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Any news? - 1/6/2006 6:46:24 PM   
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RE: Any news? - 1/7/2006 7:46:22 AM   
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RE: Any news? - 1/20/2006 1:13:02 AM   
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RE: Any news? - 1/22/2006 5:21:53 AM   
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We're lost sheep here.

But happy news will come eventually.

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RE: Any news? - 1/24/2006 6:15:36 PM   
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RE: Any news? - 2/7/2006 4:35:17 PM   
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Any news ?

What's about all-games-in-one pack at least, I hope for it before christmass...

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RE: Any news? - 3/6/2006 12:45:13 PM   
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RE: Any news? - 3/6/2006 4:44:09 PM   
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Status: offline 		We are moving forward and John Tiller has given us some updates. We will be saying some more soon.

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RE: Any news? - 3/6/2006 10:52:05 PM   
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RE: Any news? - 3/13/2006 3:02:02 AM   
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RE: Any news? - 4/9/2006 8:22:29 AM   
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We are moving forward and John Tiller has given us some updates. We will be saying some more soon.

David


That was a bit more than a month ago. Are we closing in on "soon" yet?

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RE: Any news? - 4/9/2006 7:28:53 PM   
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Yes but still a little ways to go befroe we are ready. We expect TOAW to go first then followed by the Battleground series.

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RE: Any news? - 4/9/2006 9:19:06 PM   
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Hi Everyone

Yes but still a little ways to go befroe we are ready. We expect TOAW to go first then followed by the Battleground series.

David


David -
Let me just be sure I have this correct. The priority is TAOW, then Battleground, then Campaign. So we are likely 2 years away from seeing the rerelease of this title. Is that correct? Clearly I think we were hoping we would see it a lot sooner, but I must say it is far easier to deal with the truth and know this one is out a ways than it is to keep checking back wondering why nothing seems to be happening. Please confirm that intent and thanks for being honest on the priorities.

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RE: Any news? - 4/9/2006 10:07:21 PM   
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quote:

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Hi Everyone

Yes but still a little ways to go befroe we are ready. We expect TOAW to go first then followed by the Battleground series.

David


David -
Let me just be sure I have this correct. The priority is TAOW, then Battleground, then Campaign. So we are likely 2 years away from seeing the rerelease of this title. Is that correct? Clearly I think we were hoping we would see it a lot sooner, but I must say it is far easier to deal with the truth and know this one is out a ways than it is to keep checking back wondering why nothing seems to be happening. Please confirm that intent and thanks for being honest on the priorities.


I don't think anything that David said translates into "two years". My mental fantasy would be the release sometime this summer, say within 4 months.

What about it David? Am I being too optimistic?

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RE: Any news? - 4/10/2006 5:43:36 AM   
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I don't think anything that David said translates into "two years". My mental fantasy would be the release sometime this summer, say within 4 months.

What about it David? Am I being too optimistic?


Looking at the timeline to date for TAOW, I think it would be safe to say that you are likely a little too optimistic and that I am probably a little too pesimistic. But I always believed in managing expectation so that people are pleasantly surprised instead of disappointed and I tend to skew my estimates based on that philosophy.

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RE: Any news? - 4/10/2006 6:00:05 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: David Heath

Hi Everyone

Yes but still a little ways to go befroe we are ready. We expect TOAW to go first then followed by the Battleground series.

David


David -
Let me just be sure I have this correct. The priority is TAOW, then Battleground, then Campaign. So we are likely 2 years away from seeing the rerelease of this title. Is that correct? Clearly I think we were hoping we would see it a lot sooner, but I must say it is far easier to deal with the truth and know this one is out a ways than it is to keep checking back wondering why nothing seems to be happening. Please confirm that intent and thanks for being honest on the priorities.


Hi

I have no idea how you got 2 years <g>. There are 3 teams working on each of these projects so I do not see it going that long. I know you are upset over the GOA game but please remember that Frank Hunter is his own developer and he sets his own timelines. The Talonsoft games are totally Matrix projects and God willing will go much faster.

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RE: Any news? - 4/10/2006 6:01:16 AM   
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David -
Let me just be sure I have this correct. The priority is TAOW, then Battleground, then Campaign. So we are likely 2 years away from seeing the rerelease of this title. Is that correct? Clearly I think we were hoping we would see it a lot sooner, but I must say it is far easier to deal with the truth and know this one is out a ways than it is to keep checking back wondering why nothing seems to be happening. Please confirm that intent and thanks for being honest on the priorities.
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I don't think anything that David said translates into "two years". My mental fantasy would be the release sometime this summer, say within 4 months.

What about it David? Am I being too optimistic?
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Yes you are a lot closer to where I see things going.

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RE: Any news? - 4/10/2006 4:05:43 PM   
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Hi

I have no idea how you got 2 years <g>. There are 3 teams working on each of these projects so I do not see it going that long. I know you are upset over the GOA game but please remember that Frank Hunter is his own developer and he sets his own timelines. The Talonsoft games are totally Matrix projects and God willing will go much faster.

