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by Gecko
Wed Mar 18, 2015 3:21 pm
Forum: Opponents Wanted
Topic: Lokking for RA opponent
Replies: 1
Views: 89

Lokking for RA opponent

<t> Looking for opponent for a Reluctant Admiral 7.9 Grand campaign.<br/>
WITP with latest patch from 16 March 2015.<br/>
One day turns- I can do 5-20 turns a week sometimes more sometimes less.<br/>
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FOG on<br/>
AWE on<br/>
ADC on<br/>
PDU on<br/>
Historical 1st turn ??<br/>
Dec 7th ...
by Gecko
Mon Apr 26, 2004 10:21 pm
Forum: Uncommon Valor - Campaign for the South Pacific
Topic: Getting Ships released from PH
Replies: 14
Views: 128

RE: Getting Ships released from PH

<r> RTFM! 18.1 Naval Reinforcements 2nd paragraph:<br/>
"Commitment of ships is limited by the High Command (the computer) based on the amount of shipping already in the South Pacific."
<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s> Without losing ships how and when can I get them to release?<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
You ...
by Gecko
Mon Apr 26, 2004 6:53 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Game Locks Up
Replies: 3
Views: 70

RE: Game Locks Up

<t> What OS do you use: Win 98/ME or Win2000/XP?<br/>
512MB are enough if you are not running any memory eating utilities while playing. These can be P2P Software, VirusScanners or any other "Guarding Software" for Internet connection (packet filters, personal firewalls,...)<br/>
On my WinXP Game ...
by Gecko
Fri Apr 23, 2004 4:44 pm
Forum: Uncommon Valor - Campaign for the South Pacific
Topic: Japanese Sub Reinforcements
Replies: 23
Views: 280

RE: Japanese Sub Reinforcements

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: crsutton<br/>
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Hmmmmm....Perhaps the Imperial High Command is just a bit miffed at you for losing 5 BBs in one day and has decided that your are not worthy of any more.[:-]
<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
That's correct! I sank them and he sank three of my CVs and ...
by Gecko
Wed Apr 21, 2004 3:03 pm
Forum: Uncommon Valor - Campaign for the South Pacific
Topic: Sending damaged ships to Pearl Harbor
Replies: 6
Views: 231

RE: Sending damaged ships to Pearl Harbor

<t> try to repair flooding/fire damage at Noumea or any other large port (that's fairly done fast). Otherwise that return trip to Pearl is done at the current travel speed (IIRC) and you surely won't send back a ship at 3 kn or so... [:)]<br/>
There's a bug that only affects USN: weapon system ...
by Gecko
Fri Apr 09, 2004 11:55 am
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Dropping to desktop
Replies: 4
Views: 97

RE: Dropping to desktop

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: joliverlay<br/>
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Gecko<br/>
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Are you suggesting that Win98SE is not a good operating system for this game?
<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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I'm not using Win98 since 2000 or 2001 anymore - too many unresolved problems with crashing, resets and so on ...
by Gecko
Fri Apr 09, 2004 11:46 am
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Game runs slower with new graphics card
Replies: 2
Views: 80

RE: Game runs slower with new graphics card

<t> Have you checked the AGP settings in the BIOS?<br/>
Have you deinstalled the drivers of your previous graphics card ?<br/>
Have you checked for "leftovers" in the registry?<br/>
Did you use a card of a different manufacturer before (ATI, Matrox,...)?<br/>
Did you use the driver that came ...
by Gecko
Thu Apr 08, 2004 11:05 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Dropping to desktop
Replies: 4
Views: 97

RE: Dropping to desktop

What can I do.

[irony ON]
Why don't you use an operating system? That should help.
[irony OFF]

bye, Gecko
by Gecko
Thu Apr 08, 2004 11:01 pm
Forum: The War Room
Topic: Anti-aircraft upgrades
Replies: 11
Views: 137

RE: Anti-aircraft upgrades

<r> I started an Excel Sheet last year with AA/Radar/ASW Upgrade for USN/IJN. Just made a H2H scenario with 7 day turns and no fighting at all. Sent back all ships as soon as they arrived. That way I got a list that still has some gaps to be filled:<br/>
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- no IJN ship got any Upgrade IIRC<br ...
by Gecko
Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:37 pm
Forum: Uncommon Valor - Campaign for the South Pacific
Topic: "House Rules" for UV PBEM
Replies: 18
Views: 228

