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You can bet your rear end at least some of the Armata family will be in one of the later modules, provided that there is enough analyzed data about them including from combat trials. Just some "best tank ever RUSSIA STRONK  " propaganda & parade gives little to work with. Not that with modern era you could avoid guesstimating half of the kind of information that you'd easily find for WW2 weapon systems anyway.
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May 6, 2015 17:21
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Case Blue just got a Steam release, keys available for those who already have it.
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How is Order of Battle: Pacific? In other news, Tomislav explained the changes that are coming to Unity of Command PVP in the sequel. We polled our players and found some good ideas. http://unityofcommand.net/blog/2015/05/06/the-future-of-unity-of-command-multiplayer/ What do y'all think? Myoclonic Jerk fucked around with this message at 20:10 on May 7, 2015 |
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May 7, 2015 20:04
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Myoclonic Jerk posted:How is Order of Battle: Pacific? Its essentially Panzer Corps in the Pacific with a few additions. Supply is now a big thing in the game, and making sure your units are well supplied is required to keep them as an effective fighting force. (Edit: this makes encirclements very powerful as it cuts off supply. Units out of supply can only move 1 space) Aircraft stay up for a set amount of turns, aside from floatplanes, before needing to repair and re-arm. Every turn they go without fuel damages them slightly. Combat is a little mysterious to me at the moment. One of the training missions had me unable to damage a paratrooper unit at 33% original strength with either a full light tank unit or reg infantry. Naval combat is a major portion of the game now, but combat confuses me since getting closer doesnt always mean youll do more damage. Edit: You can't take back a move, even if you didn't get ambushed/spot an enemy. All in all, if you're already a fan of this style of games, get it. I haven't been able to dig too deep since I only got it recently but it does a decent job as a (spiritual) successor. Jobbo_Fett fucked around with this message at 22:14 on May 7, 2015 |
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May 7, 2015 22:11
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Jobbo_Fett posted:Its essentially Panzer Corps in the Pacific with a few additions. It's Panzer Corps using the Commander: The Great War engine. That's really the best explanation if you've played both games. Efficiency is a major factor in combat - I'm guessing your units were low efficiency (they'd have a yellow, orange, or red strength number) which would be why they'd have trouble damaging the paratrooper. Supply works like C:TGW, which means that securing transportation routes is unfortunately underemphasized since supply has unlimited length, but the supply point concept is nice since it means an entire army can't feed off of one small supply source. Naval combat made no sense to me until I read the manual - how it works is that each ship has an optimal range (there's a formula that I forget, but it's about 2/3 of it's max). In addition, if you moved closer or farther from the enemy, you'll do less damage (the justification is that you can't point a full broadside at them). Finally, if the enemy didn't move on their turn, you'll do more damage to them. Each of those factors (beyond optimal range, moved closer or farther, enemy moved) will independently lower your damage, so if all 3 apply, not much will happen. Torpedoes ignore all this and always have the same attack strength. The optimal move is therefore to start with your ship in optimal range, move it while maintaining the same distance from your target, then shooting at your target. I would definitely advise reading the manual, it's quite well put together and explains a lot, whereas the tutorial is fairly sub-par.
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blackmongoose posted:It's Panzer Corps using the Commander: The Great War engine. Never played C:tGW so that explains a few things. I didn't bother with the manual since it looked so very similar to PC I thought I'd be okay without it, guess not!
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May 7, 2015 23:27
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This flew completely under my radar, but Pacific General and Fantasy General have been released on GOG.
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May 8, 2015 07:10
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Alchenar posted:Case Blue just got a Steam release, keys available for those who already have it. Buy it on Matrix and you get offered WtP for $20 as well!
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May 8, 2015 09:44
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Posting here because I can't find it.....is there a Galactic Civ 3 thread?
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May 8, 2015 15:40
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gradenko_2000 posted:This flew completely under my radar, but Pacific General and Fantasy General have been released on GOG. Yeah music is a bit buggy on fantasy general and the map scrool speed is way to high but it is one of my favorite games so whatever.
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V for Vegas posted:Buy it on Matrix and you get offered WtP for $20 as well! I want WtP for $20 but I bought the game on Matrix months ago! Is that still possible?
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So I saw that there's a Close Combat I never got to play. I always enjoyed the scale of those games (platoon level, maybe company). Is there a good turn-based WW2 squad or platoon level game out there that isn't Silent Storm?
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May 9, 2015 21:49
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How do you feel about broken-but-technically-works? Combat Mission has a wealth of WW2-era games, most of which are something like 80% functional! In this genre that's great!
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May 9, 2015 21:51
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Dark_Swordmaster posted:How do you feel about broken-but-technically-works? I feel good about that! I don't particularly care for Pacific theater games focusing on infantry combat, so is there one you'd particularly recommend?
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May 9, 2015 21:53
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I'd go with combat mission beyond normandy.
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May 9, 2015 21:54
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SquadronROE posted:I feel good about that! I don't particularly care for Pacific theater games focusing on infantry combat, so is there one you'd particularly recommend? Well the good news is that none of them are set in the pacific.
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May 9, 2015 21:57
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SquadronROE posted:So I saw that there's a Close Combat I never got to play. I always enjoyed the scale of those games (platoon level, maybe company). Is there a good turn-based WW2 squad or platoon level game out there that isn't Silent Storm? Combat Mission doesn't have campaigns that hold a candle to Close Combat. You might want 101st Airborne, that game is an absolute classic.
