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#4534188 - 08/20/20 03:19 AM Steel Fury as a gift!  
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Thanks to 33lima I now have Steel Fury on Steam as a gift from him, and I am coming to grips with it just barely. Here are a few of my first pics. This sim looks to be a good one even though it is quite old. The half tracks with infantry, which do get out of the vehicle and into the ground fight, are pretty incredible so far. Very immersive. The graphics will work at 2560x1440 and so far Sparse Grid supersampling really makes a big difference with the graphics.

S!Blade<><

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#4534199 - 08/20/20 08:19 AM Re: Steel Fury as a gift! [Re: Blade_Meister]  
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How does it compare with other Graviteam titles, time-to-learn wise? Are a couple of hours sufficient?

#4534200 - 08/20/20 10:51 AM Re: Steel Fury as a gift! [Re: Blade_Meister]  
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You will have to ask 33lima as I have not looked at the manual yet. I did learn not to push 'T' though. I was just button mashing through the one mission I ran. Seems like it will be fun though, once I do check out the manual. yep

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#4534562 - 08/24/20 04:07 AM Re: Steel Fury as a gift! [Re: Blade_Meister]  
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It is a bit crazy how good this sim is. The sound is phenomenal and the graphics just keep getting better as I tweak away. This is the best tank sim I have played. It has a few quirks, but overall Steel Fury 1942 is the best once the mods are installed and running.
A most appreciated gift 33lima! yep
S!Blade<><

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Giving one of the supporting infantry a push up this steep hill! winkngrin
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I don't know about you, but this picture looks real to me.
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#4534628 - 08/24/20 06:44 PM Re: Steel Fury as a gift! [Re: Blade_Meister]  
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Glad you're enjoying it and that the Steam version is working well with STA 1.2! Particularly like the shot of the King Tiger with the turret at 3 o'clock. Those Red Army guys sure look like they're sorry they ended up in the Western Desert, though smile Maybe their map reading needs a bit of brushing up. smile


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#4534632 - 08/24/20 07:34 PM Re: Steel Fury as a gift! [Re: Blade_Meister]  
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With the mods it's amazing and loads of battles etc etc

#4534635 - 08/24/20 07:57 PM Re: Steel Fury as a gift! [Re: Blade_Meister]  
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...and not all of the battles are on the Eastern Front...

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...although many still are...

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#4534660 - 08/25/20 03:31 AM Re: Steel Fury as a gift! [Re: Blade_Meister]  
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My first successful mission. I got 2 kills and did all of the driving, and gunning. Here is my proud T34 sitting at the break point getting cleaned up by the heavy rains that blew in at the end of the mission. 33lima, I am not seeing any Western Front missions? Maybe I am not looking in the right place, or am I missing a MP addon? I have never seen a mission with a Sherman in it yet??? Nice pics by the way. thumbsup

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My proudest kill. I sneaked biggrin up behind this Tiger cat and put two rounds right up his A$$! butt
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I am really loving the infantry in SF, but I am miffed as to why nobody made them follow the tanks for cover as in real life, still they are a great addition to make the battlefield feel alive. yep
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#4534670 - 08/25/20 11:15 AM Re: Steel Fury as a gift! [Re: Blade_Meister]  
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Hi Blade

About missions in Shermans, I don't have the Game Mission Packs (GMPs) installed in my Steam SF+STA1.2, but the ones I have in STA2.2 include some for the M4A3(76), M3 medium, M3 & M5 light, M26 heavy, M36 TD, Firefly and Churchill III. Some of these are on the ostfront with lend-lease kit. There's also a 5-mission campaign based on 'Fury' with the HVSS M4A3(76), and my one and only British mission with the M4A1 in Normandy.

Depending on when written, some missions will rely on stuff introduced with later versions of STA or in the updates made to them - it can be a bit confusing as STA has gone through so many iterations. But it's desirable to have GMPs (three of them, which themselves went through iterations) that are compatible with the STA version. The GMPs hosted on Mediafire by Godzilla1985 for STA 1.0 will be the obvious safe bet to use with STA 1.2. https://www.reddit.com/r/GraviteamT...el_fury_tank_sim_and_how_to_get_started/

The readme that comes with STA 2.2 (which lists updates starting from 2013 when it was called the SPM (NTA) mod) says the first 'Fury' mission came with an October 2015 update and the last ones in a March 2016 update. It does mention including my mini-mod to drop the TCs in British tanks to be 'heads out' instead of 'parade' positions when unbuttoned, but I don't see a ref to including my Normandy mission. Here's a link to this if you want to try it (enable as a mod in case it needs backed out)- it was made for 1.2 but I did something to make it compatible with 2.X at some point. http://www.mediafire.com/file/3n0j2q7dtsf575r/STA-Britpak_Phase_1_v2.7z/file

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The Japanese fansite - https://wikiwiki.jp/pzfr/Steel%20Tank%20Add-on - has a link to STA2.2 which is a big file including a set of GMPs and a 'Japanese Campaign Mod'. I don't know if this will work with the Steam version, but if downloaded and enabled as a mod instead of over-writing, it should be safe to try it out. If 1.2 works with the Steam version, not sure why 2.2 would not, but best be cautious. STA2.2 is simply an incremental adaption of 1.2 with updates included, some fixes, some new missions, and possibly some new vehicles. It got as far as 2.3 but I don't have that.

