MikeyD Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Could this be a clue that CMSF might at long last show a little forward momentum? Or does it just mean that the're going to have even MORE distractions from building the game? BFC's just started a new 'secret' Beta board at the bottom of their increasingly long chat group listing. Name: M-Theory (another name for String Theory in Physics, I believe). It would be sooooo nice if M-Theory was the start of the long awaited CMSF Beta test. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 There's the deal with the Hungarian team's British colonial war game. I also suspect that we'll see some screenshots before CMSF goes beta. It's kind of pointless to beta test a game with "invisible mortars" and "block tanks". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl Steiner Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 The "M" must stand for "Multiplayer". It's CM:SF co-op play for sure! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzermartin Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 M-Theory is BFC's exit plan in case they screw with CMSF. You know, immigration to Mars(stands for "M") , escape velocity and stuff. Drop Team was developed with this in mind anyway. Otherwise, I wish it is a CMSF board 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neutrino 123 Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 M-theory is a hypothetical theory of everything, and consists of the different string theories joining together to form a theory that is still largely unknown. :cool: Could this have some sort of metaphorical implications as to the purpose of the new forum? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted March 24, 2006 Author Share Posted March 24, 2006 Hungarian Team's Brit-colonial wargame? Well, that's an intriguing piece of new news for me. Y'know, I've been waiting to take a peek at CMSF's requirements before upgrading my system but BFC keeps producing all these nifty new products that make waiting harder and harder to do. Maybe I should just upgrade to Grognards & Drop Team's requirements and assume that'll cover CMSF as well. Oh, and did you hear, Microsoft is planning to pull an 'Apple' on us? They've got a whole new OS in the works (and delayed til after Xmas I hear) that may or may not be compatible with products made for their curent OS. Sound familiar? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincere Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Oh, and did you hear, Microsoft is planning to pull an 'Apple' on us? They've got a whole new OS in the works (and delayed til after Xmas I hear) that may or may not be compatible with products made for their curent OS. Sound familiar? What?!! :mad: Where did you hear that? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted March 24, 2006 Author Share Posted March 24, 2006 Oh, half-overheard on National Public Radio yesterday while doing something else. All I recall is the new more secure OS has been delayed til after next Xmas, which is making retailers unhappy because - like the Apple Intel changeover - who will want to buy a new system for Xmas only to have it go obsolete? I think the new OS is codenamed 'Longhorn' if you want to google it.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Cairns Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 If longhorn isn't combatible with existing systems then Microsoft will be bankrupt within a financial quarter. Peter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rune Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 First, not called longhorn, called Vista Second, there will be 6 different versions. Third, NOTHING I have has been incompatible with it. Foruth, I can't say much more, being under NDA. However, CMX2 IS being tested with it. Rune [ March 24, 2006, 03:53 PM: Message edited by: rune ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirx Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 To be precise, the new Microsoft OS was called Longhorn while it was a development project. The commercial product that will result will be named Vista (not Visa, probably a typo there). According to the NY Times, Microsoft recently pushed back the release date from "late 2006" to after the holiday season. So we are looking at early 2007. I have no idea about whether there will be full back-compatibility or not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted March 24, 2006 Author Share Posted March 24, 2006 "CMX2 IS being tested with it." Okay, that produced a big WOW from me. And nice to get a little reassurance on the future Vis(t)a OS. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl Steiner Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Actually I'm quite looking forward to Vista. I think it is supposed to make all current viruses ineffective, as the OS will not allow them to run. Don't know about future viruses though. Viruses are the bane of any computer user, so anything that helps can't be too bad IMHO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Ruddy Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 I have the Vista Beta - it is ok - a bit of a hog - a bit buggy, but what's new... Not sure where this backwards compatibility rumour came from - maybe some things will stop working, like old DOS games or 16 Bit Win 3.1 apps but I've seen no real problems with the few apps that I've tested... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted March 24, 2006 Author Share Posted March 24, 2006 The backwards compatibility rumor came from me Entirely unemncumbered by any actual knowledge on the subject. An display of healthy "once burned twice shy" paranoia. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moronic Max Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Actually I'm quite looking forward to Vista.I'd be a lot more fond of it if it weren't the first major step down the "trusted computing" road. Fond of that path, I am not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Cairns Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Well as a mac user I have to get in the quip I read last week. Original line. " If they can get XP to run on a Mac without crashing it will be really cool." Reply " Hell if they can get XP to run on anything without crashing it will be really Cool". Peter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Vista is alledged to be able to run on the new intel Macs with less problems in installation then the current Windows XP on intel debacle. When Vista runs on intel macs we will have TRUE dual boot systems.... Woo HOO!!! the next generation of the Mac intel processor should be the 64 bit version, the current first generation intel processors out now are only 32 bit. I really hope sometime next year my next new (company leased) Mac intel laptop (64 bit intel dual core "something" chip) will be able to dual boot into VISTA with NO problems and no headaches or imcopatiblility issues at all. (maybe) -tom w 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Cairns Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 My take on M-theory is that it is testing CMx2, in that M-theory is about creating a unified single theory from all the existing theories, so it's probably a good code, for integrating all the various parts of the new game engine, in to a stable working game. Peter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoolaman Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 I happen to know the M stands for "Make-up-your-own" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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