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Here you go, have a look at the front page:

www.matrixgames.com

Enjoy!

Among the many things fans are looking forward to is the full color 330 page printed manual that will be included in the first official "Collector's Edition" release here at Matrix Games. 

 
YES! As always thanks Matrix! [:)]

Manual downloaded [:)][:)][:)]

Thank you very much [&o]

Thank you so much for putting this up! Great work Matrix and AE dev team!

Thanks for this!

One side note - we did compress this 75 page excerpt more than usual, to keep the download size manageable. So please realize that if some of the manual pages or pics look compressed, they do NOT look that way in the actual release manual or the printed copy. I just realized this could cause concern and wanted to nip it in the bud.

Thanks for the preview. Air combat symbol missing from page 12 on Hex Command display?

Thanks, Eric! My unshakeable "vow of celibacy" that has been in effect since mid-April is quaking.

I know I'll get a headache reading through the manual. Not only does it entice me to break my vow, but it also makes me "think to much" since I'm an editor.

I've just started reading, but found (I think) a minor omission. 6.1.1 Task Force Symbols doesn't include a symbol for Air Combat. (Of course, most experienced WitP players refused to use Air Combat TFs due to the "react" feature, but I'm sure that's been fixed in AE...right?]

I figured it would take about 5 minutes before someone posted a correction. It actually took 15, which is mildly disappointing, but then two people posted it at once, so my faith was restored. [;)]

I'm sure you'll find a few more odds and ends, it's almost inevitable. We had about 20 people review and correct the final draft and about a dozen go over the final layout version, but that's still far fewer eyes than will see it now and let's face it, you guys are very "motivated". Anything that should be corrected (hopefully there won't be much!) we'll correct in the PDF version that comes in the gold master.

I'm confident that it's a good quality manual though, one of the best we've done and I think once you've got all 330 pages you'll find it to be far superior to what came with the original WITP.

Regards,

- Erik

Wait a second. In Erick's manual post, it says that the printed manual is part of the "collectors edition". Does that mean that there will be an option to purchase a special edition, at a increase cost, over the regular bare-bones hard copy (that contains no printed manual!?)?

No, please have a look at the front page of our Online Store. It explains the different "editions" there. Each game only has one "edition", which defines what is in the physical version for that game. War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition will be our first "Collector's Edition" which means that all physical copies will come with a full color 330 page printed manual.

how will the manual be bound? spiral hopefully so it can lay flat...

Not a spiral bind, but the binding seems quite solid to me. I have a proof copy here that I've been using and there has been no sign of any of the pages getting loose or the spine deteriorating. Here, I'll post a few pics from my built in webcam...

Pic 2...

Pic 3...

This bone feels like torture...[:D] Seriously thanks for sharing this.

Thanks Erik. Would've preferred spiral, but...I STILL WANT IT!

p.s. your manual pics reminded me of Tim the Toolman's (Home Improvement) neighbor, Wilson....[:D]

Give me a few days and I can break that binding.....Oh and I'd need a copy of the manual as well.
 
Great job guys.  I'm looking forward to AE.....More so than any other game.

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neighbor, Wilson....[:D]

[:D] I knew that looked familar . . .

Also, does that mean that all the manuals are done printing? [;)]

Nope, that was a proof copy, which means it's a copy the printer sends us before printing starts to make sure everything looks good.