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by willgamer
Tue Dec 28, 2021 12:24 pm
Forum: Shadow Empire
Topic: No more private assets being built?
Replies: 20
Views: 1160

RE: No more private assets being built?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Foolcow<br/> <br/> I'm 90 rounds into my game, and for the past 20 or 30 rounds, no private assets have been built in my starting zone even though there are plenty of private credits.<br/> <br/> The population tab on that zone (2nd on the left) has read "Next: None...
by willgamer
Thu Dec 16, 2021 1:41 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: [1.10.04] Foreign Affairs won't generate strats
Replies: 5
Views: 203

RE: [1.10.04] Foreign Affairs won't generate strats

Thank you, thank you, thank you... I really wanted to finish this game! [&o]
by willgamer
Tue Dec 14, 2021 10:25 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: [1.10.04] Foreign Affairs won't generate strats
Replies: 5
Views: 203

RE: [1.10.04] Foreign Affairs won't generate strats

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: zgrssd<br/> <br/> Just checking: was the savegame generated in 1.10.04?<br/> Stratagems, Assets, Events, Order of Battle and a few other things are copied into the savegame. You need a new savegame to apply any fixes (as those fixed replace the default scenario fil...
by willgamer
Tue Dec 14, 2021 7:31 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: [1.10.04] Foreign Affairs won't generate strats
Replies: 5
Views: 203

[1.10.04] Foreign Affairs won't generate strats

<r> Around turn 200. Three majors left that are all friendly. Need to generate stratagem cards to reduce relationships.<br/> <br/> However, even with 60% of the budget into Foreign Affairs Council (all Major), only (lots of) Shadow Diplomats are ever generated.<br/> <br/> Basically, game over since ...
by willgamer
Tue Dec 14, 2021 4:42 pm
Forum: Shadow Empire
Topic: Can only generate Shadow Diplomats
Replies: 7
Views: 247

RE: Can only generate Shadow Diplomats

Looks like section 5.7.1 Supreme Command Council Stratagems is in error, on p. 243, indicating that the dedicated council for Shadow Diplomat is Secret Service Council.
by willgamer
Tue Dec 14, 2021 4:39 pm
Forum: Shadow Empire
Topic: Can only generate Shadow Diplomats
Replies: 7
Views: 247

RE: Can only generate Shadow Diplomats

<r> Here's a screenshot.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <IMG src="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/6678/AE719A801BBC4122BAAE90E7A2BCC914.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/6678/AE719A801BBC4122BAAE90E7A2BCC914.jpg"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.matrixg...
by willgamer
Tue Dec 14, 2021 3:59 pm
Forum: Shadow Empire
Topic: Can only generate Shadow Diplomats
Replies: 7
Views: 247

RE: Can only generate Shadow Diplomats

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: zgrssd<br/> <br/> Shadow Diplomat is in the Secret Services council.<br/> <br/> It is possible you have the maximum Cards/types of Cards. Have you tried scrapping some? Avoid the ones from Diplomatic Council, as the Card weight and Price is changed by having many i...
by willgamer
Tue Dec 14, 2021 2:36 pm
Forum: Shadow Empire
Topic: Can only generate Shadow Diplomats
Replies: 7
Views: 247

Can only generate Shadow Diplomats

<t> Around turn 200. Three majors left that are all friendly. Need to generate stratagem cards to reduce relationships.<br/> <br/> However, even with 60% of the budget into Foreign Affairs Council (all Major), only (lots of) Shadow Diplomats are ever generated.<br/> <br/> Basically, game over since ...
by willgamer
Fri Dec 10, 2021 5:51 pm
Forum: Shadow Empire
Topic: Private income of .047 ???
Replies: 3
Views: 223

RE: Private income of .047 ???

<t> Yes-<br/> <br/> Population:Income >= .047<br/> <br/> Worker:Salary usually wants to be greater than Population:Income.<br/> <br/> The Zone Orders Salary slider all the right (maximum) is .030.<br/> <br/> Population:Income is usually between .001 and .009.<br/> <br/> So how can the penalty to wor...
by willgamer
Fri Dec 10, 2021 1:16 am
Forum: Shadow Empire
Topic: Private income of .047 ???
Replies: 3
Views: 223

Private income of .047 ???

