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The third official update is now available for the acclaimed WWI grand strategy game.

Matrix Games and Adanac Command Studies are pleased to announce that a new update is now available for the critically acclaimed WWI grand strategy hit, Guns of August! This latest update brings the version of the game up to 1.23 and fixes well over a dozen issues such as the rail movement bug in addition to AI improvements and feature enhancements.

Additionally, the AI has been improved in the areas of R&D and HQ Activations which overall makes for a more aggressive computer opponent. The update also includes a few rule tweaks including the new criteria for Britain to receive Eastern Med resources and a new rule for overstacked units in combat. In addition, support for screen resolutions up to 1920x1440 has now been added and a selectable alternate graphics set created by Gary Krockover is included.

David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said “Guns of August brings the intense and brutal nature of trench warfare straight to your PC (expect without the trench foot!, along with all the aspects of grand strategy in World War I. With this latest update, Adanac Command Studies have further improved Guns of August to make this acclaimed adaptation of the ‘War to End All Wars’ even better!”

Guns of August puts players in command of waging World War I at a grand strategic scale from Paris to Baghdad. The entire Western, Eastern, Italian and Balkan fronts are included as are the three fronts of the Ottoman Empire. Production, combat, diplomacy, research, trenches, fog of war, and not to mention land, sea and air combat are all included! Use land units like infantry corps complete with separate artillery units for precisely directing barrages on the enemy's line.

As time goes on, players must deal with changing combat situations like the introduction of Stossstruppen and even mighty tanks charging through lines to break through the stalemate! Guns of August fully supports a robust AI to fight against or play by email. Step back to the early 20th Century and hear the guns of August!

Get more information on Guns of August from its product page. This update is comprehensive and will bring the version of the game up to 1.23.

http://www.matrixgames.com/games/downloads.asp?gid=331

Thanks, I'm note eniterly sure which patches I have/haven't added - if I download this latest patch does that mean it includes all previous patches?

Yes, it's comprehensive and includes all previous updates. All our updates are done that way now.

I downloaded and installed the update but the game doesn't start any more. [&:]

First I get a massage "Cannot open file ...MatrixGamesLogo.bmp", than "Cannot open file ...AdanacLogo.bmp" and finally "Trench.exe funktioniert nicht mehr" (means doesn't work any more).

I'm using Vista and downloaded version 1.23.

Can anybody help me?

Ignore please![:)]

Some bug reports to 1.24 beta and requested changes.

1. Cavalry units attacking a hex where an opponent is trying to move from will pin that movement and also a possible attack trying to be carried out by the troops in question.

It used to be that this sort of probing is carried out but not prohibiting subsequent movement and attacks by the infantry units in question.

2. Allied units converting control of hexes in another allied country is a problem in all respects. Especially because your opponent can follow your movement behind frontlines.

3. Movement arrows by troops should not be displayed if you can't see the unit in question i.e. if it behind an enemys frontline. You can count the number moving and in what direction. Combined with 2. [:(]

Ok, still dazed and confused. I understand that the official 1.2.3 incorporates any updates which may not be on the 1.2.3 beta but what about the 1.2.4 beta? As a beta, I assume, as not completely tested, that it has little bearing on the official 1.2.3?

Have not you upload official patch any longer?
Still Beta?

Yeah this is an awfully long beta. How about an official patch?

Pardon- but where might a simple player get his hands on these 1.24 beta and 1.30 beta copies?  They are out there somewhere and I would like to play about with a game that has some of its found bugs fixed?? If I have to be a play tester to get one-then I guess I will have to wait, But it has been since MAy 2008 that the last official patch was released- do we expect a new patch to be released soon with some of these new and interesting changes??

Go to the members area here at Matrix site, register your game, then you will access to the Public Beta, which I think is version 1.30 or 1.31 or something like that. You can also get another counter set there which is very interesting.

Also: your members area user account and password are different from your forum details (unless you specifically set them up to be the same, which I failed to do...).

http://www.matrixgames.com/community/members.asp

Like Stwa says, you need to register the game. Subsequently you can find the Beta patches are under "registered downloads", with the most recent being Version v.1.3x (9 JAN 2009).

The members area is a real mess IMO - and well overdue for an overhaul to make it less confusing.

Regards,
-von Schmidt

 found it