Hi If anybody is sad because SPWaW needs clicks to fire arty and colour is messed up on some win7 & Vista PCs there is a simple fix, the command script is on spwaw.com, and I added to the script from spwaw.com posts(go get it yourself)
SPWaW has got to be the best game ever created, and I got my Win7 running it like a dream, I thought my sytem was just incompatable.
Spwaw works on my windows8 with very slight arty clicking, SPWaW works perfect on lots of PCs XP Win7 Win8 etc... this script is for those PCs that don't. I would disconnect from the net while running but it seems ok, best to be sure
the script closes explorer and starts SPWaW on the second core, you can try just start mech.exe if you want, this has nothing to do with me , but I thought you guys should know about it.
here is the script
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@echo off
@echo ================================================
@echo NCrawler's SPWAW Windows 7 color fix
@echo ================================================
@echo This fix closes explorer.exe, waits until it is closed and then launches SPWAW
@echo off
taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe
start /B /WAIT /AFFINITY 2 mech.exe
Start explorer.exe
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double post sorry
SPWaW is free from many places matrixgames has links in the downloads tab for the game, I have to say though I would buy it from matrix as you get 4 Mega Campanigns costing a lot in the past.
SPWaW if you don't know is the nearest thig to the board game ASL .
I would also advise you to get the free SPWW2 and SPMBT also free from shrapnelgames.com but there is a paid enhanced version also worth it.
if you missed any of these games you need a nudge you will never play a better game
Thanks for the tip, gameleaper!
I actually have SPWaW saved onto CD with the early updates, and I'd love to plat it again. However, when I up-graded to Win7, I assumed that it would no longer work so did not bother to try and install it. Now it seems that there is hope after all. I shall look for the CD and hope it did not get dumped in one of those period clean-outs.
Bob, if you can't find your CDs then D/L the SPWAW base game here: http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=1713246
Great - not looked yet, so maybe a fresh download would be the way to go. Thanks Stagger.
While I like the premise of the game I have a really hard time distinguishing all the units from the terrain...
Is there a way to make them stand out more?
Quote from: Yskonyn on July 23, 2013, 07:28:37 AM
While I like the premise of the game I have a really hard time distinguishing all the units from the terrain...
Is there a way to make them stand out more?
Yes there are a few ways, there are graphic MODs, and Turn ID FLAGS on in preferences. the ENHANCED FINAL RELEASE MOD does an amazing job on all the game, graphics, OOB, everything has been upgraded get the MODS here http://enhanced.freeforums.org/ and the ENH FR MOD is also on spwaw.com/downloads I think somewhere.
there is a NORTH AFRICA MOD just for Multiplayer, Ive now got a 1000 scenarios loaded and tons of campagns.
Quote from: bob48 on July 23, 2013, 06:31:39 AM
I actually have SPWaW saved onto CD with the early updates, and I'd love to plat it again. However, when I up-graded to Win7, I assumed that it would no longer work so did not bother to try and install it. Now it seems that there is hope after all. I shall look for the CD and hope it did not get dumped in one of those period clean-outs.
the script goes in a file with a cmd extention , you can find the file on spwaw.com on the forums " SP:WaW Depot™ Forum Index -> General Discussion->Windows 7 *GUARANTEED* fix"
and more here about the second core "Tech Support by Members for Members->That Damned Artillery Screen Bug"
the file is just the script in a file named something like spwawfix.cmd just put it in the SPWaW directory and double click it
Thanks, Gameleaper.
I got it to run once on my Win8 machine, then it never worked again. This might be the fix I'm looking for!
Quote from: LongBlade on July 23, 2013, 09:26:45 AM
Thanks, Gameleaper.
I got it to run once on my Win8 machine, then it never worked again. This might be the fix I'm looking for!
if you have more problems you can always download the free VMware player its free, then install an OS if you have one, it is a virtual PC and it runs SPWaW Im running it in it aswell on XP
Quote from: LongBlade on July 23, 2013, 09:26:45 AM
Thanks, Gameleaper.
I got it to run once on my Win8 machine, then it never worked again. This might be the fix I'm looking for!
As far as I know Windows8 runs it well on most systems, but try installing the Enhanced FR mod, I remember it can help some people.
the good thing about MODS is it uses SPWaW program called ModSwap , you can plug mods in and out as you like or even many mods
for those new to SP, don't forget to set the scroll delay in preferences or you will scroll to fast,.
Quote from: gameleaper on July 23, 2013, 08:14:25 AM
Quote from: Yskonyn on July 23, 2013, 07:28:37 AM
While I like the premise of the game I have a really hard time distinguishing all the units from the terrain...
Is there a way to make them stand out more?
