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Tigers on the Prowl 2, Panthers in the Shadows were great games, I cant speak for the other two in that line. But having played some POA2 about four years ago, I couldn't figure out how they had created such an un-fun cluster. I know it was supposedly made for military applications, fair enough, but I hope our Nation security isn't resting on the simulation results created by this thing.

ORIGINAL: 76mm

Poor Scott is having one hardware/software issue after another So please bare with him!

Kind of wears thin after seven years, you know?

While I'm now sold on TU, THIS is why I recommend waiting for a public patch, before buying it. THIS kind of frustration would tarnish anyone's experience with a game, even if it becomes the ultimate game of all time. A person could still have that bad taste of earlier frustration in their mouth.

ORIGINAL: Blond_Knight
Tigers on the Prowl 2, Panthers in the Shadows were great games, I cant speak for the other two in that line.

Dragons in the Mist is the Pacific Theater of Operations, Broken Alliance... think "Patton got his way in 1946 plus the Korean War."

ORIGINAL: Blond_Knight
But having played some POA2 about four years ago, I couldn't figure out how they had created such an un-fun cluster.

I can't speak to POA2, as I don't have it yet(!). But I can say I'm enjoying TU now that mine is no longer Tango Uniform. Of course "Your Mileage May Vary" as you take readings off of your individual funometer.

Hmm..well think on this, the reason Tiller split was because Scott was against any DRM measures that John wanted and did.

Things went on before I got involved regarding games and releases etc cos if I was there then I'd done everything I could to have done things differently. I wasn't but what I did was decide to do what I could to help what is a one man band just like Peter is with TotH.


Anyway I was just stating why there might be website issues. Ill health and hardware failures and software nightmares.

Not good for HPS

ORIGINAL: wodin
Hmm..well think on this, the reason Tiller split was because Scott was against any DRM measures that John wanted and did.

Interesting...while I'm generally not a big fan of DRM, I have to say that Tiller's version of it is really low-hassle--you get a serial number and can install the games onto as many computers as you want...honestly I don't find that very onerous or unreasonable, so it seems like a strange reason to split up with a veteran game developer like Tiller.

ORIGINAL: 76mm
Interesting...while I'm generally not a big fan of DRM, I have to say that Tiller's version of it is really low-hassle--you get a serial number and can install the games onto as many computers as you want...honestly I don't find that very onerous or unreasonable, so it seems like a strange reason to split up with a veteran game developer like Tiller.

Whoa! That is a MAJOR change from initial reports. Are you saying he did a 180 degree course change from this?!?....

ORIGINAL: sterckxe (from 2011)

ORIGINAL: J P Falcon
I am curious about any DRM scheme that might be employed....

Call-home to a server upon installation. Once that server is gone you can kiss goodbye to your $50 game.

... and good luck complaining about installation or other game problems on their forum - they haven't got one.

It simply amazes me every time that there are actually people who buy stuff under these conditions.

I probably wouldn't have "written him off" all those years ago, if I'd known he did not go with his advertised intrusive and obnoxious phone-home-protection. (I keep my games too many decades and have seen too many companies come and go, to bother with that protection scheme.)

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Whoa! That is a MAJOR change from initial reports. Are you saying he did a 180 degree course change from this?!?....

I'm sure that you can install on as many computers as you like, because I've done it. All of the computers I've installed on have been connected to the internet, so I'm not sure if you need internet access to install, but you definitely don't need Internet to play--I just turned off my router to check, and the game started up fine...

Moreover, I have no complaints at all about responsiveness of JTS support, and with their recent release of upgraded Gold editions for all of their East Front games FOR FREE, what is not to like?

Well it seems the HPS site server is up and running again! [:)]

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ORIGINAL: 76mm

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Whoa! That is a MAJOR change from initial reports. Are you saying he did a 180 degree course change from this?!?....

I'm not sure if you need internet access to install

Okay, so you don't know. But that begs the question... why did you make the "low-hassle" claim?

ORIGINAL: 76mm

ORIGINAL: E
Whoa! That is a MAJOR change from initial reports. Are you saying he did a 180 degree course change from this?!?....

I'm sure that you can install on as many computers as you like, because I've done it. All of the computers I've installed on have been connected to the internet, so I'm not sure if you need internet access to install, but you definitely don't need Internet to play--I just turned off my router to check, and the game started up fine...

Moreover, I have no complaints at all about responsiveness of JTS support, and with their recent release of upgraded Gold editions for all of their East Front games FOR FREE, what is not to like?

My experience is much the same as 76's. I have installed and uninstalled and installed again on different PCs, and never had a problem.

When I have contacted JTS about the 'Gold' versions, they have always been more than helpful.

No complaints here! [:)]

Maybe initially JTS I think did use online activation. And at the time their website FAQ referred to it.
But having bought several things from JTS in the past year, and testing the "activation" with my network card disabled, I can say they're no longer using online DRM. Now its just like Matrixgames, which is super!

Unfortunately, looks like HPS website is down again.

Yeah I used to get a page that they are working on it, now I get nothing.

I guess those games are history

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Sometimes, I don't get the meaning.

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Well it seems the HPS site server is up and running again! [:)]

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Might have spoken too soon. I can't access it now.

Yep, it was running but then it crashed again.