Field warriors - CMBS ALBY Round 1 Match Ups

Raging Al said:
So wouldn’t it be fairer to get all games to ceasefire at the same point as it’s a tournament?
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here is where we are.

the file issue is intermittent. games have completed and some are stopped at turn 33.

i have been able to get some games going.

i have been transparent about the file issue.

so, i would like to ask that we all keep playing and remain positive.

we are here to have fun and on average, per game, you guys are dropping a combined 15 tons of bombs on live PBEM oppo. looks like we broke the software. we will certainly incorporate the lessons learned into future missions. i am doing my best but also learning on the job.
 
ALBY said:
here is where we are.

the file issue is intermittent. games have completed and some are stopped at turn 33.

i have been able to get some games going.

i have been transparent about the file issue.

so, i would like to ask that we all keep playing and remain positive.

we are here to have fun and on average, per game, you guys are dropping a combined 15 tons of bombs on live PBEM oppo. looks like we broke the software. we will certainly incorporate the lessons learned into future missions. i am doing my best but also learning on the job.
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Yes fair enough. All good at this end. BTW it was a really good scenario, just a shame about the file issue. Keep up the great work
 
Thank you for your patience. We will keep pushing the limits and getting better.

My suspicion is that the cause of the issue is the egregious amount of aviation. I say this because in the tourney and now numerous test match in the can, I have seen other strangeness around RED Aviation. Like bombs landing 1km off map, planes engaging a skyscraper with ATGM, and 4 circling URD planes hardly do anything and go 'Winchester' and RTB. Yet, in other games, they dropped all their bombs with impressive results. I tested and tested and RED needed many planes for gameplay reasons I can't fully go into for OPSEC. I have developed an alternative strategy based on this experience. I've never been able to buy or use aviation to good effect in a PBEM and I think that's the case for most. There is nothing in all the CM world like a 1500kg bomb when it's on target. So, I engineered a game where we got to play with bombs. I might have overdone it a little.
 
ALBY said:
Thank you for your patience. We will keep pushing the limits and getting better.

My suspicion is that the cause of the issue is the egregious amount of aviation. I say this because in the tourney and now numerous test match in the can, I have seen other strangeness around RED Aviation. Like bombs landing 1km off map, planes engaging a skyscraper with ATGM, and 4 circling URD planes hardly do anything and go 'Winchester' and RTB. Yet, in other games, they dropped all their bombs with impressive results. I tested and tested and RED needed many planes for gameplay reasons I can't fully go into for OPSEC. I have developed an alternative strategy based on this experience. I've never been able to buy or use aviation to good effect in a PBEM and I think that's the case for most. There is nothing in all the CM world like a 1500kg bomb when it's on target. So, I engineered a game where we got to play with bombs. I might have overdone it a little.
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Planes are generally unreliable from my experience.
I did extensively test the german bomb tornados in sf2 and they reliably drop one of the 4 bombs offmap and its usually the first aswell.
Between that, their price and long callin time its rarely worth buying bomb planes in QB PBEM.
 
Update:

We have 2 of the three problem games restarted with some CM sorcery.

Under the live and learn nature of this tournament for me, going forward, If there is an issue, we will not be releasing CF screens until the end of the round. I moved too quickly in closing games and sending files.

The CM gods are with us and help keeps coming from unexpected places.
 
Just returned from a mini vacation. I see our issue with the scenario is still out there and showing itself.
Alby is working hard to keep games going if posible, if you run into issues. let him know.

The goal is to have as many games play out as possible. if the issue impacts games, that cannot play out. then they will be ceased fired at the point they managed to get to.

So far that is only one match.

At the end of the round I will determine how that has impacted their score if I possible can. Then will determine what I will do about the scoring for this round.
 
Possible solution to files not loading, let sly or alby try loading the file for you and give orders on your behalf. Take a birds eye view pic of your last loadable file, draw some arrows or whatever and let them do your turn for you.

I swear this file loading issue has cropped up just in the last few years. I think its tied to high end cards from Nvidia. Those having trouble loading files, what card are you running? Last I remember most of these problems are coming from the 4000 and 5000 series cards. Also Nvidia has been having driver issues lately. No idea if thats related to this or not.

I dont recall ever having this problem myself. I play on two PCs running a RTX 2060 Super and a GTX 1650 Ti.
 
oK, Here is the present standing as to where we are.

3 games completed (One of which had 7 minutes left)

Other 9 games are at file # 46,41,39,37,29,22,20,18,12

With 3 games I know off the top of my head as to reasons for way late starts.

So for those mid 30 or better you are at a decent pace.

For those with late starts that we approved, no worries.
 
MeatEtr said:
Possible solution to files not loading, let sly or alby try loading the file for you and give orders on your behalf. Take a birds eye view pic of your last loadable file, draw some arrows or whatever and let them do your turn for you.

I swear this file loading issue has cropped up just in the last few years. I think its tied to high end cards from Nvidia. Those having trouble loading files, what card are you running? Last I remember most of these problems are coming from the 4000 and 5000 series cards. Also Nvidia has been having driver issues lately. No idea if thats related to this or not.

I dont recall ever having this problem myself. I play on two PCs running a RTX 2060 Super and a GTX 1650 Ti.
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Interesting, mine is an Nvidia RTX 3060. I was able to plot all my moves and create a save file which I then sent to a trusted CM friend to generate the turn. Massive thanks to @Shady Side that Probus and I were able to finish.
 
The irony of crappy CM graphics choking a new video card is not lost on me.

I eat a lot of sushi and I always fear getting eaten by a shark.

Life loves irony. Beware.
 
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