BFCElvis Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Combat Mission: Shock Force 2 Beta Tournament Join the first tournament for Combat Mission: Shock Force 2. Due to this being the first one, we are classifying this as ‘Beta Tournament’, so please bear with us if there are any issues. The Tournament will begin March 16th and you can join now. This Tournament will feature the new Tournament scoring system. So, unlike the current Cold War Tournament, you'll want to finish each battle. This Tournament will feature 3 rounds with 3 different scenarios. Round 1: Matrix Tournament #1: A 25 minute battle of a US patrol against a Syrian ambush. Round 2: Ambush in al Fubar: A 50 minute battle. Stryker platoon is stopped by an ambush. Rescue is on its way, but will it be too late?. Round 3: Wadi Scouts: A 45 minute battle. Stryker cavalry unit is tasked with scouting out defenses along a Wadi. Before joining the tournament, please take a moment and carefully read these instructions that are specific to all Combat Mission Tournaments!!! - Because of the way that Combat Mission’s original “play by email” system works, both game files have an in-game field for password protection of the file. This field should be left blank. For the US side the password has been selected before the battles were sent and that field is to be left blank. You can use a password for the Russian side but it isn’t needed because the Tournament feature handles protection from cheating without using the in game system. - The Tournament will have you playing 2 individual battles where you are playing both sides of the same battle. If you get into the game before your opponent, you will see 1 game turn to play. If your opponent has gotten there first then you will see 2 turn files and each turn thereafter should have 2 files. - Once a tournament begins you will receive the files in the "Saved Game and PBEM" drop menu under Automated PBEM++ In Progress. You will receive email notifications when your opponent has sent you turns. - You will need a Matrix user name and password to play any tournament (or PBEM++ battle). If you don't have one already you can get one here:https://www.matrixgames.com/login Sign up now either through the game or here 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdeath Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Is this the Beta Tournament? Isn't the first battle supposed to be 25 minutes? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 On 3/10/2023 at 1:24 PM, ratdeath said: Is this the Beta Tournament? Isn't the first battle supposed to be 25 minutes? No. That isn't it. Thanks for the heads up. Working to clear that up now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 On 3/10/2023 at 1:24 PM, ratdeath said: Is this the Beta Tournament? Isn't the first battle supposed to be 25 minutes? We've changed the start date until April 6th to get this fixed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lethaface Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 On 3/15/2023 at 4:37 PM, BFCElvis said: This Tournament will feature 3 rounds with 3 different scenarios. Do you know what is the round time for these battles? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 1 hour ago, Lethaface said: Do you know what is the round time for these battles? Yes, because I set them. 50 days per round. One round is 50 minutes and I think another is 45. I wanted to make sure everyone has enough time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lethaface Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 3 hours ago, BFCElvis said: Yes, because I set them. 50 days per round. One round is 50 minutes and I think another is 45. I wanted to make sure everyone has enough time. thanks, was wondering about the required turn rate but that sounds good 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 1 hour ago, Lethaface said: thanks, was wondering about the required turn rate but that sounds good I was really on the fence because 50 days is a loooooooonnnnnnnnngggg time per round. I wanted to make sure that everyone had enough time. If people finish early then they sit back and wait for Round 2 to start. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatEtr Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 11 minutes ago, BFCElvis said: I was really on the fence because 50 days is a loooooooonnnnnnnnngggg time per round. I wanted to make sure that everyone had enough time. If people finish early then they sit back and wait for Round 2 to start. Yeah I think this is a good amount of time. Current tourney feels a bit short on time but I think this new one will be just right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatEtr Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 (edited) By the way, I'm seeing two CMSF2 tourneys now. One says Beta with 54 players with Rd time of 27 days. The other shows Beta 2 with 3 players with Rd time of 50 days. Same start date of April 6th. Im guessing these will be merged into a single tourney? Edited March 18 by MeatEtr 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 14 hours ago, MeatEtr said: By the way, I'm seeing two CMSF2 tourneys now. One says Beta with 54 players with Rd time of 27 days. The other shows Beta 2 with 3 players with Rd time of 50 days. Same start date of April 6th. Im guessing these will be merged into a single tourney? Yes, in a bit you'll be asked to re-join the tournament using Beta 2. @ratdeath found somefink that required that we reset it up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSpkr Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Signed up. Looking forward to having my head handed to me in new, exciting ways. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 Anyone who signed up for the first beta tournament needs to sign up for Beta Tournament 2. The issue that @ratdeath discovered has been cleared up. It's possible that Matrix may email everyone who had signed up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdeath Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Signed up My first tournament! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 3 minutes ago, ratdeath said: Signed up My first tournament! Good luck! And by "good luck" i mean that I hope you draw me. Everyone who plays against me slaughters me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Kulin Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Is it too late to sign up? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 1 hour ago, Andrew Kulin said: Is it too late to sign up? It is not too late at all. You can join the battle from within the game or the Matrix site:https://www.matrixgames.com/tournaments 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Kulin Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Thanks. I am up north for the week so I will load game on my laptop. If I download full game, I presume the download is patched up to include PBEM right? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 3 hours ago, Andrew Kulin said: Thanks. I am up north for the week so I will load game on my laptop. If I download full game, I presume the download is patched up to include PBEM right? Yes. The download is an all-in-one full game installer. People can join the tournament right up until the moment it starts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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