helpful. In real time is where it would really shine. Having a squad get unknowingly mowed down while you are managing the other side of the map is awful. Blinking icons are great, but aren't much help if you are looking at the other side of the map. Indications like "waiting for orders" would also be great for units who have not done anything in a number of minutes, just to notify you in case you forgot about them. For the naysayers who think it just can't be done because there would be too many messages, you are wrong. Sure there would have to be some tweaking to determine what is deemed important or not, but the balance between too few/too many messages wouldn't be hard to find. The Close Combat series had similar messages, and they added greatly to the gameplay IMO. The scale of the battle of Close Combat is also similar to what is seen in CM games. To say it can't be done because it would be too annoying or would not be helpful are not valid arguments. If the programmers can program it, I ensure you it would benefit gameplay greatly.
  18. I misread the Schrullenhaft email. They are most certainly still available. I had thought the $10 off discount wasn't available any more, not the actual preorders.
  19. hmm, preorders no longer available. I wonder what exactly that means... EDIT: ignore this post, I misread.
  20. Thanks for sharing your thoughts so quickly. The map definitely appears very difficult to defend. Without looking at the map in 3d, it is very hard to say what I would have done differently from the get-go. The extreme effectiveness of the tall grass is something that could have been utilized in defense if it had been known beforehand. It seems a few bazooka teams could hide quite well in those weeds. As always, I can't wait to see more.
  21. Thanks for sharing some good pics. The long grass is indeed amazing concealment and seems to be realistically portrayed for the most part. I also enjoyed the AAHT action How do you feel the battle is going so far? Having any second thoughts about your original plans or unit purchases? Do you feel you are on track for a win, loss, or fairly even...perhaps its just too early to tell? I don't want to state my opinion since I could have insider information (even though I don't). Sorry if you don't like too many questions, but your thoughts help my tactical thinking. I want to see if my thoughts line up somewhat with yours.
  22. I'm definitely excited to play GL, but while checking for an announcement everyday, I often spend time reading the boards and have ran into some cool stuff around here. Not least of which is the AAR stickied topics by Bil and GreenAsJade (these should be published as suspense novels or something). Lately, it seems like I have just as much fun reading these forums about GL as I will when GL is actually released, so I don't mind the wait.
  23. I can't wait to see this AAHT in action. Please don't let it be blown up before it gets some good action shots in. The suspense is killing me.
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