SuperTed
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Jeff,
Soon.1. When?
I'll have Poland in the bag tonight. Once that is accomplished, there will be a detailed report posted ASAP.2. When will we see some more screen shots?
3. How about some AARs? (Ahem! Ted!)
Soon.4. When?
Agreed. How about that demo. :cool:5. How about that demo?
Mas despacio por favor. No hablo ingles. :confused:6. How do you deal with the incessant demands that people like me make in regards to when the game will be done?
Soon.7. How soon will the game be done?
Not later.8. Could you define "soon" as it relates to the claim that the demo will be out "soon"?
I hope that helps.
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If I may interject a brief comment here;Originally posted by Barticus:</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by SuperTed:
Guys,
Don't believe Hubert for a second. The game is actually done and we have been playing PBEM for the last month!
You, sirra, are an EVIL EVIL man!
Thankyou and good day.
B
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IE,Originally posted by Immer Etwas:...Suggestion: how about heavy artillery in SC2 to simulate continuous shelling before a battle, as the Americans always used to good effect?...
A good point, but not within the scale of SC. If this was an operational-level game, that would most definitely need to be part of it.
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The World According to Bump
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Straha,
Sorry for the delay. I have some minor technical difficulties I need to resolve, but things should be back on track today or tomorrow.
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R22,
Be careful. Asking to post pictures of Matt in a public forum is illegal in 37 states and 12 countries. :eek:
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Guys,
All I can say is it involves Madmatt, copious amounts of petroleum jelly, and a strobe light. :eek:
If I say more, it would spoil the surprise.
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AO,Originally posted by Ancient One:...I'm also wondering, does Iraq begin controlled by the UK in SC? It should, not like in CoS where it is neutral.
Iraq is nuetral, as it is today.
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Titan,Originally posted by Titan:ok, to me that sounds suitable enough.Seems costs is in realation to reality or of some conseqence if one starts buying big ticket items.
Id hate to think one could buy x2 carriers a battleship and few planes and a spread of ground troops in one turn unless we are talking about the US or you own half of Europe
So buying a carrier one would have to sacrife a great deal.
Anyway Super Ted when is the next AAR im dying to read how the germans are dancing in London or the allies celebrate in the smoking ruins of Berlin
I hope to have the next installment posted by the end of the day (I'm in GMT -6:00). Saturday's are for soccer, so little wargaming is done.
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Don't you mean Iraq? Persia (Iran) is entirely offscreen. :confused: </font>Originally posted by Ancient One:</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by SuperTed:
Persia has two oilfields.
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BB,Originally posted by BloodyBucket:Really, no lag time at all? :confused:
Correct. I know it would be cool to have that extra layer of planning ahead, but this is one of those "Features vs. Simplicity" issues.
EDIT: Let me clarify that a bit. Larger units are more expensive, forcing a player to accumulate more MPPs. For example a German aircraft carrier is 700 MPPs, but they start the game collecting only 120 MPPs per turn. So, you can see it would take a long time just to afford that one unit. I suppose that would be something of an abstract way to address the issue.
[ April 28, 2002, 03:11 AM: Message edited by: SuperTed ]
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Titan,
Poof! There's your unit.
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Attractive resources? Indeed!Originally posted by BloodyBucket:</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by SuperTed:...
All of them are possible, plus:...
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- Invade Sweden (attractive resources)</font>
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Mr. C,Originally posted by Mr. Clark:YAY! Thanks a plenty! I cannot wait to read more!
(I especially cannot wait to PLAY!)
EDIT: Couple of questions from the MAP.
* Do the white dots on the bottom of your units signify anything?
* Shouldn't there be a fortified line on your side of the French border? Am I wrong here... once again, its been a while, I'm just catching up again.
* Some of the "enemy" units have numbers, some have lines. Is this a FOW thing?
* Each unit has a flashing white dot until itsturn is done. It's simple and effective.
* You'd have to ask Hubert that one.
* Yes, if a unit has not been fully identified, it has the line.
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Titan,Originally posted by Titan:In straha's honor we should rename the Rhine in his name,that way we all shall never forget
Since Germany lies between the Rhine and the Oder, Hubert has renamed it Strahaland.
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Guys,
Don't believe Hubert for a second. The game is actually done and we have been playing PBEM for the last month!
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Straha,Originally posted by Straha:The Axis player will have to
- pile up alot of spare resource points to pay for the shipping of alot of stuff.
- concentrate on buying cruisers etc. to protect the to be shipped armies.
Furthermore, I gather that even if the transfer is not interrupted, he will have the problem that his armies can suffer losses right when setting foot ashore. Plus, he will have supply problems galore. Finally, there is always the danger of Stalin not sitting on his hands like he should. So I think, in the end, maybe it is not too easy after all.
Straha
Good points all around.
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Agreed. Reasons it wasn't a go might include:Originally posted by BloodyBucket:</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Ancient One:
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Sealion should definitely not be something the Axis player can count on to succeed on a regular basis against a reasonably competent Allied player.
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- Lack of German transport </font>
- The Royal Navy </font>
- The RAF </font>
- Hitler didn't have his heart set on it, hoped for negotiated peace </font>
- Large scale sustained amphib ops not easy to begin with, combined with any or all of the above </font>
Since, IIRC, naval transport is not a seperate, buyable unit in SC, how can the other factors in SC make it a dicey, but not impossible, task against an allied player who does not aim the majority of his resources at "invasion proofing" jolly old England?
If the allied player wants to gamble and put his eggs in other baskets, he might deserve what he gets if Sealion works.</font>
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AO,Originally posted by Ancient One:Well judging from the screenshots the map doesn't go past Syria, so no Persian campaign.
One thing I'm worried about with regards to Axis strategies is that Operation Sealion will be too easy. In my opinion it should only work if the Allied player REALLY drops the ball. Sealion should definitely not be something the Axis player can count on to succeed on a regular basis against a reasonably competent Allied player.
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Straha,Originally posted by Straha:Hey, these are - totally unrealistical things like Z-Plan aside -, more or less all options there are for the Axis. I think they should all be doable. Even without Japan, the Middle East plan (after having won in North Africa) should still be interesting as long as there are nice oil fields to get. Also, this opens up the possibility of a strike into Russia through the Caucasus from the South.
Straha
Persia has two oilfields. Unfortunately, Persia and Russia share on hex worth of border. So, it would not be hard to defend against an Axis incursion from the south.
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BB,Originally posted by BloodyBucket:I'm sure I'm forgetting some, but here are the basic German options I remember from 3rd Reich and World in Flames:
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- Invade England </font>
- Invade Russia </font>
- Invade Spain (Get Gibraltar) </font>
- Grab what you can and fortify, no invasion of England or Russia </font>
Any thoughts on how these options will play out in SC, and are there any more out there?
All of them are possible, plus:
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- Invade Sweden (attractive resources)</font>
[ April 27, 2002, 07:26 PM: Message edited by: SuperTed ]
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Basilhare,Originally posted by basilhare:Looking forward to Strategic Command.....looks great....will it support PBEM?
Thanks Battlefront....you guys are about the last holdouts for us old wargame grognards....
As a side note there is an excellent homegrown Grand Strategic WWII ETO scenario for "The Operational Art of War/Century of Warfare" system available called Europe Aflame....go to warfarehq.com for more info....
Happy Gaming....
Yes.
Agreed.
Good plug (and good game).
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Scenrio setup
in Strategic Command 1
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The units are stuck where the designer places them. Sorry.