CombatDave
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Multi-core processor support.
64 bit exe.
3D models of the strafing planes
More smoke and debris during the battle
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For serious tactical wargaming at this scale, yes, they're the only game in town, imho.
Truth be told, that is a fact.
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1. Yes
http://ark.intel.com/products/71071/Intel-Pentium-Processor-G2010-3M-Cache-2_80-GHz
2. If you replace the OS then you will need to re-activate as it would be like a fresh install.
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Thanks Battlefront for making an awesome WW2 combat simulation game that accurately portrays the battle for Normandy. An equal thanks goes out for keeping the game up to date for such a low low price. As far as I can tell there are no other games that are similar on the market or are currently being made. Keep up the great work
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Well. Perhaps my performance isn't really complain worthy, but I thought my system would run it a tad better.
I can run it steadily at 30fps with everything balanced, shaders on, shadows on(sometimes the shadows knock it down), trees on.
I run it at 30fps on purpose to get a smooth camera. I turn the Nvidia setting for v-sync to adaptive(half). Without the 30fps limit, I'll get slightly higher frames, but a horrible camera jarri-ness.
It could very well be the intel. I won't battle about it. I only chose AMD, because I was told it was the best when I started building PCs years ago.
However, I do feel that it may be something odd. A setting, perhaps. Or that some of my hardware is being under utilized for some reason.
That must have been some years ago, I remember a time when AMD was better than Intel around 2006 because I built an Opteron system instead of an Intel system. I currently have an i5-2500K setup with a GTX 650-Ti SC Boost and I am fairly happy with the performance. It sounds like it's in the ballpark with everyone else at 20 to 30 FPS depending on settings.
Here's a review to show where your chip stands if you care to read.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6396/the-vishera-review-amd-fx8350-fx8320-fx6300-and-fx4300-tested/5
I do believe Battlefront is continuing to optimize the game engine so that should help in the long run.
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I really enjoy war games, in particular WW2 games. I made lots of WW2 models when I was a kid and played many miniature games with tanks, infantry and a detailed battle map with trees, grass, rocks and hills. With that said ever since PC war games showed up I have always been on the lookout for a great playing and great looking WW2 game. Started with the Close Combat series, Commando's, Blitzkrieg, Soldiers, Company of Hero's but I always felt that realism was lacking in these games. I really hated when my soldiers would move out right in the middle of enemy fire and do nothing to avoid being shot. I was irritating beyond belief. I guess I found Battlefront from reading many many reviews/forum discussions of PC war games online (armchair general). I do remember trying the CM:BN 1.0 demo but couldn't get into it due to the really slow poorly optimized game engine. I like a fairly fast moving camera and the 1.0 version just didn't work for me. It wasn't my system because I always upgraded the CPU/graphics card due to my interest in 3D animation. So I just took a pass. I guess with the recent 70 year anniversary of the Normandy Invasion I just happen to go back to Battlefront to see if they were having a sale. I saw that not only have they come out with a new game CM:RT but also 2.0 versions of their previous games. Well I did some looking on you tube to see what the 2.0 game looked like since they didn't have a demo and it looked really nice, very good camera response and nice looking textures so I bought the big bundle.
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Well those posts make some sense, Junior Members SgtHatred and CombatDave.
Are you Steam representatives, in some capacity?
If so, I'm sure BFC is flattered. :-)
I'm just a gamer, no link to Steam. I have always enjoyed a good WW2 game be it a board game (squad leader) or PC game. Currently playing the CM:BN Big Bundle and having a blast. Best features are realism of encounters, LOS, fog of War, detailed units, unit AI, campaigns and all the visual mods in the repository.
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Many smaller developers are using the Steam platform to increase product visibility, generate sales and cash to finish games they are working on. It's not just a distribution platform anymore but also a way to garner investment from customers before a product ships. The Grim Dawn developers went to Steam to get a small infusion of cash so they could hire more employees and ensure they get to the finish line with their game. I think the Wasteland 2 devs went to Steam for the same reasons. You may not see a tangible benefit but the developers you are supporting are and in a round about way your going to benefit by getting faster updates, product expansions, and support to those games you have.
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Interesting how it seems to have completely passed me by that Steam is so important these days. Sure, I have a few games on Steam, perhaps twelve or so, of which only perhaps two are actually installed on my HD right now. I don't think I've even played half of them, since I bought them during some $5 sale and figured I would get around to them "some day".
Just checked my desktop, and I have the following games installed at the moment:
CMBN, CMFI, CMRT: Obviously not Steam.
Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition 1 & 2: Don't think these are on Steam. I know I did not purchase them through Steam, and they auto patch without Steam.
Doom 3 BFG edition: Decided to play through this again once I saw the Doom 4 teaser trailer. Have the CDs somewhere in my basement, but decided to purchase it again through Steam for convenience of getting it running on a modern PC, patching etc. Still a fantastic game.
Starcraft 2: Not Steam.
XCom Enemy Unknown: Steam.
Panzer Corps/Allied Corps and all DLC: I did not buy these through Steam, though I think they are on Steam now. Playing through the German Grand Campaign DLC again.
Games I have on order:
Wasteland 2: Bought it through Kickstarter. Put in the extra $$ for the boxed edition. It's well into beta now. Don't know if it's available on Steam or not, but I'm supposed to receive a download link via e-mail once it is finished.
Except for Starcraft 2 and the Battlefront games these are all on Steam now. Wasteland 2 is in beta and can be played via Steam, I purchased it directly but the game is released via Steam.
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I agree it would not hurt Battlefront to have something on Steam to a least expose that customer base to them similar to what they are doing with mobile. It doesn't have to be their flagship games but something worthy. The Close Combat release on Steam is pointing strategy WW2 gamers to Matrix and Slitherine's store and no doubt generating sales there as well.
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The old one's are here now and cost less than the Battlefront store. I think this has to do with Battlefront only being the developer and not the publisher.
http://www.gog.com/game/combat_mission_beyond_overlord
The Theater of War games 1, 2 and 3 are on Steam as well, this is where I picked up those as a bundle during a sale.
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I think anyone looking for this type of game probably already knows about Battlefront or will find them in a search. If Battlefront wants to increase sales they just need to keep improving the game like they have with 2.0 and release more modules. In the past I looked at the game, tried the demo and took a pass due to the really slow game engine. Seeing 2.0 on YouTube made me look again and now I own the bundle. This is a unique game, I have yet to find something similar in scope, realism and simplicity that CMBN has so they don't really have much competition in this niche (yet). Also I am a Steam user with 113 games and like the service a lot. It will be interesting to see what the annual sale does to the Close Combat title as I have never seen these lower than $30 or so. I do own one from Matrix. I am glad that Battlefront gets the majority of my $$ instead of Steam, the download, install, activation was no big deal. Now back to the Normandy campaign!
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Installer Question
in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
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"General shadow performance and looks have been improved"
Does this refer to the "hotfix" shader or a new shader in this 3.0 install?