This is one of the most unprofessional game releases I have ever purchased.
I'm a loyal AGEOD customer. BoA, BoA2, the Civil War game... bought them all, loved them all. I'm also a veteran gamer, and I understand that it can take a long time for small publishers to bring a game up to speed-- I waited *years* before I could enjoy Hearts of Iron, I know how to be patient
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When World War One was first released (in 2008!), I read the nightmares, and stayed away. I figured, they'll patch it right eventually. That point never seemed to arrive.
Last week, I discovered the Gold version. I assumed that meant all the bugs were worked out, all the complexities were streamlined, and I was finally safe to spend my money. After a week of play, I couldn't be more wrong.
The game crashes in the tutorials. It crashes in the small scenarios. It crashes in the campaign. It crashes on interception; it crashes on battles. It freezes constantly.
If there's a secret to making the game work, it's not posted in this forum. I've followed every piece of advice. Tweaked the configuration settings, shut off sound-- sound! in a game!-- excluded it from my antivirus, and so on, and so forth. My system is new, every driver on my system is updated. I've tried the Gold with the beta patch, no difference.
Anyway, I *guess* I will hang around a little bit longer to see if this gets ironed out, because I would really like to play this game. But I must profess, I'm terribly disappointed in the quality of this product, particularly after the excellent games (and support) I've purchased from AGEOD in years past.
(P.S. Completely unrelated to the technical issues, but still of concern: could you have made this game *any more* complex? Also, whoever wrote the manuals should find a new hobby. I'm sure all of the information is there, but it's organized so poorly that it barely helps. I'm no stranger to dense manuals and complex games, but if there is ever a second version of this game, I highly recommend seeking a better technical writer than the author of the current manuals).
/ off soapbox
// still love AGEOD, just can't help but see this game as a misfire. It's the GOLD VERSION, for heaven's sake! This is the one that should work!
avek,