Yes there are a few ways, there are graphic MODs, and Turn ID FLAGS on in preferences. the ENHANCED FINAL RELEASE MOD does an amazing job on all the game, graphics, OOB, everything has been upgraded get the MODS here http://enhanced.freeforums.org/ and the ENH FR MOD is also on spwaw.com/downloads I think somewhere.
there is a NORTH AFRICA MOD just for Multiplayer, Ive now got a 1000 scenarios loaded and tons of campagns.
Thanks, I'll see wether this will finally help me play the game. :)
Quote from: Yskonyn on July 23, 2013, 05:41:11 PM
Quote from: gameleaper on July 23, 2013, 08:14:25 AM
Quote from: Yskonyn on July 23, 2013, 07:28:37 AM
While I like the premise of the game I have a really hard time distinguishing all the units from the terrain...
Is there a way to make them stand out more?
Yes there are a few ways, there are graphic MODs, and Turn ID FLAGS on in preferences. the ENHANCED FINAL RELEASE MOD does an amazing job on all the game, graphics, OOB, everything has been upgraded get the MODS here http://enhanced.freeforums.org/ and the ENH FR MOD is also on spwaw.com/downloads I think somewhere.
there is a NORTH AFRICA MOD just for Multiplayer, Ive now got a 1000 scenarios loaded and tons of campagns.
Thanks, I'll see wether this will finally help me play the game. :)
goto spwaw.com
SP:WaW Depot™ Forum Index -> Enhanced SPWAW General Discussion -> Using the enhanced mod and mini mod the way that I do
if you got to the forum above, you will find how to update graphics but still use the vanuilla version of SPWaW, why would you do this well , the user falcon has zipped a scenario bundle 1000 scenarios for vanilla, so now you can play with updated graphics.
one thing that may be of use to you,the mod files have the spm extention , to uncompress it rename it to zip extention.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Pewpewchewchew he has a few SPWW2 videos, if you do a search in his videos. its not SPWaW but its good viewing for all the SP games
I have no idea what you are talking about with this vanilla version?
I just downloaded that matrix games SPWaW game, updated it to V8.403 then grabbed the Enhanced mod FR and installed it.
Do I need something else?
Could you link that 1000 scenario pack, please?
Quote from: Yskonyn on July 25, 2013, 01:47:53 AM
I have no idea what you are talking about with this vanilla version?
I just downloaded that matrix games SPWaW game, updated it to V8.403 then grabbed the Enhanced mod FR and installed it.
Do I need something else?
Could you link that 1000 scenario pack, please?
vanilla version is the original unaltered v8.043 versions NOT! Enhanced with any MODs (but Modswap can swap from vanilla to Enhanced). the 1000 scenarios and lots of campaingn zips are for vanilla, but you can also just upgrade the graphics from the enhanced FR Mod decribed in the last post to play with vanilla(8.403)
the scenarios and campaingnes maps etc.. are in a zip non exe files so no risk to your PC, its the user falcon that has created the zips
if you got to spwaw.com and go into the forums and navigate as follows:
you will find 1000 scenarios here SP:WaW Depot™ Forum Index -> Other Theaters and Misc Goodies ->Falcon's Complete Vanilla Scenario Folder
SP:WaW Depot™ Forum Index -> Campaigns -> Falcon's Complete Vanilla Campaign Folder
you will find Maps and lots of stuff here SP:WaW Depot™ Forum Index -> Battlegrounds!
the scenarios for Enh FR mod are mostly not useable in vanilla and , vanilla are not useable in the enhanced version, so you need to keep them seperate
Ah ok now I see, thanks for clearing that up. Does that also mean that all the scenarios listed in the game after you installed the Enhanced mod are actually compatible with that mod or are they vanilla as well?
Quote from: Yskonyn on July 25, 2013, 05:19:39 AM
Ah ok now I see, thanks for clearing that up. Does that also mean that all the scenarios listed in the game after you installed the Enhanced mod are actually compatible with that mod or are they vanilla as well?
the mod I don't think updates your vanilla scenarios so I don't think your comaptable with the vanilla, you can get Enh FR senarios at this forum
http://enhanced.freeforums.org/
where id you get the Enh FR mod? I had trouble finding it, but I got it eventualy from spwaw.com/downloads
something to keep in mide is ModSwap, the MODs are swaped in and out as you like but modswap always uses the first version of SPWaW you have installed, even if you uninstall it still wants the first location for swaping MODs, and even if you use Modswap from a second installed version of SPWaW it still uses the first location.
this is not complicated just use the first SPWaW location for all your modding, and use second install for vanilla, btw you can have lots of separate installs.
If your new to SPWaW, goto spwaw.com and join the academy, there are special scenarios just for academy students, and lots of tactic and stategy material. you are tought how to go about a PBEM battle in steps eg: recon
I found the penatration tables at differrent distances(this give an idea of how far you should be from the enemy armor), and the percentage of a shot hitting idicator(so you learned to fire stationary etc...) was missing from spww2, so I would rather play spWaW for this. but SPWW2 is still a great game.