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Interesting. I can't say I notice it yet, but if true that could be a new and good thing. Many building would be constructed of materials that would not stop bullets while other buildings constructed of more stout material would offer some protection. The SMGs that fire pistol caliber ammo would be stopped more easily, while the larger caliber bullets like the 30-06, 7.92 and 30 cal would have more penetrating power. The MaDuce or .50 cal on the other hand is a beast. I would think most buildings would not offer much protection.

I like the basic older style legos. The newer cutsie stuff not much. A while back when the Mindstorm robotics was introduced was really fun. You could combine it with technic kits to make some interesting stuff.

I like Italy/GL in some way better then RT at the moment. I agree you should buy GL too if you want to go the Italy route. The 3.0 upgrade has decreased the load times and I think the AT gun changes are for the better. It's also a matter of taste. Many are very hard core Eastern Front fans so they are going to be fanatical about RT. I know some good h2h players who are also history buffs and would love to play them in Italy, but they are just not interested in the theater. Some of the battles are very infantry centric and can be slow grinding slogs where you're spending a lot of time probing to locate enemy positions and then carefully moving HQ or FO's into position so you can call down artillery fire before advancing. Its a refreshing change, but may not appeal to all. There are some battles with armored forces too so there is variety.

The OP brings up a valid point, but as been mentioned in the past being that Combat Mission is not really war and you don't face the real dangers of real war, players are far more aggressive than they would be in real life and therefore battles suffer a compression effect. In real life I could see digging in happen and a few hours if not more pass before the next hedgerow taken, but in CM it doesn't work that way.

I was just having a little fun in jest. Macs are ok and it where I'm at mac and PC users like to poke fun at one another for fun, but we all get along in the end. I think in general the PC in general is a platform in decline as tablets and other mobile devices have skyrocketed in popularity. Also saw a recent article that describes how multi core processors sit ilde as programmers have developed multi core programs. Enough of the thread hijack... Hope you all get you're 3.0 upgrade for the MAC soon and it all works well. Then we'll all be on the same version and the battles can resume.

Apple does like to lock you into their ecosystem. Then there was the power adapter fiasco. People do love their Macs and Apple products. Jobs is regarded as a deity by many.

Honestly if you can use a MAC you can use Windows. Back in the day when Windows sat on top of DOS one could see why one might use a MAC. Playing with the command line editor and tweaking the config.sys and autoexec.bat could be daunting for some. Today windows has pretty much caught up to the Mac. The Mac is a great piece of hardware, but like the Sherman vs Tiger debate, having more is often a winning strategy. Besides what exactly is Apple these days? I would venture to guess they are far more interested in IPhone, tablet and their upcoming new IWatch than PC's.

Take away a kids mobile device and XBox or PS3 and see what happens these days. In fact in many places where parents can no longer physically discipline their kids without the kid threatening to report it to the police or child protective services, parents have resorted to taking away the cell phones and internet connection... Life did suck for me back then when I couldn't play the IBM based games. But I had guns, girls cars and other stuff to keep me occupied. Come to think of it I still do have the same things to keep me occupied.

Its hard to see from the video posted, but the KT got sprayed with MG fire that wounded the exposed commander seconds before the 85mm shell killed it and set it on fire. The other crew escaped, but the commander who was already wounded could not exit the burning tank and was slowly roasted.

Sometimes the simplest things are the most difficult. I've played this against the AI at iron and didn't finish and h2h where my opponent disappeared. One would think a very small and simple skirmish would be easy and simple. As it is its tough. If you add any sort of supporting arms (artillery, armor) to either side it changes the equation dramatically. I have 2 h2h games going at the moment and the poor bloody infantry plays a vital role, but its not the main one as is the case for Kiwi soldiers...without supporting arms Italy can be a real meat grinder if you're not careful, patient and on top of your game.

If CM was an operational game yes. On the tactical level CM simulates its not worth the effort. If we go down this road we're going to have to start randomly having men in squads go away due to lack of food, diarrhea ect... and what about ammo duds? I've heard stories of German ammo being defective because the forced labor used in the manufacturing of it deliberately sabotaged it.

I may be close or exceeded my free 10G limit on PB. Anyway depending on your system and bandwidth the video may not render well or as good as the original. The original looks spectacular and the sound out of a 5.1 system is just as good. This was played and rendered with an ATI 5850 video card and has the shadow bug. If I did it on my new Nvidia GTX760 it would look even better. I have to say the GTX760 looks great not only in CM, but A-10 Warthog looks and runs great at 1650x1024 cranked up to max...

My first computer was a Macintosh. Then I got a real computer Well at least you apple users have it a little better these days. You still do pay more for the Apple logo, but back in the day when my friends were playing tons of great games and simulation on PC I had to suffer as they would never be ported from the PC to the MAC Life sucked. Then I got a PC. It not only changed my gaming but my life. I soon discovered that employers would pay for someone who understood the PC and how it worked. BF should take a page out of Apples playbook-they charge more because they know the believers will pay more. Charge $20 for the Apple 3.0 upgrade

When all the elements come together Combat Mission has no peers. If you have the right system, the right mods and understand how to play the game its beyond belief. If there is something comparable that is better I'd like to know I restarted campaigns in Italy, Market Garden and Normandy and I'm still blown away. There are campaigns and battles I've never opened and h2h is the best. I just got a new Nvidia video card. It looked great with my old ATI video card, but it really looks nice with the new card. All that said and done, its not something with mass appeal. Its not designed or marketed to the lowest common denominator. If you're not familiar with WW2, weapon systems and tactics it can be frustrating and if you're not willing to put the time and effort into it you'll probably not stick with it.

One of the oldest tricks in the book. I can't say I didn't try to pull that one off a few times when I was young. Had niece over a while back and took her shooting for the first time-mom who is the polar opposite of me really loved that! Niece was nervous, but before long she said she was a convert and can't wait to turn 21 to get a handgun. Now that she's near 21 I get texts saying how much she love this gin, and wishes she could afford to get it...

Interesting stuff, but a bit too cartoonist for my taste. After searching far and wide I was finally able to acquire one of these:

I thinks its Veins_V3_special_effects_CMx2

Ah yes a zero missing.... Another thing I'm liking so far with my new Nvidia card is the way it handles dual monitors. The Catalyst drivers could be do strange things at random times. Apparently this is known as other have reported it. Nvidia seems more stable with multiple monitors.

Lt Smash's floating icons. I'm looking for standard NATO Icons for CMBN/Italy and RT as well as the mod where you use the space bar to bring up floating command buttons. Can't find those anywhere.

The more I play with the new video card the more I'm impressed. Definitely looks very good at 1650x104 with everything maxed out. I may change the settings to excellent as performance seems to be a tad bit better and still looks great.

http://vid1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag37/thf223/RedThunder-1_zps13c05b09.mp4

One thing I notice about Thompsons in American and British squads is they go through ammo fast and its not always easy to resupply as not many have .45 cals ammo and alot of times the trucks, jeeps and Bren carriers don't have .45 cal. Your pixel troops always use full auto even though the Tommy gun can be fired semi auto. The ammo pouch is a very good point. I don't think they had the same sort of quick release webbing in use today.

Installed new Nvidia video card. Seems a bit faster. The tracers mod went from red tracers to blue and yellow. I'm using terrain mods and they look different. I'll have to search the threads as I think someone posted some Nvidia settings that are good for CM.

This guy did a youtube review and won this battle.