Can't seem to be able to upload the save file. I get an "invalid exception" message.

I know the game is old, and this might never be answered, but here goes nothing; need some help with these:

1. Uboats. How are they efficiently used? Whenever I attempt to send them to the Atlantic box, the only viable path is through the Channel, and they always get found (evade and passive ...

Many thanks, yes, I installed wrongly the initial beta patch so I need clean install. For some reason I had the "1.04 beta version depicted despite that.

I think I know what happened, but installation of the initial 1.04 beta, is a bit confusing: Installing onto the steam folder, when I choose the folder of the game as the installation destination (...Steam../common/to End all Wars), it adds a folder of "to End all wars", with executables and all ...

No, there is no EAW folder within EAW folder. I think I just hastely "missed" a step (like doing 2-3-5)

Must have skipped something before, because I redid the Quickfix, then the GS 1.00, and then the scen fix, and now it shows the correct version - I think that is okey, or do I have to do an entire clean install from the start due to doing the incorrect order previously?

Quick question:

What should the game version say?

After doing all the updates, mine says: "EAW 1.04 (Beta Patch 1.03 – May 2019), but should it depict the "with GS 1.00"?

(Because I read in the changelog that "This version will be known as EAW 1.04 (Beta Patch 1.03 – May 2019) with GS 1.00 ...

ELO game ended
[LOSS] HARRIS45 (Axis) vs. Ktonos (Allies) [WIN]

The 1.04 Beta:
http://www.ageod-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=365&t=43180&start=30

The Beta Quick Fix:
http://www.ageod-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=364&t=53339&p=405454&hilit=patch+1.04+beta#p403708

The unofficial Bug Fix
http://www.ageod-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=389&t=54099

As for the 1.03.01, its ...

Forums back at Ageod demand each new post pass screening before getting posted, making it really hard to find advice on this game.

Can anyone advice on what is the best patching configuration?

There is

The last official patch: 1.03.01 (2016)
The last unofficial extensive patch: 1.04 Beta, with a ...

Guess I discovered the game a tad too late. It's a fantastic one though. I'd say that it is to WW1 what GGWiE is to WW2.

Couple of questions on PBEM

1. How does it work? Can't find any internal interface for it. Do you have to manually exchange save game files via e-mail?
2. Can 2 players play the ...

ELO game ends:
Ktonos(Axis) [WIN] vs. Pekkavilamoura (Allies) [LOSS]

Allies resigned early 1944 as Russia capitulated. Axis got Egypt early but couldn't push to Iraq, China suffered throughout game. US heavily invested its fleets to the Atlantic leaving Japs uncontested in the Pacific.

How can you see the deployments of the enemy in the first map? You're playing without fog of war against the AI?

House rules can be discussed. I don't care about the naval exp farm, I don't do it though my self. I wouldn't like Italian fleets out of Med before Dow, but its negotiable. No early attack on Japan for sure.

Anyone interested PM me, or leave a post here.

ELO game finished:

Ktonos (axis) [WIN] vs Pekkavilamoura (allies) [LOSS], February 1944 by resignation

Match snowballed from 1942 onward. I dont think I ever had this luck in a SC game, not that I remember. All major rolls went my way. Germans had Tanks-3, Ground attack-2 on the eve of Barbarossa ...

I don't really think that reloading for specific combat results is an issue. Maybe there's a player or two that go as far as this, but I believe mostly the problem lies elsewhere.

Most of the cheating goes about scouting enemy positions, and mostly naval ones. Or better, redoing a messy turn..
A ...

* Add a reload counter - to distinguish those who save/exit/save - a reload is only the subsequent save of the same load file. For example, you load turn, make a few moves, save/exit, come back later and do the same, etc. - reload counter is still 1. You load game, make some turns, your PC ...

I always assumed that everyone's play routine was load a new turn and finish it in one sitting. At least thats my routine. Almost all the reloads I had were due to a Pbem error at the end turn. In all these years of playing SC games, there are like 2-3 maybe 4 times I got to save mid turn because of ...

I got only once such a message before, after a sole reload of a turn (initial play crashed on Pbem error). The thing is, does the opponent get it too? ie was my opponent notified that I reloaded the turn? Because if not, then its a moot mechanic.

I also experienced strings of "perfect results" from ...

Russia Inf 2 by Barbarossa is a significant breakthrough for the Allies. Usually under normal circumstances, on Barb, Germany just completed its Inf-2, and Russia is close to complete it and it comes about the time of Russian winter. Ofc that differs from game to game.
And lets not forget the S&I ...