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#4534676 - 08/25/20 12:51 PM Re: Steel Fury as a gift! [Re: Blade_Meister]  
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It is a bit crazy how good this sim is. The sound is phenomenal and the graphics just keep getting better as I tweak away. This is the best tank sim I have played. It has a few quirks, but overall Steel Fury 1942 is the best once the mods are installed and running.


For anyone who is interested in this game, it's on sale on steam for just £2.84... bargain!

#4534677 - 08/25/20 01:12 PM Re: Steel Fury as a gift! [Re: Blade_Meister]  
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Looks great. I picked this up and attempted to mod but was unsuccessful. I will try again smile

#4534686 - 08/25/20 02:38 PM Re: Steel Fury as a gift! [Re: bisher]  
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Originally Posted by bisher
Looks great. I picked this up and attempted to mod but was unsuccessful. I will try again smile


Blade can probably help with that, having done it.

This is what I did, in Win 7:

1. got the Steam version running and set gameplay options to my preferences, eg 'Always obey orders' and 'Do as I do', maxed out the graphics, checked screen res was my desktop one. Played a few missions and saw no issues.
2. Put the JSGME installer in the root folder Program files (x86)/Steam/SpeamApps/common/Steel fury Kharkov 1942) and then ran it to install JSGME there.
3. Ran JSGME to create the 'MODS' folder. At some point during this and/or 4 below, I noticed JSGME was reporting two mods already enabled (Compass and Unofficial patch) - I didn't do this, could not disable them and suspect they may have been some leftover in the Steam install - Blade can confirm if he saw these too.
4. Downloaded and enabled the other mods listed below:

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- Install order is usually important to adhere to
- Possibly STA1.2 is the only one really needed - I read somewhere on the STA forums that it includes the SSM (sound) mod. It's the version you can get here: https://ufile.io/0rkhvtzu The .zip (not the content) is labelled 1.2.1 so it may differ in some important respect from the 1.2 previously available on 4sahred.com
- ignore the last mod which is for the donationware STA 3.4 - this needs a password only available to donors, is unstable anyway, but worked after (as the maker suggested) I installed only the sounds - I always hated the MG34 'noisy typewriter' sound and prefer the one in this.
5. Put the 4GBpatch.exe in the sim's root folder and when prompted, applied it to BOTH starter.exe and shell.exe.

After that it was plain sailing...or should I say, plain driving and shooting...while watching the Iron Cross candidates do their thing (note the fellow doubling across the bridge on his own).

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Was that what worked for you, Blade?

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#4534708 - 08/25/20 06:46 PM Re: Steel Fury as a gift! [Re: Blade_Meister]  
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That's great lima thanks or should I say tanks wink

I'll find my own way out biggrin

#4534801 - 08/26/20 04:59 PM Re: Steel Fury as a gift! [Re: Blade_Meister]  
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1.I downloaded the Steam version of SF42 first and started it one time I think.
Pictures 1-6 show what order I made changes and after a bit of trial and failure, what worked for me. Hope this helps anyone struggling as I was. Thanks once more 33lima for all of your help Sir.

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#4534829 - 08/26/20 09:11 PM Re: Steel Fury as a gift! [Re: Blade_Meister]  
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Well after learning the Japanese language real quick, I decided to go for a swim in the deep end of the pool. winkngrin
Everything is up and running in STA2.2. New screenshots to follow! yep

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#4534890 - 08/27/20 04:56 AM Re: Steel Fury as a gift! [Re: Blade_Meister]  
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Well, that wraps up one day off spent in an incredibly fun tank sim. I still can't get over how really good this sim is.

S!Blade<><

I pulled up after the mission was won and then proceeded to punch holes in this dead hulk.
To my surprise the armor piercing entry holes are not just decals but real time holes produced with each shot.

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#4534904 - 08/27/20 10:41 AM Re: Steel Fury as a gift! [Re: Blade_Meister]  
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Looks great!

#4534912 - 08/27/20 11:56 AM Re: Steel Fury as a gift! [Re: Blade_Meister]  
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Great pics! Looks to be a rendering issue with the Matilda drive sprocket which I haven't seem before, possibly just needs a change of skin.

So that's the STA 2.2 package which includes the mission packs (and the 'Fury' campaign evidently) from that very useful Japanese site: https://wikiwiki.jp/pzfr/Steel%20Tank%20Add-on

I already have a 2.0 install for my pre-Steam Steel Fury but downloaded that package last night and might give it a go. The included Japanese Community Mod looks to add some interesting extra vehicles like the A13 Cruiser and the E-79 which looks like something out of a Warhammer game!

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#4534973 - 08/27/20 07:00 PM Re: Steel Fury as a gift! [Re: Blade_Meister]  
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Thanks for all the pics, guys! Looks great! smile
I picked up the title as well and will have to sort through the modding and getting access to STA, etc. Looking forward to it.


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#4535012 - 08/27/20 10:28 PM Re: Steel Fury as a gift! [Re: Blade_Meister]  
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Good hunting!

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