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[lwp1200]

Hi All, Larry here. This is my first post. I currently live in Fresno and have been playing the older Steel Panthers: Modern Battles. Imagine my delight at finding the much better develloped version online! Thanks Matrix! [&o]

The game runs well on my machine except for one small glitch. Approx 5 minutes into the game or the first time a unit pops smoke the colors change, the roads will turn light blue and the smoke turns a mix of blues and greens....and a bunch of other color changes too. It helps if I clear the smoke but the roads stay the same color. I'd like to make this not happen anymore. Any suggestions? I am no computer supergenius.

[pbirmingham]

Hi, folks! I'm a long time gamer -- my first wargame was Avalon Hill's Submarine! back when I was around twelve. Played a lot through college, then kinda dropped out of the hobby, first for roleplaying games, then for other types of computer games (flight sims, first-person shooters.)

Anyway, now that I have two kids and a long train commute to work, I've really gotten into computer wargaming, because nothing makes a long train ride pass quickly like assaulting German 105s at Brecourt Manor. It's like coming home, really -- sometimes I swear I can see the little 8-3-8 counters for the Fallschirmjäger who are guarding the guns. (It was a great pleasure to see the Squad Leader scenarios that have been adapted to SP:WAW.)

[IBTyrone]

Hi Larry!

Welcome to the forums!

ORIGINAL: lwp1200

Hi All, Larry here. This is my first post. I currently live in Fresno and have been playing the older Steel Panthers: Modern Battles. Imagine my delight at finding the much better develloped version online! Thanks Matrix! [&o]

SPWAW is a very nice game, guaranteed to hold your interest for many hours. I'm still waiting to get bored with it. Burned out from playing too much, yes, but burned out, no.[;)]

ORIGINAL: lwp1200
The game runs well on my machine except for one small glitch. Approx 5 minutes into the game or the first time a unit pops smoke the colors change, the roads will turn light blue and the smoke turns a mix of blues and greens....and a bunch of other color changes too. It helps if I clear the smoke but the roads stay the same color. I'd like to make this not happen anymore. Any suggestions? I am no computer supergenius.

I used to have this problem once in awhile, but I think the only way I could fix it was to reboot the machine. However, graphics card issues are a fairly common problem with this version of the game. Check the vendor for your graphics card and make sure you have the latest drivers installed on your machine. BTW, you might want to think about posting your problem to the general discussion area. You'll get a better response, most likely.

Hope you get it fixed.

[IBTyrone]

Welcome to the forums, pbirmingham!

ORIGINAL: pbirmingham
Hi, folks! I'm a long time gamer -- my first wargame was Avalon Hill's Submarine! back when I was around twelve. Played a lot through college, then kinda dropped out of the hobby, first for roleplaying games, then for other types of computer games (flight sims, first-person shooters.)

It's kind of funny how real life changes your priorities, eh?

ORIGINAL: pbirmingham
Anyway, now that I have two kids and a long train commute to work, I've really gotten into computer wargaming, because nothing makes a long train ride pass quickly like assaulting German 105s at Brecourt Manor. It's like coming home, really -- sometimes I swear I can see the little 8-3-8 counters for the Fallschirmjäger who are guarding the guns. (It was a great pleasure to see the Squad Leader scenarios that have been adapted to SP:WAW.)

I find that it works with my family schedule pretty well. I can usually get a turn or two in before I go to bed and after the kids are in bed. Playing on a train would be great! I'm a jealous man.[&o]

[Einar Fridgeirs]

Hello, new member here. My name is Einar Árni Friðgeirsson and I´m from Iceland. I´m 27 and currently enrolled at a University(dropped out of school for several years).

I played some version or other of SP around 2000, and although I though the game was extremely cool I never really "got it" in the sense that I was able to plan and anticipate, only react.

I downloaded SPWaW on a whim and followed a link to here. I registered yesterday and already I´ve learned a TON of "a-ha" thing I hadn´t though about.

