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by IDrinkBeer
Thu May 05, 2005 12:47 pm
Forum: Gary Grigsby's World at War
Topic: Submarines dominating surface engagements.
Replies: 8
Views: 209

RE: Submarines dominating surface engagements.

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Basilhare<br/>
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Yeah, Subs seem to be a little out of whack.....in my PBEM game, I just got trounced....5 subs vs. 6 HF and 2 LF, Subs killed 5 HF w/ no losses....granted the Axis player increased his sub tech and my ASW is only "2", but that seems a ...
by IDrinkBeer
Wed May 04, 2005 8:05 pm
Forum: Gary Grigsby's World at War
Topic: Using the Clock as a Crutch
Replies: 14
Views: 463

RE: Using the Clock as a Crutch

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>I'm surprised no one has the smarts to actually win the game as Axis. To me it seems a little immature to need a fake victory to satisfy one's ego instead of accepting the challenge of winning for real. It's like in online chess when my timer runs out within a few moves of ...
by IDrinkBeer
Tue May 03, 2005 8:22 pm
Forum: Gary Grigsby's World at War
Topic: First Impressions
Replies: 15
Views: 440

RE: First Impressions

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>I'm almost certainly in the market for WiF if and when it comes out. And EiA is a certain buy for me. But these are board game adaptations, and I would be satisfied with a faithful reproduction and a competent AI. With a pure computer game I'm hoping to see all those nitty ...
by IDrinkBeer
Tue May 03, 2005 8:04 pm
Forum: Gary Grigsby's World at War
Topic: Is air power too strong against ground units??
Replies: 36
Views: 843

RE: Is air power too strong against ground units??

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Given a choice, I would choose a rule that air alone can not do a general attack.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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I'm not yet convinced that airpower is throwing the game completely out of whack. Granted, it looks like a couple of combat values probably need to be tweeked but ...
by IDrinkBeer
Mon May 02, 2005 7:05 pm
Forum: Gary Grigsby's World at War
Topic: PC Gamer: 83%
Replies: 1
Views: 133

RE: PC Gamer: 83%

"In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."


Loved the books....


by IDrinkBeer
Mon May 02, 2005 5:55 pm
Forum: Gary Grigsby's World at War - Support
Topic: Italy Producing Units
Replies: 4
Views: 118

RE: Italy Producing Units

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>So, if Italian artillery unit is lost, it cannot be replaced? Why? My readings suggest that Italian artillery was the best part of the Italian army and not so much different from the German one. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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There is no difference between the two. Just ...
by IDrinkBeer
Sun May 01, 2005 6:10 pm
Forum: Gary Grigsby's World at War - Support
Topic: Any way to tell when your in negatives
Replies: 2
Views: 102

RE: Any way to tell when your in negatives

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Any way to fix or see where I am at to prevent this? <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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Yes. Before you end your turn you need to make sure you do not have any negative values under production and population boxes. Put units on hold ( right-click ) to free up production and ...
by IDrinkBeer
Tue Apr 26, 2005 1:42 pm
Forum: After Action Reports
Topic: Gold PBEM: Japan
Replies: 20
Views: 461

RE: Gold PBEM: Japan

<t> Okay, after a brief intermission this game is back on track...<br/>
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The Japanese decided to consolidate their gains this turn. I repaired a few more resources ( my production should be around 25 next turn ). I built some supply and put a number of land units into the queue. <br/>
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by IDrinkBeer
Wed Apr 20, 2005 9:04 pm
Forum: Gary Grigsby's World at War
Topic: Sub Combat
Replies: 16
Views: 295

RE: Sub Combat

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>The first sub defended at 12 should be 9 <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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If the unit shooting at this particular sub had already been hit, a +1 modifier would be added to your subs evasion.<br/>
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Not so sure about the other 2 subs. Did they take op-fire when moving ...
by IDrinkBeer
Wed Apr 20, 2005 3:08 pm
Forum: After Action Reports
Topic: Gold PBEM German Strategy
Replies: 59
Views: 962

RE: Gold PBEM German Strategy

So Vance, where do we stand on this game? Last turn I received from you was "Gold_46". Have you sent one since then? If so, please resend it.

