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Title: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: Sigma One on November 07, 2012, 02:05:39 PM
Hi gents,

I know our last teaser trailer probably teased too much, so we have this new trailer to show off:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_griDwguiqM&feature=share&list=UL_griDwguiqM

Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: bob48 on November 07, 2012, 02:11:32 PM
Now that DOES look interesting.
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: LongBlade on November 07, 2012, 03:49:00 PM
Quote from: ScottP on November 07, 2012, 02:05:39 PM
Hi gents,

I know our last teaser trailer probably teased too much, so we have this new trailer to show off:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_griDwguiqM&feature=share&list=UL_griDwguiqM

Bravo! That is a game I cannot wait to play.
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: Rayfer on November 07, 2012, 03:58:26 PM
Much, much better than the first. 
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: Arctic Blast on November 07, 2012, 05:00:34 PM
That actually does look pretty good.  :)
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: MikeGER on November 07, 2012, 05:06:10 PM
Want !   ;D
(...and release day is what i got told at the Spiel 2012, **** yeah  8))
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: Sigma One on November 07, 2012, 05:13:04 PM
 :) Glad to hear it! 12 days!
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: JudgeDredd on November 07, 2012, 06:00:12 PM
Well - it is better than the first, but that wouldn't be hard. It's still a long way short (literally) to get me going.

But yeah - better than the first
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: Staggerwing on November 07, 2012, 06:37:33 PM
A vast improvement over the first is an understatement. Scott, whats the max resolution available? if you guys can crank that bad boy up enough it may be worth playing on a 1080 large-screen television.
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: Sigma One on November 07, 2012, 07:04:39 PM
The latest build I was playing did 1920x1080 no problem.  Minimum is the standard 1024x768.
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: Zulu1966 on November 08, 2012, 04:16:35 AM
Is it still just 12 units in the battles ?
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: spelk on November 08, 2012, 07:34:08 AM
Well that trailer has changed my mind over this title! I'll be looking to pick it up now.

The first 'teaser' trailer just had me so cold, on the whole series (and I've bought most of the previous ones!).
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: Grimnirsson on November 08, 2012, 12:55:23 PM
Make it turn-based and I'll buy it  8)
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: Sigma One on November 08, 2012, 01:34:49 PM
Quote from: Grimnirsson on November 08, 2012, 12:55:23 PM
Make it turn-based and I'll buy it  8)

But then it wouldn't be Close Combat my friend :)
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: LongBlade on November 08, 2012, 03:41:29 PM
Quote from: ScottP on November 08, 2012, 01:34:49 PM
Quote from: Grimnirsson on November 08, 2012, 12:55:23 PM
Make it turn-based and I'll buy it  8)

But then it wouldn't be Close Combat my friend :)

I've gotta say the pace is slow enough that I have never felt I needed it to be a turn-based game. I wish more "real-time" games moved at that pace.
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: Sigma One on November 08, 2012, 03:54:13 PM
Since the trailer didn't have the new explosions, I made an animated picture to show it in action. It'a a lot smoother in-game since for an animated gif I had to cut out some frames to make it a small file size (still learning to make it better without losing quality). Just imagine two Shermans pounding away at a house with a MG42 team in it :)

(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FMqjMy.gif&hash=8860203f1abb12fe45b51465ca801a6fd816c458)

The artillery explosions will usually cover a house and strafing runs are more violent. Still making more!
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: Cougar_DK on November 08, 2012, 04:35:17 PM
Looks great. Looking forward to the relase  :)
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: Grimnirsson on November 08, 2012, 04:47:10 PM
QuoteI've gotta say the pace is slow enough that I have never felt I needed it to be a turn-based game. I wish more "real-time" games moved at that pace.

RTS games can't be played via PbEM...that's the point ;)
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: SgtRock on November 08, 2012, 04:48:58 PM
I wish they would show the new features (vehicles loading/unloading troops and guns). Can't tell from the video but, it doesn't look like infantry have changed graphically or other wise. Which campaign system are they using (CC3, CC4) or something new?



Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: LongBlade on November 08, 2012, 05:08:52 PM
Quote from: Grimnirsson on November 08, 2012, 04:47:10 PM
QuoteI've gotta say the pace is slow enough that I have never felt I needed it to be a turn-based game. I wish more "real-time" games moved at that pace.

RTS games can't be played via PbEM...that's the point ;)

Tru dat.
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: spelk on November 08, 2012, 06:16:02 PM
Quote from: Grimnirsson on November 08, 2012, 12:55:23 PM
Make it turn-based and I'll buy it  8)

Isn't that Battlefront's Combat Mission or something like Panzer Command: Ost Front?
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: Grimnirsson on November 09, 2012, 05:58:49 AM
QuoteIsn't that Battlefront's Combat Mission or something like Panzer Command: Ost Front?

You are right, these are the games that would allow me (us) to play PbEM, but unfortunately CM doesn't work on my Nb and both games look really bad (had CM installed on my previous Nb) even with all settings maxed out. Maybe that's because my Nb is not a gamer machine, integrated gfx card and all (but a shared gfx chip and 8 Gb RAM available should give some decent results anyway - other games look and work fine) and although I am certainly more into gameplay than gfx, a certain base level of eye candyness should be there ;)
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: GDS_Starfury on November 09, 2012, 07:54:36 AM
cant wait!
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: GDS_Starfury on November 09, 2012, 11:53:56 PM
I really ought to get a free copy of this game.  8)
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: MikeGER on November 10, 2012, 02:50:37 AM
TXH Scott :)
would it be possible to let slip out a peek-a-boo(m) abut the zoom levels in PitF too?
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: GDS_Starfury on November 10, 2012, 09:47:38 AM
is there a custom map editor?
Title: Re: Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog Trailer is out!
Post by: MikeGER on November 17, 2012, 05:38:29 AM
PitF leaked ingame material (from a beta?) at YT 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvADHrcfS3I&feature=related

... that Finnish never zoomed-out, or showed loading/unloading so there is not much really new so see, that is not already in the official trailers....

the 19th is near, so i can check it all out on my screen:)