Supreme 2.0 wrote: Mon Sep 25, 2023 12:44 pm Hi, quick question just to understand things properly. I probably won't be able to continue my saved games from 1126b in v1127, or will I? Thanks

I believe the answer is no - the underlying map data changes in 1127, which is a breaking change.

Parallels works great for me, got a new iMac (M1) a few months back. I could never get Wine/Crossover to work, but going the formal VM route worked perfectly!

Definitely agree on how crucial the Frank is, one question: was the size 128 (I think I have that math right?) in the screenshot intentional? 30 is optimal R&D size iirc, was wondering if there was a brilliant plan behind that. Thanks!

I’ve wanted to give Bottlenecks a try for a while. How hard does it make it to “keep the lights on” for Japan early on?

Best of luck in the campaign!

I believe the restriction is on putting the squadrons on in excess of 5, so my guess would be they will fly. Definitely interested in confirming that if you run the turn.

I have seen what seems to be a slight improvement on the margins when doing low altitude recon v. high, but it feels so slight that I still will usually fly at ceiling to protect the airframes. I know that’s not mentioned in the manual, but it wouldn’t be the only thing omitted either.

This is a really cool innovation, even for a non-PBEM player like me. Was wondering if a fun wrinkle would be for it not being new points, but taking existing assets and changing them around as a way to introduce more uncertainty into what the opponents OOB looks like.

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Any of you AFBs ever buy out the 13th Armored Divsions?

IIRC, 13th Armored is permanent restricted.

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The ship entered Port at SYS 81 and Fires 31. The fires lowered down to about 15 for FIVE-SEVEN days and the crew simply couldn't put them out. Saw the SYS creep up a point or two a day until it finally was burnt out ...

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Had an armor unit I got destroyed in Australia respawn at Sydney, then the very nest turn disperses and I have to buy them out again.[:(]
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The IJA Babs ad the IJN Babs should use different engines so they should be different air frames and pools.

Correct, they are different airframes in game.

The computer will prioritize (generally) higher value ships, but it’s very dependent on DL. Get more search up, and it should work itself out.

That helps a lot, thanks!

That helps - sounds like I was conflating the TF DL rule with the general DL rule. So if DL doesn’t get reset to zero for bases, you do benefit from recon from the day before.

<t> I am in late October 1942, as the Allies, and beginning to counterattack in New Guinea and the Solomons. When suppressing a network of Japanese airbases (as in NE New Guinea), I’m trying to sweep and bomb in sequence (focusing on one or two bases at a time), however, this has not been ...

<t> There is no allied equivalent of the Jake. The Catalina fills that role (but of course can’t be used from a ship). The FP squadrons you get in LA are great for training or ASW though.<br/>
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Haven’t done much naval strike with FP (range) or Catalina (tight on airframes for most of 42).<br ...

That was certainly a good day! Did the CVLs have any bigger friends nearby?

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Love seeing those handful of ...

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Andy greatly increased the vp for bases for the AI, making early AV very difficult to achieve, and a potential early AV for the AI entirely possible.<br/>
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I didn't realize that. That probably explains the VP ...