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by sbatman
Sun Nov 09, 2025 11:35 am
Forum: Mods and Scenarios
Topic: Angmar War
Replies: 2
Views: 275

Re: Angmar War

It's a fictional conflict set in Tolkien's Legendarium - https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Angmar_conflict

It was on a smaller scale than other wars set in that universe.
by sbatman
Sun Nov 09, 2025 5:36 am
Forum: Mods and Scenarios
Topic: Angmar War
Replies: 2
Views: 275

Angmar War

Does anyone have any interest in creating an Angmar War scenario? I might try to do it, but honestly I don't have much time for that (I'd rather spend my ATG time playing the game...) and I'm not sure I could produce such a mod in a timely fashion and without a prohibitive amount of study and trial ...
by sbatman
Sat Nov 01, 2025 5:40 am
Forum: Shadow Empire
Topic: Help Test Our New Unannounced Sci-fi Game from Western Civ Software
Replies: 5
Views: 763

Re: Help Test Our New Unannounced Sci-fi Game from Western Civ Software

The link doesn't seem to be working -- I guess too late for more people to sign up?

Is the game going to have elements common to Emperor of the Fading Suns?
by sbatman
Sun Apr 07, 2024 10:32 am
Forum: Mods and Scenarios
Topic: Status of Scenarios
Replies: 8
Views: 953

Re: Status of Scenarios

I haven't played this game in quite a long time, and my efforts to create a Second Age of Arda map trailed off years ago after work and life intruded. So this is still something I'd throw out as a scenario I'd love to see! I had been planning on using Ernie's units from his Ancient Europe scenario ...
by sbatman
Sun Jan 23, 2022 5:02 am
Forum: Advanced Tactics Series
Topic: Advanced Tactics Gold 2.0
Replies: 18
Views: 5332

RE: Advanced Tactics Gold 2.0

<t> I absolutely love ATG the way it is, but also am thrilled at the prospect of a major update, and I'd definitely be willing to pay for it.<br/>
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I haven't had a chance to play ATG in a while, but I recall finding the air combat in The Operational Art of War IV more satisfying that in ATG ...
by sbatman
Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:16 pm
Forum: Mods and Scenarios
Topic: Ancient Europe
Replies: 54
Views: 3501

RE: Ancient Europe

Holy cow this looks amazing, great job!
by sbatman
Mon Sep 09, 2019 4:55 am
Forum: Mods and Scenarios
Topic: Seeking 2nd Age scenario - help building or will commission
Replies: 11
Views: 895

RE: Seeking 2nd Age scenario - help building or will commission

<t> Ideally, these five factions:<br/>
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-Athens and Thebes <br/>
-Argos and Corinth <br/>
-Sparta and Persia<br/>
-Olynthos and the cities on the Chalkidiki peninsula <br/>
-Macedonia<br/>
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But given resource limitations (my money and your time) I would be alright with decreasing ...
by sbatman
Sat Sep 07, 2019 11:19 pm
Forum: Mods and Scenarios
Topic: Seeking 2nd Age scenario - help building or will commission
Replies: 11
Views: 895

RE: Seeking 2nd Age scenario - help building or will commission

Thanks for the advice -- and offer!

Would you be able/willing to make a scenario set around the time of the Peloponnesian War? I am perhaps 60 percent done with a map that includes Asia Minor, Italy, and Greece. I could make the map portion, but not sure about everything else.
by sbatman
Sun Aug 25, 2019 1:54 am
Forum: Mods and Scenarios
Topic: Seeking 2nd Age scenario - help building or will commission
Replies: 11
Views: 895

Seeking 2nd Age scenario - help building or will commission

<t> Would anyone be willing to build a scenario set in the Second Age of Arda (LOTR), using New Dawn mechanics? I'm willing to commission the project or donate, if that's safe to do given intellectual property rights issues. I don't have deep pockets but I'd be interested to see how much someone ...
by sbatman
Thu Mar 20, 2014 1:29 am
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Pirates not trading Korrabian Spice and Zentabia Fluid
Replies: 3
Views: 108

