New Store is Open and Old Mega Campaigns Are Available

David Heath · Post by **David Heath** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 1:20 am

Hi Guys

Its been a long time in coming but the new store is available and we now are offering our old Mega Campaigns. Please check the new store and let us know what you think.

David

Orzel Bialy · Post by **Orzel Bialy** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 1:26 am

Now some of the people that have been searching for those MC's can finally grab one!

tmac · Post by **tmac** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 2:04 am

great!!!!!

tmac · Post by **tmac** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 2:19 am

Done and done! I have ordered and downloaded Desert Fox, I already own Lost Victories, and I have Watchtower on back order from Military Hobbies (so I guess I have to let them fill it rather than order direct). The process was simple and quick to download it. I am allowed to burn my own backup cd?

David Heath · Post by **David Heath** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 2:23 am

Yes please make sure to back it up. These are also the updated Mega Campaigns so you do not need to download the patches. You also can order them with our CD on Demand for a back up if you are overseas or have a slow connection.

A lot of thanks goes to gmenfan for he was always pushing for this.

David

tmac · Post by **tmac** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 2:37 am

send condolences on my impending divorce for irreconcirable gameplaying

NO Patches! thats great news too!

Thanks gmenfan (GOOOOOO GIANTS)
and
David and all at Matrix

Tim
one pysched Matrix trooper

Supervisor · Post by **Supervisor** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 3:52 am

This is great news David. I told you guys if you ask, MatrixGames usually listens.

Just for the record MCDF and MCLV are available via download or CD on demand and MCWT is still available on CD. Thank you.

junk2drive · Post by **junk2drive** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 5:54 am

is the mcwt an updated cd or old stock? as in 7.0 or 7.1? does it still include spwaw? do the downloadable ones?
thanks

slyone · Post by **slyone** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 12:47 pm

Hurrrrrrraaaaayyyyyyyy !!!!!!!

Les_the_Sarge_9_1 · Post by **Les_the_Sarge_9_1** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 2:57 pm

David two thumbs up for the look of the Store.

I will be dumping links to it for a while in poosts now I guess.

Observation.

Desert Fox lists 56k at 90 minutes approx.
Lost Victories 56k at 4 hours approx.
And there is no ratings for Watchtower.

Are the MC programs of that much difference in file size? I have never gone and looked at them comparitively before.

Voriax · Post by **Voriax** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 3:40 pm

Originally posted by Les the Sarge 9-1

Are the MC programs of that much difference in file size? I have never gone and looked at them comparitively before.

Well, the file sizes are also included in the dl details..32 megs for DF and 86M for LV..guess there are no ratings for WT as there is no download option..apparently there's still old stock left.

Looks like I'll have to get the DF...but it has to wait until the testing for the new MC is done

Voriax

Supervisor · Post by **Supervisor** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 4:17 pm

The download options are only the MegaCampaigns themselves. They don't contain the full version of SPWAW for time constraint reasons. I believe they the are original version of the Mega and the updates will still have to be downloaded from the MatrixGames site.

Les_the_Sarge_9_1 · Post by **Les_the_Sarge_9_1** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 4:33 pm

Hmm looks like I missed the file size data bit.

Yes appears that WT is likely still out there thus not in demand as download.

Gmen David claims in an earlier post in the thread they are the updated MC so patches are not supposed to be needed.

Supervisor · Post by **Supervisor** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 5:45 pm

Missed that tidbit, thanks.

m200 · Post by **m200** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 2:16 am

hello,

sorry for my silly questions, but getting a game through the internet is something new to me, so i'm green and need help

i'm sorry i'm posting it here, but i couldn't find an email address to your store...

i've read your faq but i just wanted to make sure...
could you please answer my questions, i just want to be sure before do anything and decide to order and pay.

if i understand correctly, i can get wargames from your store just by downloading them. am i right? i could also get an extra cd with the game, but i can't get the cd without downloading. is that so? is the downloading possible with every game? i noticed, e.g, 'desert fox' can be downloaded, but when i want to order 'korsun pocket' it says 'physical shipment'

i live in poland. i can't pay by card, i could only pay by cheque or registered mail. do you accept these? i think you do accept cheques, but how about the registered mail?

let's assume i wanted to buy 'desert fox' and pay by cheque. the game is 24.99 and, if i'm not mistaken, you also want a processing fee of 3 dollars. so will the total amount of money i have to send you by checque be 27.99? am i right here?

your name and address that i need to write on the cheque should be:

Digital River, Inc.
9625 W. 76th St., #150, Eden Prairie, MN 55344, Attn. Check Dept.

is that so?

ok, and once you've received my cheque, you will get in touch with me, send me some kind of password and i'll be able to simply download the game? yes?

also, i only need to fill in the payment information and order tracking information, don't i? - my email and password. i don't have to fill in the billing information, if i want to pay by cheque, do i?

m

Les_the_Sarge_9_1 · Post by **Les_the_Sarge_9_1** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 2:03 pm

I have no personal experience with the payment details, but I can help on one deatil for you dude.

Matrix Games has only veeeery recently made the downloads of the Mega Campaigns available. They were first released only as a physical item.
The downloads is a way of getting it to the guys that were slow and missed the first release.

Bit of history.
Matrix Games offers Steel Panthers World at War version of Steel Panthers originally from SSI.
It is a free download file.
SSI still owns the game, so Matrix Games can only offer it as a free download.
Any version, or any modifications to it can only be offered free.
The Mega Campaign software is Matrix Games property though.

Initial sales were a bit lame though.

Currently Matrix Games does not routinely offer it's games for sale as downloads. This is just a device to re market the out of stock Desert Fox and Lost Victories Mega Campaigns. Watchtower is still in stock I guess, it has not been offered as a downloadable file yet.

For the other replies though, I will have to let a more official voice speak.

Warrior · Post by **Warrior** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 3:19 pm

Well done, David (and Mike for pushing it persistantly)!

I've downloaded many programs through Digital River and they're a top quality outfit with excellent customer service (if needed).

Bernie · Post by **Bernie** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 12:26 am

Originally posted by gmenfan
The download options are only the MegaCampaigns themselves. They don't contain the full version of SPWAW for time constraint reasons. I believe they the are original version of the Mega and the updates will still have to be downloaded from the MatrixGames site.

I could have sworn I read in there someplace that these were the fully patched and updated versions...

In any case, there's also now a "Patch" disk available, for only $4.99 that has all the mods and patches on it.

Wild Bill · Post by **Wild Bill** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 7:38 am

The patch is for those who already have the MCs on CD, Bernie. Those who order the new versions won't need it.

Those who have the previous versions but can't find the patches can find them on this inexpensive CD.

It beats trying to chase them down on the internet.

Wild Bill

PeckingFury · Post by **PeckingFury** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 7:51 am

****, didnt think I would be seing the MC come back!! dont have SPWAW on the hd any longer, so if I order the DF MC I will need to go and download SPWAW right?

New Store is Open and Old Mega Campaigns Are Available

New Store is Open and Old Mega Campaigns Are Available

That is some great news!

HOO AH

Thanks to all

need help!!!