Conquest of the Aegean Is Updated

[Alex Fiedler]

A new v3 update for this continuous time wargame advances to the front

Matrix Games and Panther Games (www.panthergames.com) are pleased to announce that another major update is now available for the pausable continuous time World War II wargame, Conquest of the Aegean. This third updated will fixes all known issues in addition to improving several scenarios and adding multiple reinforcement schedules to increase replay value.

As an added bonus, the update also includes two brand new scenarios with some significant new content. Gamble and Scramble is a hypothetical scenario covering a major Allied counter offensive against the German main supply route in Greece. Bir el Gubi covers the famous North African desert battle at the outset of Operation Crusader. A new map of the Bir el Gubi area is included and new estabs sufficient to cover all the major force types that participated in the 1941 desert battles have been added!

David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said “This new update for Conquest of the Aegean improves upon an already respected and beloved game that stands among the most realistic operational simulations ever developed. The challenges of the Greek campaign have never been better presented than in Conquest of the Aegean and the new desert battle takes it in a new and exciting direction.”

In Conquest of the Aegean, players get to take on the role of either an Allied or German commander during World War II and match their wits against either a computer controlled opponent or a human opponent via LAN or the internet. You can play as the Allies in a desperate fight to maintain a foothold on the southern flank of Europe using the mountainous Greek terrain to achieve concealment and surprise. Or, the for the more aggressive commanders among us, you can fight as the Axis who are tasked with driving as hard and fast as possible into Greek territory to assure an expedient and inexpensive victory.

Based off of the very successful Airborne Assault: Highway to the Reich, this operational “pausable continuous time” strategy game represents a major step forward from its predecessor. Not only does Conquest of the Aegean take you to a new theatre of the Second World War, but also major changes to the game have been made engine to make it an even more detailed and realistic recreation of WWII combat. To breathe fresh life into Airborne Assault while still capturing the strategically intense but fun gameplay that came with previous titles in the series, Conquest of the Aegean includes a realistic resupply system, a vastly enhanced interface, and improved weather patterns, all complemented by 20 brand new maps and 30 brand new scenarios.

Get more information on Conquest of the Aegean from its official Matrix Games webpage. This update is comprehensive and will bring the game up to version 3.3.147E.

http://www.matrixgames.com/games/downloads.asp?gid=313

[simovitch]

There's another North Africa Scenario that is included with the patch:

Sidi Rezegh:The Clash of Armor[8D]

[CptWaspLuca]

Great news!
I wrote the netwargamingitalia review of COTA... I hope to be busy again with Panther Games!

[LarryP]

Since 7AM to now (10AM) the download speed is about 6k, 6 hours! That's with my 5meg broadband connection. Any idea what the problem is with the server? [&:]

[oho_slith]

Same here, only 6,4 KB / sec and falling with a very fast internet connection [:(]

[Hertston]

Glad to see it's not just me... speed has just crawled up to 7k.

[sterckxe]

ORIGINAL: Hertston
Glad to see it's not just me... speed has just crawled up to 7k.

I guess it's a popular patch [:D]

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx

[Grell]

ORIGINAL: sterckxe

ORIGINAL: Hertston
Glad to see it's not just me... speed has just crawled up to 7k.

I guess it's a popular patch [:D]

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx

LOL! You can say that again! [:)]

Regards,

Grell

[HercMighty]

Can anyone at Matrix confirm this is just the way it is right now or is there a problem with the server?

[LarryP]

Yeah, good idea. It's now 2PM here in the states and it is still not downloadable. [&:]

[Fred98]

My connection says 7 hours - I'll wait till later.
 
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[cdbeck]

I spent all night downloading it, and when I tried to open it - invalid archive [:@]

SoM

[redbear]

my com is 15.5 kb/sec is penfully slow. [:o]

[oldspec4]

Download just completed after 7 hrs. and 36 minutes!  BTW, the entire Matrix site has been slow for me the past couple of days.

[Johnus]

Same for me; 6 hours plus for the download and the entire site has been slow for days.

[Crimguy]

My archive was corrupt as well.  Planned on repulsing some Nazis tonight too

[Waffenamt]

I was just about to gloat here but I discovered my d/l was also corrupt [&:]

[Waffenamt]

On the bright side, I'll try again later when I'm not sitting in front of the PC.  I really look forward to giving this new, enriched COTA a run for the money.  I revisited HTTR during the interim and PzC too, but once you've been here it's tough to avoid comparisons, and COTA always wins! [:)]

[Plodder]

I downloaded the patch last night with no problems(got it before the official announcement)and it works fine.Thanks Panther and Matrix.[:)]

[Abalieno]

Mirror if you trust me:
http://www.cesspit.net/misc/Conquestoft ... 33147e.zip