Crushingleeek Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share Posted July 2, 2012 in essence, i try to incorporate some missions that are virtually impossible to "win" from a tactical standpoint, but if you make the right decisions according to the briefing - ie, in this case, don't get your squad killed - you achieve a victory as a leader. think of your score from this perspective, not necessarily always from a greater tactical/strategic standpoint. I think I make it clear in the briefings; let me know if any don't. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crushingleeek Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share Posted July 2, 2012 from a campaign design standpoint, I included mission #3 for a few reasons. first, i wanted to provide a break from the relatively larger scale beach scenarios in #1 and #2. I am a big small scale scenario fan. Even with the large scale battles, I try to make them play out and feel smaller. Second, #3 is sort of a set-up for the main St. Laurent battle of #4. The idea was to make players appreciate the struggle that the town would be. Ideally, the difficulty encountered in #3 would make the victory, if you achieve it, in #4 more gratifying and that much sweeter. I'd like to hear if it succeeded in producing these effects for you... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 in essence, i try to incorporate some missions that are virtually impossible to "win" from a tactical standpoint, but if you make the right decisions according to the briefing - ie, in this case, don't get your squad killed - you achieve a victory as a leader. think of your score from this perspective, not necessarily always from a greater tactical/strategic standpoint. I think I make it clear in the briefings; let me know if any don't. Sure, but the victory points allocations should reflect that. If I'm told to scout (i.e. observe) enemy units, and the points allocations are geared towards that, but then find that I can't do any actual scouting without getting all my guys killed ... what's the point? You could have almost the same scenario, but with an altered VP allocation (and a MUCH shorter time limit) and have a nice little scen. Don't worry about allocating any points for the Germans down the back of the map - they simply aren't going to be seen, so all they do is represent points the US player cannot get. Cut the time limit to ~30 minutes, and have the AI mount a platoon attack from about the 15-20 minute mark, targetting the cluster of buildings near the first intersection, which is where the US player is going to hole up. Then lightly re-write the briefing to emphasise that it's a quick sneak and peek to identify the enemy's forward positions (ie, a task the player can actually achieve) with minimal friendly casualties. You could even emphasise in the briefing that the player should occupy one or more static OPs - as distinct from trying to conduct a mobile recon patrol. If the player tries to be rambo and overrun the whole map anyway, then his men are going to die-a-lot-now, and he will lose, QED. Et voila. The player's stated tasks and the sccenario objectives are aligned, and everyone is happy. For a more extensuive change, you could do that, and cut down the map quite a bit so it only includes only the few areas the US player can actually get at or see into, cutting off ~100m (or more?) from the western and eastern edges. That totally removes the temptation to try and move into those areas. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 I'd like to hear if it succeeded in producing these effects for you... Not really. The German dispositions in #4 seemed to bear no relation to those I saw in #3, so the recon was wasted as far as I could see. That said, #4 was fun, and as I said; the setup for #3 has a lot of promise. I like those kinds of small, task-oriented scens. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hister Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Tried the first mission quickly. How does one make soldiers to reach the objectives? Should I send soldiers off the beach as quickly as possible or is it good that you assign some teams who then provide a covering fire? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crushingleeek Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 That's for you to decide! although you'll probably find covering fire pretty fruitless esp w/ raining artillery on the beach 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hister Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 You just gave me the answer yeah as soon as I stopped my men they would be turned in meat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user1000 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 This is an absolute terrible campaign in all terms flat across the board, playing as US with the 29th. It seems like a diorama rather than an actual campaign. I don't know if the most current update patch with the soldiers skills broke it or it was better before. Terrible. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy56 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 44 minutes ago, user1000 said: This is an absolute terrible campaign in all terms flat across the board, playing as US with the 29th. It seems like a diorama rather than an actual campaign. I don't know if the most current update patch with the soldiers skills broke it or it was better before. Terrible. Okay. Do you have any actual arguments? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warts 'n' all Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 I have to agree with @user1000. It is pretty rubbish. Of course his reasons for disliking it might be different from mine. Personally I've never been a fan of campaigns that contain fictional PZIVs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy56 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 I don't have CMBN personally, I'll probably still try this out when I eventually get it. What's the story? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 You get shelled to oblivion, repeatedly.....And there's SFA that you can do about it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy56 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 6 hours ago, Sgt.Squarehead said: You get shelled to oblivion, repeatedly.....And there's SFA that you can do about it. Well, it's a challenge. It seems the campaign tries to make you figure out just how much the 29th ID sacrificed in Normandy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 For a bloke who doesn't even own the game you are remarkably chirpy on the subject. 