Guys, read what Moon said carefully. The "new" CMBB is simply a tweaked version. It means that CMC couldn't interface with the extant version of CMBB so they had to change some code. That's all I get from his statement. If anyone thinks that they are actually going to add features to CMBB at this late date, I am afraid they are most likely mistaken. Don't know what exactly will be released publicly - will be watching for the release with as much interest as the rest of you.
There were some pretty nifty bugs in there such as fortifications always counting as loss points for the owner. They can't possibly let them in.
I also don't see why they wouldn't bring in some corrections from CMAK such as turn rates and bogging chances.
Because according to Steve, the CMX1 code was a hacked up un-remarked unworkable mess that simply sucked up Charles' time? The conspiratorial answer is that they simply don't give a crap about their customers. The real answer? Anyone's guess. I still don't understand why they didn't have a 1.04 patch for CMAK to switch the British AFV crew icons for the proper ones and replace the Stens with Thompsons. Honestly, they could have reworked CMAK/CMBB til the cows came home, it wouldn't have provided them a single extra nickle, fixing stuff for a game that was already in the hands of everyone likely to buy it.
How many nickles do you think they've made with CM:SF patch 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.07, 1.08 - probably a few as better word of mouth gets around, but how many new customers will be lining up for CM:BB because of CMC? They've been talking about this software for almost three years now, and released what - half a dozen concept screenshots? Not a hint of an AAR, not an enthusiastic squeal from a playtester, or an encouraging grunt from a developer? Compare to the Matrix forums in the pre-release lead up to PC:K, or even the lead up to CM:SF.
Ask Moon about any of that on the BFC forum. See how happy he is to provide an answer.
And according to him:
- posted 13 October, 2005 These guys started shortly after CMBO release (!) and worked under strict secrecy oaths [Wink] for years. It was a bumpy ride, but the end is near. This is a work of love, folks...!
The work has been going on possibly since the turn of the century, to produce half a dozen screenshots and little else that anyone is talking about. No features list, no listing of which battles will be covered by scenarios (or whatever they will call them) on the release disc (if it will be released on disc, who knows?), no nothing.
There are guys in the CM:SF forum still wondering where the Mac version for CM:SF is, others are wondering when they can start playtesting the Marines, no one knows how many more patches will be necessary for the basic game and Steve is promising enhanced QBs, multi-player play, you name it. I don't have any inside info on what CM:BB will look like after the CM:C interface is released, but I'm thinking Charles will be hands-full enough not to worry about fixing bugs...err...modifying features... of a dated game that they publicly declared they weren't touching after the final patch - how many years ago, now?