Gunther Posted June 5, 2000 Share Posted June 5, 2000 I just played the demo of CM. I can't believe how ridiculously great this game is! THIS is the game i have been waiting for for some time now! Its even going to have an editor?!! Goddamit! I love to play all the close combat games, but this is quite the evolution in game design. This is what I imagined when playing close combat!!!! When I read that CM is turn based, I thought that it would really suck- but they really made it work. I think that this game could and should make wargamming more popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Germanboy Posted June 5, 2000 Share Posted June 5, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Gunther: I just played the demo of CM. I can't believe how ridiculously great this game is! THIS is the game i have been waiting for for some time now! Its even going to have an editor?!! Goddamit! I love to play all the close combat games, but this is quite the evolution in game design. This is what I imagined when playing close combat!!!! When I read that CM is turn based, I thought that it would really suck- but they really made it work. I think that this game could and should make wargamming more popular.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Welcome to the forum Gunther, I believe in your exuberance you are saying what lots of us think, minus the bit about loving to play CC, of course... Please note that all smilies and their relatives on this iMac have been involved in a tragic accident, wiping out the whole lot. Spare a tear. ------------------ Andreas The powers of accurate perception are often called cynicism by those who do not possess them. (forgot who said it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaffertape Posted June 5, 2000 Share Posted June 5, 2000 Welcome Gunther. Pretty cool for a demo, eh? GAFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G4A Posted June 5, 2000 Share Posted June 5, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Gunther: this is quite the evolution in game design<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Actually, this is the revolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted June 5, 2000 Share Posted June 5, 2000 Not only does this game come with an editor, but a quick random battle generator. Just tell how much of what (hills, trees, buildings, etc.) you want in it and it'll generate a battlefield for you. But for a example of just how powerful the editor is, go visit CMHQ at combathq.thegamers.net and then check out the Special Event "DAM". The dam was created by just tweaking the elevations of the "sidewalk" terrain tile. [This message has been edited by Maximus (edited 06-05-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Madmatt Posted June 5, 2000 Share Posted June 5, 2000 Umm, there was a LITTLE more to it than that OB err I mean Maximus, but the fact still stands that the Map Editor is incredibly powerfull and in just the Demo sceanrios you have already seen a pastoral plain with small elevation breaks (CE) a little valley village (Reisberg) a dramatic rolling hill vista alonf the West Wall(VoT) and a nice wooded town on the base of a large hill (LD). And you guys have even gotten a glimpse of the nightmarish Bocage! Wait to you have to fight it out in a crumbling burning inferno like Aachen or Nijmegen or the desolate snowscapes near the towns of Krinkelt and Rocherath (spelling probably wrong) or the sleepy little town of Wiltz, or relive some tension filled moments at Ramelle or peer at the awesome spectacle of the HOTTE DAM or the fields and folds south Caan or dozens of other landscapes. Your imagination is the limiting factor here NOT the editor... Madmatt ------------------ If it's in Combat Mission, it's on Combat Mission HQ! CMHQ-Annex, The Alternative side of Combat Mission Combat Mission HQ CMHQ-Annex Proud members of the Combat Mission WebRing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juju Posted June 6, 2000 Share Posted June 6, 2000 Quit it allright Madmatt! I can't seem to quit drooling when you go on like that! Arggll... ------------------ Combat Axiom 46. Do unto others, before they do unto you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guachi Posted June 7, 2000 Share Posted June 7, 2000 Krinkelt and Rocherath? Aren't those locations mentioned in Mcdonald's "Company Commander"? I just bought the book a week ago (great book!) and seem to remember something about his company assaulting those towns. I'd check my copy but the book is now packed away. Jason ------------------ Betas available to everyone are just publicity stunts anyways. -FK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screamin Demon Posted June 7, 2000 Share Posted June 7, 2000 I bet Steve, Charles and Co. get a warm fuzzy feeling in their stomach every time someone makes a post like this... Then they just sit back and say "yeh, I'm pretty cool". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Madmatt Posted June 7, 2000 Share Posted June 7, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by guachi: Krinkelt and Rocherath? Aren't those locations mentioned in Mcdonald's "Company Commander"? I just bought the book a week ago (great book!) and seem to remember something about his company assaulting those towns. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Defended is more like it...Yes those two twin towns (called that since they were virtually on top of each other) were key defensive positions for the allies in the early part of the Bulge campaign.... They feature prominently in Time For Trumpets and Company Commander... Madmatt ------------------ If it's in Combat Mission, it's on Combat Mission HQ! CMHQ-Annex, The Alternative side of Combat Mission Combat Mission HQ CMHQ-Annex Proud members of the Combat Mission WebRing [This message has been edited by Madmatt (edited 06-07-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoop88 Posted June 7, 2000 Share Posted June 7, 2000 There's also a very good account of the fighting in the "twin villages" of Krinkelt and Rocherath in "Battle: The Story of the Bulge" by John Toland. It has been one of my favorite books since I was 12 years old. I'll never forget the passage that German tanks would drive over the Americans' foxholes and idle, suffocating those poor guys in their foxholes. Also remember the passage early in the battle when an American spotter who was positioned on the second floor of a building was radioing in the number of German tanks he could see. When asked how close the tanks were, he said, "I could piss out the window and hit at least six!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoop88 Posted June 7, 2000 Share Posted June 7, 2000 There's also a very good account of the fighting in the "twin villages" of Krinkelt and Rocherath in "Battle: The Story of the Bulge" by John Toland. It has been one of my favorite books since I was 12 years old. I'll never forget the passage that German tanks would drive over the Americans' foxholes and idle, suffocating those poor guys in their foxholes. Also remember the passage early in the battle when an American spotter who was positioned on the second floor of a building was radioing in the number of German tanks he could see. When asked how close the tanks were, he said, "I could piss out the window and hit at least six!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoop88 Posted June 7, 2000 Share Posted June 7, 2000 There's also a very good account of the fighting in the "twin villages" of Krinkelt and Rocherath in "Battle: The Story of the Bulge" by John Toland. It has been one of my favorite books since I was 12 years old. I'll never forget the passage that German tanks would drive over the Americans' foxholes and idle, suffocating those poor guys in their foxholes. Also remember the passage early in the battle when an American spotter who was positioned on the second floor of a building was radioing in the number of German tanks he could see. When asked how close the tanks were, he said, "I could piss out the window and hit at least six!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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