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Title: HPS War Over The Mideast Update 1.01 Released
Post by: Compass Rose on May 11, 2013, 09:34:14 AM
HPS just released update 1.01 for War Over The Mideast.

Info about the update can be found here:

http://www.hpssims.com/Pages/updates/up_ModernAirPower/up_MAP.ASP (http://www.hpssims.com/Pages/updates/up_ModernAirPower/up_MAP.ASP)
Title: Re: HPS War Over The Mideast Update 1.01 Released
Post by: Zulu1966 on May 11, 2013, 09:45:51 AM
Well -

Changes for War Over The Mideast 1.01
    - Numerous feature and interface changes as a result of military
      development.


Thats some effusive changes file  ....

Still - no one can say Tiller doesnt support his games.
Title: Re: HPS War Over The Mideast Update 1.01 Released
Post by: JudgeDredd on May 11, 2013, 09:57:03 AM
I gave up on this some time ago. I liked it but it fell short. I can't be anymore specific than that - just that I remember wishing there was something else...and apparently this is the more improved version over Wings over Vietnam.

I can't find it in my disc box, so it's either up the loft or I might have given it away to Wodin...I remember giving him a game...can't remember which one though.

It wasn't a bad game by all accounts...
Title: Re: HPS War Over The Mideast Update 1.01 Released
Post by: Al on May 11, 2013, 10:33:55 AM
War Over the Mideast is by far the better of the two.  To say the change file is effusive  may be a bit of an understatement - it is very extensive.

If you really, really want to get in the air war stuff, this is the game.  Chris at NWS has it (disc version) for $29.99
Title: Re: HPS War Over The Mideast Update 1.01 Released
Post by: ArizonaTank on May 11, 2013, 10:46:38 AM
Quote from: Al on May 11, 2013, 10:33:55 AM
War Over the Mideast is by far the better of the two.  To say the change file is effusive  may be a bit of an understatement - it is very extensive.

If you really, really want to get in the air war stuff, this is the game.  Chris at NWS has it (disc version) for $29.99

+1  and +1

My old review:  (hopefully the interface issues are gone now)
http://www.armchairgeneral.com/war-over-the-mideast-pc-game-review.htm

Title: Re: HPS War Over The Mideast Update 1.01 Released
Post by: Zulu1966 on May 11, 2013, 11:09:22 AM
Quote from: Al on May 11, 2013, 10:33:55 AM
War Over the Mideast is by far the better of the two.  To say the change file is effusive  may be a bit of an understatement - it is very extensive.

If you really, really want to get in the air war stuff, this is the game.  Chris at NWS has it (disc version) for $29.99

Erm ...  I was being sarcastic - its two lines

The latest changes to mid east are 1.01 - the two lines - the 1.0 changes - which accounts for 99% of the text file have been in the game since it was released.

Perosnally I really liked both games and would like to know what exactly the ...

Numerous feature and interface changes as a result of military development actually are ....
Title: Re: HPS War Over The Mideast Update 1.01 Released
Post by: Al on May 11, 2013, 12:48:36 PM
Quote from: Zulu1966 on May 11, 2013, 11:09:22 AM
Quote from: Al on May 11, 2013, 10:33:55 AM
War Over the Mideast is by far the better of the two.  To say the change file is effusive  may be a bit of an understatement - it is very extensive.

If you really, really want to get in the air war stuff, this is the game.  Chris at NWS has it (disc version) for $29.99

Erm ...  I was being sarcastic - its two lines

The latest changes to mid east are 1.01 - the two lines - the 1.0 changes - which accounts for 99% of the text file have been in the game since it was released.

Perosnally I really liked both games and would like to know what exactly the ...

Numerous feature and interface changes as a result of military development actually are ....

My bad - I thought that all the changes listed were 1.01 changes.  They are indeed 1.0  and 1.01 changes.  I should read the whole thing instead of skipping to the good stuff.    :-[
Title: Re: HPS War Over The Mideast Update 1.01 Released
Post by: LongBlade on May 11, 2013, 01:36:16 PM
War over the Mideast was great. IMHO what was "missing" was the tutorial to make you a master air commander. The game gave you all the tools you needed to simulate modern air combat. What was missing was the fact that I didn't have 20 years of experience in the Air Force learning how to make paste out of an enemy's air defenses.

I really liked it, but I didn't invest the time to get extremely good at the game.
Title: Re: HPS War Over The Mideast Update 1.01 Released
Post by: Zulu1966 on May 11, 2013, 03:05:19 PM
Quote from: LongBlade on May 11, 2013, 01:36:16 PM
War over the Mideast was great. IMHO what was "missing" was the tutorial to make you a master air commander. The game gave you all the tools you needed to simulate modern air combat. What was missing was the fact that I didn't have 20 years of experience in the Air Force learning how to make paste out of an enemy's air defenses.

I really liked it, but I didn't invest the time to get extremely good at the game.

The vietnam game now has everything the middle east one does - except scenarios that take advantage of it - really worth them adding them - think it would sell well then...
Title: Re: HPS War Over The Mideast Update 1.01 Released
Post by: LongBlade on May 11, 2013, 03:36:59 PM
Quote from: Zulu1966 on May 11, 2013, 03:05:19 PM
Quote from: LongBlade on May 11, 2013, 01:36:16 PM
War over the Mideast was great. IMHO what was "missing" was the tutorial to make you a master air commander. The game gave you all the tools you needed to simulate modern air combat. What was missing was the fact that I didn't have 20 years of experience in the Air Force learning how to make paste out of an enemy's air defenses.

I really liked it, but I didn't invest the time to get extremely good at the game.

The vietnam game now has everything the middle east one does - except scenarios that take advantage of it - really worth them adding them - think it would sell well then...

War Over The Mideast need to have the map bumped out just a bit further to the east. Then it needed some UAV strike fighters to simulate Israel taking out Iranian nuke facilities. Maybe someone will do a mod for that.