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RE: To New Forum Members: Check in Here - 11/1/2005 9:27:08 PM   
steveh11Matrix


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Status: offline 		Hi there! Not so much new to SPWAW as returning after a very long absence. I own the "Desert Fox" Megacampaign disk, so that's V5.0 - a "bit old" now, like me I guess!

I liked playing the long campaigns. I noticed that the latest patch was aimed at these so I thought I'd come back to the fold and give those tracks a whirl...so I expect to be in here asking questions for a while over the next few weeks!

About myself: I'm a Quality Engineer working for a small semiconductor company in the UK. My hobby aside from gaming is photography; I enjoy reading, especially ScFi and (of course) Military History. I'm 49 years young, married for 28 years and have a 23 year old musician son, far too large a mortgageand far too small a salary - but hopefully I retain my sense of humour. I look forward to "seeing" you all here. I know that some of you post in other forums here including the WitP one (Hi Terminus!) so I already feel reasonably "at home".

Regards,

Steve.

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RE: To New Forum Members: Check in Here - 11/2/2005 3:39:01 PM   
IBTyrone


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From: Kentucky, USA
Status: offline 		Welcome back, Steve!

The game has changed some under the hood since 5.0. I jumped in right about that time. I've bought General's Edition, but haven't played the MCs at all because of all the other things the game can do. You might want to check out Das Reich, if you haven't already. It was a large user campaign designed by the folks over at the Depot and it is very very good--comparable to the MCs.

Again--welcome back!

Jeff

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RE: To New Forum Members: Check in Here - 11/2/2005 10:48:59 PM   
Goblin


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Status: offline 		Welcome back Steve!



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RE: To New Forum Members: Check in Here - 11/3/2005 3:34:16 AM   
walkerd


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Joined: 10/7/2004
From: Sydney, Australia
Status: offline 		Hi

I have just downloaded SPWAW so am a complete new guy. Only other Matrix game is WITP. I have a partner and two children (2 and 3). I work night shift for an emergency assistance company so with work kids and trying to sleep dont have a lot of time but try to get some free hours a week.

Started boardgaming and minitures almost 20 years ago and enjoyed games such as East Front II. Intend to download the manual, do some reading and try to learn the game - eventually.

Did see SPWAW a lot of years ago and was not hooked on the game then but is looks like there is a lot of support and a lot of work in this game.

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RE: To New Forum Members: Check in Here - 11/3/2005 3:36:28 AM   
Goblin


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Status: offline 		Glad you decided to try it again, walkerd.

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RE: To New Forum Members: Check in Here - 11/3/2005 3:44:37 AM   
IBTyrone


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From: Kentucky, USA
Status: offline 		Welcome Walkerd!

Just to let you know--the game can be managed on a limited time "budget." Because it is turned based, you can finish a turn or two a night and knock out a scenario in a week or so. You might want to spend some time perusing the forums here and over at the Depot (www.spwaw.com) to get up to speed more quickly. Feel free to ask questions--most of us will freely admit there is *a lot* that we don't know about the game yet we keep coming back. Go figure. It is *that* good a game.

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RE: To New Forum Members: Check in Here - 11/30/2005 7:51:09 PM   
DingoSaar

 

Posts: 6
Joined: 11/30/2005
From: Saarbrücken, FRGermany
Status: offline 		Hi!

I just finished my first game of SP:WaW, and my first SP game in over 5 years.

I got addicted to SP2:Modern Battles, and I still shed many a tear that WaW currently is only WW2. (I know SP:MBT, and would very much like to play it - if my computer accepted it. :-((( )

IRL, I am a signal officer in the Federal Defence (Bundeswehr) of Germany. I very much enjoy reading; my last discovery is Harry Turtledove (Southern Victory series), which I do devour. My profession is medical computer science, and I am a paramedic for a non-profit ambulance organisation.

Yours
Ralf Hagen

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RE: To New Forum Members: Check in Here - 12/8/2005 7:12:04 AM   
texag13

 

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Joined: 12/8/2005
Status: offline 		Howdy all. I am a 55 yr old gamer in Houston. I started out at age 12 playing D-Day, Stalingrad, Afrika Korps ect... I have not had much time over the past couple of years to play very often and I mainly play against the AI or various family members.
I do have a few questions about SPWAW. I am having a devil of a time loading troops onto vehicles... what is the secret? It is not like Steel 1... any pointers will be greatly appreciated.

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RE: To New Forum Members: Check in Here - 12/8/2005 11:10:32 AM   
Puukkoo


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Joined: 7/19/2005
From: Seinäjoki, Finland
Status: offline 		Hello texag13 and DingoSaar!

