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by jackx
Tue Jul 23, 2013 8:54 am
Forum: Horse and Musket: Volume I, Frederick the Great
Topic: Worth buying ?
Replies: 3
Views: 917

RE: Worth buying ?

<t> There are a few oddities at times, and some features don't work as intended (disruption reduction should vary based on a unit quality check for instance, but you always get maximum reduction), but no really game-breaking bugs.<br/>
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The combat mechanics are good, and while it can feel ...
by jackx
Fri Aug 31, 2012 1:28 pm
Forum: Opponents Wanted
Topic: see PBEM opponent
Replies: 3
Views: 783

RE: see PBEM opponent

<t> I know why it's there, and it makes sense, but it is exploitable, particularly as no matter how low the firepower $, a few horsemen skirmishing away seems to do comparable damage to full volleys from infantry units.<br/>
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It's probably harder to (ab)use against a player than ...
by jackx
Tue Aug 28, 2012 6:29 pm
Forum: Opponents Wanted
Topic: see PBEM opponent
Replies: 3
Views: 783

RE: see PBEM opponent

<t> I've just re-installed the game, been a (long) while since I played any PBEM, but I'd be willing to have another go at it. <br/>
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I'm basically open for anything, though not particularly fond of fire-capable cavalry (which is in some of the scenarios added in the patch), but it's not a ...
by jackx
Wed May 16, 2012 2:29 pm
Forum: After Action Reports
Topic: Michas Battle of Hochkirch
Replies: 4
Views: 857

RE: Michas Battle of Hochkirch

<r> Hochkirch really showcases the AI's inability to attack, IMHO.<br/>
You can win defensively without any real effort, but it's also very easy to counterattack and shatter the Austrian columns before they ever get to deploy fully.<br/>
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That made Hochkirch too easy in Prussia's Glory ...
by jackx
Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:39 pm
Forum: After Action Reports
Topic: AAR - League Matto vs Alex
Replies: 75
Views: 4207

RE: AAR - League Matto vs Alex

Interesting. Looks like you managed to hold on well to the advantage you'd gained earlier and now the Prussians must soon break from attrition and exhaustion.
by jackx
Sun Oct 30, 2011 11:18 am
Forum: After Action Reports
Topic: AAR - League Matto vs Alex
Replies: 75
Views: 4207

RE: AAR - League Matto vs Alex

<t> Seems that both sides are indeed more than willing to continue and escalate a general engagement, even though they've already sustained considerable casualties.<br/>
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It'll be interesting to see how that develops, personally, as the Austrians, I'd probably try to disengage if my units ...
by jackx
Fri Oct 07, 2011 5:08 am
Forum: Horse and Musket: Volume I, Frederick the Great
Topic: Marlburian battles
Replies: 9
Views: 1250

RE: Marlburian battles

<t> You could always recreate the scenarios (provided you get your hands on the game), or make new scenarios based on the War of Spanish Succession with the current HnM editor... all that'd be missing would be period-specific unit graphics, but once HnM V2 is out, you should at least have decent ...
by jackx
Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:26 pm
Forum: Horse and Musket: Volume I, Frederick the Great
Topic: Anyone read this forum?
Replies: 21
Views: 2241

RE: Anyone read this forum?

<r> Glad to see a new player, welcome to the (small) HnM community. <E>:)</E><br/>
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The AI unfortunately performs very poorly in large and open scenarios - it's decent in the smaller attack/defend setpieces, but anything with a lot of options will ruthlessly expose its limitations. PBEM is ...
by jackx
Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:23 am
Forum: After Action Reports
Topic: AAR - League Matto vs Alex
Replies: 75
Views: 4207

RE: AAR - League Matto vs Alex

<t> Looks like the Prussian Cav is really taking a beating now, and your infantry attack is off to a good start as well. Fighting uphill should let you keep the Prussians under constant bombardment even as your own infantry engages them, possibly opening them up for some assaults without prior fire ...
by jackx
Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:36 pm
Forum: Horse and Musket: Volume I, Frederick the Great
Topic: volume II ?
Replies: 27
Views: 2407

RE: volume II ?

