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by Reboot
Sat Dec 22, 2012 10:43 am
Forum: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog
Topic: Hasn't this game out lived it's time?
Replies: 52
Views: 1438

RE: Hasn't this game out lived it's time?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: heyhellowhatsnew<br/> <br/> I like this series. This game made me want to buy the rest of the CC games next week. I like it. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> <br/> then get ready for the long haul, as well as the "official" versions, there are hundreds of comprehensive mods...
by Reboot
Thu Dec 20, 2012 1:11 am
Forum: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog
Topic: Hasn't this game out lived it's time?
Replies: 52
Views: 1438

RE: Hasn't this game out lived it's time?

<t> sheesh......this reminds me of the joke about removing all the harmful ingredients from a fine single malt - you get water<br/> <br/> the fog in PITF is like blowing bridges in ABTF - a new feature that adds challenge to the game<br/> we got fog, towing guns, mounting troops on vehicles, timed t...
by Reboot
Tue Dec 18, 2012 12:31 am
Forum: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog
Topic: M-21 Morter Halftrack
Replies: 8
Views: 310

RE: M-21 Morter Halftrack

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: jwduquette1<br/> <br/> Pedantic alert: The M4 Flamethrowing tank didn't make an appearance in NW Europe until fall\late fall of 1944....and even than it was available in only extremely limited numbers -- like 4 or 5 or some such thing. The handful of flame throwing...
by Reboot
Fri Dec 14, 2012 8:36 pm
Forum: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog
Topic: M-21 Morter Halftrack
Replies: 8
Views: 310

RE: M-21 Morter Halftrack

A great question to our Mod Corps

Maybe a list of other vehicles/units on the Christmas list?
I'll start:

- Sherman M4A3 flame tank
by Reboot
Thu Dec 06, 2012 11:03 pm
Forum: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog
Topic: Strategic and Tactical AI - How good is it?
Replies: 60
Views: 1607

RE: Strategic and Tactical AI - How good is it?

ORIGINAL: oldbaldwargamer
...will never stop!

ditto
by Reboot
Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:34 pm
Forum: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog
Topic: Strategic and Tactical AI - How good is it?
Replies: 60
Views: 1607

RE: Strategic and Tactical AI - How good is it?

try the other stuff too and you'll get a fight

(bye the bye, how old is old? 61 here, organized wargaming since early 60's, and digital since CC2 came out)
by Reboot
Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:27 pm
Forum: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog
Topic: Strategic and Tactical AI - How good is it?
Replies: 60
Views: 1607

RE: Strategic and Tactical AI - How good is it?

<t> Some ways I create challenge against the ai:<br/> <br/> Mission settings - ai as recruit player as elite, full realism, and battle ends when morale gets too low<br/> Deployment - play my units as they are deployed by the computer, no taking cover and better positions before I hit Begin<br/> Redu...
by Reboot
Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:09 pm
Forum: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog
Topic: Tips for offensives
Replies: 5
Views: 381

RE: Tips for offensives

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: xe5<br/> 5. Yes. Keep in mind that infantry BGs can still move when out of supply. Armor BGs out of supply will have most of their vehicles immobilized due to lack of fuel. A gamey trick is to move and stack same size infantry and armor BGs on the same map. Keep th...
by Reboot
Tue Nov 27, 2012 1:35 am
Forum: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog
Topic: Hasn't this game out lived it's time?
Replies: 52
Views: 1438

RE: Hasn't this game out lived it's time?