Welcome.

Texag13! You seem to be struggling with loading troops onto vehicles. The vehicle and the unit must locate in the same hex. Hold shift key down and point at the destinated hex to get them into one hex. This should help you.

DingoSaar! It's good to have some more Germans here. That non-profit ambulance activity remains me of Burt Reynolds and Dom Deluise in the Cannonball Run, where they took part in the contest driving an ambulance and claimed to be "wealthy philanthropists cruising around and looking for accidents." Forgive me I'm a fan of stupid movies.

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RE: To New Forum Members: Check in Here - 12/8/2005 4:21:07 PM   
Goblin


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Status: offline 		Hi guys, welcome aboard!

They made MBT into WinSPMBT, DingoSaar. If you have not tried MBT in some time, the new version may just work. Its designed for Windows.

Anyways, glad to see you both playing SPWaW. Say hi at the Depot too sometime.



Goblin



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RE: To New Forum Members: Check in Here - 12/9/2005 3:41:28 AM   
eburr155

 

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Joined: 8/8/2005
Status: offline 		Hello all. I jumped into the forums here a few months ago without seeing this topic, but better late than never.

I’m a 32-year old reporter with a minor in military history. My wargaming goes back the mid ‘80s when I’d set up my Star Wars and GI Joe action figures in the living room, and have them fight it out using a ruler and some dice .

On computers, it goes back to Harpoon, followed by the V4V series in the early ‘90s; man I miss 360 Pacific.


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RE: To New Forum Members: Check in Here - 12/9/2005 7:19:55 AM   
chief


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Status: offline 		eburr: Let me say welcome to the forums.....once you get addicted to SPwaw....post here again and will tell you where and how to join the 12 point cure for addicts....

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RE: To New Forum Members: Check in Here - 12/9/2005 4:18:58 PM   
Goblin


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Status: offline 		Welcome aboard eburr!

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RE: To New Forum Members: Check in Here - 12/22/2005 3:21:10 AM   
Shinden

 

Posts: 4
Joined: 12/22/2005
Status: offline 		Hello all,

I'm living in Kobe, Japan. My hobby is making scale model of airclaft. My first plane was A6M2 Zero-sen, like many Japanese boys. SPWAW is most exquisite wargame, I've ever played. The first virsion of this game which I got was v8.2. I'm looking forward to v8.5 patch.

In Japan, there're many people hopeing Japanese version SPWAW. Maybe here is wlong place to talk about this...Where can I talk about this problem? I'm not good at English...

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RE: To New Forum Members: Check in Here - 12/22/2005 3:34:54 AM   
SAMWolf

 

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Shinden

Hello all,

I'm living in Kobe, Japan. My hobby is making scale model of airclaft. My first plane was A6M2 Zero-sen, like many Japanese boys. SPWAW is most exquisite wargame, I've ever played. The first virsion of this game which I got was v8.2. I'm looking forward to v8.5 patch.

In Japan, there're many people hopeing Japanese version SPWAW. Maybe here is wlong place to talk about this...Where can I talk about this problem? I'm not good at English...



Try This Site.

http://headquarters.s4.xrea.com/phpBB2/

My Japanese is non-exsistant , so I don't know if this is what you're looking for.

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RE: To New Forum Members: Check in Here - 12/22/2005 4:23:51 AM   
Shinden

 

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Joined: 12/22/2005
Status: offline 		That's famous site, and I already know. I wanted to know was where should I write about that in this forum. Now I grasped this forum.

Thanks Wolf!

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RE: To New Forum Members: Check in Here - 12/28/2005 10:11:51 PM   
Tyrson


Posts: 23
Joined: 12/2/2005
From: Saskatchewan,Canada
Status: offline 		Greetings All, I'm new to this forum but not war gaming. I've played various war games since 76, just realized that's going on 29 yrs damn I'm old. Me and my mates have been playing SPWAW online for a month or two if you have checked out the ladder at battle leagues thats us, please feel free to post your games to the ladder. We use TeamSpeak during the games, the server we use is the free public sever at goteamspeak the address is 213.202.254.117:10060 then scroll down to "war room" the password is 1234.(the password is just to keep looky loos out) We are generally on about 7:00 pm pacific time feel free to drop in. The games are any where from 1600pts to 2600pts but nothing is carved in stone. You can e-mail me at tyrson2010@yahoo.com if you would like to set something up. Please put SPWAW in subject so I don't delet it with out looking at it. lol
I think I've rambled on enough, I,ve got a question about saving ip games that I'll post in another thread.
Keep your ammo dry.
Tyrson out

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RE: To New Forum Members: Check in Here - 12/29/2005 1:44:52 AM   
Goblin


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Status: offline 		Welcome aboard Tyrson!



