Hawk Posted November 13, 2002 Share Posted November 13, 2002 Originally posted by Charlie901: Next game should do the Battle of The Bulge. Think of all the top WWII military units and equipment, AFV's etc....!LOL! Good one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted November 13, 2002 Share Posted November 13, 2002 Originally posted by Hawk: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Charlie901: Next game should do the Battle of The Bulge. Think of all the top WWII military units and equipment, AFV's etc....!LOL! Good one!</font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voxman Posted November 13, 2002 Share Posted November 13, 2002 Originally posted by energy76: Uh, what's "CMDD?" And do you really think it will take two years to revisit the Ostfront and France with the new engine, when they've already done all the research?CMDD = Combat Mission : DDay Dodgers This is CM3 with the CMII engine, which covers the Mediterranean Theatre of operations. The research is one thing, but CMBO is a completely different program than CMDD. So, it will take time to make them all work together. Regards, Voxman [ November 13, 2002, 05:49 AM: Message edited by: Voxman ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted November 13, 2002 Share Posted November 13, 2002 Originally posted by AussieJeff: Have you read "A History of The 2/17 Australian Infantry Battalion 1940-1945" published by the 2/17 Battalion History Committee (103 Condamine St, Balgowlah, NSW, 2093) and printed by Macarthur Press, Parramatta?I have to admit you've completely out-grogged me here! My late dad's maps of the Battalions' dispositions (he was one of the Battalion's FO's and official battlefield cartographer) for the battles at Regima, Tobruk and Alamein are particularly interesting.Ooooo, exceedingly cool! Do hang carefully onto all of those! In a couple of years we will all be crying out for copies. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted November 13, 2002 Share Posted November 13, 2002 Originally posted by Colonel_Deadmarsh: From a visual standpoint, it's not as interesting as the Western or Eastern Front.CD—you don't mind if I call you CD, do you?—with all due respect, you're a bloody idiot. Why do you think all those lunatic Englishmen kept coming back to the desert time and time again between the wars? The luxurious accommodations? It was either hotter than hell or cold enough to freeze you twist-legged. The sand got into everything, your boots, your clothes, your eyes, your food and even up your ass. The flies were as thick as...well, flies. But to see the sun come up, or go down was a spectacle that few are vouchsafed. And the stars at night! Incredible! The never ending kaleidascope of light and shadow. The unanticipated grace of sudden spring flowers after a rain. If CM is able to capture just a fraction of the beauty, you'll never want to leave, because you, you lucky dog, won't have to face the heat, the sand, the flies, and the thirst. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Törni Posted November 13, 2002 Share Posted November 13, 2002 Elevate the game to the next level and add battalion/regimental strategic planning&command. Plan maneuvers on strategic map and resolve battles on tactical level with an option to automatically resolve battles. WWII European theatre deluxe 1940-1945 release would be nice, although a HUGE project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattman2000 Posted November 13, 2002 Share Posted November 13, 2002 I dug "The Desert Generals" out of our basement and found out I was wrong regarding O'Connor. He was captured by the Germans in '41 and was a prisoner for something like two years. The author really seems to have though a lot of him, writing that his two initials divisions and attached units, when they began their campaign into Libya, possessed a level of professionalism and "dash" that was never reached by the UK troops who later fought in North Africa. Re-reading the first few chapters, though, it doesn't look like anyone could HELP but beat the Italians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattman2000 Posted November 13, 2002 Share Posted November 13, 2002 Oh yeah, and since it took me hours to get to Columbus yesterday (26 flipping miles), I think the next CM game should feature an armed invasion of central Ohio. Missions could center around knocking Ma and Pa Kettle out of the passing lane. The way people drive around here, you could catch up to them on foot. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetchez la Vache Posted November 13, 2002 Share Posted November 13, 2002 Tbh I don't care which front the next game is based on, I just need an improved campaign mode to make me happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akdavis Posted November 13, 2002 Share Posted November 13, 2002 Originally posted by JonS: Yeah, I was amazed that BFC managed to do CMBO, and yet completely exclude the Ardennes! It's like there is a black hole at the centre of that game that refuses to let anything related to the Ardennes exist.uhh...I distinctly recall playing several scenarios in CMBO that involved SS attacks in the Ardennes. Maybe I dreamt that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Deadmarsh Posted November 13, 2002 Share Posted November 13, 2002 Originally posted by Michael emrys: Another grog who can't understand why I'm not captivated by something they've read 30 books on... Do I have to preface every post with "IMHO?" It's my opinion on the subject. I'm just not into playing this game in the desert--just as I'm not into having long-range tank battles. I'm sure BTS will go ahead and make the game anyway but I post things like this to see if others feel the same about these things as I do. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go back to my hooked-on-phonics which is a great learning tool for idiots like myself. So thanks anyways for your post, you conceited jerk. [ November 14, 2002, 02:12 AM: Message edited by: Colonel_Deadmarsh ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarquelne Posted November 13, 2002 Share Posted November 13, 2002 Do I have to preface every post with "IMHO?" It's my opinion on the subject. Perhaps put "I only express opinions, never facts, nor do I make any factual claims." in your sig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted November 13, 2002 Share Posted November 13, 2002 Originally posted by Colonel_Deadmarsh: Do I have to preface every post with "IMHO?" It's my opinion on the subject. I'm just not into playing this game in the desert--just as I'm into having long-range tank battles.That's quite all right. I understand. It's just that we can't have you being a bad influence on the kiddies. