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LampCord

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  1. That's my one issue too. Having played 3 times as the Entente on Hard mode against the AI, all three games have ended by the end of 1917. Usually Germany and France have such low morale by then that its just a race to see who dies out sooner. This means that not only is US intervention unnecessary, there is no real point in fighting for Africa either as the Entente or frankly even worrying about AH or OE as once Germany's morale hits 0 the game is over. So I attack with Russia, blockade with the UK and just try to hold in France, Serbia and Egypt. By Nov 1919, Germany is past saving and it just becomes a matter of when they will hit zero. It feels to me that morale is about 1.5 to 2 times too fast. I don't mean this as a shot at the game. Best SC2 yet, IMO. Just would like to see these countries fight longer in a pointless, unwinnable war.
  2. Awesome. Thanks for the reply. That does sound a lot more interesting. All 4 of the campaigns I've played so far have ended long before the US gets involved. It's going to be hell holding on to Paris until then!
  3. Was thinking about trying this one but I was unclear about one thing: Is this campaign like the main campaign other than Italy joining the CP or is there some offsetting advantage for the Entente? If its the former, that seems like a very tough challenge as Italy's navy alone would tip the balance in the Med not to mention their MP's and ground units.
  4. I've been finding all these decision points to be one of the most interesting additions to the game. Its a great solution to allow a lot of historical events and choices to be represented without overly complicating the rules.
  5. Forgive me if this has been covered, but from some of the screenies it appears that Germany's national morale starts at 50%. Is this correct? It seems that Germany is in a huge hole from the start.
  6. Actually, I had some problems on Win7 / 64bit on version 1.0. But as soon as I upgraded to 1.01, everything worked perfectly.
  7. Thanks Bill! This is going to save my ass on the Western Front. I need to swap out a bunch of front line units to upgrade them but of course I can't leave any gaps in my line or the Germans will destroy my trenches.
  8. How does unit swapping work? I tried searching for it in the manual and the forum but I can't seem to find the key / mouse sequence to pull this off.
  9. Argh! Just when the US entered the war and the Red Army was pushing the Germans back away from the Dnieper River the game went into an infinite loop (or the longest AI thinking stage I have ever seen). Anyone know any tricks I can play with the editor to get it to skip past this?
  10. Thanks Hubert and pzgndr! All questions answered. I'll sell off the Canadian Air Force and convert it into some badly needed corps. I'll know the Garrison req's better next game. Right now I'm more worried about holding Moscow than Warsaw!
  11. Can't get the editor to run since the update. Also, while we're on the subject, anyone know how to get aircraft from Canada to Europe? They are at war but when I do operational movement it won't all me to move them anywhere but Canada. Hope I don't see the same prob with the US or it will really hurt my fighter first strategy!
  12. I'm playing 1939 as the Allies. First of all, let me say thanks to pzgndr for a great mod! I am running into one problem though: I keep getting a warning about too few garrisons on Eastern front. What exactly am I supposed to be doing to avoid this message and what price am I paying for it? And before anyone says try Search, I did. After failing to get the Captcha right 6 times, I got it right only to be told my 4 word 25 character search string was too short.
  13. I don't miss the artillery because I never felt they really made sense in on this scale. Is this why arty research is red (disabled?) in the research window?
  14. I understand your pain. I'm playing as the Allies and I'm just bleeding Japan white right now in China. I'd hate to be on the other side. With that terrain and the engineer busy all the time its just going nightmare for the Japs to make any progress. Its mid 41 and I have hardly budged from my starting position. And when I do get pushed back, I have a 4 hex wide defense complex waiting as a fallback position. Any progress they make will be a Pyrrhic victory.
  15. I 'pre-ordered' last night (knowing it was already out), installed it on my laptop which is charging now. And I'm going to play in my car on my lunch break.
  16. DOH! http://battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=254&Itemid=400
  17. T-Minus WHEN? How about T-MINUS-NOTHING!!!!!!!!!! The demo is out gents!!!!!!!! By the time I'm done playing my first demo game the real one will probably be ready to go! BOOOOYA!
  18. Right. I almost think we need some sort of notion of escorts so subs actually take damage while attacking convoys instead of being hunted down by destroyers but that probably doesn't really fit into this model.
  19. Those are all good ideas for the naval I think. One point though. While its true that large surface battles almost never occurred in the deep blue sea away from land, I believe there were Escort vs. Sub vs. Convoy engagements many mile from land and air cover all throughout the war. So that part should be handled differently, IMO.
  20. I agree. The way I see it, paying for Op Movement accounts for all of those resources (trains, fuel, etc.) being directed away from their normal function of supporting the manufacturing and transportation. Therefore the 'cost' is not of the actual cost of moving the troops but the lost production from the disruption caused by taking these industrial resources off line for the purpose of moving troops. I hope that makes sense.
  21. As the Allies, I like to use the Red Sea as a safe area for wounded naval units from the Med where they can sit out of harms way protected by the canal while they repair. Once they get < str 3 or 4, I like to run them through the canal and hide until repaired. An Italian bomber at the Horn could put those units at risk. Other than that, I can't see much use for the Horn.
  22. One thing we don't know, is how quickly the US would come into the war. I agree that if its the traditional Dec 1941 date, it would be very difficult to retake Europe. Of course that date makes no sense now since Pearl is off the table. So if the US can get in quicker, say as soon as France falls, then its possible it could make a pre-emptive invasion in Spain (or get Spain as an ally) and gain a foot hold on the continent. Spain would be very defensible from land as the narrow strip between it and France is covered by mountains. This COULD conceivably save the UK and make it much easier to move troops to Europe. With Spain, the UK and Gibraltar under Allied control, the Axis Navy would have a great deal of difficulty getting to the Atlantic and might have to rely on seizing the Suez and taking the long way around.
  23. Since Sealion seems inevitable, it begs the question: Will the UK relocate its capital to Cairo or India or will it the government fall with the home island? Also, it seems that the battle of the Atlantic would become obsolete and instead the German Navy's primary task would be to repel a sea based invasion by the US. Also, the US would likely become much more of a land based power and without the need to build a massive Pacific Fleet it should be able to create a huge land army. Think of all those production points cranking out armor and infantry!
  24. Wow, this scenario sounds like a lot of fun. With Germany and Russia on the same team, it eliminates Germany's dreaded second front and would allow them to deploy the bulk of their forces in the West. Sealion anyone? I'd be shaking in my boots if I were the UK. OTOH, with the US and Japan on the same side, think how many MPP's the US can save by not having to fight the huge Pacific naval war. This almost seems like a second game! Can't wait. I might play this scenario first.
  25. I'm curious about this scenario. Sounds like Russia and Germany are on the same side from the start. Is that alliance permanent? Is Japan part of this alliance and if so, doesn't that tip the balance of power to the Axis? Does this mean the US gets involved right away?
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