<t> Most of my cities have typical private incomes of .001 up to about .008.<br/> <br/> However, a couple of cities have private incomes above .040.<br/> <br/> Even moving the public income slider all the way to the right will only get up to .030. (assuming you'd be crazy enough to pay that much).<b...
by willgamer
Wed Dec 08, 2021 1:41 pm
Forum: Shadow Empire
Topic: Need a reminder of production to/from SHQ
Replies: 6
Views: 314

RE: Need a reminder of production to/from SHQ

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: KingHalford<br/> <br/> How are you finding it after the break Will? <br/> <br/> I've come back after a six month haitus to finish a long let's play, and now that's done I want to play it again! <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> <br/> More interesting than ever; so many thing...
by willgamer
Mon Dec 06, 2021 1:49 pm
Forum: Shadow Empire
Topic: Need a reminder of production to/from SHQ
Replies: 6
Views: 314

RE: Need a reminder of production to/from SHQ

Thanks, I guess that last sentence of mine was where it got hazy... [8|]
by willgamer
Sun Dec 05, 2021 7:15 pm
Forum: Shadow Empire
Topic: Need a reminder of production to/from SHQ
Replies: 6
Views: 314

Need a reminder of production to/from SHQ

<t> Playing again after a bit of a break... memory hazy...<br/> <br/> Is this about right?<br/> <br/> Power & water have no logistics requirement.<br/> Food consumed locally, then surplus to SHQ, needs logistics. <br/> Metals, rare metals, radioactives, manufactured machines sent to SHQ, needs l...
by willgamer
Mon Nov 22, 2021 2:31 pm
Forum: Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive
Topic: anyone knows what is next for DC?
Replies: 17
Views: 320

RE: anyone knows what is next for DC?

I too would really enjoy Vic's take on a strategic civil war game, with about the same scope as the Ageod Civil War games, especially including his approach to logistics, personalities and DC:AO unit flexibility...
by willgamer
Wed Nov 10, 2021 4:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The State of Digital Wargames Nov. 2021
Replies: 213
Views: 7724

RE: The State of Digital Wargames Nov. 2021

<r> Retired software developer here, so I never thought it would be easy! [:D]<br/> <br/> Re: winning strategy, I was thinking about machine learning from players with the best records against the AI at difficult levels. Here I'm thinking in terms of tbs games like DC:Barbarossa.<br/> <br/> A good s...
by willgamer
Wed Nov 10, 2021 11:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The State of Digital Wargames Nov. 2021
Replies: 213
Views: 7724

RE: The State of Digital Wargames Nov. 2021

<t> I doubt this is a new idea, but has anybody suggested that, considering many modern games vacuum up data from games as they are played, games use that data to dynamically input winning strategies back to games (also as they are played).<br/> <br/> I'm thinking of all the data collected by Vic in...
by willgamer
Sun Jun 06, 2021 11:49 am
Forum: Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive
Topic: best DC feature removed from adrennes
Replies: 19
Views: 839

RE: best DC feature removed from adrennes

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: MultiPurposeCanine<br/> <br/> If you ask me the relationship, events, and decisions were best gameplay module in dcb which got me interested in this series in the first place. you could turn it on and off, but i know nobody that every played without it as most love...
by willgamer
Tue Jun 01, 2021 12:43 pm
Forum: Warplan Pacific
Topic: How did you learn/want to learn WarPlan?
Replies: 14
Views: 457

RE: How did you learn/want to learn WarPlan?

<r> Here's Can We Make Better Tutorials for Complex Games- <URL url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GV814cWiAw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GV814cWiAw</URL><br/> <br/> Yes, it's not directly on point for this game; yes, a single dev can't take the time; yes, wargames suck at tutorials, but......
by willgamer
Tue Jun 01, 2021 10:36 am
Forum: Warplan Pacific
Topic: How did you learn/want to learn WarPlan?
Replies: 14
Views: 457

RE: How did you learn/want to learn WarPlan?

Does it really need to be said that what is obvious to the developer may not be obvious to the user??? [&:][&:][&:]

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