<t> Work on the gamey loopholes:-<br/>
1. Make dismounting troops trigger opfire (like SPWW2)<br/>
2. Opfire on tank riders with non-AT weapons<br/>
3. Make smoke more variable and less predictable and forcefield-like<br/>
4. Remove ability to fire smoke once shots used up<br/>
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<r> The Academy over at the Depot has a crop of new courses and a special combat school for newbies to cut their teeth on.[8D]<br/>
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The Academy has seen some changes over the last few months and I'm pleased to say that they are now complete. All player guides and How-To articles are now ...

<t> I too have wondered about whether buildings gave as much cover as I would have liked them to. I kept getting the feeling in games that they just weren't modeled the way they should. I have never myself been involved in urban combat of course, and I only have the reports of historians to go by ...

Wow, I didn't know you could do that! Does it work just for that thread or for the forum generally?

No need to dig it up and see if it is dead

Post-mortums are actually quite useful. You can find out a lot through them.
And funerals serve the function of bringing people together again.
And it's best if they're not rushed.

For those who are interested, here's a link to the theory of the different 'generations' of warfare:- http://www.lewrockwell.com/lind/lind3b.html

<r> Puukoo, you're just too nice. [:D]<br/>
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I'm sure he was a troll, which is a pity, because his dribbling about <I><s>[i]</s>Haig<e>[/i]</e></I> tactics should really have been about the issues surrounding Second Generation warfare. And had he been serious (or even understood what ...

<t> What I'm getting at is his modus operendi. On the Pacific War forum he ingratiated himself as a newbie then, within a month or two, was putting himself forward as some sort of knowledgeable player. He didn't insult anyone more directly there because that forum is moderated.<br/>
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<r> Here's an interesting quote that I find in War in the Pacific forum:<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>This reminds me of a guy calling himself Hirohito, who showed up for a few weeks on this forum about 1 year ago, handing out advice while never publishing an AAR proving the substance of his wisdoms ...

<t> Just another Troll then.<br/>
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Trolls seem to be an increasing phenomenom on public forums. He must enjoy the fact that this forum is unmoderated. On other forums he would have been thrown out pretty quickly.<br/>
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What's a troll, for those who ask? A troll is an individual whose ...

Is there not one member of this forum who can provide an intelligent answer or something positive for a change

In other words, "can't everyone on this forum see that I'm right?"


In a word, no.

<t> That sounds fine. You play US and I'll play German.<br/>
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How about 1000pts on a small map. No vehicles, aircraft, artillery, mines or infiltrators. Just infantry, with say one platoon (4-5) of 81mm mortars and no ammo lorries? 1983?<br/>
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The exp levels of US and German are fine ...

<r> That sounds like a good idea. I'm all for playing an infantry only battle. Some infantry units come with mortars attached - how do you want to handle that issue?<br/>
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<r> Got me worried now Bill.<br/>
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When someone says to me, "Don't worry, the ship ain't sinking." I think, "Why? Is the ship sinking?" [&:]<br/>
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Hell, I can't give up this game now anyway. I'm a total addict. Greater things still to come? Aaaah, I'm doomed, doomed I say. <SM ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>3)Reduced hex radius of secondary damage applied from attacks to units in the same or nearby hexes (the random artillery splash radius has been reduced). <br/>
4)Reduced effect of secondary damage to units in the same or nearby hexes from direct fire attacks (firing direct ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Soldier, I fail to understand your endless griping on this subject<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
That's not surprising. [8|]<br/>
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Soldier, one possible half remedy is to up the vis of a battle. I beleive there's a debate on visibility, with some complaining ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>mainly it would discourages driving up to front lines with fresh troops and dropping smoke as a shield (a totally bogus tactic, smoke was not used like this). This as well as op fire against unloading to troops would take SPWAW to new heights of fun IMHO.
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<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>The Mod version oobs can be used with version 8.2 on up <br/>
or any version I guess,If you just want to overwrite oob files, but Mod file is made to work with modswapper which came in version 8.2 I believe. <br/>
There will be a version released that does not use the ...

My mistake. I thought Beta release was a sort of testing stage. I've long been confused by the term Beta.

<r> I think it might be worth waiting for the 8.403 to pass it's testing stage, 'cos that's where it's at now, right?<br/>
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If I'm wrong, then I don't like the arty changes and shall leave the new version alone.<br/>
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Is there going to be a 'programmers ...