Juardis Posted June 22, 2000 Share Posted June 22, 2000 I've played many many games in my 12 year old hobby, and never have I come across a manual as well written and informative as the CM manual I just finished. I'm especially impressed with the designer notes that explain why certain decisions were made. I'm an engineer by profession and I'm constantly asking "why". After having read the manual, I have very few "why" questions (or any questions for that matter). It's not flashy by any stretch of the imagination, but I'll take substance over flash any day of the week. Steve, Charles, and whoever else contributed to putting together our field manual...Job Well Done!!!! ------------------ Jeff Abbott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted June 22, 2000 Share Posted June 22, 2000 Thanks for the update Juardis I too am looking forward to reading the manual from cover to cover as well. Its nice to know it is well done and full of why's and wherefores and substance. Perfect... -tom w <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Juardis: . Steve, Charles, and whoever else contributed to putting together our field manual...Job Well Done!!!! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> ------------------ <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> "Have you thanked BTS by buying your SECOND copy of CM yet?" <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobVarak Posted June 22, 2000 Share Posted June 22, 2000 Amen, Juardis! Not only is it very well written and organized, but the design and layout is terrific as well. The tone of the writing is friendly, and it handles even the more obtuse discussions of armor penetration etc with aplomb. Great job! ------------------ Rob Varak Editor Site on Sound: The Web's Premier Site For Musical Discussion www.siteonsound.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted June 22, 2000 Share Posted June 22, 2000 Exactly Right. Its well written,indexed and informative. ANd not Dry like the Talonsoft offerings. It looks like it was written by human beings,Not an Automaton... Kudos to a deserving team... ------------------ -Rookie Cactus Air Force Homepage [This message has been edited by Rookie (edited 06-22-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big Time Software Posted June 23, 2000 Share Posted June 23, 2000 Thanks guys! One compliment I saw about the manual really hits at the reason why it is good: "the manual reads like it was written by gamers" In other words, it was written with a deep understanding about what info the gamer wants, how it should be explained, and what possible extras might be needed. Many manuals are often written to explain how to click on such and such, but not much more than that. I think we all can think of examples like that Thanks go out to "Moon" more than any. He wrote the bulk of the manual, which is not bad for a guy who learned English as a 3rd language Charles did most of the editing and fact checking, while I did the bulk of the formating and the layout. Fortunately, Moon handed off the manual in a very well thought out form so it wasn't too hard to make it into what you see (or will see ) before you. Thanks! Steve [This message has been edited by Big Time Software (edited 06-22-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guachi Posted June 24, 2000 Share Posted June 24, 2000 So, I'm guessing that when Moon asked for our (the CM forum) input into what we wanted to see in the manual around Christmas he was asking for himself? I hope he found our comments useful. But I guess I wouldn't know as I don't have the game yet. Jason ------------------ Betas available to everyone are just publicity stunts anyways. -FK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoker Posted June 24, 2000 Share Posted June 24, 2000 So Moon's the main manual man! I haven't seen it yet, but I'm sure it's great, and I love a good manual. Thanks Moon!! ------------------ Smoker out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Posted June 25, 2000 Share Posted June 25, 2000 [This message has been edited by Moon (edited 06-25-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott C Posted June 25, 2000 Share Posted June 25, 2000 On a related note, Moon, I love the tactics section on your site. It looks great and is very informative. Will you be posting here when you get more of the tactics done? ------------------ Questions, comments, arguments, refutations, criticisms, and/or sea stories? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Posted June 25, 2000 Share Posted June 25, 2000 Yep, Scott. I'll do the occasional update here, at least when something important has been added. Glad you like it! I'll have some new stuff up soon (later today I hope)... http://www.gamesofwar.de Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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