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by Major_Mess
Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:45 am
Forum: Steel Panthers World At War & Mega Campaigns
Topic: Mod Swap
Replies: 3
Views: 1049

Re: Mod Swap

I never got ModSwap to work, ever.

Just unpack his files and replace the originals.

MM
by Major_Mess
Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:50 am
Forum: Steel Panthers World At War & Mega Campaigns
Topic: Major Mess movement penalty script issue
Replies: 2
Views: 393

Re: Major Mess movement penalty script issue

That is disconcerting to hear.
Ummmmm, I'll be the first to admit that this powershell magic is beyond me. This was in response to some concerns that a nefarious soul could inject some digital awfulness into the game. Transparency and all that.
Why it doesn't work for you with Win 11 is a mystery ...
by Major_Mess
Mon Feb 10, 2025 1:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SPWAW
Replies: 24
Views: 2352

Re: SPWAW

Hey Willy!
Long time no see.
How y'all doin'? Is the world treating you right?


cheers
MM
by Major_Mess
Thu Jan 23, 2025 6:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SPWAW
Replies: 24
Views: 2352

Re: SPWAW


Come on, MM.. you're being very unDude here.


Ha ha ha,
I shall abide.

My snarky personal comments were not warranted, and I apologize for that.


I am still somewhat confused as to why someone on this board is allowed to promote other companies products so blatantly, but I'll let go of that ...
by Major_Mess
Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SPWAW
Replies: 24
Views: 2352

Re: SPWAW

Hi V2!

Sigh .......

This will probably get me banned, what what the hell.

This Zovs character is nothing more than a shill for Shrapnel.
He has no idea what he is talking about.
He tried to run SPWaW on a Mac using an emulator. Quelle surprise when that doesn't work right.

The game works fine ...
by Major_Mess
Thu Sep 05, 2024 6:36 pm
Forum: Steel Panthers World At War & Mega Campaigns
Topic: We've Fixed the Artillery Screen - Guaranteed!!!!
Replies: 59
Views: 8370

Re: We've Fixed the Artillery Screen - Guaranteed!!!!

Hi!

The patch we created was for Matrix Games SPWaW.

I have NO IDEA why Shrapnel would steer you towards this patch.
Could it be a touch of Game Envy??? ha ha ha

In spite of what some Shrapnel fanboys on this site proclaim, the Matrix version is better.

cheers
MM
by Major_Mess
Sun Aug 11, 2024 2:08 am
Forum: SP:WaW Scenarios/Campaigns
Topic: Adding/Placing Fortification Icons on Maps Questions
Replies: 1
Views: 644

Re: Adding/Placing Fortification Icons on Maps Questions

Hi,
I just noticed this.
I might be able to help.

Lemme see what resources I can pull up for you.

stand bye.

MM
by Major_Mess
Sun Jun 30, 2024 8:00 pm
Forum: Steel Panthers World At War & Mega Campaigns
Topic: Y is closing the Game
Replies: 1
Views: 745

Re: Y is closing the Game

Hi!

Since computers went multi-core, SPWaW couldn't cope with tapping the Y key, which is too bad cuz it was very convenient
We thought that we might have fixed it when we created the arty screen patch, but .... nope. TBF we didn't think to attack that issue until later, but the team had scattered ...
by Major_Mess
Wed Apr 24, 2024 1:20 am
Forum: Steel Panthers World At War & Mega Campaigns
Topic: Steel Panthers Question
Replies: 1
Views: 1103

Re: Steel Panthers Question

Off the top of my head ...

Do you have Command & Control switched on???
Find it on the Preferences screen, under Realism.

If not, I could take a look at your scen.

cheers, and Good Luck.

MM
by Major_Mess
Sun Jan 07, 2024 1:48 am
Forum: Steel Panthers World At War & Mega Campaigns
Topic: How can I add a new tank?
Replies: 2
Views: 1151

Re: How can I add a new tank?

Hmmmm, this should work.

Open up the SPWaW OOB Editor V5.0 in the root folder of your GE version. Find the unit you want and hit the Copy button.
Now find and open the same "SPWaW OOB Editor V5.0" in your 2016+ version. Find an open slot in the Italy OOB and click on the Paste button.

Repeat for ...
by Major_Mess
Wed Jan 03, 2024 2:42 am
Forum: Steel Panthers World At War & Mega Campaigns
Topic: CTD... can you help me?
Replies: 3
Views: 1111

Re: CTD... can you help me?

