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ORIGINAL: Richie61

I still have my WWII and Modern (80's) Microarmor down in the basement. One of my favorites was done by a local gamer call "Follow Me" about WWII combat. I knew the guy who did it and it was his shop that got me into board gaming

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ORIGINAL: Mad Russian

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ORIGINAL: Richie61

I still have my WWII and Modern (80's) Microarmor down in the basement. One of my favorites was done by a local gamer call "Follow Me" about WWII combat. I knew the guy who did it and it was his shop that got me into board gaming

Was "Follow Me!" ever published or was it just a local presentation?

Good Hunting.

MR

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Title: Follow Me!: World War II Man to Man Combat
Item Code: n/a
Type: Wargame rules
Copyright: 1979 by Peter L. Rice
Author(s): Peter L. Rice
Artwork: n/a
Cartography: n/a
Place of Publication: Bath, Maine, United States
Printer: n/a
Format: 35 page loose-leaf, plus front and rear covers, stapled
ISBN: n/a
Cover Price: n/a
Mass: 114g
Dimensions: length 30.3cm, width 22.8cm, thickness .3cm

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ORIGINAL: Richie61

Found this too:

Yes, I also paid $5.00 for the rules in 1980 or so and it was a lot for a kid

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ORIGINAL: Richie61
I still have my WWII and Modern (80's) Microarmor down in the basement. One of my favorites was done by a local gamer call "Follow Me" about WWII combat. I knew the guy who did it and it was his shop that got me into board gaming

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ORIGINAL: junk2drive

We will beat Duke Nukem Forever!

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ORIGINAL: Prince of Eckmühl

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ORIGINAL: Richie61

Found this too:

Yes, I also paid $5.00 for the rules in 1980 or so and it was a lot for a kid

So, how'd they play?

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ORIGINAL: diablo1

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ORIGINAL: junk2drive

We will beat Duke Nukem Forever!

LMAO every game beats Duke Nukem Forever!

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ORIGINAL: jinchoung

howdy,

but someone recommended this series, especially since it's being developed by former table top guys so i figured i would indeed give ostfront a shake. sooooo.... when?!?! : )

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anyway, i've enjoyed combat mission (have all 3 of the 1x engine games) but i'm kinda hoping that PCO will be able to do something that CM kinda failed to do - provide scenarios that feel satisfying without having dozens of units. CM has small missions but they feel tiny and basically are reserved as infantry skirmishes and tutorials.

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for me, this is the appeal of minis - the ability to have a manageable number of units so that i can form a coherent tactical picture and not having it devolve into just throwing handfuls of units at each other.

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i know there are a lot of gamers that appreciate mass and scale and huge numbers of units duking it out. and that's totally cool. alas, my tiny brain doesn't operate well with those kinda numbers.

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so can anyone answer whether they think ostfront will be able to satisfy my particular gaming itch?

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thanks much and i've got cash burnin' a hole in my pocket so hurry!

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ORIGINAL: Mad Russian

The game now supports weather effects as well as the tanks. The problem with taking Moscow is it's hard to do with these.

Good Hunting.

MR

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ORIGINAL: jinchoung

> Really? I have made a few CM scenarios that were small. Some of them were specifically designed for beginners tournaments but others are full fledged tournament quality. At least I think they are!

are these included in the game or are they downloadable somewhere? one really disheartening thing about combat mission is the terrible support and how battlefront seems to have just shut down community sites and scrubbed the web of mods and stuff. or at least that's the impression and even with google, it's a mess to wade through what is left.

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are there any good websites that would have a list or survey of scenarios where i can get an idea smaller games i would enjoy?

also, for me, the scenarios list in the CM games were less than friendly or inviting... more often they struck me as rather impenetrable and intimidating. i've noticed that some of the missions are described in a more accessible way listing battlefield size and army points total so that it makes sense to someone who is not intimately familiar with something like the eastern front or the campaign in africa... but others stop at the number of turns and small, medium, large and as someone who doesn't know wwii inside and out, i'm usually left just lost.

anyway, thanks much for your time and info and i'll be looking forward to PCO whenever dday arrives!

jin

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ORIGINAL: gijas

LOL... MR, yeah, those tanks froze up really quick near Moscow in December. It's a long way from being a King Tiger to. Had to keep them running 24/7 or built fires underneath them, geeez can you imagine if they forgot to put up a gas can nearby.... instant Bonfire.

