JeffGeorge

My element shot down both enemy planes without taking any damage, my wingman earned a decoration, and it was still classified as a minor defeat for me! What???? What do I have to do to be given a victory, drop a bomb right on Hitler's head? Here's some more information in case it helps: Alpha Team (me): Starting Points 11, Earned 22 Points Bravo Team : Starting Points 3, Earned 8 Points The ratio between starting points and earned points went from 3.67 to 2.75. Is this why I had a minor defeat? How can shooting down both opponents and remaining unscathed be considered a defeat in any sense? To add insult to injury, when I went to manage my pilots after the mission the wingman's decoration wasn't there! It's enough to make one start flying for the other side! [ August 08, 2007, 09:07 AM: Message edited by: JeffGeorge ]

I'm not trying to sound negative, but the biggest hindrance to continued sales of this product right now might be the unreliability of the server. It's very frustrating for new players to buy this game and have such issues being able to play it.

Another question, sparked by browsing through the game's directory structure: The is a large MODS folder that came with the download. Are these mods preinstalled, or should I go through and pick the ones I want to use? Are they basically for graphics?

I guess that I was just trying to hard too make order out of the chaos of battle. I shouldn't expect to see exactly 3 Company HQs, 9 Platoon HQs, x LMGs, etc., and just be content with what I've been dealt! [ August 06, 2007, 07:15 AM: Message edited by: JeffGeorge ]

Thanks for the help. I went back and restarted the scenario, making sure that there were no bonuses attached to other side. I had fewer units this team, so I must given myself a newb bonus the first time. But even with no bonus, I'm still having a hard time correlating what the briefing says I should have versus what I actually have. I imagine that it really doesn't matter, but I guess I was hoping for a more specific chain of command so that I would better understand how each platoon was structured. Even when I'm supposed to have just 2 companies and and weapons company, I still have at least 6 company HQs in the game. Maybe I'm just trying to hard to make sense out of the OOB. I thought that maybe I could figure out, based on the number HQs, Platoons, Teams, etc. how the the Company and Battalion was structured.

I just purchased this game and started playing. I was wondering if there was a way to see the complete OOB for my side during a mission. I started a campaign and for the very first battle I supposedly have a battalion of 2 companies plus a weapons company and some miscellaneous support units. But I have at least 2 battalion HQs, and about 8 or 9 company HQs. Why do I have so many when I'm only supposed to have 3 companies? How do I see which platoons are attached to which companies? Does it even matter? Maybe I'm starting out with 2 big of a campaign, but I don't really know where to begin. To make it more difficult, using the + and - keys jumps all over the place, whereas I would like it to go from Company A HQ to Company A/First Platoon HQ, etc. Just point me to the correct reading spot if this has been covered before!