close combat - a bridge too far
patches for cc2
www.atomic.com/new/page/downloads.htm#cc2
(Atomic)
www.microsoft.com/games/closecombat/cc2/downloads.htm
(Microsoft)
The Close Combat 2 - A Bridge Too Far demo for Windows 95+ (16 Mb) and for Macintosh (22 Mb).
ftp.microsoft.com/deskapps/games/public/closecombat/Cc2-20b.exe
The patch v2.0b (743 kB) for the game for Windows 95.
ftp.microsoft.com/deskapps/games/public/closecombat/cc2-20b.Bin
The patch v2.0b (1.5 Mb) for the game for Macintosh.
official sites &
forums for cc2
www.atomic.com/new/page/cc2.htm
The company that's involved in all five close combat games so far...
Same company; different page...
Do you play games online? Case's Ladder runs leagues for hundreds of the most popular Internet playable games, including Close Combat....
When the unofficial Close Combat Sites; cc2 center and cc3 center went down, the maker started working on a new close combat center... Some background information and some useful links, but it was never really finished, except for the forum that's used by many Close Combat fans. The old main page is still up and running at foxhole.thegamers.net/index.asp.
www.dawnrazor.com/connector.cgi
A site where you can wait for others to meet you for a head-to-head game...
GameRanger - the first, true Macintosh multiplayer online gaming service. GameRanger provides a completely customized Macintosh-friendly environment for players to meet worthy opponents, organize and play games, discuss strategies, and exchange tricks and ideas.
www.microsoft.com/games/closecombat/cc2/
The company that has made a terrible operating system, but did manage to build the first three close combat games...Check out the description of the five strategic bridges that had to be secured during Operation Market Garden.
A nice this site where you can play tournaments for cc1, cc2, cc3, cc4 and cc5. Many members, a ratings system and a forum...
On the MSN gaming zone you can meet other close combat fanatics to play an online game of cc1, cc2, cc3, cc4 or cc5 against each other. When you have trouble connecting to The Zone you can try the Disconnection Patch.
unofficial sites &
fan sites for cc2
Background information and tactics of every weapon and unit of cc2. A nice site with lots of information... The free deploy patch is for available at this site too.
blenheimhousenetwork.com/Close%20Combat/
This site's owner was the guy who helped start CC2 editing. The site has information on all five Close Combat games...
www.xian99.demon.co.uk/cc2/main.html
Modified units, Battle Maker files, Create your own units, Battle pictures, Run from hard drive and Links.
homepage.mac.com/closecombat2/
Good links and tons of information about cc2 for both the Mac user as the PC user. Links to custom scenarios for the Mac users.
www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/8171/cc2.htm
Some truly useful links regarding Atomic Games' cc1, cc2 and cc3 by M. 'Zorbo' Hofbauer. Last updated in August 1998.
An In depth source for Close Combat ABTF soldiers.
The infantry teams are described in detail and their abilities explored. The site has never been finished, but a lot of German and some Allied units have nice descriptions.
Commonwealth Special Operations - Close Combat Fighting Clan is a clan site and has uploaded most mods and has links to almost all of them, most user made maps and patches are available here with preview and all. There are also two forums at this site; a editing map faq forum and a model forum (backed up with a military modeling section). This site is so huge, I probably forgot to mention some of the other stuff that can be found here.
If you want to know the "do's" and "how-to's", the "do-not's" and "avoid'em's" you have should go to this site. This page deals with tactics, technics and cool stuff connected with the great game: Close Combat II.
www.geocities.com/Pentagon/3349/
Kampfgrupp Stahler presents the complete guide to Close Combat II - A Bridge Too Far. Most of the internal links are dead though...
MajorT's Footlocker
angelfire.com/yt2/majortsfootlocker/
MajorT's Footlocker has a mod description section and other useful stuff...
This is an article on how the original cc2 maps were made...
www.netjoy.ne.jp/~hiro110/CC.htm
A Japanese Close Combat site with detailed information about the different cc releases...
Not updated for over a year. That's worth something! This site has the great cc2 FAQ file for download. There's also a web version of this extensive strategic cc2 help file. Every single map has been investigated and tactics are given...
www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Bridge/4745/
Information on the cc2 units, the game strategy and some ww2 history.
www.xian99.demon.co.uk/cc2/main.html
This Site is Dedicated to Close Combat 2 : A Bridge To Far , The Macintosh Version.
mods & maps for
cc2
www20.brinkster.com/anzacclan/
The 1940 mod for cc2 is available on this Australian site in addition to some other mods. Great site.
