May 2000
Monday, May 29, 2000
Uniform Gallery Updated! Plus Weapon Stats Now Added!!!
While normally regulated to operations in the mountainous areas of Europe the German Military utilized their specialized Gebirgsjäger units on occasion. Combat Mission also simulates these units and you can now view their uniforms in the Uniform Gallery. Also I have now added the complete weapons stats for basic squads and HQ units with full weapon breakdown and effectiveness stats. I will be retro-fitting the other Uniform Galleries all this week to add this feature! Enjoy!
Direct Link: Uniform GalleryBTS Forum Back Up!!!
Just a quick note to let everyone know that after a day long outage the BTS Coombat Mission Forum is back up! Here is what Steve has to say about the downtime:
Sorry about the outage of service yesterday. As usual, when we take a day off something bad happens!
For some reason our disk became full. This happened a while back so we got a new harddisk that doubled our capacity. I'm still looking into this, but there should have been no reason in the world for it to have become filled up. There is something like 3GB of space that suddenly was chewed up in about a week, so the hunt for the answer begins!
Steve
Direct Link: BTS Combat Mission Forum
Sunday, May 28, 2000
BTS Forum Still Down!!! No ETA!!!
Seems that Big Time Software is having some issues with their Forum as its been down most of the day. I have received no ETA but I will let everyone know when its back up.
In the meantime here is a little BONUS POTD for you while we all wait together!
BONUS POTD
Wednesday, May 24, 2000
CMMC Field Manual Updated!
New rules governing the use and protocol for email communications in the Meta-Campaign were posted today in the CMMC Field Manual Section. Follow the link below to read all about it!
Direct Link: CMMC SectionMonday, May 22, 2000
New Golden BB Entry
There has been a fascinating thread in the Big Time Software CM Forum lately and it centers around cool and unusual things that people have observed and encountered while playing Combat Mission. The Thread is called 'Things we have seen' and I have taken this thread, edited it somewhat and re-posted it here in the Golden BB's section. Just goes to show you just how much there is to see in Combat Mission
Direct Link: Golden BB'sThursday, May 18, 2000
Uniform Gallery Updated!
Seems like an update to the Uniform Gallery was a little overdue so tonight I give you one of the coolest uniforms in the entire game. In the allied armies they were called Paratroopers but they were known as Fallschirmjägers in the German armed forces and saw actions during the Normandy Breakout and most notably during the Bulge. Have a look for yourself in our Uniform Gallery! Note: Per requests I have now setup the pictures so there are now thumbnails and full sized versions. Just click the thumbnail picture to load a full sized version.
Direct Link: Fallschirmjägers now in the gallery!Saturday, May 13, 2000
I KICKED FIONN'S ASS
Yes its true, yours truely WHOMPED UP ON FIONN GOOD! There will be a hailstorm of controversy over this in the days to come but the ENDGAME DONT LIE...
Golden BB's Updated with Indirect Arty Procedures
One impressive addition to Combat Mission since the time of the early Beta Demo is the capabilty of onboard indirect fire from mortar teams. Alas, some people (me included) were’t able to get this effect to work and for others it would only work part of the time. Several threads were started on this in the Forum and in one in particular many answers were finally disclosed. I have assembled all the messages and replys and stuck them into our new Vault of knowledge also know as the Golden BB’s section.
Direct Link: Onboard Indirect Artillery ProceduredThursday, May 11, 2000
New Section Now On-Line
It’s takes its name from the way tracers appear as they arc into the air and across the battlefields and soldiers the world around have come to respect and fear those tiny sparkles of light. It’s also the name of the Annex’s newest section and its devoted to collecting all the sparkles of light that oftentimes get missed in the huge towering structure that has become our favorite Combat Mission Forum. This Golden BB’s section will serve as a repository for informative posts, collected wisdom and just all around interesting topics that might have otherwise gone un-noticed or lost. We start off with two recent posts. The first is from Moon and is the collected Polish and German voice saying taken from the game and their Translations in English! The second offering is from yours truly and covers some cool little shortcuts and features that you may have overlooked in your fanatical first few games with the new Demo. So check it out and watch as this section is sure to grow in the coming months!
Direct Link: Golden BB'sNew German Uniform in Uniform Gallery
Now that a small molecule of excitement from the release of the long awaited Gold Demo we can get some work done here. Tonight I have updated the Uniform Gallery with the very latest in Military Fashion courtesy of the Waffen SS. See what this seasons SS troops will be wearing in the fields and foxholes.
Direct Link: Uniform GalleryWednesday, May 10, 2000
CMHQ Chat System Upgraded and Online!
