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Why are so many nations not allowed to develop Commanders? or typically the German Commanders employed during conflicks in Turkey ect..

Not sure, I have had Commanders with almost every nation so far, except Minors. Plus I rarely see much of an impact on the battlefield with them anyway..not sure what you get for them...sometimes they have negative impacts by their details?

ORIGINAL: battlevonwar

Not sure, I have had Commanders with almost every nation so far, except Minors. Plus I rarely see much of an impact on the battlefield with them anyway..not sure what you get for them...sometimes they have negative impacts by their details?

HAIG, has a bad defense rating, combined with a good assault rating.

What I do with Haig is use him for an attack, once the attack is all done and my entire turn is about over, is remove/detach him from the game, then next turn attach him somewhere. His poor defence rating can really hurt you in a counter offence if you leave him in the game all the time.

The same can be done with the 2 French generals that have poor defense ratings.

To me using the attach/detach of generals to different locations can enhance gameplay.

Perhaps there is a subtle difference with the commander. I'd like to actually see it. Does this impact dice as I see no precise formula for the offense/defense ratings?

am I playing the same game? How do you detach a commander?

The unit that has has a commander will have a little red X in it's box... Took me a few matches to notice... you can detach the commander and then replace him to another unit of your choosing...
P.S. I still think they're worth a bucket of spit

ORIGINAL: freeboy

am I playing the same game? How do you detach a commander?

I attach Generals and admirals and it adds a star on the map, are these something diffeent?
I actually do not no what you mean when you say x in the box???

ok.. I found the unit info stuff... Haig looks bad for the defensive areas... which in the early war you really need them all to be... thanks

ORIGINAL: battlevonwar

Perhaps there is a subtle difference with the commander. I'd like to actually see it. Does this impact dice as I see no precise formula for the offense/defense ratings?

Before attaching a commander to a unit, take a look at it's (units) attack/defense values. Then attach the commander, you should notice a change up or down in those values, not just that unit, but also other units within commander's range.

I'm starting to really get into this game editing wise, I have added a new Admiral David Beatty !

Admiral Beatty being deployed August 1914 in game.[:)]

New art for General Douglas Haig. I have removed the minus defence rating for Haig! It is bad enough fighting without having a commander, whose stats are a liability.[:)]( I'm in the process of adding new art work + new commanders for all Countries )

Have you given any thought about Ludendorff?

I will be adding a lot of new commanders, I'm working my way through each country at the moment, I have just finished James McCudden.[:)] So the answer to your question is yes I will be doing Ludendorff.

General Ludendorff joins the German army as soon as the attack on Belgium occurs.

New art for German Admiral Scheer.

New art General Von Hindenburg.

New art Fighter Ace Boelcke.

Admiral Hipper is added to the game for the first time, he joins as soon as Germany starts the war against Belgium.[;)]

German Admiral Friedrich von Ingenohl added to the game and starts as soon as war is declared against Belgium.[:)]