Newbie who hasn't slept....

Auslander · Post by **Auslander** » Wed Mar 27, 2002 7:48 pm

Guys!!

Why didn't any of you tell me about SPWAW before?!? I d/l it on Monday, and I haven't slept since. I have been working my way through the tutorial scenarios and I'm anxious to get beyond the "running blindly into firelanes" stage of my learning curve...

I have been messing with the Jaeger Finnish scenarios (I am of Finnish descent, and that whole Russian/ WWII thing is a personal grudge) and even though I have NO IDEA what I'm doing yet, I can't tear myself away! I held my own against the bastards for 6 rounds or so, but they are starting to overrun my position. I figure once I learn how to use my OB arty, I should be just fine... Hehe.

Auslander

BTW- Is Matrix Games responsible when I'm fired from my job and divorced from my wife? I can see my forseeable future ebbing away from me in many long campaigns.....

Mojo · Post by **Mojo** » Wed Mar 27, 2002 7:58 pm

I've been up since 2 am and am just getting ready to call in sick. Or at least late:D

Welcome

tracer · Post by **tracer** » Wed Mar 27, 2002 8:25 pm

Originally posted by Mojo
I've been up since 2 am and am just getting ready to call in sick. Or at least late:D

Welcome

LOL

I saw your other post mentioning your shrinking supply of sick days: I thought you were just kidding!

Welcome aboard Auslander

peter hellman · Post by **peter hellman** » Wed Mar 27, 2002 8:48 pm

It's a new world when you discover this game!!!

Welcome!;)

badinfo · Post by **badinfo** » Wed Mar 27, 2002 9:34 pm

Agreed, this game has ruined my sleep patterns lol.
I spend as much time reading here and looking for more stuff to download as I do playing right now but got into Utah to the Rhine last night to the detriment of sleep. Went to check out one of the Stalingrad maps, was just looking at it, really! I somehow started moving the units around and there went another 3 hours lol.

Larry Holt · Post by **Larry Holt** » Wed Mar 27, 2002 10:10 pm

Only till 2 AM? You slacker!

I was up till 4:30, overslept and my boys missed their school bus this AM.

Welcome to the best game yet developed Auslander. Just wait till Combat Leader comes out, it will be better. Try the CL forum for an update.

May I modestly suggest that you read my Tactics guide at: http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/spwaw_downloads.htm ?

John David · Post by **John David** » Wed Mar 27, 2002 10:19 pm

First Off, welcome aboard Auslander!

Between playing the game, checking the net for more info, scenarios, campaigns and utilities, then reading the stuff I have printed out including many of the PDF files, I haven't slept in a long time:eek: .

All I can say is, bring on the coffee! All of us will be losing sleep for a long time to come!

John

Bing · Post by **Bing** » Wed Mar 27, 2002 11:00 pm

Auslander - You think you are hooked now? You ain't seen nothin' yet.

Bing

Gen.Hoepner · Post by **Gen.Hoepner** » Wed Mar 27, 2002 11:46 pm

Hi Auslander!Welcome onboard!
Do u want a good suggestion not to sleep for months?By some Mega Campaigns...and you'll see with your own ayes the terrible effects on your real social life!

Ciao

tracer · Post by **tracer** » Thu Mar 28, 2002 12:35 am

The Wehrmacht supplied their troops with amphetamines and schnapps; we have to do it with Mountain Dew, Slim Jims and Doritos.

Auslander · Post by **Auslander** » Thu Mar 28, 2002 1:09 am

Well guys,

Thanks for the warm welcome so far!!

-Larry- I have retrieved your excellent primer and I am currently "borrowing" work resources to print it out.... My only question is- When will I be tested on all this material???

To the General- It's funny that you mention that; I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out how I can convince my wife that I HAVE to have at least one MC, maybe Desert Fox. (Rommel was the only cool Nazi in my book...) According to her "flawed" logic, why would I want to spend $$$ on a game I already have for free? I'm sure this is a a life-changing issue that everyone on this board has had to come to terms with; I think I may start a new thread on this so the "old-timers" can give me both their tactical AND their marriage advice. (I'm not so sure they are mutually exclusive.)

Auslander

Fallschirmjager · Post by **Fallschirmjager** » Thu Mar 28, 2002 1:20 am

This game has changed all of our lives.

On my way to classes in the mornings I look at the road and think such things as....

