Liam

Terif will not have a chance at dominating this one. Though the Game is slightly strong toward tech I think HR will take him out with all this experience, though interested in seeing the outcome. GL folks... Me and Rambo fought a real Truethful 1st time SC2 Marathon, I'll post up on it so people can view see if he adds his comments. Truly a two legends battling it out at all odds

It's hardly any of that. It's an amatuers guide to WW2. It's nothing like the real scope. It however gives you a fake feal of perhaps being an ArmChair General at the best... and that my friend is worth it to us. I know that I'd be imcompetent as a real General, I do not understand the first thing. Not the order of command nor the simple Geneva Convention. Even though plenty of these Leaders apparently didn't know either as well

I hear all this ranting about the AI, there are two Play by Modem Leagues and hundreds if not thousands of potential opponents going to arise in the next few months. Who cares about Improving the A.I. Seriously. Computer follow Setups the Progammer gives them, they're pure stupid. Just like SC1, you could win every scenario if you spend a few days at it((create your own setup in the editor give the Allies or Axis 15 Xs your Equipment all over the map, invade Russia after Poland, I've done that b4 and still beat the AI on hardest in SC1)), you'll do the same in SC2. There is no challenge unless you give the Computer Much more equipment than yourself and even then you can figure out how to crack it within a few hours... Competition comes from a human best all hours and programming should focus where it is better spent. That's why the game is made for IP and PBEM. Try playing Axis & Allies AI or any RTS game AI. They're all easily beatable... The only way they beat you is by sending 10-20Xs the production at your faster than you can create it even then there is a trick to it... AIs that were created by 50 software developers.. Personally do any of you play the AI? I don't. God that's boring... in WAW you had no choice I guess that's why I sold it. Civilization 3, sold it for the same reason, I wish the Multiplayer feature worked in the Multiplayer pack. Civ4, I'm keeping it for a little while, but still the computer has to be on one of those "uberoverproduction" settings to beat me. You run into 150 Tanks and 200 SAM Infantry before you hit the Industrial Era working damndest.

Well, All about PowerShifts. The most powerful nation during WW2 was split between 3 Nations. Germany/USA/USSR UK, France and Japan were all small players. Italy you could count as counterproductive as a Nation... USA never really needed to help USSR or UK that much, they pretty much whooped Hitler alone. USA did however subdue Japan by themselves. and sent a million or so men to aide in taking down Western Europe so the Communists didn't get it all. Noone would want that now would they? But of course the MiddleEast was a European Concern and the Far East and American Concern and Interest. Also similarly Eastern Europe was nothing the Americans much cared of and so long as Stalin was slowly pushing we waited with the least casualties got the High Quality Real Estate of the day... Of course Keeping Greece, Austria and Sweden a cut off not to give ole Joe too much LOL Had USA gone all out at Germany, invaded through Spain into France in WW2... My personal Opinion, possible the War would've ended in 1943 Had WW3 erupted... Millions of Americans would've died in the early 50s...Defending France and Germany likely.. Millions didn't die in WW2 because the Russians were greedy, they took the Baltics, a portion of Finland, a portion of Eastern Poland and wanted pieces of Romania... Heck, what would've been next? They got buttsmacked all the way ot Moscow and nearly wiped off the face of the planet if not for a little aide, those few hundred thousand men in the West and a few 88s could've helped to "level" stalingrad and a few other places... Do not miss it, the UK and the USA are almost One Indentity in WW2... Though seperate they worked extremely close, far closer than any other Ally in WW2

Blashy, you're right if you script an AI to make a move a human isn't expecting and beef up it's strength you can make it a challenge. In Civ, they give the AI per Advancement level a tech increase, production increase, and aggression increase. In General the AI makes many errors but has soooooo many advantages and much unpredictability that you will not always know what to do. You might leave a flank uncovered that gets hit.. This game should evolve that way but AI is definitely not where I'd hope you guys put your R&D. Like any other good wargame that is really made for multiplayer, it's a waste You should put it on advancing the game even further in other areas

Well, my honest opinion here is why bother. The AI is worthless anyways, get a PBEM or IP game going and get a thinking man's game going. The AI will never stand up to a human. The human will always find an edge the AI cannot. The only way to make the AI competitive at all is to give it about 5Xs-20Xs the units that you can ever possibly build. More or less what games like Civilization has done. I played the AI the first time in SC2 and I beat it without even sweating. No matter what the setting, I don't believe I'd lose more than few a units to beat it either. It's sort of like playing a 8 year old boy who was little slow in class. At 8 I'd give you a challenge, LOL maybe more like a 6 year old.

