Shouldn't the demo be linked/downloadable from this site?

 

http://www.matrixgames.com/products/325/do...r%27s%20Edition

I don't think so, no.

Can I ask why? It's the site where you buy the game from, wouldn't it make sense for the demo to be available to download from there as well? It just seems odd to me.

I was hoping you wouldn't

 

* Matrix is often a slow moving operation in terms of putting up patches and files so dealing with them to upload the demo would be an additional pita for me.

 

* Matrix isn't a huge fan of demos in the first place, actively discouraging them in general as a poor way to showcase wargames.

 

* The demo is linked as the first item of the FAQ on the Matrix HCE forum, http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=1633589 so it is quite accessible from Matrix. It isn't a sticky at the forum in and of itself because I detest a half-screen of stickied topics.

 

On the plus side, for a different HCE project I've written a short quick-start guide that will go well with the next release of the demo.

Ok, thanks for the explanation.