Vista patches for CMBB and CMAK

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Vista patches for CMBB and CMAK.

www.battlefront.com

I'm trying to find out whether they took this opportunity to fix some other stuff such as lifting the 1600x1200 resolution limit.
 

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Will these new $5 a pop VISTA patches (v1.04) cause problems for PBEM or TCIP players against those with v1.03 versions of CMAK and CMBB?
 

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A $5 charge for this?

Not sure what to make of that. Opinions? Battlefront made it clear they didn't do the work on it. So what is the money for? Does it get donated to the guy that did?

Special thanks to Philip Culliton for diving into our ancient code to figure out and fix the various issues introduced with Vista!
If they are releasing the code for this purpose, perhaps they will release it for other purposes. :devious:
 

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A $5 charge for this?

Not sure what to make of that. Opinions? Battlefront made it clear they didn't do the work on it. So what is the money for? Does it get donated to the guy that did?



If they are releasing the code for this purpose, perhaps they will release it for other purposes. :devious:
No way. CMx1 is bad and old and icky and in no way interesting, accurate, or fun. No way. And the code's impenetrable.

Unh-uh.

No.

Never.

Never ever.

Not a chance.

-dale
 

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Sadly this patch doesn't seem to do anything for my situation. Windows 7, Radeon HD 4870. The AAx2 fix didn't help and the new demo doesn't work for me either. I had high hopes...

My problem is that the text is missing or whited out, making it impossible to know what is going on.

CM has always worked fine on my Vista laptop - but I just can't get the dang thing working on my Windows 7 desktop where I really want it.
 
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Sadly this patch doesn't seem to do anything for my situation. Windows 7, Radeon HD 4870. The AAx2 fix didn't help and the new demo doesn't work for me either. I had high hopes...

My problem is that the text is missing or whited out, making it impossible to know what is going on.

CM has always worked fine on my Vista laptop - but I just can't get the dang thing working on my Windows 7 desktop where I really want it.
If you haven't already, try a post on the tech forum at BFC - if Schrullenhaft is still around he might have some other subtle fix for you. He's a known miracle worker. Apologies if you've gone that route already and I'm simply insulting your intelligence. :D
 

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Sadly this patch doesn't seem to do anything for my situation. Windows 7, Radeon HD 4870. The AAx2 fix didn't help and the new demo doesn't work for me either. I had high hopes...

My problem is that the text is missing or whited out, making it impossible to know what is going on.

CM has always worked fine on my Vista laptop - but I just can't get the dang thing working on my Windows 7 desktop where I really want it.
Does this sound like you need the age-ol ATI fix that replaces a couple of the text textures? I am sure it does. Quick fix.
 
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The CMBB 1.04 patch is compatible with the 1.03 patch but the CMAK isn't. Hopefully they'll have that fixed soon. My games ran on Vista but the patches made them run better and were worth the $10 just for making the loading time a lot shorter if nothing else.
 

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They say on the BF forum that they will be fixing the CMAK version very soon.

Beware--the new paid patches force you into BF's elicense DRM (no more CD check).
 

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A $5 charge for this?

Not sure what to make of that. Opinions?
At this point just about the only people still playing CMBB and/or CMAK are those who are dedicated and usually very long term members of the CM community. We are the guys who promoted the games to friends, bought extra copies of the games, designed scenarios, planned and played in tournaments, made or preserved mods, etc. In other words we are the guys who promoted the games longevity and sales for BF.

Further, these patches are a big help to BF in selling the games to VISTA adopters. So it's in their own interest to have them and not just a "gift" to customers.

The least BF should have done is to release these patches for free, if for no other reason as a "thank you" to the CM x 1 community that helped them in so many ways and for so many years. Not to mention, it would have been an excellent PR opportunity (if you believe BF's release plans) just months ahead of the release of CMN.

P.S.--I have no direct interest in this issue, as I do not and have never had a VISTA operating system and never plan to get one.
 
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P.P.S.---For your $5, you also get to infect your existing game(s) with a more restrictive DRM.

Meanwhile HPS--which patches its ancient games for free is going to a new download sales system and apparently will be going to a less restrictive (currently CD check) DRM, if indeed it will use any at all. If memory serves, Tiller's first HPS game is about as old as CMBO.
 

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At this point just about the only people still playing CMBB and/or CMAK are those who are dedicated and usually very long term members of the CM community. We are the guys who promoted the games to friends, bought extra copies of the games, designed scenarios, planned and played in tournaments, made or preserved mods, etc. In other words we are the guys who promoted the games longevity and sales for BF.

Further, these patches are a big help to BF in selling the games to VISTA adopters. So it's in their own interest to have them and not just a "gift" to customers.

The least BF should have done is to release these patches for free, if for no other reason as a "thank you" to the CM x 1 community that helped them in so many ways and for so many years. Not to mention, it would have been an excellent PR opportunity (if you believe BF's release plans) just months ahead of the release of CMN.

P.S.--I have no direct interest in this issue, as I do not and have never had a VISTA operating system and never plan to get one.
Perhaps it means they are planning on expanding the CMX1 fanbase. :devious: Maybe "Phil" dipped into the code and wrote us a nice CM: Honolulu to Hong Kong release while he was in the neighbourhood, so to speak. :laugh: So with CM: Pacific on the way, CMX1 style, it will be necessary to have the machine running on current rigs.

Hey, I can start ridiculous rumours with the best of 'em.
 

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To pay even ten bucks for a patch for 2 old games is pretty pathetic really. KG Jag hits it on the head for me, the games have been well supported and promoted by a lot of dedicated guys over the years and I believe these patches should have been stuck in the depository for free.

That said, BF is a buisiness after all and perhaps they need any money thay can get right now.
 

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To pay even ten bucks for a patch for 2 old games is pretty pathetic really. KG Jag hits it on the head for me, the games have been well supported and promoted by a lot of dedicated guys over the years and I believe these patches should have been stuck in the depository for free.

That said, BF is a buisiness after all and perhaps they need any money thay can get right now.
Is it pathetic or is it a halfway decent barometer of interest in CMx1?

-dale
 

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They've found a need and they're filling it. Frankly $10 is a cheaper and easier solution to running cm-1 on a Vista machine then dual booting or keeping 2 machines. Perhaps Windblows 7 will make it all a moot point though. I've read that cm-1 seems to work with W-7 and DX10 video cards.
 

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Redwolf:It's interesting that Moon locked the vista patch thread after your last post pointing out BFC's mis-step in tying cmx1 to DX5.
 
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