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As a rule of thumb, upgrades cost between $10-$15 USD. Upgrade costs vary depending on the engine version you upgrade from (CMBFN and CMFI need you to upgrade to engine 3.0 and then 4.0). Rather than abandon the old titles, or re-release them, Battlefront offers paid upgrades which bring the older games in-line with the latest engine enhancements.Īs of writing the latest engine upgrade is engine 4.0. Unlike most developers, Battlefront retroactively upgrades older games in the CM series. Like most developers, Battlefront release patches with balance adjustments and bug fixes-these can be downloaded for free (sort of). Patches are free but engine upgrades cost money As new games were released and new features added to the CMx2 engine, Battlefront opted to retroactively upgrade the older CM games (bringing them in line with the latest engine standards), via paid upgrades. This is important because games built on the CMx2 engine are essentially the same game set in different eras or theatres of war. CMSF, and all subsequent games, use CMx2. It is also important to note that there are two proprietary engines upon which CM games have been built (CMx1 and CMx2).

Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg (CMFB).

Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy (CMBFN).

Combat Mission III: Afrika Korps (CMAK).

Combat Mission II: Barbarossa to Berlin (CMBB).

There are eleven games in the CM series, many of which have additional DLC:

Older players should find the guide useful in identifying what upgrades are available and what paid upgrades are needed to play specific DLC (more on that below). If you are on the fence about trying out a CM game, hopefully this guide can help you. After all, there’s bound to be a few fresh faces discovering CM for the first time.

When Slitherine/Matrix announced it was bringing Combat Mission: Shock Force 2 (CMSF2), onto Steam, it seemed like the perfect time to go back and take a look at this long-running series. Consequently, CM has seen eleven separate releases, multiple expansions, and has kept its fans coming back to the battlefield for some two decades. And yet, like all great games, it is carried by its gameplay.įor all its faults, and there are a few, it is still one of the deepest tactical battlefield simulations available.

A deep tactical battlefield simulator with average graphics, a hefty price tag, convoluted patching system and availability through a niche storefront. On the surface it’s an unlikely success story. The Combat Mission (CM) series stretches back some twenty years.