<t> After a reasonably thorough perusal of the manual, I could not find any details on the different degrees of attack (probe etc.)<br/>
There is a reference to getting more info by mousing over the buttons on the UI but no explanations in the manual?<br/>
Obviously I understand the real life ...

<t> Its good to know that the previous games in the series had decent manuals.<br/>
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I'm sure they were also very detailed but they are at the wrong scale for me.<br/>
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I prefer the more tactical level that is evident in the Ardennes campaign and where command and control should have ...

<t> This looks to be excellent operational-level treatment of the Battle of the Bulge.<br/>
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What command and control mechanisms are in place?<br/>
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Can units be out of conmmand and what effect does that have?<br/>
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What are the principle sources for the OOB; particularly the ...

Probably a stupid question; does the hex size have to represent 250m?


When you consider that many board and computer squad level games use a hex size of 40 -50 m, 250 seems excessive for formations just over three times as big as a squad.

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Jason Petho<br/>
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We're making the 3D terrain graphics more closely resembling "real" scale, not totally, but closer. <br/>
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As you can see with the screenshot below of the area above, the houses and factory in the new version are more within the ...

Yes, excellent work but I also think that the Factory, in particular and the houses generally, need to be larger to look right at this scale.

The factory needs to fill the whole hex IMHO.

Thanks Brian

Good to know that it is getting close.

<t> First off - just wondering if there is any news on this?<br/>
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I was under the impression that it was in Beta and being polished - perhaps that is not the case?<br/>
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How user friendly is the editor? Does it require knowledge of scripting to set-up the AI in order to build a ...

<t> A game in which the AI can handle a half decent attack (yet to see one); where you have to give realistic military style orders that take time to change (Ditto); where there is a proper command and control system that imposes real limits as to who you can give orders to (ditto); that imposes ...

I've made an assumption that, since the original Steel Panthers was WW2 based, this sequel will be the same.

Here's hoping!

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Joel Billings<br/>
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Gary is spending a lot of his time on the ai and I know his goal is to provide a strong ai that exceeds the ai in Steel Panthers. As for C&C, I’m betting you’ll be impressed with the command system and the way the interface will show it ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: IainMcNeil<br/>
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We added an additional programmer to the team a few months ago and things are really pushing forwards. Too soon to give any real estimates on completion but we're making good progress!
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Thanks, that is good ...

Any news on this?

no more information about the how the game works and deeper explanations of the various advertised aspects of the engine?

Title says it - nearly three months of beta testing but no information as to how this is developing.

OK, thanks.

I can go back into war-games hibernation mode until the end of next year!

So, given all of the above, what do you think is a realistic estimate for the new East Front game?

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: elmo3<br/>
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In most scenarios the units start in their historical positions. In some scenarios the start locations can be changed. There may be several setup locations available to each side. Subject to change of course since it's beta.
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Are all the starting positions fixed or does the player/AI have some latitude in setting up?

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...two friends and I designed some of the original Avalon Hill computer games including North Atlantic Convoy Raider, Midway Campaign, B-1 Nuclear Bomber, Planet Miners, Empire of the Overmind, Nukewar ...