aka_tom_w Posted August 3, 2001 Share Posted August 3, 2001 "Robert Olesen Member Member # 3282 posted 08-03-2001 09:03 AM In a city fight, I just lost 8 smoke rounds in two turns (fired in batches of 6 and 2 from Shermans). The smoke simply did not appear. Is there a problem with smoke that lands on pavement? I suppose it could disappear when hitting a building (at least as a convenient shortcut for the programmer), but I doubt if all 8 of them hit buildings. I tried a search, but it doesn't seem to be able to handle more than one word, and "smoke" in itself will give too many hits. " The use of the Shift key as a modifier key may have caused this problem. I know I have done this myself more times then I care to remember. While attempting to chat Via TCP/IP in a game, if you miss tapping the chat button (Zero or Shift to get ~ tilde) AND then you immediately start to type, and you do a "Shift- i" to say "I did this or I did that" then POOF! there goes your smoke effects and you don't even know it. Shift as a modifier key to change game settings is ill advised and it should be the Option key or The crtl key, BOTH macs and PC's have the option key and the ctrl key so in CMBB lets abandon the use of the Shift key as a game setting modifier. Just a suggestion -tom w [ 08-03-2001: Message edited by: aka_tom_w ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted August 3, 2001 Share Posted August 3, 2001 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by aka_tom_w: The use of the Shift key as a modifier key may have caused this problem. I know I have done this myself more times then I care to remember. While attempting to chat Via TCP/IP in a game, if you miss tapping the chat button (Zero or Shift to get ~ tilde) AND then you immediately start to type, and you do a "Shift- i" to say "I did this or I did that" then POOF! there goes your smoke effects and you don't even know it. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Patient: "Doctor, I have this severe pain." Doctor: "When does it hurt?" Patient: "Well it hurts when I do this." Doctor: "Don't do that." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMplayer Posted August 3, 2001 Share Posted August 3, 2001 I've tried chatting when I had a unit clicked, and given it inadvertent orders. That's the only explanation I can think of for the way some of my guys suddenly run off, where they're not supposed to (without being shaken, or whatever). I kind of like that though. Communication mishap. --Rett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGMB Posted August 4, 2001 Share Posted August 4, 2001 Soldier, Hmmm... never happened to me..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Panzer Posted August 4, 2001 Share Posted August 4, 2001 Ingenious soldier with a bucket of water is probably the culprit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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