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Thank you very much for your invitation. 😇 However my main focus is not on modding or scenario design, i mainly do guides and example videos, to make it easier for new players to get into the game. My grasp on the Editor is sadly rather basic at this point in time. The scenarios will just be something ill do occasionally, this beeing the first that was purely made to be shared besides my main content. But feel free to use my scenarios in whatever way you desire. 😇

@ No problem man, keep up the amazing work, all my support to you !

Thanks a lot 😇.

Thanks for beeing that guy 😇, i think you are right. If you got a notification of a thumbs down, i fatfingered, sorry😅

Thank you for bringing that up. 😇 I should have chosen better footage to make it clear, that Spotters are telepathicly gifted. Here a short video to clarify that point. th-cam.com/video/2-PzgOJpGCA/w-d-xo.html I didnt believe it myself at first. As long as a unit is still eligable to call for fire C2 is irrelevant. Only the On Map Fires need to have active C2 to be called in.

Okay, I went and did some experimenting myself, and I think I've gotten the rules down as such: 1: Comms checks are made ONLY on the recipient's end 2: An on-map artillery unit must either posses a radio or be within voice (50m) or close visual (100m) of the caller or ANY unit with a radio (including itself), or within interaction range (2 tiles) of a vehicle (crewed or not) with a radio to be "in contact" 3: off-map units are always in contact, because of course they're sitting by their radio At a guess, this is partly a holdover from the WW2 games, where access to a radio and the authority to call for fire largely go hand-in-hand. It also provides a degree of casualty resilience, since if the radioman of an FO team goes down, it can be abstracted that the rest of the team recovered the radio without having to go through the entire buddy aid process, as well as some assistance for AI plans, since the scripting system is unable to self-correct after the TacAI disrupts C2 chains while reacting to fire.

@@ragingkrikkit9877 Yep, thats what i meant. 😇 Thanks for rechecking and confirming it. In short as @ewgentor put it: "I love it when my forward observer uses telepathy to call fire on enemies"

Maybe they are using secret Neuralink prototypes 😅

Its not a cheat, your spotter just does not need a radio or C2 link from the game mechanics perspective, to call for fire.😇 About ten years ago there where statments in the Forums regarding this, about ideas to change that, but it was apperently too complicated to implement it.

Thank you, glad you like it. 😇 The only reason that comes to my mind is, when you order the squad (group that occupies multiple action tiles) to go into a trench, there is sometimes one of the fire teams (sub-group that occupies one of the squads action tiles) that will occupy a neighboring tile instead of the trench itself. This should usually be indicated by the violet marker when giving the movement order. If that appears face will ususllay only redirect them on the tile they occupy, you have to adjust the tile where you aim the movement order itself, so that there is no violet marker next to the trenches visible. If its a fireteam itself that occupies a trenchtile and has soldiers outside of it, i dont know what causes it and must admit, i personally havent noticed it as a theme so far. I hope that was helpfull.

@@AR-GuidesAndMorethank you for the explanation! I have used trench fortifications inside of terrain trenches to make very good fortifications but if you use too many trench fortifications the game will run out of memory on my PC!

@@andrewsterge4089 The double stack Trenches sound interesting 😇, i have never treid that. Hopefully you can get newer PC at some point, mine is also start showing its age.

Someone is happy to see me. Yeah. 😇

@@AR-GuidesAndMore I really value good combat mission creators because they're quite rare, so it would be upsetting to see you stop making videos

​@@Someone-lr6gu Your kindness spoils me. 😇 I never intended to have this long of a break between videos and while i cant promise that it will not happen again, i can promise that *activate schwarzenegger impression* "Ill be back" 😊

In a confused tone: "But lead is heavier than feathers." 😇

Your kind words make me blush 😇 Thank you. I wish you a happy new year, when it arrives 😇

Thank you for your perspective 😇. That is where the US squad size provides a advantage in regards to sustainment of fire. Especially with AT weapons.

Your back pain is not service related.

​@@copter2000 Most certainly a product of the decompression of the spinal disks, when not properly stimulated by a 80 to 120 pound combat load. 😇

I am working on a video at the moment, i sadly didnt find the time in the last months. The base concept is done, when i get to finish it exactly i dont know, but this year is very likely. 😇

Thank you 😇. I hope to get a new one out this year.

I am just used to the buttons in the UI and the occasional hotkey, so its easier for me, but i can see why people prefer the space bar. 😇

I can asure you, my performance in campaigns is nothing to boast about. The scenarios for these videos are custom built to showcase the topic at hand and while they can certainly pose a challenge (you can download them via dropbox if you want, the victory points arent well balanced though) they may give an impression of my skills that is too generous. 😅

@@AR-GuidesAndMore Thanks, I find that the Troina campaign is text book for all the tactics you are teaching. The big challenge is the merciless terrain.

