Vic4

Putin is a 69 yr old psycho/sociopath that has no regard or compassion for human life, rights etc. Imho, he likely sees this as his legacy/destiny and will continue to provoke the west (NATO) until they actually respond with arms. Probably when he pivots to take the Baltics after this campaign in Ukraine. ...Haiduk, have always appreciated your insightful posts on this forum; please stay safe and take care. Thank you BF for keeping this thread open.

Incredibly sad day

Hi Devs, I'm experiencing a recurring bug in Cold War while using the standard camera movement it will suddenly freeze at random and will remain frozen btw ~30-120 secs. Sometimes it will pick up the movement after the elapsed time and others it will simply be a CTD. It seems general rather than scenario specific. Not sure if this has been reported already but would be great to have fixed in the coming patch. Running on an iMac Pro: Big Sur 11.2.3 - w/ plenty of Ram and processor power. Otherwise great game from BF, congrats to Bil H. and The Cap't. Cheers

hadn't considered the C2 variable; that may be it. Thx

two quick observations in this demo scenario; not sure if possible bugs or tacai changes? 1. Had un-buttoned tc under small arms fire for an entire turn killed at 50 or so secs. Recall in other titles they would button themselves up after a few salvos.. 2. Had a regular squad under fire for less than 30 secs. No wia or kia but they remained rattled for the rest of the scenario?.. sorry no saves but perhaps others are seeing this as well. Map is a work of art! Thanks

neck out… Frobodine, your point is actually well taken; too bad you've retreated. …blstk I’m not sure what you’re angle is but you’re probably a pretty smart guy with just a bit too much time on your hands. That being said, it’s unfortunate that to be considered a “member” of this forum, an absurd amount of dogged obsequiousness and not so thinly veiled snark is required for an unspecified amount of time until you have been inundated into, post my bunny of the month status. (sorry Emery’s) Illustrating the point; as an acknowledged "lurker", I started a thread that was completely complimentary to Bud B and the franchise in general, hoping to possibly inspire some life and humor and it was initially well received; only it was quickly shut down by spam and more importantly, what reminded me of my grammar school principal…namely the moderator In short; there is nothing family friendly about intentionally plastering human beings (pixellated or otherwise) with high explosive. There is nothing remotely family friendly about this subject matter in general. In contrast (and I would presume the devs agree), WW2 is the most significant event the world has ever experienced and the brilliance of CM is that it allows you to explore that event in the context of tactical analysis and execution without moral debt; an immense accomplishment!! However, I hope my own son is hopelessly consumed with @&#^ing the bejesus out of *birds* in barns before he’s ever consumed with smothering platoons with all the family love that CM provides; (I keep my screen doors well oiled) but I digress… Point is; no one would be on this forum if they weren’t entirely impressed and daresay smitten by the tactical combat simulation that CM provides. Just, it would be nice if the devs/community were more welcoming to the “lurkers” beyond the 20-30 people that have primarily inhabited the “commentary” of the forum for its' duration. That respect should absolutely extended from the developers to their broader base. Fwiw, people like blstk maybe not so utterly wasteful and may contribute something meaningful if they were actually appreciated. Bombs away & head rolls..

absolutely right; no 2nds or sauce thx, that bunny is exclusively Emerys'. ..was just proposing policy for any ..erm.. future hunting expeditions or birding trips. I hear Italy is an excellent wildlife refuge

Don't like sharing my tails er.. bunnies. I think she (ahem).. it had a sister tho?..

Holy %#&$ did you see that bunny?! ..Quick, call the ornithologist!

Ahh.. i do love italy and.. birds.. salut

sorry mate; no offense intended..

I know; this is bad for my schizophrenia; thanks for the inspiration and next level of neurosis haha salut! "damnit only one cigarette!"

This is the tone that all of my pbems have now taken. ..thanks bud haha

Fantastic show. Baneman, for all the pints of vaguely beer-ish swill you are owed you may have a rough morning or two; congrats! I pity the next man in Bil's sights. haha Thank you both, look forward to purchasing.

I'm loving my word pizza; 5 hellcats and a particular TC on top.. This alone was worth it because Baneman has actually.... er, killed Bil! Haha Great show!

honestly in this case; words would never taste so good. haha ...let's hope so; break some legs and toss some kidneys baneman!

5-6 turns and Baneman's armor will be destroyed or disabled; then maybe another 5-10 turn mop up ending in a cease fire surrender... Purchase aside, Bil's skill level simply doesn't allow for any mistakes. It would have been really interesting for instance if Bil were playing the Germans with these force compositions. Maybe in the next AAR we can see Bil defend Bastogne or some other blighted situation where he takes down a platoon or two of tigers with 2 hellcats and a few bazooka teams..;-)

pair of kidneys: 2.734 points

map is 3km+ deep needs to get 2+ companys inf w/ limited transport across to VLs w/ (4) armored assets: (1)=25% Stummels maybe account for 1 additional panther.. they are attached to differing sections which implies a separated approach.. no offense really: but it seems very slim odds

Gents, I'm not much of a conversationalist; ahem hence my one post.. but I seriously love these games and the AARs are fantastic. Unfortunately, (and I do hope I eat these words) do you think that this game has already been lost in the purchase phase for Baneman? I feel that we've seen this happen in almost all of Bil's AARs where the less experienced player consistently makes the mistake of not purchasing enough armor and summarily gets routed. Seems that once Bil knocks out the Panthers and then at least disables the systems of the Jagtiger it's going to be over. Hate to be a scrooge, but man I wish we could see a really even match. ....Best wargame/franchise out there; hands down. Vic