Thanks
IDB
by IDrinkBeer
Tue Apr 19, 2005 8:24 pm
Forum: Gary Grigsby's World at War
Topic: Axis game result: conquer the world but marginal vic
Replies: 46
Views: 1209

RE: Axis game result: conquer the world but marginal vic

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Marc Schwanebeck<br/>
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Go and finally buy a legal copy.
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and then give me a shout on this forum. I will play you and your "schury stream"....<br/>
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You might have found an exploit against the AI but what you ...
by IDrinkBeer
Tue Apr 19, 2005 8:10 pm
Forum: Gary Grigsby's World at War
Topic: Difficulty Levels - Unpublished info
Replies: 6
Views: 124

RE: Difficulty Levels - Unpublished info

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>We have found several key analyzer quirks/bugs and Gary has spent time on the AI, so the next patch should play better (the better the analyzer, the less chance the AI will make a stupid attack). <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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Humans, of course, can ignore the analyzer and ...
by IDrinkBeer
Mon Apr 18, 2005 5:22 pm
Forum: After Action Reports
Topic: Gold PBEM: Japan
Replies: 20
Views: 461

RE: Gold PBEM: Japan

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>if both japan and germany wanna try to take USA,that maybe easy though you face an human player. <br/>
you should look at my germany's taken the whole north america in 1942 <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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Yes, I could do that too if I edited the unit combat ...
by IDrinkBeer
Mon Apr 18, 2005 5:14 pm
Forum: After Action Reports
Topic: Gold PBEM: Japan
Replies: 20
Views: 461

RE: Gold PBEM: Japan

How's that? Better?

[:D][:D]
by IDrinkBeer
Mon Apr 18, 2005 1:55 pm
Forum: After Action Reports
Topic: Gold PBEM: Japan
Replies: 20
Views: 461

RE: Gold PBEM: Japan

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: schury<br/>
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: IDrinkBeer<br/>
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: schury<br/>
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why not take the harbor?then all the ships gone
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Because you can't take Hawaii ...
by IDrinkBeer
Sun Apr 17, 2005 6:28 pm
Forum: After Action Reports
Topic: Gold PBEM: Japan
Replies: 20
Views: 461

RE: Gold PBEM: Japan

<r>
<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: schury<br/>
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: IDrinkBeer<br/>
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3 battleships and 2 destroyers now sit at the bottom of the harbor...<br/>
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I also struck out into the SRA ( Southern Resource Area ).<br/>
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The following areas fell under ...
by IDrinkBeer
Sat Apr 16, 2005 5:21 am
Forum: Gary Grigsby's World at War
Topic: Ok, so how DO you stop Heavy Bombers?
Replies: 190
Views: 4561

RE: Ok, so how DO you stop Heavy Bombers?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>I think that alone will prevent some people from playing. The person that plays the axis is going to get whipped the last few years of the war, and I just dont see that as "fun", even if I "win" because i prevented Berlin from falling. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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by IDrinkBeer
Fri Apr 15, 2005 6:17 pm
Forum: Gary Grigsby's World at War
Topic: Production Values?
Replies: 6
Views: 187

RE: Production Values?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: dulsin2<br/>
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: MButtazoni<br/>
I should clarify something as well in the above statements: <br/>
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1 factory <B><s>[b]</s>POINT <e>[/b]</e></B> = 1 factory x Nations Production Multiple <br/>
1 resource + 1 factory <B ...
by IDrinkBeer
Fri Apr 15, 2005 1:14 pm
Forum: After Action Reports
Topic: Gold pbem WA Strategy
Replies: 25
Views: 412

RE: Gold pbem WA Strategy

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Paul Vebber<br/>
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As it turns out the issue that nailed was not opfire, but the fact that units that retreat via sea transport are automatically DAMAGED, so without a SLOC back to a factory, they end up dead!<br/>
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Safety tip - units that retreat ...
by IDrinkBeer
Wed Apr 13, 2005 5:59 pm
Forum: Gary Grigsby's World at War
Topic: Enquiry: Advanced supply + Repairing W. France Factories
Replies: 15
Views: 277

RE: Enquiry: Advanced supply + Repairing W. France Factories

ORIGINAL: carnifex

the only rail lines i never fully repair as the axis are denmark and norway. they only get one step.


Those are two I never repair... [:D][:D]

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