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ORIGINAL: siRkid

Just picked this up. Was a big fan of WitP. I can't find a way to set the resolution or run in a window. Any ideas?

https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4637477

you can use seabee or add parameters -w/-f in launch shortcut

ORIGINAL: rustysi

Absolutely a great buy for this 'time vampire'.

Lol.

We remember that

This "game" ain't for everyone, apparently.

ORIGINAL: streetsahead1985

It's been on my radar for years, so I should probably pull the trigger. Does the game hold up pretty well (I know this is a silly question considering the forum that I'm on)? How does it compare to other Grigsby titles?

Dont forget to install the official patch once you've bought the game. It fixes alot of problems and adds quality of life stuff like being able to see naval search radiuses and air group range.

New guy here in this forum making his debut post [though I have played other Matrix games for years] who was unaware of this game until I recently went onto the Matrix site after a hiatus of years away from gaming. I had a major medical issue that took me away from gaming. Okay, against my better judgment I will share some details. Six years ago I had a seizure at work brought on by a, to that point, undetected brain tumor that had been with me since adolescence. I had some signs that at the time were attributed to me "getting older" but which in retrospect were attributable to the influence of the tumor as it began to enlarge and exert pressure inside my cranium; headaches, mental lassitude, personality change. Bottom line is I had it removed and after five years or so of recovery I am ready to get back to my hobby of historical wargaming.

Many years ago I played War in the Pacific and enjoyed it. To my pleasant surprise I saw that Gary Grigsby had reworked that classic. The Matrix deal was too good to pass up. I am amazed by the detail in this version and want to learn to play it. I am in the process of reading about updates and utilities associated with the game. My installed version is 1.8.1126a but I am aware there is at least one more recent update available. My current desktop is an 8-core Intel CPU at 3.6 GHz, 16 GM of RAM, 8 GB of video RAM, so I am sure it will run fine. I am just not sure if I have to tweak it to run on a multi-core machine. I did fire it up and watched the AI Japanese attack Pearl and it seemed to run fine.

I bought a download version and wished there was a boxed version available, so that I could have a paper manual. My eyes don't like reading pdf manuals. I printed it off on a colour laser printer and have it stored in a spiffy 3-ring binder. I even custom printed front and spine labels so that it looks good on my bookshelf. The more I read it the more I want to get into, but I will not let my haste ruin the experience. I plan to learn what I can and then perform a properly laid out update routine.

ORIGINAL: btd64

ORIGINAL: USSAmerica

ORIGINAL: Yaab

ARE YOU NOT ENTICED?

I am enticed and I've owned the game since it's release day in 2009. [:D]

I'm so enticed that I'm thinking about buying a second copy 🤔. Just because I could....GP

I bought two copies. I'm giving one to my brother for Christmas. But first I have to learn how to tweak and optimize the game. He relies on me to do any advanced work on his computer. Everyone in my family looks to me as their 'guru" and think, "I don't have to learn anything. I'll just get Randy to do it for me."

ORIGINAL: Randy Stead

ORIGINAL: btd64

ORIGINAL: USSAmerica




I am enticed and I've owned the game since it's release day in 2009. [:D]

I'm so enticed that I'm thinking about buying a second copy 🤔. Just because I could....GP

I bought two copies. I'm giving one to my brother for Christmas. But first I have to learn how to tweak and optimize the game. He relies on me to do any advanced work on his computer. Everyone in my family looks to me as their 'guru" and think, "I don't have to learn anything. I'll just get Randy to do it for me."

Look up SeeBee and use that, then go from there if you need/want to.

That Texas college shooter in the 1960s had a brain tumor. That is what caused him to do what he did, at least you were not affected that way and are better now. Take care and enjoy life.

The more I read it the more I want to get into, but I will not let my haste

Good approach, so far. As you can see the game is very complex and will take time to learn.

Welcome aboard.

Now say goodbye to everyone you know, you've just entered the 'twilight zone'.[:D]

Thanks for the greetings.

Yes, this game is a beast, but I feel up to the challenge. In face, I relish having a grognard-level game to tear into. It's been too long since I played a highly detailed grand strategic level game.

I was telling my wife about the game and she replied, "I'm going to become a computer widow, again."

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: Randy Stead

ORIGINAL: btd64





I'm so enticed that I'm thinking about buying a second copy 🤔. Just because I could....GP

I bought two copies. I'm giving one to my brother for Christmas. But first I have to learn how to tweak and optimize the game. He relies on me to do any advanced work on his computer. Everyone in my family looks to me as their 'guru" and think, "I don't have to learn anything. I'll just get Randy to do it for me."

Look up SeeBee and use that, then go from there if you need/want to.

That Texas college shooter in the 1960s had a brain tumor. That is what caused him to do what he did, at least you were not affected that way and are better now. Take care and enjoy life.

I did not know Charles Joseph Whitman had a brain tumor. I can sort of understand how that may have affected him, but ultimatley I find it difficult to excuse such action. I understand that there can be physiological factors that affect our behaviour, but I also prefer to believe that as rational beings we should be able to restrain our basest impulses. Who knows, really? I do recall that I was becoming more aggravated as time went on, but the worst part was how I felt when they began giving me anti-seizure medications after the surgery. That stuff was making me loco. Fortunately, and here is where I believe rationality can play its part, I was self-monitoring and perceive changes to my personality that I did not like. So did my friends and family. I consulted my neurologist and got it taken care of and I am happy to report I feel much more like the quiet, deep thinking guy I have always been.

Thanks for the regards, and the advice. I have downloaded SeeBee and will get to it after I finish perusing the forum.

Edit: Seinfeld did a bit about assassins having three names. Then some wisecracker, maybe George, said "Sirhan Sirhan." Perhaps his middle name was also Sirhan?

