Is anyone buying John Tiller games?

[BaronJurgen]

I enjoy the Panzer Campaigns and recently purchased Tunisia '43. I also have the HPS CD version of some of his games, but I have purchased other titles like East Prussia and have had no problems. They are very supportive.

[Jafele]

I have Kharkov´43 (PzC); Campaign Overland (ACW); Kursk (Pz Battles); Bonaparte Peninsular war; East Prussia and Red Victory (SB).

I love the extraordinary historical research in any of JT titles. [&o]

[IckieStickie]

Snap me too,and i alreay own Kursk Pz Battles.For me he one of the BEST!Period.

[IckieStickie]

I found them extremely supportive,answered every single Email(Richie Hamilton)and if you ask nicely and are thinking of buying |Multiple Games they might even offer you a FREE game?that is if your already buying five!.Which is great.I never look a Gift horse in the mouth.And lets face it it isnt hard to pick FIVE Great JT games now is it!^^Especially with the Rubbish that has been released in the last few years by others..For me JT games dont seem to age

[sullafelix]

Wargame Design Studio has done the Panzer battles games. They are available on the Tiller site.

I did a review of Normandy, Kursk, and their new demo.

http://www.awargamersneedfulthings.co.u ... ttles.html

http://www.awargamersneedfulthings.co.u ... nk-by.html

http://www.awargamersneedfulthings.co.u ... mandy.html

[Kuokkanen]

ORIGINAL: IckieStickie

For me he one of the BEST!Period.

Is he in the same league with Gary Grigsby and Sid Meier? Or somewhere above?

[Agathosdaimon]

i get all the Napoleon tiller games, i am happy with their general style, i mean nicer graphics would be a plus but overall they are good - i have all but the peninsular series, but i will get that eventually. I am assured too that there will be a release based on the 1807 campaigns in Poland too which i look forward to

[demyansk]

Hi,

The new Tiller titles, do they have better graphics than the HPS versions?

[nelmsm1]

ORIGINAL: rhondabrwn

I bought Campaign Overland last year. Not a particularly exciting game despite the incredibly huge map. Still prefer Campaign Gettysburg as the only "real" campaign in the series.

I'm a bit concerned that some of his patches are now for the JTS versions of the ACW and Napoleonic series. They won't work with the HPS versions and HPS hasn't provided equivalent patches yet. Campaign Waterloo and Campaign Antietam are examples of JTS only patches. I am not going to buy the JTS versions just to get the minor enhancements though despite my love for these games.

If you have the HPS version then JTS will provide you with a serial number when you update with their patch. Just send a note to JTS support. If you are in the HPS database and your in there as a purchaser of the game than they will send you a serial number. Otherwise you may need to send a photo of your CD.

[Aurelian]

ORIGINAL: demjansk

Hi,

The new Tiller titles, do they have better graphics than the HPS versions?

No.

[Zap]

ORIGINAL: nelmsm

ORIGINAL: rhondabrwn

I bought Campaign Overland last year. Not a particularly exciting game despite the incredibly huge map. Still prefer Campaign Gettysburg as the only "real" campaign in the series.

I'm a bit concerned that some of his patches are now for the JTS versions of the ACW and Napoleonic series. They won't work with the HPS versions and HPS hasn't provided equivalent patches yet. Campaign Waterloo and Campaign Antietam are examples of JTS only patches. I am not going to buy the JTS versions just to get the minor enhancements though despite my love for these games.

If you have the HPS version then JTS will provide you with a serial number when you update with their patch. Just send a note to JTS support. If you are in the HPS database and your in there as a purchaser of the game than they will send you a serial number. Otherwise you may need to send a photo of your CD.

I saw this, gut wrenching! Knowing she has passed on. But the info nelmsm gives is welcome.

[berto]

There is a significant effort underway to upgrade the graphics of some, if not all, of the JTS game series.

[Kuokkanen]

ORIGINAL: berto


There is a significant effort underway to upgrade the graphics of some, if not all, of the JTS game series.

Is Tiller himself involved with it?

[berto]

Not directly. WDS is. Will these be official graphics upgrades, not just mods? Yes.

[milkweg]

I bought Battles of Normandy not long ago. As for graphics, the old JT/Talonsoft Napoleonic and Civil War games sold on here still have not been surpassed and they are about 20 years old.

[Blond_Knight]

The funny thing is after sinking money into Combat Mission Normandy and its addon's/engine upgrades, Ive come to realize that I enjoy Squad/Panzer battles/campaigns more.

[Capitaine]

ORIGINAL: Blond_Knight

The funny thing is after sinking money into Combat Mission Normandy and its addon's/engine upgrades, Ive come to realize that I enjoy Squad/Panzer battles/campaigns more.

Absolutely.

I downloaded the demo for CM2 a while back and there was a situation where I had a column of afvs and other vehicles moving down a road. There is no "plot" to just "follow" the lead vehicle. This was a disaster of gaming. It was unrealistic in my opinion. And it was tedious. There is so much fiddliness in virtually all of these real time systems that I just don't have the patience to deal with them. They work in certain limited ways, but the payoff is far less to me than the hassle of using them.

[wodin]

Squad Battles is so s close to being down right perfect tactical wargame..

ORIGINAL: Blond_Knight

The funny thing is after sinking money into Combat Mission Normandy and its addon's/engine upgrades, Ive come to realize that I enjoy Squad/Panzer battles/campaigns more.

[JReb]

Because of this thread, I was just looking at the Squad Battles product page and noticed a name from days gone by. Have not thought about this gentleman in a while but when I saw his name, I remembered all of the help he provided me and others thru the years with Steel Panthers and others. So just a quick shout out to a wargame legend, thanks for everything Wild Bill Wilder. You have not been forgotten.

[Kuokkanen]

ORIGINAL: wodin

Squad Battles is so s close to being down right perfect tactical wargame..

I don't have that one yet. Can you say something about it to maybe convert me from Steel Panthers series?