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Chuck sent me an e-mail two days ago, with this url:

tm.asp?m=1098499

It's really a disaster. We agree to restart. Maybe in Nick mode. We'll see in a couple of days.

ORIGINAL: George Patton

Chuck sent me an e-mail two days ago, with this url:

tm.asp?m=1098499

It's really a disaster. We agree to restart. Maybe in Nick mode. We'll see in a couple of days.

It's not that big a deal. I would not kill a game over it. Patch is coming out soon so just don't use the "Get Pilot" button except to circumvent the no launch issue caused by more aircraft than pilots.

Hi, If you read that thread you'll see the get pilot bug only happens if you are using the beta patch version 1.795.
And the pilots it pulls are pilots assigned to go to that group anyway it just pulls them early.
The Allies don't get pilots they are not scheduled to get. But unless this game is version 1.795 it does not apply.

I also have a game running against the same opponent and I'm also uncertain what to do now.

Patch 1.8 might be still some time away, but on the other hand it might be a way to kill his good pilots with zero bonus early on... [:'(][;)]

Hi, Your game is version 1.795? (the beta?) If not then the bug is not occuring in your game. If you are using 1.795 then change to 1.77 and it's fixed.

Here's the view from the opponent, having now read this & the US pilot thread. BTW both this game & the one with Mistmatz started with & are using 1.795.

Thanks Mogami for the suggestion - that may help in my game vs Mistmatz.

I just calculated my average USAAF squadron experience in this game. It's 72.9 - quite high on 5 Mar 42 IMO. 32 squadrons - most filled out in full. 7th fighter squadron is defined in the database to come in at 50 exp and is currently at 86. I didn't calculate the bomber experience but it seems about the same. In hindsight, I've had some extraordinarily good results in the air using many of these units. While I want to do well, I don't want to exploit a bug either.

Part of the problem I'm sure is due to me - I hit that "get pilot" button whenever I see it enabled, wherever the unit might be.

In comparison in my game with Mistmatz the avg USAAF exp is even higher - 73.4 (10 Jan 42). 27 squadrons on map. At the same time many of those squadrons are still understrength and hopefully will fill in with normal pilots. Also, since it's earlier, few of those pilots have gotten into action yet.

I've enjoyed the game up to now and learned a lot, and this development will also give me a chance to check out Nik's mod - I've read many good things about it but haven't had time to play it yet. [:)]

P.S. Pat - I wasn't ready for you at Timor - I recently moved a couple units out of there. Batavia might have given you a headache though. POW, etc. were at Soerabaja, though I would have sent them if I saw ships sailing towards Timor. POW vs Yamato would have been exciting! [:)] How close were you to invading? Maybe a couple of turns just for fun?

Hi Chuck.
About a week from the invasion day. [:)]

I'm evalutaing AB's CHS again. Maybe we'll play with it again.

BTW: I left this morning (sunday morning here). I have pc but this access login until this evening.
So no e-mail until tonigh [:)]