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Does anyone have advice for playing multiplayer in this? Using the direct IP method in-game. I attempted to follow the instructions in Portforward.com but no dice. Also setup firewall rules to allow all .exes and the specified ports and tried firewall off. We can see each other's lobbies but the actual connection times out when trying to join. Both on the 1.3.2 full.

EDIT: I just used gameranger and followed the steps in the FAQ.

There's also reviews on ModDB 😁 probably better since most people probably won't add the Discord if they're just thinking about trying it.

I have mine on an external HDD, it's not too bad.

Normally a patch requires the base version, but FYI, it doesn't specify in the description, so it's a valid question. Read the description...

"Just download and run the Installer.Point to your Dawn of War Soulstorm folder.Nothing else needed."

The instructions are under UltimateApocalypse_THB for some reason instead of in the root folder of the mod, and they're a bit outdated. Basically throw entire Apocalypse mod in your Soulstorm folder, install Tyranids v0.5b2 mod into Soulstorm folder, then use DOW Mod Manager to launch "Ultimate Apocalypse THB". Manager is included with UA, just make a shortcut to it on desktop or wherever.

Supposedly nt-core 2.0 from instructions still works on 1.89 even though it's marked as outdated (and there's not a newer version) but I haven't tried it yet. Was going to add it since I sometimes get mid-game crashes.

Thank you very much!

The way I phrased it sounded like I'm using other race mods, but it's just Ultimate Apocalypse mod + Tyranids, default settings besides +40 army cap on matches and anytime I set an AI to random race it causes an error about midway through loading. I think the game just doesn't know how to handle additional races for random pick (including Inquisition, Demons and Tyranids). And it's a fresh install, deleted full Soulstorm folder so nothing lingering from Unification.

For install instructions I mean the 1.89 release post above. It doesn't need a new install video but the post references a missing installer that could confuse people. It's literally like 4 brief sentences for steps and would take like 3 minutes to update. Or you can just delete the line that mentions an installer if you don't want to update it.

Someone posted a link to maps they make specifically for Apocalypse that I saw browsing on here, but I'm having trouble finding it again. Does anyone have a link to some maps/map packs that are large (I think 1024x1024 is what Apocalypse uses for higher player count maps).Thanks!

EDIT: Also you probably should update the install instructions since there is no installer, although manual install is pretty easy. Wouldn't hurt to mention using random race causes a crash with race mods as a Known Issue. Happens with Unification too.

Well official support for CoC is dead but addons still come. The last version was like a beta from September 2017 lol. CoC is also a lot older and hasn't been updated so all the mods work.

I think there's more than enough settings in Anomaly these days that you can make it as easy as CoC or way harder than Misery. Seriously, take like 5-10 minutes and look through all the progression and difficulty settings, you can tweak a TON. Someone below already mentioned degradation, you can also modify payouts so you make more money and prices won't feel high and you may be able to remove eating/drinking/sleep, but not sure on that one, might be just sleep. But like I said, I didn't play CoC much, I found Last Day shortly after trying it out.

I like that Anomaly is 64bit, fairly stable (labs are iffy for me), doesn't need original game (think you had to install CoC over base game), overgrown look in new update is epic, plus I don't need tons of addons, although there's getting to be more. The AI upscaled 4K textures for the whole game and JSRS are really all I needed. Dynamic Mutants/Nocturnal Mutants is pretty fun though.

There is a slider in the Settings in 1.5.1 (I think under progression difficulty). You can't set it completely to zero, but you can set it to 1%, so anything at or above 1% you can sell (which I haven't found much gear that was completely at 0, except occasionally stuff from disassembling. Plus buy value is based on condition so the amount of money you get for 0% isn't worth the weight imo).

Also, you make a lot more money removing silencers, scopes and launchers than selling them on the gun. Kind of random but noticed the preview has a kobra and silencer on the AK101 for 88 rubles when the attachments are probably worth 1000-1250 rubles alone.

Sweet taking a look now! Question as well, how does the patch for BaS work? Will it run off default Anomaly configs so it'll look okay in 21:9, or is it still 16:9 only for BaS?

