I also do not see any launch discount, just the bundle discounts.

<t> That's not quite true about the AI's ineptitude. For instance I built a defensive line in the south along the river, connected to forest and city hexes, with nearly all the river hexes fortified.<br/>
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This line was broken in 2-3 turns, and completely smashed in 4. Frankly, German tanks ...

<r> Thanks, I just finished this campaign - lost as the Allies in 1916, down to the last man basically. I compared research with my opponent and we were on a par except for his getting Infantry Weapons 3.<br/>
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I think what actually created the effect I witnessed was my opponent's force ...

<t> Interesting - is it not the case that this allows a bit of an exploit? It seems that good commanders cost more to purchase, so that I could purchase a cheap commander, sack him, and replace him with a better one? I suppose sacking has a commensurate price? (I'll give it a shot soon in a test ...

Oh interesting, there is a cap as to how much they can improve friendly troops? I imagined it was just a range that changed with command rating, will have to investigate more.

I haven't tried sacking yet - I assume it must be cheaper than purchasing another HQ then.

<t> After reading the manual and playing a few games, I'm not confident I understand how morale functions.<br/>
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I'm playing a game where my opponent has managed to keep most units above 100% morale and readiness, usually 120. However I noticed that the British units I've had sitting in ...

<t> Playing a game right now where, through smart unit cycling (i.e. pressing an entire Navy onto 1 unit at a time), the Central Powers player has decimated the British, French, and Italian navies. Subs have been absolutely the most brutal and most common enemy unit I've encountered as the Entente ...

<t> I've found the same thing across two games, so will toss in some feedback.<br/>
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I found while playing Germany only that the Austrians were hesitant to push into Serbia on their own - sending the first German deployable troops toward Serbia was the most effective way to get Serbia done ...

Right on, I was hoping this would happen (to take a look at the Pacific, without going back to the old Pacific-only game).

Awesome, I've been playing Armored Brigade since the freeware days, and I learned a few things. I had no idea about the no command delay on disabled waypoints! I'm definitely going to front-load more planning in the setup phase using these.

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Yep that did it; thanks for the help!

Thanks! I believe I can figure that out; I will give that a shot later today, after work, and let you know the results.

Strangely, the TOAW 3 version of the same scenario functions - the AI was able to get the Marines to the beach in the first game. It seems like there may be something in the TOAW 4 naval code that is making the artillery do more damage, perhaps?

I just did a test, allowing the AI to control the Marine landing - and they were all annihilated as well. Not one unit made it to the beach.

<t> I've played this scenario maybe 10 times, and all but once I never got any units to the shore. Eventually, my tactic became to land everyone ahistorically on the pier, and branch out from there.<br/>
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Units approaching the beaches any time after the initial bombardment are vaporized and ...

<t> Well, the AAR has helped a lot in terms of strategy, but I'm just losing in a new way. Not trying to bag on the mission design really, but I'm not sure that the battles went anything like this based on my limited reading so far.<br/>
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It seems that the Soviets conducted defensive ...

<r> Thanks for the quick reply, I will check that out! <br/>
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Here are two snapshots of my last attempt for an idea of how I'm tackling it. It was honestly quite fun making the flanking maneuver, until I realized again that I had slowed down too much and became stuck. (Wouldn't let me post ...

<t> Just to preface, I've played several Barbarossa games and the entire linked campaign in DC1 several times, so I'm not new to this series.<br/>
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However, I'm having a lot of trouble in the second mission in the 1st Panzer Army linked campaign. There is some cognitive dissonance I'm ...

<t> It sounds like, in a lot of posts, the given law at any time is being conflated with morality - or the law is taken as an accurate reflection of morality.<br/>
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This confusion becomes more clear when you look at textualist republican or libertarian stances on things like gay marriage. I ...