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RE: SPWAW Enhanced 2008 is coming!
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:44 pm
by Alby
ORIGINAL: KG Erwin
I wonder how the adjusted unit sizes will affect the sighting routines? Mike had made some comments on unit sizes a few years ago, but I'm not currently involved in the Enhanced project.
I do anticipate some of the complaints, though. First and foremost will be "I can't hit anything!"
Well, sorry, guys, but WWII targeting routines were primitive by today's standards, and that must be understood.
I'm hoping that the new OOBs will give the poor dumb AI a better chance against the human player.
There were previous complaints about the advantages of cover. This may change now.
That being said, I gotta defend the choices made by previous OOB teams. The ONE thing that crippled us was not having Mr. Wood's direct input. He dropped out of the scene for a long long while, and suddenly reappeared. For this, we should all be grateful.
Mr. Wood, out of the blue, sent me an e-mail, and from there the ball started rolling. The breakthrough was Mike's self-adjusting OOB editor. Wow -- that changed everything. My only part in all this is that I became a conduit of info. Since that time, Alby's team has taken the reins and kept the faith.
To me, it's all been a timely confluence of events. Call it serendipity, if you wish. For me, personally, it's truly been a strange and fascinating trip.
basically most tanks and some trucks are sized one size too small, or one size too big, except for USA tanks which seem to be sized as Mike indicated for the most part.
alot of armor cars are sized different than what mike has indicated as well.
some are too small, some too big.
this is a big job and I may not contend with it for this release, perhaps sometime in the future.
like 2009
[:D]
RE: SPWAW Enhanced 2008 is coming!
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:47 pm
by sabrejack
If Korpraali gets a fist added to the Finnish OOB, do you think someone might add a 'Chuck Norris Fist' to the US OOB?
Chuck Norris can bend time (everyone knows that), so he should be included in the game.
Fact.
RE: SPWAW Enhanced 2008 is coming!
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:01 pm
by Alby
ORIGINAL: sabrejack
If Korpraali gets a fist added to the Finnish OOB, do you think someone might add a 'Chuck Norris Fist' to the US OOB?
Chuck Norris can bend time (everyone knows that), so he should be included in the game.
Fact.
well does China get Bruce Lee?
he beat Chuck in "Way of the Dragon"
[;)]
RE: SPWAW Enhanced 2008 is coming!
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:14 am
by Kevin E. Duguay
Bruce Lee was great but no body wanted to face Norris, not even Lee!!
RE: SPWAW Enhanced 2008 is coming!
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:02 am
by Alby
Enhanced 2008 is done
I will be uploading later tonight
Last few items done were fixing up some text files.
I am just plain tired of working on OOBs.
As far as vehicles sizes and some armor values go, I did not address them for 2008.
Perhaps some one else can take up the job in the future.
But they would have to be...
will post links later to full Mod downloads and also links to those who just want the update files.
Have fun and sorry if not evryone got in the changes they wanted or thought should be in there.
RE: SPWAW Enhanced 2008 is coming!
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:50 pm
by Alby
Hey everyone
The links are up above in this forum in a 'stickied' thread
[:)]
RE: SPWAW Enhanced 2008 is coming!
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:56 am
by KG Erwin
To Alby and the team, muchas gracias for what you guys did. [&o]
RE: SPWAW Enhanced 2008 is coming!
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:09 am
by dutchiexx
Thanks, Alby!!! Great work! [&o]
RE: SPWAW Enhanced 2008 is coming!
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:57 pm
by Alby
Korpraalii V was quite involved in the work this time around, so give him some kudos, and also complain to him if stuff is wrong..
LOL
[:D]
RE: SPWAW Enhanced 2008 is coming!
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 6:22 am
by Korpraali V
ORIGINAL: Alby
Korpraalii V was quite involved in the work this time around, so give him some kudos, and also complain to him if stuff is wrong..
LOL
[:D]
Nah, I did practically nothing... but until Alby learns to write my nick correct, I'll keep complaining [;)]
RE: SPWAW Enhanced 2008 is coming!
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:06 am
by _Bobble
First, love SPWAW. Love Enhanced. Great work, you dedicated warriors.
I know it's a long shot, but is there any chance of getting a higher screen resolution? If you have the ear of Mike Wood (who is one of, if not THE original programmer, IIRC), could we maybe get an alternate, unofficial, "hacked" .exe that is set at 1280 X 960 or something? Even if it's not entirely ready for prime time and has a few hitches and glitches. Pretty please?
RE: SPWAW Enhanced 2008 is coming!
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:15 pm
by Alby
ORIGINAL: _Bobble
First, love SPWAW. Love Enhanced. Great work, you dedicated warriors.
I know it's a long shot, but is there any chance of getting a higher screen resolution? If you have the ear of Mike Wood (who is one of, if not THE original programmer, IIRC), could we maybe get an alternate, unofficial, "hacked" .exe that is set at 1280 X 960 or something? Even if it's not entirely ready for prime time and has a few hitches and glitches. Pretty please?
unfortunately , Mikes most recent version of the code, 8.403 I assume, was lost when he had a computer crash.
He says he has one old version but cannot get compiler to run on new computers.
I have at times even wondered about offering some money to one of the matrix programmers to fix and/or change a few things, but not sure anyone even has up to date code.
[:(]
RE: SPWAW Enhanced 2008 is coming!
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:39 am
by sabrejack
I vaguely remember someone saying a while ago that they had the ability to reverse engineer the code, but that they wouldn't do it for ethical reasons?
Perhaps if the 'legitimate' code has been lost, that would be considered justified grounds to go ahead with their earlier idea?