433tom

May 31, 2008

Any thoughts of adding a 20 to 30 second record and replay to future releases? I realize it's not a "we go" system anymore but racing games have been doing it for years. Heck, I have even seen user mods that added or expanded the record and replay option for several games.

May 19, 2008

Fantastic work george. I enjoyed it a lot. Very nice map.

Regards,

Tom

May 19, 2008

Try a scenario called Recon in Force. It's in the summer 43 scenario pack. The scenario depicts efforts by the 4th Panzer to clear out Russian outpost units the day beffore the main battle commenced at Kursk.

The german player is faced with crossing an open field covered with wire and mines to assualt the Russian positions situated on higher ground. For the German player to be successful requires proper use of the terrain to maximize what little cover exists, and use of artillery assets and smoke at the appropriate time. Patience is the key.

May 18, 2008

Hey, I agree with you. But to me the infantry is at least playable as long there are no tanks involved. Once tanks are involved, its just a matter of time until they get killed. That was my only point.

May 18, 2008

Slapheppy. Actually the infantry isn't too bad as long as your not facing tanks. I created a small scenario with nothing other than an american infantry squad aganst a german infantry squad and it plays pretty well. To me, the biggest problem is the LOS for the tanks. It makes infantry pretty much useless.

As for tanks and trees. I think they run over the trees a bit to often.

May 18, 2008

Looks Great!

May 8, 2008

Thanks Philippe. I must have missed it. BTW, thanks for putting together the sorted scenarios. Makes obtaining and managing all those scensrios and operations very easy.

Regards,

Tom

May 4, 2008

Thanks, It does. That was just what I needed.

Tom

May 3, 2008

Well I decided to try and make a new map based on the clear_summer_map. I copied the folder and renamed it and it loads up fine in the editor.

And then I looked at it, and frankly have no idea how to begin. The Map Editor Manual does not really address the best way to build a map from scratch. To avoid a lot of trial and error, I'm hopimg someone might be willig to share their experiences and post a few tips on getting started.

Thanks,

Tom

May 3, 2008

I tried it with another map and it wouldn't show up in the editor after I renamed it. I should have realized that's what the clear maps were for.

Thanks.

May 3, 2008

Gnasher, I had a question about your Hill 112 and Maltot maps. What original maps do they replace, or is there a way to get a new map into the game that's not based on an original map? BTW.. They are both outstanding maps.

Regards,

Tom

May 3, 2008

Case closed Matt. I ran Dotnetfx and used the repair option. The editors are working fine now. Still scratching my head on why i had to repair a freash install. Perhaps it cleaned up some registry issues. Well anyway. Thanks for the help.

Tom

May 2, 2008

Here is the editor log if it will help.

--------------------- Log started at 5/2/2008 4:58:48 PM---------------------

MissionGen.exe Error: 0 : FindXmlElement: node not found [options]

Info: Category WW2Project was added to category

Info: Category Path was added to category WW2Project

MissionGen.exe Error: 0 : FindXmlElement: node not found [options]

MissionGen.exe Error: 0 : FindXmlElement: node not found [configSections]

MissionGen.exe Warning: 0 : AnimatorFactory.CreateAnimator: Crew Animator load faild -> section [Animator] not present

MissionGen.exe Error: 0 : ACUnitData.LoadFromIni(): no Class in section [MoveType], assuming GROUND, unit: data/units/fortification/fr/dot_hmg_frontal_left

MissionGen.exe Error: 0 : ACUnitData.LoadFromIni(): no Class in section [MoveType], assuming GROUND, unit: data/units/fortification/fr/dot_hmg_frontal_right

MissionGen.exe Error: 0 : ACUnitData.LoadFromIni(): no Class in section [MoveType], assuming GROUND, unit: data/units/fortification/ger/dot_hmg_frontal_left

MissionGen.exe Error: 0 : ACUnitData.LoadFromIni(): no Class in section [MoveType], assuming GROUND, unit: data/units/fortification/ger/dot_hmg_frontal_right

MissionGen.exe Error: 0 : ACUnitData.LoadFromIni(): no Class in section [MoveType], assuming GROUND, unit: data/units/fortification/ger/dzot_hmg_wood

MissionGen.exe Error: 0 : ACUnitData.LoadFromIni(): no Class in section [MoveType], assuming GROUND, unit: data/units/fortification/rus/dot_hmg_frontal_left

MissionGen.exe Warning: 0 : AnimatorFactory.CreateAnimator: Crew Animator load faild -> section [Animator] not present