It should be something else causing the problem. I'm running all the Upscale packs plus some extra mods and haven't had crashes on 1.5.1. Besides like 10 CTDs in Lab X16 before I finished there, but that was before I even added any mods and was during gameplay. It was just Anomaly. You can try verifying your install in the launcher I guess and delete shader cache, or see if someone else has better recommendations.

EDIT: Also on DX11

Sweet! Looking forward to trying it out

The scopes are great and I appreciate 21:9 support (looks at BaS and cries). However, one change I noticed was a tint to the PSO1 scope. I really don't think it's a good idea to tint any of the scopes as it makes them very difficult to use at night. Previously, in core Anomaly, it was clear and Tulip had a weird dirty filter that made it hard to use. Now Tulip is nice and clear but the PSO1 is tinted. It looks cool, it just makes it difficult to use at night.

Thank you very much! Never been a big fan of HD Models, despite the quality. This looks awesome

ah something to tide me over until The Armed Zone finishes the Anomaly port. Looks great, even better in-game than the screenshots.

The Tulip 1P29 scope for AKs has a weird dirty texture which makes it annoying to use at night-time even on a new one (I think they're always "good"/"very good" condition on attachments though). I finally actually looked at the PSO1 and it doesn't have that along with the kobra. Would be nice to remove that in the future as I like the look of it but for now I'm just rocking PSO.

Also, haven't said any praise yet and posted a couple times. The 1.5.1 update is awesome. The overgrown look makes the game look sooo much better imo. 3D PDA is sweet too.

Anomaly dropped 1.5.1 recently so no more RCs. Looking forward to the Anomaly support, weapons look great!

Brain didn't process it was beta when I went earlier, thought it had been released and Anomaly devs were tackling porting.

Looks like he's already been working on Anomaly support, only a few guns left and then a QA pass of everything. Seems like he was waiting for a release instead of RC builds. Hopefully soon!

Any update on The Armed Zone for Anomaly? Last I heard it was being ported but that was over a year ago.

just move on to Anomaly instead of CoC... These days Anomaly blows CoC away, especially the 1.5.1 update. I don't really understand the hard-on for a dead mod that so many people have. Then again I always liked LastDay/CoM/Misery over CoC.

Lab X16 is kind of a crash fest. I honestly never bothered going before but I was trying to unlock extra factions and I've CTDed probably 10 times or slightly over, all in the main room. Just the base 1.5.1, running on DX11 with most stuff set pretty high. Tried deleting shaders on a couple runs but didn't really help. Was just trying to search the last room that was locked but ended up leaving.

For JSRS stuff, just look it up in the Arma 3 workshop. I think its been taken over by someone else now but the original guy gave off a really douchey vibe so I doubt it.

Although, double bad luck, it is licensed as no derivative work, especially non-arma. Bohemia.net

That's all up to you, but I'd say at least try it. It's completely standalone so you wouldn't even have to mess with your CoC install. It's very different at this point, 64 bit engine, four main storylines (3 unlock new lore friendly factions), more random quests, rebuilt dynamic anomalies, rebuilt interfaces, point based selectable starting load outs based on faction, updated textures, more trees/debris for more overgrown look on many maps, repair system rebuilt. Idk I never really played a lot of basic CoC, I was a big Last Day guy. Anomaly has a rather large dev team right now and are updating consistently, whereas CoC devs have officially said adios.

Lmao, it might. There's an add-on called back to the roots that takes textures all back to normal/vanilla. I don't remember the lowest recommended specs and I'm traveling right now so I can't check, but you might be just a little below them. Try checking the moddb page for Anomaly, I'll check later and edit too

Have you tried Anomaly yet? Highly, highly recommend it over regular CoC any day. It's well balanced, stable, and 64bit. There's also a large dev team working on updating and streamlining systems that have kept getting tacked on (although that's more of a Last Day/Misery problem) while adding new stuff. They added three extra main storylines too and each one unlocks a new faction that is lore friendly, still working on those though.

It's not the same with all the work Anomaly put in on top but this was the initial release of the core engine I think. Not positive, there's several postings on github, look up open xray
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ah... thank you and yea lol, my bad, actually just grabbed 0.8 today so didn't realize. Great work on the update to the dev team too!

I'm missing where the link is, not sure if that's because I'm on mobile right now but picture doesn't link anywhere and files only shows 8.0, no hot fix.