Guest Big Time Software Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 Man, can't a guy put up a single HTML page without someone finding it within a couple of minutes? OK, here is the official announcement from us: The time for Combat Mission’s release nears! After months of hard work putting on the finishing touches, a realistic release date of the end of May has been set. We have held off from releasing a new release date until it became clear that this one could be realistically met, and that time is now. Why are we so confident in our release date this time? 1. All coding on Combat Mission, except for a few bug fixes, stopped as of March 22nd. 2. The 2nd draft of the massive user manual has been completed. 3. All but a handful of textures have been finalized. 4. The process of finalizing the scenarios is under way. When will we release the Gold Demo? Not until we have sent the Gold Master (the final full version) off to be duplicated some time in May. This will mean the Gold Demo will be out and available for roughly 2-3 weeks before we actually start shipping. Until then, we have uploaded something for people to check out. It is the intro movie we cooked up for Combat Mission. This is probably the first intro movie that is 100% made up of actual game play scenes. Yup, no highend 3D rendered animations that no game will have for years to come, but actual footage captured straight out of Combat Mission, edited, and set to music. It is a bit on the hefty side (10MB or so), but it is worth the download for sure. www.battlefront.com/cmmovie.html Thanks for the support! Charles Steve [This message has been edited by Big Time Software (edited 03-28-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Wind Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 Congratulations guys This the best Christmas EVER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_PanzerLeader Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 Thanks alot for the detailed updates - Hehe now how to keep my mind of the release date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gyrene251 Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 Outstanding! Can't wait! Looking forward to an excellent product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killmore Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 We entered new age. Now every day someone will post a question: When do I get Gold demo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hunt52 Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 - Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 Perfect timing!! I should get done seeding about May 20 or so, and will have about three weeks in between that and spraying to play with the demo. Craig (gun control works, criminals are safer than ever before) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrapGame Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 God Bless Us, Every One....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.Tankersley Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 Two months?! I can do two months standing on my head! It looks like the CM Gold Demo will be out just about the time I get home from my honeymoon. That's probably best for everyone concerned . BTW, anybody have any suggestions for "must-see" items on Malta? ------------------ Leland J. Tankersley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEF BUNGIS Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 YIPPI!!!!!!!!!!! I'm sure this means alot more to the people who have been with this baord since the beginning. I caught the tail end of the waiting and aggonizing. But I'm sure glad to be here. See you all on the ladder site soon!!! ------------------ Better to make the wrong decision than be the sorry son of a bitch to scared to make one at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 If I recall correctly, the trailers for Homeworld were done completely using the game engine, so you wouldn't be the first, sorry! (The game graphics were so good that the action cutscenes (As opposed to atmospheric ones) were also done using the game engine) Take care all.. Manic Moran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Ned Anderson Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 NO!!!! I leave for Kuwait on 13 May. I'll be gone for five months. They say that we'll be living in Air Force barracks and have computers... but.. the Army has changed their minds on me many times before. Sigh. I had to volunteer, didn't I? Well.. maybe I can play the Gold Demo for a few hours before I go. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TZEENCH Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 PRAISE THE LORD for he has given us a sign........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MantaRay Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 So when is the release date? Hehe, just kidding. Great news guys, and thank you for this great end of the month update. Rat ------------------ SWAT 3 Page Panzer Elite-Updated Combat Mission(comming soon)Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hakko Ichiu Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 OK, so when does the Angel open up the Seventh Seal? In the words of the inestimable George Thoroughgood: "Tell me, who do you love?" Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howitzer Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 YES! YES! YES! Thanks for the hard work and the updates...now let's see, I have 3+ weeks of vacation left, I can send the kids to camp, and the wife to??? Oh well, I'll work it out somehow! Steve C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerShark Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 Sorry Charles/Steve for posting BEFORE this official announcement. Guess i have no life except for refreshing these pages every 30 secs Oooh and good news too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 Ok Steve, quit holding out on us! When is the release date for CM 2? Hehe. Actually I feel sorry for Steve when work starts on CM 2, he's going to have to model and texture about 1.4 million vehicles. Great news! This is going to be one of the very best game releases ever. Truly a milestone in computer gaming. I predict CM will sweep the wargame category of awards this year in any publication worth reading. Thanks for the hard work, guys; I'm sure you fellows have been really hard at it trying to get CM just right. I really appreciate the extra effort and for listening to the (very often good) ideas that have been offered by the board regulars. I know it has made for a better game. You think there have been a lot of posts already? Wait till the gold demo comes out. Arggh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Oberly Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 Congrats Steve and Charles.The intro looks really great,and I'm sure the game is equally fine. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Norton Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 Wait. What year are we talking about? Just look at Road to Moscow! ------------------ "The Legitimate object of war is a more perfect peace." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxhole Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 Ten thumbs up!!!!!!!! Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 Yeah, well, I guess it's okay. I was really expecting more, photographic quality graphics, genius level AI, oh, and I wanted it yesterday, too. Hey, if I remember correctly, about three months ago someone started a 'Guess the Release Date' contest. I picked May 16th, which, I believe, entitles me to 1 free copy, autographed by the Big Timers themselves, of CM. By the way, Great job, guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka10165 Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 BTW - What is the vehicle being toasted by the bazooka in the trailer? Jagdpanther? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eridani Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 Good news Stupid question though- I hate to nag on a day with such great news, but I was curious- is it the Gold Demo that will ship at the end of May, or the full game? If the Gold demo ships at the end of may, that would mean I could expect CM on my door in June right? Curious though- if the game is complete, why are you waiting so long to release the gold demo? I'm sure theres a reason, I just can't see it in my ingorance thanks, and congrats BTS -Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ol' Blood & Guts Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 The infantry animations are great! Finally something to get those "eye-candy" geeks off our ass! I swear, it seems that those on-line game review magazines only care about one thing, "eye-candy"!! They trash Force Commander for having "dated graphics" only because they don't have a unnecessarily high polygon count. On the other hand, Star Trek Armada gets good reviews for its graphics, but its gameplay is silly and the game itself has huge run-time crash bugs concerning hardware chipsets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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