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Update on WWI Gold - It's starting to crash/freeze on Nov/Dec 1914. Oh well.

ORIGINAL: rosseau

Update on WWI Gold - It's starting to crash/freeze on Nov/Dec 1914. Oh well.

I am so sorry to hear that, Rousseau. I have had freezes on that turn so many times.

ORIGINAL: vaalen
Well Queeg, you have given me hope again of getting CE or Gold to work.
Would it be possible to post your configurator settings for both games, if it is not too much trouble? Or even one of them?
I hope I am not asking too much, but Gold was one of the finest games I ever played, when I had xp, than I moved to windows 7, and crashing has been a huge problem on gold ever since.
I appreciate your brilliant work around to the resolution problem, which should work for me in CE, if the other problems can be solved.

Here are my settings for WWI CE in the game Configurator. I use the same settings in WWI Gold, with the addition of checking "Load all map at start."

And in the Windows compatibility menu. Same settings for both games.

Fred Zeppelin/Queeg, do you know if that will work for just the Gold version?

ORIGINAL: H Gilmer

Fred Zeppelin/Queeg, do you know if that will work for just the Gold version?

The only thing I change for Gold is to check "Load all map at start." I have that On for Gold and Off for CE.

Thank you, Queeg. I will try these settings, and I think they will work!

ORIGINAL: loki100

ORIGINAL: wodin

How does this compare to those games? WW1Gold is my favourite WW1 Grand Strat game with SC Great War second.

Does it cope with the change from movement warfare to static warfare well?

I've been on the search for a great WW1 operational/strategic game for some time.

I find WW1G/CE too much like a boardgame - I can see the attraction but it then misses the advantages of a PC. It also has a horrible UI that you spend a lot of time tussling with.

SC is beer and pretzels.

EAW will have the current issues ironed out. The basic AGE system already copes with the Russian Civil War so can reflect both a war of movement and trench warfare. Athena is a very amenable lass - look at the way AGEOD have got her perked up over the 4 patches for ACW2. At the moment, the problems with EAW are mostly AI related and that will resolve itself over patches.

Loki

Please pick this one up. I think it will be right up your street especially if you are going to play Multiplayer. I'd love to read one of your fantastic AARs playing this one.

WW1 Centennial on sale at Gamersgate for $10 - darn it, I missed another sale. Must buy at that price

ORIGINAL: rosseau

WW1 Centennial on sale at Gamersgate for $10 - darn it, I missed another sale. Must buy at that price

I didn't realise that they were still selling it. Bummer, because, being a WW1 owner and having found it after years of sitting on my shelf, I decided I wanted to play it this summer. I didn't have Gold though, so thought I could just get the upgrade kit - posted here looking for info and after being ignored on the forums, I was eventually told via helpdesk that I couldn't have it as it was discontinued. So, I took the plunge and bought again from scratch on 28 May for $36 having missed the TEAW announcement and news of CE. All my fault - what a fool I am, but I'm still pretty pissed. To cap it all off, I went and bought TEAW, which is inferior to WW1G IMHO, though it may grow to be great.

So, I have spent >$120 on buying WW1, then WW1G and now TEAW when, if I'd been patient, I could have had CE for £10 and it would seem to be the best of the lot.

ORIGINAL: TheGreatRadish

So, I have spent >$120 on buying WW1, then WW1G and now TEAW when, if I'd been patient, I could have had CE for £10 and it would seem to be the best of the lot.

Ouch! At this point, you might as well go all in and spend the extra $10. At least you'll end up with a game than actually works.

"So, I have spent >$120 on buying WW1, then WW1G and now TEAW when, if I'd been patient, I could have had CE for £10 and it would seem to be the best of the lot."

Now that's funny! I'm in the same boat you are Radish!

Yeah, the initial investment in WW1 can be deducted from that - I don't regret it because I really wanted to support Calvinus. The sale on CE has four days to run, I'll mull it over with a note to self to be far more cautious in future (though I usually am, just the overwhelming desire for a great, highly detailed WW1 game got the better of me I think).

I now have WW1, WW1G, TEAW, CTGW, Guns of August and SC:TGW + Breakthrough [:o] What harm could CE possibly do? [:D]

ORIGINAL: TheGreatRadish

Yeah, the initial investment in WW1 can be deducted from that - I don't regret it because I really wanted to support Calvinus. The sale on CE has four days to run, I'll mull it over with a note to self to be far more cautious in future (though I usually am, just the overwhelming desire for a great, highly detailed WW1 game got the better of me I think).

I now have WW1, WW1G, TEAW, CTGW, Guns of August and SC:TGW + Breakthrough [:o] What harm could CE possibly do? [:D]

Just count the $10 for CE as the final installment on Gold.

Hi,

It is of my opinion that promoting CE on this forum is in bad taste, please show some respect. The people that worked hard on this game to make it what it is deserve it.

I would say WWI gold or CE had great potential, will get it there, who knows. The games AI was poor and its multiplayer capability does not work. On these points I cannot recommend it as a top game for WWI. If you are going to play a grand stategic game with no option for multiplayer you are limiting your replay value.

whoops sorry..confused.

ORIGINAL: hattrick1


Hi,

It is of my opinion that promoting CE on this forum is in bad taste, please show some respect. The people that worked hard on this game to make it what it is deserve it.

Disrespectful to whom? Saying CE is a good game isn't saying EAW is a bad game. The world is big enough for both games.

I would say WWI gold or CE had great potential, will get it there, who knows. The games AI was poor and its multiplayer capability does not work. On these points I cannot recommend it as a top game for WWI. If you are going to play a grand stategic game with no option for multiplayer you are limiting your replay value.

World War I Gold was, indeed, a game of great potential. Which was never realized because the folks who sold it never adequately supported it.

That potential has finally been realized in World War I CE. I don't see how it's disrespectful of anyone to point that out. It's not as if the folks who sold WWI Gold still have any great plans for the game. They certainly haven't cared enough up to now to fix it the way the folks who made CE have.

ORIGINAL: Queeg

World War I Gold was, indeed, a game of great potential. Which was never realized because the folks who sold it never adequately supported it.

That potential has finally been realized in World War I CE. I don't see how it's disrespectful of anyone to point that out. It's not as if the folks who sold WWI Gold still have any great plans for the game. They certainly haven't cared enough up to now to fix it the way the folks who made CE have.

WW1:La Grande Guerre was released in Nov 2008, it had many issues upon release. It was patched possibly into the double digits, it then was rereleased as gold. Gold was patched multiple times. The TCIP internet working for multiplayer couldnt be fixed so the developer tried to implement a PBEM system within the game but it was not 100% successful. The game was patched from 2009 until 2013, 4 years!

YEAH your right not adequately supported. [8|]

As much as I like WW1 Gold/CE I have to agree with hattrick1. Promoting a sale of a competing title does seem disrespectful IMO. Comparing them is fine, but to use Matrix' bandwidth to advertise anothers sale seems in bad taste. Not an unique circumstance. It's done quite a bit and to Matrix' credit, they are usually pretty lax about it. But it's something I refrain from participating in.

Personally I havent bought TEAW yet. Still waiting for the smoke to clear on CE first. IMO, there is plenty of room for both.

I think it's disrespectful of Matrix to continue to sell a game that doesn't work (WW1 Gold).

I bought WW1, WW1 Gold, EAW, Guns of August and CtGW. After wasting my money on the first two games, I am finally getting to enjoy CE as it should have been. Nothing wrong with telling fellow gamers that it works and its on sale. I probably should have posted it in the General forum, though.

And yes Reb, you are right: plenty of room for CE, EAW and CtGW. Happy gaming!