coachjohn
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Okay I am confused by the above examples (and getting old and can’t think.) Can you explain it slowly.
Still learning
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That's a "hey dumbass stay inside button or shortcut Maybe pressing AH at the same time.
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I bought sf2 figuring the idea of my men fighting in the open on balconies would be fixed. Just lost two infantries by them exposing themselves. Really this hasn't been fixed.
f there's a common I can give them let me know - maybe "hey dumbass - stay inside"
Really disappointed seeing this.
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speaking of which - I thought sf2 stopped the men running out on to balconies rather than staying inside buildings. A little disappointed with that. Very disappointed. Maybe patch? yeah right!
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Is there a manual included with the game
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I’ll find it
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So tonight I broke down and bought the sf2 upgrade. Great upgrade but when I played a quick battle some of the houses had no doors. I has assumed they were on the far side. My troops circled the house then got killed. If I tried to put the men inside the cursor changed to red (I think that means can’t go here -haven’t played in a while so I may be nuts)
oh yeah - also got my ass kicked. Been playing Normandy and forgot about the distance and killing power of the modern weapons. Lol.
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Is there really 323
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Got a question. I know the scenarios and campaigns made for CMSF 1 will work on 2, will the user made quick battle maps work?
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Are the two modules independent or do I have to have CW for market garden or vice versa. Looking to buy just Market garden ad on.
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Are the two independent or do I have to have CW to play market garden or vice versa.
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I once saw on here a complete list of all the scenarios and campaigns available in CMBN. Think guy had them on a google drive.
Also there was once a post for the seven best mods.
I’m reinstalling and need to reacquire everything/
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Same here. I was gonna buy marl=ket garden / British modules but refuse to til patch comes out. Matter of principal.
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Okay now I,m on. But it won’t let me sign in. Do I have to reset my password.
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Is the new site working? I got the old site when I went to battlefront.com
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How do you turn off map edge mouse scrolling
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I am playing CM on another computer from where I started. My problem is the scrolling. It’s too fast. Is there anyway to slow it down.
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I am not a military expert but have played combat mission on and off for more then 3 years. More lately. I started with SF and progressed to BN. My responses to all this.
1 - It is a game. You want a simulator go to the high end stuff, but you’d need a PhD in military science to play it and a computer degree to understand it. I bought a couple of those “games” - not a lot of fun. (Plus most computers can’t handle the number crunching and the crash often)
2. Combat mission was originally designed for war world II - yes things more faster and fire at longer ranges now with more lethal charges to them - so fitting modern warfare into this engine is not optimal but playable (key word “playable” - people are not really dying) Does work better with wwII - more grunts on the ground.
3. There are “wider based” games that call themselves tactical out there - i.e. gravitan , total war, and others (I probably have them all or have played them at some time) They have bigger maps - more maneveurability and are all very good but lose something in the individual commands to troops. Every game I’ve played (started in the 1980’s with text base) give to get. So being a game you get what they say.
4. As for graphics - I think most “casual” gamers (i call myself that and most players are) actually don’t have computers to handle higher graphics. FPS like Steel Beast or Battlefield must have bigger graphics to immerse the person as overall group composition and movement is not as important. I don’t think many people complain about the graphics - can they be better - I don’t know but my computer wouldn’t handle it. (I know some turn down graphics on most games for playability which to me is first and foremost. (Still the movements are very realistic with no freezes)
Like I said if you’re looking for high end simulations there are a bunch out there - look at HPS - but keep ten books next to you and be ready for crashes. (I recently played in a multiplayer online game like that) each move was taking me 7 hours. Wasn’t a lot of fun. (I think I subconsciencely committed suicide to get out.)
I believe CM is one of the best tactical games I’ve played (more so in WWII.
Just the a different view from a casual observer.
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Okay - Played Normandy without addons and shock force. Trying to decide whats next -
What do you consider the best CM game and why?
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Before I begin i should say I just installed a bunch of mods.
That being said I played a “tiny” quick battle and let the computer pick everything.
First the map it picked was huge.
Secondly as the allies I got the units were designated as F.D.R.? Wrap units and were mainly two man squads It said they could dismount but there was no vehicle they were with. It also said their guns were not deployed but there was no gun to deploy.
Anybody ever have this - if so do you know which mod I need to delete.
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Might be doing something wrong as I just returned to game after hiatus but at times I have infantry hide behind buildings and they run out into the open to be massacred. I put inf safely in buildings and they all of a sudden run out into the street to be shot. I have infantry assault a building with a door on their side that is blocked from fir and they run around the building to the other door in and into massive fire. Also at first contact, rather then take fire positions or cover they just turn and run, exposing them to a variety of fires.
These are veteran through green infantry with good and bad leadership.
I thought I read on here a long time ago that this was a bug with engine 4.0 If so it's a big one thats been here for a while.
John
Balconies again? Really!
in Combat Mission Shock Force 2
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Still think its kinda stinky they didn’t address this.