Combat animation

[Farflame]

I've just downloaded this game so I don't have the manual (I assume I can read it online somewhere)? Anyway, where's the combat animations gone from the first game? I found them really useful but now I just get the after-battle report.

[kondor]

You should have manual with your download.. At least I had it when I downloaded a game about year and a half...
Animation question was brought up before... It is a matter of taste I suppouse, but first thing I did in WAW is turning off animation [:)]. It takes up time and it is not important regarding data... And this game is time consuming enough [;)].
Now you have only animations when Italy joins the war, fall of Paris etc. But I turned those of to, I can´t help myself [:D].

[Farflame]

Ahh thanks for that. I can live without them for the first few turns. I know they're a bit 'tacky', but I find them useful as it gives me a sense of just how good/bad my troops are compared to my enemies (if I'm missing by 1 point I know it's just bad luck, if I'm missing by 20 points I know I'm defeated ). I located the manual on the download, but still couldn't find the answer to that one.

I suspect this will come up in this game too, so hopefully someone can answer this aswell - how do I attack subs? I found in the first game that I'd send a light fleet to the enemy sub but I got no option to attack them. Why?

[christian brown]

how do I attack subs? I found in the first game that I'd send a light fleet to the enemy sub but I got no option to attack them. Why?

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Wow!!!  That's odd; make sure you are using the most current version (IIRC v1.011) if PBEMing, if playing the AI, all you have to do is move a unit able to attack a sub (like your LF) and the little "battle box" WILL APPEAR, then just choose general attack (top left corner) and voila - the sub is attacked.................
 
PS, are you sure you did not accidentally try to attack the sub(s) more than once with the same light fleet on your turn?  Each unit only gets one attack per turn............

[Farflame]

No, it wasn't that. I'd send a fleet from port to an enemy sub but no attack option came up. I thought perhaps subs were hidden underwater if they didn't attack the previous turn, but it didn't work for my own subs. Maybe it's not a problem in this new version, I'll soon find out

[Farflame]

Hmm, Italy has joined the war now and Paris has fallen, but still no combat animation?

[christian brown]

It's not actually a combat animation, you've probably turned off "Videos" or some such in the options menu...........

[Farflame]

I mean the battle phase that was in WaW where you can see all the units firing at each other. I haven't changed anything, everything is on default and I've had a look around. I notice that in the manual there's no mention of the combat animation, but there is in the WaW manual - has it just been removed altogether?

[WanderingHead]

Yes, the combat animations were removed altogether.

It's the first question in the FAQ! tm.asp?m=1297484

[Farflame]

Ok thanks. Shame, I miss them