Send the Jaguar !!! :CrossTopic:

I mostly play campaign.

I think it is a far better mode for Solo play, because you not only have to win the scenario by something abstract as points.

But :
- You have to manage limited ressources from one scenario to another. Attrition is really important.
- It is far better for immersion. You ...

Assault delay cannot be less than 15 minutes.

But what is happening if you give a combined order ? (Move hasty, then move deliberate, then assault).

Did the 15 minutes minimum order delay apply at the start, but then the transition between orders is smooth ?

Or did an additional delay is added ...

Just finished the Czechoslovakia campaign. Great campaign in my opinion to learn how to use soviet style mechanized infantry. Scenario 3 and 4 have insane twist with Armored Otan counter attacks !

My worst enemy was the German tank destroyer equipped with anti-tank guided missiles Jaguar.

Wait for ...

Thanks.
On my side, i tested to play at x10 default animation speed, and the feeling is really better.

Not sûre there is an issue anymore.

A thing related is that the fact of artillery barrage being cancelled when a friendly unit enter the target hex, make quite easy (too easy ?) to use artillery very close to your units. There is no risk of catastrophic mistakes.
You do not have to stop artillery barrage before assaulting a target ...

Thanks a lot.

It is a minor thing, i really love the game.

Thanks for the informations. But my rant is specifically aimed at artillery animation.
Others are fine and i would not want to change them.

But you are right, having a specific artillery FX settings could be a good thing.

Let me explain :
Artillery animation is very specific, compared to others ...

Hi.
Just a small suggestion. Artillery animation is really long.

you can sometimes have nearly a dozen of artillery units firing each minutes, and in this case the on-map animation is long and boring. Maybe it can be shorten a bit ? Any % of reduction will help. Also maybe not so loud ?

Or maybe ...

There is a rumor about a new DC game but no idea about the theater.

There is no Matrix server for DC Ardenne. (Nor for shadow Empire).

You need to exchange the save game with your opponent in multi. (The save game is password protected).

I use a discord server for this.

Hi !
I tested the game at release
(See my small AAR here https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10189&t=376061 in 2021)

As the German army, i ran over the allied easily the first days, even took Bastogne before the arrival of the 101st airbone only to be stopped by massive fuel shortage ...

EwaldvonKleist wrote: Fri Oct 06, 2023 10:54 am True, though my way of not getting blockaded is to sink everything that does the blockading with the biggest ship my dockyards can build, and meanwhile I enjoy getting my unrest reset by all the news of sunk enemy ships

It is clearly the best outcome

Excellent, thanks !

Another thing to consider is the blockage value.
2 45 Kt battleship have twice the blockage value than 1 90kt battleship.

If your first objective is to avoid or implement blockage, bigger is not always better.

Interesting Thanks.
I hope there will be campaign with the french in the future. (Or maybe in central storm).

As their AMX-30 are mobile but nor heavily armored nor heavily armed (and they have good artillery), it looks like we have to play them like the soviets.....

It is fun.

How do you know the AI strategy during peacetime relative to reserve status and monthball ? It is not at all clear to me.

You can still have some ships taking torpedoes during strategic phase. (Like the ones hitting mine).

The US sub campaign against japan was effective.( At least, once they managed to fix their torpedoes, which took 1/2 years :lol: ), but it was very special circonstances.
Japan lacked the technology ...

You would not want to shooting fishing boats, would you ?

Or even your own ships.... Remember that the game still give you the exact position of all your ships, even in admiral mode. Which is a gamey simplification :D .

Imagine a hard core admiral mode where you cannot even know what your own ...

I play in Admiral mode (with division for fleet organisation), it reduced micro management for large navy and you have the true admiral experience !

Also, it level the field with the AI as you use the same AI to command your squadrons.