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Alikchi posted:Sure, but then we'd be sentencing the country to President McDowell. Couldn't be worse than president Grant--though Grant does have a cooler name and persona.
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ZombieLenin posted:Wait I have a WITPAE question. What does it mean when a ship has a pound sign next to its name mean? Like "Achilles#." I want to say it means the ship requires major repair for a component. The only time I've seen it was when my Sodak lost half of its main guns. Someone else please confirm though. EDIT: So its early December in my Guadalcanal campaign and I'm doing really well. I'm ready to push the Japanese off the island, sunk both of their fleet carriers and I've just unloaded reinforcements for the Kokoda trail at PM. What should I do from here? I'm thinking of doing a BB bombardment on Rabaul with 3 of my CVs (I lost the Wasp) to draw out any bombers. I'm also considering a similar raid on Truk. Are these ideas really stupid and if so, what should be my plan of action? Dreamsicle fucked around with this message at 23:30 on Feb 24, 2016 |
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Dreamsicle posted:I want to say it means the ship requires major repair for a component. The only time I've seen it was when my Sodak lost half of its main guns. Someone else please confirm though. The amount of midget subs that will swarm you alone make a direct raid on Rabaul or Truk too risky, let alone the thousands of mines they have. I'm not good at WITPAE but I know that Rabaul and Truk are off-limits unless you really bring some heavy hitters. I have a question for you though. How did you successfully sink Japanese carriers. I end up sitting my carriers off of Tulagi to stop reinforcements to Guadalcanal, then the Japanese Carriers come from nowhere and get a first strike in. I lost all 3 carriers on my first play through.
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Phi230 posted:The amount of midget subs that will swarm you alone make a direct raid on Rabaul or Truk too risky, let alone the thousands of mines they have. I'm not good at WITPAE but I know that Rabaul and Truk are off-limits unless you really bring some heavy hitters. I just got really lucky when I placed my sub around the area around the "north" (or above) of Auki base. (hex 115,136) not specifically in that hex, but the hexes above and to the right. The sub managed to have working torpedoes and nailed the Shokaku with 2 hits. They were still able to sink the Wasp, but they were only able to send 2 raids, both hitting the Wasp TF My 3 carrier wings were able to get through the CAP and hurt them. Since my other 2 carrier TF's were untouched I followed them and they were too heavily damaged to respond and they got sunk. Usually though they would get sunk without. Considering the AI tends to be scripted, I'm tempted to "cheat" and move a surface combat TF in the area. Did you merge all 3 carriers in one TF? I wouldn't recommend it due to the stacking limits for the allies in 1942 and that they can now target all 3 at the same wave. I also had my carriers to the left of Guadalcanal at around hex 112,138. Not sure if that helps though. In the usual scenario I think sinking both of their Fleet Carriers is doable, but losing 1-2 carriers would be likely in the event. I got really lucky when they managed to hit the same task force multiple times. EDIT: How can I send supplies to my soldiers fighting on the other side of Guadalcanal? Their supply situation worries me as the fighting will go on. Also when I set my torpedo bombers to use bombs, do they also dive bomb at 10K-15K like a normal dive bomber? If not I'm going to have to lower their altitude. Dreamsicle fucked around with this message at 00:13 on Feb 25, 2016 |
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Dreamsicle posted:I just got really lucky when I placed my sub around the area around the "north" (or above) of Auki base. (hex 115,136) not specifically in that hex, but the hexes above and to the right. The sub managed to have working torpedoes and nailed the Shokaku with 2 hits. They were still able to sink the Wasp, but they were only able to send 2 raids, both hitting the Wasp TF My 3 carrier wings were able to get through the CAP and hurt them. Since my other 2 carrier TF's were untouched I followed them and they were too heavily damaged to respond and they got sunk. Usually though they would get sunk without. Considering the AI tends to be scripted, I'm tempted to "cheat" and move a surface combat TF in the area. Don't supplies get sent to adjacent hexes? So if you have Tunga or Lunga or whatever, as long as you have good supply there it will get sent to the troops in Tassafaronga. If you click on a hex and press 5 it'll show supply lines I think. Also you could try to unload supplies direct into Tassafaronga if you're desperate but that seems like a failure from the start but do it anyway because it sounds awesome.
