In the first battle of Ypes I count 11 German HQ in Oct 21 in pbem game. They are historical no doubt. Ratings between 4-6. Supply is already enough but their purpose as there is no complicated command structure in game?


I agree. You attach your troops to the few HQs with rating >5 plus some ...

Let me add my two cents - not more is there to add to Michael's detailed and for me quite nostalgic AAR.

Ad 1. Also greatly enjoyed the 1916 game. Your mod is indeed great, Michael.

Ad 2. Even with a German general and 5 units, I could not prevent the Busilow offensive from triggering Romania's ...

Hi LJCX2,

sent you private messages. Anyhow would be available for a game vs. you or another good player now.

hannaj

Now that icarus 7.1 is out, anybody interested to play 1916 (or 1914)?

hannaj

Any good player interested in an Icarus 1916 game?

hannaj

Hi Zarevic,

sent you a PM.


hannaj

Hi,

Looking for a strong player for plain vanilla or Icarus 1914 or 1916 game.

hannj

However, I believe that the question of the level of Russian entrenchment should be thought of more in the light of the idea that for historical reasons and playability, Russia cannot consider a defensive strategy too convenient.
The beauty of Icarus however is that it is a work in progress ...

I think that throughout the SC series, some heavy field artillery is also factored into the corps. The artillery groups present in the game are not just additional, heavier artillery pieces, but also represent the direction and organization of fire and bombardment distribution, as well as the ...

2. Keep entrenchment as it is, Russia with level 5 trenches is a-historical, historically entire Fortress Poland fell extremely easily, was almost a cakewalk as compared to the supposed 3 layered defensive labyrinth. Russia should be brittle and keep leaking men/corps.


Right now Russian and ...

Dear Michael,

Thanks for your measures and initiative to balance the game. Earlier French artillery, Belgrade and Italian artillery plus earlier entrenchment will definitely make the game in the west way more balanced. These are very good ideas.

Still fear with Russian entrenchment research level ...

After more play testing, I would like to reemphasize that I think the game is broken, i.e. out of balance in favor of CP,
so that it is over (or just frustrating) for Entente by mid/end 1915 (if both players are playing similarly good).

To put it in a bit wider perspective this is because of the ...

is there really no strong player who would like to play vanilla or icarus?

hannaj

Hi snooky,

not dure how long several weeks is. Set up a game with password strongplayer for you or any other strong player.

Best,
hannaj

the test with shri resulted in serbia surrender in fall and game subsequently conceded by entente. problem not solved.

where have all the strong players gone?

Ok just for the first 2 turns:

You can move a corps in Przemyl, and you also still have the 3rd cavalary. The first turns you can hold Lemberg, Russia should actually pay a high price to get it.

Without the Flensburg corps you can still put 1-2 corps from the initial mobilization to the east.

As ...

Might be missed slightly. But not that good at defending anyhow, the corps of the 2nd army are missed a bit more.
With Serbian blitz one needs to fallback to Lemberg directly, can't defend Tarnopol. But if you go west with Belgium, it is in my experience impossible to defend Tarnopol, and hardly ...

Typically (with 3 corsps 3 east of warsaw) Bulgaria joins after the capture of Nish. if so some bulgarian troops are still helpful to finish serbia.

otherwise the weak spots of CP are ottomans and AH. Hence bulgarian troops with german stats but other HQ can help defend these while Germany conquers ...

set up new game same PW