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Old 22-05-2010, 09:13 PM   #11
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no, you need to uncheck the read only... try unchecking some files one by one and see if the option stays on them

the mark does not appear on the individual files, in folders there is a green box instead of a checkmark inside the checkbox for 'read only'

Theres like three options by clicking; clear, green box, checkmark. Im not sure if the greenbox has any function.
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Old 22-05-2010, 10:45 PM   #12
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the mark does not appear on the individual files,
Select multiple files. Like: all files in the directory.
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Old 23-05-2010, 03:53 AM   #13
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the 'green box' means some files within the directory are read only, you need to uncheck them all, in subdirectories too, because i'm not sure which files/directories are needed for save games
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Old 24-05-2010, 05:09 AM   #14
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Unhappy Strategy?

Hi,

Since 1996, I play this game every once and then as this is my favorite classic. After countless hours playing the game and re-re-re-reading Andrew Galley's strategy guide, I still can't seem to master the game.

I was wondering if anyone was good enough to master the 3 1999 campaigns. I have a very hard time just to get through the first scenario... Any help would be appreciated. Thank you
                       
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Old 24-05-2010, 05:14 AM   #15
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Unhappy Strategy: scouting

To be more precise, my main problem is scouting when on offensive. If I avoid helicopters (too easy), I have a very hard time scouting the enemy, especially if it has well concealed long range ATGM where no matter how many shots it does, I can't spot them. The scenarios are too short to just send the troops on foot to scout; and troops are so vulnerable anyway. Vehicles get slaughtered. See Scenario 1 of Bulge 1999 as the perfect example.
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Old 24-05-2010, 03:54 PM   #16
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To improve your chances of spotting the ATGM Teams, you have to have Infantry riding ON your Tanks. Load small RECON Squads onto your Tanks. If you are lucky, the Recon Squads will spot the ATGM Teams.

Helicopters are required, there is no safe way around it.

Your last option for spotting would be to buy a bunch of Strike Elements before deployment. Then call in 1 Air Strike to fly over and bomb the area you think the ATGM is. As the Air Strike flies by, it will spot other units as well, but that information will only last 1 turn if you don't get your other units to spots where they can also see the units.

Always keep your Tanks Front Armor pointing towards the enemy as much as possible, to minimize casualties. That means micromanaging their movement, 1 hex at a time.

Don't forget your Artillery. Have it drop Smoke in front of your main line of advance. Smoke blocks MOST units Line of Sight, but does NOT block ALL Line of Sight, specificly American Armor and Helicopters of 1980s and beyond can see through Smoke.

Also, keep your units hidden as much as possible. Keep them behind forests, hills, and buildings so they can sneak closer with fewer opportunities to be attacked.
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Old 08-08-2010, 07:40 PM   #17
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Runing up against a error message in Dos Box when I try to run Steel Pather2

its accepted the command

CD Steel2

C:\steel2>steel2

Steel Pathers 2 needs a CD drive

C:\steel2

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Old 08-08-2010, 08:17 PM   #18
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Before entering the normal commands, you must first mount a cd drive, like "mount d d:\ -t cdrom". Run the game using steel2.exe.
Maybe mount a CD drive as suggested in the game sheet?
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Old 08-08-2010, 08:20 PM   #19
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Runing up against a error message in Dos Box when I try to run Steel Pather2

its accepted the command

CD Steel2

C:\steel2>steel2

Steel Pathers 2 needs a CD drive

C:\steel2

any suggestions?
Yes, mount a cd drive of your extracted SP2 files with the mount command. So you need to mount a C drive(hard drive) and a D drive (cdrom).
My Dosbox autoexec area looks like this for playing SP2.


ver set 6 20
mount C G:\DOS
mount D G:\DOS\cdrom\Sp2 -t cdrom
C:
CD STEEL2
STEEL2.EXE

Most of the video and audio are stored on the cdrom, so it's looking for it to find them.
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Old 03-09-2010, 04:04 AM   #20
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Someone needs to upload a manual since the tutorial needs one.
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