!!!AATF DEMO RELEASED!!!

[Patrick Proctor]

The release version (vice BETA version) of the DEMO is now up at our website.

http://www.prosimco.com/aatfdemo.zip

There is also a tactics article, using JRTC 01 from the demo, up at The Wargamer.

http://www.wargamer.com

Thank you, everyone, for your patience. Enjoy!

[Nicdain]

Dear Patrick,
looking forward to seeing your last masterpiece coming out!

I downloaded the demo and installed it. But once I press the "Campaign Scenario" button, the game freezes and I have to kill it. Anybody else is experiencing the same problem?

A clarification: this demo you are referring to is a step forward in respect to the beta demo that came out last september? I'm asking just because on the calendar the link to the demo is still the beta one.

Regards
Niccol�

[Patrick Proctor]

The file is in the same place, and has the same name, but the file is updated to the new version. It is the same version as that which will ship in december, except that it is the DEMO version (loading and some other things are disabled).

I am sorry to hear you are having problems. I am going to need a little more info to help you solve your problem:
[*]What speed is your computer?[*]What video card are you running, with how much memory?[*]What version of DirectX are you running? Is hardware acceleration enabled? (To Find out, go to the control panel and click on the "DirectX" button).[*]What version of Internet Explorer is on your computer?

[Nicdain]

Hi Patrick,
the computer I'm using is a:
-Pentium 4 with 3,00 GHz cpu, 1 GB ram,
-NVIDIA Geforce 5200 Fx video card (128 Mb),
-Directx installed is vers. 9.0c with hardware acceleration enabled,
-Actually I'm not using IE but Mozilla 1.5.0.8, but this doesn't seem to create any problem.

I had no problems running the previous beta demo of AATF. Now, what I will try is to uninstall the current demo and install again. I hope everything will run fine.
Thank you
Niccol�

[Patrick Proctor]

Do you have IE installed? If not, I am shocked the BETA ran. The game requires that IE at least be installed, and be version 6 or later.

I would look there. That would explain why it is crashing when you try to bring up the order.

[Nicdain]

Actually IE is installed, even if it is not the default browser. Launching the aatf.exe file results in the correct opening of the browser (mozilla) window "buy AATF" or something, and the other window where you can "play the game" and so on. Pressing the "play the game" button I am taken to the black screen with the big AATF logo. It's when I choose the Campaign Mission button that the game freezes and I have to kill it.

[Patrick Proctor]

Right. The "Campaign Mission" button takes you to a screen that allows you to select the campaign and scenario. That screen relies on underlying internet explorer technology in order to run the in-game "browser". You will need to insure that the internet explorer version on your computer is at least 6.0, or the browser will not run correctly (this version ships with the release version of the game).

You might, also, try adjusting the video settings. To do this, select "Options" from the same menu that hosts the "Play Game" button. In general, 32-bit color "plays nicer" with every computer. You might also try windowed mode, which might cooperate better with your computer if the issue is some program running in the background.

Again, I am sorry for the problems. If you would like to troubleshoot further, please contact me directly at:

[email protected]

and I will help you track down the problem.

[Patrick Proctor]

Also, if you installed the BETA demo version, make sure you uninstall it, using "Add/Remove Programs" from the control panel, and THEN install the DEMO.

[Nicdain]

thank you for the support.
Tonight, once I get home, I'll check the IE version and try with the video settings. I hope to succeed in running the game, otherwise I will contact you by mail as suggested
Niccol�

[Patrick Proctor]

I definitely recommend, if you downloaded the BETA DEMO, uninstalling it and then installing the Release DEMO. Several people have had issues with the game not starting at all, and this fixed their problem immediately.