With a cc2 and a cc3 section and a lot of maps, this is a good site when you're looking for maps and other downloadable goodies...
www.snappingturtle.net/jmc/bruce_r/
Two mods are available here; RealPara v3.1 (changes the units to better reflect the historical Market Garden operation) and DamnYank v2.0 (what if the US troops were deployed at Oosterbeek and Arnhem)...
Cappy-R has made a lot of resources and mods for Close Combat II and III. A Close Combat Campaign Coordinator (C4) is in the works.
www.intrepid.net/~mcconmy/cc2faq.zip
The other Dave spent too much time working on this FAQ for it to collect dust in Mick (xe5)'s close combat stuff...
A mod for cc2 in progress. It has something to do with modern weaponry, fight NATO squads against heavily armed terrorists or try to hold of those meddling Delta Force troops... The mod is not finished yet, but it looks very promising...
In 1942 Canadian en British troops landed in Dieppe (France). At the end of the day they had already been defeated by the Germans. Can you make this Dieppe landing on the European mainland a success?
www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Alley/1604/dropzone.html
The site has been shut down, but the old site is still available with the Ranger Files, the Camouflage Tanks Textures and different scenarios.
Close Combat 2 converted to the Great War 1914-1918. Nice maps - very hard to play though - and a collection of files to change the game in a muddy trench war...
members.xoom.com/das_fuchs/front.html
The Eastern Front mod and editing tools can be found on this site of The Fox, Das Fuchs (or Der Fuchs as his name is now) in addition to a multitude of Xoom banners...
www.militarygamer.net/CloseCombatKreta/
A mod for cc2 for the invasion on Crete. This mod is not completed yet, but by the previews of the maps (some are ready for download already), it'll be a superb mod...
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Mick's personal web dump where many golden oldies are stored. Don't expect some fancy web design; just a dusty storage place...
Plugins for RealPara and DamnYank and Operation Fubar; some of the best mods for cc2. Use the plugins with Zeppo9's Configuration Manager to easily install and uninstall the plugins. More plugins to come...
members.xoom.com/Naked_Foot/CCMaps.htm
Nice cc2 maps and also a few cc3 maps. Good map making guide too.
www.intrepid.net/~mcconmy/OpFubar.zip
A modified operation based on the movie Saving Private Ryan made by Mick (xe5).
member.nifty.ne.jp/takixxx/cc2_eng.htm
A Pacific mod for cc3 is still under construction, a mod for cc2 is already available to download.
Maps for the Pacific mod for cc2.
thor.prohosting.com/~wpinkhof/cc2.htm
Two nice maps from one of the makers of the Dieppe mod; the harbour of Antwerp and a fuel depot (nice explosions on this map)...
Good descriptions of the different cc2 mods. And some files for the RealPoles mod.
Three custom maps are available on this site.
A nice site by a fantastic map maker. The cc2 and cc3 maps that are available for download here are amongst the best I've seen...
members.xoom.com/wfa2/cc2.html
The purpose of this page of Heinz_Guderian is simple. To provide the CC2 player with an assortment of new vehicles.
It hasn't been updated for a long time, but some nice (although old) maps for cc2 are here for download.
tools for cc2
CC Edit is a Macintosh program that allows you to modify and create maps for the game Close Combat 2 - A Bridge Too Far.
www.intrepid.net/~mcconmy/MapFAQ.zip
How to make your own maps FAQ is collecting dust too in Mick (xe5)'s close combat stuff...
www.closecombat.freeserve.co.uk/
On this beautiful site you can find different Close Combat Editing tools; Q-Clone (to edit ADB files for cc4), Free Deploy Editor (for cc3), and Close Combat Gradient Terrain Viewer (for cc2, cc3 and cc4)...
Tools for the amateur and the professional who wants to rebuild the game. Tools for cc1, cc2 and cc3...
home.wanadoo.nl/cclinks/morecc2maps.html
Mick posted an interesting post on the Close Combat HQ Forum in which he explained how to add more maps to cc2. These maps will only be available in custom battles. The normal game won't be changed by this procedure.
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