Another thought.
For the longest time (pretty well since the artillery bug became a thing) the gamer - between campaign nodes - would be limited to change/update only one unit at a time. After the change you had to get out of that screen, then return to make further changes. I agree, kinda ...
by Major_Mess
Wed Jan 03, 2024 2:17 am
Forum: Steel Panthers World At War & Mega Campaigns
Topic: CTD... can you help me?
Replies: 3
Views: 1111

Re: CTD... can you help me?

Off the top of my head, I recall that there "could" be issues in a self generated campaign if you used any Nations other than the big six (UK/USA/Sov/Ger/Italy/Jpn). I can't remember what the "issues" were and I might have remembered this all wrong.

The only other thought I had was ..... have you ...
by Major_Mess
Wed Sep 27, 2023 7:47 pm
Forum: Steel Panthers World At War & Mega Campaigns
Topic: With campaign generator AI hardly buys any units
Replies: 1
Views: 1054

Re: With campaign generator AI hardly buys any units

Hi.
May I ask how many Formations and Points did you give to yourself?

From the Matrix Manual, page 24: Max Formations - ... The game supports 100 per side (that means Formations. MM edit) with 400 Units per side maximum.

I'm betting that your forces are ginormous and so that leaves little room ...
by Major_Mess
Sun Aug 13, 2023 6:19 pm
Forum: Steel Panthers World At War & Mega Campaigns
Topic: How to use DxWnd for SPWaW
Replies: 0
Views: 1174

How to use DxWnd for SPWaW

Probably best that we start a new thread.

DxWnd is a wrapper that allows old programs to be run on new OS's, in a window.

Download the latest version from https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/files/ . that is currently V2.05.97.
Unpack the files to a folder, and then place the folder anywhere ...
by Major_Mess
Sun Aug 13, 2023 1:18 am
Forum: Steel Panthers World At War & Mega Campaigns
Topic: Steel Panthers World At War: Mech.EXE Crashing
Replies: 20
Views: 2523

Re: Steel Panthers World At War: Mech.EXE Crashing

Give me a day and I'll crank out a how-to setup and use the latest build.

cheers

MM
by Major_Mess
Fri Aug 11, 2023 2:38 pm
Forum: Steel Panthers World At War & Mega Campaigns
Topic: Steel Panthers World At War: Mech.EXE Crashing
Replies: 20
Views: 2523

Re: Steel Panthers World At War: Mech.EXE Crashing


....... can someone please tell me what dxwnd is?


DxWnd is a small program that allows full screen programs (like SPWaW) to run in a re-sizable window. On top of allowing old timey programs to run on a new OS, DxWnd also has the capabilities to render the video display through your GPU in your ...
by Major_Mess
Fri Jul 28, 2023 5:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Steel Tigers Progress?
Replies: 202
Views: 23232

Re: Steel Tigers Progress?



I have just tried the SPWaW enhanced version after previously playing just SPWW2. I have to say that I prefer it.



totally agree
zero latency for the program and more lethality for infantry in the game


If y'all like that, you might be interested in a mod that i'm developing.
Less arcade ...
by Major_Mess
Fri Apr 21, 2023 2:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Steel Tigers Progress?
Replies: 202
Views: 23232

Re: Steel Tigers Progress?

Don't be holding your breathe there Matt.

We must be thankful for what we already have.
C'est la Vie!!

MM

BTW .... awfully good to see you're still with us.
cheers
by Major_Mess
Thu Apr 06, 2023 6:15 pm
Forum: Steel Panthers World At War & Mega Campaigns
Topic: Upgrading core force halftracks to IFVs
Replies: 3
Views: 1183

Re: Upgrading core force halftracks to IFVs

Ummmmm, after a battle you will come to a Fix and/or Replace screen.
This is where you can upgrade.
Pro Tip: once you have fixed and replaced everything to your liking, Always mash that (I think it's called???) Repair All button. That will go through all your units, and will fix minor damages not ...
by Major_Mess
Fri Mar 17, 2023 4:09 pm
Forum: Steel Panthers World At War & Mega Campaigns
Topic: SPWAW Terrain file fixes
Replies: 14
Views: 1831

Re: SPWAW Terrain file fixes

Here we go!. Lookin' after the fans of this game.
I dug through my files and found 'em!
Due to the rules in place at matrix, we can't upload/download *.zip files so I've changed the extension to *.txt.
Switch them back, unpack them and install. (maybe make copies before you overwrite)



cheers ...

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