David



Well, to be honest, where I got 2 years from was in not really thinking through that these were clean-ups. Sometimes my fingers move faster than my brain. My gut says 4 months is still overly aggressive based on the timeline for TAOW and the priorities you laid out, but that might just be me being overly conservative.

As for the GOA thing, I do understand the situation with Frank. Not to be nasty, but I also have seen a history of Matrix promising updates that never come and I just think that the communication needs to be better managed.

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RE: Any news? - 4/10/2006 5:22:08 PM   
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Well, to be honest, where I got 2 years from was in not really thinking through that these were clean-ups. Sometimes my fingers move faster than my brain. My gut says 4 months is still overly aggressive based on the timeline for TAOW and the priorities you laid out, but that might just be me being overly conservative.

As for the GOA thing, I do understand the situation with Frank. Not to be nasty, but I also have seen a history of Matrix promising updates that never come and I just think that the communication needs to be better managed.


Well I agree that our timing been off in the past and now why I won't give a release date. A lot of the problem withdate giving is that the developers are giving Matrix there best guess and it can be very off. Matrix never wants to push the developer before the game is ready. Understand where you are coming from and we are trying to make changes so that does not happen that often.

David



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RE: Any news? - 4/15/2006 8:30:21 AM   
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RE: Any news? - 5/30/2006 5:11:36 PM   
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David -
Let me just be sure I have this correct. The priority is TAOW, then Battleground, then Campaign. So we are likely 2 years away from seeing the rerelease of this title. Is that correct? Clearly I think we were hoping we would see it a lot sooner, but I must say it is far easier to deal with the truth and know this one is out a ways than it is to keep checking back wondering why nothing seems to be happening. Please confirm that intent and thanks for being honest on the priorities.


I don't think anything that David said translates into "two years". My mental fantasy would be the release sometime this summer, say within 4 months.

What about it David? Am I being too optimistic?


Yes you are a lot closer to where I see things going.

David



It has been almost 2 of the 4 months mentioned and TAOW is not yet released.  For the record, I believe you are doing the right thing with TAOW and I hope you follow the same approach with these other titles.  I would rather have an improved game at Christmas than a retread right now.  But I think it is now safe to assume that we won't see the Campaign Series this summer (and likely not in Fall either).  No need to give a date as I know you do not yet have one.  I'm just stating the obvious and as I said, despite the wait I am pleased with the apparent direction.

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RE: Any news? - 8/13/2006 2:30:08 AM   
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RE: Any news? - 8/15/2006 7:52:49 PM   
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I ran into (I think) David at Gen-Con. Talonsoft had a booth there. So I grilled him on getting these games out. He told me that the campaign series should be out before Christmas. Hopefully they can make it. I did not press him for any other details like enhancements and such, but he did promise XP compatability. Lets just keep our fingers crossed.

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RE: Any news? - 8/18/2006 7:05:22 PM   
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So if I understand you all correctly I should be able to play WFII before christmas. I have the version from Talonsoft. Can I patch it up to work on XP or will I have to purchase a matrix version?
I hope not as my christmas list is getting longer and longer.

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RE: Any news? - 8/29/2006 7:16:14 AM   
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Greetings all.

After years of wishing I could have gotten my old WF & EFII games to work again with XP, I was pleasantly surprised when I noticed EFII available through the 'Yahoo games on demand'.  I had the pleasure of being able to play one of my all time favorite PC games again, bringing back memories and battle stratigies from the years of playing SL.  Unfortunatly, Yahoo didn't release the game when they recently changed thier format and it was back to wishing.  Which of course, has led me to find this forum and the hopefully soon to be released Matrix Campaign series.

Having never played Rising Sun, I am looking forward to this release as well as any new updates.  I will be checking these boards frequently with baited breath and hope for sooner rather than later :)

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RE: Any news? - 8/29/2006 5:48:20 PM   
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Greetings all.

After years of wishing I could have gotten my old WF & EFII games to work again with XP, I was pleasantly surprised when I noticed EFII available through the 'Yahoo games on demand'.  I had the pleasure of being able to play one of my all time favorite PC games again, bringing back memories and battle stratigies from the years of playing SL.  Unfortunatly, Yahoo didn't release the game when they recently changed thier format and it was back to wishing.  Which of course, has led me to find this forum and the hopefully soon to be released Matrix Campaign series.

Having never played Rising Sun, I am looking forward to this release as well as any new updates.  I will be checking these boards frequently with baited breath and hope for sooner rather than later :)

CS


Have you gotten your EF2 to play on your XP machine? If not there is some advice somewhere around here regarding how to install it differently than the usual self-install.


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RE: Any news? - 8/29/2006 7:54:54 PM   
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RE: Any news? - 8/29/2006 9:57:43 PM   
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Read through this and see if it helps.

http://www.strategyzoneonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20307

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RE: Any news? - 8/29/2006 11:48:36 PM   
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As for moving, copying, and altering files in general, I am a noob, so convinced I will botch them completely,  I am reluctant to even try.  I will however continue the vigil of getting all or even just one of these great games working properly on my PC or die trying.

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RE: Any news? - 9/4/2006 4:10:19 AM   
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Funny enough I cant get Combat Mission II or III to work properly! Newer games, go figure.

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