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World in Flames is the computer version of Australian Design Group classic board game. World In Flames is a highly detailed game covering the both Europe and Pacific Theaters of Operations during World War II. If you want grand strategy this game is for you.

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Hmmm. I always thought that chess was one of the oldest wargames made... So that wouldn't exist too, wouldn't it...
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So what's the latest release date being tossed around?

Soon the world will be on it's fourth version of Windows since this thread started. Just sayin. :-)
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So what's the latest release date being tossed around?

Soon the world will be on it's fourth version of Windows since this thread started. Just sayin. :-)
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Given the unfortunate health dramas of Steve, as far as I'm aware there is no release
date being worked to at the moment. Steve continues to work with the beta testers on getting this monster finished, but frankly, his recuperation and recovery has to be the focus first and foremost.

The end of month update report is due next week.
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I see some screenshots in the Sep 1 report above. So are those the graphics we are going with here? I know wargamers aren't supposed to care about graphics, but it is 2012 and some of the text on those counters is difficult to read, and it looks like a zoomed in view.
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The graphics are just fine - the counters are a faithful reproduction of the board game and the map is a billion times better than the last map design ADG brought out - and the whole world too.

There will be no changes to either of these.
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Like I said, the screen shots look a bit too zoomed in to be the typical view used to play the game. Are there any screen shots available that show a typical view from game play, rather than being zoomed in to a tiny section of the map?
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Like I said, the screen shots look a bit too zoomed in to be the typical view used to play the game. Are there any screen shots available that show a typical view from game play, rather than being zoomed in to a tiny section of the map?


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I'm looking for a typical view of the map used while playing. Don't the screenshots above seem quite a bit zoomed in? Like the purpose is showing something on the map, not playing the game. Show me a typical view seen while playing the game, including unit counters.

Something like this looks more typical scale:

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Are the unit counters readable at this scale? Or is better resolution needed?
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Look through some of the other threads where you found the screen shots you posted. There are literally dozens of pix with counters in them at that same scale.
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I'm looking for a typical view of the map used while playing. Don't the screenshots above seem quite a bit zoomed in? Like the purpose is showing something on the map, not playing the game. Show me a typical view seen while playing the game, including unit counters.

Something like this looks more typical scale:

tm.asp?m=1288557

Are the unit counters readable at this scale? Or is better resolution needed?
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The program allows the player to scale the graphic presentation to their system and preferences. Below is Zoom level 3 of 8 with Medium resolution counter graphics

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And the same view with High resolution counter graphics.

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All this is dependent on your specific system. The maps are from my 25" 1920x1080 monitor. I use it for main detailed maps, and a second smaller monitor for other forms. MWIF is massive is scale, and every inch of screen can be used.

With the use of map views and screen layouts, you can customize all this to meet your preferences. There are some older threads where Steve details some of this.

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On zoom level 4 and higher, the details are quite good readable with high resolution counter graphics...

Steve really did a good job there...
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There was a game from earlier this year that you can get a good idea of the graphics and general interface.

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Note also that there is a size limitation on the jpg files that can be attached to forum posts so the picture files are highly compressed. Generally, the view on the screen has more resolution than what you see in some of the pictures here.
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I wish the whiteprint numbers had a little black outline but maybe they are better "in person".
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I wish the whiteprint numbers had a little black outline but maybe they are better "in person".

As Paul mentioned above, the screen shots are highly compressed. I had to get them under 500 KB for this forum, so the appearance is not as sharp as in game.

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Thanks guys this is very helpful.
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I wish the whiteprint numbers had a little black outline but maybe they are better "in person".
The white numbers do have a black outline when displayed against a light color background. For example, for the French and Chinese. And of course for the Danes and Yugoslavs, which have a pure white background. Similarly, the black numbers have a red background for the SS units (and Belgians and Afghans).

Basically, I went through all the units in the game and added outlines for the numbers if they became illegible. For instance, Japanese Tank Buster numbers are shown in red on red, so I added a Black outline. A lot of this stuff had to be coded for individual units - a real pain to do.

The screenshot is at zoom level 8 (maximum).

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EDIT: I just threw some units on the map in the Balkans. In retrospect, I could have made better choices, since the SS and Belgian units don't show the use of the red outline.
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