RE: Pirates not trading Korrabian Spice and Zentabia Fluid

Yes, looks like that option has been selected the whole time.
by sbatman
Wed Mar 19, 2014 10:49 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Pirates not trading Korrabian Spice and Zentabia Fluid
Replies: 3
Views: 108

Pirates not trading Korrabian Spice and Zentabia Fluid

<t> Hi,<br/>
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I've been mining Korrabian Spice and Zentabia Fluid for a while and have noticed no revenue from the resources. I'm playing a smuggler pirate and have a mine on a Korrabian Spice planet and a space port equipped with mining engine and luxury extractor on the Zentabia world. Even ...
by sbatman
Sun Dec 01, 2013 11:53 pm
Forum: Distant Worlds 1 Series
Topic: Pirate colony ships
Replies: 4
Views: 246

RE: Pirate colony ships

<t> It appears I can build colony ships from the expansion planner screen but not from anywhere else. The colony ships get build at an independent colony at which I only have a hidden pirate base and no overt control. I may repost this in the forum's bugs section. It's not a big deal in my current ...
by sbatman
Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:35 pm
Forum: Distant Worlds 1 Series
Topic: What is the funniest thing that has happened to you?
Replies: 4
Views: 209

RE: What is the funniest thing that has happened to you?

<r> Not sure this is that funny, but during one game, a foolish ally of mine with whom I had a mutual protection pact declared war on an insectoid race, which caused me to get sucked in as well. After that happened, several colonies of the insectoid species within my empire declared independence ...
by sbatman
Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:26 pm
Forum: Distant Worlds 1 Series
Topic: Pirate colony ships
Replies: 4
Views: 246

Pirate colony ships

<t> I'm playing a Shadows game as a balanced pirate (set to pre-warp for empires) and just noticed an independent planet within my sphere of influence is building a colony ship, which appears to be owned by me. Anyone know how or why this happens? I have researched the colony module (didn't do it ...
by sbatman
Sat Sep 07, 2013 8:19 am
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Windows 8 Supported for Distant Worlds : Legends
Replies: 6
Views: 128

RE: Windows 8 Supported for Distant Worlds : Legends

Got it to work! Guess I'll be getting shadows. I think my issue was sound card-related.
by sbatman
Sat Sep 07, 2013 1:53 am
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Windows 8 Supported for Distant Worlds : Legends
Replies: 6
Views: 128

RE: Windows 8 Supported for Distant Worlds : Legends

<t> I just bought a brand new computer, has Windows 8 on it, and am having the same problem with Legends; game crashes at startup. The last computer I bought also had Windows 8 and the same thing happened with that one. I tried all the recommended fixes and then some on the last machine. Frankly, I ...
by sbatman
Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:03 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Windows 8
Replies: 13
Views: 236

RE: Windows 8

<t> Actually, I don't have sound because my speakers are elsewhere at the moment. My device manager says I have AMD High Definition Audion Device and Realtek High Definition Audio.<br/>
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I found the crash log! Here's what it says:<br/>
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Distant Worlds - Crash Dump - 1.7.0.16<br/>
<br ...
by sbatman
Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:35 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Windows 8
Replies: 13
Views: 236

RE: Windows 8

<t> Just checked; I do have Media Player. Attached is a screenshot of an error I received while trying to start either the base game or the Shakturi expansion (I forget). I haven't received the error since I installed the Legends expansion. Now the game just loads for about 30 seconds before a ...
by sbatman
Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:15 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Windows 8
Replies: 13
Views: 236

RE: Windows 8

Dipluz, I'm getting the same error, but I'm embarrassed to say I don't understand how you fixed it. I have no programming or network administrator background. Would you mind explaining how you fixed the problem in simpler language, if possible?

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