aqrit wrote:if the current patch doesn't work for you PM me and I'll send
you a sneak peak of the next version
You are the one who writes the patches? Kewl.
I have tried the current patch (AAStarterPack43.exe). I also enable the nVidia/Vista video fix just in case, although I don't really need it, since my MSI Wind netbook has Windows XP and Intel GMA chip.
There is a drawback, though, I can no longer see the videos. However, the patch allows me to experience combat. In fact, the patch enables me to go through an entire game. I haven't checked every single feature, but it seems everything works well, including the Time Machine feature.
But when I went through the tutorials, the game crashes again during the "German Strategy" phase.
Nonetheless, the game was really a blast. I played as the Germans. It was like ten years when I played the game, so I "cheated" a little, giving all the Allied forces three-star generals, while giving Japan a six-star general (Yamamoto). I ignored the game's conventional wisdom of destroying the British fleet around North Sea and Mediterranean Sea; focusing the bulk of my forces to invade Russia instead. Moscow fell on the third round, but my entire naval forces were decimated. The British managed to occupy Western Europe, and the United States successfully invaded Finland.
But it didn't matter. The conquest of Moscow gave me quite a huge amount of IPC to bolster my defenses. Soon, I retook Western Europe from the Brits, and Finland would follow.
However, my Japan ally had conquered the rest of the world while I kept the Allied forces busy. And we won by reaching economic victory. Damn, I haven't got the chance to capture London.
Nonetheless, it was a blast. I've almost forgotten how good the game was, and it will definitely stay in my netbook.
Thanks for the patch. I hope the next iteration will bring a more stable gaming experience in XP.
Never thought this thread would be that long, but now, for something different.....
Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman.
