r/CombatMission • • Aug 27 '24

Announcement r/CombatMission has reached 4500 Subs!

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r/CombatMission • • 10h ago

Video An MMG team decided to frag a US tank commander

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The MMG team had no target orders from the previous turn, which is when it decided to start shooting. I thought they spotted something else so I decided to leave it alone. Next turn they keep shooting until they killed the tank commander :S, which was the platoon leader :(.

As you can see they also spotted the germans but decided this was the Vietnam War


r/CombatMission • • 4d ago

Video War crime, yes or no? 0.o

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r/CombatMission • • 4d ago

Question AI Opponent

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Has anyone ever played against an AI like Claude with any of the Combat Mission titles?


r/CombatMission • • 6d ago

Mod/Scenario Patching

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Hi, everybody

I’m currently making a DLL patch to fix performance issues in Combat Mission, primarily Black Sea (as it’s the one I play the most). I was wondering what sort of QOL features people would like or want to see in a broad patch for the game. Besides just performance, as I’m already working on that.

Thanks!


r/CombatMission • • 11d ago

PBEM Request Looking for an opponent for Battle For Normandy

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Hey I've become quite good at the game but only against AI which of course doesn't mean much. I'm looking for an opponent to play battle for normandy against a human for the first time. If you can guide me through it I'd be very grateful. An AAR will be done after it


r/CombatMission • • 12d ago

Mod/Scenario Operation Flodden (Yellow Beaches of the Dieppe Raid), a Combat Mission Campaign

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Coming soon to Combat Mission Battle for Normandy, this campaign depicts No. 3 Commando's attack on the German coastal battery in Berneval, France on August 19, 1942. The three maps are complete. Just need to finish two counterfactual scenarios and stitch everything together.


r/CombatMission • • 13d ago

Discussion Will the Black Sea DLC see the light of the day?

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It's been five years.


r/CombatMission • • 16d ago

Question Any updates on Combat Mission 3 / the next-gen engine? What’s the current community sentiment?

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Hey everyone,

I jump into Combat Mission from time to time and always really enjoy it, but I noticed it’s been roughly a year since we had a proper development update from Battlefront or Slitherine.

I’m curious if anyone who keeps a close eye on the forums, Discord, or dev streams has any insight into what’s going on behind the scenes:

  • Development Status: Is there any recent news or timeline update regarding Combat Mission 3 (or whatever the next engine iteration will be called)?
  • Community Sentiment: How are people feeling about the direction of the series right now under the Slitherine partnership?
  • Missed Info: Have the devs mentioned anything notable recently in smaller forum posts or discussions that might not have made big headlines?

Would love to hear where things stand or what your expectations are for the future of the series. Thanks!


r/CombatMission • • 17d ago

Video I can’t believe that just happened

52 Upvotes

Sorry about the phone video, game died when I tried to record on my PC.


r/CombatMission • • 17d ago

Question What should I get for this sales CM Shock forces 2 or Black Sea

11 Upvotes

I’ve never play combat mission before and the only military RTS game I’ve touched is wargame red dragon


r/CombatMission • • 23d ago

Announcement New CM Cold War Content Surprise!

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Anyone else completely surprised by this? Sign me up for BATUS tomfoolery and some special Canadian content:

Prairie Grudge

Head to the vast training grounds of BATUS for a unique Blue-on-Blue campaign. Command NATO forces against fellow NATO formations in a series of demanding training exercises designed to put your tactical abilities to the test.

Charge of the Light Division

Take command of the 4th Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group as it faces a major Soviet divisional advance. Use your forces to their full potential and hold the line against a powerful enemy offensive.


r/CombatMission • • 24d ago

Discussion This is what I want from a new CM Enginge

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I recently noticed a upcoming RPG with a very new and interesting take on infantry AI. If Combat Mission had a similar take on how AI can be programmed, I would be all for it. Obviously the tempo should be toned way down, but I would still love to see urban combat with actors who are not passive but who constantly fights for their own existence. If combined with Combat Missions strong focus on realism, simulation of C2.

How awesome could it be to give your squad leader an order and see how that order gets translated down the chain of command and soldiers acting on given orders.

