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ORIGINAL: Lobster

When in your current zoom level Y-zoom allows you to zoom in and out of THAT zoom level you are currently in. In other words, each zoom level you can achieve with your mouse wheel has it's own separate ten zoom levels that can be adjusted with the Y-zoom. I hope that helps. Not long and you can see for yourself. [;)]

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ORIGINAL: Meyer1

So looks like the manual is identical in structure to the TOAW III manual, including of course the novelties, at least looking at the index and the preview pages.
Not saying that this is bad, but if people are anxious to read the manual before the game release, they would well served by reading the III manual.

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ORIGINAL: TheTom

Thaks for the answer. Too bad, so I'm afraid I won't buy, the game is too complex for a foreign language manual.[:(]

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ORIGINAL: OxfordGuy3

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ORIGINAL: TheTom

Thaks for the answer. Too bad, so I'm afraid I won't buy, the game is too complex for a foreign language manual.[:(]

I think they mean just the print manual, I assume they'll be localisations for the digital manual?

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ORIGINAL: stian

Thanks for the preview, I will order the printed version since I prefer to read on paper and this is definitely a game you'd need to read the manual.

By the way, is there a scale UI setting? The screenshots look fine but worried it might look small on 2560x1440? Or even 4K?

With windows DPI scaling the results can be varying, I assume since this game seems to use standard windows (GDI) it will scale but then it might be blurry so sometimes one wants to leave scaling to the application and then sometimes the UI is very tiny...

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ORIGINAL: VegasOZ

Will the final release version have the choice to use 3D Units on the Map?

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ORIGINAL: jjdenver

What does this mean? Can someone explain more?

"Also, note that movement recovery is done twice
for each side (start of each player-turn). This
will clear the “Retreated” condition for both
sides during their own player-turn (previously
an unfair advantage for side-one). It may even
make use of reserve deployments more palatable
to players"

Specifically why would players _nnot_ make use of reserve deployments? Is there some problem with them? I'm new to the game so curious.

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ORIGINAL: balto


I have been wondering and posting on this forum for years that there should be a WORD version to allow users to update the manual (and translate into other languages).., that way, each manual can be customized by each user as they see fit due to (1) the monster size this manual actually should be, (2) the changes that will occur after it is released, and (3) adding in information that was not already included (I imagine 70% of necessary information will not be included based on the prior TOAW forums). I say that because I am not a fan of TOAW due to me not having any interest in being a constant follower of the forum. I just want a manual and BOOM, I am done. I doubt I am the only one, especially our non-English fans.

Below are some examples of what I believe would help my case of requesting the WORD version be provided to us for personal changes. Realize these are just comments on a small excerpt of the manual. No one has to agree with me because this would be my personal copy (in WORD). Moreover, myself and others could share our versions with the forum if they were interested. But most all if it was in WORD, it would allow us to make our own PERSONAL ADDITIONS to information that is undoubtedly not included in this complex game. The missing content is why I am not a fan of TOAW (or War in the Pacific).

Three comments on the small excerpt:

(A) go to page 49 under section 9, that first paragraph is key. It should say “Turn Composition is three parts; [1] Game performs Auto Bookeeping (9.1), [2] You and Opponent Issue Orders (10.0), and [3] Program determines results (13).

If I had this in WORD, I would (a) Insert these cross-references, (b) move sections 11 and 12 somewhere else so that section 13, now becomes section 11. Its present format breaks up the train of thought and organization of what a turn is.

(B) Section PBEM (9.0.1, page 49). Put that anywhere in the manual but here.

(C) Auto Bookkeeping (9.1, page 51). That breaks out the 9 steps of a turn and it is SUPER CRITICAL. In addition, it is not numbered 1 thru 9, it is just some bullets that take a while to realize what they are supposed to be doing. It also has no cross-referencing, here is how these 9 bullets should have been cross-referenced; (1) 9.1.1, (2) 9.1.2, (3) 9.1.3, (4) 9.1.4, (5) 9.1.5, (6) 9.1.6, (7) 9.1.7, and 9.1.8, (8) 9.1.9, (9) 9.1.10. You see what happened there? Step 7 blended in two concepts into one section. The 9 bullets on page 51 should have been broken down into 10 bullets.

I am sure the veteran TOAW players (who will represent 95% of sales) will look at my comments and say, “pfftth, this guy is being anal.” This is massive for a newbie and I am a very experienced games. And I am sure if I took the time to get TOAW, my list of changes and additions would be huge. So please give us the word version. Thanks for reading.

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ORIGINAL: jreebel

If we want to buy the boxed version to get a printed manual, can we download the game itself now as we order the physical version? Or could we buy the download now and for an additional $15 get the physical stuff later?

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ORIGINAL: TheTom

Of course there are ways to convert pdf to docx, but a) mostly the result is somewhat messed up, and b) what is even more important... There's the copyright on the manual. I'm not sure if it is legal to provide a translated version of the manual without permission.
Anyway, translating the manual shouldn't be a problem for the community, even though nearly 180 pages are quite a lot.

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ORIGINAL: BigDuke66

I miss an explanation for "New Mud and Snow Rules" in the advance game options.