Billy Riley Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 It appears, from the screenshots page, that this game is very tqactically strategic (i.e. check the arnhem1 pic on the first screenshot page)...enabling you to zoom out and see the lay of the land, etc, making tactical decisions. Is this the case? The problem I had with GG:WaW was the way the countries were, well, the war zone...there was no zoming in and out to view local tactical possibilities and, from what I saw of screenshots of SC1, it was the same. So does the zooming in and out allow for the player to view strategic and tactical level etc? Thx PS On my sisters 56Kbs laptop...I will download the demo when I get home to my 2Bbs connection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 There is no zoom. There is a grand campaign (Army & Corps) and smaller scenarios (Div & Reg). Different scales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Riley Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 Well the maps seem to be showing different "levels" of countryside?! The Arnhem1 screenshot clearly shows units as country icons with some level of tactical strategy involved, and yet there are other screenshots which show several countries in the same screenshot. So what gives? Look at NorthAfrca1 and NorthAfrica2 on page 6 of the screenshots [ April 11, 2006, 02:44 PM: Message edited by: Billy Riley ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Can't explain it any better. All will be clear after the download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blashy Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 You can play TWO different types of games. One is grand scale the other is tactical small scale. They don't play together, they are totally different games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen. Zeitzler Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Will the Grand Stratigic Campaign i.e., 1939-46 also be available at the operational level with Divs, and Regs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blashy Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Yes and no. You see Hubert's map is only using 1/6th of the total area available in the editor. So you can make a map of the current one 6 times bigger, which will mean about 6 times more of everything. The game would become more tactical than strategical or maybe a half and half, will only know once someone creates it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaMonkey Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Blashy does that mean we have 6 times the normal(current) strategic scale map to produce the global wargame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blashy Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Yes. About 6 times more space than current. Don't you just love Hubert? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename Condor Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Originally posted by Liam: 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 Now we are talking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaMonkey Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 "Don't you just love Hubert?" Well Blashy I don't know him that well, but he does seem to possess many admirable characteristics. And I must admit I do hold his creation close to my heart........wiping the CD on my shirt to clean off the dust. Love?.....Love! Hmmmm Kuni....you better check this Blashy guy out for gayness=happiness inclinations, unless of course Blashy=Toni Cater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blashy Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Hubert is God of SC2, give God some loving :eek: Send him some money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuniworth Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Originally posted by SeaMonkey: Love?.....Love! Hmmmm Kuni....you better check this Blashy guy out for gayness=happiness inclinations, unless of course Blashy=Toni Cater. I think its pretty obvious that Blashy is infact Hubert's brother Tony.Look at the credits, in sc1 a special thanks was given to Tony Cater. But at SC2 no Tony but instead Blashy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Riley Posted April 12, 2006 Author Share Posted April 12, 2006 Well, I will download the demo and give it a try, but it sounds a bit too much like GG:WaW...which I did not get on with. I didn't like the scale or the time per turn (1 month turns in that case). I guess I'm more of a tactical geezer...although I am really enjoying HOI2 - that said, HOI2 is a "bit" more tactical in that countries are split into many provinces...which gives you several "routes" of attack on a country. So I guess I like HoI2 because it gives me the Strategic level and, to an extent, the tactical level...with good turn time! Oh well....I'll get the demo and give it a go...there are plenty of posts on the SC1 and 2 forums meaning lots of support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen. Zeitzler Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 SC2 is nothing like GGWAW!! Thank God{i.e. hubert} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Riley Posted April 12, 2006 Author Share Posted April 12, 2006 Originally posted by Gen. Zeitzler: SC2 is nothing like GGWAW!! Thank God{i.e. hubert} Oh. Well, as I said, I'll do the demo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 @Bill O'Reilly --- Aren't you busy with your T.V. daily show? The O'Reilly Factor used to be a good show, now it stinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Riley Posted April 12, 2006 Author Share Posted April 12, 2006 Originally posted by jon_j_rambo: @Bill O'Reilly --- Aren't you busy with your T.V. daily show? The O'Reilly Factor used to be a good show, now it stinks. Never heard of it, mate...but if I was said person, I would be wayyyy too busy with all this gaming malarky on the PC...which probably explains why my show is crap!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaMonkey Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Noticing a lot of matrix posters here. Glad the word got out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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