<t> I understand the mechanics of the game, so you will receive a proper match. However, I'm simply not the best strategical commander yet! I don't mind playing anyone, experts included. But again, I do want to offer the disclaimer, if you're looking for a big challenge, then I'll probably bore you ...

I agree that on a lot of fronts the game needs to do a better job of communicating these core aspects to the player. I think handing over important tasks to the AI would be unnecessary though if the UI was simply better at communicating important details and game mechanics to the player.

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Get both! That way you don't have to choose![:D] I have poor impulse control myself when it comes to strategic games. AE is good, but it's very time consuming and it takes years to finish a MP game. WitW has a higher learning curve in some ...

<t> I'm a new player and currently running some of the smaller scenarios to learn the game. One issue I keep running into is the AI counter-attacking Japanese CV's with inefficient forces. For example, sending one Wildcat and 4 Dauntless' to counter-attack a fresh CV just to meet 20+ Zero's in the ...

<t> Thanks for the feedback and sorry to derail the thread a bit. But, at least something positive came of it as I ended up buying WitP AE. I gotta say though that I'm a little disappointed in the level of control over the combat. I can't prioritize targets, there's minimal control over subs from ...

So which game would you guys recommend? AE or WitW? I'm mainly just looking for strategic depth.

Has this been "fixed" yet. I know this might sound trivial, but this is a bit of a game killer for me. Even if you hide the task bar, you still have the border at the top.

Is that true full-screen or still bordered? thanks.

Just wondering how well this game runs on Windows 7 64-bit. I heard some people complain that it doesn't operate in full screen...

<t> Yes, this on the demo. I don't have the save game file where it crashed anymore. What happens is it will crash once, usually early in the game. This would be the larger scenario, attacking the German town that I'm referring to. But, anyway from there I can load the last turn and play it out ...

<t> Thanks for the feedback everyone. First, let me apologize for the rude thread title. Turns out it wasn't even an accurate assessment anyway. Being new to the series, I suppose I just had to adjust to the setup a bit, and with more time in I'm really starting to like it. Making minor adjustments ...

<t> I've been playing the demo for a few days and I'm thoroughly enjoying the overall simulation and tactical realism that's on display. The scenarios seem great, the AI is impressive, and overall the battles have a great feel to them.<br/>
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The only downfall is the way in which the movement ...

I'm definitely interested in trying the MP out, but I still have a lot of practice ahead of me before I'm ready&nbsp;[:)]

<t> I ended up getting ANW instead, but I assumed if CE came with a print manual then ANW would as well. Come to find out after finally getting my copy it didn't come with one at all. I bought the download + physical shipment and the whole reason behind that was to have a more convenient manual to ...

Quick question - Does the physical shipment come with a good print manual?

thx

What are the limitations in 7 64 bit?

<t> Hi all, I'm interested in picking up HCE and was interested in how the online play was. Judging by this thread I assume there's only an option for IP connect and setting up games is a bit of a chore? If that's the case then I would suggest that HCE players create a group via Hamachi, XFire, or ...

<r> lol nah, I wish that was it and I could play <E>:(</E><br/>
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Here's my dxdiag though.<br/>
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Time of this report: 7/12/2009, 03:01:19<br/>
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<t> I'm having the same problem as well. Sound worked fine before I updated to the latest patch. Now after the patch the intro plays fine, but there's no in-game sound.<br/>
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All of my drivers are up to date and I'm running the sound card that comes with the eVGA 790i Ultra, so the hardware ...

<r> Hey, certainly there's still some guys out there that are looking for some MP fun right? If you're interested please feel free to join our Xfire group/club, specifically for CotA and a couple other realistic RTS games. It's not a clan or anything like that. Just whenever you feel like playing a ...