End of this year/early next year sounds good, and I'm sure it'll have been worth the wait, I'm definitely looking forward to it a lot, and hopefully I'll be able to get into some MP games then as well.
by jackx
Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:33 pm
Forum: After Action Reports
Topic: AAR - League Matto vs Alex
Replies: 75
Views: 4207

RE: AAR - League Matto vs Alex

<t> Haven't checked in in a long time, glad to see this nice AAR going with what looks to be a very interesting scenario, certainly a beautiful map.<br/>
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I feel very tempted right now to give it a go, but prudence dictates I shouldn't spend half the day obsessing over my next PBEM move ...
by jackx
Mon Sep 13, 2010 1:21 pm
Forum: Horse and Musket: Volume I, Frederick the Great
Topic: Does the number of shooters affect the casualties caused?
Replies: 2
Views: 242

RE: Does the number of shooters affect the casualties caused?

<t> The entire formula for shooting strenght of a unit should be in the manual, but the number of men in the unit is one of the factors.<br/>
Based on that shooting strength formula, the unit then scores a number of hits, both the likelyhood of which, and the amount of casualties each produces, you ...
by jackx
Wed Jun 30, 2010 9:13 am
Forum: Horse and Musket: Volume I, Frederick the Great
Topic: Any news yet
Replies: 28
Views: 853

RE: Any news yet

<r> An update on progress would be nice to have, but there's no rush. We've already seen some of the new artwork, so we know that is well underway, and scenario-making simply takes a lot of time.<br/>
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H&Mv1 still more than satisfies my urges at this point, though, and a new game would ...
by jackx
Wed Jun 30, 2010 9:02 am
Forum: Horse and Musket: Volume I, Frederick the Great
Topic: Bugs (v1.12)
Replies: 3
Views: 247

RE: Bugs (v1.12)

<t> 1) You can abuse the hell out of the game with the cancel/undo button anyways, though this particular method is new to me. Probably not worth fixing tbh, as it only works vs the AI.<br/>
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I try not to use it at all these days, to simulate multiplayer conditions (where I've shot myself in ...
by jackx
Sun May 09, 2010 6:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Stalingrad, the Movie
Replies: 51
Views: 641

RE: Stalingrad, the Movie

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s><B><s>[b]</s>6. Kokoda<e>[/b]</e></B>, prob one of my favorite films of the PTO, which I am not a fan of I admit, but this little known campaign(in the US atleast) def kept my attention <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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Eye-stabbing goodness, and interesting movie.<br/>
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by jackx
Sun May 09, 2010 5:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: If anyone ever needed an excuse...
Replies: 18
Views: 222

RE: If anyone ever needed an excuse...

<r> I think I still have my copy somewhere... mildly entertaining action flick with a couple good HKBO-style shootouts, weighted down by a lot of wannabe-warmovie failure, IMHO.<br/>
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Before I clicked on this, I thought you were going to be referring to the Eurovision Song Contest btw... <E ...
by jackx
Fri May 07, 2010 10:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For Steam haters
Replies: 34
Views: 635

RE: For Steam haters

<r> Steam's a business, so why all the outrage about profit maximization? It's working exactly as intended, customers are meant to be screwed over for profit - no different from grocery shopping, really. Okay, maybe a bit different, you can hold up the grocery store if you get really bitter about ...
by jackx
Tue Apr 27, 2010 1:52 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Vista 64
Replies: 5
Views: 638

RE: Vista 64

<t> Ran fine on Vista 32, runs fine on Win 7/64, as already stated by PH. Won't have access to a Vista 64 laptop until in a couple of weeks...maybe some of the staff can give an official statement regarding compatibility?<br/>
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I'm not familiar with the security suite you use, but that seems ...
by jackx
Sat Apr 24, 2010 9:33 am
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: TCP/IP play error
Replies: 2
Views: 572

RE: TCP/IP play error

IIRC, this was indeed fixed with the patch, but I haven't tested it myself.

I'd be up for a quick testgame on a small scenario to find out, btw...
by jackx
Thu Apr 22, 2010 8:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rare panzer found
Replies: 20
Views: 314

RE: Rare panzer found

Cute <3

I fear that with the added hatch and extra equipment, it'll be at risk of collapsing under its own weight, though...

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