Couple things I would love to see in CM:N

[finalcut]

Any chance of Crocodiles?I would love to flame some houses with some Germans in them. Also,will there be obstacles such as Tank ditches and Dragons teeth and such.

One more question,Will any of the American tanks have the plows on thier front to deal with the Bocage country.I realize the plows were not standard issue and were a battlefield adaption.Not sure when they were added,How long after the first landings they came in,I think they would be kinda cool to have,Thanks.

[panzermartin]

I'm pretty sure Steve said no flamethroweres. They are banned from the game for obvious etchical reasons (too cruel). The same way civilians are excluded.

[Wicky]

Add the Hobart Dibble tank for the brits and snow plouffs later on in the Bulge module and I'll be a happy chappy

[Field Marshal Blücher]

I'm pretty sure Steve said no flamethroweres. They are banned from the game for obvious etchical reasons (too cruel). The same way civilians are excluded.

Are you sure this was the reason he gave? I don't remember that being an issue . . .

[Pvt. Ryan]

There were flamethrowers in CMx1.

[panzermartin]

Are you sure this was the reason he gave? I don't remember that being an issue . . .

I was just joking. Is there another reason for leaving flamethrowers out? They were in since CMBO, it would be a suprise if they dont make it finally.

[MeatEtr]

MUST HAVE FLAME!

I was just joking.

Then don't forget to use the smileys or you will get flamed!

[Pvt. Ryan]

Or eaten by a Crocodile.

[panzermartin]

Ok ok here is a smiley

[Mord]

Hedgerow cutters on Shermans are definitely in as as I know.

I pray we get flame throwers.

Mord.

[Boris Balaban]

There were flamethrowers in CMx1.

Yes

Also flame throwing tanks

In the games CMBO and CMBB.

Not sure CMAK :confused:

[Battlefront.com]

Flame throwers will be in the game. Eventually. For the initial release they will not be. The coding necessary to support them was just too much for the first release. Graphics, physics, TacAI, etc. add up very quickly for something like this.

Steve

[Mord]

So...that means in a CM:N module? Or do we have to wait for another title?

Mord.

[phil stanbridge]

That's potentially good news - so in theory, we'll be waiting for the third 'catch-all' module for the flamethrower units?

[panzermartin]

I guess the commonwealth module will introduce flame weapons eventually. Didnt the brits used them more extensively?

[Lt Belenko]

For Crocs will the towed FT fuel trailer be treated as a separate entity? Can it be destroyed and the tank go on fighting with out flame capability?

From that can we infer a towed gun could be destroyed in transit and the towing truck/HT survive?

[Elmar Bijlsma]

I can forgo flamethrowers for the initial release, no problem. But I'd take it badly not to see them in the Commonwealth module. You aren't playing the Brits right without setting half the map on fire with Wasps and Crocs. :D

[c3k]

I'd love to hear the bitching/compliments about AI regarding flamethrowing units.

The interplay of EXPECTING a target to be flamed, neutralizing the enemy in it AND turning it into an uninhabitable location - for both sides - will cause some interesting results.

The morale hit of seeing/hearing comrades being roasted, then knowing the flamer is coming for you, would really be bothersome!

The tenacity with which enemy units will target the flamethrower needs to be accounted for. Personally, I'd rather take a bullet, or ten, while exposing myself to hit the flamethrower, then sit there safe in my cover while the flamethrower advances.

Lots of TacAI interplay there. Not just while it's being used, but in EXPECTATION of its imminent use.

Ken

[Mord]

The tenacity with which enemy units will target the flamethrower needs to be accounted for.

If it's anything like CMBO that would be pretty damn good...I used to get super pissed when I spend over half a game trying to get one in position only to have them killed...or worse, killed right off. They were the hardest unit to use well, I felt.

Mord.

[LukeFF]

We need M1 thumb.

[Pvt. Ryan]

My favorite flame unit in CMx1 was the Flammenwerfer halftrack. I liked how it spewed flame in two directions at once.

[MeatEtr]

My favorite flame unit in CMx1 was the Flammenwerfer halftrack. I liked how it spewed flame in two directions at once.

I see I wasn't the only that liked it. Even better was to watch a huge Russian rocket salvo let loose. Ahh the fireworks!

[Michael Emrys]

Even better was to watch a huge Russian rocket salvo let loose. Ahh the fireworks!

Right. I'd have three or four batteries of them set to go off on the first turn. I'm not sure how much good it did tactically, but it was always impressive to see the German half of the map go up in smoke and dust. Would have been even better with a few flying body parts.

Michael