Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: Connfire

Hi Guys,

New to the CTGW forums. Bought the game during the sale, have been playing the AI as Allies in the little free time I have. Am currently in mid-1915, Italy just joined in, and the Allies are doing very well. I wish I could say I did it without reloading a few saved turns, but I consider the first game more of a learning experience. I'm looking forward testing my mettle as the Central Powers vs. the AI next, before eventually graduating to PBEM. The AI is light years ahead of WPO.

I've been following the CTGW forums for a few months, and having now played the game I pretty much agree with most posts regarding the strengths and weaknesses. That said, having been an avid War Plan Orange (WPO) player for eight years (yes, I'm a glutton for punishment) there is one aspect of the game which I really, really like and that is the ongoing support and development of CTGW. I feel like I've bought into a living game, one that is still evolving.

For years I and a few others tried unsuccessfully to get Matrix and 2x3 studios to update WPO. One forumer actually tried to update it to War In the Pacific - Admiral's Edition standards before the designer (current whereabouts unknown) finally emerged onto the forum to tell him he couldn't due to copyright issues. This same forumer basically kept WPO alive for years longer then it should have with incredible new artwork, innovative scenarios and other mods. I always thought it was a shame that he wasn't hired to update WPO, but instead another game studio ended up picking him up.

That forumer, by the way, was Kirk23. As soon as I learned that he was working for Lordz on a WWI-era game and read the reviews I knew I had to buy it - my first new Matrix/Slitherine title in 8 years. And I'm not disappointed. I know the game still has awhile before it reaches its full potential, and I'm sure there will be well-intentioned missteps along the way (like the AI's handling of small garrisons for one). But I'm also just as sure that these will be fixed, and the game will continue to evolve in the right direction.

Knowing Kirk for as long as I have and having seen what he did with WPO with only limited resources, I'm really psyched about what he will do to improve CTGW now that he is with Lordz. I hope I don't sound too much like a gusher or fanboy, but having came on board WPO right about when its developers effectively abandoned it, to actually see positive interaction between Lord Zimoa, Kirk23, and the other forumers is such a refreshing change!

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ORIGINAL: Connfire

Thanks for the warm welcome guys. And keep up the great work, Kirk!