Mein Erster Eindruck von AoW:SW ist in Englisch, da ich in im AoWHeavengames-Forum bereits gepostet habe :

Hello, everyone.

Today I bought a european game of the game (thanks to Take2 for delaying it so long).

The actual german version I bought is packaged in a similar "thing" like Wizardry 8, with the exception that it includes a Handbook and a DVD case with one (1) CD-ROM. To be exact, the package is identical to the one of AoW2.

The Package itself is flat; you cannot press on certain parts of the cover.

The Handbook translated into German contains text I know from AoW2; the company compiling the text didn't have much work; instead, it seems to me, they more or less copy & pasted a *lot* of the old manual.

Additions are nice (mostly tables) : You can see in the Handbook several additions I haven't seen in AoW2, mostly details, like a complete list of Buildings. The Editor is described in it, too.

I consider it quite a great idea to print the keyboard shortcuts on the back of the handbook : No card flying around, no need to keep pages open. Excellent ! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />

The Handbook has 196 pages, the first two and last two pages (cover) not counted.

Although the package says that 900 MB are needed on my HD, I could install the game with having free space between 800 and 900 MB (sorry, don't remember the exact number).
Windows says the whole directory consumed almost 800 MB space.

I payed nearly 26 Euro for it. (Note : The plural form of "Euro" is in Germany still "Euro", not "Euros". <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> )

The german Web-Page http://www.ageofwonders.de is not updated : It doesn't contain information about the Patch !

Please inform the makers to correct this immediately !

The CD-ROM still contains DirectX 9.0a , although the information about s a serious leak in Directx is several weeks old, and 9.0b is available for several weeks. I don't understand the CD-manufacturing company didn't have the time to include 9.0b (the game had about a month time ! -counted from the american release !)

Over the Weekend, I'll dig myself into the game. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> I have waited long enough for it (thanks to Take2), and am now glad to have it here. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Alrik.

Comments are welcome.

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