[Some screenshots for new comers]

Ah, no flamethrowers? Burned.

[Eye Candy vs. Clickfest]

Originally posted by Moon:

Another big difference to most RTS out there is that the game pace of TOW is generally somewhat slower, and more realistic, so you're not always running behind the clock or trying to outclick your opponent. With "game pace" I don't mean the visual playback, but the "ebb and flow" of the game - tanks and infantry move realistically, realistic rates of fire and so forth, meaning that the pace is often not unlike in CM...

This is a superb explanation and will make many of us old(er) gamers far less wary of the letters "RTS" when we see them. My problem with the RTS genre (including pinnacles of the genre such as Warcraft III, Rise of Nations and their ilk) has always been that I'm never able to keep up with the clickfest (especially when playing against the computer) that they turn into as your rapidly try to balance assult and resource development and handling peons etc etc.

ToW is going to be superb.

[Very soon...]

I am a hot chick (at the weekends)...

Uh, um, where do we take this thread from here? The possibilities are kinda, uh ... is "disturbing" the right word?

[Some questions ...]

Originally posted by RMC:

Megakill,

He's asking about a difficulty setting that is in addition to the realism levels. He wants maximum realism in the combat, but he wants to be able to change the difficulty of the scenarios by adding/deleting forces, changing force quality, possibly making the AI smarter or dumber etc.

Actually, I meant to ask exactly what Megakill answered. Although I do appreciate (but won't likely use) the otehr methods.

[Some questions ...]

Thanks Martin for taking the time.

[Some questions ...]

Originally posted by Salkin:

Is it possible to set difficulty level without nerfing realism?

What I mean is can we play the missions with more or less enemy forces in them, thus making the missions easier/harder?

//Salkin

I may have missed this, but did Salkin's question ever get answered? Will there be a mechanism by which we can adjust the "difficulty settings" of a scenario to allow for weaker/fewer or stronger/more enemies or "better" troops (given my own often lack of competence)?

[00005003.wav probelms for new XP user]

Nope. I can't even copy the file off the CD. The disk is, now that I really look at it, kinda scrathed up a bit with wear and one of the markings ont eh CD may be the problem. I may wind up emailing Battlefront directly and ask about the cost of a replacement if I can't find the 5003.wav file.

Thanks,

David Janik-Jones

[00005003.wav probelms for new XP user]

I'll give that a try and let you know. Many thanks for the help. Now if I only understood this XP operating system as well as I know OSX things would be even better

David

[00005003.wav probelms for new XP user]

The specific .wav file won't even copy normally. I'm going to try an install on my work machine then see if I can move the file ver the network to my laptop (the new one). Then delete my work install of course. Does copying everything into a new directory actually work as an install?

Thanks for the help.

David

[00005003.wav probelms for new XP user]

I just bought a new XP laptop (a screaming one) after 17 years of Mac use (sold my G4). Fortunately one of my favourite games (CMBO) came on a cross-platform disc (thank you Battlefront and also Blizzard).

I can't get the "00005003.wav" file to install correctly from my CD. It errors out. Even just copying the files all over into a new directory on my laptop doesn't work. The above .wav file won't copy.

Matt, et al. Should I just email the disc back for replacement (it's clean and unscratched) or is the above .wav file available for download somehwre (assuming the copying the files from CD works on Windows ... 17 years of Mac expereinece doesn't help me installing stuff).

Regards,

David Janik-Jones