This road would not be suitable for my Panzer advance
That hill looks like it could accommodate for MG and mortar teams
That bridge needs to be blown if the Allies advance any further
That 3 story structure looks like it could hold some snipers
This corner looks like it could be used to flank a Tiger

The list goes on and on...

badinfo · Post by **badinfo** » Thu Mar 28, 2002 2:08 am

LOL Fallschirmjager, when Squad Leader first came out way back when my friends and I played so much of it we started doing things like that. We went to the local ballfields and marked out a life sixe hex so we could get a feeling for how big they were. Got to where we could measure real life distances in hexes hehe. We were always doing line of sight checks in the neighborhood, still think woods should be 3 levels high lol. My buddy without thinking one time asked me what turn it was instead of what time it was

This game is bringing back a lot of those memories, shoulda installed it a long time ago lol.
badinfo

WinnipegDragon · Post by **WinnipegDragon** » Thu Mar 28, 2002 2:17 am

I'll add my two cents.

My wife probably wishes I never even stumbled across the website. I admit, perhaps I get a little overexcited when my FW190s decimate an advancing column of T-34s, but who doesn't?

It's well worth all of her 'I-don't-understand-you-sometimes' looks... I plan on getting my Father hooked when I fly home in July as well. One more opponent for PBEMs...

Bernie · Post by **Bernie** » Thu Mar 28, 2002 3:50 am

Originally posted by Auslander

To the General- It's funny that you mention that; I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out how I can convince my wife that I HAVE to have at least one MC, maybe Desert Fox. (Rommel was the only cool Nazi in my book...) According to her "flawed" logic, why would I want to spend $$$ on a game I already have for free? I'm sure this is a a life-changing issue that everyone on this board has had to come to terms with; I think I may start a new thread on this so the "old-timers" can give me both their tactical AND their marriage advice. (I'm not so sure they are mutually exclusive.)

Auslander

You can try putting your need for an MC (or two) into terms she can relate to. Compare it to getting a dress from a friend, sister, neighbor for free. Now she just has to get matching shoes and bag to go with it...oh, and maybe a jacket too (3rd MC), and of course a new hairstyle (4th MC), and none of her old makeup goes with the new dress so... Play your cards right and she'll be encouraging you to get the full set of MC's, and Combat Leader to boot!

parusski · Post by **parusski** » Thu Mar 28, 2002 4:24 am

Hey Auslander, a couple of years ago I nearly got fired because of SPWAW. I have worked out of my home for some time and for some reason I would fire up SPWAW first thing in the mornings-just for a few turns-and the next thing I would know my boss is calling wanting to know just what the HELL I had done all day. Yeah everyone, that's on top of the vacation scam I pulled on my wife. So Auslander just smile when your wife complains, maybe that will help. As for stimulants you could see a shrink, fake ADD and get a prescription to Adderall(amphetamines) and you could play for days. It sure has kept me focused-hehe

SIdeslip · Post by **SIdeslip** » Thu Mar 28, 2002 4:41 am

Wait till you play a human opponent. That's where I think the game is superb. You get more sleep too except you can't wait for the next turn to come through.
As of being a Finn, it shows what a blood thirsty lot we are with the amount of us in evidence on this forum.

Verta Pakiin!

tracer · Post by **tracer** » Thu Mar 28, 2002 5:02 am

As for stimulants you could see a shrink, fake ADD and get a prescription to Adderall(amphetamines) and you could play for days. It sure has kept me focused-hehe [/B]

Interesting side note: I'm a pharmacist, and back in school a professor mentioned that Nazi Germany passed one of the first laws restricting controlled drugs. Seems that alot of Luftwaffe pilots were using methamphetamine that was available for the asking, which of course led to over-use and inevitably caused many plane crashes.

Fallschirmjager · Post by **Fallschirmjager** » Thu Mar 28, 2002 5:26 am

Too bad they couldnt place a ban on .50 cal bullets.

Poor Luftwaffe...

parusski · Post by **parusski** » Fri Mar 29, 2002 4:59 am

Originally posted by tracer

Interesting side note: I'm a pharmacist, and back in school a professor mentioned that Nazi Germany passed one of the first laws restricting controlled drugs. Seems that alot of Luftwaffe pilots were using methamphetamine that was available for the asking, which of course led to over-use and inevitably caused many plane crashes.

I heard the same thing about amphetamines and the pilots. I actually did take adderall for a while but after a few weeks I started wanting to take higher doses-I was having headaches, and was a nervous as a fly stuck in a spider web. I stopped taking it.

Newbie who hasn't slept....

Newbie who hasn't slept....

Sleep? What Sleep!!