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RE: COW to TOAW3, Strange
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 2:13 pm
by DeadInThrench
For what it is worth.... I have never used WinZip. Go a long ways back with PKZip/PKUnZip but, I currently use one called Zip Central, and another called 7-Zip which is what I used as my 'unrarer'. Got both free from download.com.
DiT
P.S. Also got a nice calculater... looks like the calculater that comes with OS, except it has full hexadecimal and other calculations... use that one all the time.
RE: COW to TOAW3, Strange
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:31 am
by sPzAbt653
That did the trick! Thanks JapLance, Rugged Defense is the answer!
RE: COW to TOAW3, Strange
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:41 am
by JapLance
Always glad to help![:D].
Actually, I thought all this was common knowledge in the TOAW3 World. Maybe an explanation on how to convert very old (pre-COW) scenarios should be stickied in the forums.
RE: COW to TOAW3, Strange
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 10:07 am
by STIENER
what is COW?
RE: COW to TOAW3, Strange
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:18 pm
by JapLance
Century of War, the version of TOAW prior to TOAW 3.
The whole saga is:
TOAW Vol.1 (1939-1955)
TOAW Vol.2 (1956-2000)
TOAW WOTY (Wargame of the Year)
TOAW COW (Century of War)
TOAW 3 (any extra names here? Matrix Edition perhaps? [:D])
These are the most important editions, there were some others (elite editions, battle packs etc.) but I don't know them by heart [:)] .
RE: COW to TOAW3, Strange
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:05 am
by JapLance
I'm in the process of downloading all Vol.1-only scenarios in Rugged Defense and converting them to TOAW3. It'll take me a while (there is about 150) and I still don't know what to do afterwards, but if anybody needs a particular scenario, just whistle [:D].
When I say converting, it means just opening them in COW, saving and reopening in TOAW 3 to save again, nothing else. I haven't tested or edited them in any way, I leave that to more expert people.
RE: COW to TOAW3, Strange
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:18 pm
by Silvanski
ORIGINAL: JapLance
I'm in the process of downloading all Vol.1-only scenarios in Rugged Defense and converting them to TOAW3. It'll take me a while (there is about 150) and I still don't know what to do afterwards, but if anybody needs a particular scenario, just whistle [:D].
When I say converting, it means just opening them in COW, saving and reopening in TOAW 3 to save again, nothing else. I haven't tested or edited them in any way, I leave that to more expert people.
Great job
You rock!
I'm gonna check the TOAWI scens and will PM you a list of the ones which catch my interest.
Maybe you can contact the RD site manager about submitting the conversions to the depot (email address is near the bottom on the "tab" scenarios --> news page)
RE: COW to TOAW3, Strange
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 8:33 am
by JapLance
ORIGINAL: Silvanski
Maybe you can contact the RD site manager about submitting the conversions to the depot (email address is near the bottom on the "tab" scenarios --> news page)
I just posted a new thread in their forums with an explanation and a link to this thread. Hopefully they will answer soon [:)].
RE: COW to TOAW3, Strange
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:11 am
by Silvanski
ORIGINAL: JapLance
ORIGINAL: Silvanski
Maybe you can contact the RD site manager about submitting the conversions
I just posted a new thread in their forums with an explanation and a link to this thread. Hopefully they will answer soon [:)].
I read it. Wow that's a lot of scenarios you converted, great job!
RE: COW to TOAW3, Strange
Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 1:44 pm
by Matt57_slith
btw, if someone could convert and upload a converted version of Mc Bride's Gotterdammerung im Osten 1944-45 it would be great
I erased it since I thought it was the original version of the scenario Silvanski updated earlier, but it is another one [:(]
thanks in advance and merry Christmas to all of you [8D]
RE: COW to TOAW3, Strange
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:19 am
by Silvanski
bumped this one to see how far you got with converting old scenarios Japlance[;)]
RE: COW to TOAW3, Strange
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:43 pm
by fulcrum90
ORIGINAL: Silvanski
bumped this one to see how far you got with converting old scenarios Japlance[;)]
opppss... I´was something confused reading the posts and seeing their dates!!!
RE: COW to TOAW3, Strange
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:52 pm
by JapLance
ORIGINAL: Silvanski
bumped this one to see how far you got with converting old scenarios Japlance[;)]
Well, I did this a few months ago, and in RD were not very interested in having them, so I still keep them in my hard disk.
In the end, it was 172 TOAW I and 13 WOTY scenarios, all I could find with no ACOW Version in the Rugged Defense site. I just sent you an e-mail with the ones you requested in your PM [:D]
RE: COW to TOAW3, Strange
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:26 pm
by Silvanski
ORIGINAL: JapLance
Well, I did this a few months ago, and in RD were not very interested in having them, so I still keep them in my hard disk.
In the end, it was 172 TOAW I and 13 WOTY scenarios, all I could find with no ACOW Version in the Rugged Defense site. I just sent you an e-mail with the ones you requested in your PM [:D]
Thank you so much!!![&o]
TOAW1 to TOAW3
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 4:26 am
by Silvanski
A public thank you to Japlance for sending me the truckload of converted TOAW1 sce. files I requested [&o]...
Some need tweaking but that's gonna be a great job during those long cold winter nights we have here near the Gulf of Mexico [:D]
RE: TOAW1 to TOAW3
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:08 am
by JapLance
[;)]
Good luck and good editing. It must be so hard to live by the Caribbean... [:D]
RE: TOAW1 to TOAW3
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 9:25 pm
by ColinWright
ORIGINAL: JapLance
[;)]
Good luck and good editing. It must be so hard to live by the Caribbean... [:D]
It is the part that's in Texas.
RE: TOAW1 to TOAW3
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:18 am
by Silvanski
ORIGINAL: ColinWright
ORIGINAL: JapLance
[;)]
Good luck and good editing. It must be so hard to live by the Caribbean... [:D]
It is the part that's in Texas.
It is actually[;)]
Now one problem I see in these converted TOAW1 scenarios is in "Withdraw unit" events, where the unit has to be filled in again. No problem to fill in the blank if the scenario notes say when units or formations will be withdrawn ...
I may have to consult you Japlance to check original events lists in case I cannot figure out the unit in question
RE: TOAW1 to TOAW3
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 4:40 pm
by JapLance
No problem, mate. I can check them in ACOW. Hopefully it will be enough [:)]
RE: TOAW1 to TOAW3
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:15 am
by Silvanski
ORIGINAL: JapLance
No problem, mate. I can check them in ACOW. Hopefully it will be enough [:)]
Thanks amigo, it's only in a few scenarios ... I'll send you the event # when I get to the problem in question