I agree completely. Axis can get an early boost in research since they have more MPP- a lot harder to get those high level tanks by the time the war in the east begins. This minimizes the that advantage.

Ah thanks- with double chitting removed it really makes things tougher on the Axis player. Def very tough once you get past easy wins in Poland and France.

<t> So clearly pretty easy to take out Poland and France but after that things get pretty brutal.<br/>
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As the Axis player - you have to do just about everything correctly with few to no mistakes in order to progress much further. i.e. A successful sea lion. <br/>
UK does not have any kind ...

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Here's a cookie cutter build I think may work well against many opponents:<br/>
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<U><s>[u]</s>NAZI GERMANY<e>[/u]</e></U>:<br/>
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DO NOT SPEND MPPs on new units (except maybe a maritime bomber) before the fall of France ...

<t> Novice player here. So it takes a lot of air force to take Malta. If you do a Sealion- you are going to need that airforce. So to me it seems like a smarter strategy to bombard the island to keep it from disrupting supply- then focusing on taking Egypt. But to move the entire German AF down ...

There is an air unit in the hex south of the port. I figured if I took London, I'd get the port! that must be it!

<t> So I've searched the manual and forums but can't quite seem to figure out how to make the port next to london "friendly".<br/>
I landed two paratroopers and took london but the adjacent port is still marked as UK control. <br/>
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I can't move ships into it or troops let alone get my ...

<t> I was on these forums 2-3 years ago and said one person is unrealistic to get this project done.<br/>
The developer (Steve)--told me more people would slow him down. He asked me to repost the conversation because he didn't believe it and I did. The guy can't keep his story straight.<br/>
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The two milestones I am most eagerly awaiting are<br/>
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1) beginning to test PBEM<br/>
2) beginning to test the AI<br/>
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Which comes first?<br/>
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I'd be upset if I were even half ...

<r> yep steve..see below.<br/>
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If it's been worked on for 5k hours and its been several years. and still 3k to go I'd guess its about 18 months away. Have you thought about ...

<r> When I suggested adding more people a year or so ago, the issue of resistance was "hey it's a special project it will slow me down if I have to bring people in.<br/>
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he didn't say --oh we don't have the money.<br/>
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So you don't know what you are talking about buddy.<br/>
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Man--I am not saying get this thing out ASAP. My concern is this looks just like EIA. A classic game that didn't have the resources put behind it to make it work. and it means no other publisher will try it if it fails.<br/>
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and man--nowhere did I insult anybody. What I said was I ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: HansHafen<br/>
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Well, its my money, and I reserve the right to do with it what I will. That means I don't care what you think. And you're kidding yourself if you think I do. You don't have to pre-order, no one asked you to. I <I><s>[i]</s>offered<e>[/i]</e ...

<t> Look I will stand by the comment I made around a year ago on this thread.<br/>
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It''s pretty obvious from even a cursory monitoring of the progress reports that there is a mistmatch between the project complexity and the ability of the programmer. &nbsp;<br/>
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Why?<br/>
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<t> It is a niche but I would agree it probably is the very best game in its niche. With the PBEM it is amazing fun. I have a difficult time even getting my friends to play it -- they think it looks too complicated. <br/>
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It's kind of ironic, when I try and play PS3 I find the controlls ...

<t> 1. It looks like they modeled the computer game manual off of the board game manual. It's really rules based rather than the useful approach computer games use centered around "How do I get X done". I've basically figured it out by trial and error. The complexity of rules is not nearly as bad as ...

<r> I didn't realize that until now. I saw the posts by wandering head asking for potential new rules so I thought there was hope.
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Come on guys, I think it's safe to say that there won't be such a change in AWD. Hence it seems pointless to keep ...

<r> You may be right. It’s been an interesting exchange though. Especially the people who play with AV on and say allies will never surrender. When that’s essentially what the AV abstraction is. <br/>
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It’s an allied surrender on far worse terms than if you were to implement some of the ideas ...

<r> There are surrender rules and conquest rules at 50% and 100% of all factories. It applies to all major countries. There is also an optional rule 50 where Russia/Japan are concerned that can come into play. And probably a lot of other special/optional rules I don't know about that come into play ...

<r> When I used HOI as an example I was using it in the sense of a relatively recent version of the game (within a few years). Surrender options for the major powers are in the current version of the game. Including Russia.<br/>
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As for WIF which you seem to have down cold...<br/>
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The ...