Because it can be fun, and I think we can all agree that there are problems, so no need to hash over them, again and again
Here are some things to do to make it work better:
1st, make sure that when you are setting your video options that they are, in fact, beng saved to the right place(and that you have the newest drivers).
Note that this fix assumes you are installed in the default dir. Any OTHER install should simply reflect the appropriate path changes
1) Go to "Start" / “Programs” / “Strategy First” / “World War Two Online” / “Settings”
2) Right click, and select “Properties”
3) Note that the "start in" field is empty
4) Simply copy the path from the target field into this field like so: C:\Playnet\CRS\WW2OL
5) Now “Settings” will save your .cfg file to the correct dir.
Second, if you have a geoforce card, run it at 1024x768x32bit(at least), it seems that anything less actually COSTS you FPS(I prefer 800x600, but picked up 10fps by doing this alone).
Third, now that your settings will actually be saved, adjust them till you are happy. Most of the boxes in mine are turned off, except for shadows and multi-texturing.
Fourth, if you drive a tank or use the AT guns, do this:
Add these two lines at the end of your tank/AT kgm file, which you can open with wordpad..
asxturretelevate=(a)dummystring,dummystring,dummystring,i(1000^0),k(-1000^0),up(220^0),down(-220^0);
asxturrettraverse=(a)dummystring,dummystring,dummystring,j(-1000^0),l(1000^0),left(-110^0),right(110^0);
Now you will be able to use your j,k,l and i for fast turret movement, joystick for medium speed turret movement, and your arrow keys for very fine tunin, good luck.
Fifth, If you have the time, gather a group of forces, tune to a tactical channel*, and run your own independant operation. This works well if you are FPS-limited, as you have some control over how many friendlies are around you.
* To tune the radio(I would like to know what genius did this programming), hit the message button. This opens up a little bar on the left, just above the channel indicator. In that little window, type your channel number. Then, click on the icon to the right of that(the one with the blue background). That channel will now be set, and you click on the xmit/recv to use the channel. If you are on a tac channel, be sure and do not transmit on the origin channel.
Those are some basic tips, here are some for play:
Use the cover! It is much more effective than you may think. Also use the terrain; you can get very close to almost every city, in open fields, using the terrain to mask you.
If you are an infantry man, here is how to autorun and give your finger a break:
Hold down the "W" key, then hit enter to open the radio bar(take your finger off the w key). Hit enter again, and you will move until you hit the w key again. The "C" key speeds you up, but I don't know which one slows you down.
Also for infantry, crawl! V to drop to knee, v again to crawl. F once to goto knee, twice to stand back up.
In a tank, to lock the brake, throttle back to zero, then pull back on stick and switch to gunner position. This way you can park hull down on hills.
If you have a question, I will try and answer it, so long as it is not system related.
