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ORIGINAL: Flaviusx

The scenarios are being revised. Personally, I would quite aggressively limit the numbers of units set to static in all these. My ideal number of static units is approximately zero.

Maybe a better question is why you would ever even use STATIC. It doesn't confer any benefits, other than harvesting APs.

The Soviets can use APs and Trucks, but putting something on static in 1942 is pretty risky if you don't want to lose it. And you don't get much in return, unless it's a Tank unit. But why would you put a Tank unit on Static?

I don't think I'll ever use it

ORIGINAL: Q-Ball

ORIGINAL: Flaviusx
The scenarios are being revised. Personally, I would quite aggressively limit the numbers of units set to static in all these. My ideal number of static units is approximately zero.

Maybe a better question is why you would ever even use STATIC. It doesn't confer any benefits, other than harvesting APs.

The Soviets can use APs and Trucks, but putting something on static in 1942 is pretty risky if you don't want to lose it. And you don't get much in return, unless it's a Tank unit. But why would you put a Tank unit on Static?

I don't think I'll ever use it

Besides the AP's and trucks there's a 10% increase in the unit construction value. Perhaps tweaking that would breath some air into STATIC mode. In the meanwhile, I pretty much agree with Static being completely useless right now.

ORIGINAL: Pelton

Your graphics sure goes a long way to compensate for your sometimes overly blunt tone.

Great picture! [:D]

ORIGINAL: PeeDeeAitch

ORIGINAL: chasman

Haven't dropped in here in a while. Has the I WIN button been installed yet?

Yes, but it only works for one's opponent.

Curses!

Someone made that one up for me.

Your right I am not that colorful, more black and white.

Pelton

Someone made quite an effort to create such cartooniness.

I am extremely glad that the 1:1 rule is being removed. I really felt it was too much of an advantage to the Soviets and unbalanced the game from '42 on. The other changes in 1.05 look great. Keep up the awesome work guys. The best eastern front game out there just keeps getting better and better.

ORIGINAL: Bletchley_Geek

Perhaps tweaking that would breath some air into STATIC mode. In the meanwhile, I pretty much agree with Static being completely useless right now.

Well, don't anybody think that's a problem ?
IMHO, static mode could be an elegant way to model the logistical impossibility to conduct general offensive on the whole front after Barbarossa.

You just have to put in enough incentives (or penalties for the 'normal' mode) to make it actually used. This could open a whole new strategic thinking for both players.

Just curious how the ETA for v1.05 is going?  I'm sure I speak for everybody on this forum when I say I'm very excited about this patch. 

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I think the default date for v1.05 was about mid-Sept.  If things go well with testing maybe sooner, if not maybe later.  Sorry to be so vague but I don't think you'll get any exact date until it's within 24-48 hrs ready for release [&:]

Well maybe getting rid of the 1:1 rule is better for the game, but it will completely bork the on-going game that I've been playing for several months, where my German opponent has built up level 4 forts across the front under the existing rules and I get to attack them without the 1:1 rule, which based on what I've seen in recent turns will be an exercise in futility. Not very happy about the effect on on-going games (there are some of those, remember?!).

For these situations we strongly suggest that you install two copies of the game on your hard drive and only update one of them. That way you can keep playing old games under the old rule, while playing new games with the new rules if desired.

Can't give you a date. Things keep coming up. We are making progress though, and hopefully it won't be too long of a wait.