Compiegne

[Philippeatbay]

The photographic pop-ups are one of Strategic Command's best features. Sometimes they linger on the screen a bit too long, but I am always afraid to click on them for fear of jumping through the next pop-up without being able to read it or see it. While it would probably be tedious to have too many of them, we aren't at that point yet, and I think the game could stand to have at least 25% more of them without being too cluttered with chrome.

The fall of France is a pretty major event and could use one or two more pop-ups for emphasis. Something with the railway car at Compiegne (the pictures of the Armistice signing I've seen aren't particularly dramatic, unfortunately) and a little flavor text explaining why the Germans were insisting on signing the Armistice in that particular spot would be nice.

I was a tad dissapointed by the image of German troops marching through Paris. There was nothing wrong with the photograph that was used, but there are others that could supplement it that are stronger images. There are quite a few recognizably Parisian street scenes with German troops and blatant Nazi banners waving incongruously in the background -- photographers love to shoot that kind of thing. As an aside, everybody loves the picture of the Frenchman bursting into tears, but I remember hearing a possibly apocryphal story that that photograph may have been shot in Marseille and wasn't an exaggerated reaction to the fall of Paris.

[sPzAbt653]

I am always afraid to click on them for fear of jumping through the next pop-up without being able to read it or see it.

I agree, because I have done this several times. For my two cents there should be a 'close' button on the messages [one that would also be activated by the space bar].

[xwormwood]

ORIGINAL: sPzAbt653

I am always afraid to click on them for fear of jumping through the next pop-up without being able to read it or see it.

I agree, because I have done this several times. For my two cents there should be a 'close' button on the messages [one that would also be activated by the space bar].

I would prefer an archive where a player could read all information, pop-ups and decision events which were shown.
That would often help quite a bit if you play against the AI. I usually alt-tab into a different program or do anyting else while the AI takes its time during the AI-turn.

[sPzAbt653]

Yes, with an archive you could choose to skip messages and then view them later when you desire. If we choose not to skip the messages, we can watch developments as they occur.