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Basically I'm just bitter that we got Ultimate Admiral instead of Ultimate General: Waterloo. Another 10 years and maybe we'll get Ultimate Commander: World edition with global naval warfare and massive land battles 
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Out of curiosity, what is the best anti-cap heavy fighter?
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ZombieLenin posted:Out of curiosity, what is the best anti-cap heavy fighter? :origin()/pre00/0526/th/pre/f/2011/023/3/f/zangief_wallpaper_by_badwolf42-d37tutt.jpg)
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dogsarentdangerous posted:Someone who wants to Jack Aubrey their way around the coast, blowing up forts, stealing docked ships and playing string duets with their surgeon? This does seem like the lesser of two weevils
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ZombieLenin posted:Out of curiosity, what is the best anti-cap heavy fighter? But for a serious answer, what era are you talking and do you mean in a game?
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FrangibleCover posted:^ I do, wrong thread though. It was a spreadheets online question. 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEvdvgV7ILY
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Neophyte posted:This does seem like the lesser of two weevils Cur-tailed! *heartily thumps table*
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He who would pun would pick a pocket
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Hey guys, is it okay to ask for recommendations here?
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Dodoman posted:Hey guys, is it okay to ask for recommendations here? No!!!  just ask jeez
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Dodoman posted:Hey guys, is it okay to ask for recommendations here? Absolutely forbidden.
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I'm looking for a game similar to one I played growing up, Pacific theatre of operations 2. I haven't been able to find anything which has the same balance of playability and light complexity. There are plenty of games set in the same theatre but they're all extremely complex and I don't really have the time for them (Gary grisby's Pacific at war, cmano etc).
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Mar 11, 2019 10:44
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I recommend War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition (by Gary Grigsby).
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V for Vegas posted:I recommend War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition (by Gary Grigsby). that's right
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My brain and my wallet in concert 
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Just do it. Alternately wait to see what this WW2 anouncment Dmitiris keeps banging on about is. Or RTW 2 as well I suppose.
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I would recommend, in no particular order: Pacific General, which on GOG.com Order of Battle, with the Rising Sun or US Pacific DLCs Battlestations: Midway / Battlestations: Pacific Victory at Sea: Pacific V for Vegas posted:I recommend War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition (by Gary Grigsby). War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition specifically isn't by Grigsby. The original War in the Pacific is, with AE being something of a "fan project" (albeit a massively successful one) by an outfit that calls themselves Henderson Field.
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War Plan Pacific deserves a mention, underrated game imo
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Dodoman posted:I'm looking for a game similar to one I played growing up, Pacific theatre of operations 2. I haven't been able to find anything which has the same balance of playability and light complexity. There are plenty of games set in the same theatre but they're all extremely complex and I don't really have the time for them (Gary grisby's Pacific at war, cmano etc). You likely actually want more Koei games. Anything under the Romance of the Three Kingdoms or Nobunaga's Ambition brands.
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Mar 11, 2019 18:05
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So apparently we get a discount on RtW2 if we already own RtW?
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dublish posted:So apparently we get a discount on RtW2 if we already own RtW? Sweet! How much?
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I cannot wait to buy RTW2 and wait a few days to get my Serial Code Emailed to me..... working in infosec this drives me insane 
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Jobbo_Fett posted:Sweet! How much? I don't know, I found a thread on their forums talking about the announcement, but haven't found the announcement itself yet. Galagagalaxian might know more, I hope.
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Tythas posted:I cannot wait to buy RTW2 and wait a few days to get my Serial Code Emailed to me..... To be fair when I bought it I got it like, same day on a sunday night.
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Jobbo_Fett posted:To be fair when I bought it I got it like, same day on a sunday night. The RTW serial codes are manually generated and emailed to you by a guy, so how quickly you get your code depends 100% on how long it is until that guy checks his email and does his thing after you buy it. Which is like the most wargame process imaginable, rivaling even the Battlefront/Combat Mission patching system.
