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Hi I’ve looked at this; it seems you can't give a tank crew member more than 1 weapon, I can’t see an ammo pack, You may want to try in battle when you pass some dead troopers to click on the tank crew you want and pick up their ammo pack to see if that works, I’m sure someone must have try it my now, never really crossed my mind to do this. As for altering the ammo load and type of shell, the maximum is hard written (not sure) but you can change the ammo type i.e. more or less HE, AP APS up to the maximum? I’ve had crew s pick up weapons, but not sure or noticed hand grenades. report back!! Good gaming

CorpCommander Hi Your doing really well to make a FX5200 run TOW, These cards are prone to over heat, In fact all FX (Nvidia) cards suffer from this, when there 1st came out I had to return 6 after approx 3 months for dieing My customers changed to the version that had the cooling fan on them. MSI was a better version than most, Most people I visit with a game CTD that isn’t the games fault is usually lack of cooling. cool air in the case, TOW isn't a modern game engine or like a top FPS, but it’s only a slight suspicion (feeling) that maybe when the action gets hot i.e. more units come into play the graphics card maybe getting a touch hot, if anyone has a LCD temp in their system maybe there could watch the temp on both the card and cpu to see if it’s getting to hot, Most Intel CPU's start to suffer performance around the 60 c mark, that’s my finding so it’s no way an official finding, since you can have a top end system GR8 cooling and run well below 40c, my own system is between 30 - 40c. My own card is a 2year old XT9600 256ram run’s the game very well 25 – 30 FPS and 10 – 15 FPS close up i.e eye level really close up. I had some early CTD and yes I went down the disable graphic options and Antivirus programs and yes it worked, then I noticed my graphics fan was right mucked up with crap, in fact stripped them out give them a good clean and I’m running back on full options with shadows set on object. Still disable all background services that I don’t need. The game Devs and battlefront tecs say they’ve found some issue with the Duel core and amd64’s which maybe fixed in the patch, but we all have a responsibility to ensure our systems are running well. Good gaming

Wolfseven, I'm going ahead with the x1950 some good prices out there, since I have a XP3000+ 32bit processer it will show weather it's a cpu or card issue, my XT9600 256 gives gr8 performance in TOW 20 to 30 FPS graphics are very good, so if it falls below this with the x1950 I'll be pining ATI since I'm only changing the card Good gaming

I've been reading up on vista issues your error sheet is close to many that have been placed on the net Have you tried running TOW in XP Compatibility mode. Don't give up it does work good gaming

I don't know if the AI sends the individual troops to cover when under fire, I've noticed that when i send a squad in formation to a fix point say in a village to engagae there stay in the open, or Are displayed in the open see screenshot, are the dev's thinking of puting a order in that instructs the troopers to engage from behind cover, this would save you clicking on each trooper to place them behind a wall, the defend order dosn't seem to do this. http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/grab_2007_4_29_22_54_13_375.jpg Good gaming [ May 10, 2007, 03:43 AM: Message edited by: you1 ]

In the editor you will find Backpack (0.3) in the sub menu of the unit You need to pick the ammo load for the year your mission is in, usually you have two to chose from Mixed or ie mixed 41-42 You can also change the ammo type you carry to the max allowed. good Gaming

I updated my video card from a ati agpx1600pro 256mb it ran ok in low settings, to a ati agpx1950pro 512 mb and it runs like crap on this higher end card at low settings, I ran the auto detect and it placed everything on high but I only got 1 to 5 fps and on low setting 5 to 8 fps. Whats happening here is there a driver issue with the game or is the coding compression screwed up? or is the game not properly recognizing the drivers? Please fix I'm wanting a very smooth high end eye candy eye popping game Sorry just read this It seems the graphics cards of two years ago seem to work ok when this game was first put to paper,including the CPU's but anything after is having an issue with something in the programe engine Hope the patch corrects this for all of us Good gaming

Good to see you have improvmements, What,s your settings for ANti- Aliasing etc, have you noticed a slow down on FPS or an increase or just the same but you've uped the settigs Good gaming

when you have a freeze or ctd do you return to windows using the CTrl+ ALt+ DEl command, press the windows key or just put another cd in to atuo play, if any of these can you go on the net to see if after recovering, your graphics behave as if there using the windows driver, ie the page is choppie when you page up and down. A simple way to return to the graphics driver is to right click on DT properties settings attempt to change from 16bit to 32bit or 32 to 16 when windows prompt you say keep say no (cancel) Can you report if the graphics driver is now active ie on the net the page up and page down are smooth may sound that I've gone mad, but I do susppect the windows graphic driver is taking over from the cards driver in game, may explain the slowness of some people with due cores also check that the screen resolution hasn't changed or the refresh rate has gone to 60hz It's ok on my old system ,but I'm having issues on my new one good gaming

Wolfseven looking to change my card To the x1950AGP b4 i do, can you Tetails of any improvements from the x1600pro Regards You1 good gaming

