WINSPWW2?

Double_Deuce · #1 October 24th, 2005, 11:52 AM

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Mobhack said:
Work on WW2 will start AFTER the fix patch for MBT, as I intend to use the MBT code as a common starting base.

With WinSPMBT as the common base does that mean that maps will be interchangable between the 2 games? I hope so.

I have a large project in mind and would rather not wait until WinSPWW2 actually comes out to get started on it. I have at least 47 maps that will need to be made with each of them needing a corresponding mirror image (maybe 3 mirror images for each for the 4 cardinal directions) so they can be rotated around and butted together like individual boardgame mapboards (like ASL mapboards).

DRG · #2 October 24th, 2005, 12:43 PM

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Double_Deuce said:
With WinSPMBT as the common base does that mean that maps will be interchangable between the 2 games? I hope so.

The maps will be fully interchangeable between the two games. That was always a priority

Don

Warhero · #3 November 1st, 2005, 07:19 PM

Btw, be sure that British vs Italy 1943 (June and forward) battle locations (maps) will be in right terrain (not always in desert as in SPWAW seems to be)... It's bit strange that Matrix never fixed that.

DRG · #4 November 2nd, 2005, 10:36 AM

Don't worry. They don't give you desert.

Don

gibsonm · #5 November 2nd, 2005, 05:21 PM

Sorry, I'm a newbie here so I hope you don't mind what may appear to be a daft question.

I've been a long term fan of the SP series and have finally convinced the boss at home to buy a PC to run WinSPMBT on (We use Macs for everything else). I also have a copy of "Steel Panthers World at War" (hopefully its allowed to be mentioned) from another firm.

Is this WinSPWW2 the result of some sort of take over or is it a totally independent product (but still based on the common SP ancestry)?

Regards,

Mark

narwan · #6 November 2nd, 2005, 11:48 PM

WinSPMBT is the windows version of the DOS SPMBT game which in turn is based on the DOS SPWW2 game. If I'm not mistaken both derive their ancestry from the SP2 game while the WaW series are derived from the SP3 game.
The groups who have been developing the different sets of games (SP2 based or SP3 based) have different views on some elements of the game. The end result is that it allows for a wide selection of SP games to choose from.

Narwan

gibsonm · #7 November 2nd, 2005, 11:55 PM

Narwan,

Thanks.

So would it be fair to say that WinSPWW2 is effectively SP1 (since SP2 is not WW2 orientated) "upgraded" to the same standard (i.e. Win compatible).

Whilst "Steel Panthers World at War" is effectively SP3 "upgraded" to the Win compatible standard?

Just trying to work out if the upcoming WinSPWW2 will effectively replace my current copy of "Steel Panthers World at War" or whether I should retain both.