World War II in Europe - tracker thread

[joncnunn]

Here's the current status:

Found where the install package for SP2 was hidden on my notebook. Installed it. (Took quite a while)

Noticed that it was no longer saying I was connected to secure networks I wasn't.

Norton's Anti Virus sugested that I turn off SP2's redundanat security, I let it do so.

It immedately found other updates that had previously downloaded onto my notebook. Installed them.

Out of time that evening, just checked and saw it remembered who my favorite open wireless provider is and in addition the GUI for it is new + it's clicked to auto connect to them would I come within range while not auto connecting to anyone else. (That would be the correct settings for me)

My notebook is in my car; it does need a few more patches because it hadn't previously downloaded the driver fix for SP2 that allow it to be turned off without removing the batery , but hopefully it will connect this evening.

[joncnunn]

Here's the new status:

1. I'm typing this on my notebook using the wireless network.
2. The windows update of 4 Critical SP2 patches, 2 optional software, and 2 hardware patches successfully installed.
3. The BIOS update successfully downloaded.

BUT

1. The Bios update is a no battery mode

AND

While Civ III will run after a fanshion in SP2 without the Bios update it hangs on combat.

So my other PBEM game was sent on successfully, but Civ III hung when my bomber was auto-intercepted by a fighter.

Hopefully the Bios update is all I need.

[joncnunn]

Update:

After getting home last night and plugging in the notebook to electric power, the Bios upgraded just fine.

Opened up Civ III : Conquests, loaded the save.

Hey, it's back to working properly.

[joncnunn]

Aug 1940 report.

Turn sent on

Germany offers peace. NUTS!
Italy offers peace. NUTS!

All combat against Italy:

2 Bombers bombard Iron in Italy near Florance. Hit! Hit! Iron disconnected.

Artillery bombards stack of Italian units near Marsellis in the fort on the Italian side of the border. Hit! One Inf reduced to 2/4.

1 Batleship bombards Fur in Italy near Rome. Miss

Fleet discovers there was a worker on the fur tile I had just bombed unsuccesfully.

2 Battlecruisers bombard hill near Rome. Miss. Hit! Cratered

2 Destroyers bombard forest near Rome. Miss. Miss.

[adamsaka]

Originally posted by joncnunn
Update:

Hey, it's back to working properly.

Ahh, some good news, let's get it on!

[joncnunn]

Hey Guys, some bad news.

That bios upgrade I installed so that I could play Conquests itself without crashing on combat introduced a new bug with wireless network. Specifically, it can't see any wireless networks, even at point blank range.

[joncnunn]

Update, web searching with google found that the Bios upgrade was leaving the wireless device itself OFF. Hum, that's one of the things windows was thinking, except that as a notebook there's no external on/off switch. Yeah, I didn't notice that the wireless light was off at the time, but replaying my memories shows that it was off.

The same message says to hold down a key combination during startup to turn on the wireless. I'll try that. In the mean time I've posted to that forum the timeline of events.

[joncnunn]

The hold down Fn-F2 during startup worked.

Turn sent to the USSR

[adamsaka]

I have just recieved the game file. Will begin playing in 5 mins. Time for the action to continue....

[adamsaka]

Putting behind us the dissapointing events in the Belrussian area. The mighty red army keeps fighting on....

Atil > Helsinki > Walls Destryed
Atil > Helsinki > Failed
Atil > Helsinki > Units injured
Bomb > Helsinki > Units injured
Bomb > Helsinki > Failed (x2)
Tank > Helsinki > Tank Lost
Tank > Helsinki > Nazi Inf Destroyed
Tank > Helsinki > Nazi Inf Destroyed
Tank > Helsinki > Tank Lost
Tank > Helsinki > Helsinki Captured
Captured nazi worker near Helsinki
Bomber downed by fighter over german territory (X2)
Bomb > Inf near Helsinki > Injured
Atil > Near Lasi > Improvements destroyed
Destroyer Bomb > Near Constant > failed
Cavalry > nazi stack near Hrodrna > lost.

Also just noticed that sweden has declated war on me at some point.

--Turn Sent to Modo--

[Modo44]

Originally posted by adamsaka
Bomber downed by fighter over german territory (X2)

Where over German territory? It is kind of big, you know.

England:

• Naval battle north of Stavanger. U-Boot sinks HMS Curlew (Cruiser).
• 2 Bombing runs on the Tanks near Oslo. 3 HP taken.
• Naval battle north of Alborg. 2 Artillery bombardments: 2 HP taken. CA Penguin sinks HMS King George (Battleship).
• Naval battle near Copenhagen. Naval bombardment by BB Bismarck: 1 HP taken. English Destroyer sinks CA Prince Eugen. U-Boot sinks English Destroyer.
• Naval battle west of Alborg. German Destroyer sinks English Cruiser.

USSR:

• Attack Hrodna. Artillery bombardment: 1 HP taken. Russians lose: 1 Infantry. Hrodna captured.
• Attack Cernovcy: 2 Artillery bombardments: 1 miss, some HP taken (at least 1, but did not see the city when bombing). Germans lose: 1 Panzer. Russians lose: 2 Infantry, 3 Riflemen, 1 Bomber. Cernovcy captured.
• Killed the Rifleman near Lasi. No German losses.
• Artillery bombardment near Kerson. Tile cratered.
• Artillery bombardment near Narvik. 2 HP taken.

France:

• Attack Dijon. Germans lose: 1 Panzer. French lose: 5 Infantry. Dijon captured.
• Attack the Infantry stacked near Strasbourg. 3 Artillery bombardments: 1 HP taken.

Sweden (in the Balkans):

• Killed a Tank and a Rifleman near Sofia.

Netherlands (in the Balkans):

• Attack Dubrovnik. Dutch lose: 1 Infantry. Dubrovnik captured.

Renamed Polish cities to the names Germans gave them. They are essentially the same, only the spelling changed.


Turn sent to StrictlyRockers.

[adamsaka]

Originally posted by Modo44

Where over German territory? It is kind of big, you know.

Yes, well, German teritory is getting pretty big, somthing that needs stop soon. I actually forgot where I bombed, when typing out my notes. South west area I think, trying to cut roads.

[StrictlyRockers]

Peace rejected with Britain.

Peace rejected with Russia.

MPP with Germany.

Bomb Oporto and capture. No losses.

Turn passed to Soltz.

[Soltz]

English cruiser sunk near Durrazo

Bombing mission destroyed vineyards beside Marseille "Let them drink water"

The Italians welcome the noble Spanish to our cause.

Turn sent to the English.

[adamsaka]

I think we should punish the spanish for being traitors.