Hi folks, I just got a new PC and I'm having problems with WF PBEM saves. I loaded WF, then battlepack 1, then Sealion which brought me up to version 1.05. All works fine apart from my previous PBEM saves -
I get an error when I try and load these. Is 1.05 the latest version?
I see there is a 1.06 for Sealion but I get an error if I try and update with this patch.
I patched EF2 to 1.02 and this seems fine apart from it's too fast!
I got used to playing with fast human player on but it's now so fast you
can't watch the opponents replay easily. (Which is actually a good thing when I'm playing Thor). Without fast human on it seems painfully slow to me.
I think there is some free software that slows down old games - limiting the FPS rate? Anyone used anything like this with CS?
Thanks, Chris
I'm no computer guru but you might want to try downloading the WF patch here at the Club. Then unzip the files into your WF folder (directory). I understand that you might have patched to version 1.05 already but this procedure might help but it won't hurt anything. :smoke:
Good luck... :thumbs_up:
Hey Chris,
Welcome to my world. :P
With regard to the saved games, I am not sure how to fix that, but try installing the WF V1.05 patch anyway. V1.06 you don't want to use as it was buggy and ditched even by TS. I know even with Sealion I installed the V1.05 patch.
As for the "speed" issue, that is a tricky problem. And annoying too. But there are a few ways you can get it livable. One is to turn the resolution on your monitor up to 32 bit color and run the game in that. Works great, even though you get a warning sign saying the game was desigened for 16 bit and may run "slow." Precisely.
Depending on the speed of your processor and graphics card and screen resolution, that may do the trick by itself. My new laptop has very high screen resolution which in 32 bit color slows the game down to about what it was orgininally.
My prior desktop settings, with a lower screen resolution, still resulted in "rapid" replays that were tough to sort out. Like a bunch of mice scurrying about about, or roaches with the light switched on.
To help correct that, you can also adjust the speed settings on your graphic card to slow it down a bit if necessary. In all likelyhood, you should be able to do it with the 32bit color and high screen resolution. But there are settings in the graphics card control panel that can slow it a bit too.
Now, as for the "Thor" problem, I have found it best not to worry about seeing his replays and just play the battles truly "blind." You will find it to be both the most stimulating and least tramatic. :boom2:
Just kidding of course. My guys don't look anything like roaches . . .
Thor
Thanks chaps, still no luck with WF though. I have tried various combo's
WF, BP1, Sealion US 1.05 patch
WF, BP1, Sealion UK 1.05 patch
WF, BP1, 1.05 BP1 patch, Sealion
WF, Sealion no patch
The game works fine with all of these until I try and load a PBEM turn.
Maybe I should try a new PBEM game to see if that makes any difference. With most of the above the game shows only 1 hex instead of the map.
!!!! DING !!!! Hey it's just occured to me while I'm typing this - the scenarios were probably Blitz downloads so I need to download them again!
I'll give it a go - dumb but happy!
Chris