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Just started a Schwerpunkt's Russo-German War AAR on the Crimea Break-In scenario, if anyone is interested.

http://sugarfreegamer.com/?p=2598

Cool, Thanks. [:D]

Whoa! They went barebones on the graphics, but hopefully the AI engine and just the overall engine is good. As we all know graphics take a back seat if the game is a great game.

Edit: Oh, it looks like an older game, so the graphics are probably pretty good for when it was released.

Yeah, its 11 years old. I think the later incarnations have better map graphics, but I believe the core essentials of the games chit design is derived from their design philosophy

http://schwerpunkt.wargamer.com/Design.html

"Use graphics as a tool to enable the player to more easily understand the game, not for eye-candy. Use sparingly."

and

"Keep the computer system's configuration requirements minimal to allow wargamer's with older computers to play the games without upgrades."

"Keep the wargame play very similar to the old operational level wargames in the boardgame format to bring back old wargamers to the hobby."

If these titles were available by digital download I would have been all over them a long time ago, as it is, I had to import them and their boardgame mechanic is quite refreshing - so they're new games to me

JMass made a map mod for RGW, and it is very good.

ORIGINAL: spelk

Just started a Schwerpunkt's Russo-German War AAR on the Crimea Break-In scenario, if anyone is interested.

http://sugarfreegamer.com/?p=2598

Nicely done. I played this several years ago, but the last time I went to install it on my computer I wasn't able to find the CD. I still have the manual, but no CD. I suspect it might have ended up in laptop that has bitten the dust by now.

I recall it being quite enjoyable, once you got used to the user interface. It had a nice old style board game feel to it. That AAR report makes me want to try looking for the CD again.

thanks
rick

Nothing wrong with playing older games, though. I still crank up War In Russia every now and then. It just took me by surprise.

Their recent Middle East Wargame is worth checking out.

Turn 2 is up
http://sugarfreegamer.com/?p=2652

ORIGINAL: sabre1
JMass made a map mod for RGW, and it is very good.

Ah sweet, do you know where to get it?

Spelk,

I PM'd you.

Spelk, here is the link for the RGW map mod by JMass. It appears to still be working. Hope that helps.


http://www.mediafire.com/?2f0kbatcfj0rxdh

ORIGINAL: hgilmer3

Nothing wrong with playing older games, though. I still crank up War In Russia every now and then. It just took me by surprise.

I still play Ascendancy, Ultima 6 and Civ II! [8D]

ORIGINAL: sabre1
Spelk, here is the link for the RGW map mod by JMass. It appears to still be working. Hope that helps.

http://www.mediafire.com/?2f0kbatcfj0rxdh

Thanks for sourcing that for me Sabre1, much appreciated.

ORIGINAL: ilovestrategy

ORIGINAL: hgilmer3

Nothing wrong with playing older games, though. I still crank up War In Russia every now and then. It just took me by surprise.

I still play Ascendancy, Ultima 6 and Civ II! [8D]

I'm played Aces of the Pacific just recently.

Turn 3 is up
http://sugarfreegamer.com/?p=2795

and Turn 4
http://sugarfreegamer.com/?p=2862

Turn 5 of the Crimean Break-in is up:
http://sugarfreegamer.com/?p=2932

Turn 6 in the Crimean Break-In AAR us up, and things are getting a little exciting!
http://sugarfreegamer.com/?p=2973

Spelk,

I remember the best I ever did on this scenario was a "C", if I remember correctly. Thanks for doing the AAR.

ORIGINAL: hgilmer3

Whoa! They went barebones on the graphics, but hopefully the AI engine and just the overall engine is good. As we all know graphics take a back seat if the game is a great game.

As for the AI engine, it more or less the same as in other war games; however, the overall engine is absolutely abysmal.

The game is virtually unplayable, and not only by today's standards; the game mechanics were already a pain in the arse when it came out.

You really need to be a masochist to play it.