ParaBellum Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 OK, I'm sure this is known already for ages... but it was pretty new to me! I had CM running, doing a QB against the AI when I recieved a PBEM turn. I hit "esc", then I accidently started CM again after saving the turn to the PBEM folder. Now I had two CMs running without problems. I tried a third one, a forth one, no problem! I could switch between 4 CM games using "esc" without problems. No sound cut-outs, no CTDs. I'm impressed! I was already so much used to play a PBEM turn, "alt-a", load another game, now I can play several Pbems at once! And this after playing CM for 1 1/2 years ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shatter Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 I have done the same thing myself many times. You can even play 2 IP games at the same time. Never tried more than 2 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaBellum Posted December 4, 2001 Author Share Posted December 4, 2001 I just never thought about doing that. With most games you would get stuck or get CTDs... So maybe this is for the tactically challenged: Play a few TCP/IP games with 1 minute time limits simultaneously... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 Makes me think... how about... 1) Start up CM and open movie file #1 2) Start another CM and open movie file #2 3-i) Repeat with all movie files of a game i+1) Play movie #1 i+2-2i) Hit esc or alt-q, watch the next movie, and so on Result: you can watch the whole match *nearly* seamlessly. (If your computer can run over 20 battles at the same time, that is...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binkie Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 This continuous movie thing is an interesting idea. You could even set up the same point of view ahead of time (or lock to the same unit) on all the movie beginnings for extra continuity. Even with CM Movie I find myself losing a little momentum trying to find the right spot to watch from. I would love to see some test results from different systems to see if speed or RAM makes a big difference in how successful it would be... (I'm too lazy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 Wondering if you could set it up so the computer AI is fooled into processing turns for the second session of CM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaBellum Posted December 5, 2001 Author Share Posted December 5, 2001 OK, I just did a test to find out more about the possibility of replaying a whole battle. I loaded 20 (!) CMs, loaded one turn of a 20 turn 1000 points QB attack into each and watched! I started with game 1, turn 1 and worked though to game 20, turn 20. Although it's a cumbersome way to start all those games, it shows that it CAN be done. Interesting: even with 20 CMs running I didn't get graphics stutter or even slowdowns! I got a AMD 800Mhz with 448 MB RAM and a Geforce2 MX. I hereby apply for the most useless test of the month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shatter Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 Here is the 1st vote for the most useless test of the month. I also had 20 CM running with small battles (just to see if it would work). Specs Pentium 4 1.4 Ghz, 512 MB Ram, Voodoo 5500 AGP. Also tried it on my second PC specs Pentium 3 877 Mhz, 320 MB Ram, Voodoo 5500 AGP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Gonzo Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 I have done this while doing scenario designs.. Especially if I want to convert a Map From Scenario to Operation or the reverse... Michael "Gonzo" Gonzalez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaBellum Posted December 5, 2001 Author Share Posted December 5, 2001 Hm, does somebody know what's the mmaximum number of CM games you an run at the same time? I think it depends on your RAM, anyone managed to crash CM that way? I just did a test with 25 games running at the same time, still no problems. And I still apply for the most useless test of the month award! [ 12-05-2001: Message edited by: ParaBellum ]</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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