Madmatt The patch will addres the FPs issue for the Newer PC's I do hope, the older systems like mine that seem to run ok Will not be effected by the patch on this issue. On the LOS topic I've posted this shot of a ATG in thick grass OR displayed as been in thick long grass, http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/Couldyouseethisincombat.jpg The gun was constantly (crew) killed my German inf down the road in front of the gun, It would seem unlikly that anyone in combat could see the gun from the area Or is it the AI has picked up the sounds and just Harvested the area with fire. THx for the game Good gaming

Some nocked out tanks caught at the moment there brew up Enjoy Good gaming http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/NockedoutPZ1VHorJ.jpg http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/PZ3Jblowingup.jpg http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/InternalexplosionPZ1VH.jpg http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/nockedouttigerfrancejuly44.jpg http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/TwonockedoutPZIIIJs.jpg http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/samePZ1VH.jpg Just fort these where interesting http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/oopsIvedropedtheammo.jpg http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/Couldyouseethisincombat.jpg http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/GotyouGermaninfcaughtintheopen.jpg http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/Thecasualtiesofwar.jpg http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/Wantaliftlads251c.jpg http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/Combinedforcesinactionfrancejuly44.jpg [ May 04, 2007, 06:05 AM: Message edited by: you1 ]

Hi to alter the ammo load for a tank Open the editor open mission your in open the deployment sub menu find the group then unit click on back pack click mixed from there you can alter the ammo up to the maxium open the sub menu ie +- to see what ammo tyoe just place your mouse over the left column Have fun, but always save the game mision or campaign b4 changing any data I normaly save copy the whole mission folder b4 doing any changes. good gaming

The crews must of noticed a difference in combat conditions for the crew manuals to advise that changing your facing angle by 5 to 10 degrees you make the need of the foe to come closer, the closer you come the easier it is to nock him out Weather it’s 30mm or 10mm AP or APC the fact the foe comes closer the better, It is interesting that the German Big cats are always portrayed as a long range killing machine yet a crew manual is advising ways to bring the foe closer, this was taken from a 1943 manual when allied tanks didn’t have large cannons so a tank may well come in close without causing to much concern, but with the allied 17pd Russian 122mm Is1 front armour one thinks this page from the manual was replace. I accept it depends on the kind of ammo hitting , I’ve played for fun with 4 PzIIIJ’s with the long 50L taking on a KV2 even altered the ammo they had ,The German crews must have had a shock when there found that giant. Since this post was about the panthers front armour has anyone noticed how easy it is for a panther to be disabled by the main gun being hit or the front of the turret? I know that the Panther D had a shot trap, but if the panther can be that easy to disable it’s no wonder that it’s first outing at Kursk was a disaster If it this issue has well as the breakdown and engine fire issue, or is the game engine data over shot on this. The more modern Pc games become the legends of old start having holes shot in them, It’s a pity! the game graphics can reproduce the camouflage schemes but the LOS issue can’t be reproduced to the same degree, After all it’s a game. Good gaming

I read that tiger crews where instructed to turn 5 to 10 degrees. or where given detailed Mealtime manuals to show the crews where a foes shell would hit at the most direct angle this would give them the ideal angle then to face the foe this would increase the front armour by 30mm (angle) thus making the foe come closer thus making him more easy to kill as post early is this in the engine,if so Is this why tanks always slighty turn to face the foe in game, unlike other games where the tank turns face on. Good gaming

As can be seen from this screenshot the bazooka starts to fall a way, so in this case range at max didn't result in a hit That armed car was a bugger to nock out!!! I must of pressed F12 1000 times b4 I got this http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/grab_2007_4_29_22_54_13_375.jpg good gaming

All If this sounds patronising, I apologize now it’s not meant that way Like any thing High performance engine + poor balanced chassis + poor tyres The car won’t go anywhere. Like PC’s if you’ve got a high end CPU + medium graphics card and little ram the game won’t run It’s a balance I’ve got an old XP3000+ married up to an ATI XT9600 Asus a7n8x-e_deluxe2. With 2g DDR400 ram running two Sata HD 320 each. This system is outdated now but the system uses to the full the most important hardware kit you have The Motherboard, Many new systems are built to a budget the usual thing to cut costs is the MB I’ve seen top end cards in some useless MB The bottleneck between the CPU and the system buses is not fit for purpose Yes I know we all 1st turn to the graphics card if something doesn’t run, but most of the time it’s an issue else where Drivers is a good starting point, ram is the best and cheapest way to speed a system up Use the slots to the full i.e. if your MB supports it mine has two slots with 2g avoid putting 512 in a slot use it to the full. Check your bios settings i.e. that your FSB is correct, can it be over clocked my MB is an excellent MB for this, Memory settings read the spec to get the best out of them Cooling clear any obstructions away from your system add some more fans, I’ve got heat sinks on my ram and graphics card as well as a fan Doesn’t mean because you’ve got old hardware it won’t run its how it’s set up!!! Yes I know I’ll have to change this system, but to be honest it does everything I want it to do, I was going to add a ATIx1950 and replace the XT9600, that’s why I’m watching this post TOW runs fine for me 20 to 30 fps normal view 10 to 15 eye level view, I spend my time writing mission for 1941 42 I like that period no tigers going around blowing things up You try and nock out a KV with a PZ3J it takes some working out Oh yes the OS that’s another story The game does run so don’t give up Good gaming

