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Note that this problem wasn't quite done: My test for whether the unit had been moved was flawed. The problem was that by the time the game checked for disengagement of the unit, the unit had already been flagged as moved and its MPs deducted! So, it always failed the "unmoved" test. I had to backtrack in the code to before that flagging had taken place, check for "unmoved" just before that and, if it passed, preserve that in a separate flag. That done, it is now working correctly.Curtis Lemay wrote: Sun Sep 07, 2025 10:23 pm Now, several of the HQ and Artillery units helped the front-line elements escape, but then couldn't escape themselves - suffering disengagement attacks and loss of MPs and equipment in doing so.:
I've always wondered why Norm made it possible for towed artillery to escape unscathed when withdrawing from hostile units when they were the only unit left in a hex. A HQ unit is typically small and mobile so sure it could do it. But then people use them as rear guards which is really gamey. They would be overrun and killed off. Heck the Soivets even ordered their HQ units to not engage in combat. The loss of technical personnel and officers wouldn't be tolerated. So personally I think it's good to see that can be fixed.Curtis Lemay wrote: Sun Sep 07, 2025 10:18 pm Now for the Player Option to limit HQ and Artillery disengagement ability. My theory is that such units should be able to escape engagement themselves (they are in the rear and, in a real-time world, would escape any breakthroughs) but could not be used to "rescue" front-line defenders.
I agree but note that I've left it as a player option. The designer can "pre-set" the option even (either way), but the player can still override him.Lobster wrote: Tue Sep 09, 2025 10:48 amI've always wondered why Norm made it possible for towed artillery to escape unscathed when withdrawing from hostile units when they were the only unit left in a hex. A HQ unit is typically small and mobile so sure it could do it. But then people use them as rear guards which is really gamey. They would be overrun and killed off. Heck the Soivets even ordered their HQ units to not engage in combat. The loss of technical personnel and officers wouldn't be tolerated. So personally I think it's good to see that can be fixed.Curtis Lemay wrote: Sun Sep 07, 2025 10:18 pm Now for the Player Option to limit HQ and Artillery disengagement ability. My theory is that such units should be able to escape engagement themselves (they are in the rear and, in a real-time world, would escape any breakthroughs) but could not be used to "rescue" front-line defenders.