T-34 versus Tiger Discussion

Skybird · 10-06-09, 05:53 AM

Bleser,

I already understood that you are a WWII buff. and that is okay, every pet has it's favourite toy. me, I am in the high realism and high complexity sim department, resulting in Falcon 4 (complex avioncis and systems) and SBP (complex tactics), but I also like good strategy. Currently I await for the arrival of Battle for Britain II. So, even me accepts WWII as a playground.

However, have you considered to add tactics and strategy to your WWII collection? I recommend Conquest of the Aegean; giving you an opposing AI acting so competently that you will swear to deal with a human who came to settle some old business with you (I admit when I play it I expect to get mauled pretty badly), and there is Steel Panthers WWII, which you can legally get for free. The first can be checked out at Matrix' website, the second you see linked in this forum'S resource sticky on Steel Panthers MBT.

Both are no action games, though, but are played from various maps. However, COTA I consider to be a simulation in its way, too, since the units are modelled down to the single man in them, with factors like moral, fatigue, supply state etc, and all this modelled in much detail and with great complexity. Nevertheless it plays fluid. Many consider the AI to be a benchmark. Like SBP, it gets used for military teaching, too, it'S just not that specialised for that kind of audience like SBP is.

Steel Fury, either one likes it or not. I tested it and felt not overly convinced, but it seems to me that it is the much better title when compared to TvT. It has its issues, too, and they could have ironed out some unneeded things if investing just a bit more time into it (sound, AI, pathfinding), but it seems to be more stable, and offers you a greater range of playable missions than TvT, plus mission editor. Somebody even made a quick mission generator, use the search button or check the Steel Fury resource thread, I think I have linked the thread there. Steel Fury found greater acceptance, and the community, though having become very silent, too, has held out for longer than that of TvT. Unfortunytely for our WWII-tank lovers, I constantly had to free the two resource threads for both games of links that had fallen dead meanwhile, with new contributions having stopped to get reported.

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,651 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Bleser, I already understood that you are a WWII buff. and that is okay, every pet has it's favourite toy. me, I am in the high realism and high complexity sim department, resulting in Falcon 4 (complex avioncis and systems) and SBP (complex tactics), but I also like good strategy. Currently I await for the arrival of Battle for Britain II. So, even me accepts WWII as a playground. However, have you considered to add tactics and strategy to your WWII collection? I recommend Conquest of the Aegean; giving you an opposing AI acting so competently that you will swear to deal with a human who came to settle some old business with you (I admit when I play it I expect to get mauled pretty badly), and there is Steel Panthers WWII, which you can legally get for free. The first can be checked out at Matrix' website, the second you see linked in this forum'S resource sticky on Steel Panthers MBT. Both are no action games, though, but are played from various maps. However, COTA I consider to be a simulation in its way, too, since the units are modelled down to the single man in them, with factors like moral, fatigue, supply state etc, and all this modelled in much detail and with great complexity. Nevertheless it plays fluid. Many consider the AI to be a benchmark. Like SBP, it gets used for military teaching, too, it'S just not that specialised for that kind of audience like SBP is. Steel Fury, either one likes it or not. I tested it and felt not overly convinced, but it seems to me that it is the much better title when compared to TvT. It has its issues, too, and they could have ironed out some unneeded things if investing just a bit more time into it (sound, AI, pathfinding), but it seems to be more stable, and offers you a greater range of playable missions than TvT, plus mission editor. Somebody even made a quick mission generator, use the search button or check the Steel Fury resource thread, I think I have linked the thread there. Steel Fury found greater acceptance, and the community, though having become very silent, too, has held out for longer than that of TvT. Unfortunytely for our WWII-tank lovers, I constantly had to free the two resource threads for both games of links that had fallen dead meanwhile, with new contributions having stopped to get reported. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert. Last edited by Skybird; 10-06-09 at 06:16 AM.