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bradfordkay wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 3:06 am Does this game system model ASDIC/SONAR? That was the one glaring weakness in WITPAE.

RangerJoe wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 3:17 am

bradfordkay wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 3:06 am Does this game system model ASDIC/SONAR? That was the one glaring weakness in WITPAE.

Look at the screen when the submarine combat occurs and the submarine is spotted so it crash dives.

bradfordkay wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 3:42 am

RangerJoe wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 3:17 am

bradfordkay wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 3:06 am Does this game system model ASDIC/SONAR? That was the one glaring weakness in WITPAE.

Look at the screen when the submarine combat occurs and the submarine is spotted so it crash dives.

I haven't run into that yet, but a sub crash diving due to being sighted does not tell you if SONAR is in play since that is a case of a surfaced sub ducking out of sight. Now if the combat texts show SONAR in use that will be good. I haven't run into that yet... all my sub attacks have been on unescorted transports and carge vessels so far.

RangerJoe wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 3:51 am

bradfordkay wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 3:42 am

RangerJoe wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 3:17 am

Look at the screen when the submarine combat occurs and the submarine is spotted so it crash dives.

I haven't run into that yet, but a sub crash diving due to being sighted does not tell you if SONAR is in play since that is a case of a surfaced sub ducking out of sight. Now if the combat texts show SONAR in use that will be good. I haven't run into that yet... all my sub attacks have been on unescorted transports and carge vessels so far.

Make sure your sound is turned on and then check if you hear anything.

RangerJoe wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 4:20 am Just replay the turn, it should be exactly the same. You can ask for a video to be saved but that would be in a patch if it were done at all.

BTW, when I played as Nationalists an ASW vessel blew up a submarine with the first depth "bomb" which American call depth charges.

bradfordkay wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 4:47 am

RangerJoe wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 4:20 am Just replay the turn, it should be exactly the same. You can ask for a video to be saved but that would be in a patch if it were done at all.

BTW, when I played as Nationalists an ASW vessel blew up a submarine with the first depth "bomb" which American call depth charges.

Joe, that does not answer the question. We have seen in WITP/AE that ships with depth charges/bombs can damage or sink subs even though they have a weak SONAR installation. My question is whether that aspect of the naval war has an improved model over AE.

Mkha2023 wrote: Tue Feb 03, 2026 6:34 pm Looked through the manual but couldnt find it: is it possible to destroy infrastructure that we want to deny the enemy? Bridges, airfields, ships, depots etc.

atheory wrote: Tue Feb 03, 2026 7:38 pm

Mkha2023 wrote: Tue Feb 03, 2026 6:34 pm Looked through the manual but couldnt find it: is it possible to destroy infrastructure that we want to deny the enemy? Bridges, airfields, ships, depots etc.

I only found this one paragraph referencing your intent.


Section 8.2.8

"There is a special button in the upper right corner for units with
engineers. “Scorched Earth” will give you the ability to have the selected
unit blow up bridges, sabotage airfields and railroad tracks as well as base
industry. Damage to base assets is only possible if your side owns the
base. This order will only be executed once and be reset after doing so.
Success depends on the number of engineers and the unit ammo levels."

Mkha2023 wrote: Tue Feb 03, 2026 8:07 pm

atheory wrote: Tue Feb 03, 2026 7:38 pm

Mkha2023 wrote: Tue Feb 03, 2026 6:34 pm Looked through the manual but couldnt find it: is it possible to destroy infrastructure that we want to deny the enemy? Bridges, airfields, ships, depots etc.

I only found this one paragraph referencing your intent.


Section 8.2.8

"There is a special button in the upper right corner for units with
engineers. “Scorched Earth” will give you the ability to have the selected
unit blow up bridges, sabotage airfields and railroad tracks as well as base
industry. Damage to base assets is only possible if your side owns the
base. This order will only be executed once and be reset after doing so.
Success depends on the number of engineers and the unit ammo levels."

That may very well do the trick! Lets see if it blows the bridges and the fuel capacity to smithereens.

(...how did i missed that in the manual? damn it.).

Thank you very much!

Tom_ wrote: Wed Feb 04, 2026 5:19 pm Would it be possible to have the save games also save the 'real world' date and time?
Look in your save folder in the game folder and then sort by date. You could also add the date and time in the description of the save when you save the game.

I have had to start a couple of the scenarios a few times because of CTDs and other issues and its hard to track which saves are current or old.
The above solution should help.

Is it possible to get a higher quality map? - so that zooming in isnt so pixilated?
I really don't know but I have a small screen and I just deal with it. Sorry that I can't help there.
Could saves also include the overlays we have chosen in the scenario - e.g automatically load the road/rail overlay.
Your game preferences should be saved.
Could there be a setting where once a unit reaches its move destination it defaults to defend? - rather than remain in 'move'?
If the unit doesn't move or has enough movement points left over, it "defaults" to combat mode and will dig in even if it shows that it is in the "move" mode.
If you give a unit a strategic move and its not on a rail line, it either doesn't pack up - or moves to a rail line and then begins the strategic move.
Yes, that is annoying. But you can bring in enough engineers to build a rail line!
Extend the arrows/paths that display the route a unit is going to move?
I believe but I can't state for a certainty that the movement arrows show how far the unit should move in one day.

User1984 wrote: Wed Feb 04, 2026 8:34 pm How can I access the unit movement screen shown in the Developer Diary #4?

The Developer should have provided the key commands in the Diary to show us how to access each screen.

vinnland wrote: Thu Feb 05, 2026 3:12 pm Hi, just started reading the manual and playing. I cannot really understand, what is a "task force"?