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Kvlt! posted:I wanna play WiTP but I can't get it on Steam or the Matrix store. Is there a modern grog pacific theater equivalent? Is it War on the Sea? Should be on Matrix. https://www.matrixgames.com/game/war-in-the-pacific-admirals-edition
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Yooper posted:Should be on Matrix. Thank you! On the store I was looking up just the regular version which they don't let you buy, but they let you buy the admiral's edition! Now I have DC:B for the Eastern Front, WitP for the Pacific theater, and I think I'll eventually pick up Hearts of Iron IV to focus on the Western Front.
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Apr 13, 2021 12:48
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Kvlt! posted:Now I have DC:B for the Eastern Front, WitP for the Pacific theater, and I think I'll eventually pick up Hearts of Iron IV to focus on the Western Front. One of these things is not like the other, one of these things is just not the same  (I still really like HOI4 though.)
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Apr 13, 2021 13:03
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Drone posted:One of these things is not like the other, one of these things is just not the same I get it though, WiTW just doesn’t do it for me at all.
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Apr 13, 2021 13:19
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pointsofdata posted:Really enjoying wite2 now I just entirely ignore the air phase and let the AI do everything - I lost a lot of planes turn 1 but nothing happens anymore, except for the occasional sortie to intercept German transports. Yeah, the AI runs away pretty intelligently, and sticking depots and air on AI is a good chunk of the busywork gone. Anyone watching my LP on my channel will see the AI pulled back big in the last turn, rather than let me overrun a good chunk of men - and it wasn't even that obvious a pocket forming.
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Apr 13, 2021 13:36
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Drone posted:One of these things is not like the other, one of these things is just not the same Yeah I know HoI isn't a grog game but I have a lot of grog games to keep me busy for now and really like Crusader Kings so I figured I'd give another Paradox game a shot. I'll probably hold off on buying it though since I just bought War in the Pacific and that'll keep me busy for quite some time.
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Apr 13, 2021 13:45
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HoI is a great coop game in a way that many other games just don't offer right now. Conquering the world with a buddy is good times.
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Apr 13, 2021 14:15
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The thing HoI really offers is the pre-war gameplay. I've played it countless times to see what might happen if France had taken different actions in the pre-war years. The AI's a bit of a letdown though, especially when it comes to tanks.
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Apr 13, 2021 14:18
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Does it ever go on sale?
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Apr 13, 2021 14:41
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Paradox games go on sale reasonably often, yeah. There's a Stellaris expansion coming out in two days and usually when an expansion for one of the flagship games drops, they'll do a Paradox Weekend or whatever on the Steam store. Otherwise there is guaranteed to be a sale on their games mid-May when they do their online PDXCon event. Also pretty sure the base game for HOI4 is on Game Pass.
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Apr 13, 2021 14:43
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Instead of HoI4 for the western front play a real grog game like Unity of Command 2
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Apr 13, 2021 14:44
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Sounds like Ill wait and catch it on sale while I dive into WitP
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Apr 13, 2021 14:51
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Kvlt! posted:Sounds like Ill wait and catch it on sale while I dive into WitP WitP is
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Apr 13, 2021 15:49
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The first DC game has Fall Gelb and is kickin' rad
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Apr 13, 2021 16:26
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What were the go-to map mods for WiTP again? Also, how to get rid of the horrible UI lag on Win10?
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Apr 13, 2021 16:41
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You want to add the flowing command line switches for win10: -dd_sw -deepcolor -altfont. -skipvideo is another good one, and of course -w -px* -py* Chemkid is my go to map mod but there are others. I think chemkid for unknown reasons scrubbed all his work off the matrix forums, so let me know if you want me to host it somewhere.
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Apr 13, 2021 17:11
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Pharnakes posted:You want to add the flowing command line switches for win10: -dd_sw -deepcolor -altfont. As someone who has literally never written a line of code and knows nothing about how to do that first step, could I get an idiot guide to fixing the windows 10 lag please Kvlt! fucked around with this message at 17:21 on Apr 13, 2021 |
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Apr 13, 2021 17:14
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Pharnakes posted:Chemkid is my go to map mod but there are others. I think chemkid for unknown reasons scrubbed all his work off the matrix forums, so let me know if you want me to host it somewhere. Looks like he reposted them on Armchair Dragoons - https://www.armchairdragoons.com/forum/index.php?topic=2406.0
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Apr 13, 2021 17:24
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As far as I know you can't, I save, exit to menu and reload after every turn and that stops most of the lag.
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Apr 13, 2021 18:31
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Pharnakes posted:You want to add the flowing command line switches for win10: -dd_sw -deepcolor -altfont. In addition to those, -singleCpuOrders made a huge difference for me
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Apr 13, 2021 18:45
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Kvlt! posted:As someone who has literally never written a line of code and knows nothing about how to do that first step, could I get an idiot guide to fixing the windows 10 lag please If no one has chimed in by tonight, I'll help you out after I get home.
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Apr 13, 2021 19:17
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Thank you so much!
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Apr 13, 2021 19:18
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Thank you all! I’m geeking out on PTO after reading Shattered Sword and listening to Dan Carlin’s Supernova in the East -series, and since War On the Sea seems disappointing I have no choice but to try and get into WitPAE once again. Maybe this time...
