Added Entry for Matrix Games' Steel Panthers: World at War.

[davidshq]

I've added Matrix Games' Steel Panthers: World at war to the FreeWargamer site:

http://www.freewargamer.com/2015/04/06/matrix-games-steel-panthers-world-at-war/

Dave

[gameleaper]

thank's dave, probably the best wargame ever

[gameleaper]

Dave you have a score 9/10 for SPWaW, for Me I would have to give it 10/10 there just isn't anything that could be better :)

[jomni]

But is this a free game?

[Pete Dero]

Steel Panthers WWII and Steel Panthers MBT have a free version.
Steel Panthers WAW (without Mega-Campaigns) is free : http://www.matrixgames.com/products/297/downloads/
Steel panthers Generals Edition Edition (= WAW with the Mega-Campaigs) is for sale : http://www.matrixgames.com/products/297/details/Steel.Panthers:.World.at.War.-.Generals.Edition

[gameleaper]

Steel Panthers WWII and Steel Panthers MBT have a free version.
Steel Panthers WAW (without Mega-Campaigns) is free : http://www.matrixgames.com/products/297/downloads/
Steel panthers Generals Edition Edition (= WAW with the Mega-Campaigs) is for sale : http://www.matrixgames.com/products/297/details/Steel.Panthers:.World.at.War.-.Generals.Edition

WWII and MBT also I believe, as I bought them, have paid paid versions, as well as free version, you get a HD version for paid

[Pete Dero]

WWII and MBT also I believe, as I bought them, have paid paid versions, as well as free version, you get a HD version for paid

Correct :

http://www.shrapnelgames.com/Camo_Workshop/WW2/WW2_page.html
http://www.shrapnelgames.com/Camo_Workshop/MBT/MBT_page.html

There is also an Enhanced version of WAW available for free

Instructions : http://spwaw.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=15116
Download : http://enhanced.freeforums.org/enhanced-final-release-download-links-t736.html

[gameleaper]

WWII and MBT also I believe, as I bought them, have paid paid versions, as well as free version, you get a HD version for paid

Correct :

http://www.shrapnelgames.com/Camo_Workshop/WW2/WW2_page.html
http://www.shrapnelgames.com/Camo_Workshop/MBT/MBT_page.html

There is also an Enhanced version of WAW available for free

Instructions : http://spwaw.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=15116
Download : http://enhanced.freeforums.org/enhanced-final-release-download-links-t736.html

right!

The  Enhanced version you can modify to update the graphics, just a matter of extracting the graphics out of the zip, I forgot about it.

[Sir Slash]

This brings back memories. Mostly of my little soldiers lying splattered all over the ground everywhere from North Africa to China. Their little top-down faces looking at me as if to say, "Why us instead of 3rd squad?" "We drew area fire last turn." "Pick somebody else for a change." Excuse me, I have to go text Dr. Phil.

[Freyland]

Is the enhanced pack just for the free version or for the pay version as well?

[Pete Dero]

It should work with the free version.  (Paid version = free version + mega-campaigns pack)

[gameleaper]

They call the unflavoured version vanilla, the enhanced upgrade works on both free and paid versions.

The enhanced version has a BigVersion and MiniVersion that just upgrades graphics, the mini version can be created by yourself just by using the graphics out of the big version, why would you use a MiniVersion you ask,, well there are 1000s upon 1000s of scenarios that are meant for vanilla, there are also 100s of campaigns for vanilla. Then you can full enhance it for the scenarios meant for the enhanced version.

The Mega Campaigns are absolutely fantastic, You will never play a better wargame. I havnt got into the Mega Properly but what I have done Has Marked me for life in a good way

[davidshq]

Erp...Sorry I've been a slacker on replying to the posts...somehow missed that the thread was getting responses.  ::)

@gameleaper - It is an amazing game, I'd give it a 10/10 but for the antiquity of the user interface and the low quality of the graphics overall.

@Sir Slash - lol.

@gameleaper - You mention graphics upgrades in the paid versions, do you happen to have a screenshot? This and the UI are my biggest complaints!

Dave

[Pete Dero]

You mention graphics upgrades in the paid versions, do you happen to have a screenshot? This and the UI are my biggest complaints!

I think the only difference is that you can play on higher resolutions :

Enhanced CD Edition features everything as above and:

♦  Printed manual Printed manual and physical CD (Safebox Version).

♦  Higher resolutions! Play at up to 1600x1200, in either full screen or windowed and widescreen support with "Desktop" mode that, when set, automatically adjusts the game to fit your computer's current resolution.

♦  Encrypted, secure tournament play along with 250 secure PBEM save slots.

♦  Separate map editor with cut and paste function. Has twelve levels of undo/redo and the cut and paste function allows users to create one large campaign map and then cut areas out and paste to create multiple scenarios within the same area.

♦  Encrypted, secure tournament play. A tournament organizer can create a scenario and send out temporary passwords that allow the players to only play their turn, and will not allow them to load the game into the editor for a sneak peek.

♦  Class/type/date available encyclopedia sorting.

♦  Opfire filtering.

♦  PBEM campaign capability.

♦  Show/Hide Formation IDs.

♦  Ground Height/ Obstacle Height/ (Combined Height) and terrain Density reporting.

♦  General Support and Direct Support off-map artillery.

♦  Timed objectives.

♦  Wreck display - ON/OFF to better see the map during a battle.

♦  CampaignHack utility: Convert old DOS based campaigns to work with winSPMBT, including renumbering the existing campaigns. The CD edition also allows extraction of a campaigns scenarios into the main scenario menu.

[jomni]

I didn't realize that there was a free version of WaW.