winSPWW2 Launches Its Worldwide Assault!
 

News Release For Immediate Release

Enhanced CD WinSPWW2 Shipping Tomorrow!

Hampstead, NC, 08 June 2005

The day the world has been waiting for is upon us! Celebrate the week of D-Day with
The Camo Workshop and Shrapnel Games, as we proudly announce that the winSPWW2
Enhanced CD version will begin shipping Friday, June 9th! Yes, the greatest generation
of Steel Panthers will be marching on your hard drive and declaring victory in no time at
all!

winSPWW2 is the premiere super-mod for the much loved Steel Panthers system,
although even calling it a super-mod barely scratches the surface. Rebuilt from the rivets
on up, winSPWW2 is the ultimate example of what happens when a group of dedicated
fans get together to enhance their favorite game.

While words like "realistic", "intense", and "accurate" are all easily used in the same
sentence as winSPWW2, you'll also have no problem using words like "addictive" and
"amazing" in the same breath. Featuring combined arms tactical combat spanning the
years 1930 until 1946, winSPWW2 is a turn-based sandbox of global conflict. With
practically every single piece of important equipment represented, gamers will find
limitless possibilities within winSPWW2.

As can be deduced from the game's name, winSPWW2 is available for Windows
platforms. The game is available as both a FREE download, and the Enhanced CD
edition that starts shipping tomorrow. The Enhanced CD edition includes the FREE, full
game, but includes a whole kampfgruppe of extras for the serious player. These extras
include:

* Higher resolutions than the download version. Play up to a 1600x1200 rez.

* A cut and paste map editor to generate sub-scenarios from one large master map.

* A printed quick-start guide.

* 250 secure PBEM save game slots for tournament play.

* Encyclopedic sorting ability.

* ScenHack and CampaignHack, utilities to manipulate scenarios and convert old DOS
campaigns, respectively.

Between the sheer beauty of winSPWW2 played at higher resolutions, and the flexibility
offered to scenario designers, the Enhanced CD edition is a must have! Haven't ordered
it? Move to it, soldier!

To order the Enhanced CD edition of winSPWW2 for only $39.95 please visit the
Shrapnel Games' e-store, the Gamers Front at:

www.gamersfront.com/xcart/product.php?productid=16169&cat=256&page=

And while you're waiting for your copy to arrive be sure to download the complete
version of winSPWW2 (minus all the cool extras mentioned above) at:

www.shrapnelgames.com/SPCamo/wSPWW2/6.htm

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Glad I already have mine ordered!

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Me too. I'm curious how that encyclopeidc sorting works. I'm wondering if that means I can see very single unit in the game in one big pile, in alphabetic order? It is a bit if a bummer if you're campaigning as one nation, that while it automatically pulls up your nation, it looks like tha download version, IIRC, doesn't let you see any other nation's unit data. I guess this better encyclopedia would get around that. I hate to save the game and exit it just to see other nation's data. Maybe the problem was it wouldn't let you look at other nation's data whilst forming the core, but would let you do so during the combat? It's just a bit odd not to be able to go where I want with the encyclopedia anytime I see a toggle for it.

I suppose there usually isn't much of a need to see other nation's units whilst forming the core, only when first perusing this new version I am very curious as to how the Polish guns rate and so forth. If you can see it during combat afterwards what does it really matter?

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It lets you sort the encyclopaedia. e.g. only to filter units currently available, or in unit class order. See the Game Guide "CD-Extended Features" link then scroll down to "Encyclopaedia Sort Screen" sub-section.

The Encyclopaedia always allows you to see the other nation's units - press the nation flag and change from the nation selector screen. (This is described in the Game Guide, "Encyclopaedia screen", paragraph beginning "Select a new nation from those active at this date by pressing on the existing flag in the centre of the screen.." which is right at the start of the Encyclopaedia help)

The Game Guide is the game's manual - easiest way to get there is to load the GameOptions menu, select the "Help" tab and press the "Read the Game Manual" button. The GG will then appear in your HTML browser, with a frame of navigational links in the left column, GG text in the RHS column.


Cheers
Andy

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I would have added "CLICK HERE TO SELECT A DIFFERENT NATION" right above that single flag but since that's the same message that appears in the message bar a the top of the screen when the mouse is passed over that button I just "assumed" it was totally unnecessary.

This "function" works the same in the DL and CD versions. All the info is available.

Don

Re: winSPWW2 Launches Its Worldwide Assault!
 

"I'm curious how that encyclopeidc sorting works."

It works the same way it does in WinSPMBT. You DO own WinSPMBT, don't you?

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

I love sorting - after the new graphic resolution settings, it's probably my favorite part of the upgrade.

