Guest Panzer Boxb Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Originally posted by HijackGMH: Can someone tell me what the updated release date is? My network admin won't give me access to the Mac site."CMBB is currently in development and is expected to ship around early summer this year." Waaaaaah! Waaaaaah! But those screenshots! Ooo! Ooo! *droooool* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Hiram Sedai Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 I've always considered Spring to be early summer. Really early summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin Red Line Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Summer is a season, not a date. It's summer in Australia right now isn't it ? :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin Red Line Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 DP sorry [ February 28, 2002, 11:07 AM: Message edited by: Thin Red Line ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaBellum Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 The tanks! The trees! The DOODADS! The buildings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Originally posted by HijackGMH: Can someone tell me what the updated release date is? My network admin won't give me access to the Mac site.check your e-mail at: hijackgmh@prodigy.net for a nice surprise -tom w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Leader Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 June 22 it is! WooT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wacky Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 You heard this from where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Originally posted by aka_tom_w: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by HijackGMH: Can someone tell me what the updated release date is? My network admin won't give me access to the Mac site.check your e-mail at: hijackgmh@prodigy.net for a nice surprise -tom w</font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Havermeyer- Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Originally posted by Michael Dorosh: Uhh... are those shadows on the houses? Did I simply fail to grasp this development in previous "bones" or are those [whisper]lighting effects[/whisper] subsequently added for the interview? If added subsequently, how could you be so cruel? And if not, I gotta go change my shorts. I love the downspout on the house in the town shot... For some reason... BEAUTIFUL WORK!!! (BTW I don't think the shadows are long enough...) [ February 28, 2002, 01:12 PM: Message edited by: -Havermeyer- ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Originally posted by Thin Red Line: Summer is a season, not a date. It's summer in Australia right now isn't it ? :cool: They might have said late 2nd quarter but they said "early summer" I guess that could mean sometime in June??? Summer in the northern hemisphere does not OFFICIALLY start until the longest day of the year on the summer solsitice June 21. So thats pretty close to that other June 22 guess. -tom w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Originally posted by HijackGMH: Can someone tell me what the updated release date is? My network admin won't give me access to the Mac site.Early summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipanderson Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Hi, The entire thing sounds outstanding. How are people like me expected to remain sane while we wait? The graphics looking stunning. Special praise needs to go to Dan for his work. Every time I see screenshots of CMBB I find myself thinking the same, how will the modders compete with Dan’s shipped graphics? Of course, some genius out there will improve them, but at present I cannot imagine how. With the doodads, or what ever they are called, the wheat fields really look great. Look forward to seeing brush too. Dan, give us a screenshot of brush when it is done. For a military history nut like me, CM really is a huge change for the better and I am eternally grateful to BTS. CM is a true simulation and that is why I am such a big fan. It’s moving, shooting military history. All the best, Kip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfe Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Originally posted by Michael Dorosh: There were a few other bones in there if you read closely (Africa and France 1940 before the rewrite??)Nnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! Another CM without relative spotting?!? Oh the humanity! And I'd really like to see some 32-bitness and dynamic lighting, too. I really hope BTS goes for the gusto and does the engine re-write for CM3. Even if it takes a lot longer to develop. The fewer CM games that are written with the older engine, the fewer re-writes that have to be done for the new engine. You could then get started on that Napoleonic CM much earlier! - Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Oh, my, my...! This is starting to look the way I always thought it should. Good work, guys! Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Originally posted by kipanderson: Hi, The entire thing sounds outstanding. For a military history nut like me, CM really is a huge change for the better and I am eternally grateful to BTS. CM is a true simulation and that is why I am such a big fan. It’s moving, shooting military history. All the best, Kip."It’s moving, shooting military history." AND it works as promised (mostly :cool: ) AND it is CROSS platform Macs and PC's play Head to Head NO PROBLEM AND it is no more expensive than other poorer quality games. AND it is the graphic elements are user modifiable AND therefore it can be made nicer and prettier if one so desires AND it has a built in Map Editor to allow players to create their own maps and scenarios. AND they patch it promptly when there something is obvioulsy wrong with the game that they did not intend in the first place. AND it has a GREAT community of military history nuts that follow it on a GREAT forum Bulletin Board to keep track of whats new! WHAT more could we want? (Well CMBB I guess? Doh!) happy happy -tom w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ol one eye. Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Yeah, props to Dan, I love the stock graphics as is, and it will be a challenge to improve upon them. * Smacks head* I said the word 'props' *smacks head again* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Originally posted by KwazyDog: The T-34 is an older texture, but will be updated soonIt's probably just me, but don't the gun barrels look just a llittle too short and fat? Just thought I'd mention it... Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zitadelle Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Here is a theory about the functionality of CMBB that we have not heard (and maybe we will receive verification). Looking at the winter screen shots, there are two distinctly different snowy terrains. Note, the farm village scene is along the lines of the recent BoB mod- light snow with bare paths of dirt. Now, consider two other scenes- the city scene of the KV-1 destroying a kubelwagen; and the night QB in the blizzard (both of these displayed in previous weeks). In both these cases, the snow covered the entire ground. So, are we looking at two differing snowy terrains based upon the setting? Perhaps a difference for light snow and deep snow? Maybe, the guys are also going further for a mud terrain style as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juardis Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Shadows? Lighting effects now in the code or was the screen shot "touched up"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Anyone know who to speed the Earth's gravational orbit so that summer gets here quicker? Those T-34's make a grown man cry. With all the talk about looks, what about sound? Will BTS be able to get some authentic sounds of the vehicles or will they remain generic like in CM? I guess the modders can do that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 BTS, Wow. Thanks. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.Tankersley Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Originally posted by Juardis: Shadows? Lighting effects now in the code or was the screen shot "touched up"?More likely, it's just a rectangular shadow added to buildings as similar shadows were added for vehicles in CMBO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 Originally posted by Commissar: With all the talk about looks, what about sound? Will BTS be able to get some authentic sounds of the vehicles or will they remain generic like in CM? I guess the modders can do that as well.That's a good observation, I don't recall reading anything about the sound either, enhanced or otherwise. I think for me that is something just as, or more, immersive as graphics. Even if BTS doesn't have the time or resources to put in unique sounds for everything maybe they could put generic 'hooks'(?) in place, filled with the same .wav files for convenience, then the modders could do their work afterwards to give things their own distinct sound. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flammenwerfer Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 The image of the T-34's on the steppe... is the unbuttoned vehicle the command tank with the crew leader holding binoculors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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