Paradox Newsletter says I can preorder HOI3 now, but I can't the site tells me I have to wait till August 7th 
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Also I may have missed it, but what does it mean by "get the German Sprite Pack, and the American Sprite Pack for Free!"?
Is v1.0 being released with a more limited set of sprites unless you get the preorder? (I'm getting the preorder either way, mind you... )
Is v1.0 being released with a more limited set of sprites unless you get the preorder? (I'm getting the preorder either way, mind you...
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I want to get is as soon as possible, because of a GamersGate bug my PayPal payments have to be confirmed manually which takes 2-3 days So I want to have it sorted now, not to wait after the release...
So I want to have it sorted now, not to wait after the release...
OK, just updated to status "Preorder" from "Coming Soon".
Edit: And... payment completed.
Oh yeah.
Edit: And... payment completed.
Oh yeah.
If you check out the paradox interactive twitter, you'll see they've just posted a message saying that it'll be available for preorder from all major digital dowload providers today.
Edit: SO I'm waiting to see how much steam are charging for it before I preorder from good ol'gamersgate
Edit: SO I'm waiting to see how much steam are charging for it before I preorder from good ol'gamersgate
Also I may have missed it, but what does it mean by "get the German Sprite Pack, and the American Sprite Pack for Free!"?
Is v1.0 being released with a more limited set of sprites unless you get the preorder? (I'm getting the preorder either way, mind you...
I believe, in the release version there wont be sprites for every unit... it will be more like HoI2 sprites. The aditional sprites, i think, will come later in patches... or will be sold... who knows...
I just preordered. It works fine now although this may make waiting for HoI3 even harder.
Details on GG:
Pre-Order now and recieve these two Sprite Packs:
The German Sprite Pack
The German sprite pack contains 16 new unique sprites for when playing Germany in Hearts of Iron 3.
6 new ships
* BB: Bismarck
* BC: Scharnhorst
* HC: Graf Spey
* LC: K-Class
* Destroyer: Z1 class
* Submarine: Type VII
4 new airplanes
* Multi-Role: Focke-Wulf FW 109D
* Tactical-Bomber: Heinkel HE-111
* Multi-role: Messerchmitt ME-262
* Interceptor: Messerchmitt BF109K
6 new tanks
* Light Tank: Panzer I
* Light Tank: Panzer II
* Medium Tank: Panzer III
* Medium Tank: Panzer IV
* Medium Tank: Panzer V Panther
* Heavy Tank: Panzer VIb King Tiger
The American Sprite Pack
The American sprite pack contains 16 new unique sprites for when playing USA in Hearts of Iron 3.
8 new ships
* BB: Iowa Class
* CV: Essex Class
* BB: North Carolina Class
* CV: Lexington class
* SS: Gato Class Submarine
* CL: Brooklyn Class
* CA: Baltimore Class
* DD: Fletcher Class
4 new airplanes
* Interceptor: North American F-86 Sabre
* Strategic Bomber: B-29 Super Fortress
* Interceptor: Grumman F6F Hellcat
* Tactical Bomber: Martin B-26 Marauder
4 new tanks
* Light Amour: M-5 Stuart
* Medium Armour M-3 Lee
* Medium Armour: M4/E8 Sherman
* Medium Armour: M-26 Pershing
Edit: Which, if the Pz I, II, III, IV, V and VIb are unique, does make me wonder which sprites the default German armour use...
Pre-Order now and recieve these two Sprite Packs:
The German Sprite Pack
The German sprite pack contains 16 new unique sprites for when playing Germany in Hearts of Iron 3.
6 new ships
* BB: Bismarck
* BC: Scharnhorst
* HC: Graf Spey
* LC: K-Class
* Destroyer: Z1 class
* Submarine: Type VII
4 new airplanes
* Multi-Role: Focke-Wulf FW 109D
* Tactical-Bomber: Heinkel HE-111
* Multi-role: Messerchmitt ME-262
* Interceptor: Messerchmitt BF109K
6 new tanks
* Light Tank: Panzer I
* Light Tank: Panzer II
* Medium Tank: Panzer III
* Medium Tank: Panzer IV
* Medium Tank: Panzer V Panther
* Heavy Tank: Panzer VIb King Tiger
The American Sprite Pack
The American sprite pack contains 16 new unique sprites for when playing USA in Hearts of Iron 3.
