I'm not talking about strategies or whatnot.
I'm just talking about getting past the interface and learning the basic rules.
chess is simple enough to pick up.

<t> I'm finally understanding this game, and for the $7 I spent, it was totally worth it. <br/>
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However, it would be remiss to suggest that this is an easy game to learn.<br/>
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Yeah, yeah, it's all deep and wonderful and better than the brainless games, and we can all scoff at people ...

<t> so why 2 shades of green? why not red and green? or red and yellow? <br/>
All I know is that it took several attempts before I started to grasp the concept. I'm not the only one. I believe William Trotter of PC Gamer described the interface as "user repellant."<br/>
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I'm getting it now ...

i just restarted from scratch. a few times. i simply don't use anything but "autosave." even if it says "now is a good time to save," i'm deathly afraid I'll screw up my campaign by saving.

<t> so, for the truly obtuse, like me, there are two distinct "types" of orders; Move & Attack. A titan can simultaneously "Move" and "Attack" <br/>
For example, when you begin, the default "move" order is "Wait on Call," and the default "attack" order is "wait on unit, new enemy/foe." So, as you ...

<t> well, i didn't install anything but the retail game and the 1.10 patch. So unless the retail release or the official 1.10 patch have something unofficial in them, i didn't add anything like a 3rd party map. <br/>
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here's where I am.<br/>
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Campaign: Deep Core<br/>
Mission ...

Deep Core on Planet Savannah. How's that for confusing.

The second mission in the first campaign.

The point, again, is that I get the VICTORY screen, but I can't advance to the next mission.

<t> It's the second savannah deep core processor plant mission. basically, the second mission of the campaign. this is version 1.10 TOS. I reached the exit area with 1 mech, and I got the VICTORY screen. I would assume that means I win. but then nothing in the HQ reflects my experience. mechs aren't ...

<r> okay, this is a few months behind, but i'm having the same exact problem. I have squad A, and i have already gone through the first 2 savannah maps. I barely, <I><s>[i]</s>BARELY<e>[/i]</e></I> manage to get one jock out in one piece. Two ejected, and one was blown clear of his mech, but all ...

How do you advance time?

<t>don't know if this is quite the right place, but it's a start.<br/>
i've been using the 2.1 patch, and I've had a couple random crashes to desktop. I use XP and everything is up to date.<br/>
i tried software or hardware music, but neither helped.<br/>
i would crash at a certain point, so i ...

i feel your pain. i've been harassing these people for a month on this patch. glad to help.

go hit the ftp site
ftp://ftp.matrixgames.com/pub/StarshipsUnlimited/
you should find the 2.1 patch there. i had to try a few times before i got it all

Hey, we got it now.
you poor guys must be getting hammered with downloads.
Umm, at the risk of sounding ungrateful (thank you, by the way), what has changed from 2.0 to 2.1?
i don't see anything different?

Monday
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<t>Well, I live in the US, for all the good that does me. I love the game, and I wouldn't care if I didn't think they were going to patch it. But now that I know of an upcoming patch, I've been not playing the game, so I don't get burnt out before all the improvements come along. at least this has ...

according to mine, i have version 2.0, and true update tells me that is the most recent.

June 12

<t>I've been eyeing this game up for a long time. William Trotter had many good things to say, but I couldn't bring myself to drop $40 on it. I saw it in GameStop for $20, and I jumped. The graphics are near shareware, but the parallax scrolling effect is pretty cool and dizzying. However, I rarely ...