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Apr 13, 2021 19:52
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The annoying thing about War On the Sea is it's exactly what you said - disappointing. It's so drat close to being great.
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nipperi posted:Thank you all! I’m geeking out on PTO after reading Shattered Sword and listening to Dan Carlin’s Supernova in the East -series, and since War On the Sea seems disappointing I have no choice but to try and get into WitPAE once again. Maybe this time... Thanks for the Shattered Sword rec, I have a long flight coming up and just ordered a copy. Between that and playing WitP im gonna be in armchair general bliss for 8 hours.
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Apr 13, 2021 20:17
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That book's a real treat
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Apr 13, 2021 20:22
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Any other book recommendations on PTO?
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Apr 13, 2021 21:41
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For naval stuff, Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors is excellent and highly recommended by basically everyone.
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Yeah, anything by James Hornfischer. He did Neptune's Inferno, Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors and the book about the USS Houston. Neptune's inferno is a great read. If anyone else has other suggestions I would like to hear about them as well.
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nipperi posted:Any other book recommendations on PTO? I absolutely loved "Morning Star, Midnight Sun" and "Blazing Star, Setting Sun" by Jeffrey Cox. They are to the Guadalcanal campaign as Shattered Sword is to Midway. In-depth, lively, and deeply critical of the Mk14 torpedo. Just as all PacWar histories should be. Kvlt! posted:Thank you so much! Okay, here is a fairly concise guide to installing WitP:AE from scratch and using a small 3rd party utility to configure the shortcuts. Check it out and feel free to hit me up with questions. Happy to help. cdouglasn (at) gmail. Note that it may take some tweaking to find the right parameters for your shortcut using the SeaBees applet. If you find that your game is still doing something weird, delete the WitP shortcut on your desktop, experiment with some of the options in SeaBees, and build a new shortcut. Like I said, hit me up with questions. Consolidated WitP Installation Guide v1.0 4/13/21 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dl--VOcP8GYMUOXRgyk3KMSZ5vTFThMG/view?usp=sharing If anyone has suggestions for corrections or updates, let me know and I can edit and re-share. Chuck_D fucked around with this message at 00:27 on Apr 14, 2021 |
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Apr 13, 2021 23:40
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Gewehr 43 posted:...the SeaBees applet...  This is awesome. Also, I am singularly unable to read the phrase “Job’s Done” in any voice except the peasant from Warcraft 2.
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MrYenko posted:
Truth. I learned about it in this thread a year or so ago. So much better than manually dinking with shortcuts. MrYenko posted:Also, I am singularly unable to read the phrase “Job’s Done” in any voice except the peasant from Warcraft 2. Also truth.
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Gewehr 43 posted:I absolutely loved "Morning Star, Midnight Sun" and "Blazing Star, Setting Sun" by Jeffrey Cox. They are to the Guadalcanal campaign as Shattered Sword is to Midway. In-depth, lively, and deeply critical of the Mk14 torpedo. Just as all PacWar histories should be. Just wanted to say thank you so much for writing this up, I really appreciate it! I'll def hyu with questions I have about WiTP in general tbh its a little daunting for me but im beyond excited to dive in after watching GreyHunters LP on youtube
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You're welcome!  WitP can definitely be daunting at first, but stick with it. It's really rewarding.
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I highly recommend checking out Pharnakes WiTP head to head screenshot LP for a master class in a bunch of the little underlying systems in WiTP that I'd never quite understood. It's a great game so far and a real pleasure to see someone playing that obviously understands so much of this complicated game. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3952093&pagenumber=1&perpage=40 Edit - Just refunded war on the sea, will try again next year I guess Abongination fucked around with this message at 05:38 on Apr 14, 2021 |
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So WiTP definitely has problems. These include the terrible ground combat system, the bad surface combat model, and the brokenness of late war massive air battles; however, it is probably, in my opinion, the best war games I have ever played on a PC. This is why I want a WiTP2 very badly, but 2x3 has said pretty firmly this will never happen.
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Why is WitP such a beloved wargame? Everyone say it's a whole lot of jank, so what's overcoming that?
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Hypnobeard posted:Why is WitP such a beloved wargame? Everyone say it's a whole lot of jank, so what's overcoming that? Its a rather unique way of playing an entire theatre, while being thoroughly engaging due to the need for the player(s) to manage every aspect of the war effect.
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Hats off to Alikchi on the North Pacific Shootout. His Intruders knocked out one of my guided missile frigates which gave him an edge in points. The supply ship that ate a Kitchen eventually sunk, but it was not the CG. We'll be doing the Shamal co-op scenario next. He's doing USN, I'll be taking USAF. Now that I've got a few of these under my belt I'll do thread updates on it. F-111's, F-15's, F-14's, even some RF-4's.
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I think DC:B as the Krauts comes closest to a "complete" command experience, as poo poo like balancing truck nazi and train nazi personalities seems most authentic to the actual realities of existing within a command structure I also had fun with radio commander for the same whiff of authenticity aspect BrotherJayne fucked around with this message at 15:05 on Apr 14, 2021 |
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