Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: Lützow

Demo just crashed during turn 7 or so. Is there any error logfile?

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ORIGINAL: Lützow

I'm able to load autosave 0 but there is no crash message in the logfile.

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ORIGINAL: heinrich55

Guys,
I wanted to throw my two cents in on the demo. It is very nice to be on the eastern front once again. The demo is pretty darn slick; I really enjoyed it.
The tutorial I remembered from when Winter Storm first came out. I enjoyed playing it, and had the printed copy of the tutorial next to me for reference. I had the game crash on me too, but I went back to Load a Game, and reloaded the orders for the turn that crashed. Then I just played on and there were no more problems. Very nice. I will still have to get used to the interface, having been steeped in the 60 second turn for CMAK and CMBB. I did appreciate the ability to turn my facing once I'd spotted an enemy. I think this saved me a few times, as the Russian AT guns are pretty deadly from the flank.

Now on to Novyy Rizadey. The breifing said it was fictional but would probably feel semi-historical. Well, that was exactly how it felt. It brought back all those feelings of desperation I had when playing great scenarios in CMBB. Oh Yeah, this is a good one.

I won't spoil it for those who have yet to play it. There is so much to enjoy in this one. Just looking at the force you command as the German will give you some idea of all the crazy stuff you'll encounter. I have a feeling that you guys deliberately included that troop mix so you could show off some of the more interesting graphics and eye-candy. I wanted to say that it worked, oh yes, did it ever.

As to the grass and undergrowth, I knew that would be important, and it really added volumes to the immersion factor. You actually felt that your infantry had a chance when trying to stalk the Russian tanks. There were so many dramatic moments where I was holding my breath waiting for the lads to unleash their panzerfaust as the Russian tank crashed through the trees close by, or watching as the tank commander was swinging his gun to bear on the advancing Soviet wave of armor. It was crazy keeping track of all the action that was taking place in the treeline and underbrush. I found the log of incidents extremely helpful for going back and seeing how this tank was destroyed or what happened to that squad.

I really didn't have too many worries that this would be well worth the wait. I am very familiar with many of the names of the individuals who have worked so hard to put this together, having seen their work and mods for other wargames. As scenarios go, I think you all picked one of the very best to highlight the really good looking vehicles, the excellent map and graphics, and expecially the desperate nature of combat on the eastern front. All those old feelings came flooding back with a vengeance as a wave of Soviet armor came rolling towards my meagre band of weary Landsers, trying desperately to stem the tide.

I say Congratulations to You All! This is an amazing job you have all put together. You should be very proud of your efforts. Now, on to the full version.

Thanks for your hard work and effort. They are very appreciated.

Heinrich55

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ORIGINAL: Rick

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ORIGINAL: heinrich55

Guys,
I wanted to throw my two cents in on the demo. It is very nice to be on the eastern front once again. The demo is pretty darn slick; I really enjoyed it.
The tutorial I remembered from when Winter Storm first came out. I enjoyed playing it, and had the printed copy of the tutorial next to me for reference. I had the game crash on me too, but I went back to Load a Game, and reloaded the orders for the turn that crashed. Then I just played on and there were no more problems. Very nice. I will still have to get used to the interface, having been steeped in the 60 second turn for CMAK and CMBB. I did appreciate the ability to turn my facing once I'd spotted an enemy. I think this saved me a few times, as the Russian AT guns are pretty deadly from the flank.

Now on to Novyy Rizadey. The breifing said it was fictional but would probably feel semi-historical. Well, that was exactly how it felt. It brought back all those feelings of desperation I had when playing great scenarios in CMBB. Oh Yeah, this is a good one.

I won't spoil it for those who have yet to play it. There is so much to enjoy in this one. Just looking at the force you command as the German will give you some idea of all the crazy stuff you'll encounter. I have a feeling that you guys deliberately included that troop mix so you could show off some of the more interesting graphics and eye-candy. I wanted to say that it worked, oh yes, did it ever.

As to the grass and undergrowth, I knew that would be important, and it really added volumes to the immersion factor. You actually felt that your infantry had a chance when trying to stalk the Russian tanks. There were so many dramatic moments where I was holding my breath waiting for the lads to unleash their panzerfaust as the Russian tank crashed through the trees close by, or watching as the tank commander was swinging his gun to bear on the advancing Soviet wave of armor. It was crazy keeping track of all the action that was taking place in the treeline and underbrush. I found the log of incidents extremely helpful for going back and seeing how this tank was destroyed or what happened to that squad.

I really didn't have too many worries that this would be well worth the wait. I am very familiar with many of the names of the individuals who have worked so hard to put this together, having seen their work and mods for other wargames. As scenarios go, I think you all picked one of the very best to highlight the really good looking vehicles, the excellent map and graphics, and expecially the desperate nature of combat on the eastern front. All those old feelings came flooding back with a vengeance as a wave of Soviet armor came rolling towards my meagre band of weary Landsers, trying desperately to stem the tide.

