[loganov]

Hello everyone,

Little intro first:

I've played Close Combat since 1996.  I played every title from the original to Close Combat: Marines.  My original discs were long ago damaged, broken, or lost.  I was playing CC3 (RR & WF mods, mainly) on my old PC as recently as 2007 before it died.  I have since gotten a new computer, but the urge to play CC still hasn't gone away.

So, I want to get back into playing CC, but I don't know which to get.  Should I buy the original CC3 and mod it?  Should I buy Cross of Iron and mod it?

I guess my main questions/concerns are:

Does CC3 work on a 64-bit Vista environment?
Does CoI work on a 64-bit Vista environment?
How active are the CC3/CoI communities relative to each other?
Do CC3 mods work on CoI?  If not, is there a good Real Red equivalent?
Does CoI have the same feel as the old CC3?
Are there good CoI modding tools?  Can I easily customize my unit upgrade paths, etc, like I could with the CC3 modding tools?
How good is Matrix Games' support for CoI?

Is there anything else I should know before dropping $40-50 on one of the games?  Are there any CCS discounts or promotions on the CC series on Matrix Games site?  Any way I can save a few bucks?

Thanks in advance!

Logan

[schrecken]

CoI is virtually CC3

I see more CoI players than CC3

Same tools work for CoI as CC3

get CoI mods here:

http://closecombat.matrixgames.com/

Click thorugh to your selected CC

[Ignacio]

COI works in my 64 bit windows 7 environment.
COI is like CC3 but with more campaigns and maps. For me, it is a much better game.

[Digs]

When Last Stand Arnhem came out Matrix Games had a sale on their CC games, that was the last time since.

[loganov]

Thanks for the helpful responses everyone!  I'll have to look at picking up COI soon.

Cheers,

Logan