Warts 'n' all

What great footage, thanks for sharing these. The dancers remind me of the classic movie "Le Bal".

If you play WW2 titles call 'em British, Commonwealth, or Limeys. If you play modern titles then call 'em Brits if you must. In the meantime I'm off to help the rozzers track down the scum who stole my napper from outside the London Bridge Museum last night.

Brilliant series of pictures. Thanks!

It's a long running joke. Put simply, since the Dictatorship of the Semi-literate was established in May 1979 by President Murdoch of the Antipodes, and his puppets Lord and Lady Insidertraders of Burmah, it has become a crime to think for oneself, or to speak English well in this country. People who use words like "British" are regularly burnt at the stake on a pyre made from copies of The Grauniad, with a sign reading "I used a long word" around their necks. Even historians are forced to use the phrase "Romano-Brits", failure to comply lands them a one way ticket to Tyburn. And "Brit" isn't the same as calling a Septic Tank a "Yank". Limey is. Exits stage right singing Tony Bennet's "I left my heart in Newport Pagnell" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->

But, I bet that you cheer your head off when enemy vehicles get stuck, making them a sitting duck for your own troops.

Firstly there weren't any "Brits" in Normandy. And secondly, this behaviour has been reported frequently. And although 4.02 dealt with the problem of "fleeing" towards the enemy in the other titles, the specific problem regarding hedgerow gap charging will need it's own fix in due course.

The Ealing Studio Irregulars, United Kingdom, 1944.

And, you did it brilliantly. This series of battles is a joy to play either as Axis or Allies.

You can tell the guy in front is struggling so hard to resist the temptation to throw a "V" sign at the photographer.

Being an old contrarian, I find that in most cases the scenario designers get the balance between map size and force size spot on.. As for being "baked in", where is Elizabeth with my jacket potatoes?

Of course, I did try to get the "Stinkpot" renamed the Honey, but it never really caught on.

I've never seen an infantryman with a tank beret before.

Ah, that is because you are drinking post-WW2 tea, me ol' China.

Well go back to single-player, and stop keep playing H2H with her.

In the case of the Limeys, you can expect them to be able to make a decent cup of tea. The Italians are masters of the "Surrender en Masse". And the Septics will bribe every woman within 50 miles with silk stockings for a bit of how's yer father.

But, as I pointed out in the mission list I provided earlier in the thread, win those and you win the campaign. It's not easy, I haven't managed it yet. But, it is possible..

I think that the Aaachen maps are a brilliant piece of work. The only drawback building wise is that some of the Dutch style buildings that are used in Final Blitzkrieg do have a door entry problem that came across from MG. But, the German apartment blocks laid out around a courtyard are spot on. And fighting my way through them was a lot of fun. I agree with the black feline from the colonies that elevation does create a problem with some doors during in CMFB, but short of creating a little piece of flat land for each building to stand on I'm not sure what else a map maker can do. Also, I have seen photos of houses in the Ardennes that have the front door on one floor, and the back door on the floor above to take the slope into account.

Whatever you do, don't go to Tulsa. Things ended a tad badly for a Mr. Pitney

The route you end up taking is based mainly on your results, as indicated by..... ToV ... MiV.... Dr. Sometimes a designer will create missions that will lead to a certain path that the player will be told about in the briefing, in this particular campaign the mission "Command Decisions" fills that role. If you would like to pick up some ideas on how to get to the other version of "To the Meuse", I would suggest that you take a look at the youtube series produced by Jamies Games. In the meantime I would be interested to see a list of the results you achieved that led to you getting the final battle that you faced.

I always assumed that he was hired on the strength of his excellent showing at Carnival 2 in Brockwell Park in September '78.

Brilliant!

Just shows how we are all different. I enjoy it when it happens, gives me a chuckle.

Yes, even if you lose, it is still a lot of fun to play. And it is more accurate than Hollywood's take on the Bulge. Rolling oil barrels down a sun baked slope, as if.

It can be complicated. Especially as different victory levels can effect the route you take But just as an example, I think the perfect route would look like this. Mission 00 --- Mission 01 --- Mission 06 --- Mission 10 --- Mission 14 --- Mission 18 Although in the words of many a football manager, "We'll just take each match as it comes, and at the end of the day it's only a game."

Damn and blast my 400 year old eyes. I completely missed the exclamation marks. I can't blame that on Elizabeth's ale, or Sarge's reefers. Although in my defence I would like it put on record that we didn't have Specsavers in my day.