kmcq Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 I've downloaded the demo and enjoy it very much. The speed of play is a bit of a concern to me, though. Before I buy the game, is the speed of the game faster than that of the demo? My machine is not the limiting factor. Thanks, in advance, for the info. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Weiss Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 By speed, do you mean the video frame rate, or the speed of the movie? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmcq Posted February 21, 2003 Author Share Posted February 21, 2003 thanks for your response - I guess I though the speed between turns was rather long 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Weiss Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 "Speed between turns?" You mean the calculations that the AI runs then. Right? That might depend on a number of things. The size of the scenario/game, the number of units on the field, and their activity at that moment. Also, I've noted over the years in CMBO/CMBB both that when Arty spotters are targeting, it tends to add a lot to the AI calculation routine. And finally, what type of processor chip your using in your PC. So I guess the answer is it depends. But yes the calculations can and sometimes do take a little while. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 well it is not a first person shooter thats for sure. I think the game itself is about %10 faster than the demo but that is ONLY a guess there are two slow things in between turns the Computer has to "think" of its move. and then the CPU has to "crunch" the turn (the crunch is the dark blue line going across as the action and combat resolution is computed) the "crunch" is usually the longer phase. the REAL game won't be all that much quicker unless you play someone in TCP/IP and set the timer to 1-3 minutes, if they have a faster computer than you they will do the "crunch" and the turns will be somewhat quicker then... ok? Good luck btw how do you like the game? -tom w [ February 21, 2003, 11:00 AM: Message edited by: aka_tom_w ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 CMBB's a bit more like chess than tennis. You get time to sit and think between turns, and so does your opponent. I know shooter game players who still haven't got used to it. If you're fighting a half dozen tanks against a half dozen tanks (for instance) in a small scenario the 'thinking process' skips along nicely. If you're fighting infantry battallions in dense fog it'll require a bit more patience to play. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmcq Posted February 21, 2003 Author Share Posted February 21, 2003 thanks for the information - my computer is fast, P4 with 512mb of RAM - So far I am enjoying the game, although the learning curve is a bit slow - I didn't expect it to be a shooter, but I guess I didn't realize the scenaios would take as long as they do - that's a bit frustrating for me when I typically play for no longer that 15-30 minutes at a setting one final question - how quick if shipping the game? - if I would order online from the US this weekend, when would I expect to get the games? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 BFC's got in a fresh new batch of game disks after several weeks of backorders piling up. But I believe everything's running smoothly again and I'd guess you'd get it some time between 2 weeks and... 2 days! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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