@@geoffreyquaile4383 Thank you for the suggestion, i should give it a go at some point, maybe ill have more luck there. 😇

Thank you very much. 😇 I hope it makes getting into the game easier.

Combat-Vehicles can not share ammunition, this only works for infantry teams and transport vehicles in their formation. Sorry for not making clarifying that sufficiently.

It can make a differnce with some MGs if they are deployed or not, because it might affect their elevation, when put on a mount. If the soviet MGs can benefit from that i dont know, sadly i dont own Red Thunder. If that doesnt help and you cant find positions of relative elevation i sadly have no other course of action than franticly moving waypoints and and trying to find an opening with the target order. Theoretically the target line should indicate via colour, where the obstacle ocurs, its often a game of angles you might also get some surpression when targeting near tiles around the enemy, if the position itsself can not be targeted. For example targeting a wall behind a trench if the trench is too low. Sorry, that i dont have more input here.

@@AR-GuidesAndMore thanks for the reply, it sounds like I'm just going to have to tediously scour "flat" ground for some small hummock that allows line of sight. I think Red Thunders original campaigns are a bit slap dash sadly.

​@@SgtBotBot I wish you luck, hopefully a mole left a hill somewhere for you to benefit from. Fingers crossed that the campaign experience improves for you. 😇

I am honored, to have such a cultured audience. 😇

Thank you 😇 good point, i tend to leave them on but it should have been mentioned as an option.

Thank you 😇, glad to hear that they are of use.

I have sadly not found a way to Dismount mid turn to have the Vehicle drive on after wards, even though there is some variance in the command. All i know about dismounting i have put in this video th-cam.com/video/ICoatpJjU64/w-d-xo.html

This should work in all current titles, the Video should be in CMx2 Engine, Version 4. What went wrong depends on what happened. Since there are sadly multiple failure points. The Pause must be long enough for the infantry to initiate the embark, that allways depends on the terrain and distances, this also needs to be timed with a pause on the infantry, if the vehicle has a long approach to the pick up. If your vehicle constantly drives off before the infantry could embark the vehicle pause was too short. If the Infantry moved towards the last vehicle waypoint it was too far away to initiate the embark during the vehicle pause or was itself not paused long enough till the vehicle arrived at its Paused waypoint for the embark. Fundamentally the longer the distances involved the harder it is to perform and it will sadly allways be fiddily with a chance of failure.

Thank you 😇, but i am sure Usually Hapless would give me good kicking in the behind. The scenario is build in a way to display a "tactical problem" and showcase its solution. The points are not balanced precisely. If i remember correctly the US has a point advantage at the start, you as a german get a penalty for casualties after a certain point and some additional points for destruction of enemy assets. By the way you can find a Link in the Video description to a dropboxlink, where you can download the scenario. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/akvsmmnsvs048nsrpbm3p/Setting-Up-an-Mortarsupport-Mech-Attack2.btt?rlkey=j2ejpoti3h8pb4hyblu4o6tfo&e=1&st=5bj1ypi2&dl=0 Alternatively, here it is. I just realized the one in the Video didnt work, should be fixed now 😅

I am happy you decided to stay and didnt run from the pun. 😇

Depends on the situation. At some point there will be an example video. 1. If you cant resist in any capacity, obscure as much as you can and bolt it. 2. If you still have some firepower id say by bounding movements backwards delaying the enemy with direct and indirect fire. 3. If the terrain does not permit bounding movement, a rearguard element stays to delay, while the rest bolts it. Please feel free to mention it, if you have another approach. 😇

Thank you very much 😇 The effort that went into it (especially the pun 😁) was not in vein then.

Thank you 😇.I know what you mean, the thing is the more titles come out the more variance in smoke is possible, i dont know the colour of every smoke in every title. But the colour itself can be used as a cruch, i couldnt tell you for example how it is in Black Sea, or Cold War, because i dont own these titles. That is why i kept it rather broad.

Thanks a lot 😇. If you show this video to a ham its smoked afterwards. 😁

Oh man, I thought I saw you under Razzman's video and I did and even replied to your comment. Damn, the world is small.

@@Someone-lr6gu yep, here I am. =)

Thank you for your praise😇. In regadrs to CQB the only thing i have seen reducing casualties is constant surpression with small arms and overwhelming force when engaging. If you post up about 20m away you can also throw grenades by using the target order if you want to storm trenches and the like. As seen in the Attack Example Video in the end. But it can only reduce the risk, if you have casualties anywhere then in CQB. If you know enemy is in a building another way is to breach if possible, that usually also provides an advantage, but breach abillities are not common. 😔

I think the games pretty accurate with CQB casualties (as much as I hate to admit it). Entering into an enemy held building is a sure way to take casualties. It’s in the enemy’s favour. They’ve got the cover, they’re stationary and waiting for you. The game doesn’t mode internal walls, furniture, murder holes etc but I assume they’re there and every corner is conceleing an enemy waiting to shoot you. My plan for entering a building is usually a lot of prep work. Heavy weapons firing into the building first - ideally HE, when your assault team is moving to break in suppress with light target command (to avoid injury to your team). Once your team are about to enter the suppression elements switch fire (upstairs or adjacent buildings). Possibly enter with blast if available. I always anticipate casualties on the assaulting elements, they’re fighting against the odds. Sometimes I’m lucky. Sometimes I’m not.