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RE: To New Forum Members: Check in Here - 12/31/2005 5:38:33 PM   
brador


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Joined: 12/31/2005
From: Saskatchewan,Canada
Status: offline 		Greetings from somewhere in the Northern Hemisphere. I am a role playing veteran who has known Tyrson for nearly 20 years.I look forward to SPWAW because I 'm tired of beating Tyrson all the time lol

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RE: To New Forum Members: Check in Here - 12/31/2005 6:44:18 PM   
Tyrson


Posts: 23
Joined: 12/2/2005
From: Saskatchewan,Canada
Status: offline 		It's only when I let my 4yr old play, lol


< Message edited by Tyrson -- 12/31/2005 6:50:09 PM >

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RE: To New Forum Members: Check in Here - 12/31/2005 7:28:46 PM   
Goblin


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Joined: 3/29/2002
From: Erie,Pa. USA
Status: offline 		wELCOME bRADOR!!

dAMNED CAPS LOCK.



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RE: Fossiili introducing himself and his problems ... - 1/1/2006 6:38:50 PM   
Jh316

 

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Joined: 1/1/2006
From: Statseboro, Georgia USA
Status: offline 		G'day. Most of my wargame experience is the Close Combat games and the Five-Star General games. I'm more of a tactical gamer, really. Big fan of games like X-Com, Jagged Alliance, and Silent Storm.

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RE: Fossiili introducing himself and his problems ... - 1/1/2006 7:40:58 PM   
Goblin


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Status: offline 		Welcome, Jh!

X-Com rules!


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RE: Fossiili introducing himself and his problems ... - 1/1/2006 10:14:07 PM   
Major_Mess


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ORIGINAL: Goblin

Welcome, Jh!

X-Com rules!


Goblin



Ditto That ........................... I'm quite sure that in some way X-Com sucked me into computer gaming and got me primed for when I discovered SPWaW.
I still have that fossil on my HD.


(I only made it to Mars twice out of about 6-8 complete games - took out the base both times tho...........
How did you people do?)



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RE: Fossiili introducing himself and his problems ... - 1/1/2006 11:10:36 PM   
Goblin


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Status: offline 		I tend to do very badly when the aliens start taking over people.

I have taken out the base numerous times (still have the PS1 version!), but my overall percentage rate is horrible. I usually end up getting frustrated and starting over. Its most fun to me trying to build up something at the beginning!


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INTRODUCING... - 1/3/2006 11:38:35 PM   
JEB Davis


Posts: 443
Joined: 12/27/2005
From: Michigan, U.T.B.
Status: offline 		Greetings and Salutations:

Briefly, I started solo playing SPWaW about a month ago, and am hooked.
Also tried SPWW2 and SPMBT, but think SPWaW is supreme.
I am very impressed by the action in the forums and at the Depot, you regulars are great!

I have loved studying WWII since I was a kid (am 39 1/2 now). My favorite board game has always been Tobruk (the original) due to its detail, although it has its faults, i.e., too many die rolls. I look forward to making SPWaW scenarios to replicate the Tobruk ones when I become more experienced with SPWaW editing.

Right now, I'm enjoying playing Das Reich (am in 2nd battle), and reading forums to study tactics for the game.

After a while, I would like to try PBEM, but not quite yet. Have not tried H2H yet. Am using v8.3 due to advice gleaned online, not v8.4.

Keep up the excellent work!

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RE: INTRODUCING... - 1/4/2006 12:10:49 AM   
Deputy


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Joined: 9/24/2005
From: Silver City, NM USA
Status: offline 		JEB: Das Reich is pretty cool. Some sections a bit frustrating if you don't know the tricks of SPWaW. I didn't know how to get two units in the same hex to load troops up and pretty much blew those scenarios. But the rest of the campaign was great. I figured out how to load troops AFTER I finished it

Dep

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RE: INTRODUCING... - 1/4/2006 12:16:22 AM   
JEB Davis


Posts: 443
Joined: 12/27/2005
From: Michigan, U.T.B.
Status: offline 		Deputy,

Check out the manual that comes with the game, I printed it, and it has answers to almost all of your questions, especially stuff like you mentioned.

I agree DR is pretty cool.

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RE: INTRODUCING... - 1/4/2006 12:43:28 AM   
Deputy


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Status: offline 		Yep...that's how I found out what to do

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RE: INTRODUCING... - 1/4/2006 2:27:18 AM   
Goblin


Posts: 5547
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From: Erie,Pa. USA
Status: offline 		Welcome JEB!!




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