I'm going to try out Axis.. If you're good enough I'll give you a few turns to see.. IP: 65.191.184.237 The Opponent Forum isn't very good yet Moderators... So this will have to work for a few days I'm certian. and My PanzerLiga isn't workable for another 30 hours

yeah, I've got the same issue I have two computers networked Blashy. This dude cannot host but you up for a game m8 I bet you all that beta testing experience won't stand for much vs the superiority Arrogance of the Liam

Cheese it's not so bad.. I have had my I/O card fry, I had to manually bypass it and it's built on to the Motherboard. I have had my Monitor Burn Out and I don't know about monitors and it's just working barely cause I loosened the frame. Also I have had to take back 2 different AntiVirus as they blocked my internet access and neither Windows or Mcafee or Norton Help could do what I could do. Ultimately I'm own the Official patch for the 32 bit 16 bit conflict in Windows because I toyed with it for 6 hours... without A plus Certification of any kind and half the guys I spoke to supposedly are 20-25 dollar an hour specialists, Bahhhhumbug... I figured it out by toying and teasing.. The real Experts you can find them and they may help but well, that may take some time.. As they themselves really have to put themselves in your shoes, not something that's easy. Browsing Google for people with the same error is a wise idea, there may be fixes offered but that can take hours and hours... this is my 11th year in the computer business in some form and they never cease to annoy me.. Welcome to the party Pal Good luck Cheese Welcome to Computers. A royal pain in the arse... A reinstall of Windows is a breeze if your system is halfway up to date.

I noticed you are not working

That is very odd, only a Tax Program? That's it Cheese. You didn't remove direct X 9.0 properly? To Properly Remove Direct X 9.0 which you haven't do this Site http://ask-leo.com/c000337.html BE VERY CAREFUL IN Registry I'd update your video driver, it sounds like the key word, "Software or Driver Conflict." Same thing... When I say reformat and reinstall windows, in the end I have dealt with the Best of the Best... and that is usually a surefire way of eliminating any problem if nothing else works, so don't worry you can always do that in the end. AND there should be no reason that SC2 doesn't work then...With XP you do not require a Bootable Disk and all you need is your Key Code and backup any important files? You do have the original CD of XP? If not why spend 3 hours trying to hunt up a solution a problem you are not equipped to fix or pay some dude 150 bucks to fix something by updating a Driver or toying with your System files? Axis & Allies wouldn't run at all in a certian version of Direct X a Batch file was created to remove it...Was a pain in the rear to find out you couldn't play IP and you thought it was connection speed when it was Windows and it's bloody components. WHEN and if you get windows up again do not put the 9.0c on. it seems to have lots of conflicts. Search Google, you'll see thousands of issues [ April 13, 2006, 02:20 PM: Message edited by: Liam ]

In the real war, how many men were really elite and how many men were 40-55 years of age manning a AntiAircraft battery or just sitting in a city wearing a uniform to make it look like "Hey Citizens, keep in line or else?" I can't see any Major like Germany having more than 2 million men, probably slightly less considered combat worthy. So far I like the size... U-boats mean something, it seems experience is harder to acquire. Not just but the Germans actually have two natural defense barriers, Siegfried and the Rhine P.S. Declare War on Switzerland see what happens? it's kewl

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If unsolved, what version of Windows are you running? Have you installed any other new games recently and uninstalled them? You may wish to try an earlier version of Direct X like 8.0...

I downloaded and bad file well.. that was like seeing Beautiful Double Ds and the girlie opens up a padded B

"Heeeey Joe, where you goin with that gun in your hand?" ((how many people are buying SC2, 50,000?))

LOL you guys are funny. The French were not truly hardcore soldiers. The Wermacht was jumping in Mudd, jumping off two story buildings, eating Burlap and smoking Fescue meanwhile their counterparts were drinking Champagne, hitting up the local brothals and the English were just worried about how to get GIANT tea holders attached to their Tanks and Motorized vehicles! That is partly why it took the Tough Bread Eatin Ruskies to kick some rear... But new studies now find that Chronic Tea Drinking as a Stimulant makes you a better soldier. Although Battle of Britian Pilots regularly complained of PeePee smelling cockpits in their spitefires and hurricanes, it is proven they could stay awake at the stick, meanwhile their German counterparts were sleepy and lacking stockpiles of Tea! Americans on the Other hand, Pork and Ribs... It is a proven fact that Americans sat on their Axis Opponents and not only but had more meat on their bones so they could take more shrapnel and bullets before dying! How do you like them Apples

I know the oponent finder isn't going to do any good for us immediately. Though we'll move it... Anyone that actually gets the game tonight or tomorrow post up your Desire to play ICQ/AIM preferably ICQ so we can get a database of SC2 Users I am 275-544-174 P.S. Include your Skill Level... I am Inter-Advanced

I'm getting around 7.45 not bad considering 50 other guys must be doing it. I'm posting an oponent finder

The French had poor morale, poor pay and poor Leadership. Read any WW1 history book about the Wars that were fought, there was a feeling of French Nationality and Pride. You felt that crushed quite quickly in '40. Perhaps the rapid advance of the Blitzkrieg and the many losses before the nation could rally an adaquete defense why, but there are more than one reasons. The Maginot was an expensive endeavor. All the British and French had to hold was a thin line in Belgium. Armored Warfare along with Innovations in Aircraft, Tanks, Mechanized Warfare, ParaMilitary Units changed things. Fast Fast Fast, while the French and Brits were slow slow slow..... I hear that as much as all the other problems combined the French High Commander was supposed to be dismissed by the newly appointed French President. He however held his position due the fact he had friends in high places. That he was ill equipped to lead a Defense of France. It is well all this is reflected in that the French have no real HQ, lacking readiness and preparedness for a War. The English on the other hand were a bit more crafty... Bit more time and foresight, I guess being an Island gives you some leeway to make errors and having at the time one of the largest Navies in the World.