Here is a KV2 i put into a battle for fun took aim fire bagged it also got a good smoke trial from a bazooka tiger moving to it's next fire position picking off some inf http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/grab_2007_4_30_0_8_27_546.jpg http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/grab_2007_4_30_0_8_37_500.jpg http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/grab_2007_4_30_0_9_23_390.jpg http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/grab_2007_4_29_22_54_13_375.jpg http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/grab_2007_4_29_14_36_45_218.jpg Come to think that's smoke behind the bazooka can't that be copied for smoke screens etc. Good gaming [ May 02, 2007, 09:35 AM: Message edited by: you1 ]

THx hejhog being looking for a way, simple but the best, I'm going to try that, it's taking time to get comfortable with the editor, Really looks like you can have fun with it Just for fun put a KV2 in at kurst didn't last long. http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/grab_2007_4_30_0_8_27_546.jpg Good gaming

Sys XP3000+ Barton CPU 2g ram DDR400 Xt9600 ati latest driver package XP PRO sp2 Proformance settings are set to PROCESSOR SCHEDULING set to programs and not background services MEMORY USAGE set to system cache VITUAL MEMORY (PAGING FILE) set to min 3072 set to max 4092 All the graphic settings are set to high except i've turn shadows to object shadows I unticked the use 1 cpu option ie it's blank also I reloaded the most updaed version of DX9 from microsoft web site b4 I loaded the game. most of the issues i get are from when i uninstall a game I recive *.*Dll missing a reload from microsoft is the best option. Some links to graphics which I see I was going to put these in the screenshots Just fort I’ll show here (graphics issues with cards) If my XT9600 256 works your 9800 Pro should do better. The big Russian KV2 Aim Fire Bagged it Kursk tank wrecks everywhere Bazooka shot at armed car http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/grab_2007_4_30_0_8_27_546.jpg http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/grab_2007_4_30_0_8_37_500.jpg http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/grab_2007_4_30_0_9_23_390.jpg http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/grab_2007_4_29_22_54_13_375.jpg http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/grab_2007_4_30_0_17_45_984.jpg http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u176/youonebucket/grab_2007_4_29_14_36_45_218.jpg hope you crack your issues good gaming [ May 02, 2007, 08:46 AM: Message edited by: you1 ]

For all the banter, I was in PC world looking over some new toys when my attention was hocked by very loud voices, Was this customers moaning about TOW "no" you can’t buy it! What was this? A group of people had got one salesperson and where giving all there got on vista, why can’t it do this what how long will I have to wait, you said it would do this???? BF haven’t got the people or blank check book like Microsoft, yet I can run and play TOW, but vista will have to wait I’m not buying that even if the shelves have being cleared of XP I waited 12 months for XP to work correctly, I downloaded TOW (3. hrs) clicked on the Icon and was playing at 20 to 30 FPS That can’t be bad, Yes like many other people I’ve got issues with LOS ,tanks missing and other things, I’m just glad I didn’t buy a New system they’ve all got vista, Now TOW and vista that’s something to moan about. Thx for the info on patch Moon (martain) also looking forward to them surprises?? thx for the game Battlefront

For all the banter, I was in PC world(UK) looking over some new toys when my attention was hocked by very loud voices, Was this customers moaning about TOW "no" you can’t buy it! What was this? A group of people had got one salesperson and where giving all there got on vista, why can’t it do this, what how long will I have to wait, you said it would do this???? BF haven’t got the people or blank check book like Microsoft, yet I can run and play TOW, but vista will have to wait I’m not buying that even if the shelves have being cleared of XP I waited 12 months for XP to work correctly, I downloaded TOW (3. hrs) clicked on the Icon and was playing at 20 to 30 FPS That can’t be bad, Yes like many other people I’ve got issues with LOS ,tanks missing and other things, I’m just glad I didn’t buy a New system they’ve all got vista, Now TOW and vista that’s something to moan about. Moon I'm looking forward to the patch and them surprises?? Thx for the game Battlefront

If Anyone want's to know how many battles per Campaign. Open the folders in the editor ie Ally has 9 battles on so on

Hi Adobe photoshop or IrfanView 4.00 link below http://www.tucows.com/preview/194967 have fun

"Of course I can understand people being disappointed if ToW doesn't work the way it should, I was just pointing out that it's probably not the minimum requirements themselves but rather their individual system setup which causes the problems." I totaly agree i've read many posts that state people haven't even got XPsp2 loaded which will also mean there haven't got many updates microsoft have made to xp it's ok having a high spec system which I also have. but i still keep my older system upto date. but if you neglect to keep the OS upto date your system weather high spec or not won't run. on a different point my older system has .Net Framework 3.0 loaded i noticed on the download it has .Net Framework 2.0 don't know if my system works better because of this.