Wow, what an amazing guy. It's great to hear that he is doing better. We will continue to pray for his speedy recovery.

<t>Murx: I'm hearing you and understanding you. I don't believe that human intelligence can be boiled down to physical neuronal activity, though. To put it bluntly, I think that there is a non-physical component to human thought and human decision making. Therefore, even if you could create a ...

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You are so totally wrong ... neural net is YOUR brain, it enables You to judge independent - to try learned things under completely new circumstances - to learn at all, to even try complete new actions. To get a grasp on how ...

<t>I haven't seen this discussed much here yet, so I thought I would ask the advice of my friends at the Matrix SPWAW forum:<br/>
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I'm mainly familiar with the TOE that the Germans used in WW2, and I have a couple of books both on armor as well as infantry weapons, ATG, etc. However, I have ...

<t>Charles_22: I agree with you for the most part. My only point was that I'm not sure it's possible to "program" an "AI" so that it behaves like a human. I would choose the long WW2 campaign every day of the week and twice on Sunday if it wasn't so, well, predictable (in a certain sense). Also, I ...

<t>The AI does, in a sense, seem to create random tactical situations, Charles_22. The problem that I've seen, and this mainly applies to AI assaults, is that its randomness is its weakness. It has no 'purpose' when it is attacking, unless that 'purpose' is scripted in a carefully designed scenario ...

Thanks, David! You guys are the best!

Hey, I just read through the whole thread and saw the t-shirt idea. Yes! Put me down for two (2)!! I'd be happy to support your efforts any way I can. I'll even buy Combat Leader even though that isn't as near and dear to my heart as SP:WAW.

<r>Wow, why didn't I see this thread earlier? This is how I would have responded earlier had I seen it:<br/>
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David H: What you originally posted concerning the ongoing development of SPWAW sounds perfect. Absolutely perfect, in my view. It would be fantastic to have a slightly smaller scale ...

The suspense is killing me! Is there any chance that we will see the v. 5.0 manual today? David, what happened to you?

That's strange. Talonsoft not too long ago annouced the development of an Arab/Israeli war take off of the East Front game system. I wonder if that will continue to release or not now.

<t>Matrix is using SSL (secure sockets layer) and they have probably purchased a valid certificate from a well known certificate vendor. Any data you send to Matrix using their online ordering system will be protected by a fairly powerful encryption routine. In other words, your credit card data is ...

<r>Wonderful news!<br/>
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I was just able to pre-order online without any problems. The site was a little slow, but apart from that, the bugs seem to have been worked out.<br/>
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Now if I can just remember where I hid my desert cammo... <E>:D</E> <br/>
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Thanks, Matrix, for all of your ...

<r>As for a new mega campaign idea: I would vote for a career study of a battalion or company commander from 'Das Reich', East front, 1941. The options there are huge. It would be a nice challenge as well. A mega campaign stretching from June '41 through Dec. '41 would be very nice. Really, anything ...

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The Mega Campaigns look very good. For someone who enjoys detail in their military simulations, they look like a dream come true. Thank you for your hard work on 'Desert Fox'.<br/>
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I too, though, would be interested to hear what other Mega Campaigns are in the works ...

Thanks for keeping us informed, Paul. Even one more week won't kill us. We appreciate all of the team's hard work.

I still can't wait, though....

<t>#60 and #104 are dreams come true. I am interested to see #104 in action. This will make the long campaign so much more engaging. I very much look forwaard to the AI improvements as well. The improvements to the armor penetration models are very much appreciated as well.<br/>
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Thanks again ...

<t>Yes!<br/>
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Finally, no more Polish blitzkrieg circa 1939! This fix alone will improve the game leagues for me. I will finally look forward to completing a long campaign.<br/>
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The improvements to the tank penetration model, the addition of tank panic, and the additions to the AI are ...

Great, thank you guys!

I look forward to the new release! (and the Mega Campaign, which I will gladly purchase)



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<t>If anyone has a chance to answer some of the questions that have been asked thus far about version 5.0, it would be much appreciated. My specific questions, as stated above, relate to:<br/>
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a.) Graphics updates<br/>
b.) Modifications of the AI in choosing tanks during the long campaign.<br ...