I want to learn to play the game "properly", that is with C&C on, so expect a TON of threads here in the training center from me!!![:D]

[Korpraali V]

Velkomin!
[:)]

[Goblin]

Welcome aboard, Einar![:)]

Goblin

[IBTyrone]

ORIGINAL: Einar Fridgeirs

Hello, new member here. My name is Einar Árni Friðgeirsson and I´m from Iceland. I´m 27 and currently enrolled at a University(dropped out of school for several years).

I played some version or other of SP around 2000, and although I though the game was extremely cool I never really "got it" in the sense that I was able to plan and anticipate, only react.

I downloaded SPWaW on a whim and followed a link to here. I registered yesterday and already I´ve learned a TON of "a-ha" thing I hadn´t though about.

I want to learn to play the game "properly", that is with C&C on, so expect a TON of threads here in the training center from me!!![:D]

Hi Einar and welcome back to the game!

I think you'll find Matrix has done a fine job updating the code and providing a quality platform for gaming WW2 at the tactical level. Their addition of the MegaCampaigns might be something you'll want to look into. As far as learning the game "properly" in a positive environment, you might want to consider enrolling in The Academy over at the Depot (http://www.spwaw.com). They have a whole program with instructors set up for learning the ins and outs of the game.

Again--Welcome!

[Einar Fridgeirs]

Velkomin!

hey, talar þú íslensku? Gaman að vera boðinn velkominn á sínu móðurmáli!

[Puukkoo]

[X(]

Isländskan! Jag kunde försöka det med min dålig svensk.

I almost understand Icelandish!

[Korpraali V]

ORIGINAL: Einar Fridgeirs

hey, talar þú íslensku? Gaman að vera boðinn velkominn á sínu móðurmáli!

No, I don't, sorry [:(]. A friend of mine was an exchange student in Reykjavik one year ago and she fell in love with your country.

And of course reading six years Swedish at school helps [;)].

And my wife is interested of Old Norse and Sagas (Heimskringla).

So I know something too, just have to know something [;)][:D]

[Einar Fridgeirs]

Thanks, I´ll keep my barbaric speech to a minimum [:D]

Still good to be here.....Figuring Steel Panthers out on your own is not easy. Having access to veteran players is a godsend.

[Puukkoo]

The Barbarian in you will help you to solve the secrets of the game. At least it knows how to hack them into pieces.

[Gunter_Viezenz]

I'am a Polish born Canadian. I live in southern Ontario about 15 minutes away from Detroit. I'm familiar to the game because I have played it before but now I have reinstalled it and decided to join this forums for help. I'm a fan of WWII based games such as Call of Duty, Day of Defeat, the Close Combat serieres etc. This is what brought me to this game through the suggestion of my brother. I have enjoyed the game except some of the sounds annoy me.

[Einar Fridgeirs]

Welcome Gunther, I hope we can learn this monster of a simulation(I am actually hesitannt to call it a game [:D] ) together.

[chief]

Gunter: there are modified sounds for SPwaw available somewhere in this forum and at www.spwaw.com

"SPwaw Depot", check out the forums there also. You'll find lots of goodies at both sites. Gott Luck.

[Gunter_Viezenz]

I beleive I forgot to mention Iam computer blind. Meaning I hav no clue how the computer works. This would explain why I have trouble searching the SPwaw Depot.

[Einar Fridgeirs]

If you have little computer experience, good luck finding your way around SP......I´m fairly computer literate but this game is COMPLEX!!! And there are all kinds of little bits of switchable stuff tucked inside menus, and obscure keyboard commands that only the veterans know about.....

[Goblin]

There's one that makes your computer print money, but we're not gonna tell...[:'(]


Goblin

[Gunter_Viezenz]

I can actually make my way around SP since I have played 8.4 like a while back but I recently had the game reinstalled and I frankly dont like the bayge colour of the menu I miss the grey metalic. (Running 8.403 but I have V8.3 menu)