Steel Panthers World At War Manual for v5.0 Now Available for Download

Paul Vebber · Post by **Paul Vebber** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 4:37 pm

Its 11MB and requires adobe acrobat to view www.acrobat.com

The manual issue is a tough one. We are planning to offer printed manuals with our full games, but may make it optional. What do you think? It raises the game cost to give everyone a printed manaul, or keep the price a bit lower and let folks buy a printed manual as a seperate thing? But that makes the manuals more expensive...whaddaya think?

[ April 25, 2001: Message edited by: Paul Vebber ]

Don Doom · Post by **Don Doom** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 4:50 pm

got it.

love that DSL.

AmmoSgt · Post by **AmmoSgt** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 5:01 pm

Downloaded fine looks good if we are voting i say put a printed manual in everybox and charge what the market will bear this is a 239 page manual a 'Book" actually and probably it will become a part of Wargaming History, and where can i get mine autographed ( ya'll need to have autographed versions and charge double )

lnp4668 · Post by **lnp4668** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 5:07 pm

Originally posted by Paul Vebber:
Its 11MB and requires adobe acrobat to view www.acrobat.com

The manual issue is a tough one. We are planning to offer printed manuals with our full games, but may make it optional. What do you think? It raises the game cost to give everyone a printed manaul, or keep the price a bit lower and let folks buy a printed manual as a seperate thing? But that makes the manuals more expensive...whaddaya think?

[ April 25, 2001: Message edited by: Paul Vebber ]

I think it is a good idea to offer the manual separately, how about adding some tips and pointers, make it like a strategy guide from the developer.

Panzer Capta · Post by **Panzer Capta** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 5:27 pm

Would most definitely like having the option to purchase a printed manual.

Drex · Post by **Drex** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 5:37 pm

hey Guys I need some help since I don't know my way around a computer. My browser can't find the site that the Manual is on. i typed it in just as David had it. what am I doing wrong?

kptom · Post by **kptom** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 5:39 pm

I, too, would like to add my vote for a printed manual. With a game of this scope, I think it is imperitive to have the manual close-by. Sure, we could all print out the pfd file, but I'd rather have a nice, bound manual as opposed to a three-ringed binder!

Tom

Supervisor · Post by **Supervisor** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 5:44 pm

I would like to see printed manuals offered as an option. I liked the autograph idea too.

Charles2222 · Post by **Charles2222** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 6:40 pm

I'll offer a compromise, why not a book showing ALL the units and their stats, but leaving all instructional material in the game? The instructions are much easier to find online, where you can do searches, and I would rather have what I'm thinking has become almost an extreme extra in this day and age, that being printed copy of unit stats. Thanks.

Rick Borovec · Post by **Rick Borovec** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 6:45 pm

I would vote yes for a printed copy. Would pay, no problem. Like the Autographed idea!

Tom_Davie · Post by **Tom_Davie** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 7:29 pm

Paul; if there is NO option for a printed manual, I will not buy a game. That simple. If there is an option to go for just a pdf file on the CD or to pay a bit more to get a printed manual, no problem.

Essentially, a manual is a prerequisite for me to purchase a game.

Tom

David Heath · Post by **David Heath** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 7:35 pm

Hi Guys

A Couple of things on the printed maunal.

A) We can not print a manual for SP.
B) We are thinking about printing a manual for our other games.

Best we can do for now.

Grenadier · Post by **Grenadier** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 7:45 pm

But I will sell you my autograph on a 5 x 7 glossy

Don Doom · Post by **Don Doom** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 8:52 pm

Brent says:
"But I will sell you my autograph on a 5 x 7 glossy
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Grenadier "
Yea right and what fort Knox do you wont us to rob!

Rick Borovec · Post by **Rick Borovec** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 9:45 pm

[QUOTE]Originally posted by David Heath:

A) We can not print a manual for SP.

David
Downloaded just fine, excellent reading. However the pictures are very dark and undistinguishable, tried printing (HP 697C)and the qualtity is not really any better. If your not going to print a manual, is there a way for me to print without the pictures. I really would prefer that you to print a manual with the pictures, that can be purchased. Barring that, any sugestions? Thanks!

David Heath · Post by **David Heath** » Thu Apr 26, 2001 12:16 am

Yes we know some of the pictures are not perfect. We were trying to keep the manual from getting any bigger. On our other products we will be printing nice clear images.

RockinHarry · Post by **RockinHarry** » Fri Apr 27, 2001 5:23 am

Also, the "SPWAW Map Editor" (Map secrets) section, is still a work in progress and there are some errors (terrain heights f.e -- can be much higher...), but should give some first insights to what can be done with Freds excellent Editor! (at least for non "Grenadier" kind of designers..

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Much more will follow soon!

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RockinHarry

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Grenadier · Post by **Grenadier** » Fri Apr 27, 2001 8:55 am

Now what is THAT supposed to mean?

(at least for non "Grenadier" kind of designers.. )

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RockinHarry

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brent_2 · Post by **brent_2** » Fri Apr 27, 2001 6:38 pm

a note from the *other* brent - haha

DL'ed the manual and have read/skimmed most of it. Excellent! I haven't been as excited to try a game out since I opened the boxes for the ASL addons in the car and flipped through the new rules...

298mb of ver 4.5 so far!

Wargames can be like Coke/Pepsi, people tend to be very loyal to their favorite ( I have played nothing but Close Combat in all its variations for the last ? years ), but my interest has definately been piqued.

and if Combat Leader has the same type of feature list as SPWAW, I am going to be a very happy wargamer...

Might even try a Diet Pepsi

-brent( who doesn't work for Matrix )

[ April 27, 2001: Message edited by: brent_2 ]

Resisti · Post by **Resisti** » Fri May 04, 2001 4:29 pm

It seems the link is broken right now: any other place to download from ?