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Should I try downloading again? - 5/8/2001 1:32:00 PM

Stukadawg

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I'm wondering if I should wait for the vid998.smk file to be posted or should I try downloading the whole thing again. Mr. Vebber stated in the .smk file thread that larger files can sometimes be corrupted during transfers. Is that likely to happen again or is it worth it to let it download again (and hopefully it will be done by the time I wake up)? I tried distracting myself with Talonsoft's East and West Front games, Age of Kings, a few freebie Space Empire nonsence games. Even played a little Grand Theft Auto, but I cannot get SPWaW out of my head. Nope. Not even free internet pornography could shake these thoughts from me. No more Blue Germans. I dream of this place... I can taste it. I'll make you a deal, anyone, send me the file and I'll shut the hell up. In the meantime, I hope all of you with functioning games have a great time, I'll be joining you soon. Sincerely, Stukapup (Actually my dog's nickname, his full name is Hans Ulrich Stukapuppy; in honor of Rudel. And yes, he's a wonderful dog.)

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- 5/8/2001 5:22:00 PM

Wild Bill

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I think Paul V has offered to send it via ICQ, Stuka. Check the other post on this matter here on the forum. I would send it, but it is just too large via regular e-mail. Your mail-box would not take it. WB

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- 5/8/2001 5:36:00 PM

Cirrus

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vid998.smk available HERE

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- 5/8/2001 5:43:00 PM

Warrior

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I downloaded twice and vid998.smk was screwed up in both. Finally I copied the file from my upgraded v4.5 to 5.0 (I have multiple copies of the game on my computer). Also, try opening the game directly from mech.exe until vid998.smk is available as a stand-alone. (It's a 60Mb file.) [ May 08, 2001: Message edited by: REMF ]

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- 5/8/2001 9:55:00 PM

Stukadawg

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Thank You, Cirrus. And everyone else who had been helping me get my copy going. Now I'm going to live up to my end of the deal (not the shutting up part, that was a lie). I'm going to enjoy this game to the fullest and build a few scenarios for posting based on some little known facts about WW2 I've come across over the years. Such as: The Russian Contigency. Stalin wasn't too worried about losing to Germany because, if he had to, he could survive in the Barents Sea filtering plankton to eat with his ridiculous mustache much like a humpbacked whale. Hitler's Alternative Tank Design. In August 1939, just before launching the invasion of Poland, Hitler revealed his radical new tank design to the General Staff. He stated that man has for too long relied on the wheel as the basis of locomotion while completely ignoring the spring. Hitler's revolutionary design could travel at a sustained speed of 110mph with altitudes as great as 300 feet. Of course, stopping was a problem, but he stated that he had no intentions on stopping. This was from the same man who wanted to (and did) strap bombs to the world's first operational jet fighter. The Churchill Observation Balloon. During the epic Battle of Britain, Winston Churchill was used as an observation balloon. Rather than waste precious helium, the Royal Air Corps would simply cork his butt and feed him Taco Bell for a day. I can't wait to explore these possibities with the scenario editor. Especially the graphics for the Churchill Balloon or Hitler's tanks. The best will be watching Stalin swim off into the White Sea to pursue a much happier life as a sea mammal than that of a dictator.

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- 5/9/2001 3:33:00 AM

dchilder17

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I just finished the second full download. I got the first from Matrix at 12 hours. It didn't work. I just finished the second download from ftp.edome.net which I think is in Finland. I got the full 400Mb in 1hr. 50min. FAST! I deleted all traces of SPWAW and tried a new install. The install failed exactly in the same place as before on the vid998.smk file. This can't be a coincidence. I downloaded the install file from two different places with no transfer errors in either download. The install failed exactly the same in both cases. The file is bad. Afterwards I downloaded the upgrade file and reinstalled 4.5 and applied the 5.0 upgrade. It worked fine. I just wanted the full install to put on CD so I wouldn't have to keep track of both 4.5 and the 5.0 upgrade. Good Luck everybody, --Don

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