JonS Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 (edited) the amount of trees in the first mapYeah, there are a lot of trees on that one. That's the only one with that density of trees though.Edit: 'The Copse' and 'A Crossroads Near Brussels' are probably good scens to start with. Edited February 27, 2016 by JonS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 There's no announcement on the front page simply because we needed this to be a "soft launch" because we had no idea if the hacks I made to the ancient mess of scripts would work under real world conditions. It did However, there's was still some ugliness to the webpage promoting the Battle Pack and only a few hours ago I got it mostly fixed. So announcement going up soon!Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordhedgwich Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 There's no announcement on the front page simply because we needed this to be a "soft launch" because we had no idea if the hacks I made to the ancient mess of scripts would work under real world conditions. It did However, there's was still some ugliness to the webpage promoting the Battle Pack and only a few hours ago I got it mostly fixed. So announcement going up soon!Stevegood good.. now time to put up pre orders for CMFB =p 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combatintman Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 They aren't identical This was a deliberate design decision, and the fruition of an idea I had waaaay back in the CMSF days. One of the glories of CMx2 is the variety and detail of the TOEs, and anyone who's played, say CMBS and CMRT, can attest to the differences in game play that different TOEs can force. One of the shames of CMx2, I think, is that players seldom get the chance to really examine the differences between TOEs, or the impact that different equipment can have on a given battle. So, in following those threads, a couple of the scenarios in the Battle Pack are explicitly set up to examine the differences that different TOEs and different kit make when conducting the same mission against the same enemy.Totally agree ...Lots of threads about:'(insert name of kit to upcoming release) would be really cool''CMFB only adds a couple of extra bits of kit ... how can it take so long to release?'The nuances of the TO&E are too often ignored which is a great shame. I hope that your efforts to raise awareness bear fruition. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BletchleyGeek Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 /me waves to Charles - I think it is the first time ever I have seen you active in the forums.And a great cheer for JonS, really. Awesome job mate! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMac Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Think I will just get the 3.12 patch...Then get both the VP & BP together at some point. Joe 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedorf81 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Think I will just get the 3.12 patch...Then get both the VP & BP together at some point. JoeYeah, I'll do that, too.. VP and BP.Now I'm flabbergasted, because I was just about to buy Black Sea. And to add injury to insult, a few weeks ago I removed CMBN from Pc, and I am not thrilled to have to repeat that reinstall/reactivate annoyance. And so I'll buy nothing yet, wanna see some CMFB first, I think it will be available shortly.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rastamon Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 I'm on Windows and have the same issue as Wicky. Upgrade to 3.12 worked but I don't see how to activate the BP? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 They aren't identical This was a deliberate design decision, and the fruition of an idea I had waaaay back in the CMSF days. One of the glories of CMx2 is the variety and detail of the TOEs, and anyone who's played, say CMBS and CMRT, can attest to the differences in game play that different TOEs can force. One of the shames of CMx2, I think, is that players seldom get the chance to really examine the differences between TOEs, or the impact that different equipment can have on a given battle. So, in following those threads, a couple of the scenarios in the Battle Pack are explicitly set up to examine the differences that different TOEs and different kit make when conducting the same mission against the same enemy.One of the cool things about helping test some of this is I got to understand better where Jon was going with this concept. One particular scenario I think he had 2-3 different versions using different nationalities. It really was an eye opener about how I had to alter tactics as the groups were incapable of performing the same way. Beyond being just plain fun to play them, it was also a very good teaching moment. I won't say anymore than that until folks get that far into playing and discussing them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertFox Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 I'm on Windows and have the same issue as Wicky. Upgrade to 3.12 worked but I don't see how to activate the BP?Use the key that came with the Battlepack. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 The v3.12 patch will come out fairly soon, however we want to give the Battle Pack a few days of testing before we release it. If anybody turns up a fatal flaw we should just skip to v3.13 Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew H. Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Yeah, there are a lot of trees on that one. That's the only one with that density of trees though.Edit: 'The Copse' and 'A Crossroads Near Brussels' are probably good scens to start with. Just played "The Copse" - very cool little scenario! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niall78 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Downloading now!I've asked for a product for this like ages. I hope it is a big success for all involved and this is the first of many battlepacks Battlefront will produce. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jspec Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Downloading now!I've asked for a product for this like ages. I hope it is a big success for all involved and this is the first of many battlepacks Battlefront will produce.+1! Congratulations on the release. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordhedgwich Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Downloading now!I've asked for a product for this like ages. I hope it is a big success for all involved and this is the first of many battlepacks Battlefront will produce.+ 1 to that we need that Italian force pack and some good battle packs for CMFI 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weapon2010 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 The BP concept is almost endless in its possibilities, the ability to go in so many unique directions, I would have liked to see a few mastermaps with the new BP. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 First impression: first class job. May this be the first of many more battlepacks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 (edited) I would have liked to see a few mastermaps with the new BP.There aren't any MMs explicitly, but you have access to the editor and can readily delete all the content (units, objectives, etc) from the bigger maps yourself. The Op LINNET map is 2.5 x 4km ... Edited March 1, 2016 by JonS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heirloom_Tomato Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Great work on the Battle Pack JonS. Really enjoying the scenarios so far. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpie Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Excuse me for appearing dumb but all the BP games are greyed out for me, where do I enter the licence info? Thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilM Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Excuse me for appearing dumb but all the BP games are greyed out for me, where do I enter the licence info? ThanksThe order page has a note on how to do this:IMPORTANT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONSFollow the installation instructions that come with the Battle Pack. After installation use the "Activate" shortcut to have access to the license screen. Copy/Paste your license key into the dialog and confirm. The shortcut can be found on your desktop after installation, or inside the Start>All Programs>Battlefront group on the PC, or inside the Documents folder on the MacDetailed activation instructions are available in the ReadMe file available during installation, as well as in the game manual, and in our Knowledgebase at battlefront.mojohelpdesk.com. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I was very happy to (accidentally) hear about this pack and have it now. Be aware that when the pack installs you are not given the choice to BROWSE and install into the folder of your choice (if you have installed CMBN to a different folder than default).Fortunately, one can manually move the files into the desired folders and they seem to work fine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpie Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 The order page has a note on how to do this:IMPORTANT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONSFollow the installation instructions that come with the Battle Pack. After installation use the "Activate" shortcut to have access to the license screen. Copy/Paste your license key into the dialog and confirm. The shortcut can be found on your desktop after installation, or inside the Start>All Programs>Battlefront group on the PC, or inside the Documents folder on the MacDetailed activation instructions are available in the ReadMe file available during installation, as well as in the game manual, and in our Knowledgebase at battlefront.mojohelpdesk.com.Thank you, sorted now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilM Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Thank you, sorted now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinrich505 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 JonS, I wanted to add my congratulations to this Battle Pack. I'm finishing out The Copse now. Very nice. The map is great too.Heinrich505 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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