Theatre of War

[Landser]

Note:
You MUST run the Demo Configuration Utility (called towsetup.exe) or launched via the Theatre of War Demo Program Group, before you launch the game.

 

[Ralfst3r]

Good call

 

[BlitzForce]

probbaly becuase of this issue - just change the screen res as above

Just letting people know that I have told some of the mirrors to update their current demo with a slightly "tweaked" new version that I am currently uploading. So whats new in this version? It no longer tries to start the game in such a high-resolution (1680x1050) by default and I also have it prompt to install a special video codec so the small intro movie and end game screen properly display.

If your already playing the demo with no issues there is no reason to get the newer version, but those were easy fixes to make and not many mirrors had picked up the file overnight so I wanted to get this one out before the morning rush.

This newer demo will start appearing in about 5 hours but I doubt you will even be able to tell which version you get until you run it. Like I said, the differences are superficial.

Madmatt

 

[BlitzForce]

yeah the sounds need modding....

ok game runs better after I turn of EAX, my Soundcard doesn't have hardware acceleration for it

 

[SchutzeSepp]

im disappointed, its laggy as hell and seems to be tank-biased

 

[CCCP Kirby]

7950gt, DDR2 667 2gb ram and a 6300 conroe.

Runs like *******

 

[karl stiner]

im disappointed, its laggy as hell and seems to be tank-biased

yea what kind of power does it need to run i have a AMD 64 3400+ 6800 GS card and 2 gig of Ram i think i wont cut it

 

[Kipper]

The only problem I have is that there are too many Russian tanks.

 

[PNV]

Considering this is at the end of the war in which the Germans forces are pretty much depleted, you should be feeling overwhelmed by the evil Bolsheviks

 

[SchutzeSepp]

yeah but they give you like:
2 jagdpanthers
1 jagdtiger
1 panther
1 PZIV
2 pak40

and 4 miserable infantry squads, if that aint tank biasing.
thats 2 tanks per inf squad

 

[BlitzForce]

probbaly not the best mission for a demo

I prefer a more intimate type scenario

 

[Kipper]

I changed the squads around and got the Panzerschreck guys in at the start. I also got the StuG IV, a Panther and the Jagdtiger then too. I held back the first wave with those tanks and two PaK40s. I eventually had to fall back across the canal. Then I got the King Tiger which was instantly disabled at the top of the hill. However, the gunner was still alive and he knocked out about 7 tanks and must've taken like 100 shell hits to the front of the tank. Really amazing that it stood up to that.

Panzer IVs are useless. It's like asking to die.

 

[Coey]

This game eats my computer up and spits it out a quivering wreck, which is a shame because it looks awesome. I guess I'll stick to CoH (and the KMOD).

 

[BlitzForce]

I changed the squads around and got the Panzerschreck guys in at the start. I also got the StuG IV, a Panther and the Jagdtiger then too. I held back the first wave with those tanks and two PaK40s. I eventually had to fall back across the canal. Then I got the King Tiger which was instantly disabled at the top of the hill. However, the gunner was still alive and he knocked out about 7 tanks and must've taken like 100 shell hits to the front of the tank. Really amazing that it stood up to that.

Panzer IVs are useless. It's like asking to die.

ahhh the quality of Krupp steel

 

[BlitzForce]

you know modding the demo wouldn't be hard, the missions are XML files....

I see entries for time of the day, weather, etc

you can mix and match maps with the units etc too

 

[SchutzeSepp]

ive done some tweaks and now the game runs smoother, but once i get reinforcements i get like 1 frame every 3 seconds at best...
starting to like it a little better, needs badly modding.

 

[Heinz]

damn! awesome demo. this game is going to take all my gaming time for the foreseeable future! finally, a game with spot-on tanking!

 

[M.R.Maiornikov]

for me ToW=Tired of Waiting.

But on the serous note, my friend bought the russian version of the game. And to tell you the truth, the game ****ed in every aspect of it.

 

[Heinz]

well, that is not very surprising is it? the good folks at Battlefront cleaned it up for a world-wide release (Battlefront made the world famous, and highly renowned Combat Mission series, discussed in this forum in other threads). different standards, you know?

the game is a WWII realism fans dream. especially if you like tanking/tanks. no more silliness, and un-historical results, etc.

 

[CCCP Kirby]

Cleaned? Well, the demo is anything but polished.
Ok my PC is not high end, but the performance is not acceptable (if you consider the graphics).

Abusing an entire country for beta testing is just wrong. I think we have our first ToW fanboy