There was one question I never got answered; was there a cutscene when you completed all your research? I explored the game cd when I still had it and seem to recall seeing a research complete fmv file, but never knew how to open it. If anyone had the game and saw that fmv, what was it like for both sides?
As an additional, mainly because I was looking for fighting machine models (and found one), I came across the official JW WotW website, which does show all of the machines from the game. What were people's favourites aside from the established handling and fighting? On both sides, I suppose.
I always liked the bombardment machine, it seemed to fit in with the established design without appearing to be a variant on the 'round body' + 'legs' thing. The tempest was basically just wank, but the hyped up heat rays made such cool noises.
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For those not playing it but interested, left to right, the digging machine, the handling machine, the flying machine, the scout machine, the bombardment machine (hidden behind the electric machine), the fighting machine, the radareythingie machine, the scuttling bomb, can't remember the next one, and the shit that was the xenotelepath. No sign of the tempest, thank god.
), a spend economy, and neat defences, units, etc.
Contrary to Aaron, I considered the ships basically worthless: half of the ships you send will magically disappear and the rest require constant micro to prevent them committing suicide on the shoreline. I often had a combined land/sea attack go in, and the seven ships simply vanished, run away to France.