Upcoming RTS - Defilade:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw0sCHjCf7E


r/CombatMission • • 24d ago

Discussion This is what I want from a new CM Enginge

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r/CombatMission • • 25d ago

Question Mortars

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I know this seems kinda stupid but, is there anyway make the trucks carry mortar rounds when buying them as an individual unit in CMSF2?


r/CombatMission • • 28d ago

Question Save scumming

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I’ve been playing through the “Purple Heart lane” campaign in BN and one of my companies sustained heavy casualties during an enemy artillery barrage on the second mission.

Would it be ethical to reload a previous save and keep the pixeltroopen alive, or continue and live with the mistake of keeping my units bunched up?


r/CombatMission • • 28d ago

Question Military drones Ukraine: how are they changing battlefield strategy?

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It’s not just about adding more d​​​r​​​o​​​n​​​e​​​s​​​ to the ​​​b​​​a​​​t​​​t​​​l​​​e​​​f​​​i​​​e​​​l​​​d​​​
They’re changing how units approach:
- ​​​r​​​e​​​c​​​o​​​n​​​n​​​a​​​i​​​s​​​s​​​a​​​n​​​c​​​e​​​- getting information without putting people in the same position;
- ​​​m​​​o​​​b​​​i​​​l​​​i​​​t​​​y​​​ - making movement and concealment more difficult;
- ​d​​​e​​​c​​​i​​​s​​​i​​​o​​​n​​​-​​​m​​​a​​​k​​​i​​​n​​​g​​​ - giving commanders more information before acting;
- adaptation - forcing both sides to respond quickly when new ​​​d​​​r​​​o​​​n​​​e​​​ ​​​c​​​a​​​p​​​a​​​b​​​i​​​l​​​i​​​t​​​i​​​e​​​s​​​ or ​​​c​​​o​​​u​​​n​​​t​​​e​​​r​​​m​​​e​​​a​​​s​​​u​​​r​​​e​​​s​​​ appear.
The interesting part is how much this changes the ​​​s​​​t​​​r​​​a​​​t​​​e​​​g​​​y around the drone, not just the drone itself.
Are d​​​r​​​o​​​n​​​e​​​s​​​ becoming a core part of ​b​​​a​​​t​​​t​​​l​​​e​​​f​​​i​​​e​​​l​​​d​​​ ​​​p​​​l​​​a​​​n​​​n​​​i​​​n​​​g​​​ rather than a separate tool?


r/CombatMission • • 28d ago

Question Any Steamdeck Updates?

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Has anyone risked updating their Steamdeck to Guinea pig test CM titles? I rolled back to 3.7 months ago after getting VRAM stability problems, but I see the newest 3.8 stable release is supposed to address a bunch of these issues…


r/CombatMission • • 28d ago

Question I'm interested in Afghanistan, is there any potential in the CM devs getting the rights to it?

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I want to know if there's any reasonable chance of it coming back for sale.


r/CombatMission • • Sep 23 '26

Video Just learned there was an IOS Combat Mission (Just like how Red Alert had an IOS game) shame it's no longer available.

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r/CombatMission • • Sep 17 '26

Question Think we'll get some news September 30th? Or you think we will spend another year in the dark?

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r/CombatMission • • Sep 08 '26

Question Combat mission afghanistan on Linux?

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Help please I just discovered the game.


r/CombatMission • • Sep 07 '26

Image Opportunity Knocks

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My first time playing "Opportunity Knocks" as Russians, also my first time playing on warrior difficulty.


r/CombatMission • • Sep 02 '26

Announcement Modding PSA (The Few Good Men)

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For those of you that miss The Few Good Men as much as I do, the Wayback Machine's snapshot from Oct 15, 2025 may just be the solution you're looking for!

Provided is a link directly to the archived CM Mod Warehouse: https://web.archive.org/web/20251015201214/https://www.thefewgoodmen.com/cm-mod-warehouse/

Note: Google Drive links are not archived, so you must copy the link into a new window to reach the mod download.

Disclaimer: Unfortunately, some mods have not been archived and as such must be downloaded through other means.


r/CombatMission • • Aug 31 '26

Question Anyone Playing on Mac vis Windows Emulation?

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I’m curious if Combat Mission can be played on modern Apple computers (M- series chips) through Windows Emulation like Parallels, Wine(or is it Whiskey?), or any other solutions. Any advice?