Vehicle Programs compatible with Win7?

[Flyndaran]

I would like to give SJG my money, but the GVB is not for modern my OS.
I hope this doesn't step on anyone's toes.
I don't need spaceships grainier rules.
I specifically want 2nd. Vehicles for 3rd stuff until the holy grail for 4th comes out.

[sir_pudding]

You could just use a spreadsheet. That's what I did in 3e, anyway.

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

You could just use a spreadsheet. That's what I did in 3e, anyway.

Remaking the program entirely from scratch? No thank you.

[panton41]

I installed it on Windows 7 and it works fine.

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by Flyndaran

Remaking the program entirely from scratch? No thank you.

Why do you need a program in the first place? The book was written to be totally usable with pencil and paper. You can use a spreadsheet to keep track of stuff, you don't actually need it to be especially sophisticated. I just used to fill them in as I went.

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

Why do you need a program in the first place? The book was written to be totally usable with pencil and paper. You can use a spreadsheet to keep track of stuff, you don't actually need it to be especially sophisticated. I just used to fill them in as I went.

Lazy, and messy. I like to have something to check my work and organize things into pretty text.
I don't need much of anything gurps related after all.

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by ciaran_skye

I installed it on Windows 7 and it works fine.

Really? That's good enough news to try it out and hope for the best... when I get a few bucks.

[jeff_wilson]

Originally Posted by Flyndaran

I like to have something to check my work and organize things into pretty text.
I don't need much of anything gurps related after all.

This is absolutely the sort of thing that a spreadsheet lets you do.

[copeab]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

Why do you need a program in the first place? The book was written to be totally usable with pencil and paper.

When I bought VE2 in '98, I did that for exactly one vehicle. Then I realized a spreadsheet would save so much time, especially when you are fiddling with design features (like DR and power). I had already done some spreadsheet design a few years earlier for the starship system in Space 3r.

I didn't do a complicated sheep (basically I just wanted a fast way to total up cost, weight, volume, etc. and determine performance numbers). Each time I did a new type of vehicle, I modified the spreadsheet for it (so I ended up with sheets for helicopters, wheeled vehicles jets, hydrofoils, etc.).

But, back to what i quoted: While you can do a design with pencil and paper, I strongly recommend not to.

[Gadget]

windows 7 has a compabilty mode right click over the program icon and left click troubleshoot compabilty ive used it for a few older programs going as far back as windows 2000