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Generals gathered in their masses!

Hogs of War, a pork-flavored turn-based strategy title with four player multiplay and some cheeky sense of humor, is available on GOG.com for only $5.99.

Arm your Hogs of War to the teeth with a choice of 40 different weapons including sniper rifles, bazookas, mines, jetpacks, cluster grenades, and tanks to fight for one of six different pig armies, each one based on a real nation from the First World War-era: Great Britain, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, or the USA. There's an explosive 25 level single player campaign for you to take on, and an addictive online multiplayer mode for up to four players. You can customize your squad as you promote your hogs from Grunt to Officer in one of four different classes - Heavy Weapons, Medic, Espionage, or Engineer - your swine will learn more skills and acquire the use of a wider range of weaponry. All this with a solid serving of cheeky sense of humor brought to life by the vocal talents of renowned British comedian Rik Mayall.

If you love turn-based strategies but you don't want to take all of your virtual wars that seriously, make sure to give Hogs of War a try, for only $5.99 on GOG.com (or, if you prefer, the equivalent in EUR, AUD, GBP, or RUB).
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JudasIscariot: Edit: in the PC version the hogs are meant not to move.
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inc09nito: For real?
I mean: when it's your pig's turn, you can't re-position it before firing a shot?
See here:

http://www.gog.com/forum/hogs_of_war/enemy_hogs_dont_move/post5
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inc09nito: For real?
I mean: when it's your pig's turn, you can't re-position it before firing a shot?
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JudasIscariot: See here:

http://www.gog.com/forum/hogs_of_war/enemy_hogs_dont_move/post5
Oh my , that's a huge difference I would never expect!
Kinda sad :(
Thank you for the clarification though. I guess I'll stay with PS1 version then :(
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inc09nito: Oh my , that's a huge difference I would never expect!
Kinda sad :(
Thank you for the clarification though. I guess I'll stay with PS1 version then :(
I wish we could fix it but it's waaaay beyond us :(
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inc09nito: Oh my , that's a huge difference I would never expect!
Kinda sad :(
Thank you for the clarification though. I guess I'll stay with PS1 version then :(
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JudasIscariot: I wish we could fix it but it's waaaay beyond us :(
You think an ultra dedicated fan could make a patch or mod for it? Though I believe that would require tons of work. I find it quite bizarre that the developers didn't let the hogs just move on the pc version. I mean why downgrade?
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JudasIscariot: I wish we could fix it but it's waaaay beyond us :(
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Senteria: You think an ultra dedicated fan could make a patch or mod for it? Though I believe that would require tons of work. I find it quite bizarre that the developers didn't let the hogs just move on the pc version. I mean why downgrade?
Well, it doesn't sound like an easy task. It would require to implement some form of AI, so the enemy hogs would know what to do or maybe even plan actions of the whole team ahead. It's not your average modder's work.
Shame really, because the game is pretty unique to this day and could be tons of fun.
Post edited September 04, 2014 by inc09nito
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JudasIscariot: I wish we could fix it but it's waaaay beyond us :(
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Senteria: You think an ultra dedicated fan could make a patch or mod for it? Though I believe that would require tons of work. I find it quite bizarre that the developers didn't let the hogs just move on the pc version. I mean why downgrade?
I guess, if they are really good at modding something without standard mod tools? I have no idea.
The enemy AI not moving on the PC version was a widely known problem at the time. It was improved for the PS1 version, which is why many (like myself) went from the PC version to the PS1 version. Although, at the time, I was puzzled as to why the PC version hadn't been patched with better AI to match the PS1 game.

This doesn't mean that the PC version is a bad game. Far from it. It just means that it will be easier to play for those that are more familiar with the PS1 version. I gave the game 5 stars in my review of it. I still stand by that score.

Perahps, one day the PC version will get it's much deserved patch. I hope so, because the game is like a memorial now to the late, and great, Rik Mayall who did the voiceovers on it. Maybe GOG could do a bit of gentle arm-twisting on the publishers to sort something out with it.

You never know :)
Post edited September 04, 2014 by skeecher