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and when i say simple i mean simple, as no manual so kind of think of this as a bit of both, a guide, manual and after action report all in one solution for something that many will just pass as they think it wont be for them, it's a hidden Gem like panzer corps in some ways and not like it in others, if you liked the first one or didn't see it, as i have both and liked them both tbh, its a different setup regarding battle place, but also for me the scope has changed has well...

i found or had no issues with the first game, mind you a few ipad owners did, but that has been patched, but i'm guessing most didn't either see it or grab it as posting or info on this game is really lacking, seems it hasn't been pushed at all, like the first one and just left on it own to makes it's mark, no fan fair etc[:-]

which is a shame[:@]




so either support the developers or move along thanks, it's £3.00 in the sale, so don't expect to see WITW shots either[&o]

the first mission map on maximum zoom out, in all it's glory

and now onto the game play, i will give my self more resources as atm those on offer are a bit tight at 3100 for this level so i cheat and add some more, then at least i can show you around the battle a bit easier and do more stuff that you will see later when you play it, or not if this puts you off




this is the default game view and level of zoom, as it's set in the middle of the zoom level, so can be zoomed in to a single unit if you wish to go down a bit more, but then tbh you don't see much of the map so i hardly use that last level of zoom and stick with this one...

oh and notice or not, hide the fact that i have cheated and now got 9100 resource to spend[8|][;)][:D]

selecting the resources menu lets you buy units to add to your battle, but get delivered straight away but can't be moved until next turn, air power happens straight away and that sends a fighter bomber over to rocket or bomb what every is selected, and so far always hits the target, but on D day you had air superiority any way so that's fine




i didn't capture it but it's just started to light rain as well

i have selected the air strike from the resources menu and now will go see what target to strafe or bomb

those concrete bunkers look like they may cause me some trouble so i send one plane in to them from now




the bomb icons are what we can go for, as we can't target out own troops, i've tried, so i select a bunker and off on the mission the air unit goes and i see it fly in and do it's stuff

ah well i clicked to late and almost missed the plane, but you get the picture, you see it fly in and attack what ever you just selected, does some damage but will need another attack maybe or more to destroy it...

yes not much damage from that air attack so i send in another

next attack goes in better and now the concrete bunker is showing signs of damage




or will do on the next screen, also notice the resources are going down as each attack uses 100 resources so you can't just bomb the beach back to the stone age either, or you run out of resources

now the concrete bunker is showing signs of damage, with being happier that i captured the place in the shot better, i now move on




i can either send in more planes and make it easier for the troops on the beach or let them finish off the smoking damaged bunker themselves, either way it's a easier target for them now...

your choice as it's your game, as you can just send in more troops with your resources but then you run the risk of having supply problems as well with too many units on the ground, as they all use fuel and ammo and need to be resupplied...

any way i move onto the next bit and move some units onto the beach, some will land first turn, some will need another turn as are too far away




i select the nearest landing craft, i could have selected any tbh but these were at the tops so i just did this, once selected it shows me 2 things, one what's in the craft and 2, how far it can move this turn, and i see it can place the units inside on the beach so select it and do the move which will end the turn for this units with all it's movements points now gone/ spent etc

now the flamethrower unit has been landed where i want it, i move onto one that's further out so it wont land this turn




you see the animation of the unit moving through the water, it doesn't just appear on the beach either, but that's for video not a screen shot to show[;)]

same again i select another unit and prepare to move it, this time a tank, a funny as they was called, a swimming Sherman






as you can clearly see it won't make the beach as it's too far out this turn, but can move in any direction into any of the hexes shown.

i now land all my forces and move onto the next bit of this little demo...

oh wait a minute, i forgot, as i was landing some engineers they spotted some mines on the beach in front of them, only this unit can spot and clear them, other units only find them by walking over them the hard way, also they spot a remote controlled tank on the beach called a Goliath, which any unit can shoot at and destroy hopefully before it move next to your units and blows itself and your unit up that is...



engineers can only clear mines next to them, so you have to spend some time moving them around a bit, while you try and protect them from enemy fire

i move a infantry unit 1 step towards the Goliath and take a shot to destroy it

a hit and it's gone




one less thing to worry about as i go about moving the rest of my units a shore, also you can see the unit that fired is now also in red, seems they don't like to walk into barbed wire and sometimes take damage or suffer morale loss for it, same as mines these all add up to attrition that will in the end fatigue your troops so they will need to be either healed, rested or left for a turn or resupplied ...

well that's it for to days little glimpse into what is D day the finest few hours from the game Frontline The Longest Day

hope you enjoyed the first part, i may do another or not depends on views and comments, as if it's only me that buys it, i see little point[X(] [8|][:D][;)]

enjoy, i have[&o][&o][&o]

ORIGINAL: zakblood
i found or had no issues with the first game, mind you a few ipad owners did, but that has been patched, but i'm guessing most didn't either see it or grab it as posting or info on this game is really lacking, seems it hasn't been pushed at all, like the first one and just left on it own to makes it's mark, no fan fair etc[:-]

Excellent mini-guide, zakblood! Well done.

Apparently, the iPad version is still not fixed. The guy who owns the iPad version confirmed that there is no iPad patch to fix the Leningrad bug where the mission will not continue. Please see this thread.

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So, buyer beware with this company

sorry its not, hope they see this and fix it for you as it's a shame as its not a half bad game on the pc, with some hidden depth, was going to do a follow on but wont unless others want it or buy it, as it's not for my benefit [8|][:D][;)]

with some beach defences destroyed and all my units out of moves i end my turn and let the other side make its moves




remember i'm using a quick play so you will be attacked and get loses, while i have a cake walk, but it's just for a show or demo like so you can see what happens, not how badly i am at playing[8|][X(][:D]

the other side has gone, and now it is again our turn to move, i move my engineers towards some mines and remove the ones seen to clear a path



left click where the arrow points and that's one less mine to worry about