Warts 'n' all
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I've just taken a quick look. I can't find an ammo bearer on the map at the start of the mission. But, also, why would you give an ammo bearer a mortar? He wouldn't be trained to use it, and be too busy lugging ammo around.
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2 hours ago, WimO said:
You pay for a car. User made maps are a free gift.
You're spot on, of course. I think that the OP's phrase was "some maps in the FB campaigns and scenarios", so I assumed that he meant the ones that came with the game.
Meanwhile in an attempt to keep things harmonious....
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36 minutes ago, Ts4EVER said:
Getting flashbacks
I'm getting visions of living in a society where The Consumer's Association has been banned on the grounds that it isn't run by manufacturers.
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2 hours ago, sburke said:
umm no it isn't. not even close.
Oh alright then. Have it your way son.
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12 hours ago, sburke said:
you do realize the sheer scale of that posted map and the number of buildings right? it is comments like this that make me reticent to provide any material I work on to the community.
That's akin to saying it's OK for a car manufacturer to sell a model with dodgy brakes cuz, they didn't have time to check all the components.
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On 7/21/2023 at 3:33 AM, WimO said:
By the way, you can fix this yourself too. Do you see a building whose submergence you don't like? Open the scenario in the Editor, go into the Elevation menu and level the buildings floor and surrounds.. Et Voila!
We shouldn't have to fix it. The problem should have been banged on the napper before Final Blitzkrieg was released me old China.
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4 hours ago, kohlenklau said:
Please don't tell my wife that!
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Perhaps add some black and white stripes.
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19 minutes ago, IanL said:
Right what I said
Sorry I was forgetting the fact that about 8 or 9 years ago i wrote something along the lines of "I agree with everything the Canadian Cat says".
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10 hours ago, IanL said:
I would call it a bug.
I think that you are being generous. I'd call it sloppy design work, that should have been fixed before Final Blitzkrieg was released.
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When I tested "Hansel and Gretel" the other day it was the Scout team on the far left that successfully acquired the 2in Mortar and the spare ammo from the carrier they were in.
When I tried with the company HQ, and with standard infantry teams they acquired the mortars and ammo but don't appear to want to, or be able to use them. The ammo count changes in the UI, but none of my pixelLimeys are carrying the mortar, and the Target Smoke" command remains greyed out.
Now casting my old noddle head back to when I actually played the campaign. I didn't actually take the mortars. I just had my Light Mortar Detachments grab the spare ammo for themselves.
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52 minutes ago, PEB14 said:
In the third mission of the Scottish Corridor Campaign, I had an IC Team and a standard (Scottish!) infantry team acquire a mortar and a PIAT from the Support Co Carriers, respectively.
None of the acquiring teams showed any of the acquired weapons in their respective inventory, which leads me to think that not everybody can use these weapons.
I nevertheless agree that more tests are required to confirm my assessment...
I think that the mission you are referring to is called "Hansel and Gretel", but remember in a branching campaign, you're mission 3 might not be the same as someone else's mission 3.
I had no trouble grabbing a mortar and it's ammo from one of the carriers. I couldn't find any vehicle from the Support Company carrying a PIAT, although the Bedford was carrying two spare rounds which I got without a snag.
In situations like this try and give us old uns some screenshots so we can work out exactly what is going wrong.
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The man from Wimbledon Common is correct. Both 2inch mortars and PIATs can be grabbed by infantry men using "Acquire".
For example. Put a Limey Scout team into a carrier acquire the PIAT and it's spare ammo. Dismount the Scouts, and the third man in the team will appear on screen carrying the PIAT. The same thing will happen in the case of the 2inch mortar. This can be checked by either looking at the UI or by looking at your pixel Limeys.
I think that the only carrier that doesn't hold spare ammo is the MMG Carrier.
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Your mistake is labelling them all "Bren" carriers. They weren't.
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3 hours ago, PEB14 said:
Is he Gerry on your side of the Channel? On our side he's called Jerry (all jokes apart!).
It's normally "Jerry". But, as a geriatric punk it's my job to be awkward.
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4 hours ago, PEB14 said:
Hehe... That's YOUR fault damn British, you had a Queen for too long! She was already the Queen when I was born, She was the Queen when I graduated, when I married, She was still the Queen a few months ago... She was the Queen forever !!!!!!!
Nice one, Pebsie. Although some people with cloth ears did think that Freddie Mercury was Queen for some years.
Meanwhile it's good to know that Lance Corporal Farris put Gerry in his place.
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On 7/8/2023 at 9:15 PM, PEB14 said:
You're absolutely correct, I should have used LCpl. My apologies to Her Majesty's Army.
I didn't know that George VI was a "Her". You learn something new every day.
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Good screen shots, but the Limey army didn't have Pfc's.
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On 6/29/2023 at 3:35 PM, IanL said:
I strongly suspect that Albert Ammons was the boogie man.
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Just to make things really confusing. Some times you get a two-man HQ Team and the half-track crewman will act as Loader. Meaning that when you dismount the HQ Team he will then act as both Loader and Gunner.
But I've also known the HQ Team to consist of only one man, and the spare half track crewman is not designated as a Loader, and therefore if you dismount the HQ Team the targeting options grey out.
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If you are playing "Turn-based" it could be that the crew were reloading the gun right at the moment the turn came to an end. Perhaps providing us with a screenshot or two could get you some more detailed advice.
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Altogether now... "Eusebio, but I say WimO" With apologies to the Stretford End c.1968.
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Will certainly give it a whirl.
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I need mine. She has to ferry me to and fro the horse's piddle for my cancer treatment.
But, in the meantime this does sound like a very interesting campaign.