| Shardik | 16 Nov 2009 3:43 a.m. PST |
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 Doms Decals  | 16 Nov 2009 4:24 a.m. PST |
I don't know, but doesn't Vista have a compatibility wizard? I'm still on XP, but it's probably worth a search. (Basically it'll pretend to be an older version so that games designed for them can run on it – I regularly play Windows 95 games on my XP machine that way.) |
| Mike G | 16 Nov 2009 4:36 a.m. PST |
Have you tried these?
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| Red3584 | 16 Nov 2009 5:03 a.m. PST |
I downloaded Steel Panthers onto my Vista laptop…sorry but I'm at work so don't have the links etc to explain where I got it from. All works fine… and there seems to be a lot more than there used to be…now called Steel Panthers: World at War I think?? I tried using Dos Box to get Age of Rifles to run on XP and Vista machines without any success. I guess that might also work but you'll need to have more technical savvy than me [admittedly not difficult!] Edit…sorry…I'm assuming you want to get Steel Panthers itself to run…you might of course be looking for a different game that's like SP…in which case I'm no help at all  |
| Major Mike | 16 Nov 2009 5:50 a.m. PST |
There are a couple of different versions of Steel Panthers online. Shrapnel Games has SPWW2 and SPMBT. Matrix Games has Steel Panthers World at War. |
| Mike G | 16 Nov 2009 6:52 a.m. PST |
You will find SPWW2 has a much more thorough TOE. MIKe |
| jtkimmel | 16 Nov 2009 6:52 a.m. PST |
SP: World at War is a fun game, just started playing a USMC campaign, but I'm running XP still so I can't help with the Vista issue, sorry… |
| ming31 | 16 Nov 2009 6:55 a.m. PST |
shrapnel games is where i downloaded my free copy . two hundred scenerios . I play on XP |
| GreatScot72 | 16 Nov 2009 6:55 a.m. PST |
AlisterJ, I have Age of Rifles on my laptop at home (running Vista). When I get home I will take a look at my setup to see if I can glean anything useful for you. I'll post my results here.  |
| lkmjbc3 | 16 Nov 2009 7:34 a.m. PST |
Age of Rifles should work well with DOS Box. I have it running at home on a laptop running Puppy Linux. You may just need to tinker with the dosbox settings. I think all versions of Dosbox have a GUI for changing the settings. Make sure you have it. For Linux, it was a separate download.
It is much easier than fooling with the configuration files. Joe Collins |
| tchristney | 16 Nov 2009 4:04 p.m. PST |
But how can you gain that "authentic" DOS gaming nostalgia without fiddling with configuration files for hours? They are inseparable, I say. One thing to keep in mind is that many of the more popular DOS games from the early 90s were re-released as Windows 95 versions. Those ones do NOT work with DOSbox. Make sure you have the DOS version or you don't have a hope in hell of getting it to work with DOSbox. I made that mistake with X-Com. |
| Mobius | 16 Nov 2009 9:28 p.m. PST |
Why would you want to play an old hex game? |
| Shardik | 16 Nov 2009 11:15 p.m. PST |
Because I liked it! Anyway, I'll try the download version of SP. But what I asked was, is there a WWII game *like* Steel Panthers. By that I mean, controlling companies of tanks, infantry and ordnance, not driving around in a single tank shooting things up |
| Etranger | 16 Nov 2009 11:38 p.m. PST |
My old version of Steel Panthers WAS a WWII game! a quick google & here you are link or link or link Note I haven't actually downloaded any of these so cavat emptor! |
| Martin Rapier | 17 Nov 2009 4:44 a.m. PST |
"Why would you want to play an old hex game?" Because no-one has ever done a game like Age of Rifles again. It even lets you build your own uniforms. You can't even get a good tank simulator these days, where is M1 Tank Platoon for the Xbox 360? Don't get me started on what pass for combat flight simulators these days. |
| Mobius | 17 Nov 2009 7:58 a.m. PST |
controlling companies of tanks, infantry and ordnance, not driving around in a single tank shooting things up Yeah sure there is. Battlefront's Combat Mission(CM) and Matrix's Panzer Command:Kharkov (PCK). Panzer Command uses my miniature rules (Panzer War) for some aspects of the game. Currently they are working on an upgrade. Here is a look of upcoming Mcensk(Mtsensk) and Ponyri maps. picture
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| Kaoschallenged | 17 Nov 2009 4:09 p.m. PST |
"Why would you want to play an old hex game?" LOL. For one its free and has quite a bit of support for it on a a few sites. And for me I happen to like the "old hex" games sometimes. :) Robert |
| Doms Decals | 18 Nov 2009 4:59 a.m. PST |
Yes, there were three Steel Panthers games if memory serves, and only one was "modern" as opposed to WW2. The original (WW2) Steel Panthers is about as much like a WW2 Steel Panthers as you can get…. ;-) |
| Kaoschallenged | 18 Nov 2009 2:58 p.m. PST |
Steel Panthers-MBT
Steel Panthers World at War
Steel Panthers WWII Robert |
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