v1.13 Gameplay Comments

[Prince of Eckmühl]

I took the patched version of the game for a spin and played Laryngoscope's excellent Hell's Gate campaign scenario.

The "I" key function appears to serve its purpose admirably. It's now much easier to find friendlies as well as the enemy. Above all, the device makes it less likely that a unit will simply get lost in the shuffle, off in some woods in a corner of the map.

I found the expanded deployment radius to be something of a mixed blessing. While I liked the flexibility it afforded, the change drastically altered the character of 'Scope's scenario. I won a LEGENDARY victory in just 14 turns. While I had scored/won big before, it took me twice as many turns to do so, pre-patch 1.13. Might it be, that the increased radius should be limited to deployment laterally or to the rear?

Which leads me to yet another apparent change in gameplay. The AI was MUCH more aggressive in the game. For much of the scenario, it appeared as thought the computer "player" was much more likely to advance and attempt to engage. The behavior was most obvious on Turn 12 when about ten Soviet T-34 and Su-76 emerged and moved in my direction. They were all destroyed without loss to my own forces.

Niggles aside, I think that the patch improved the game, so good job!

PoE (aka ivanmoe)