4 minutes ago, Frenchy56 said: Well, it's a challenge. It seems the campaign tries to make you figure out just how much the 29th ID sacrificed in Normandy. No, it's not a challenge.....It's a depressing massacre. I'm trying very hard not to be rude to the designer, who clearly put a great deal of effort into making it.....But it does not play well at all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy56 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Sgt.Squarehead said: For a bloke who doesn't even own the game you are remarkably chirpy on the subject. No, it's not a challenge.....It's a depressing massacre. I'm trying very hard not to be rude to the designer, who clearly put a great deal of effort into making it.....But it does not play well at all. Well, I didn't get that it was literally unplayable from what you were saying. But it's always fun to try and defend/assault a position with your remaining 20% complement, you know. As a prospective buyer I've already interested myself in the additional content I can get. And even though CMBN has the most content, it still isn't really that much. There's only so many campaigns floating around, so it would be better if they could actually be enjoyed. Edited May 27, 2019 by Frenchy56 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 (edited) I just tried it again, to see if I was being unfair.....I wasn't. Typically within 180 seconds of the start every unit under your command is either dead, panicking or hopelessly pinned.....You do get reinforcements, but they arrive piecemeal so you can guess what happens. You even get a destroyer, but it takes a while for those things to fire (around seven minutes, even using the multiple TRPs provided) and all your officers will likely be dead long before they ever do. Edited May 27, 2019 by Sgt.Squarehead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Liederkranz Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 It looks to me like this was designed back before the CMBN 2.01 patch, which greatly increased the effect of MGs. That might explain why people who played in 2012 were able to get at least some men off the beach but now it's impossible? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 (edited) I honestly can't be bothered to try.....My best effort got a couple of men to the Promenade Road in the first mission as I recall, but they were in no state to go any further. However it may be possible, if you hide all your units for the first five turns until the destroyer & the rangers turn up**.....The designer does appear to have AI units attempting to generate smokescreens for the player, but they arrive far too late unless your units hide (they'll still get shelled and all your Shermans will be brewed, so they won't be able to make smoke for you once you do push ahead). Not much fun. ** Not an entirely realistic option as they are still a good 20-30 yards off-shore! Edited May 27, 2019 by Sgt.Squarehead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ithikial_AU Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 (edited) - It was made before machine guns became more lethal with the 2.0 upgrade. - It was a community release made virtually right after release so I'm guessing the author was getting used to the editor etc. - Feel free to jump into the editor and make a better one. The 29th ID is certain'y a good division of focus. - The Omaha mission could work if changes were made to that scenario to account for dot point 1. Having the naval support from deployment to lay down a barrage? It could even work as part of a campaign still if the campaign script and overall design accounts for the horrendous losses the player is going to experience. Edited May 28, 2019 by Ithikial_AU 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warts 'n' all Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 (edited) It wasn't the beach landing mission I disliked. It was mission 2 or 3 that ruined the campaign for me. And I'd be happy to give a reworked version a whirl, provided there were no fictional PZIVs in it. Edited May 28, 2019 by Warts 'n' all 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user1000 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Has anyone tried it with the 4.01 patch to see if they could get off the beach? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, user1000 said: Has anyone tried it with the 4.01 patch Yes, three times. 27 minutes ago, user1000 said: to see if they could get off the beach? Probably, but it wasn't a task I would relish, you would have to be quite gamey about it and TBH it's just generally bloody depressing. 17 hours ago, Ithikial_AU said: - It was made before machine guns became more lethal with the 2.0 upgrade. That would explain a lot (I don't think I owned CM:BN that far back). 17 hours ago, Ithikial_AU said: - It was a community release made virtually right after release so I'm guessing the author was getting used to the editor etc. - Feel free to jump into the editor and make a better one. The 29th ID is certain'y a good division of focus.. As I said, I was doing my best not to be rude to the author as making even a single scenario of that size requires a great deal of effort, let alone a campaign.....Nevertheless it really does not play well in the current game (I'd love to see it updated, if I could get the campaign de-compiler to work I would happily give it a look). 17 hours ago, Ithikial_AU said: Having the naval support from deployment to lay down a barrage? It could even work as part of a campaign still if the campaign script and overall design accounts for the horrendous losses the player is going to experience. Some of the author's timing choices do seem odd from a purely game perspective.....I do wonder if he was following a published timeline of events, rather than focussing on playability? This, combined with the slaughter that the multiple MG-42s and mortars wreak on the poor forces huddled on the very flat and featureless beach, make for a rather miserable experience at present. Edited May 28, 2019 by Sgt.Squarehead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warts 'n' all Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 What the troops on Omaha would have given to have had a landing that was only "rather miserable". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy56 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Warts 'n' all said: What the troops on Omaha would have given to have had a landing that was only "rather miserable". Depends, "rather miserable" in English or American? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 5 hours ago, Warts 'n' all said: What the troops on Omaha would have given to have had a landing that was only "rather miserable". I'm quite sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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