RE: "House Rules" for UV PBEM

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Mario Vallée<br/>
#9 F4U's Corsair should Never operate on a US CV in UV. This is a know game bug, the US Navy did not Use F4U's from CV's untill mid 44 ifrc, certainly not withen the time frame that UV cover's.
<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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Okay, I'll give ...
by Gecko
Tue Mar 30, 2004 5:20 pm
Forum: Uncommon Valor - Campaign for the South Pacific
Topic: More newbie questions that were answered 2 years ago
Replies: 6
Views: 123

RE: More newbie questions that were answered 2 years ago

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Is their ever an instance where you do not see a ship sink?<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
Never saw a ship sinking in the "arcade" phase when attacked by planes but you see them sinking in surface battles. My 2BB 8CA IJN TF mauled an Allied AP/AK TF today - nice to watch.<br ...
by Gecko
Sun Mar 28, 2004 4:20 pm
Forum: Uncommon Valor - Campaign for the South Pacific
Topic: Is it worth it?
Replies: 23
Views: 318

RE: Is it worth it?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>It just isn't as much fun for me<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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Then I suggest you play the tutorial first and start then with a campaign as the Japanese where they have plenty of reinforcements (scen. #19 e.g.) and pound on the AI.<br/>
As the Allied player you'll be ...
by Gecko
Sun Mar 28, 2004 2:11 pm
Forum: War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945
Topic: UV - Med??
Replies: 67
Views: 618

RE: UV - Med??

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: LargeSlowTarget<br/>
Something must be screwed up here.
<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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Definitely! VC28 was originally (in my UV PBEM game) based on one of the CVEs. Because they were of no use to me I sent them back to Pearl and kept the planes. But I'm not ...
by Gecko
Sun Mar 28, 2004 12:32 pm
Forum: War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945
Topic: UV - Med??
Replies: 67
Views: 618

RE: UV - Med??

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>because the ASAAF weren't shipping out any more a24s after a certain point in time<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
And the poor guys of the Army Aviation wing had to use SBDs.... [:D]<br/>
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bye, Gecko<br/>
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by Gecko
Sun Mar 28, 2004 12:16 pm
Forum: Uncommon Valor - Campaign for the South Pacific
Topic: Night fighters
Replies: 2
Views: 66

RE: Night fighters

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>I've lost about 15 P70-A's without a kill <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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Has anyone every seen a UV night fighter (J1N1 / P-70) shoot down an enemy bomber at night?<br/>
I have not! Wondering if I send them Sayn-Wittgenstein as an Instructor [8|]<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote ...
by Gecko
Sat Mar 27, 2004 8:15 pm
Forum: War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945
Topic: UV - Med??
Replies: 67
Views: 618

RE: UV - Med??

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>How about Tripoli and Rome? <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
Tripoli is too near to the frontline. Comparable to Lunga or PM in UV. I suggest Marseille and Rome.<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>It would be an interesting "what if" scenerio<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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Like scenario ...
by Gecko
Sat Mar 27, 2004 5:49 pm
Forum: War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945
Topic: UV - Med??
Replies: 67
Views: 618

RE: UV - Med??

<r> Hi,<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>another question is, how to handle the french ?<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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That would only apply to French Naval forces in the Med, not somewhere else (Martinique, Dakar e.g.). Either it's an option like the IJN Sub Doctrine in UV (let the Vichy-French become ...
by Gecko
Sat Mar 27, 2004 4:59 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: FT-evacuation - destination 0,0 ???
Replies: 12
Views: 128

RE: FT-evacuation - destination 0,0 ???

<t> Hi LST,<br/>
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never had that bug before, but the readme for patch 2.30 says that sometimes an attack on hex 0,0 was initiated. ANSI C (and therefore C++) initialises global variables automatically with 0, locals aren't initialised and contain a random value.<br/>
Because of the former 0 ...
by Gecko
Thu Mar 25, 2004 4:01 pm
Forum: War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945
Topic: UV - Med??
Replies: 67
Views: 618

RE: UV - Med??

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Is not the perfect scope for UV med 1941 to 1943, covering the opening assault of the British against the Italian positions through the final departure of Axis forces? <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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If the forces at Malta are set up historically (and there should be no ...
by Gecko
Thu Mar 25, 2004 3:05 pm
Forum: War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945
Topic: UV - Med??
Replies: 67
Views: 618

RE: UV - Med??

<t> And what about land warfare? On a rectangular map Yugoslavia, Albania and part of Romania would be included if Italy and Greece are.<br/>
Should each hex fall under Soviet control as it did historically? Personally I would like to see another option like this: each reinforcement for the med ...

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