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It is fun to play as th Axis VS Allies as not alot of AI is nessecary, how ever to play as Allies VS Axis.... the AI needs mucho modifications. What is the timeline?

China is neutral, even though they were at war from 1936 is really pretty simple. In a Standard game Japan Wails heavily on china from39,40,41 and basically knocks her out then addresses each of the other Allies. In an abbsolute fit of pure brilliance Nupremal has made China Neutral, but when Japan activates, Bingo she has already conquered 1/2 of China and must decide whether to exicute a land war in China, or against Russia, or against India, ect ect. Probably on of the best variables I have ever seen thrown in a game!

I played as the Axis and gave the Allies +2 and 100% expiriance. I did not observe Allied turns, or play any gamey moves to out smart the AI. In this MOD tech and politics are slow so I freely invested in both, but NEVER put any political points into anything but minors. I have to tell you it was MARVELOUS, although I was slowly winning, it was always a battle of not enough men, money, and upgrades. I had Russia almost defeated.....The map is HUGE and supply is the single most realistic aspect of his mod. The Japanese reached Chungking, and were pushed back by the arrival of Allie forces, Japan over ran most of Siberia and was in a death fight with the Soviets. Probably the most realistic, enjoable single scenario I have played in 30 years! Victory was always just one more campain season away!

I played as the Axis and gave the Allies +2 and 100% expiriance. I did not observe Allied turns, or play any gamey moves to out smart the AI. In this MOD tech and politics are slow so I freely invested in both, but NEVER put any political points into anything but minors. I have to tell you it was MARVELOUS, although I was slowly winning, it was always a battle of not enough men, money, and upgrades. I had Russia almost defeated.....The map is HUGE and supply is the single most realistic aspect of his mod. The Japanese reached Chungking, and were pushed back by the arrival of Allie forces, Japan over ran most of Siberia and was in a death fight with the Soviets. Probably the most realistic, enjoable single scenario I have played in 30 years! Victory was always just one more campain season away!

It is posted at CMOD and looks like it will be a classic!

I would use it for more PBEM games with people I know, however it is a GREAT idea to be able to do this by country, induvidualy instead of just per side. As far as abuse? Yes there will always be those who abuse anything, just dont play with them!

Hubert, All players are not equal. So I propose that we have settings on H vs H just like the computer. +.5,+1,+1.5,+2 and 1 or 2 Experiance bar setting. It would truely balance out the game when a veteran bring a novice into the fold!!! This would be an easy patch and would greatly help out! What do you say, or what do others feel about this? My 12 year old cousin would be very happy to play me at +100% and +2 exp setting!

Another classic! I think your developement of carriers is nothing less than superb! Also the scnarios with limited resources and reduced strenght unit, does very adequetley shows the military reallity of supply and readiness. I cant wait till one of the great MOD makers come out with a giant map scal to truely cover the geographical vastness of this region of earth. In closeing, when can we expect a WORLD AT WAR version of your series? As always if you are in Texas there is a room at my house for you and great margaritas and senoritas at your command!

8764 is my guess

Playing this one you did a great job!

It has to be a historical script

Absolutely a great job very well done!

Arado it is a STRATRGIC game with STRATEGIC units not TACTICAL! CONCEPTUAL not O.O.B. I think that is my favorite blunder I see people make thinking in linear tactical turns for a grand strategical game. P.S. Arado I am not cutting you down you have some EXCELLENT post!

Try invading englsng in PDE European scenario 1.24 and see what it is like getting creamed by 5 AA batteries. I had to sneak invade via Scottland in a email game.

Guys at this scale these are not induvidual ships with 90 aircraft each, they are carrier groups and escort vessels. A mixture of ship and planes. This is a stratiegic game with stratiegic counters, please remeber that in your tactical considerations.

Yes the Mods out for it are awesome especially the European theater by Mr.White best scenario I have ever played!!! HUGE map of europe!

Freeing up troops against the Brits in Africa? Rommel only had 2 german divisions, The general staff said Germany could conqure North Africa with 6 divisions. Hitler only sent 2. Russia was invaded with about 161 divisions. Th amount needed to drive out the British was indeed quite small!

