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Hello,

I do not know how realistic it would be, but I would really like to know (maybe in the log) when one of my units intercepted a supply column. Not too many details, just a report that I have successfully disrupted a supply line.

The reason why I ask is that I am pretty sure that I am blocking the supplies of some Greek units in charge of the centaurs, but I cannot verify this.
Even by cheating (surrender) there is no information on the supplies left.

Cheers,

Michele

RedDevil,
 
Good point. However, my first reaction is that it's going to be difficult to do because of the way we abstract the supply delivery through an event rather than by moving a supply column on the map as a unit. We did this to alleviate the processor load.
 
When the supply transport event executes to deliver the supplies it checks the route to see what firepower influence is along it. It then uses this to determine any casualties and losses to the supply column. The trouble is the firepower influence maps are an amalgam of the firepower from all enemy units. These are calced each minute when each unit processes its next event. Effectively adding their firepower to wherever they can see ( attenuated by terrain and range ).
 
We do not store which units contributed to the firepower influence at a given location. So it's not possible to attribute it to any individual unit or to a group of them for that matter.
 
However, what I do take from what you say is that you would like some indication that you are cutting the enemy's supplies in a given area or to a given unit. The latter is probably more easily done as we could use the Unit Info Boxes on enemy intel reports to indicate supply lime status just as we do now for friendly units. I'm concerned that we do not give away too much info here though.
 
I'll ponder a bit more. Suggestions welcomed.
 
TT3482 - UI - Enemy Supplu Line Status - Options to provide feedback eg Unit Info Box

So are the specific location(s) that the supply event route is influenced by the firepower map calulated? Could you just post an icon, similar to the dead unit crosses, that indicates "a supply column was fired upon here". Not too much info - you'd know you got someone's supply column (as you would IRL - just look at the burning trucks), but you wouldn't necessarily know which enemy unit's supplies got shot up.

FN,
 
Yes we should be able to do that. I'll add it to the wish list. Thanks.