ORIGINAL: Randy Stead

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: Randy Stead




I bought two copies. I'm giving one to my brother for Christmas. But first I have to learn how to tweak and optimize the game. He relies on me to do any advanced work on his computer. Everyone in my family looks to me as their 'guru" and think, "I don't have to learn anything. I'll just get Randy to do it for me."

Look up SeeBee and use that, then go from there if you need/want to.

That Texas college shooter in the 1960s had a brain tumor. That is what caused him to do what he did, at least you were not affected that way and are better now. Take care and enjoy life.

I did not know Charles Joseph Whitman had a brain tumor. I can sort of understand how that may have affected him, but ultimatley I find it difficult to excuse such action. I understand that there can be physiological factors that affect our behaviour, but I also prefer to believe that as rational beings we should be able to restrain our basest impulses. Who knows, really? I do recall that I was becoming more aggravated as time went on, but the worst part was how I felt when they began giving me anti-seizure medications after the surgery. That stuff was making me loco. Fortunately, and here is where I believe rationality can play its part, I was self-monitoring and perceive changes to my personality that I did not like. So did my friends and family. I consulted my neurologist and got it taken care of and I am happy to report I feel much more like the quiet, deep thinking guy I have always been.

Thanks for the regards, and the advice. I have downloaded SeeBee and will get to it after I finish perusing the forum.

Edit: Seinfeld did a bit about assassins having three names. Then some wisecracker, maybe George, said "Sirhan Sirhan." Perhaps his middle name was also Sirhan?

They have found that people with depression can rewire their brains so they are not as affected by the depression. Maybe that is what you did without knowing it. The state of medical technology in the 1960's was too low to help him.

Buy it.

Probably the most cost efficient $16 worth of entertainment you will ever get.

With use of SeaBee I was able last night to get the game fully patched. Took it for a quick run to experiment with the delay settings as I find the messages flash by so quickly. I lengthened the delay to 2.0 which seems just right. And of course there is the summary, so I don't miss any vital information. I like to observe the action with bated breath and cheer or shout, like a sports fan watching a game on television. I watched the IJN do its attack on Pearl and elsewhere on the 12-7-41 turn. The AI did not enjoy historical success; only Arizona was sunk at Pearl and only HMS Repulse was sunk in the attack on Force Z. I didn't let the game run any further so perhaps there may have been a ship or two that would succumb later to damage, but nothing was damaged over 70 in flotation.

I stayed up until nearly 2 AM reading the manual. I see I have a new addiction developing.

ORIGINAL: Randy Stead

With use of SeaBee I was able last night to get the game fully patched. Took it for a quick run to experiment with the delay settings as I find the messages flash by so quickly. I lengthened the delay to 2.0 which seems just right. And of course there is the summary, so I don't miss any vital information. I like to observe the action with bated breath and cheer or shout, like a sports fan watching a game on television. I watched the IJN do its attack on Pearl and elsewhere on the 12-7-41 turn. The AI did not enjoy historical success; only Arizona was sunk at Pearl and only HMS Repulse was sunk in the attack on Force Z. I didn't let the game run any further so perhaps there may have been a ship or two that would succumb later to damage, but nothing was damaged over 70 in flotation.

I stayed up until nearly 2 AM reading the manual. I see I have a new addiction developing.

We all recognize the symptoms! [:D]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Randy Stead

With use of SeaBee I was able last night to get the game fully patched. Took it for a quick run to experiment with the delay settings as I find the messages flash by so quickly. I lengthened the delay to 2.0 which seems just right. And of course there is the summary, so I don't miss any vital information. I like to observe the action with bated breath and cheer or shout, like a sports fan watching a game on television. I watched the IJN do its attack on Pearl and elsewhere on the 12-7-41 turn. The AI did not enjoy historical success; only Arizona was sunk at Pearl and only HMS Repulse was sunk in the attack on Force Z. I didn't let the game run any further so perhaps there may have been a ship or two that would succumb later to damage, but nothing was damaged over 70 in flotation.

I stayed up until nearly 2 AM reading the manual. I see I have a new addiction developing.

We all recognize the symptoms! [:D]

Only until 2 AM? [:-] Not until 5 PM the next day?

I try to get the light turned out before SHE wakes up and screams at me.

ORIGINAL: Randy Stead

I try to get the light turned out before SHE wakes up and screams at me.

This is a gigantor video-AAR of the grand campaign done by some lunatic back in 2016. The "set up for the war" video is 10 hours long [X(] Other videos are usually 1H long each. It took him one year and two months to play the whole thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3onHH-c ... HarPlonked

I was telling my wife about the game and she replied, "I'm going to become a computer widow, again."

Be honest, just tell her, yes.[:D]

ORIGINAL: Randy Stead

I try to get the light turned out before SHE wakes up and screams at me.

Been there, done that.

I remember years ago being up late one night (again) and trying to be so quiet when I went up to bed. Well just my luck, we actually had an earthquake that night, a 4.2 somewhere up near Yonkers, NY.

Are you shittin' me, really? That exactly what I thought. It woke her up when all of the knickknacks in her dresser started shaking. Busted.[:D]

ORIGINAL: rustysi

ORIGINAL: Randy Stead

I try to get the light turned out before SHE wakes up and screams at me.

Been there, done that.

I remember years ago being up late one night (again) and trying to be so quiet when I went up to bed. Well just my luck, we actually had an earthquake that night, a 4.2 somewhere up near Yonkers, NY.

Are you shittin' me, really? That exactly what I thought. It woke her up when all of the knickknacks in her dresser started shaking. Busted.[:D]

Well, we generally know when the ground around here is going to shake. A certain day of the week around a certain time. [8D]