kump Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 CM Outpost Specials Page Yes, its another CMBB sneak peek report. This time its a web trip report at CM Outpost with photos of the event. I don't rite good, so bear with it. [ July 15, 2002, 07:45 PM: Message edited by: kump ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtweasle Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Shoot and Scoot Target an enemy and your unit will fire and then move. I never played with this one so I can't really report on how effective it is. It just kept catching my attention in the command list. Could anyone else comment on how this worked in practice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Wow Garry, great report, lots of useful information, thanks. I am intrigued by the new "Shoot and Scoot" also, as well as everything else for that matter. Especially liked the photo of your reaction for the arty barrage. Lol Just an editing note here, on the second page of the preview you wrote "CM players are going to love the unit graphics in CMBO." Should be CMBB I think. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kump Posted July 15, 2002 Author Share Posted July 15, 2002 Thanks Ron, just the kind of heads up I like to get. Updating now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epée Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Great stuff...best preview I've read so far. Epée Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Axe_ Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Thanks for your hard work Garry. Much appreciated! Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfe Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Thanks, Garry! But the 'N' key isn't new. It's been in CMBO since the Gold Demo. And you call the new game 'Beyond Barbarossa' in the last paragraph on page 3. - Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Originally posted by kump: Thanks Ron, just the kind of heads up I like to get. Updating now.WOW Gary that was GREAT! that was one HELLUVA a preview, nice job on the web page. That was FAST and it was VERY informative, the pics and articles were GREAT. BFC should use that preview web page has a form of advertising as it is THAT good and professional looking. If you have not seen this site, and the preview pics get on over to Kump's site right away! Its a REAL treat Great work and many thanks for the effort. Those of us who could not make it out to any of the sneak peaks thank you immensely ! THANKS! -tom w (P.S. yes I found the site is only viewable on my Mac from E.I. so yes Netscape does not show the files..... oh well.) [ July 14, 2002, 09:22 PM: Message edited by: aka_tom_w ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmead Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Really an excellent report, thank you for taking the time. I wouldn't feel too bad about the plasma display versus the 29" monitor... Nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Garry, I went to your site and checked the links. Everything looed okay, but there seems to be neither text below the CMBB cover art nor any way of getting what I want via clicking on the art. Help! Regards, John Kettler [ July 14, 2002, 08:28 PM: Message edited by: John Kettler ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agua Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 John, are you viewing with Netscape? I had the same experience but when I viewed it in IE, it's all there. Gary - Most entertaining preview report to date. Thanks. One more error: on page three, next to last sentence, you refer to CMBB as "Combat Mission: Beyond Barbarossa". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kump Posted July 15, 2002 Author Share Posted July 15, 2002 Thanks folks, I hope you got something more than what you already knew about CMBB. At least a few laughs anyway. John Kettler: I added another link just in case some can't get the picture hyperlink. Revisit the page and you can now click on the report title. Agua: Wolfe: I called it "Beyond Barbarossa" everywhere Even with the graphic right in front of my eyes with the correct title, I can't break the CMBO habit. Thanks, corrected. Wolfe: Well, I certainly didn't know the 'N' key worked in CMBO. Probably did at one time, but never use it. When I asked Jeff about it, he stated he really didn't know anything about it. Once I played with it and told him how it works, he said that even he hadn't known that. Well, guess I'm not the only one to not use it. Believe me, I think most will accept it as a "new feature" of CMBB if we say so I'm going to do the sneaky thing and remove it anyway before someone else educates me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Great overview, Gary! As for the Marine...well it could have been me but just couldn't get away with a sick 3 yr old! I'll have to work out my frustration in defeating Jeff in our current pbem game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwxspoon Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Frenchy: Bah! jw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Garry and troops, Yes, I'm running Netscape Communicator 4.7. All I see, even with the new link, is the lovely CMBB cover art, the CM Outpost links, and a big blank space below them, at the very bottom of which are Garry's name and E-mail info. What baffles me is why everything else shows up except the actual preview text. Regards, John Kettler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splinty Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Thanks for all the excellent information Garry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kump Posted July 15, 2002 Author Share Posted July 15, 2002 John, Alright, appears to be a NetScape issue, courtesy of MS not being fully HTML compliant (no surprise). I have modified some things, could you give it a shot. If that don't work, I have one more trick to try. aka_tom_w, Could you check too? And thanks for your glowing response. The work was for those fans who just found it too difficult to get to a preview site. Regards, Garry [ July 14, 2002, 11:24 PM: Message edited by: kump ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Originally posted by John Kettler: Garry and troops, Yes, I'm running Netscape Communicator 4.7. All I see, even with the new link, is the lovely CMBB cover art, the CM Outpost links, and a big blank space below them, at the very bottom of which are Garry's name and E-mail info. What baffles me is why everything else shows up except the actual preview text. Regards, John KettlerYes that is exactly what I see as well. I'm using netscape 4.7 on a Mac. But it works fine in EI -tom w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naja Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Lots of great information Garry - thank you. I suppose the one thing that I don't seem to hear much about is Air Support for both sides. I am wondering if this is handled differently than in CMBO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Originally posted by Wolfe: Thanks, Garry! But the 'N' key isn't new. It's been in CMBO since the Gold Demo. And you call the new game 'Beyond Barbarossa' in the last paragraph on page 3. - ChrisWhat does the "N" key do ? This is the first time I learned about it. Great review Thanks. [ July 14, 2002, 11:24 PM: Message edited by: Stingray ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Nice writeup, Garry. I especially found interesting your mention of the new movement orders as I don't believe anybody else has previously brought them up in the sneak previews. The shoot'n'scoot and hulldown orders must have taken a lot of work to get right and I will be interested to see how they work in the game. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SnarkerII Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Originally posted by John Kettler: Garry, I went to your site and checked the links. Everything looed okay, but there seems to be neither text below the CMBB cover art nor any way of getting what I want via clicking on the art. Help! Regards, John KettlerJohn and any other Netscape users - turn off style sheets by clicking on "edit" "preferences" "advanced" and unchecking "enable style sheets". Thanks again, MS for being unwilling to follow a standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kump Posted July 15, 2002 Author Share Posted July 15, 2002 Naja: The air support is handled exactly as that in CMBO, in that you don't control it and you don't see it except for its shadow. The difference is that you get to select the type of fighter-bomber. And the type of strikes vary. The IL-2 will fly by first to observe the battle field. Then it will drop bombs, then rockets, then cannon fire. Then it will finally leave, but not before it has overstayed its welcome Hey! That's an idea, I'll update the third page about this info on CMBB report. I did get attacked by an Il-2, so I witnessed it working. Stingray: The N "next target" key is in CMBO as well. It cycles the valid targets. You don't have to lay the target line. Just keep hitting the N key and the target line will jump from one valid target to the next. [ July 14, 2002, 11:35 PM: Message edited by: kump ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Rat Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 great report, so good it makes me jealous. not to be nitpicky but, 3rd page, 3rd to last paragraph, last sentence, "command mission II". I can only assume you meant combat mission II. just trying to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grisha Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Many thanks, Gary! Greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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