Installed 3.0 with previous version being 2.1. I had to copy the jre directory to move past the DOS "flash" screen. Game ran fine after that except...... I have no sound. I clicked enable sound at launch. Clicked Sound Effects and Music at options screen. After still not having sound, I ch...

Guilty as charged. I returned from vacation and the next day, Afrika Korp came out. My apologies to the MP players I've had on hold these past 4 weeks. I will get back to the matches Monday. Thanks for the poke soldier.

chris, I just remembered why I'm not a fan of strategic bombing. With tactical, the opponent has to spend PPs to re-up where fuel and ammo are free. It didn't seem fiscally sound to spend PPs on the bomber and not try to recoup them with usage. It wouldn't take much to convince me otherwise but that...

Agreed. In remembering the game, it took me too long to see what was happening. Then when the 5th, 6th elephant showed among the Panthers, I played right into his hands and loaded the north with conscripts and 122's. I thought I could force a stalemate then grind him down if I played tactically well...

Thanks for the kind words deducter. The strat bomber strategy sounds interesting chris. I don't go strat bombers so I don't know how they hold up against the AA. Elephants without AA cover are dead meat eventually. Soviet tacticals seem to knock off at least 2-3 strength points per mission fairly re...

Hmmmm.... You have my attention. I'll take a peek.

I agree with everything you just said. I'm toying with another counter mix to make the elephants lack of movement and ammo work against them. My last 2 games I started buying cheap AT's in groups of 2 to 3 and mix in a couple of conscripts for a bit of mobility. Let's say 3 AT's, 3 conscripts will c...

An optional setting. Yup yup. There ya' go.

Yup. I love the elephant strategy. It seems to force the Soviet response. If the Soviet doesn't buy an even number of 122's, I reinforce the elephants cheaply and go with another unit or 2.

Just thought of what I think may be an easily cod-able feature for 1.06. During opponent turn playback in MP, each move playback centers on the unit to move, and pauses until the space bar is hit. The move executes. Battles are preformed if applicable. Screen centers on next moving unit then pauses ...

Then when you got your mojo going, jump into the multiplayer. Pick a scenario (I love steamroller vs steel), play it a few times solo to get a feel for it, then join in on the fun. It amazes me how much I learn about tactics and what works and what doesn't. You will get an education the first few ti...

Air can make an Axis players day pretty miserable, also. The 2m3's usually knock 2 off of them on each bombing run. If the Axis player loads up in the North, he's weak elsewhere. Let them elephants roam up north, I'll concentrate my attack where they ain't.

You're right, to a certain degree. Let's say you want to take a town called hex "D", with hexes A, B and C being the path to hex D. Move recon to Hex A, undo. Move to hex B, undo, C, undo then D. No ambush. If there is a unit in your path, it will be discovered when the unit moves next to ...

You nailed it exactly. You feel like an idiot when a unit gets ambushed because so many players use the "undo" feature so much. While not cheating, it does seem rather gamey.

Roughly how many matches are you guys usually playing simultaneously? I find that I enjoy spending about 3 hours nightly playing. Sometimes more. That comfortably works out to 8 or so paired matches. I'm just curious. I find that the more matches going simultaneously, the more conservative I have to...

Yup, agreed to all. Would be interesting. In thinking this new unit through, I'm wondering something. It seems that for every unit available to a player, there is usually a unit available to the opponent that counters it head-to-head. Let's just say that a Marine unit would not have an amphibious pe...

I'm kinda chuckling while I'm reading this thread. I think we inevitably start to combine those features of other great games we have played into a wish list of things we'd like to see in the one being discussed. Happens on every Forum I read when it comes to new versions. Let me offer a couple of i...

Got it. Appreciate the guidance, sir.

I understand what you're saying. However, rather than surrender before the last turn (or when you want to end the game), don't move anything, write your in-game message as to your intent, or good-byes and you're all set. The other player opens the game, nothing moves, and it should go right to his f...

Speaking of multiplayer...... Last night I had two players while playing 3 different games, from what my screen said, surrender between turns 4 and 6. I've played these fellows a couple of times and it was strange for a game to end that abruptly. No notice. No message. Nothing. What seemed strange w...