Lars
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No horses.
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Why not the American Civil War?
Lars replied to Michael Dorosh's topic in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps
No horses. -
No horses.
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Tiles / Hexes
Lars replied to Hubert Cater's topic in Strategic Command 2 Blitzkrieg and Weapons and Warfare
We're not getting horses in CM2, are we? -
Tiles / Hexes
Lars replied to Hubert Cater's topic in Strategic Command 2 Blitzkrieg and Weapons and Warfare
I think you hit the nail on the head there. Tiles just call for a different balance in the forces on the map. You can't judge hexes vs tiles until you've seen what the designer has done with the rest of the game system. Demo...demo...demo... {c'mon people, pick up the chant...} -
The Peng Challenge - The Abomination of Desolation
Lars replied to Lars's topic in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps
Unlike Belgium, most of New Zealand is quite a way above sea level, but of course being an american, you probably think both these countries are somewhere in Asia, twit. </font> -
Amphibious invasions
Lars replied to Exel's topic in Strategic Command 2 Blitzkrieg and Weapons and Warfare
No, but throughtwo, three or maybe even four hexes, just like you have to do in Italy. But the end result isn't the same. Unless you count liberation of France and Axis surrender as the end result. Having to fight for the beach head and for the success of the invasion makes things a lot more interesting - or would make. Knowing that only one turn later your entire army is ashore and suddenly occupying a decent slice of France really isn't something that does it for me. </font> -
Amphibious invasions
Lars replied to Exel's topic in Strategic Command 2 Blitzkrieg and Weapons and Warfare
Did it, really? Somehow it's just too much for me to see the Allies land their whole army at once along the entire French coastline. It just aint right. </font> -
Psst, this way lad! Quick, before Madmatt sees you! Opponent Finder Forum
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The Peng Challenge - The Abomination of Desolation
Lars replied to Lars's topic in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps
Bad news from the Front. In a battle of TITANIC proportions, featuring Tigers, King Tigers, JagdTigers, SturmTigers, JagdPanthers, and, apparently just thrown in for the hell of it by rune, Panthers, I'm here to report uberkitties suck. Final Tally: SOV – 58 vehicles KO'd GER – 59 vehicles KO'd I really hate IS-2's and –3's. I'd really hate Boo too, but we all know he just had more and better tanks. I mean, it couldn't possibly be due to his tactical skill, now could it? -
Amphibious invasions
Lars replied to Exel's topic in Strategic Command 2 Blitzkrieg and Weapons and Warfare
I liked the "land anywhere" part of SC. And on that scale it worked. The real limitation was the lack of depth and ports in North Africa, making it worthless for staging into Italy, Southern France or the Balkans. With a bigger map I hope these options are now possible. -
The Peng Challenge - The Abomination of Desolation
Lars replied to Lars's topic in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps
Oh thank god. I thought he said "points down". -
The Peng Challenge - The Abomination of Desolation
Lars replied to Lars's topic in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps
The Eagle is flying. I say again: The Eagle is flying. -
The Peng Challenge - The Abomination of Desolation
Lars replied to Lars's topic in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps
Probably up in a cave, drinking wine and doing his daughters again. -
Looks Very Disapointing
Lars replied to CraigRS's topic in Strategic Command 2 Blitzkrieg and Weapons and Warfare
Doesn't help me, I'm a draftsman. I know in my bones it's an iso square. And if Hubert gives us circles I suppose you'd just want me to deal with ellipses. -
Tiles / Hexes
Lars replied to Hubert Cater's topic in Strategic Command 2 Blitzkrieg and Weapons and Warfare
Since you can't move through on the diagonal, could I could surround a unit with only four units? Or will supply still get through on the diagonal? -
Tiles / Hexes
Lars replied to Hubert Cater's topic in Strategic Command 2 Blitzkrieg and Weapons and Warfare
So I can attack along the diagonals but I can't squirt though this front on a diagonal? Is this correct? -
Looks Very Disapointing
Lars replied to CraigRS's topic in Strategic Command 2 Blitzkrieg and Weapons and Warfare
Hmm, 2D vs Iso (it's not really 3D). I've had a lot of the same thoughts that have already been posted. When it comes to strategy games I prefer 2D. It just makes it easier to grasp the spatial relationships. Iso does inherently distort distances to the eye. Did anybody even use the Iso option in TOAW? But then there was Civ 2, which was Iso, and that was a classic. Guess I'll have to wait for the demo to make my mind up (but a toggle would be ideal, people like options). Hex vs Square. Probably a bigger change. For instance, with a hex system you only need six units to surround one, with a square it'll take nine. And moving on the diagonal always seems a little strange to me in a square based system. Those envelopements are going to be a little tougher to pull off, that's for sure. But that's Hubert's job to balance that one out. -
The Peng Challenge - The Abomination of Desolation
Lars replied to Lars's topic in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps
I'm trying to re-invest it in a time-share in Ile de Saintes. [ April 16, 2004, 02:05 PM: Message edited by: Lars ] -
At last, the full gamut of WW2
Lars replied to Jim Boggs's topic in Modern Naval Battles - WWII At Sea
Yes. They only have row boats but can somehow take out the Bismarck with a fishing hook and an oar. </font> -
The Peng Challenge - The Abomination of Desolation
Lars replied to Lars's topic in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps
AAAAAaaaaagh!!!! If you idjits put 7-Up in my Cote du Rhone I'm leaving.