Looking for Japanese Opponent - GC

[WingedIncubus]

Haven't played for a long while, but I have the itch to start a new PBEM WITP:AE game in which both players are committed to a long-term game. I am not a newb with the Allied, but not a pro either. Never been able to go passed 1942, but this time I would love to go all the way.

Never have played the Japanese, though (yet).

Latest beta, but I'm willing to try mods as long as they are historically balanced.

Proposed settings:
FOW: ON
Advanced Weather: ON
Allied Damage Control: ON
PDU: ON
Historical First Turn: Your Choice
Dec 7 Surprise: ON
Reliable US Torps: OFF
R&D: Your choice
Unit Withdrawals: ON
Reinforcement: Your Choice

All the usual House Rules.

Send me a PM if you are interested. [:'(]

[WingedIncubus]

I'm willing also to finally try playing Japan for once but would be a total newbie, starting from scratch with zero knowledge of the production system.

[rustysi]

would be a total newbie, starting from scratch with zero knowledge of the production system.

That's a 'tough row to hoe', especially since you've been away. Without any knowledge of how it works its easy to get into trouble PDQ. And if you do as little as possible you could easily get buried by a good Allied opponent.

Personally I'd stick to the Allies for the time being.

[WingedIncubus]

ORIGINAL: rustysi

would be a total newbie, starting from scratch with zero knowledge of the production system.

That's a 'tough row to hoe', especially since you've been away. Without any knowledge of how it works its easy to get into trouble PDQ. And if you do as little as possible you could easily get buried by a good Allied opponent.

Personally I'd stick to the Allies for the time being.

How should I proceed from here if I want to learn to play as Japan?

As a first step I'm currently watching XTRG's PBEM streams on YT, in which he shows everything he does, including setting up his convoys on T-1.

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: WingedIncubus

ORIGINAL: rustysi

would be a total newbie, starting from scratch with zero knowledge of the production system.

That's a 'tough row to hoe', especially since you've been away. Without any knowledge of how it works its easy to get into trouble PDQ. And if you do as little as possible you could easily get buried by a good Allied opponent.

Personally I'd stick to the Allies for the time being.

How should I proceed from here if I want to learn to play as Japan?

As a first step I'm currently watching XTRG's PBEM streams on YT, in which he shows everything he does, including setting up his convoys on T-1.

Japanese economy is far from being super complicated. Just don't overdo your expansions and all is fine. Lots of AARs around talking about the IJ economy, which is mostly air production and not much more as soon as you have expanded your arms and vehicle factories a bit. Just mind every factory repairs at 1,000 supply points a day so over the course of the war you will spend several million of supply points for factory repairs but you won't spend them all at once. If you have a slight deficite in the first couple of months all is fine and from there on you should have a slight daily increase of supplies.

[rustysi]

How should I proceed from here if I want to learn to play as Japan?

I would do it against the AI. If you screw up (and if you push it it could happen) you won't be wasting any one else's time.

As a first step I'm currently watching XTRG's PBEM streams on YT, in which he shows everything he does, including setting up his convoys on T-1.

Read Mike Solli's AAR.

[Alpha77]

Still open ? Would play ONLY Allies and at a slower pace...