Combat Mission: Shock Force

[450R 1]

Almost makes me wish it was a FPS/RTS mix. Can't wait to see how the integrated support (artillery and CAS) works.

[zwobot 19]

Preview on IGN

[zwobot 19]

Theres a new video up at the CM:SF site

[simulacra 0]

In my later gaming years (that is, these days) I'm feeling more drawn to these kinds of games where you dont have to do combat yourself, dunno why.

But I think that CM:SF is gonna be one of the best tac-sims in a long time.

[sanctuary 19]

If this game can be modded, has a mission editor/creator, has capacity of having new combat theaters in the game instead of only the Syria one, possibilities of getting new units/vehicles/nations, i highly doubt i will resist buying this and/or touch anything else for years.

[ebud 18]

From what I heard all you can do with this is retexture units already in there. No importing new units, weapons, vehicles, etc. The maps look pretty generic, so I'm thinking they could be used for any ME country and with reskins, the Syrians could become any number of OPFOR.

They plan on releasing several expansions for this from what I remember, so there is little hope of getting creative with this game engine. Mission editor I'm assuming will still be there though.

[zwobot 19]

Yes the cm series is quite unmoddable in comparison to Ofp and ArmA when the tools will have arrived

I think I have read something about improved modding capabilities for the new game in the battlefront forum, but I might be wrong.

[mechastalin 0]

From what I heard all you can do with this is retexture units already in there. No importing new units, weapons, vehicles, etc. The maps look pretty generic, so I'm thinking they could be used for any ME country and with reskins, the Syrians could become any number of OPFOR.

They plan on releasing several expansions for this from what I remember, so there is little hope of getting creative with this game engine. Mission editor I'm assuming will still be there though.

I'm hoping for an awesome expansion giving us some cold war action in germany in the 60s/70s.

[sanctuary 19]

Even if i understand this from their commercial viewpoint, it is sad for me that modding will be limited in some way.

Well, at least my neverending quest to find the definitive wargame will continue

[ebud 18]

I thought the next expansion was back to WW2. Just great

[simulacra 0]

No, the next stand alone game based on the CM:SF engine will be ww2.

The next expansion would be uk or german forces, or something like that...

[Stryder 0]

Release date according to Paradox (their publisher I believe) is June 11. Not very far away!

http://www.paradoxplaza.com/index.p....mid=199

[zwobot 19]

I hope it is really finished until then. Don't want to see the same thing as with ArmA in europe

[klavan 0]

56 new screenshots: cilck here.

The release date is still unknown but within the end of this summer.

Very nice.

Klavan

[zwobot 19]

Even better news:

CMSF has been announced for July 27th 2007:

CMSF release date announced

[colt 0]

Four new Beta Videos have been released:

Trailer

Thunder Run

Firefight

ATGM Ambush

http://www.battlefront.com/products/cmsf/videos.html

[og.. 0]

Preorder page CMSF

Here are some videos, not directly related to forces or equipment, but rather to the combat you might see in the game (please refrain from "political comments"):

IDF

Gods Chariot 1

Gods Chariot 2

Gods Chariot 3

Gods Chariot 4

Canadian ambush

[og.. 0]

Both in standard and deluxe versions now. Check it out.

[wika_woo 182]

Nice lookin game...

I like the feel of it...

No news of a demo or beta?..

[og.. 0]

No news of that, but - an awesome scenario editor at least:

http://www.wargamer.com/news/news.asp?nid=4381

[Second 0]

i didn't notice a word about demo in forums... Well, long time fan of combat missions so i don't need demo to prove myself that this is worth to buy.

[AfrographX 0]

Will the pc requirements be the same as for Theatre of War (one of the few new games that works on my old machine )?

[og.. 0]

First review up!

http://jaguarusf.blogspot.com/2007....ew.html

[zwobot 19]

Will the pc requirements be the same as for Theatre of War (one of the few new games that works on my old machine )?

I think when you play in WeGo the game will be less demanding than when you play in realtime mode.

No news of a demo or beta?..

Nothing official as far as I know, but don't expect a demo before the game itsself has been released on July 27th.

I don't need a demo either to know that this game will rock, I've already preordered

[Wardude1987 0]

Wow, this game looks great.

Even if it sucked it would still be good as its not another overdone 1000 times already WW2 game. I really dont get why developers keep making WW2 over and over. There should be a several year moratorium on all WW2 games.