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ORIGINAL: sanderz

Ok, here's a game play question for you (i've not played the boardgame). I am working may way through the video tutorials and have a question about combat.

In the vid he has moved units and then left clicks on a target enemy of his choice and it seems like ALL adjacent units are automatically allocated to the combat. Then he clicks on the next target enemy and so on. However there was one unit that got allocated in the first attack that was also adjacent to another enemy unit in the second attack - is it possible to un-allocate this ONE unit from the first attack and give it to the second attack?

Also, a bit cheeky as i haven't watched the Naval stuff yet but can CVs only have one Unit attached as thats all i have seen, yet the CV capacity can be, say 3. If its only one then it seems you can only have either fighter or bomber units on a CV and not both which seems a bit odd.

Thanks

ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets

ORIGINAL: sanderz

Ok, here's a game play question for you (i've not played the boardgame). I am working may way through the video tutorials and have a question about combat.

In the vid he has moved units and then left clicks on a target enemy of his choice and it seems like ALL adjacent units are automatically allocated to the combat. Then he clicks on the next target enemy and so on. However there was one unit that got allocated in the first attack that was also adjacent to another enemy unit in the second attack - is it possible to un-allocate this ONE unit from the first attack and give it to the second attack?

Also, a bit cheeky as i haven't watched the Naval stuff yet but can CVs only have one Unit attached as thats all i have seen, yet the CV capacity can be, say 3. If its only one then it seems you can only have either fighter or bomber units on a CV and not both which seems a bit odd.

Thanks

You can right click on a unit to bring up the Unit Menu. That let's you Undo a move, such as whether the unit is committed to an attack. Rather than have all the units attack, you can 'move' them one by one into the hex that you want to have each unit attack.

ORIGINAL: sanderz

ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets

ORIGINAL: sanderz

Ok, here's a game play question for you (i've not played the boardgame). I am working may way through the video tutorials and have a question about combat.

In the vid he has moved units and then left clicks on a target enemy of his choice and it seems like ALL adjacent units are automatically allocated to the combat. Then he clicks on the next target enemy and so on. However there was one unit that got allocated in the first attack that was also adjacent to another enemy unit in the second attack - is it possible to un-allocate this ONE unit from the first attack and give it to the second attack?

Also, a bit cheeky as i haven't watched the Naval stuff yet but can CVs only have one Unit attached as thats all i have seen, yet the CV capacity can be, say 3. If its only one then it seems you can only have either fighter or bomber units on a CV and not both which seems a bit odd.

Thanks

You can right click on a unit to bring up the Unit Menu. That let's you Undo a move, such as whether the unit is committed to an attack. Rather than have all the units attack, you can 'move' them one by one into the hex that you want to have each unit attack.

Thanks for the reply but apologies here for not getting it

I don't want the unit (in the example above) to be in a different hex but just to 'attack' a different hex. I don't know enough yet about what "commits" a unit to attack - the commit process seemed to be just clicking on the enemy unit and nothing to do with whether i have moved a unit or not.

Are you saying that by right clicking on an attacking unit the attack arrow disappears and i can then somehow make it attack a different adjacent hex?

Thanks for your patience

ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets

ORIGINAL: sanderz

ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets



You can right click on a unit to bring up the Unit Menu. That let's you Undo a move, such as whether the unit is committed to an attack. Rather than have all the units attack, you can 'move' them one by one into the hex that you want to have each unit attack.

Thanks for the reply but apologies here for not getting it

I don't want the unit (in the example above) to be in a different hex but just to 'attack' a different hex. I don't know enough yet about what "commits" a unit to attack - the commit process seemed to be just clicking on the enemy unit and nothing to do with whether i have moved a unit or not.

Are you saying that by right clicking on an attacking unit the attack arrow disappears and i can then somehow make it attack a different adjacent hex?

Thanks for your patience

Getting a unit to attack means 'moving' the unit to an enemy occupied hex. Of course it doesn't actually move into the hex. That is just how you indicate which hex you want the unit to attack. This mechanism of 'moving' units without actually moving them is used in other places; for instance in assigning HQ Support.

ORIGINAL: gfernanr

Hi, the one map scenarios are not included in the release version????!!!!

ORIGINAL: stormbringer3

Speaking of monitors and screens, when looking at the AARs quite often the desktop will show in the background when an info box is not in that place. Other times it shows as a black background. I like the black background, but not the desktop. Do you get to choose?
Thanks.

ORIGINAL: Dr. Foo

Do most use two monitors?

I tried this on a big 32" screen and I still felt like I needed a second monitor for all the info windows.

I have an extra 17" monitor so I use that for the info windows and have the map on the big screen. With the windows out of the way I find it's much easier to grasp what's going on.

ORIGINAL: Peeking Duck?

I can't seem to figure out how to move a stack of naval units together? I've searched the manual and not found it, I've also looking into the 'Lock Stack' thing, but found nothing explaining how to do it. For some reason, my lock stack options are grayed out. Any help much appreciated