PT-Boats Playable Russian Demo is up

[Sonarman]

Sim-HQ/Subsim user Vitesse reports that the Russian demo of the long awaited PT-Boats is now available for download. Instructions to get it working are also on the Sim HQ forums

Here is the direct link to the download page at Akella.ru (note this demo is in Russian so we will have to muddle through Cyrillic menus etc.)

Downloaded file and all I get is "needs to run in NT6.0 or better", running XP with SP2. Very odd error message. Any clues?

[dr_danger]

Need .net libraries which you should have got a prompt to install during the demo installation. You probably skipped it by accident. Also need PhysX installed as well again included in the installation.

There are two download files on the site, I can't get the first, just will not download, times out. The second I can get, but running it causes the error message.

So I'm stuck. This is not a good way to launch a "new" game.

[Seeadler]

Originally Posted by Mossie

The second I can get, but running it causes the error message.

The second file is the old selfrunning PT Boats DirectX10 Techdemo from beginning of this year and it requires Vista (NT6.0) or Windows7 because of the integrated DirectX 10 in these OS.

Thanks at least I'm not going mad.

So the first file will just not download. The site times out.

Does anyone have a link to the demo that works?

Or a demo on some other site?

[woofiedog]

Have the demo running... although there is a learning curve with the langage barrier. I have Windows XP Pro, 2x EVGA 7800 GTX KO and a FX57.A few of the commands are... will add more as I find the translation. ESC... end game, W... forward speed commands, S... Slowing and reverse speed commands, A... port, D... starboard, 1,2,3,4 are boat postions such as gunner & commander and O... brings up a menu... but can't read it, L... spotlight, N... flare, Left click mouse... brings up binoculars.

[tracker]

I have just started play it on xp and found i can now get hits with my torps if you fire at 90 degres to the ship and fire your left tube you will have to wait to fire the right tube as the tubes face outwards from the centre line of your boat .
my problem is in tryng to find keys i press one that takes snapshots 100s but donot know the key as the game does not indicate went i have take one.

[sergbuto]

If I remeber correctly, it is F11 or CTRL+F11.

[Sonarman]

This should help you guys out a bit (note: in the tutorials certain functions/commands may be unavailable locked depending on the mission in play)

General

Esc: Exit to the menu
` : Jump to next unit
Alt + `: Jump to Previous unit
Enter: Toggle Game mode (Simulator – 3D tactics)
M: Toggle Game mode (Simulator – 2D tactics/Map)
+: Increase the game speed
-: Decrease the game speed
Pause: Pause
Scroll: Zoom in/out
Tab: Statistics (Multiplayer)
Z: Zigzag movement
X: Retreat
T: Turn Smoke screen on/off
N: Signal rocket
L: Floodlight
K: Show/Hide the Message Panel
V: Launch a plane from the catapult
O: Objectives
Page Up: Increase Radar range
Page Down: Decrease Radar range
Shift + Delete Ship self destruction (Multiplayer)
Print Screen: create screenshot
Simulator mode
W: Increase speed
S: Decrease speed, go astern
A: Turn left
D: Turn right

On Deck

1: toggle between machine-guns
2: toggle between guns
3: Switch to the third person view
4: Bridge (Rangefinder post on larger ships)
Right mouse button: activate binocs (when on bridge)
Firing (Gunboat)
LMB: Fire from the selected weapon
RMB: Aim
Space: Launch torpedo
В: Drop depth charge
R: Reload

Binoculars
Right mouse button: activate binocs (when on bridge)
MMB: Select the marked object as the primary target
1, 2: Select a weapon type to fire at the selected
target (heavy guns, medium guns, light guns,
torpedoes)
LMB: Attack the selected target
Group Commands
Alt+С: Open Command menu
F1: Follow me (default)
F2: Attack selected target
F3: Defend selected target
F4: Unit status

Repairs at sea
С: Toggle switch- Order crew to go under deck / man their station
F: Firefighting
G: Repair the engines

Formations
Shift + 1: Custom formation
Shift + 2: Line (frontal) formation
Shift + 3: Column (wake) formation
Shift + 4: Circle (all round) formation

Tactical Mode
LMB: Select/Fire selected weapon/ Defend
RMB: Follow/Auto Attack/Stop fire from the current weapon
MMB: Rotate camera (hold down & pan mouse)
Ctrl + RMB: Place/Delete waypoints
Backspace: Delete the last waypoint
Delete: Delete all waypoints
Up arrow: Move camera forward
Down arrow: Move camera backward
Left arrow: Move camera right
Right arrow: Move camera left
Shift: hold with above keys for fast camera movement