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Vista SP1 "commercial" - disgusting to say at least:

http://interfacelift.com Lots of great high resolution wallpaper pictures over here - for free, no registration whatsoever required.

Cool graphics

Hey - yet another obsessed fan of ours

Intense firefight (rather one sided) in Iraq:

Those things are alive - more than alive, they are going to get 'ya, eat the soul of you and your crew and even KILL your tank or worse... So watch out, avoid abnandoned roads through the forested areas. Encountering one of these mighty beings above 60 km/h or so will destroy you... Unfortunately some mystical spell prevents these events to show up in AAR, therefore I have no proof of evidence other than my word.

Apparently the first versions are being pulled out, and reworked: http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/technology_news/4258103.html

Thx for the feedback Koen - its really hard to get feedbacks on scenarios "over here", I'm glad you liked it. As for the spawning Red units - spawning was needed since this is a rather large scenario with lots of forces, and this saves a lot on on CPU power. Actually spawning is arranged in a way that the player shouldn't even notice it - this means that you don't need to be worried that enemy units will appear in front of you out of nowhere. Spawning is always done in a way that its out of sight from the player - and yeah its also randomised a bit

OK, version without TIS panels will be up in the downloads section shortly. (TIS version is coming up as well). Here are two pics:

Got it Sir! Thanks a lot!

Nah - its from Fabfire - I think it goes well with it.

Two shots from my upcoming M1 skin in its very early stages - built around Rouge's and Fabfires's templates:

No in fact I really meant it that way - and its really not meant to be a complaint of some sort. I love this sim just the way it is. But let just face it the graphics are really poor. Not to mention the sprite infantry - even Doom's 2D sprite monsters looked more convincing back in 1993. BUT! One must not forget that this software is oriented on military users in the first place, and they would probably be satisfied with even worse graphics - so lets just be glad about what we have right now. and don't forget this software isn't about graphics in the first place - its about simulation - and in this respect you won't be disappointed!

I was just wondering if there is anybody still around thats playing this WW2 sim? I think with the mods and addons (especially Ostpak + Blitzkrieg) is this one of the best Tank sims/games that were ever made. Graphics sucked but the gameplay and the whole atmosphere was just astonishing. (If there is going to be a SB2 ever I hope it will be somewhat similar) I think I'm gonna reinstall it again on the weekend. Here is a small footage I've found on youtube: English website (Ostpak): http://www.derkampfpanzer.de/start_e.htm German website: http://www.derkampfpanzer.de/start.htm

You have to keep on pressing them multiple times - this simulates cranking it manually. If you just hold down the arrow key buttons nothing is going to happen.

If you are interested in the simulation of modern armored warfare then I think Pro PE is your only choice. This sim is a bit rough around the edges, but a very solid product. If you are interested in this kind of stuff, its well worth the money. SB2 is most likely never going to happen IMO. Since that is supposed to be a game for a wider community but I'm afraid that by the time it could be started being developed expectations would be already so high that this SIM just couldn't cope with.(both graphic + gameplay wise) The simulation in this one is so good that it will make you quickly forget about the poor level of graphics. So all-in-all I suggest you order it today you won' regret it believe me!

Yeah I know, but actually I wanted to have it this way - clean and unscratched. In fact I didn't really wanted to release it - but whats the point in keeping it just for myself?

In case you haven't seen it yet:

Its built around your template - so BIG thanks to you.

In which timezone are you in?

It's in the download section: http://www.steelbeasts.com/Downloads/p13_sectionid/276/p13_fileid/1555

There is a big problem with the damage model - its extremely vulnerable in places where it shouldn't be, and indesructable in some other places. Therefore Strv122 cannot be used in H2H engagements right now. Although I'm sure it will be fixed in the next release. Here are some screens in case you didn't know:

Windows 1.0 commercial, Steve Ballmer - CEO, Microsoft