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I applaud devs who who work hard to improve the game post-launch [&o]. I always think of launch as an extended beta because all games need to be improved, and the worthwhile games always are. Not a criticism of devs but as games get more complex, pre-launch testing can never be enough.

However a downside, at least in the early days, is that frequent updates can mess-up ongoing PvP games
With that in mind, is this game stable enough for this not to be a real problem? I hope so because both of the miniature wargaming clubs I belong to have, very sensibly, shut down for the duration.

Responses from those who play PvP most welcome

The next official patch is scheduled end of this week. It is a huge patch. It is already available as a beta patch too.

New bugs are hardly being reported anymore so this 1.06 patch is a very stable one. I think starting PvP games with 1.06 should be perfectly fine.

So, now is a good time to buy; the game has matured greatly. It is great fun. No regrets.

Many thanks PM
I shall follow your advice

ORIGINAL: PanzerMike

So, now is a good time to buy; the game has matured greatly. It is great fun. No regrets.

+1

The word is spreading about WarPlan. I got more sales in January then I did in December. I should have less. So I am quite pleased. Not a lot more but more than I expected.

I'm satisified with the AI in the latest Strategic Command games. This game has had a few patches so I'd appreciate some opinions on whether the current AI is about equal to the AI in the Strategic Command games.
Thanks.

ORIGINAL: Alvaro Sousa

The word is spreading about WarPlan. I got more sales in January then I did in December. I should have less. So I am quite pleased. Not a lot more but more than I expected.

Alvaro you must be the only developer who comments on his sales, without giving figures of course, it is something I appreciate and I am glad it is going well for you.

When I made the game I thought it's trajectory would be more flat. It doesn't have the best graphics. Lack of immersion on the surface as 2 large wargaming reviews have put it. But I suspected its growth would come after this initial phase. Already I have have been several Soviet defense strategies. Players trying different approaches. I counted in this game going by word of mouth on its depth of strategy. So far so good.

Even I am still discovering new ways to do things.

Some games give players the world and no cap on their exploration of things to do.

I give the nitty gritty cap and let you figure out how to best use it. And even so this strategy is not the best strategy vs a different opponent. I play a lot of poker and have studied the game intensely for more than a decade. A lot of how poker plays went into WarPlan.

Good to hear that sales are increasing.

This game is showing signs of becoming a classic. Well deserved too.
The player created mods have also added to that development