I say Congratulations to You All! This is an amazing job you have all put together. You should be very proud of your efforts. Now, on to the full version.

Thanks for your hard work and effort. They are very appreciated.

Heinrich55

Glad you enjoyed it Heinrich. even after i've played it multiple times, I still enjoy playing Novy. And strangely enough, I enjoy it from either side.

Thanks for the kind words!

rick

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ORIGINAL: Lützow
Demo just crashed during turn 7 or so. Is there any error logfile?

Erik Rutins
CEO, Matrix Games LLC



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ORIGINAL: zeduncan
Great Demo. Everything is well polished.

Erik Rutins
CEO, Matrix Games LLC



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ORIGINAL: heinrich55
I really didn't have too many worries that this would be well worth the wait. I am very familiar with many of the names of the individuals who have worked so hard to put this together, having seen their work and mods for other wargames. As scenarios go, I think you all picked one of the very best to highlight the really good looking vehicles, the excellent map and graphics, and expecially the desperate nature of combat on the eastern front. All those old feelings came flooding back with a vengeance as a wave of Soviet armor came rolling towards my meagre band of weary Landsers, trying desperately to stem the tide.

I say Congratulations to You All! This is an amazing job you have all put together. You should be very proud of your efforts. Now, on to the full version.

Thanks for your hard work and effort. They are very appreciated.

Erik Rutins
CEO, Matrix Games LLC



For official support, please use our Help Desk: http://www.matrixgames.com/helpdesk/

Freedom is not Free.

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ORIGINAL: diablo1

I want more please! (in the voice of Oliver).

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ORIGINAL: Jacko

I scored a legendary victory in Novyy Rizadey. I've put my Jagdpanzer and infantry on Fire only with good target and bagged a dozen of T-34s and some Su-122. I've played a lot of CM, both the ww 2 series and the modern stuff, but I must say I enjoyed this. Some observations. Vehicles withdraw very slowly, which is a bit of a nuisance when under fire. I like the way vehicles start to burn when hit. It is quite hard to keep track of the infantry, but I guess that is a matter of practice.

I came across a rather strange situation. My HMG team was situated in a house. In front of that house a T-34/85 turned up and began to fire grenade after grenade into it. My HGM team continued to return fire, instead of taking cover or retreating. Personally I thought that looked a bit strange. What I do like a lot is how fast vehicles are turning to take aim. I'm going to enjoy this game, of that I'm certain. Can't wait for the release.

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ORIGINAL: Grell

I did not want to ruin the game by playing the demo long.

I am eagerly waiting the game and I wanted to see if my laptop could run the game well.

Regards,

Greg

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ORIGINAL: Grell

I did not want to ruin the game by playing the demo long.

I am eagerly waiting the game and I wanted to see if my laptop could run the game well.

Regards,

Greg

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ORIGINAL: rosseau

Considering that "the most expensive thing in the world is free time," I have the two previous versions, which I have not played extensively. So the recommendation would be to jump into Ostfront and forget the first two?

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Thanks also for giving your free time to this project, MR.

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ORIGINAL: rosseau
So the recommendation would be to jump into Ostfront and forget the first two?

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ORIGINAL: Jacko

Hi Rick,


You did ask for a saved file about the HMG team that kept firing at a T-34. Here it is. No passengers on the tank though. Somehow I can't attach the file here (something about a SAV file not being supported when I try to upload it), but if you give me your e-mail-adress I will send it to you.

Cheers,

Jacob/Aragorn

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ORIGINAL: Jacko

I've tried Winrar and 7zip, doesn't work either, I'm afraid.

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ORIGINAL: Jacko

That seems to work, Rick. Here it is. Sorry about that.

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ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

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ORIGINAL: HintJ
Here is a criticism: There's too much grass in the demo. Way too much! Yes, we all know PCO now has grass (and I think this is a good thing), but you've overdone it, like putting too much salt, pepper, or hot sauce on food. It absolutely kills my computer performance. I remove the grass (backspace key) and PCO is silky smooth. To be honest, I am playing this game on an older laptop.

Grass is pretty well optimized for modern systems with recent graphics cards, but it's definitely an option I would turn off on older systems, along with Shadows. We tried to make sure that PCO would still run on every system that could run Winterstorm and Kharkov, which includes some very old hardware. However, you can't have all the new bells and whistles and smooth performance if you are on the low end of the system specs.

Regards,

- Erik

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ORIGINAL: redmarkus4
Any chance you'll be able to add support for 2560x1600 resolution?

Erik Rutins
CEO, Matrix Games LLC



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