IN 1853 Japan was a true Midevel society in ALL facets. America admiral Dewey steamed into Yokahoma port in violation of all know trade treaties and used gunboat diplomacy to force Japan to open up to American trade interest. The Shoganate realized Japan could not keep isolated any more and began to rapidly absorb western technologies.in 1868 The Meiji restoration sought to create an industrial and defence force to ward off conquest. So sucessful was the first test that in the Sino-Japanes war of 1894-1895 Japan Trounced China and won considerable territories. They also learned that without political conections that they had to give up lots of those territories. Per Russia, US, France, and Britain They could not stand up to western powers militarily or politicaly.They then turned to Britain to obtain both. Thus Britan who had very few european allies at the end of the nineteenth century was Japans choice as her ally. Japan placed orders for British ships. In the 1902 Anglo Japanese treaty, Japan could get modern weapons on demand. With Britain as her political Ally. Japan launched a suprise attack on Russias Eastern possesions in 1904/1905.Russia should have trounced Japan but due to MASSIVE lack of leadership , Bluderous waste of deployment and horrible coruption...Russia lost, If Russia could have delayed political intervention fro Teddy Rooseveltaks USA, she would have just materially worn Japan down, and won. America brokered a pro western peace so advantaged to Russia that the saying goes the American ambassidor said to the Victorious Japanese "...And you can keep Tokyo!" Again Japan had won a sucessful war and politically lost most of her gains, via western politics.This time due to USA politics. The resentment was building. Incidently prisoners of war of the era were superly treated, almost 4000 Russians asked to stay in Japan after the war the were treated so well. World War I broke out Japan was OUR ally she cleared the germans of all their pacific possesions in as well as her chinese ones "Tsing Tao beer is originally german!" And even had destroyers in the Mediteraineain patroling against German U-boats. None of the war weary Allies took any of Japans war conquest away from her at the end of WWI leaving only a weakend britain and France and a neutral USA in her percieved role as master of ASIA. In as well she has very large German conquest. However the politics of the 20s and 30s sought to limit Japans military force. Again Japan was treated as an dangerous upstart and treated like such....more simmering. The Japanes conquest of German Chinese territories in WWI put Japan in conflict with Chiang's Natiionalist Chinese, so much so that Japan occupied Manchuria in 1931, from this point Japans civilian government crumbled,The Army and Navy became the defacto Japanese government. in 1936 Japan staged the Marco Polo bridge incident and invaded China. Japans early conquest of china was as easy as it was brutal. But to achieve final victory as she had such a narrow industrial base and almost no homeland raw materials , she needed western raw materials.BADLY. Thus began the dance to conuquer China. Japan did an abmsyal job of selling politically to the western powers her need to conquer China, and they needed for western resources to win her Chines war. For six years this went on till the western alliance gradually cut off all resources to Japan. Japans military was already streched to the braking point when we cut her off. Then like a conered dangerous animal she struck back. HARD. Thus begins strategic command Pacific front. How they fought so hard so long with so little is beyond amazing. The average american infantry man had 11 people behind him and an average of 22600 lbs of supplies. The Japanes had .5 men behind him and 128 lbs of supplies. Despite very costly hard fought battles up to the shores of Japan and unbelievable personal sacrifice, they would have still fought and died in thier millions. Japan had not sucessfully been invaded in over 2000 years.

I love these arguements over what is and what is not! God belss Kuni for ALWAYS being able to stir up the pot! If you will notice early in any WWII campaign cutting off was done by the more expirianced side and motor/mechanized to the newer/non motored side. The Germans were cut off, usually on Hitlers direct standfast/festung order, he never could comprehind Strategy, let alone grand strategy. If the medium is hexes or tiles so be it. Erich Von Manstien would have kicked ALL of your asses, (except Terif) becaused he would have played with what he has! And done very well with what he had! Hubert has made a GREAT engine that is showing its would the trivial semantics as to whether hexes or tiles is mute! My unhumble opinion!

Hubert is the going to be a Chinese campaign? or a 1936 start campaign? Japan was seriously involved in the mainland in the 5 years previously to Dec 1941, and the politics of the era were at the least amazing. So would this have to be a Mod?

We just reduce the city and pot supply values to zero. hit it with enought Tacs, and fighters, and Airborne into the empty hex ...it take three to a max of 4 turns.

This is one I am dying for, Did you ever see the WWI Mod fo SC2? I think I still have the Link

I have played it scince it first came out in 1984, all the way to the final edition. we would all take our two week vacations and play it for 12-16 hours a day untill we ran out of vacation. It should be good as a PBEM game, but it is far to big and complex in my opinion to have any decent AI at all. I own Empires in Arms which is by the same designer and although it is far less complex than WiF it AI is still a work in progress. The SC series is the most balance and Modifyable Strategic/operational series I have yet to see.Some of the Mods like Mr.White European theatre, and Honch's masterpeices are VERY awesome.

We need to be able to ship around the horn of africa insted of all going through the Med.

ON CMMODS there is a European Theatre by Mr.White by far the best PBEM I have yet played . I am playing my best friend of thirty years and despite him being like Erich Von Manstien , it has been a tough, tough fight for both of us!