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May 9, 2015 21:57
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Baloogan posted:I'd go with combat mission beyond normandy. uh...  there's Beyond Overlord and then there's Battle for Normandy.
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May 9, 2015 22:01
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HerpicleOmnicron5 posted:Combat Mission doesn't have campaigns that hold a candle to Close Combat. You might want 101st Airborne, that game is an absolute classic. I'm not sure I care about campaigns, unless you mean it gets into the details of units getting better over time.
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May 9, 2015 22:07
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WinSPMBT / WinSPWW2 are both really Close Combat-y too.
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Nenonen posted:uh... drat haha, I don't know which one I'm thinking of  the more modern one
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May 9, 2015 22:10
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Avalon Hill's Squad Leader
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HerpicleOmnicron5 posted:Combat Mission doesn't have campaigns that hold a candle to Close Combat. You might want 101st Airborne, that game is an absolute classic. 101st looks exactly to be what I want. Any idea where I could find it?
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I think I just came across one of, if not the, most grognard things I've ever readquote:edit: the mod has been cancelled due to the modding changes in 1.9.5.5 http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3624576
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May 9, 2015 22:31
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Blitzkrieg 3 looks like it's worth keeping an eye on.
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May 9, 2015 23:18
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Alchenar posted:Blitzkrieg 3 looks like it's worth keeping an eye on. This one's got me suspect. 2 was sort of poo poo, but 1 was an absolute classic in my eyes. Some drat fine mods for it as well.
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Dandywalken posted:This one's got me suspect. 2 was sort of poo poo, but 1 was an absolute classic in my eyes. Some drat fine mods for it as well. I got a feeling it might be a bad clash of clans clone and i'm not gonna drop 30 bucks on it.
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blackmongoose posted:It's Panzer Corps using the Commander: The Great War engine. That's really the best explanation if you've played both games. You're making this sound like a pretty cool game.
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uPen posted:You're making this sound like a pretty cool game. Ive finished a few missions into the Allied campaign and i must say it really is a cool game. Lots of bonus objectives in missions, each providing tangible results (more prestige, a commander, units, etc) while being very challenging at the same time. Much like how you wont get great victories on your first try with Unity of Command, it allows for some great replayability. It also has a more well thought out combat and unit system and I really hope they bring other theatres to the system.
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Between that and Vietnam '65, Matrix's latest releases have been less grog and more strategy lately.
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May 10, 2015 00:55
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Jobbo_Fett posted:Ive finished a few missions into the Allied campaign and i must say it really is a cool game. Lots of bonus objectives in missions, each providing tangible results (more prestige, a commander, units, etc) while being very challenging at the same time. Much like how you wont get great victories on your first try with Unity of Command, it allows for some great replayability. gently caress it I hate giving matrix money but you've sold me. gradenko_2000 posted:Between that and Vietnam '65, Matrix's latest releases have been less grog and more strategy lately. Vietnam '65 is loving rad but I got it on Steam and had no idea Matrix was selling it. uPen fucked around with this message at 02:42 on May 10, 2015 |
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gradenko_2000 posted:Between that and Vietnam '65, Matrix's latest releases have been less grog and more strategy lately. I legitimately can't tell if this statement is meant to be positive or negative.
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uPen posted:gently caress it I hate giving matrix money but you've sold me. The sale is nice too (on steam). Definitely a game I plan on showing off in the LP Sub-forums because its really accessible.
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May 10, 2015 02:43
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Does OOB pacific have Nato counters?
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COOL CORN posted:I legitimately can't tell if this statement is meant to be positive or negative. I meant it as a compliment. War in the West really soured me on the subgenre as an example of game design that's even more misguided than its predecessor, and I'm glad other, more "indie" outfits are producing wargames that are actually well made games.
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gradenko_2000 posted:I meant it as a compliment. War in the West really soured me on the subgenre as an example of game design that's even more misguided than its predecessor, and I'm glad other, more "indie" outfits are producing wargames that are actually well made games. So Vietnam '65 is good then? For $10 it's almost a no brainer if it's any good.
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COOL CORN posted:So Vietnam '65 is good then? For $10 it's almost a no brainer if it's any good. Yes, Vietnam 65 is a Good Game.
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Dirt Worshipper posted:Does OOB pacific have Nato counters? Nope, like Panzer Corps they use 3d models. Edit: In-game screenshots  
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Vietnam '65 is fun but after a couple campaigns I felt like I'd done everything. I don't really like the hard limit on the length of campaigns, either, without an option to disable or lengthen them. But it has a few things going for it. It's not really combat focused - I mean, obviously you'll do a lot of it, but it's really simple, basically Civilization level. Pretty much any of your troops except Green Berets will beat VC or NVA forces head to head most of the time, and your Cobras, artillery, and tanks can give you a crushing firepower advantage, to say nothing of being able to periodically call in air strikes that give you free kills. The real meat of the gameplay is basically just maintaining supply lines - making sure helos and APCs are making regular supply runs to all your troops, setting up bases, constructing roads, cycling wounded troops and damaged vehicles to the rear, all in support of the simple aim of keeping your infantry regularly visiting as many villages as possible. It gets kind of frustrating finding an enemy who 90% of the time you won't see until you run over their mines or have your helos hosed up by an RPG, but the constant grind of just trying to keep things running smoothly in the face of an enemy that simply chips away at you enedlessly is what makes the game interesting and different too.
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