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I started a LP of the current 8 Goon thunder-dome The first turn ended up essentially being a walkthrough of all my turn 1 logistics and decision making, so it could be helpful for anyone who just picked up ATG and is a bit lost. Don't read it if you're actually in the game, though! 
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Generation Internet posted:I started a LP of the current 8 Goon thunder-dome Oh good we've got an LP now. I can't wait to go back in a few months to see how you chronicled impending tailspin that Das Reich is headed towards if I keep playing without really knowing what I'm doing.
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Feb 25, 2016 00:28
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Phi230 posted:Oh good we've got an LP now. 
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Feb 25, 2016 00:32
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It'll be just like Hitler except even worse military decisions.
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Phi230 posted:Oh good we've got an LP now. I hope it catalogs your insult of the glorious Russian race.
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Chump Farts posted:I hope it catalogs your insult of the glorious Russian race. I'm glad you got that! It took me a very minimal amount of effort you commie. For reals though send it to Gen. Internet so he can post it. Such a well written and witty insult should make the papers. Phi230 fucked around with this message at 01:00 on Feb 25, 2016 |
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Feb 25, 2016 00:57
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Oh my, turn 2 and already the alliance offers are flying thick and furious.
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Saros posted:Oh my, turn 2 and already the alliance offers are flying thick and furious. The jist of my assessment of the worldwide political situation in my thread is that we're going to see a WWI scenario where the second any single goon declares war it's going to spark a domino effect of hidden agreements and treaties that somehow brings the whole world into it. It'll be glorious 
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Generation Internet posted:I started a LP of the current 8 Goon thunder-dome Thanks for putting this together for recent purchasers. FYI, your screenshot for 2nd Army breaks tables on 1920x1080 resolution. Edit: I was looking in the wrong direction, it's 3rd Army. Quixzlizx fucked around with this message at 01:44 on Feb 25, 2016 |
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Feb 25, 2016 01:13
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Generation Internet posted:The jist of my assessment of the worldwide political situation in my thread is that we're going to see a WWI scenario where the second any single goon declares war it's going to spark a domino effect of hidden agreements and treaties that somehow brings the whole world into it. We are the Balkans. We are a powder keg. A powder Keg in a bonfire.
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WW1 turn-based games that I'm aware of: Commander: The Great War Strategic Command: WW1 Making History: The Great War To End All Wars France '14 (John Tiller Games) East Prussia '14 (John Tiller Games) Guns of August AARP LARPer fucked around with this message at 01:44 on Feb 25, 2016 |
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Feb 25, 2016 01:31
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FebrezeNinja posted:In C:tGW, is it possible to do a Mesopotamian push? I tried once and the supply system meant my full infantry units failed to kill the smallest of defenses. I've never once managed a successful amphibious assault on the Ottoman Empire in that game. Fortunately you don't really need to. If you really want to try again, remember that your units get supply if they're on the cost and inside the control range of a surface ship (subs don't count). This is the game modeling supplying units by water. What might work better than an assault in Mesopotamia is to get two waves of of British and French infantry ready and slam them towards Constantinople once the Ottomans are well and truly committed elsewhere and just accept that you're going to lose most of them trying to take the capitol city you need to get good supply. Really though, there are better places to use that many troops.
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Phi230 posted:Don't supplies get sent to adjacent hexes? So if you have Tunga or Lunga or whatever, as long as you have good supply there it will get sent to the troops in Tassafaronga. If you click on a hex and press 5 it'll show supply lines I think. So I have a number saying 78 in the Tassafaronga hex when I did that. I also tried to land supplies in the hex and it got shot at by the coastal guns. They're still alive so I'm moving them to Lunga.
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Dreamsicle posted:So I have a number saying 78 in the Tassafaronga hex when I did that. I also tried to land supplies in the hex and it got shot at by the coastal guns. They're still alive so I'm moving them to Lunga. Well your guys probably got SOME supply from the attempted supply rush through gunfire. I have no idea what the 78 means?
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Feb 25, 2016 01:39
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WAR DOGS OF SOCHI posted:WW1 turn-based games that I'm aware of: I have both of these and want a pbem game!
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Feb 25, 2016 01:45
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I have all but East Prussia and Guns of August. I'll need a few weeks to get up to speed on France '14. I haven't had much time to poke around with it yet.
