OT - Vidja games

[raketenjagdpanzer]

Man, after years (no - literally years) of trying and failing I got M1 Tank Platoon II working under Windows 7. It's not flawless (cutscenes don't play, nor does the "War College" training film library), but I can play a game beginning to end without any major hiccups like crash to desktop or being stuck with no way out of a menu.

If you gents will pardon me I'm off to fight the opening battles of the Twilight War

[Cdnwolf]

I just discovered that the guys who did Steel Panthers at War also had updated the game to Steel Panthers MBT so now you can fight battles from 1946 to today - real or imaginary. It is a free download. Right now doing a battle in southern Poland between the USA forces and Polish forces.


http://www.shrapnelgames.com/Camo_Wo.../MBT_page.html

[raketenjagdpanzer]

I spoke too soon. After an evening of successful gameplay it's back to crashing quitting out to desktop after a mission ends, rather than taking me back to the menu to pick up the next mission.

Sigh.

[Panther Al]

Speaking of games, has anyone been playing War Thunder?

They recently added US Ground Forces, and while the game does have a slight bias to the Soviets, it is still pretty fun, and even better, It is F2P, and they have it set up so there really is no advantage to those spending real money other than getting the same stuff the free players get just a bit faster.

[Cdnwolf]

I play WOT but also Warthunder but not the ground one yet.

[DigTw0Grav3s]

I had a chance to play the World of Warships beta on a buddy's account a few days ago. Aircraft Carriers weren't in yet, but it's going to ruin a lot of your lives.

[Cdnwolf]

Originally Posted by DigTw0Grav3s

I had a chance to play the World of Warships beta on a buddy's account a few days ago. Aircraft Carriers weren't in yet, but it's going to ruin a lot of your lives.

I played Navyfield so I know what you mean....

[Panther Al]

I wanted to like WoT, but the arcady nature and the fast and loose way they handled hardware just made me pound my head on my desk. WT:GF is a lot better in that regard, though not without its own issues I will grant.

Any one want to look me up, name there is PantherAl

[raketenjagdpanzer]

Update: working with the author of DxWnd (a massive compatibility tweaking tool that will get naughty late Win9x apps and games working, hopefully) to write a driver for M1TP2. Stay tuned.

[ArmySGT.]

Originally Posted by raketenjagdpanzer

Update: working with the author of DxWnd (a massive compatibility tweaking tool that will get naughty late Win9x apps and games working, hopefully) to write a driver for M1TP2. Stay tuned.

Please add, Close Combat I, II, and especially III. IV would be nice and V is new enough to work in compatibility mode.

[ArmySGT.]

Originally Posted by Panther Al

Speaking of games, has anyone been playing War Thunder?

They recently added US Ground Forces, and while the game does have a slight bias to the Soviets, it is still pretty fun, and even better, It is F2P, and they have it set up so there really is no advantage to those spending real money other than getting the same stuff the free players get just a bit faster.

Per your recommendation I have been playing it for the last week.

I have really three issues......

One, there is no teamwork or plan. The bonus of team work is lower than that for kills ....... So it is a pre-teen riot.

Two, no difference between arcade style and battle simulation except you have to pay to re-spawn.

Three, mixed tech levels....... It routinely sucks the fun out of the game to die in under 60 seconds round after round because you have an interwars 1926 biplane and others a flying late 1940s craft. Tanks are bad in this too.

Saying that, the graphics, skins, and terrain is excellent. The vehicles are gorgeously done.

Login: ArmySGT

[Panther Al]

Yeah, especially at the Early Tiers it gets a little random. Once you get in a squad of like minded players, it improves.

The big difference between arcade is the the modelling (Performance wise of the tanks) are much better - more realistic, and then you don't have your auto-aim cross: You actually have to estimate your range. Of course, if you know how to read grids (The larger maps are 400m a grid, the smaller I think is 100 or 150, can't recall), it gives you a pretty good advantage.

Sim, on the other hand, is a lot tougher. There is no autospotting, no name tags, nothing save the map, to give you any idea where the other guy is, so you have to use your eye to find them.

[ArmySGT.]

I am a bit surprised by the Panzer Kmpfwgn II. I had been conditioned to think this was utterly useless in 1939 with the 20mm gun and a MG 17.

Actually, I has been doing well against other light tanks. The AP ammo penetrates the side and rear armor. The speed gets it around the battlefield. If you stay to the map edges and out of the center or large open areas where you are out ranged you can do well with this. I have reprised upward my earlier assessment of this machine.

[Panther Al]

Originally Posted by ArmySGT.

I am a bit surprised by the Panzer Kmpfwgn II. I had been conditioned to think this was utterly useless in 1939 with the 20mm gun and a MG 17.

Actually, I has been doing well against other light tanks. The AP ammo penetrates the side and rear armor. The speed gets it around the battlefield. If you stay to the map edges and out of the center or large open areas where you are out ranged you can do well with this. I have reprised upward my earlier assessment of this machine.

Yeah, the Pz2 can be a lot of fun. The SdKfz140/1 is also an insane little race car. Flip all the time if you take a turn too hard on the wrong slope, but fun.

[ArmySGT.]

Originally Posted by Panther Al

Yeah, the Pz2 can be a lot of fun. The SdKfz140/1 is also an insane little race car. Flip all the time if you take a turn too hard on the wrong slope, but fun.

I am addicted to this thing now. This is your fault....... I hope your plane gets a clogged fuel filter.

http://warthunder.com/en/registratio...nvite_27407314

[Panther Al]

Originally Posted by ArmySGT.

I am addicted to this thing now. This is your fault....... I hope your plane gets a clogged fuel filter.

http://warthunder.com/en/registratio...nvite_27407314

Try the BT series... those things are crazy for the low tiers.



And for those that are reading and thinking about trying it out: click on that link ArmySGT gave: it will help him and yourself out by giving you some freebies if I recall right.

[ArmySGT.]

hugely disappointed in War Thunder now........and simply ready to uninstall it.

The game balance is terrible.

Their adding post WW2 tanks to the americans and russians.... in ww2 sim or realistic battles.

then their is no balance in time periods either..... so 1942 Tigers are getting killed easily by 1945 IS-2s.....

Ug..... atleast I didn't give them money.

[Cdnwolf]

Big talk now is Armored Warfare will be released soon.

[Panther Al]

I've played the Beta for it, and... not too impressed.

War Thunder is the best Tank/Aircraft game out there at the moment, but as ArmySGT said, they can get balance really messed up at times.

Particularly when it comes to balancing the Germans: They seem the think Tiger 2's and Jagdtigers are well balanced against M103's, M47's, IS4M's, T54's...

At least they are getting ready to drop the Leopard 1A in the near future.

[ArmySGT.]

Originally Posted by Panther Al

I've played the Beta for it, and... not too impressed.

War Thunder is the best Tank/Aircraft game out there at the moment, but as ArmySGT said, they can get balance really messed up at times.

Particularly when it comes to balancing the Germans: They seem the think Tiger 2's and Jagdtigers are well balanced against M103's, M47's, IS4M's, T54's...

At least they are getting ready to drop the Leopard 1A in the near future.

If they put the Tiers into appropriate time blocks that would do a lot to restore the balance. But as long as a Tiger H1 and a IS2 are both Tier 3........ Drive the Tiger for 2 or 3 minutes then get your turret shot off.