I think the best video that captures what makes Combat Mission special is this one in my opinion. th-cam.com/video/c_H8NHGB_zg/w-d-xo.html&lc=UgzyhUKSVyOXX7A3kdF4AaABAg Personally i also prefer the more "relaxed" approach of Combat Mission to the hectic clicking of oter games. But if you play turn based its just another level than pausable RTS in my opinion.

@@AR-GuidesAndMore that’s exactly the type of video I was looking for. Thanks for sharing!

@@RM-cv4tl You are welcome. 😇

Thank you 😇, i wish i would get the videos out at the old pace again.

Thanks for your feedback 😇 I agree that its plenty of Artilery, but the Hill Position in the Forrest can overlook a good part of the approach from the village. I was a bit to generous with the space that can not be affected from the forested Hill in my Map-Display. If the Hill is not surpressed, the MGs and the AT-Gun up there can be quite deadly. The approach over the street can be taken under fire from the Orchard allready, and your Infantry will break really quick if you take minimal casualties on the approach. The enemy is also positioned in a way that they are all in contact with each other, so they will react relatively fast as soon as you show up. I am certainly no tactical genius, but i think you might find it quite challenging to do it with less bombs. It can most certainly be done, but its outside my skill-level to achieve it, without suffering significant casualties and limiting your casualties is part of winning condition, because of the ammount of Artillery support. 😇

@@AR-GuidesAndMore Did you build the scenario yourself btw? It might be interesting to make it available so its possible to follow along. And sure for the scenario if you have the ammo obviously you want to use it and its a great demo on how to do it aswell. Using less ammo obviously increases the risk of casualties and isnt something for a tutorial but more for having it mastered. The halftracks do allow you to cross some distance even under some fire so the approach being somewhat under fire isnt necessarily a dealbreaker.

@@holoween8103 Yes. I build the scenarios of the exapmle series to be ale to showcase the subject in a controlled manner, but try to make it difficult enough that failure is an option. I actually had to buff the Drivers of the Halftracks up from green to regulars, because they would break too easy even under relatively light fire making it a total mess to approach. 😅 The Idea of sharing the scenarios is something i had in mind, but i had no quick solution ready and i lost focus on it. But i might have an idea now, thanks for reminding me of it. Its a great idea. 😇

@@holoween8103 File should be available in the community section in the most recent post. I hope it works. 😇

@@AR-GuidesAndMore Thanks a lot for posting it. And getting a look youre right there really isnt the dead space to make my idea work.

Thank you 😇, that really kind of you, i hope to get to make a new video relatively soon.

It certainly was not 😇

I will certainly maintain ze accent, for nothing conveys lightheartedness and joy like a german accent. 😇

Its actually really demanding, but i can understand if you prefer real time mode. 😇

@@AR-GuidesAndMore So humble of you to acknowledge your own inferiority here. How refreshing. I knew I made the right decision following you. Maybe if you try your best and train hard every day you might one day be able to play the game in the adult mode too.

I think i will mostly stick with turn based except for maybe smaller scenarios 😇. In regards to professional use, you can most certainly outline the advantages of the real time mode to the Dstl (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory), they will likely be apprecative if you can make your case there successfully. 😇

@@AR-GuidesAndMore haha, do those noobs play in turn based too?

@@calumlittle9828 Yes. 😇

Thank you very much. 😇

Dont be too harsh on yourself 😇. It was likely the surprise effect of encountering humoristic aspects in a video with german accent.

Thank you 😇, glad you liked it.

Thank you very much 😇, i will take good care of it .👁

Thing is this is now the second time i got a comment that involves a reverse order regarding this, at some point i will test this again, side by side with other suggestions. 😇 This is not meant to downplay your comment, for i am honestly intrigued.

I used the hotkey "G". Most orders have a hotkey assigned to them. 😇

@@AR-GuidesAndMore you can also assign or even reassign hotkeys to commands. eg, I switch "z" to zoom in and "x" to zoom out for my hotkeys. The default is the other way around. See the advanced options on the game startup page.

@@chee-yanhiew485 Thats a function i should utilize myself , thank you for bringing it up 😇. I constantly mess those two up.