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(a game I have just seen, in Oct of 44, the AI has 1479 128mm in stock, but all the others are under 100, most 20 or under)

ORIGINAL: Hard Sarge

in BoB, I would like to see the GE be able to use Staffel size units for the fighters

in BTR, I think we may of been stuck also with the slot issue and base size

but I beleive we already got that undercontrol now, so...

one hassle though is getting all the pilots from the FG's broken down and into the right squadrons

even worse if and when the B Groups get readded, then we be looking at 6 squadrons per FG (then again, the A/B wouldn't be seen in the game as the same unit, so still)

but the pilots should be in the right place

one thing we got to watch though, while most here, enjoy the game to start with and will see either of these as a improvement to the game, others who are new to it, may be totally overwelmed with all the Fighters in the VIIIth/IXth/12th broken down into squadrons

but again, maybe something for another post to debate about ?

ORIGINAL: Hard Sarge

the last few posts are interesting

but basicly, because one of the bugs we turned in to be looked at is the game (IIRC) starts to count over agian once the AA reaches 256, so 250 counts as 250, 260 counts as 4

ORIGINAL: HMSWarspite

ORIGINAL: Hard Sarge

the last few posts are interesting

but basicly, because one of the bugs we turned in to be looked at is the game (IIRC) starts to count over agian once the AA reaches 256, so 250 counts as 250, 260 counts as 4

Does that mean 255 guns is 255 times 1 gun, (i.e. each fires at full effect), but 260 is literally 4? I haven't been using enough flak to see this obviously!

If it is so, the linear effect up to 256 needs fixing! I think that sort of number firing over a target is on average one gun every 100m throughout a 800m radius circle centred on the target! Or 1 gun every 500m for a 4km radius circle! These are serious flak nests, and I think that more than 100 light flak getting a full strength shot at a fighter bomber is pushing it a little!

ORIGINAL: Hard Sarge

there is, was a bug with the flak and numbers, I am not sure how it really works, but do know that samll numbers of flak are very dangerous, where they shouldn't be

there been numbers of debates in the past on AA, I don't like the way the game uses slant range, you go to someplace like Lipzig, and every site there, got a chance to fire at you when you are over target

Flak was dangerous in real life, some targets were death traps, if you flew right into them, some people want Flak improved, some people want Flak weakened, JC used to like the idea of hidden flak belts

so were is the meeting point, some place to make everyone happy ?, don't know or think we can really get to one

ORIGINAL: Hard Sarge

easier said then done

JC has said in the past, that he thinks the number of crashes is to small, all the data I find, does not support that

so how do we try and work out how Flak should work, I mean the biggest hassle is the player would have to follow the same pattern of flight that the Real Life units did

you fly a mission at 19,800 and the real raid went in at 19,200, your results are now wrong, plus in real life, you could still plot around the known flak traps, in the game, unless we can fix or change it, we get stuck flying into the middle of the Traps

plus depending on how someone plays, the results are going to be different, so player A is going to say, the Flak is too weak, but he avoids all Heavy Flak areas, while Player B is going to say, Flak is too strong, but he flies into the middle of every Flak area he can find

Dude
you can change the form up AF
once raid is set, right click on the waypoint aquare, and move it

in my AAR, all the raids that the VIIIth take off on are from England

one hassle is you can kind of lose the use of one waypoint at times

also, if you have a emtpy AF you think would be a good form up point, as long as there is a unit based there, it can also be used (NF or Recon is good)

ORIGINAL: fochinell

HI BUD, BEEN A WHILE

You've all heard all this before, from others (and yourselves...), but that's no reason for me to stop myself sounding off:

1. Fix the Belfast fighter-sweep bug (sorry, had to be said yet again)

ON THE BUGLIST

2. Fix the bingo fuel bug (escorts leaving bombers and bombers going directly home - another statement of the obvious).

ON THE BUGLIST

3. Fix the waypoint bug, where bombers leaving target miss exit point and fly direct to outbound waypoint.

ON THE BUGLIST

4. Permit more waypoints.

ON THE LIST OF THINGS WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD

5. Allow player to disable or enable auto-upgrade.

HMMM, SHOULD BE DOABLE

6. Allow intruders to convert Serrate/AI contacts into interceptions more often.

PART OF NIGHTCOMBAT, WORKING ON IT

7. Stop fighters stafing railyards and other flak traps; only strafe AF's, and only if "strafe" enabled.

ON THE BUG LIST, WOULD BE A INTERESTING ADD ON, TO BE HONEST, MAY BE A GREAT IDEA, WOULD ALLOW RETURNING FIGHTERS TO BE ORDERED TO ATTACK ON THE WAY HOME, OR NOT

8. Make fighter-bombers fighters; allow them to fight back if attacked.

ON THE BUGLIST, WE DID A LOT OF WORK ON THAT BEFORE, AND SOMETHING WAS SCREWING WITH IT, GET THE FB's TO FIGHT AND THE MED BOMBERS COULDN'T HIT THE SIDE OF A BARN, WE FIND OUT WHY, WE WILL FIX IT

9. Allow fighters on bombing missions to be more accurate.

???????? DO NOT FOLLOW

10. Allow the player to select "bombs" or "drop tanks" for fighter escort units.

WE WORKED ON PART OF THIS BEFORE, SOME REASON THE GAME KEPT ADDING BOMBS TO THE PLANES EVEN WHEN TOLD THERE WERE NO BOMBS, JC AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT AND WANT TO ADD SOMETHING LIKE THIS

11. Make fighters of both sides keep a fuel reserve of 5 minutes combat flying to allow blue Luftwaffe and red Allied fighter units to fight back when attacked or risk attacking on their way home.