8 new ships
* BB: Iowa Class
* CV: Essex Class
* BB: North Carolina Class
* CV: Lexington class
* SS: Gato Class Submarine
* CL: Brooklyn Class
* CA: Baltimore Class
* DD: Fletcher Class
4 new airplanes
* Interceptor: North American F-86 Sabre
* Strategic Bomber: B-29 Super Fortress
* Interceptor: Grumman F6F Hellcat
* Tactical Bomber: Martin B-26 Marauder
4 new tanks
* Light Amour: M-5 Stuart
* Medium Armour M-3 Lee
* Medium Armour: M4/E8 Sherman
* Medium Armour: M-26 Pershing
Edit: Which, if the Pz I, II, III, IV, V and VIb are unique, does make me wonder which sprites the default German armour use...
Can anyone from paradox confirm if we'll get these extra sprites if we pre-order from somewhere other than gamersgate?
Edit:
Maybe a different model of Panzer III or IV?
Edit:
Edit: Which, if the Pz I, II, III, IV, V and VIb are unique, does make me wonder which sprites the default German armour use...
Maybe a different model of Panzer III or IV?
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Really not that special, considering I never play with sprites I have preordered only because of the reason listed above (GG bug).
I have preordered only because of the reason listed above (GG bug).
Possibly, although if they've specified VIb, I'd expect specifying IIIj or the like?
That would seem logical, and I seem to remember seeing a Tiger 1 sprite somewhere in previous promotional matierial, although I can't remember where
If that's the only model, it would certainly make '39 more visually interesting, as Tigers roll en masse through Poland...
Details on GG:
Pre-Order now and recieve these two Sprite Packs:
The German Sprite Pack
The German sprite pack contains 16 new unique sprites for when playing Germany in Hearts of Iron 3.
6 new ships
* BB: Bismarck
* BC: Scharnhorst
* HC: Graf Spey
* LC: K-Class
* Destroyer: Z1 class
* Submarine: Type VII
4 new airplanes
* Multi-Role: Focke-Wulf FW 109D
* Tactical-Bomber: Heinkel HE-111
* Multi-role: Messerchmitt ME-262
* Interceptor: Messerchmitt BF109K
6 new tanks
* Light Tank: Panzer I
* Light Tank: Panzer II
* Medium Tank: Panzer III
* Medium Tank: Panzer IV
* Medium Tank: Panzer V Panther
* Heavy Tank: Panzer VIb King Tiger
The American Sprite Pack
The American sprite pack contains 16 new unique sprites for when playing USA in Hearts of Iron 3.
8 new ships
* BB: Iowa Class
* CV: Essex Class
* BB: North Carolina Class
* CV: Lexington class
* SS: Gato Class Submarine
* CL: Brooklyn Class
* CA: Baltimore Class
* DD: Fletcher Class
4 new airplanes
* Interceptor: North American F-86 Sabre
* Strategic Bomber: B-29 Super Fortress
* Interceptor: Grumman F6F Hellcat
* Tactical Bomber: Martin B-26 Marauder
4 new tanks
* Light Amour: M-5 Stuart
* Medium Armour M-3 Lee
* Medium Armour: M4/E8 Sherman
* Medium Armour: M-26 Pershing
Edit: Which, if the Pz I, II, III, IV, V and VIb are unique, does make me wonder which sprites the default German armour use...
I was able to "Buy" HOI3 but I have not seen any information about any Preorder bonus.
Refresh the page if you bought it via GG to get the above info - I didn't get any specific feedback about the preorder bonus though.
If that's the only model, it would certainly make '39 more visually interesting, as Tigers roll en masse through Poland...
Funny but annoying if you like historical corectness
So I think for people playing with sprites those packs may be a welcome addition - some "cult" models are there like U-Boot VII and those german tanks in proper order.
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Better to buy this before Suzana takes away all my hard earned money. Preorder done and Mr. Paypal did his part.
Now work codemonkeys, work! Deadlines are just beyond the corner.
Now work codemonkeys, work! Deadlines are just beyond the corner.
Each download site will have a different pre-order goodie. This one is exclusive for GamersGate but you will be able to purchase it after release on other DD sites.