Good Point, Minors tech is a big issue but well, kind of small considering look at history. The Hungarians, Italians and Romanians did nothing but hurt Germany on the Eastern Front. They were not ready for a War nor were they advanced nations with highly motivated high morale troops. Perhaps reflective, the Axis Minors except Finland should all have 30% Effectiveness till wars end. Maybe give Italy 40-45% max. That's about what their equipment, morale and personal capability was. Meanwhile the Allies had similar issues with all the minors that ran with their tail between their legs. Nations like Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium basically just fell down like sticks. Even France can be piled up there. USA started pretty hardcore for war. Germany-USA-UK-Russia all had the Highest Morale, Highest Technology and Biggest Budgets for War. Their units should all start ahead of the opponents. The Italians and French and Axis Allied Minors were all fairly pathetic. Likely good for protecting from Partisans and garrisoning from rogue Governments that might switch sides Finland being one exception and I'll tell you why, they were fighting on their own turf, they didn't like the Russians and really, I'm not sure exactly why Free Italy, was much Higher Morale...when Fighting for the Allied side Irony aye, I suppose their people wanted Allied not Axis support and rightfully had they not supported the Allies they would've lost all their Colonies... as for Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania, really they shouldn't count for much. Strength 5 units, with the lowest grade available. The Greeks fought pretty hard considering. As did the Yugoslav Partisans... Can't say too much bad English Colonial Troops from S.Africa/India/Canada/Australia/New Zealand either. I suppose they all saw the Light

Think it's a little less gamey to just have seperate HQs. If Italians can serve under Germans this game will change. Likewise with the French UK.. Historically a Frenchie was put in charge of the Western Front in WW2 in 1940 an inept one.. I wonder if a Compentent Britisher would've been shipped in what the difference might've been. Likewise, Superior German Commanders commanding Italians, happened in N.Africa I know but still! 5 Italian Armies under Rommel, 4 star...real gamey Like wise I'd feel similarly about Patton leading the British Army, and Monty leading the USAF

Scale is not Zoom like Civilization, this is a Strategic game purely. And you don't need a duel Pentium 5 and 5 gigs of ram to run it either and you can IP this game, you don't need a 12 Gig a Minute Upload/Download Rate The tactical levels you see are a Scenarios specially designed for Fun. The Big Puppy is a Strategic Wargame not Tactical, but the Scenarios show they changed that for those who like Tactical, Which I do not BORING, who wants to invade Normandy I want to Invade Sicily, Normandy, Italy, Yugoslavia all in one Package

One Question I have Blashy, I heard this talked about and I do not know if it's true or not true, Someone once said something about the editor allowing for alterations to the map/names/resources or any of that. Is that just hogwash.. Really curious and do you think down the road the Editor may allow it?

Well, Sea Lion is definitely possible. UK cannot buy enough corps to fill that little Island up and German Transports can wreak havoc but Originally when do you think Hitler was going to invade Britian ? 1940 In Fall kill her off then mince up USSR That was the plan and Battle of Britian prevented that. Otherwise without those Pilots there would be no England and likely the USSR could've fallen more easily. The Reason, so many Germans were stationed on the Atlantic Wall from France to Norway. Those could have be freed up to cover the lines at say Stalingrad? Even though Occuppying Britian would've required a substantial force and in no way means the Death of Britian. Can't the USA then counter attack the UK? That works, The US needs a fleet. I'd likely think about a Patch where the Pacific is primarily ignored pre-Pearl Harbor and 5 US Battleships, 3 Carriers, 2 Subs, several other air, HQs, corps are freed up for Europe. Sort of Like Siberian Transfer but for the USA. Let's add this potential factor in, the way transports work, add in another fighter in Scotland for The UK... With this Fighter, we'll call it the Reinforcement Squadron. Put 3 Experience Points next to her. Allow her only to be used after France has fallen, she will be the cream of the crop of Hardened English Resolve, Fighter Pilots from Every Nation of the World fighting for "United Cause" though Disband her after the Battle of Britian is over. With about 8 Corps and 2 Fighters it is probably going to really really hurt Germany to destroy Britian. That solves that mess? If required, add in 2 or 3 Extra Home Corps that also disband after the Battle is through... the British Countryside is very fortified, including a British Country Fortification is not out of History or the Realm of possibility. There are Guys I knew in England and I Saw them personally while living there, that study the hundreds if not thousands of Bunkers and PillBoxes littering the English Countryside See solution to every problem, just bring up the editor and wammo as for Early Russian Invasion of Turkey, easy... Squash Russia with Tigers we're not even sure the effect those puppies will have early given great #s on an opent front like Russia... You'll be at Moscow by the time he's in Egypt...He'll do what then? He's only aiding England. Russia falls, end of Days. Just as Hubert mentioned. Maybe this doesn't work out, but there is a possiblity of a HouseRule, fixes that quite easy.