As I have said before, I was planning on buying the Chat System and today the order went through and I can now support ONE HUNDRED CONCURRENT CONNECTIONS!!! Woohooo! One downer is that for some reason this verison no longer supports Avatars but I am looking into getting them put back in. Most people never used them anyway but I grew rather fond of the little Alien Head that I had. Anyway, 100 connections, so there is plenty of room with no waiting! Hop on!
For those of you that prefer staying JAVA-less than you can also use IRC! Just load up your favorite IRC client and go to server cmhq.tzo.com port 7000. once you connect you need to join channel #lobby and there you are! Easy as that! So we got you covered in both IRC and Java now! See ya in chat land!!!
Finalized Combat Mission Vehicle List
Even though BTS posted this info yesterday, nobody seemed to notice. Well, I did and here is the now finalized COMPLETE vehicle list for Combat Mission. See? I will take care of you! ;-)
Direct Link: Finalized Vehicle ListGOLD DEMO IS AVAILABLE!!!!!!!!!!
You can read big giant headlines right??? Well get going!
Direct Link: Link to BTS's CM Download PageTuesday, May 9, 2000
STOP!!!! Please stay off of the Battlefront Server
People! You are shooting yourselves in the foot!!! So many people are trying to get into the Forum and FTP server that Steve and Charles have been spending all night working on the server instead of PUTTING THE DAMN DEMO UP which has been done for some time! They can't upload with the server so filled so please LOG OFF the server and wait to we give you the OK. Once the files are up everyone will be able to download. The file service side of their service is very quick to download from but THEY need to be get in themselves!!!!!!! Thanks!!!!
NOT the Demo! But something to tide you over while we all wait...
While we all await Steve and Charles to answer whatever Muse it is that calls to them, I have posted a little extra bonus goodie for you to help ease the grief and anxiety! We all have seen CoolColJ's awesome tweaked textures but its important to realize that he is not alone in the TWEAK CAMP. Our own Kwazydog has been doing some fiddling around and here is a preview of some 'other' textures that will be made available to you in some graphic MODS that we have planned at CMHQ... Enjoy and it can only get better from here!
Monday, May 8, 2000
Uniform Gallery Updated With British and Commonwealth Uniforms
Today I have added the British and Commonwealth (Canadian) Infantry and Paratrooper uniforms to the Gallery.
While every permutation of uniform dress is not included in Combat Mission, it does give a very good acounting of the different styles of battledress that were in evidence during the European Theater. In the end though, Steve has stated that due to time and video concerns not every uniform that he wanted made it in. That being said, there is still quite a collection and you can browse through today's offering using the following link. Enjoy your stay!
Wednesday, May 3, 2000
Uniform Gallery Updated With Comments From Steve
That's right! Herr Uniform himself, Steve Grammont, sent me some comments about what it IS exactly that we are seeing in the uniforms in the Gallery. I have gone ahead and added these comments to the all the existing pictures and also redid the 1945 US infantry pictures as I had the wrong boot texture for some reason. Check it out!
More uniforms to come in the days ahead.
Chat System is working quite well and it looks like I may be purchasing the full version in the near future.
Tuesday, May 2, 2000
New Chat System Online
AS mentioned earlier, I have adopted a new Chat System. It will look much like the old one but it seems to work MUCH better. No more 'Missing Buttons' either, at least so far... Now the bad... This is a TEST still and this version has a 10 user limit (30 day evaulation copy). IF people seem to like it (email me plaese with opinions!) I will purchase it. It's not cheap ($100.00) but you guys are worth it! ;-)
By the way, for those of you that HATE java you can connect to this chat via any normal IRC client (such as mIRC), just point your IRC client to server :cmhq.tzo.com and port 7000, then once you connect join channel #lobby and your there, NO Java and super fast IRC connections!!!
New Polish Uniforms Now Online!!!
Tonight we have for you the beautiful 1944 Polish Airborne and Infantry Uniforms. They are now available in the Uniform Gallery for your viewing pleasure. Again the level of detail in these uniforms is just astounding. Coming soon will be the first glimpse of German Uniforms! Enjoy...
I may be switching to an evaulation copy of some new Chat Software in the near future... This may mean that there would be a limit (usually 10) to the amount of people who could chat at one time... Watch this space for updates.
SERVER STATUS...This server has now been up non-stop for over 72 hours. It should be about as close to 24/7 as I can make it from this point on! :-)
Monday, May 1, 2000
New 1945 Uniforms Now Available In Uniform Gallery
Today, we continue with our gallery pictures of the variety of uniforms you will find in Combat Mission. Now available are the 1945 versions of the standard US Infantry and US Paratrooper kits. Enjoy and be sure to drop into the chat system when you get a few minutes!
Direct Link: Uniform Gallery