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Ok it's a war game. But a little sound for movement and attack so I know I'm not sitting in solitary confinement

Nice looking. Just delved into Sicily recklessly for a few minutes to see it and and boom defeats.
Guess a few rule reading might be in order:)

Good emphasis on supply

I have no sound either, if someone knows how to get it to work? I would be grateful if they would share.

I don't think it has sound.

It doesn't need sound. I haven't had to think this hard in a while, trying to balance having enough fuel to keep my troops moving against providing enough war materials (combat supply) to fight. I own almost every game listed on the forum and some have been disappointing, but not this one. Two hours seems like 5 minutes if you know what I mean.

It would be nice to have some sound I think.

Agreed. Every game needs some kind of sound. Even some clicks to let you know that you have seleted a unit or made a move command. Marching, rumbling tanks, and gunfire are also nice, but not absolutely necessary, I suppose.

I'm getting the feeling that this game is taking the minimalist approach.

I agree no sound is not a deal killer but just a little here and there would be nice. Just to know I'm playing a game ; )

Really, please tell me this is a bug??? Wtf no sound? Even the SSI games back in 80's had sound. Curious to know the rational of developers on this subject. Ohh, but that's right from previous post it's understood they not active on forum for their own game? [:-][:-]

This development group is not going to last long if they don't adhere to even the basic 'best practices' around game development and support. I hope they can get act together as this product still might have a chance to be saved.

Find some nice classical music on ITunes and loop tank/infantry fighting sounds and you are set..

Let's sum it up: no Sound, No Tutorial, a cheesy (incomplete) Manual.

Sorry but, after the Scaling Problems in Lock n' Load, the Dump AI in Panthers in the Fog, and so on and so forth, i don't cough up the Money for the next Banana Game. (ripens at the Customer's Self).

Regards from sunny Germay.

I always turn my sound off on any game that I play! It's not a deal breaker for me. I just need to recover from spending 100 plus dollars on World in Flames! Nice game, but it takes more time to put in than I'm ready to commit to!

I didn't put sound into the game because I didn't think it would have added anything. Its just not the kind of game that cries out for sound effects.

I didn't put sound into the game because I didn't think it would have added anything. Its just not the kind of game that cries out for sound effects.

I am happy with this. I always turn the sound off for this kind of game. I use sound in games like Close Combat. Strategy/Operational games don't need it IMO.

I would rather the resources that would be spent on sound to be spent on other game enhancments.

ORIGINAL: FrankHunter

I didn't put sound into the game because I didn't think it would have added anything. Its just not the kind of game that cries out for sound effects.

Well you are the designer, so you design the way you want it to be, but I am the purchaser, the user and the "recommend-er" and without any kind of sound (a simple march of a platoon, rumbling of tank engines, roar of airplanes or at the very least a "ding" when I click on a icon), I simply can't tell all my friends about it because to me, no sound means incomplete game. I always turn the music in a game off. Currently I simply feel like I am staring a "bland" game (and not at all what the game is)waiting for something to happen.........In order to fully immerse myself in a computer game, I must be able to hear something as we only have sight and sound (barring the mouse or KB clicks) to use to immerse ourselves.

And No I wont play some Waltzes on the background or any Russian Military choir music to enjoy the game.

If sound doesn't bring something essential to game play, it's a waste of code and HD space. By essential I mean assurance that a unit moved, fired, etc.

I do not see why no sound is a problem. To each their own.

Like some people I turn off all game sounds on my wargames and listen to music.

I can understand not liking the game because there is no sound but I cannot see where you can say it is incomplete.

This is one of the best pc wargames to come out, if you really enjoy playing a hex wargame on the pc.

+1

sulla...can u expand on your comment "This is one of the best pc wargames to come out, if you really enjoy playing a hex wargame on the pc."

its early for that statement, but i will listen as u played it.

Im on the fence but like si-move games.

cheers

I like the wego system and the sound thing may not be a deal breaker but it isn't a positive for me either. Some music i turn off, but i usually have the sound effects on. You mean there is no way for anybody to add any sound at all, even modders? I wonder if the sound thing is divided along the lines of who boards games and who doesn't.

Exactly what Jim said . . . the essential sound effects are mandatory, in my opinion. A click to confirm you selected something or clicked an action. A sound to confirm you successfully moved a unit. Stuff like that.

I am surprised how many folks don't care that there is no sound. I have NEVER, and I mean never in 34 years that I can remember, played a computer game that had zero sound. Well, maybe on the Commodore PET back in 1981 or something.

Anyway, this game does look interesting, and I look forward to more reviews and comments about gameplay. It is hard for me to get past the lack of tutorial, poor manual, and no sound, but I want to try.