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by pelle75
Thu Mar 09, 2023 7:49 am
Forum: MODS and Scenarios
Topic: Modern day mod
Replies: 123
Views: 19957

Re: Modern day mod

I am not sure how databases or eras work, but is it possible to add some western vehicle formations to Ukraine for 2023+? I think some educated guesses could be made about when they will first be available and what the platoons and companies they form will look like in reality. Most of the graphics ...
by pelle75
Mon Oct 17, 2022 7:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Preserving Digital Gaming History
Replies: 14
Views: 1899

Re: Preserving Digital Gaming History

I do not have more than fits on a 4TB USB disk (connected to a Raspberry Pi as a cheap file-server), but that is enough for a lot of (old) stuff (like all games I bought, all scenarios I downloaded, documents, web forums, documents, ...) What exactly do you have on your 4TB USB drive? I'd like to p...
by pelle75
Thu Oct 13, 2022 2:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Preserving Digital Gaming History
Replies: 14
Views: 1899

Re: Preserving Digital Gaming History

By coincidence a few days ago I searched for TOAW scenarios and found your uploaded files. Three links had the color of already visited links when I saw this post right now. Added the TOAW3 scenario collection to my little hoard. Over 25 years online and seeing so many good things disappear, I do no...
by pelle75
Sat Oct 19, 2013 11:42 am
Forum: Flashpoint Campaigns Classic
Topic: Running on Mac and Linux? YES
Replies: 4
Views: 125

Running on Mac and Linux? YES

<t> Just wanted to say I gambled on this game running on one of my computers, despite not having a native Windows install on any of them, and it still works great. Played for a few hours in WINE on my Ubuntu Linux laptop and then for a few more hours in Windows XP running inside of VirtualBox on my ...
by pelle75
Sat Oct 19, 2013 11:35 am
Forum: Flashpoint Campaigns Classic
Topic: Some light UI improvements
Replies: 27
Views: 487

RE: Some light UI improvements

<t> - Would it be possible to add single-key shortcuts? After a few hours I'm already tired of stretching my hand all over the keyboard to press ctrl-L and ctrl-F when it seems like just L or F would be enough and neither key seems to do anything on its own anyway (and the same for all other ctrl-co...
by pelle75
Fri Aug 24, 2012 4:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Has Matrix ever considered releasing old games at competitive prices?
Replies: 78
Views: 993

RE: Has Matrix ever considered releasing old games at competitive prices?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: TonyE<br/> <br/> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: pellen<br/> I don't buy the niche argument. Not all wargamers are interested in all wargames. There are a few games I would pay $100 for, many more I would pay $30 for, many wargames I would happily buy for $10, and a...
by pelle75
Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Has Matrix ever considered releasing old games at competitive prices?
Replies: 78
Views: 993

RE: Has Matrix ever considered releasing old games at competitive prices?

<t> I don't buy the niche argument. Not all wargamers are interested in all wargames. There are a few games I would pay $100 for, many more I would pay $30 for, many wargames I would happily buy for $10, and a few I would only buy if they sold for $1. Not sure how Matrix think they can optimize thei...
by pelle75
Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Has Matrix ever considered releasing old games at competitive prices?
Replies: 78
Views: 993

RE: Has Matrix ever considered releasing old games at competitive prices?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s> Isn't this just one of the features of all specialist hobbies? Ever seen good quality military history books drop in value? No, the good ones never appear in bargain basement sales, and then second hand values rocket when they go out of print. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> <br/> ...
by pelle75
Thu Aug 23, 2012 2:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Has Matrix ever considered releasing old games at competitive prices?
Replies: 78
Views: 993

RE: Has Matrix ever considered releasing old games at competitive prices?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s> Another factor for me is the ease of downloading. It's a hassle with this site. If the process was easy like Steam where all you have to do is log in and hit "install" and take a nap, I'd be buying games from here. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> <br/> As long as they keep it easy ...
by pelle75
Mon Aug 20, 2012 3:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Possible to port older games to Iphone/smartphone?
Replies: 2
Views: 93

RE: Possible to port older games to Iphone/smartphone?