ON THE LIST, BUT IN A DIFFERENT WAY, BUT OVER ALL SAME IDEA

12. When more pilots than serviceable aircraft are available, make the least fatigued fly.

AS OF NOW, I THINK THE GAME GOES FOR EXP OVER HOW TIRED YOU ARE, ONE REASON A WORN OUT GRUPPEN IS MORE DANGEROUS THEN A FRESH HEALTHY ONE, WE CAN LOOK AND SEE

13. Reduce the tyranny of mandatory targetting a little.

ON THE BUGLIST, LOOKS LIKE HARLEY FOUND OUT WHAT THE TROUBLE WITH PART OF IT IS, SHOULD BE A SIMPLE CODE CHANGE

14. Allow a customisable filter for reports, excluding and including a range of messages.

ON THE LIST OF ADD ON's

15. Output filtered game messages to a text file.

HARLEY'S EDITOR CAN, NOT SURE IF IT WILL MAKE IT INTO THE GAME OR IF WE WILL NEED THE EDITOR TO DO SO

16. Enable simplified graphics (boxes) in replay mode.

DON"T KNOW WHAT IS PLANNED ON REPLAY, BUT OVER ALL, REPLAY NEEDS A LOT OF WORK

17. Automatically abort a raid plotted with fighter escorts when escorts are grounded by weather.

NOT SURE IF I AGREE, A LOT OF TIMES, THE FIGHTERS ARE JUST DELAYED, IT HAS IT'S PROS AND CONS

18. Allow BC to attack in daylight if desired.

LOOKING TO SEE IF WE CAN ADD THAT, LIKE IN UV, WitP

19. Allow Meteor III into the game in 1945.

DOABLE

20. Change allied replacements something like as follows -
a) 2 Typhoons per day in '43, 3 in '44. 3 Hurricane IIC's per day in '43 and 1 in '44.
b) Add Spitfire VIII at 2 per day in '44, 1 in '44.
c) Reduce Spitfire XIV to 2 per day from July in '44, add Spit F.21 at 1 per day from February '45.
d) Add Spitfire IXE at 3 per day from July '44.
e) Add non-producing Spit XII's and VB's.
f) Set upgrade path according to Harley's Spitfire Upgrade Plan Mk II; VB - IXC - IXE -XIV and XII - XIV - F.21.

MAYBE DOABLE, DON'T WANT TO SAY WHAT JC WOULD THINK OR DO OR IS PLANNING ON THIS

21. If pilot/plane slots are still a problem, reduce British single-engined fighter squadrons to a 12/6 format with 18 pilots, leaving bombers at 24/3.

SHOULD NOT BE A HASSLE ANY MORE, WE GOT PLANE SLOTS AND WE GOT PILOT SLOTS, HEHEHEHE DO WE GOT PLANE SLOTS AND PILOTS SLOTS

22. OB stuff:
a) Have 33, 74, 80, 126, 127 and 274 sqns all turn up as pre-D-Day reinforcements to 2nd TAF.
b) Have 41 and 91 sqns equipped with non-producing Spit XII's, with some stock.

UP TO JC ON THE WHO WHEN AND WHERE, BUT WE SHOULD HAVE MORE FLEXABLITY NOW


23. Allow fighter escorts to be chosen from different commands; e.g. FC or 2nd TAF escorting 8th AF and 9th AF bombing missions.

NOT SURE IF WE CAN DO

24. Make raid plotting and interception more fragmentary and confused for the Axis.

INTERESTING, JC IS HOPEING FOR A MUCH IMPROVED RADAR SET UP IN THIS VERSION, SO MAYBE THAT COULD TIE IN WITH WHAT YOU ARE ASKING

25. Add P-47D-20 to '44 replacements and P-47M to '45.

THE D-20, IS THE PATTLEBLADE AND UNIVISAL WING, PLANNED ON, THE D-25 IS THE BUBBLETOP, PLANNED ON
THE P-47 M IS ADDED (IF FOR NOBODY ELSE BUT ME)

26. What the hell; have a 1945 Allied aircraft replacement shedule.

WHAT HELL, MAYBE GET A 46 ONE ALSO

That's all fer noo! Good luck! [&o]

OF COURSE, NOTHING IS WRITTEN IN STONE, AND SOME/MOST OF WHAT I AM SAYING IS BASED ON WHAT JC AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT AND WOULD LIKE TO DO OR ADD, IF WE CAN, GREAT, IF WE CAN'T, WE TRIED

1st: Break down intel on enemy AF into which type of aircraft. For example: 23xMe-109, 43xMe-110 etc. The specific type (i.e. Me109-G10 etc.) should not be given.

2nd: Maybe knowledge about which factory produces what kind of airframe depending on the successfull number of recon flights

ORIGINAL: The Dude

1st: Break down intel on enemy AF into which type of aircraft. For example: 23xMe-109, 43xMe-110 etc. The specific type (i.e. Me109-G10 etc.) should not be given.

2nd: Maybe knowledge about which factory produces what kind of airframe depending on the successfull number of recon flights

perhaps not so specifically. Have it say something like aprrox 20 twin eng and 15 single eng planes on AF.

And as far as what factory is producing what, that can't really be done. ALthough perhaps, similar to Witps sigint, have Ultra decrypts availabe to tell the same thing. So far as i know, Ultra was not used in this method.