More DLC for Graviteam Tactics...

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

Yup.  I've got a pretty high end machine and this game still slows to a crawl during the massive battles.

i7 3930K @ 4.2 GHz
16 MB DDR3 1600 RAM
Radeon 7970 videocard

I was working on an AAR for the Soviet-Afghan campaign but I'm going to have to start over.  I was overrunning some Muji trenches on turn 3 when the weather got foggy and a bunch of Iranian Chieftain tanks burst in on my flank.  Even though I had 3 T-55s in position guarding the flank, they only managed to knock out 2 Chieftains and 2 M113s before they got taken out.  The remaining 14 Chieftains ripped through my guys, knocking out 6 BMPs, 8 BRDMs, 4 more T-55s and 8 mortars, all for only 3 Chieftains immobilized. 

[Dolan50]

I was working on an AAR for the Soviet-Afghan campaign but I'm going to have to start over

Your doing a AAR 8) Looking forward to reading it.I still haven't delved into the campaign yet for Shield of the Prophet.I think it's because I don't like the map(Too open!).I do like the new forces in the DLC though,and have been getting lots of mileage out of them tooling around in Quick Battles.

I'm still trying to get the force mix right for my hypothetical Chechen War 85 battles on the Taranovka map.The Muj with RPGs and RRs are still knocking the stuffing out of the Soviet Army Mech. companies I use to assault the town.
I started experimenting with the Cuban mech units tonight against the Muj and they seem to do much better,mainly because they have 5 squads per platoon instead of 3 for the Soviets.Plus the Cuban uniforms seem to blend better in the snow since they look white with a black camo blend.

I'm having a lot of fun with these QB experiments and like that I can use the modern forces on the WW2 campaign maps.I'm even thinking of suggesting a modern Chechen War DLC to Andrey.I'm pretty sure that whole war wasn't just fought in Grozny.

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

I agree with you about the map.  It seems too flat to me.  Not how I picture Afghanistan at all.  I think the weather needs tweaking as well as fog and storms seem to be the norm from turn 3 onwards in the campaign. 

[Nefaro]

I agree with you about the map.  It seems too flat to me.  Not how I picture Afghanistan at all.  I think the weather needs tweaking as well as fog and storms seem to be the norm from turn 3 onwards in the campaign.

The maps are all flat rolling terrain that I've seen in these Graviteam games.  Must be some limitations or drawbacks with height/LOS. 

[Dolan50]

Yeah,I think there were a couple reasons for choosing that part of Afghanistan for doing this kind of mech battle.One I think is they wanted to do a large map for the mech units to maneuver on,but they also wanted one that could be done quickly. So it looks like they searched for the most barren place they could find in Afghanistan to fit that bill.As far as the weather,they probably needed to scale back the LOS or the infantry units wouldn't last past the 5th turn.

I expect the next DLC will be just as barren.It's suppose to be about a real Russian vs Chinese battle that took place in the 1960s most likely near some 1 goat town in the middle of east tree stump province.

I think this modern stuff is just some quick DLCs that Graviteam is throwing together to keep us occupied till they release their new flagship game Mius Front 1943.That map for that game looks really cool and I'm almost ready to get back to the WW2 east front action where this game really shines.

I like the modern stuff too,but WW2 is still my favorite era for this type of game.

The maps are all flat rolling terrain that I've seen in these Graviteam games.  Must be some limitations or drawbacks with height/LOS.

I don't think that's the problem.I think they are easier to produce and the barren maps don't hit your FPS as hard for large battles.Also the next DLC is suppose to take place in some Mountains.

[Dolan50]

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[Dolan50]

March 2013 "C1-4" update changelog-New patch at the Graviteam forum.
http://graviteam.com/forum/index.php?topic=11181.0
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114) Fixed incorrect headgear placing for the RPG soldiers in the new DLC.
115) Fixed a bug with the additional soldier in Panzergrenadier commander squads.
116) Added an armor maps for a new plants (poplar, corn and reeds).
117) Fixed bug that leads to problems with savegames in the tactical battle.
118) Fixed bug with wrong platoon color in the quick battle editor, when changing sides.
119) Fixed bug with incorrect modifier settings after loading the savegame.


Download game core update 5.81c1

Download updates March 2013 c4 (481 MB)

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Download updates March 2013 c4 Torrent
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Download updates March 2013 c4 from HTTP

[Con]

Those aren't most current these are
http://mods.tanksim.org.ru/tmp/gtos_patch_march13c1_eng/

Whoops! Thanks for correcting me on that.

I read from a few people that you should have the District Update and Game Update at the bottom of the list.


I also have version 5.81 (2170) in the game screen.

I notice that some players have additional mods (I see bloodmod above etc).  Are these any good and where did you get them?  Also was installing them a similar non intuitive exercise as the patches and DLC?

Thanks
Conrad

[Dolan50]

Most of those mods don't work anymore with the new patch and engine updates.Unless the the author updates them regularly,they have a very short shelf life since the game is updated about every 4-6 months.Alot of the older mods if any good have been added to the game.As of yet no one has created any new mods for the new engine and patch but NightPostman is working on a uniform mod and his work is very good(Hopefully He'll release it soon)I still keep an older version of the game to use his last uniform mod which doesn't work with the new updates.

[Dolan50]

Next DLC map editor screenshots-I think this is the China vs Russia one.

[Staggerwing]

Does it include tank turret pillboxes?

[Dolan50]

No turret pillboxes.Sorry.


Dzungarian Gates-China/Russian border 1969

[Dolan50]