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We have uploaded Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein 4.50.5b Beta to the Members Club for those Members who would like to help us with the testing of the new features and bug fixes for this patch release. We want to make sure that the bug fixes listed have worked as they should and that no new bugs have surfaced because of the changes.

Again this is an early public beta so those who want to help out with the testing may. You can access this public beta as a Private Download as long as you have registered your Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein serial number in our Members Club (Click on the MEMBERS link in the top nav bar).

Changes
• Features and Enhancements
o Display frame rate capped to reduce video card load on certain systems.

• Fixes
o Fixed: Multi-player screen dialogs for modem and serial port settings were not displaying properly.
o Fixed: Viewing reinforcements on the Strategic Screen would not show reinforcement battle group if an active battle group was on the arrival map during the actual current turn.
o Fixed: German AI was not allocating heavy artillery support properly.

Some small questions:

Does it run as one patch or is it a full install?

Can be it installed as a secondary wacht am rhein?

I ask these things because I´m playing one big grand campaign by teams.

It is a small exe update.

It installs over the top of your current installation.



BTW. DL is not available yet... should be up shortly

Link is fixed and is now available for download from the members area

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

you need to use the 'My games' link

http://www.matrixgames.com/community/mygames.asp after the login

ORIGINAL: Greg Wilcox

o Fixed: German AI was not allocating heavy artillery support properly.

Go me! I reported that one

Ack! I went to "my games" hit "private downloads" for WAR, but got the website not found error when I tried to dl the zip.

It's downloading here fine for me right now so it looks like it's working can you try downloading it again?

-Greg

German AI handles Arty very well now!
 
What about the SS tank crews wearing Heer uniforms? I know there is an unofficial fix. Will it be adressed in the next patch?

This is a Beta patch of code only

What about the SS tank crews wearing Heer uniforms?

Will be addressed in the official patch release along with other graphic and data tweaks.

There are a couple of more code changes being looked at as well.

ORIGINAL: Andrew Williams

This is a Beta patch of code only

What about the SS tank crews wearing Heer uniforms?

Will be addressed in the official patch release along with other graphic and data tweaks.

There are a couple of more code changes being looked at as well.

Okay, Thanks for your great support!!!

Does the patch have any effect on saved games?

It should not effect saved games.

As always, Back them up though... just in case.

ORIGINAL: Greg Wilcox

It's downloading here fine for me right now so it looks like it's working can you try downloading it again?

-Greg

Nah I can't get it to work no matter what I do. It has to have something to do w/ my members account...maybe. I dunno.

Ah well, I guess I'll just w8 until it goes live

Hi

Can you increase the number of man in the squad, 6 to 8 would be great IMHO.

I'm glad with the AI in general, but there are some times it stay is squad in open field than in buildings or wood, can this modified ?

Philippe

Why isnt my forum login and password good enough for the login at the download?

simply because any non owner can join the forum.

You must be a registered owner of the game to access the downloads

I asked for my password to be resent but havent gotten it.
Can I use a new login or do I have to use the original?
The original would be the one I didnt save or remember.
 
Sorry

Great support matrix!
Any idea when the patch should be released?  I'm considering putting my H2H gc's as US on hold due to the overarmored panthers [;)]

It will be a couple of weeks yet.

We have to finish double checking everything and then play test for a bit.

are panthers over armored?  I thought the Sherman's 75mm gun is too strong

Both, actually.

I think Panther's frontal armor is something like 150% and the sherman 75 mm is too powerfull at a specific range. I don't remember what range it is but it was discussed on this forum earlier.