Focus Pacific Beta

[larryfulkerson]

I've downloaded all the Focus files and have started a game as Japs against the Allied AI and I've found two Jap xAK's that
have identical names. I'm converting them to AKE's and found them in the list of ships under repair. I'm thinking that maybe
they should have different names. I'm talking about the ships in the yellow box in the image.

[larryfulkerson]

Found another pair with identical names.

[larryfulkerson]

I've started a new Focus Pacific game as the Japs against the Allied AI and looking around just now
I found out that I had only a single AKE in the entire fleet so I thought I'd convert some xAK's to AKE's and
I used tracker to find which ones can convert so now I'm going through the ships alphabetically and I'm
wondering how many AKE's is enough. I'm thinking about three dozen. Anybody have an opinion?

[btd64]

I only build them as Carrier support. Maybe 10 to 12. As large as I can afford....GP

[larryfulkerson]

There's a problem I found with the Aki Maru. There's two of them, both xAK's and only one of them really exists I'm guessing because of what happened. I was working with TF 202 which had one of the Aki Maru's in it and I disbanded it from the TF to start it on the conversion process to make it an AKE. But when I clicked on the anchor to get a list of the ships the Aki Maru wasn't one of them. Completely missing.

So I went to the global list of ships and that's when I found the problem The other Aki Maru was at Hiroshima and it worked fine and
it's converting to an AKE as we speak.

I've discovered that once you click on the button to commit to the conversion the ship is put in the shipyard but you can move that bad
boy pierside instead and the conversion will still proceed. Cool.

[larryfulkerson]

Brian and I started a PBEM scenario #75 which is a tiny mod of the FP franchise and I've just received moves from him and
I watched the combat replay and I then did a save game to slot 4 and then used that in Tracker to update my stats. In the
"alerts" tab there's some verbage about some TF's being out of fuel but I've looked at those locations and only one of them
had anything in it and it wasn't one of the TF's in the Tracker list Those TF's I guess don't have any ship art or there's a bug
in the scenario, which would be my guess. I hope this doesn't mean we have to fix the scenario and do a restart because it
took me two days to do the Jap turn one moves.

[larryfulkerson]

More clues in the mystery uncovered in the panel above. These are supposedly the "delayed TF's" that you can get to from the
global list of TF's by the button "show delayed TF's ". Pretty nifty I think. Some of those delayed TF's have a hefty delay.

[larryfulkerson]

Now I've found a different problem. The individual ship display says that there's no FP aboard but a look at the
naval planes display says there's 2 FP's aboard and it's in the red to indicate that maybe it doesn't have room
for two ;planes or maybe it's not aircraft capable entirely. I don't know which.

[paradigmblue]

ORIGINAL: larryfulkerson

More clues in the mystery uncovered in the panel above. These are supposedly the "delayed TF's" that you can get to from the
global list of TF's by the button "show delayed TF's ". Pretty nifty I think. Some of those delayed TF's have a hefty delay.

You are correct- most of those are delayed TFs representing an expanded Wolfepack Monsoon German sub group. Most of these subs appear in these delayed TFs in 1943.

[paradigmblue]

ORIGINAL: larryfulkerson

Now I've found a different problem. The individual ship display says that there's no FP aboard but a look at the
naval planes display says there's 2 FP's aboard and it's in the red to indicate that maybe it doesn't have room
for two ;planes or maybe it's not aircraft capable entirely. I don't know which.

This looks like an error that persisted from the original Ironman scenario - the Kitakami Class cruisers do not accommodate float planes. I've now fixed the error.

[paradigmblue]

ORIGINAL: larryfulkerson

Now I've found a different problem. The individual ship display says that there's no FP aboard but a look at the
naval planes display says there's 2 FP's aboard and it's in the red to indicate that maybe it doesn't have room
for two ;planes or maybe it's not aircraft capable entirely. I don't know which.

The Mogami and Azuma have more planes than it can fly due to a conversion issue. It can convert to a version that can field 11 FP, allowing it to operate both the FP squadron and the Rufe float fighters. Until you make the conversion (7/42) simply transfer the Rufes off these ships, and then back on when (if) they are converted.

[paradigmblue]

ORIGINAL: larryfulkerson

There's a problem I found with the Aki Maru. There's two of them, both xAK's and only one of them really exists I'm guessing because of what happened. I was working with TF 202 which had one of the Aki Maru's in it and I disbanded it from the TF to start it on the conversion process to make it an AKE. But when I clicked on the anchor to get a list of the ships the Aki Maru wasn't one of them. Completely missing.

So I went to the global list of ships and that's when I found the problem The other Aki Maru was at Hiroshima and it worked fine and
it's converting to an AKE as we speak.

I've discovered that once you click on the button to commit to the conversion the ship is put in the shipyard but you can move that bad
boy pierside instead and the conversion will still proceed. Cool.

Good catch. I've changed the name of the 15112 Aki Maru to the Aki Maru II.

[paradigmblue]

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Recon - At work, so if these ideas are covered, disregard. A chutai of 9 recon Kates that can divide into 3x3 to go on KB (two on KB and other with Min-KB). Maybe another chutai becoming available in early 42. Upgradable to a Jill recon plane. So as not to give Japan another aircraft factory to use, make them come in as straight replacement per month (somebody might crank up production and then convert factory to something else) at like 3 to 6 each. For the Allies, have you checked the number of air and CV based airframes that are produced? I cranked up the Americans and adjusted some of the CW numbers for RA and BTS (see lates versions). Maybe have the Americans get a limited number of B-17s that are recon models only in '42 to reflect the fact that without numerous F4s, a few planes were used in this role. Since the Americans build the long range B-19s in this mod, there should be some recon plane that get reach out about half that distance or more.

I've added a total of for recon Chutais of recon Kates - essentially the Kates without the Torp with slightly longer range.

The allies already get additional F-4s as well as a land-based patrol bomber version of the B-19.

[paradigmblue]

ORIGINAL: Peever

Eagerly awaiting the new patch BUMP. [:D]

Recently I've been working on creating some new unit patch art for the Japanese and I found out that the IJAAF has their main flight training school at Hamamatsu Air Base. It's the hex SE of Nagoya. In Focus Pacific the IJAAF trainers start in Tokyo. Doesn't really matter where the units are located and it can always be moved by the player, but it would be a nice touch of history if they could start in Hamamatsu. (Location ID is #227 in the editor)

Thanks, the training squadrons have been moved.

[btd64]

Para, Duplicate AMC Prince Robert. Name only....Gp

[paradigmblue]

ORIGINAL: General Patton

Para, Duplicate AMC Prince Robert. Name only....Gp

Good catch, thanks.

Now AMC Prince Ernest (As in Ernest Augustus).

Sending you the scen files.

[btd64]

Received the files. Review will be finished today....GP

[1EyedJacks]

I've got a hankering to look this mod over but it sounds like you've got an update coming out soon? When is the next upgrade to this coming out?

[larryfulkerson]

I've got a hankering to look this mod over but it sounds like you've got an update coming out soon? When is the next upgrade to this coming out?

General Paton and I are playtesting the new release but GP has modded it to a new scenario #75. You might be able to get his
new mod or the plain vanila FP from him if you ask real nice. Tell him I sent you, it probably won't make a difference but you
never know.

[btd64]

Para is about to set it free. Stay tuned....GP