Graviteam Games Question

[jomni]

OMG!  Air Display.  Uninstalled it.

When I started APOS, this is now what I get.


Progress? I remember seeing this issue when I was looking for answers.  But can't remember where and what fixes this.
Trouble is, there's not a lot of info flying around the net regarding these issues.

[jomni]

I see this is when we need to turn AA off (Thanks SDR).  Now were're talking.

[Nefaro]

I see this is when we need to turn AA off.  Now were're talking.

Wasn't that SDR's first suggestion?  ???

[mikeck]

Yeah, but i thought he tried that but needed to turn of the airplane program or whatever.
Anyway, glad you got it working. It's a fantastic game engine. My favorite (semi) modern tactical game

[jomni]

Yeah I need to do two things instead of one that most people usually do. :/

Then my guys just got massacred during my first battle.  Gotta learn what tactics work and what do not.

Thanks to SDR and Thomasew

[Boggit]

I got APOS recently but am finding the UI somewhat overwhelming compared to Combat Mission. Anybody recommend a good tutorial?

[jomni]

I got APOS recently but am finding the UI somewhat overwhelming compared to Combat Mission. Anybody recommend a good tutorial?

Actually the UI is alright for me.  Quite easy to use.  My problem is I don't know what I'm doing.
What are the effects of each type of command and I need tips and tricks.
Yes a tutorial would help. :)

[Nefaro]

I got APOS recently but am finding the UI somewhat overwhelming compared to Combat Mission. Anybody recommend a good tutorial?

Actually the UI is alright for me.  Quite easy to use.  My problem is I don't know what I'm doing.
What are the effects of each type of command and I need tips and tricks.
Yes a tutorial would help. :)

Yeah, that's the real learning curve of the UI.  There are so many extra options. 

You can probably get away with ignoring a few of them for awhile, such as various formations.

[mikeck]

I got APOS recently but am finding the UI somewhat overwhelming compared to Combat Mission. Anybody recommend a good tutorial?

I too found the UI to be "odd" at best. And no, there really aren't too many video tutorials.  Best way, as always is to grab hold of it and fight that sum-bitch until it submits and accepts you as it's master. No other way.

[sandman2575]

The UI is much-maligned, but really not so bad once you get the hang of it -- in fact, it gives you a lot of flexibility in how you manipulate your units, and despite all its quirks, you might end of actually 'liking' it in the end -- I actually think it's pretty great.

Problem is getting the hang of it -- and no other way than as others suggest, to just dive in and experiment.

The lack of documentation in terms of manuals / tutorials is almost a point of pride for Graviteam.  Definitely an ethos of "Our way or the highway." It's frustrating.  But the game is admittedly excellent.

[mikeck]

Yeah I kind of like the user interface now that I am used to it. I actually prefer it to many other similar games

[Jarhead0331]

The game engine is simply spectacular. Nothing like it before or since. As far as creating immersive "you are there" situations, nothing else comes close. Just look at my latest screenshots in the screenshot thread.

[mikeck]

The game engine is simply spectacular. Nothing like it before or since. As far as creating immersive "you are there" situations, nothing else comes close. Just look at my latest screenshots in the screenshot thread.

Agreed. In my last game, I was amazed as sparks not only flew off my T-62 when struck by enemy fire, but as they blew off, they blew away quickly in the wind. That plus the noise and dust blowing REALLY provides immersion in that environment. Little details

[Dolan50]

The graphics and large map playing areas are what sold me on this game the most.
The graphic presentations have really improved over the last year and get even better with each new DLC,though I haven't been too pleased with newer modern maps.Hopefully that will change with the WW2 Voronezh(Shilovo) and the Mius front maps.

The winter maps are my favorite and I especially like turning on the simple shaders and turning off the shading for that very bleak and dreary cold winter look.During quick battles I generally like using the morning setting with storm weather to simulate heavy morning fog and mist.

Graviteam in my opinion has realistically captured the utter desolation of the Ukrainian winter environment with their blizzards,fog,storms and snow settings and I can't think of any other company that does it better for this type of game.

This is my all time favorite game and wish they had more capital to churn out more and different theatres.I personally think they would do a fantastic job with a Battle of the Bulge environment if they had a decent financial backer.

If Graviteam only "did" battles in the Ukraine that wouldn't upset me either though.That was probably the most fought over region in the world during WW2 with plenty of interesting campaigns and battles to choose from between the summer of 41 and spring of 44.

[Dolan50]

The UI is very intuitive once you figure it out.
You can give simple commands by pressing the space bar and LMB the commands and modifiers and RMB where you want them to go.

In the left hand corner of the screen are other ways to give commands in the UI.The thick turn arrow is for movement(the thin turn arrow is for facing),once you LMB that button a modifier menu will pop up.Above are some modifiers for spacing and fomation types.The 3 formation types are 1)tactical column,2)column and 3) line.Press either one then press the button for spacing that has 3 men on them and 3 different selections for spread variation,from close to maximum spread.Also another set of modifiers for rows 1-3.

If you run your mouse cursor over the other buttons on the UI it will give a description of other movement options,such as defense,assault,vehicle road column movement etc...You can also modify these orders in some instances also.

Basically,all you do is LMB unit selection or draw a box around the units you want to order(holding the LMB down as you draw the box) then LMB type of order(or space bar) then LMB modify if you want to modify then RMB where you want them to go.

In the command options are other commands you can issue using your keyboard.(I personally don't use this much except for camera movement and interface options).You can also change them to any button you like on your keyboard to make them easier to use and remember.