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go back to my hooked-on-phonics which is a great learning tool for idiots like myself. So thanks anyways for your post, you conceited jerk. Ahem. That's, "You conceited jerk, sir!" Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leather Suitcase Posted November 14, 2002 Share Posted November 14, 2002 Oh, and by 2007 the guys from BTS will have lost interest in CM, and will be off building their portfolios somewhere else... *shudder* ...of course, this would not be the case if we had them locked in the cellar of a remote house, with only development tools and research material for company... I said "if"... [ November 13, 2002, 07:06 PM: Message edited by: Leather Suitcase ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted November 14, 2002 Share Posted November 14, 2002 Originally posted by Michael emrys: If CM is able to capture just a fraction of the beauty, you'll never want to leave, because you, you lucky dog, won't have to face the heat, the sand, the flies, and the thirst. MichaelYou missed out the opportunity to play with possibly the worst tank in history, the Italian L3. A tank with gun that couldn't pierce the 8mm armour of a Rolls Royce armoured car and armour that could happily be pierced the RR's machine gun. I can't see too many people buying them in QBs though. [ November 13, 2002, 08:03 PM: Message edited by: Firefly ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozi_digger Posted November 14, 2002 Share Posted November 14, 2002 Why don't you just download the France 1940, DFDR, Pacific War mods already available? Or is that to simple? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted November 14, 2002 Share Posted November 14, 2002 Or just another Normandy-version up to the standards of CMBB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted November 14, 2002 Share Posted November 14, 2002 Originally posted by ozi_digger: Why don't you just download the France 1940, DFDR, Pacific War mods already available? Or is that to simple?Won't work. Most of the internal data for weapons and other stuff would be wrong. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterGoodale Posted November 14, 2002 Share Posted November 14, 2002 I was just thinking of how cool it would be to put multiplayer support for more than 2 players in PBEM for CM3. You could have allies and coordinated attacks and stuff. That would absolutely rock! :cool: :cool: :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted November 14, 2002 Share Posted November 14, 2002 Originally posted by akdavis: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JonS: Yeah, I was amazed that BFC managed to do CMBO, and yet completely exclude the Ardennes! It's like there is a black hole at the centre of that game that refuses to let anything related to the Ardennes exist.uhh...I distinctly recall playing several scenarios in CMBO that involved SS attacks in the Ardennes. Maybe I dreamt that?</font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Jerkov Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 WWI. Trenches filled with bodies(and rats), useless(or almost) charges of thousands of men, endless artillery barraggggges. Fokker I's dropping TNT on your head.. o_O Almost forgot... SPOt7ing balloons! [ November 15, 2002, 05:58 AM: Message edited by: Major Jerkov ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klapton Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 To my knowledge, this what BTS said in the past about the future of CM: First, the engine rewrite Second, Mediterranean theater. Will include Italy (maybe up to 1945), North Africa, Balkans. Third, Early years of the war. Will include Poland, France, Low countries and Norway. Maybe it will include Spanish Civil war. There are no plans on revisiting the Western Front after D-Day, nor the Eastern Front with the new engine, nor a game that will include the whole war in European theatre. BTS is not interested in the Pacific war at all. Maybe I'm wrong about all of this, and maybe people at BTS change their minds in the next years. Personally I would like a game that covers the whole WWII, including the pacific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 Originally posted by klapton: There are no plans on revisiting the Western Front after D-Day, nor the Eastern Front with the new engine...Uhhhh, I'm not so sure about that. I believe I recall Steve posting to the contrary. It may not have the status of a definite plan yet, but it's something that they are leaning towards. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 Originally posted by Major Jerkov: Almost forgot... SPOt7ing balloons!The Germans and the Soviets used SPOt7ing balloons for artillery observation in WW2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Schultz Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 My choices .... The Med 1940s (Historical) Korea 1950s (Historical) Middle East 1960s (Fictional) Europe 1970s (Fictional) NATO vs Soviets would be nice. I highly doubt they will go the fictional route after the great way they have handled historicals, but one can always wish, and make one's wishes known. The guys at BFC will probably have made enough money to retire by the time CMIII comes out anyway, so we can wish all we want... they will be sitting in their money-counting hammocks on a tropical island with all those bronze beauties serving them drinks with little umbrellas in them. They could sell the company to some console game makers and we could see CM on the PS3. Never again will they have to deal with grogs whining about armor thickness and slope, or watch posters argue incessantly about details of things that happened long ago. 10 years of PENG would be enough to drive anyone into early retirement on its own. [ November 15, 2002, 09:44 AM: Message edited by: Sgt. Schultz ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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