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Phi230 posted:We are the Balkans. We are a powder keg. A powder Keg in a bonfire. Well a public declaration in turn 1 is enough to already get people a-backstabbin'
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Feb 25, 2016 01:51
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WAR DOGS OF SOCHI posted:I have all but East Prussia and Guns of August. Send me a PM when you're ready, I'll get up to speed on it as well. I'll watch the thread too.
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Phi230 posted:Well your guys probably got SOME supply from the attempted supply rush through gunfire. 78 means 78 percent of the supplies make it to that hex. There is a cost to moving supplies, based on distance and terrain type, and that view shows you how quickly your ability to get supplies to a certain hex drops off. 78 is good, any units there should be in supply. However, the base they are coming from need to have enough, I don't think the supply run happens every day, etc., so there could be other possibilities if they aren't getting what you need.
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ZombieLenin posted:Couldn't be worse than president Grant--though Grant does have a cooler name and persona. Grant was a better president than he usually gets credit for being. Ex-confederates have been smearing him as part of the century-long campaign to pretend that the war wasn't about slavery (it was totally about slavery).
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ZekeNY posted:Grant was a better president than he usually gets credit for being. Ex-confederates have been smearing him as part of the century-long campaign to pretend that the war wasn't about slavery (it was totally about slavery). As a denizen of the South, Confederate apologia I can easily say is one of the biggest things I am shameful of of this country. Until the Charleston shooting we didn't even recognize it, and the discussion disappeared quickly. Time to destroy the Rebels in Ultimate General. My Union ferver has grown strong.
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Is Ultimate General moddable at all? Could you give GG Meade some AK-47s so he can really GG the Rebels?
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Phi230 posted:As a denizen of the South, Confederate apologia I can easily say is one of the biggest things I am shameful of of this country. Until the Charleston shooting we didn't even recognize it, and the discussion disappeared quickly. I was raised in the south myself, I know just how you feel.
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gradenko_2000 posted:Is Ultimate General moddable at all? Could you give GG Meade some AK-47s so he can really GG the Rebels? See I was hoping to mod in 155mm Howitzers instead of cannons for the union.
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Happy Hedonist posted:Send me a PM when you're ready, I'll get up to speed on it as well. I'll watch the thread too. Sounds good. Let's shoot for an April 1 kickoff.
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Talking to a friend about the recent Fire Emblem release made me have a loving great idea: Take that one game that has you managing a war and personal relations with your party / generals AND ADD ROMANCE OPTIONS! HUH? HUUUUH? 
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Dark_Swordmaster posted:Talking to a friend about the recent Fire Emblem release made me have a loving great idea: Take that one game that has you managing a war and personal relations with your party / generals AND ADD ROMANCE OPTIONS! HUH? HUUUUH? I'd be totes down with Decisive Campaigns: Barbaromance
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gradenko_2000 posted:I'd be totes down with Decisive Campaigns: Barbaromance 
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Mass Effect style romance options, set against the background of the 2nd sino-japanese war! Its the game literally noone asked for, and no one wants!
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Phi230 posted:Mass Effect style romance options, set against the background of the 2nd sino-japanese war! A game that manages to offend everyone involved!
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ArchangeI posted:A game that manages to offend everyone involved! And even a lot of people who weren't!
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Maybe it's just out of patriotism, but is there any way to save the Canadian Battalions in Hong Kong?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auJB0VJRMsY Another related question - Is there a good use for the Prince Class Cruisers? (David, Robert, Henry)
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Frosted Flake posted:Maybe it's just out of patriotism, but is there any way to save the Canadian Battalions in Hong Kong? I've managed to evacuate them to the Philippines and take a small cadre from there to Java via sub to rebuild. But that is really saving in name only.
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ZekeNY posted:Grant was a better president than he usually gets credit for being. Ex-confederates have been smearing him as part of the century-long campaign to pretend that the war wasn't about slavery (it was totally about slavery). Reconstruction was managed, including by Grant, uhh... Let's just say "less than well." I consider this half the reason half the South remembers the war as being "not about slavery," and instead a "righteous war against the tyrannical Yankee invaders..." Well that and prosecution of the first modern Total War with the South on the receiving end. Which incidentally is really a credit to the Marshal plan when you consider that neither Germany nor Japan harbor a seething resentment about World War 2.
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