I stand at correction MR. The scenario was called "something - Tula." which is S of Moscow but related to the battle.


"According to Glantz by early December, the temperatures[57] dropped as low as twenty to fifty below zero. The German troops, who still had no winter clothing, were freezing, and their vehicles were not designed for such severe weather. More than 130,000 cases of frostbite were reported among German soldiers.[37] Frozen grease had to be removed from every loaded shell[37] and vehicles had to be heated for hours before use.

The Axis offensive on Moscow stopped. As Guderian wrote in his journal, "the offensive on Moscow failed...We underestimated the enemy's strength, as well as his size and climate. Fortunately, I stopped my troops on 5 December, otherwise the catastrophe would be unavoidable."

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ORIGINAL: jinchoung

hey mr,

thanks for the detailed and informative reply and the fact that you "get" what i'm talking about, i think i'm pretty convinced ostfront will be great! and definitely kudos for releasing when it's right and no sooner. my cash will smolder in anticipation. : )

jin

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Brief Description:
Germans must destroy single Russian Bunker. Terrain is open Steppe. I designed this as a "training mission" for myself. Can be over in 5 or 6 turns or can chew you up if unlucky.

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ORIGINAL: Mad Russian

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ORIGINAL: jinchoung

hey mr,

thanks for the detailed and informative reply and the fact that you "get" what i'm talking about, i think i'm pretty convinced ostfront will be great! and definitely kudos for releasing when it's right and no sooner. my cash will smolder in anticipation. : )

jin

Look here for a company sized AAR I did earlier.

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2589556

Good Hunting.

MR

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ORIGINAL: WilliePete

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ORIGINAL: Mad Russian

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ORIGINAL: jinchoung

hey mr,

thanks for the detailed and informative reply and the fact that you "get" what i'm talking about, i think i'm pretty convinced ostfront will be great! and definitely kudos for releasing when it's right and no sooner. my cash will smolder in anticipation. : )

jin

Look here for a company sized AAR I did earlier.

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2589556

Good Hunting.

MR

Mad - I know this was brought up before somewhere so I hope you don't mind if we quickly revisit this topic. I wonder how difficult it would be to add extra troops to each unit. As it looks now 2-3 men represent a full squad of 9-12 troops. That assault company looks like its just one little squad on the screen and it's swallowed up by the forrest. I'm fortunate enough to have a fairly beefy pc & graphics card so if I wanted to "fill-out" all units to their historical allotment of troops, how difficult would that be? Also, how taxing is it overall? If my pc is good to go, is the game/software itself able to handle all the extras? Thanks!

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Men don't die as a stand like they did before, but now die off individually and you often see their dead bodies strwen on the field.

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The red horde handed my butt to me a few times too many on this one

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ORIGINAL: diablo1

Does Osfront take advantage of quad core machines? i7's 6gb ram? ATI5770 1gb HD graphics card?

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ORIGINAL: diablo1

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Men don't die as a stand like they did before, but now die off individually and you often see their dead bodies strwen on the field.

Sweet! This was one of my biggest disappointments in the origional games. It just didn't feel right and took away from the immersion when their Tin Soldiers series had a hand that would at least come out and take one unit from the stands when enough kill points were amassed. THanks a lot for this.

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ORIGINAL: diablo1

Does Osfront take advantage of quad core machines? i7's 6gb ram? ATI5770 1gb HD graphics card?

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ORIGINAL: diablo1

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Men don't die as a stand like they did before, but now die off individually and you often see their dead bodies strwen on the field.

Sweet! This was one of my biggest disappointments in the origional games. It just didn't feel right and took away from the immersion when their Tin Soldiers series had a hand that would at least come out and take one unit from the stands when enough kill points were amassed. THanks a lot for this.