Don, Andy - I know over the past few weeks several minor bugs (smoke in campaigns, etc) have been fixed. Is the CD shipping with those fixes, or will the first patch for CD and DL versions be coming later?

Thanks!

Nick

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I may be mistaken, but I could have swore the DOS version allowed me to access other nations in the encyclopedia when I was forming my core. IIRC this version does not and nothing I'm seeing of the responses seems to suggest it being a correct observation. Again, not a biggy, as I know most people aren't that curious about other nation's equipment in that portion of the game, but I could have swore it wouldn't let me see other nations there. Either I've never tried viewing the ency. at that stage of the DOS game, or it's not structured exactly as it was before. I have no trouble outside that small portion of the game. Maybe I'll fire it up again this afternoon to make sure I wasn't on drugs.

Re: winSPWW2 Launches Its Worldwide Assault!
 

When you are in the purchase screen you click the "Encyclopedia" button, then the flag of the nation you are playing and it will take you to the encyclopedia screens where you can review any of the nations in the game.

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"I could have swore the DOS version allowed me to access other nations in the encyclopedia when I was forming my core"

It did.

"IIRC this version does not"

YRNC (You Are Not Correct) http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

"nothing I'm seeing of the responses"

<sigh>

*"The Encyclopaedia always allows you to see the other nation's units - press the nation flag and change from the nation selector screen." (Andy Gailey, 4th post in this thread)

*"I would have added "CLICK HERE TO SELECT A DIFFERENT NATION" right above that single flag but since that's the same message that appears in the message bar a the top of the screen when the mouse is passed over that button I just "assumed" it was totally unnecessary." (Don Goodbrand, 5th post in this thread)

I'll let you in on a little secret - you can igmore damn near anything ANYONE else posts about the game (although you'd be smart to at least pay attention to Pyros on game mechanics and Claus on history) but if DRG or Mobhack give you an answer you REALLY should stop and figure they probably know what they're talking about.

Re: winSPWW2 Launches Its Worldwide Assault!
 

Well said Nick!

I think the reason for spending all the time and effort to get this game happening (and constantly improving) was so that we could PLAY IT...not continually pester Don and Andy over every little nuance.

Re: winSPWW2 Launches Its Worldwide Assault!
 

critisism is how you "constantly improve". But I agree only when its constructive.

Re: winSPWW2 Launches Its Worldwide Assault!
 

Frankly I doubt anyone has a clue what I'm talking about. I'm not talking about any ol' encyclopedia from any ol' screen. It was from one screen ONLY. Unfortunately I forgot about checking this before I left home today, so maybe I will remember tomorrow, given the backlash and all. It doesn't even bother me very much, and I made that perfectly clear earlier. I just thought somebody might want to know, but, maybe they don't. Anyway, tomorrow (sunday evening) I will be on it.

Re: winSPWW2 Launches Its Worldwide Assault!
 

We know EXACTLY what it is you are asking us and we keep telling you the answer.

YOU said....."I could have swore the DOS version allowed me to access other nations in the encyclopedia when I was forming my core. IIRC this version does not "

Here's a screen shot of me "forming a core".

http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...89-Image1a.png

The big red arrow is beside the button you press to access the encyclopaedia. Once there click on the flag button

http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...89-Image2a.png




and you can chose whatever nation you want to look at

http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...89-Image3a.png

OK? Or have I missed some subtle nuance of your question?

Here's where you click on to get to the encycloapedia from the upgrade screen.

http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...89-Image4a.png

Once there follow the same procedure as detailed above


Don

Re: winSPWW2 Launches Its Worldwide Assault!
 

There is a necessary lead time between when we send the game to Shrapnel to be burnt and when it's issued for release with the printed start up guide and the packaging so the CD version you get will be the same version as the DL. When we issue the patch it will upgrade both games. The EXE is identical for both.

Don

Re: winSPWW2 Launches Its Worldwide Assault!
 

I'm sorry DRG, I was wrong. I have tried doing the same thing and it works instead. I'm not sure if I missed the flag and thought I hit it, or that I'm so used to more modern software that I'm unused to seeing descriptive text at the 'top' of the screen, or that the flag just looked like decor to fill a large empty space for some reason. In any event it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me because as I've mentioned before I've played this sort of game since back in the Panzer Strike/Kampfgruppe days. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/Injured.gif

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We couldn't put all the flags for all the nations in WinSPww2 in that space let alone all the ones in WinSPMBT. There wasn't room. So, we put in one button that allows access to another screen that has ample room for all the nations in both WinSPMBT and WinSPWW2 .

Don

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Don, that's what I was guessing, I was just, you know, being hopeful out loud. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif