WINSPWW2?

[DRG]

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]

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]

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

Don

[gibsonm]

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]

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]

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.

[Cameronius]

You should retain both and play both and decide for yourself which you like most.