CMBN Battle Pack released (includes v3.12)

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Very stealthily, the Battle Pack #1 for CMBN has been released by Battlefront.
A description can be found here:

http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=343&Itemid=600

You can buy the Battle Pack here:

http://www.battlefront.com/index.ph...facturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=26

From the v3.12 readme, the patch (without Battle content) does not seem to be available just yet:

v3.12 Features:

Content
* Market Garden module scenario "MG Counterattack at Son" has been updated: the Canal Bridge has been replaced with a bridge that can support more weight for tanks.
* Market Garden module campaign "The Road to Nijmegen has been updated: Improved Experience level of friendly aircraft throughout the campaign. Concrete bunker changed to wood bunker in Heuman Lock Bridge mission. Reduced morale of German troops in Heuman Lock Bridge mission.
* Commonwealth module campaign "Kampfgruppe Engel" has been updated: fixed an issue where core tanks would disappear after Mission 1.
* Commonwealth module campaign "The Scottish Corridor" has been updated: Replaced three tanks missing from player force in one mission.

Updates
* Some micro terrain, such as rocky ground, now provides more protection from high explosives.

Bug Fixes
* Fixed a bug that caused players to swap sides in a 2-player Quick Battle.
* Fixed some issues with vehicles interacting with bridges.
* Fixed some issues with AI purchasing logic in Quick Battles.
* Fixed a problem where units from a module that was not owned by the player could be added to a scenario after a 2-player Quick Battle, resulting in the scenario being inaccessible to the player later.
* Fixed a bug where a towed anti-tank gun could disappear or get left behind by the towing vehicle.
* Fixed a bug where an anti-tank gun could take up to 15 minutes to Pack Up, instead of the time indicated by the UI.
* M8 and M20 scout car driver and radio operator, when commander is unbuttoned, should no longer be hit by small arms fire that does not first penetrate the vehicle.
* King Tiger (Henschel turret) mantlet armor protection increased.
* Fixed a bug that could cause a unit's pause orders to be change to a one-second pause if a waypoint was repositioned.
* Anti-tank guns now rotate more slowly.

TO&E
* The Grille is now available to the Waffen-SS service.
* Waffen-SS motorized Panzergrenadier formations have more Panzerfausts stored in their Opel Blitz trucks.
* PSW U304(f) halftracks now carry Panzerfausts like other German halftracks.
* Bedford QLT TT trucks assigned to Lorried Battalions and carrying infantry platoons are now stocked with extra PIAT ammunition.
* Fixed an issue where if an entire Panzergrenadier battalion was purchased, sometimes one platoon would be left without available halftrack transport.
* Adjusted ammunition counts for various artillery units.
* These vehicles will now properly have a full crew when they are purchased as individual vehicles: Firefly, Stuart III, Stuart V, Stuart VI, and Crusader AA.
* The imposter "Vickers" team that is actually a 2IC team available for purchase as a Specialist Team has been removed.
* Commonwealth service QB Infantry branch once again has Observer teams available for purchase as Specialist Teams.
* Some Kriegsmarine Specialist Team troops were being improperly equipped with the Gewehr 43 rifle. These troops are now equipped with the Kar 98K.
* Adjustments to ranks of various Kriegsmarine troops.
* German Heer once again have a Panzer Division Escort Company.
* SS Panzer Division Escort Company in Quick Battles now has three subordinate ATG squads assigned, instead of three subordinate ATG platoons.

Art
* Fixed a misaligned passenger in White Scout Car.
* Fixed an issue with 105mm-armed M4 Sherman turret rotation on slopes.
* Fixed normal maps on Humber IV and Daimler tires.
* Adjustments to assignment of uniform textures for Luftwaffe infantry NCOs, Commanders, and Kriegsmarine troops.
* Replaced missing brittleness indicator dot.
* Adjustments to King Tiger model and texture (Henschel turret variant).
* Adjustments to airborne 6 pounder ATG model.

 
Could you get the download file to open? (I presume so from your post!)

The Mac version of the download file has, by default, no filename / filetype extension ... adding ".zip" (which I presume it is??) to the name doesn't work for me, as it simply opens more and more zip files each time I try and open one ... :eek:
 
PhilM said:
Could you get the download file to open? (I presume so from your post!)

The Mac version of the download file has, by default, no filename / filetype extension ... adding ".zip" (which I presume it is??) to the name doesn't work for me, as it simply opens more and more zip files each time I try and open one ... :eek:
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I'm on Windows, but when I went to download it, I could choose between a Windows.zip and a Mac.pkg.
The Windows file i downloaded also had no extension, but when I added the ".zip", I was able to open it just fine.
Maybe if you add ".pkg" for Mac? That could be the correct extension.
 
Egger said:
@PhilM This is the MAC version:
http://www.battlefront.com/index.ph...e_bfc&Itemid=26&category_id=36&product_id=548
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Mad Mike said:
I'm on Windows, but when I went to download it, I could choose between a Windows.zip and a Mac.pkg.
The Windows file i downloaded also had no extension, but when I added the ".zip", I was able to open it just fine.
Maybe if you add ".pkg" for Mac? That could be the correct extension.
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Thanks for the advice guys ....

I did have the correct Mac file; but as Mad Mike says, it needs a .pkg extension (not .zip) adding for a Mac.

Now I look again at the BF download screen (!), the filename on screen does show the .pkg extension, but the actual download doesn't have it ...

I would have expected either a .zip file (work fine for Macs just like PCs) or a Mac .dmg (disk image) file, which is how downloads usually are sent. I hadn't thought to try the "raw" .pkg file extension.

Thanks again for the help.
 
DasTiger said:
Does any one know if it's going to screw up existing PBEM battles?
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Both players have to upgrade at the same point for games in 3.11 to continue in 3.12:

Here is a quote from IanL's response to this point on the BF forum ...

You cab upgrade your PBEM games. Just make sure you coordinate that with your opponent. Once you upgrade your opponent will not be able to read the turn file until they upgrade as well.

The procedure is to review the latest turn in the old version, move to the command phase and save the game. Then open the saved game in the newer version and generate the new email file.

My usual recommendation is to make a copy of your game install first. Rename the new copied dir something that makes sense and then install the patch on top of the copy. That way you can keep playing your PBEM games while you coordinate with your opponents and you can play with the new content.​
 
Mad Mike said:
I'm on Windows, but when I went to download it, I could choose between a Windows.zip and a Mac.pkg.
The Windows file i downloaded also had no extension, but when I added the ".zip", I was able to open it just fine.
Maybe if you add ".pkg" for Mac? That could be the correct extension.
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Apparently the dl files are fixed on their server so subsequent down-loaders will not have this problem. For those of us that downloaded it without the file extension the correct extensions to add are as @Mad Mike suggests above.
 
MeatEtr said:
Be advised, there is no option to choose where it installs to. So if your like me and have multiple installs, it will install to whatever you installed most recently. At least this is what it did to me.
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Yeah, same here. Guess I should have tested it then eh? In fact mine installed to a place where I no longer have a game installed but that actually worked just fine because I was able to copy the files over the place I did want it installed and it worked fine. So it worked out but not exactly easy for a non techie.
 
A Canadian Cat said:
Yeah, same here. Guess I should have tested it then eh? In fact mine installed to a place where I no longer have a game installed but that actually worked just fine because I was able to copy the files over the place I did want it installed and it worked fine. So it worked out but not exactly easy for a non techie.
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Yeah all thats really needed to go back to 3.11 if needed is to replace the new 3.12 cmbn.exe with your old 3.11 cmbn.exe. I also deleted out of the data folder the 312 brz and just like that Im back to 3.11 with no problems.
 
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