Grim.Reaper

Would love to see version 3.0 have some kind of change in this area:) Just kidding....

No problem. Purchase likely for me in the near future too:)

Sorry about that....I mean in-game screen. I just took a screen shot to try and help demonstrate what I am seeing, but I get your point that it probably will degrade it further. To me it seems like its the red/black combo possibly playing a role since other text that uses white seems ok.

Curious, any way to mod/customize so that it is white text on black? Or is that pretty hard coded?

Thanks Ssnake...I actually have full screen selected and 1920x1080 selected in the display options. It seems like the biggest issue is when showing red text on black background...if text is white, seems ok. Here is a screen shot so you can see the message log....might be too small of a screen to see it completely, but thought worth a shot.

Just curious....when I am in the tank and text is displayed on the screen to show messages, damage info, etc., does anyone have issues reading it? The text to me looks very blurred and a lot of time is hard to clearly make out without studying it for a long time. Is there any setting to make it crisper? I have a 39 inch monitor with the resolution at 1920x1080, with a radeon hd 6850 graphics card. Thanks!

This thread a few lines down details all purchasing options. http://www.steelbeasts.com/sbforums/showthread.php?t=19375 At a high-level, will be the same cost....buy now for $75 then add another $40 for the 3.0 update....gets you at $115.......if you wait for 3.0, the base cost will be $115. Although they now have some leasing options that you may like, which is explained in the thread. I just started looking at this game yesterday and got demo access...it is really good...if things turn out, I will be purchasing the current version, then the update....no reason to wait since I can learn the basics.

Great....that makes sense.

Is it safe to assume if I open a mission in the editor, I would be able to somehow re-enable the views if I wanted to allow myself to see externally? Or is there more to it than that?

Ok, thanks....at least I know I wasn't missing something:)

I tried searching for this, but couldn't come up with anything and likely a dumb question....on some missions, I start with a view that is outside my tank, almost like I am watching a movie which is kind of cool. I can use the mouse to look around and see the outside of my tank plus all other vehicles around me. However, I notice when I play some missions/vehicles, I can't figure out how to get to this view. Is it only available on certain missions/vehicles? If not, can someone let me know how to get that view? I know not likely a realistic view since you should be inside the tank as part of the crew, just kind of nice to use and orient yourself.

Good news so far...played a couple of quick missions and so far no sound issue. So either changes helped or maybe last night was just something out of the ordinary.

That is good to hear...thank you.

I have now turned that on and will see if that helps. Thanks!

I'll try what others have stated, but I play a ton of games and this is the first I am experiencing the problem so pretty sure confined to Steel Beasts. I did notice late yesterday it happened a number of times when I was in action and went to the top menu bar and selected a command to change formation. I have also seen it without doing that, but that triggered it a number of times too. I'll keep my eye open and let you know if I see it again. I am using Windows 8 64-bit as my OS.

Great advice on the use of waypoints and roads....appreciate it.

In relation to the sounds....no other programs currently running. The sound drops when in the same view. For example, created a route and was just watching from external view as the tanks followed it.....somewhere along the route, it started to decrease from the same view. Not a deal breaker since I can still faintly hear it. Had another question regarding routes. Is there a way to create a route that automatically had the tanks follow roads that are close to it or do you have to precisely create a route that follows the road yourself? Love the route feature, really nice idea.

Thanks Snnake for all the additional detail, especially the news about operations....that sounds very nice. I have been playing the demo most of the night, mainly in the tutorials. Really enjoying it so far and I haven't even really played any missions yet. Its even just cool watching the vehicles move since they are so detailed..... I have only had one minor issue so far that I can't figure out related to sound....sometimes all of a sudden my sound level will drastically decrease where I can barely hear it. Prior to that it is normal and just happens randomly. I know my sound system is fine since I don't experience with any other game. I'll see if it continues, hopefully something just happening tonight.

I just wanted to personally thank Gibsonm for getting me up on the demo so quickly...I have installed everything and now happily moving through the tutorials....excellent service and support!

Thanks for a lot of detail, especially from the perspective of me being a newbie. Some comments. A) That is what attracts me to this product....I want something very realistic as long as it is still reasonable to understand and control. B) No issue here....seems fine. C) That's good it has some progression...where I think I will struggle most is commanding the entire side strategically and tactically. In some products, I simply get overwhelmed in having to control everything at once. Maybe a dumb question, but is the product pausable during action or all real time? D) Although the price is higher than most, not a huge concern for me if I can get a lot of time out of it....I have bought a number of other products around the same price or higher:) E) Pathing would be a concern for me, especially in your example. Hopefully in newer versions that improves especially for something like just moving over a bridge. F) That's why I am here....strongly interested in it:) Just need to make sure it is something that I will like. Sounds like I might be able to get a demo license soon in order to finalize my decision. G) Good to hear H) I don't have any military background so this will be new to me, however, that is what I like about things, a chance to see how they really work.

Thank you, very helpful information.

Awesome....thank you so much, sending email now.

1) Ok, thanks for the clarification on single versus multiple vehicle scenarios...something I will need to consider. 2) Looks like I now have access to the wiki, maybe it just took time. I received my confirm email and accepted it yesterday, so maybe just needed a day. All good now. 3) Yes, I saw the possible use of the demo which is great. However, noticed it wasn't available before July 20th. If I were to purchase, I would likely want to pull the trigger before then:) 4) As for searching the forum, did my best to look up these answers prior to posting as I mentioned in my intro, maybe just didn't use all the right search words or possibly I didn't think what was found exactly answered my questions. Thanks again for the help.

Also, you mention the wiki page. When I go there it says my account does not have access. Is there a trick to get access?

Thank you so much for providing me quick answers to my questions.....I did want to expand more on the single player mode since that is where I will spend most of my time. I personally like to be involved with a portion of a battle without always being responsible for actions of all the other units. With that said, are you saying that I would always be responsible for issuing orders to all the friendly units in a mission? So if I had 4 tanks on my side, I would be responsible for telling them what to do as well as my own controlled tank? I was hoping that I could be responsible for only my specific tanks actions since I find it tough at times in coordinating everything on the battlefield. Thanks!