<t> As I understand it from older threads, most wargames have been developed for Windows in ways that make them very difficult to port to any other platform. Full of Windows-specific code.<br/> <br/> All the UNIX+OpenGL-based platforms (OSX, iOS, Android, desktop-Linux...) are quite similar, and por...
by pelle75
Mon Aug 20, 2012 3:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gaming on Linux - Steam?
Replies: 18
Views: 203

RE: Gaming on Linux - Steam?

<t> More Linux games would be nice. But I think for many (most) types of games the future is going to be "HTML5" soon anyway, either online or wrapped in something to look like a regular application, so it will be less important what OS you run anyway. For non-games it has been the case already for ...
by pelle75
Sun Aug 19, 2012 5:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Civil War General
Replies: 19
Views: 139

RE: Civil War General

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: flanyboy<br/> Ditto... as an aside I would have a hard time ever investing in a project that I don't see some kind of return... ie if the company does well I get a stake. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> <br/> That is what has kept me from funding anything on kickstarter so...
by pelle75
Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hist. Rifles vs Modern Rifles: Effective ranges
Replies: 11
Views: 170

RE: Hist. Rifles vs Modern Rifles: Effective ranges

<r> I'm reading <LINK link="http://www.amazon.com/Battle-Frontiers-Ardennes-Battles-Campaigns/dp/0752444247"><s>[link=http://www.amazon.com/Battle-Frontiers-Ardennes-Battles-Campaigns/dp/0752444247]</s>Ardennes 1914<e>[/link]</e></LINK> by Terence Zuber and surprised many times by the engagement ran...
by pelle75
Mon Sep 26, 2011 3:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Matrix programmers: stop writing to my Windows directory
Replies: 14
Views: 200

RE: Matrix programmers: stop writing to my Windows directory

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Perturabo<br/> I really hate the idea of putting parts of programs in different places. That's one thing that I really hate about using a Ubuntu derivative. Stuff goes to various folders, I can't even decide where a program should be installed, etc. <e>[/quote]</e>...
by pelle75
Mon Sep 26, 2011 2:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Close Combat: When?
Replies: 9
Views: 95

RE: Close Combat: When?

I'm still hoping to some day see a new CC using the campaign mode from CC2 A Bridge Too Far.
by pelle75
Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Books Today vs Yesterday
Replies: 28
Views: 337

RE: Books Today vs Yesterday

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: ilovestrategy<br/> <br/> I major in ancient history. For me, the most detailed accounts for ancient history like Alexander and Xenophon are books written in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> <br/> Seems like only wargamers are interest...
by pelle75
Sun Jun 12, 2011 8:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: HPS Downloads Started
Replies: 24
Views: 162

RE: HPS Downloads Started

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: ilovestrategy<br/> <br/> I cannot imagine any DRMs with a download. That would be just nuts.  <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> <br/> Seems to be the norm though, so I wouldn't count on it to be absent until someone can confirm it. Prices do seem a bit high for games with DR...
by pelle75
Wed Jun 01, 2011 5:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Games Like Advance Wars?
Replies: 6
Views: 76

RE: Games Like Advance Wars?

<t> I would like Panzer General a lot better if it were better abstracted with less unit stats and fewer different almost identical unit types. Yet the first thing I see when they promote Panzer Corps is that it has more unit types, more stats (20? many great games have 2 or 3, surely 5 or 6 would b...
by pelle75
Fri May 27, 2011 1:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Not paying full price for games any more
Replies: 57
Views: 524

RE: Not paying full price for games any more

<t> I would be more than happy to pay full price for wargames running on Mac or Linux. Looking at the statistics for the ("pay what you want") Humble Indie Bundles you will see that Linux users always pays a lot more, followed by Mac users, and Windows users way behind, so I guess I am not alone in ...
by pelle75
Mon Oct 04, 2010 2:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Saving the Web for Posterity
Replies: 9
Views: 140

RE: Saving the Web for Posterity

Im a big fan of the scrapbook extension for firefox.

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