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gohuskies posted:The RTW serial codes are manually generated and emailed to you by a guy, so how quickly you get your code depends 100% on how long it is until that guy checks his email and does his thing after you buy it. Which is like the most wargame process imaginable, rivaling even the Battlefront/Combat Mission patching system. god forbid something happen to that guy, On a different note I can't wait to get RTW2
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I'll take RTW's "Gord will personally email you a code when he wakes up from his nap" system over Battlefront any day considering they've never charged for patches and seem to have a reasonably transparent development process and release schedule.
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gohuskies posted:The RTW serial codes are manually generated and emailed to you by a guy, so how quickly you get your code depends 100% on how long it is until that guy checks his email and does his thing after you buy it. Which is like the most wargame process imaginable, rivaling even the Battlefront/Combat Mission patching system. Yeah but whereas Battlefront would probably charge existing owners £10 more for a second game just because gently caress you, NWS are giving us a discount. A subtle but important distinction 
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Dodoman posted:I'm looking for a game similar to one I played growing up, Pacific theatre of operations 2. I haven't been able to find anything which has the same balance of playability and light complexity. There are plenty of games set in the same theatre but they're all extremely complex and I don't really have the time for them (Gary grisby's Pacific at war, cmano etc). Try Pacific Theater Of Operations IV on PS2. It isn't particularly rare or expensive.
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dublish posted:I don't know, I found a thread on their forums talking about the announcement, but haven't found the announcement itself yet. Galagagalaxian might know more, I hope. Nothing I can remember off hand. I did a quick search of the RTW1 subforum and while I did see a mention of a discount for RTW1 ownres, no specifics. In way of apology, a quick tidbit from Fredrik: quote:This French battleship was hit by almost everything possible while covering an invasion of Sicily. Bombs, airdropped torpedoes, destroyer torpedoes and a submarine torpedo! She was lucky in that the destroyer torpedo was a dud, otherwise she would definitely not have made it back to port! I feel bad for that destroyer, hits the battleship with a dud torp and in return takes a 16" shell.
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gohuskies posted:The RTW serial codes are manually generated and emailed to you by a guy, so how quickly you get your code depends 100% on how long it is until that guy checks his email and does his thing after you buy it. Which is like the most wargame process imaginable, rivaling even the Battlefront/Combat Mission patching system. Yeah. I’ve never bought one of their games at launch before, so how does that work? Does he just sit down at his computer and bang out orders for a while?
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Pirate Radar posted:Yeah. I’ve never bought one of their games at launch before, so how does that work? Does he just sit down at his computer and bang out orders for a while? If he knows what's good for him. They're leaving thousands or tens of thousands of dollars on the table for not making this a Steam game. The curator recommendations alone would make them a pile o' money.
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I played a wargame as a kid called Clash of Steel, which was the usual Nazis v Soviets thing. Is there anything else like that out there? It was fun, the right mix for me of casual and crunch. Also sword of Aragon, though that’s hardly a grog game.
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Beefeater1980 posted:I played a wargame as a kid called Clash of Steel, which was the usual Nazis v Soviets thing. Is there anything else like that out there? It was fun, the right mix for me of casual and crunch. I also grew up with Clash of Steel - that game fuckin' owned. Strategic Command is the closest modern equivalent. I would recommend the original: https://www.gog.com/game/strategic_command_european_theater The mid-2000s sequels are SQUARE-BASED, which is extremely gauche for a grognard game, and the latest iteration has kind of a janky combat system and the scale is off.
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Beefeater1980 posted:I played a wargame as a kid called Clash of Steel, which was the usual Nazis v Soviets thing. Is there anything else like that out there? It was fun, the right mix for me of casual and crunch. Strategic Command WW2 is very similar https://store.steampowered.com/app/957720/Strategic_Command_WWII_World_at_War/ e;fb: what he said
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yeah either get the original or get https://store.steampowered.com/app/593030/Strategic_Command_WWII_War_in_Europe/ which is also hex based.
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I enjoyed Stratcom a lot when I played it ten years ago, dunno how different the new ones are
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Lum_ posted:Strategic Command WW2 is very similar praise Lum_
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William Miller, NWS posted:We will be having an 'NWS Conference'© soon and will let everyone know more details about pricing and discounts, etc. Part of me feels stupid for posting such minor tidbits, but damnit, I'm just so excited for RTW2.
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