Mord Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 and AStan is selling...demos out too....only saying this 'cause if you are like me most of the time you don't catch the headlines up top. Mord. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sequoia Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 AND remember the pre-order is for BOTH the digital download and the hard copy so you will still have to pay for shipping and handling. There was some confusion about this last time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boche Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 (and for the best savings, grab a copy of the just released Combat Mission Afghanistan at the same time! You will not only save on your pre-order deal, but will save an additional $9-$19 dollars on your Shipping&Handling when compared to a future separate order of the two games including mail delivery!) how does this work? i put them both on my cart but I dont get any extra discount on the A-stan one...or atleast it doesnt show 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 The discount mentioned here, boche, is for Shipping. Every additonal item costs only $1 for shipping (instead of $10-$20, depending on where you live). If you do not want hardgoods but download only, then this discount doesn't apply of course. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Its funny, after you've played the full package then you do a 'Google Earth' overflight of Syria - You pretty nearly recognize the whole countryside. That's where the Marines made their initial landing. That's the border checkpoint the Brits invaded from, there's the industrial town north of metro Damascus. The town names all sound familiar now: At Tanf, Tadmur, Ash Shammas, Tartus, Hims, Al Hasakah, Aleppo, Aadra. Even the 'Bagdad Cafe' chain of highway restaurants! If it weren't for all the virtual bombs dropped you'd almost think this game was put out the the Syrian ministry of tourism. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boche Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 The discount mentioned here, boche, is for Shipping. Every additonal item costs only $1 for shipping (instead of $10-$20, depending on where you live). If you do not want hardgoods but download only, then this discount doesn't apply of course. fair enough, cheers Moon, thanks for the goods 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan8325 Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Does anyone know what version of CMx2 Afghanistan is running? Thanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisND Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Does anyone know what version of CMx2 Afghanistan is running? Thanks. It's a standalone game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dietrich Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 The town names all sound familiar now: At Tanf, Tadmur, Ash Shammas, Tartus, Hims, Al Hasakah, Aleppo, Aadra. Even the 'Bagdad Cafe' chain of highway restaurants! If it weren't for all the virtual bombs dropped you'd almost think this game was put out the the Syrian ministry of tourism. Actually, after playing CM:SF (and, correspondingly, after researching the geography and demographics and culture and so forth with a view to making verisimilitudinous scenarios), I actually kinda like Syria. Contrary to the jingoistic and insulting assertions that those who play CM:SF do so simply out of a desire to "make 1 minute war dramas about Johnny Jarhead killing Jimmy Jihad". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisND Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Actually, after playing CM:SF (and, correspondingly, after researching the geography and demographics and culture and so forth with a view to making verisimilitudinous scenarios), I actually kinda like Syria. Contrary to the jingoistic and insulting assertions that those who play CM:SF do so simply out of a desire to "make 1 minute war dramas about Johnny Jarhead killing Jimmy Jihad". Agreed. In making the scenarios for this I've learned a great deal about the country, and one day I'd like to travel there. There are some fascinating places there with long and rich histories. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Does anyone know what version of CMx2 Afghanistan is running? Thanks. Also, unlike CMSF the Afghan game is a "theater in a box". If I remember correctly you can create battles from 1978 until 1988. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 and one day I'd like to travel there There's a particular spot I'd really like to visit... on a low mountain ridgeline overlooking a reservoir lake 6.5km south of the Turkish border. Preferably at dawn... in late June. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatEtr Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 And for those that may have missed it, here is when we can expect NATO: Moon: If you pre-order now, you will be able to download the module immediately when it is released (approx. 3-6 weeks from now!) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dan/california Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 It is one of histories little ironies that the countries with the best Roman ruins are Libya and Syria. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theFightingSeabee Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Agreed. In making the scenarios for this I've learned a great deal about the country, and one day I'd like to travel there. There are some fascinating places there with long and rich histories. That's cool. I've also found so many cool ruins looking around Syria on Google Earth that it seems like ruins should almost be flavor objects. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undercovergeek Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 if its on preorder dare i ask if that means its finished and errr.... you know.... the game with no name is imminent-ish 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 I ordered both Afghan and NATO pre-order and immediately got a code to d/l NATO. That's nice, but would have been nice to get the Afghan d/l code. Would have been a lovely package deal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan8325 Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 It's a standalone game. Yeah, but I was thinking about messing around with the demo to see what features (exit conditions, for example) are new, compared to the current v1.21 in CMSF. There must be a state of CMx2 that Afghanistan uses. I understand some of the features didn't make it to NATO but will be included in a future version used by Normandy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 I ordered both Afghan and NATO pre-order and immediately got a code to d/l NATO. That's nice, but would have been nice to get the Afghan d/l code. Would have been a lovely package deal. Actually, you get codes for both immediately (except the NATO one won't work until the game is released) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Well I only received code for NATO. I can't understand it... unless I simply didn't order the d/l version of CM:A (heh). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincere Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Rather than start a new thread does anybody know whether Nato will usher in a new version 1.22? And if so what's likely to have been tweaked? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Rather than start a new thread does anybody know whether Nato will usher in a new version 1.22? 1.30 actually. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dietrich Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 does anybody know whether Nato will usher in a new version 1.22? If the Marines module introduced v1.10 and the British module introduced v1.20, I think it's a safe bet that the NATO module will introduce v1.30. (edit: Too slow, Dietrich, too slow! ) if so what's likely to have been tweaked? Sure, it's a minor thing, but for one, I hope they give the L115A1 (British .338 Lapua Magnum sniper rifle) its own sound file; as of yet, it has the same sound file as the SVD, which is bogus, since the L115A1 is of a different caliber, is bolt-action, and has a suppressor. I'm others can make mention of plenty more such things. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Well I only received code for NATO. I can't understand it... unless I simply didn't order the d/l version of CM:A (heh). That would explain that 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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