EatYerGreens
08-11-2004, 09:22
Hello to all,
this is my first post to this forum and I apologize for making it something of a 'throwaway' thread. So that they don't get lost in the waffle this is about to turn into, I'll post my real questions separately. ~;)
The Story So Far...
I can't claim to have played STW from the week it first came out. I didn't read any pre-release stuff, I didn't see it reviewed in any mags or TV shows, I just stumbled across it in a shop one day and thought "hmmm, this looks like fun". In my youth I'd mucked around with hex-map + cardboard chip type wargames (some of which now live in the loft) and this was the first decent-looking, 3D gfx wargame I'd encountered which looked like it was worth the money.
Naturally, I played the 'Easy' campaigns first, won with at least three different clans before hearing about the 1.1 patch. Installed that and repeated the process from the beginning, eventually achieving total victory will all six clans, proving the documentation's claim of equal balance for all sides. Bit of a struggle for the Shimazu, to begin with, but even they managed it (the sole success as Christians, btw).
My problems began almost as soon as I switched to 'Normal' difficulty level (of which more elsewhere) and I scoured the USENET for groups supporting STW users. I found none and, as well as abandoning the game in sheer frustration, I only made sporadic searches for support groups and found nothing... for years. ~:pissed:
Other game obsessions took over but I came across MTW in a shop recently, thought about it for a moment but stopped short of buying it, thinking I hadn't really mastered STW-proper itself. I ran a Google search on STW today, just for the heck of it and am exceedingly pleased and relieved to have come across this one.
I can't imagine why I've not found it before, as it seems to have been going for a good couple of years. Things seem to have moved on apace, as well, so I've a fair bit of catching up to do. Pointers to downloadable patches for STW which I should be getting would be more than welcomed.
I've taken the time to look through plenty of thread titles and fully read a small selection of threads already and am surprised not to find ones relating to what I'm about to ask about.
In the meantime, thanks to all for making this place possible. I look forward to hearing from you.
this is my first post to this forum and I apologize for making it something of a 'throwaway' thread. So that they don't get lost in the waffle this is about to turn into, I'll post my real questions separately. ~;)
The Story So Far...
I can't claim to have played STW from the week it first came out. I didn't read any pre-release stuff, I didn't see it reviewed in any mags or TV shows, I just stumbled across it in a shop one day and thought "hmmm, this looks like fun". In my youth I'd mucked around with hex-map + cardboard chip type wargames (some of which now live in the loft) and this was the first decent-looking, 3D gfx wargame I'd encountered which looked like it was worth the money.
Naturally, I played the 'Easy' campaigns first, won with at least three different clans before hearing about the 1.1 patch. Installed that and repeated the process from the beginning, eventually achieving total victory will all six clans, proving the documentation's claim of equal balance for all sides. Bit of a struggle for the Shimazu, to begin with, but even they managed it (the sole success as Christians, btw).
My problems began almost as soon as I switched to 'Normal' difficulty level (of which more elsewhere) and I scoured the USENET for groups supporting STW users. I found none and, as well as abandoning the game in sheer frustration, I only made sporadic searches for support groups and found nothing... for years. ~:pissed:
Other game obsessions took over but I came across MTW in a shop recently, thought about it for a moment but stopped short of buying it, thinking I hadn't really mastered STW-proper itself. I ran a Google search on STW today, just for the heck of it and am exceedingly pleased and relieved to have come across this one.
I can't imagine why I've not found it before, as it seems to have been going for a good couple of years. Things seem to have moved on apace, as well, so I've a fair bit of catching up to do. Pointers to downloadable patches for STW which I should be getting would be more than welcomed.
I've taken the time to look through plenty of thread titles and fully read a small selection of threads already and am surprised not to find ones relating to what I'm about to ask about.
In the meantime, thanks to all for making this place possible. I look forward to hearing from you.