61 years old, been wargaming for 40+ years, and CC since CC2 was released
when there is something better than CC to simulate WWII armored warfare then I'll play it

hey mooxe, trolling in your own troll hole not enough for you?
by Reboot
Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:32 am
Forum: Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
Topic: Sorry, long-term fan who wants some more
Replies: 2
Views: 120

RE: Sorry, long-term fan who wants some more

<r> "long term fan who wants some more".......thats me<br/> &nbsp;<br/> Thanks&nbsp;guys for the comprehensive upgrade. As I play it I realize that a lot of hard work went into it to add to my enjoyment and to address the many constructive criticisms offered by&nbsp;CC fans<br/> &nbs...
by Reboot
Wed Aug 04, 2010 1:08 pm
Forum: Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
Topic: For A Fair Fight vs. the AI
Replies: 8
Views: 179

RE: For A Fair Fight vs. the AI

the default placement works well for the parachute landing maps in LSA as it helps simulate jumpers being scattered all over Hell's Half Acre as they frequently were
by Reboot
Wed Aug 04, 2010 12:27 am
Forum: Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
Topic: For A Fair Fight vs. the AI
Replies: 8
Views: 179

RE: For A Fair Fight vs. the AI

<t> After playing CC for quite a while I got bored with beating the AI like a rented mule.......so.... and it isn't fair, but for a real challenge, I set elite versus recruit, bolster the AI unit selection (like SL's suggestion), and reduce my own manpower to 2 platoons (I do however carefully choos...
by Reboot
Sun Aug 01, 2010 7:22 pm
Forum: Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
Topic: What's next for CC?
Replies: 100
Views: 1382

RE: What's next for CC?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Andrew Williams<br/> <br/> But with CCMT's mount/dismont feature coded into a new release campaigns could start off shore and troops could hit the beaches from the front LCT's etc.  as well as half tracks quickly transporting troops around the larger maps.<br/> <e>...
by Reboot
Sun Aug 01, 2010 11:03 am
Forum: Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
Topic: What's next for CC?
Replies: 100
Views: 1382

RE: What's next for CC?

How cool could Salerno or the War in the Pacific be with beach landings, landing craft and the ability to load and unload troops from vehicles? .....very cool

...throw in new mountainous masterpieces from SL and oboyoboy
by Reboot
Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:05 pm
Forum: Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
Topic: What's next for CC?
Replies: 100
Views: 1382

RE: What's next for CC?

Italia! (Especially Monte Cassino)
by Reboot
Sun Jul 25, 2010 5:20 pm
Forum: Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
Topic: Half-assed Maps
Replies: 127
Views: 2787

RE: Maps

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: xe5<br/> <br/> @Reboot - nothing wrong with the map artwork. That's the half that's not assed. But there have been countless maps created for CC, even some by Atomic, where the terrain and/or elevation coding was bad. The map you see on-screen is just a 'pretty pic...
by Reboot
Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:41 pm
Forum: Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
Topic: Half-assed Maps
Replies: 127
Views: 2787

RE: Maps

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: LitFuel<br/> <br/> oh good lord...ok ok we get it...CC GODS are here CC GODS are here..lol...you make it sound like Dundradal made the title of the thread as well when in fact it was one of your own. The fact is the guy paid 40 to 60 or more bucks to play the game....
by Reboot
Sun Jul 25, 2010 3:38 pm
Forum: Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
Topic: Half-assed Maps
Replies: 127
Views: 2787

RE: Maps

<t> And speaking of selflessness, astonishing contributions to the CC community, and "maps", Southern_land has created how many maps for CC?......400+?<br/> <br/> And what exactly has he gotten out of it? Respect? Admiration? Appreciation? The dude is a true artist and CC enthusiast (did I mention h...
by Reboot
Sun Jul 25, 2010 1:51 pm
Forum: Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
Topic: Half-assed Maps
Replies: 127
Views: 2787

RE: Maps

<t> Dundradal<br/> <br/> You might want to do a little research before you start attacking or belittling Mafi. He stands alone in terms of his incredible contribution to CC over the years - I challenge anyone to list any individual who has made a greater contribution to the game - Mafi's selflessnes...
by Reboot
Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:25 am
Forum: Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
Topic: Sorry, long-term fan who's had enough
Replies: 184
Views: 2901

RE: Sorry, long-term fan who's had enough

<r> In the marketplace, there seem to be few comparisons to CC. Certainly in the computer gaming marketplace. There are few, if any, computer games that have survived with continuity (admittedly with twists & turns) since 1996 in any commercial form outside of flea markets. <br/> <br/> In the br...

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