Very impressed

[PlasmaKrab]

Please show a little respect for people with a social life AND a time table!!!
Good work releasing at nearly 00:00 on the 22nd, but now I'm hours late on the schedule!!

I think I'complete the download, dive into the thing, try the first tweaks, and see if I find time to eat, sleep, reply...

Congratulations again!

[danrh]

Good show guys, waiting for the download to finish but its good to see the forum up and I hope you guys do well out of the enhanced version you deserve it. I might even have to get it myself, the AU/US exchange rate is not too bad ATM.

Daniel

[Pyros]

Welcome guys to the WinSPMBT forums.

I am very happy to see friendly names/users (and be able to actually answer to your questions...LOL )

As for the CD Edition, I plan to order a copy, not just to show my gratitude to the SPCAMO for all these years of contribution to my free PC game entertainment, but also for 3 additional reasons:

1. The CD Edition has an incredible map editor (not to mentioning the other goodies),
2. I wish to "force" the developers to make further improvements/versions on this fine game,
3. The game will soon be an all-time classic!

cheers,
Pyros

p.s Mindi could you inform me if/when the game will arrive in Europe, or should I order it by UPS?

[Celozzi]

Im also very impressed! Just installed it and cant beolive how great it is.
Just ordered the CD also as a way to show some gratitiude, and of course, playing at 1600x1200 and having a manual to read is a bonus.

Great job guys & thanks!

Celozzi

[Leslie]

The Celeron comment might bear more examination from our "expert crowd" that would exclude me though

To my knowledge, I have not experienced trouble with having a celeron before. But always a chance for a first.

Oh well, I am due for a computer upgrade eventually, the important thing, is will SPMBT be waiting for me?

Now that's the key detail ain't it. A week ago, there was no point in caring, now there is hehe.

[Leslie]

Oh and just so everyone knows, yes, I read the whooooooole manual.

Not something I do often, but yes, I have scanned all the permutations variations and potentialities.

I have also installed and uninstalled several times testing this and that. Also downloaded from a different source and did same thing. Plus also tested it out on my second computer.

Might be a memory hog issue and a celeron deal with me.

[MadSlob]

A superb game yet again spcamo..You never disappoint!!!Sincere thanx for all your hard work!!I would buy the game if i had a credit card.Maybe in the future when i get a full-time job.Cheers MD

[Arralen]

@Leslie

Please choose "Start", "Run.." and type in "dxdiag" .
Wait for a while.
The use "save all info" (or the button which says something simliar), save as .txt file to your desktop. ZIP it up and attach it to a posting here in the forum.

That way we can have a look at your precise machine specs and drivers version etc.

You may include a screenshot of the taskmanager as well, that we might identify some "offending" tasks by name.

[Mobhack]

Leslie said:
Oh and just so everyone knows, yes, I read the whooooooole manual.

Not something I do often, but yes, I have scanned all the permutations variations and potentialities.

I have also installed and uninstalled several times testing this and that. Also downloaded from a different source and did same thing. Plus also tested it out on my second computer.

Might be a memory hog issue and a celeron deal with me.

Some possibilities:
Early model Celeron, so software probably pushing loads of intermediate results onto the stack. Extra RAM may help, but the stack size is limited. Probably only worth trying if you had a spare stick of RAM to hand (e.g. temporarily borrow off the other PC, if compatible RAM).

Same problem on the second PC you mentioned - If so, I presume that is another Celeron-based PC?

Reduce RAM demands.
1) if you use "Show Move Radius" option, go to Preferences and turn that off, because to highlight the possible path around a unit, the game has to calculate a lot of paths, and the more you are zoomed out the worse this can be, especially with units with a large number of MP.
2) Sound off
2.1) Switch the battle sounds off first. Although these are MP3, and so much complressed, they are still large files, playing continuously as a loop.
2.2) Switch off the regular sounds. There can be upo to 20 simultaneous sound "voices" going on. Each channel is a DrectPlay object.
2.3) Switch off the interface mouse click - that gets rid of the "snick" sound, You do that in the main game control panel application Misc tab.

Cheers
Andy