MissionGen.exe Error: 0 : ACUnitData.LoadFromIni(): no Class in section [MoveType], assuming GROUND, unit: data/units/fortification/rus/dot_hmg_frontal_right

MissionGen.exe Error: 0 : ACUnitData.LoadFromIni(): no Class in section [MoveType], assuming GROUND, unit: data/units/fortification/rus/dzot_hmg_wood

MissionGen.exe Warning: 0 : AnimatorFactory.CreateAnimator: Crew Animator load faild -> section [Animator] not present

Info: Category MissionEditor was added to category

Info: Category Drawing was added to category MissionEditor

Info: Category CampaignEditor was added to category

MissionGen.exe Error: 0 : DirectX 9 cannot be initialized. Please install the latest version of DirectX 9

MissionGen.exe Error: 0 : at MissionEditor.Render.MissionRender..ctor(DirectXWindowControl owner, MissionMapEditor editor, Boolean missionEditorStyle)

at MissionEditor.Forms.Render.DirectXWindowControl.InitDirectXGraphics(Boolean missionEditorStyle)

at MissionEditor.Forms.Render.DirectXWindowControl..ctor(Boolean missionEditorStyle)

at MissionGen.Forms.WW2WizardMapWrapper.InitializeComponent()

at MissionGen.Forms.WW2WizardMapWrapper..ctor(IWW2WizardInterfaceForForm owner)

at MissionGen.WizardLogic.WW2Wizard..ctor()

at MissionGen.Program.Main()

MissionGen.exe Error: 0 : Based on inner exception:

MissionGen.exe Error: 0 : Font 'Arial' does not support style 'Regular'.

MissionGen.exe Error: 0 : at System.Drawing.Font.CreateNativeFont()

at System.Drawing.Font.Initialize(FontFamily family, Single emSize, FontStyle style, GraphicsUnit unit, Byte gdiCharSet, Boolean gdiVerticalFont)

at System.Drawing.Font..ctor(String familyName, Single emSize)

at MissionEditor.Render.MissionRender.InitGraphics()

at MissionEditor.Render.MissionRender..ctor(DirectXWindowControl owner, MissionMapEditor editor, Boolean missionEditorStyle)

May 2, 2008

I removed TOW. Then removed Net Framwork 2.0 using my Control Panel. I then reinstalled TOW including the Net Framwork 2.0 and Direct X version that came with the download. No change. I can run TOW and use the map editor, but the battle generator and mission-campaign editor still give me the Direct X error.

I even removed the program that I thought created the original Direct X error and Net Framework 1.1 (which it used) before I reinstalled TOW.

The only thing I didn't install from the TOW download was Adobe 8 becuase it has problems reading older PDF files. But I can view the TOW Manual fine using Adobe 7.9.

May 2, 2008

Thanks George.

May 2, 2008

Hi, I'm trying to get my hands on a scenario I made back in 2004 called Kursk - Tigers on the Farm. I tried cmmods to no avail.

I'm thinking about doing a few new scenarios (if I remember how) I did about 25 and had another 10 either in testing or nearly finished. Wish I had those now.

Anyway, any help with the Kursk scenario would be appreciated.

Regards,

Tom Murphy

May 2, 2008

Hopefully somebody can help me get the editors working. I wanted to create a few scenarios and perhaps a campaign centered mostly around squad level actions, with a few platoon and company level actions thrown in. Perhaps even a 'Combat" series. I started one (before the Direct X problem) that plays pretty well but needs refinement. Its called morning patrol. On a foggy fall morning a US squad out on patrol runs into a German patrol. It turns into a running firfight across a few fields. It plays prety well right now but I want to tweak it a bit. Oh, well.

April 29, 2008

Great graphics, but the biggest letdown for me is that you can't enter buildings. The other problem is you have to micromanage your units or they will eventually run towards the enemy and commit suicide. Which makes the game almost unplayable when you have a lot of Units on the screen. TOW has the potential to be one one of the best wargames, but IMO falls far short at the moment.

April 29, 2008

Hi, when I first installed TOW all the editors worked fine. I then had to reinstall DirectX 9c from Microsoft due to a problem with another program. Since then, I can't start the Battle Generator or the Mission-Campaign editor. The game and the Map editor work fine.

I get an Application Error "DirectX 9 cannot be initialized. Install the latest version of Direct X 9"

I ran Dxdiag and everything seems fine with Direct X. Ran Mdxredist to install the extensions. Did a reinstall of TOW and stil get the same Application error.

Any help would be appreciated.

Regards,

Tom

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