Matrix Games

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ORIGINAL: Ranger33

QBs against AI are not that great because:

1) The AI's unit choices are generally rubbish. This totally kills QB in CMSF, since you have to let the AI pick and you usually end up with 25 HUMVEE's vs 12 T-72's or other nonsense.

2) There is a tactical AI (units deciding what to shoot at, when to take cover, etc) that works pretty well. However, the strategic AI is extremely basic, it essentially boils down to "Unit Group 1 goes from A to B to C at a pre-determined pace". So the units are randomly assigned to arbitrary groups, then take off towards their destination with absolutely no regard for any other factors. This isn't so bad in hand-made scenarios since the designer can send specific units to specific points and kind of guess at what the player will be doing. However, in QBs everything is random, so the AI's plan of attack becomes very hit-or-miss. More often than not it's like lambs to the slaughter.

I loved QB in CMx1, since, while the AI was predictable, it would at least react to changes in objective possession, but it's barely playable against the AI in CMx2. AI units that reach the end of their pre-determined path will just sit there staring off into space until the clock hits 0:00.

P.S. I guess this is my first post here but I've lurked for a long time, have several Matrix games. Just wanted to clarify that I love CM games, not here to attack them or anything. The QBs against AI are simply not worth your time.

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ORIGINAL: Titanwarrior89

Welcome aboard....Ranger

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ORIGINAL: Ranger33

QBs against AI are not that great because:

1) The AI's unit choices are generally rubbish. This totally kills QB in CMSF, since you have to let the AI pick and you usually end up with 25 HUMVEE's vs 12 T-72's or other nonsense.

2) There is a tactical AI (units deciding what to shoot at, when to take cover, etc) that works pretty well. However, the strategic AI is extremely basic, it essentially boils down to "Unit Group 1 goes from A to B to C at a pre-determined pace". So the units are randomly assigned to arbitrary groups, then take off towards their destination with absolutely no regard for any other factors. This isn't so bad in hand-made scenarios since the designer can send specific units to specific points and kind of guess at what the player will be doing. However, in QBs everything is random, so the AI's plan of attack becomes very hit-or-miss. More often than not it's like lambs to the slaughter.

I loved QB in CMx1, since, while the AI was predictable, it would at least react to changes in objective possession, but it's barely playable against the AI in CMx2. AI units that reach the end of their pre-determined path will just sit there staring off into space until the clock hits 0:00.

P.S. I guess this is my first post here but I've lurked for a long time, have several Matrix games. Just wanted to clarify that I love CM games, not here to attack them or anything. The QBs against AI are simply not worth your time.

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ORIGINAL: Missouri_Rebel

Have you tried Achtung Panzer? The UI takes a little getting used to but the game is INCREDIBLE! Have not played CM:N since I got into it. Here is a thread with many screens.

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3080753

The campaigns are riveting with night battles, flares, trenches, the atmosphere is great, the graphics are not cartoony(sic), boarding tanks, huge battlefields where seeking out the enemy is a big part of it, awesome artillery effects, flamethrower tanks et. etc.

Just give it time to get used to it. Well worth the $20 it costs.

The manual isn't very good and the patching process can be tedious the first time but again, I highly recommend it.