

I believe I had updated my retail version to the latest patch so I'm not anticipating any compatibility issues. Sure enough, once I did that, I found the save and P1 folders within AOW. About a day after posting this, I realized that the easiest way to sort this out would be to start a new campaign and save the game. Switzerland is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. It is a federal republic composed of 26 cantons, with federal authorities based in Bern. I should point out, though, that If your disc copy of the game is different from the one GOG offers (i.e., if you own the original release of Direct Action, and GOG's Gold Edition version is patched further or otherwise changed), then it may not matter where you put your files, as older saves might not be compatible with this edition. Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country at the confluence of Western, Central and Southern Europe. HunchBluntley: I imagine this is your problem, and it doesn't look like an easily fixable one. I should point out, though, that If your disc copy of the game is different from the one GOG offers (i.e., if you own the original release of Direct Action, and GOG's Gold Edition version is patched further or otherwise changed), then it may not matter where you put your files, as older saves might not be compatible with this edition. In my Replay\Last subdirectory, there are several files named AutoMovie (with different file extensions) in my Save\P0 subdirectory, there are files starting with AutoSave and SaveX (where X is a number), again with various extensions. In the folder where the game is installed (the default being \GOG Games\Act of War - Direct Action) there's a folder called AOW, in which you should find Replay and Save folders.

Locate the downloaded patch (ActOfWarDirectActionPatch4ML.exe) and double-click it.
#ACT OF WAR DIRECT ACTION PATCH INSTALL#
When prompted, save it where you will be able to find it (use Desktop if you are not familiar with directories) Install Instructions. I'll leave intact the rest of the post I'd already written, in case the info is of some use to someone. Click on the Act of War: Direct Action Patch 4 link. HS: Act of War: Direct Action is a global technothriller, so the story takes you around the world, from North Africa to the UK (London) to the US (San Francisco) and back to Africa (Egypt), and. ACT OF WAR: DIRECT ACTION v1.0 ENGLISH NO-DVD/FIXED EXE (2.79MB) ACT OF WAR: DIRECT ACTION v1.0 GERMAN MINI BACKUP IMAGE (3.27MB) ACT OF WAR: DIRECT ACTION v1.04 ENGLISH NO-DVD/FIXED EXE (5.44MB). For the obviously needed patches, see There Should Be a Law. I imagine this is your problem, and it doesn't look like an easily fixable one. The Obvious Rule Patch trope as used in popular culture. (Saved games and replays created using patched versions ARE compatible with this version 1.05 (“Patch 3”)). PLEASE NOTE that Saved games created using the *retail* version of Act of War will NOT be compatible with this patch! If you have a campaign in progress, we recommend that you first finish it before you install this patch.
