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Useful links for Birth of America

on 12/16/06 (updated on 04/20/07)

Official Links

The official developer forums. (An excellent place for news, patches, help, information, and discussions in English/French/Spanish.)

AGEOD Forums

One full year Grand Campaign Demo (not latest version)

Improved Game PDF Manual (available for your review)

Useful List of all Symbols in the Game (complements of Lafrite)

Your chance to vote on what games AGEOD develops in the future with this engine!

You can determine what version of BoA you are running by looking at the bottom right of the splash screen which displays before the game menu. In theory, Matrix's digital store should provide you with the latest version available. However, there are times when that may not be the case or you bought the game a while ago and your version is out of date.

AGEOD now has direct download links which appear in the main forum index to the most recent game patches and manuals. Thus, I will no longer be providing redundant links in this thread. If you are looking for the latest patches, then please visit the AGEOD forums. Note: Matrix does intend to remain current on BoA patches in their own download library too.


Game Reviews (English)

http://jaguarusf.blogspot.com/2006/02/b ... eview.html

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/articles ... e=1&p=2523

http://www.wargamer.com/reviews/birth_of_america/

http://www.killerbetties.com/Birth_of_America_Review_PC

http://www.bovineconspiracy.com/index.p ... &Itemid=42

http://www.gamechronicles.com/reviews/p ... merica.htm

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=71422

Game Reviews (non-English)

http://www.gamebe.com/articles/lire/326 ... f-america/ (French)

http://www.ciblejeux.com/index.php?action=tests&jeu=208 (French)

http://www.thegameway.com/archives/Boa01.php (French)

http://pcgame.yesky.com/371/2285371.shtml (Chinese)

http://www.gry-online.pl/s016.asp?ID=6701 (Polish)

http://www.netwargamingitalia.net/gioch ... erica.html (Italian)

http://pc.hardgame2.com/index.php?zone= ... 78&id=1832 (Spanish)

http://www.netwargamingitalia.net/gioch ... e-p-1.html (Italian)

After Action Reports

Warning: The following links are very graphic intensive!

English

http://www.ageod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1401
http://www.ageod.com/forums/showthread.php?p=12620
http://www.ageod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=135
http://www.ageod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1253
http://www.ageod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=305

French

http://www.ageod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=266
http://www.ageod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=472
http://www.ageod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=376

Spanish

http://www.ageod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1389
http://www.ageod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1309

Fansite Links

(to be included later)

Strategy Links

tm.asp?m=1376464
tm.asp?m=1381849

Historic/Time Period Links

Note: The following presents an excellent historical/biographical sketch of the game, but it is only available in French at the moment. (also very graphic intensive)

http://www.birth-of-america.com/french/Bio-Boa.htm

Updated on 12/28/06 with:

(1) Links of various representative AAR's from the player community.

(2) Historic/biographic game information (French only).

Updated on 01/05/07 with:

(1) Another English review.

(2) Another Italian review.

(3) Added link for players to vote on future game releases.

Updated on 01/24/07:

(1) Added a very nice reference document on all symbols used in the game.

Updated on 01/28/07:

Latest patch is 1.10e

Update on 01/29/07:

Latest patch is 1.10f

Updated on 03/04/07:

Latest patch is 1.11

Updated 03/08/07:

I don't believe the revision level of the patch has changed. However, the patch has been updated. So, if you downloaded the v1.11 patch before this post, then you should probably download again and repatch.

I will update it to 1.11a within 24 hours, a display bug has been spotted in the forces listing. And no bug shall survive more than a day. [:o]

Updated on 03/13/07:

Latest patch is 1.11a

Updated on 03/21/07:

Latest patch is 1.11b

03/23/07

If you subscribed to this thread for BOA patch updates, then 1.11b was updated without a change in the version ID.

The latest patch file is 15,870,330 bytes; otherwise your patch is the older one.

03/25/07

Added a couple of strategy links to help jump start those having trouble with GC concepts.

04/20/07

Took down redirection link to latest patch.