Support unit assignment screen request

Please posts your wishlists, new feature and interface tweak requests here for the developers to review.

Moderator: Joel Billings

Post Reply
User avatar
CapAndGown
Posts: 3078
Joined: Tue Mar 06, 2001 10:00 am
Location: Virginia, USA

Support unit assignment screen request

Post by CapAndGown »

When assigning a support unit to a city/corps/combat unit it would be nice to be able to examine the TOE of the unit before choosing it. Is there a way to do this currently? If not, I would request that it be added.
Sammy5IsAlive
Posts: 652
Joined: Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:01 pm

RE: Support unit assignment screen request

Post by Sammy5IsAlive »

ORIGINAL: CapAndGown

When assigning a support unit to a city/corps/combat unit it would be nice to be able to examine the TOE of the unit before choosing it. Is there a way to do this currently? If not, I would request that it be added.

If you are looking for the TOE% that is there already I believe? It's the number to the left of each SU on the assignment screen. If you are talking about the TOEs in terms of what elements are in the SUs then my 2c would be that this is pretty self explanatory for most of the SU types. From an Axis perspective at least I've only had to do a couple of notes to myself to remind me what is in the different Artillery/AA SUs as they are a bit more variable.
User avatar
CapAndGown
Posts: 3078
Joined: Tue Mar 06, 2001 10:00 am
Location: Virginia, USA

RE: Support unit assignment screen request

Post by CapAndGown »

ORIGINAL: Sammy5IsAlive

ORIGINAL: CapAndGown

When assigning a support unit to a city/corps/combat unit it would be nice to be able to examine the TOE of the unit before choosing it. Is there a way to do this currently? If not, I would request that it be added.

If you are looking for the TOE% that is there already I believe? It's the number to the left of each SU on the assignment screen. If you are talking about the TOEs in terms of what elements are in the SUs then my 2c would be that this is pretty self explanatory for most of the SU types. From an Axis perspective at least I've only had to do a couple of notes to myself to remind me what is in the different Artillery/AA SUs as they are a bit more variable.

It not as self explanatory to me, apparently. Anyway, my request stands: I would like to examine the TOE of support units before selecting them.
User avatar
juv95hrn
Posts: 293
Joined: Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:58 pm

RE: Support unit assignment screen request

Post by juv95hrn »

I can absolutely see why.

You want to assign the best trained units, and leave the others to train in the reserve. Its a pain to memorize which ones

I think you can transfer them to the TB hex designated on the map from the CR though. Not sure what would happen with an off map unit designated this way...
"Yes, I am the henchman of the Devil but my services are primarily ceremonial..."
User avatar
CapAndGown
Posts: 3078
Joined: Tue Mar 06, 2001 10:00 am
Location: Virginia, USA

RE: Support unit assignment screen request

Post by CapAndGown »

ORIGINAL: juv95hrn

I can absolutely see why.

You want to assign the best trained units, and leave the others to train in the reserve. Its a pain to memorize which ones

I think you can transfer them to the TB hex designated on the map from the CR though. Not sure what would happen with an off map unit designated this way...

Hmm. You bring up something I had not thought about. I was primarily thinking about what kind of equipment the SU might have. But you bring up the issue of moral, experience, etc. So I will amend my request: instead of providing an option to view the TOE, I would like an option to bring up a unit window to examine before picking the unit. In the case of Soviet SU's, there might be a mix of newer and more experienced units that you might wish to pick between. (Not sure where new SU's show up yet, haven't got that far in the manual. In WitE 1 I would create new SU's at Stavka and let them train up a bit before assigning them.)
The_Drill_SGT
Posts: 60
Joined: Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:28 pm

RE: Support unit assignment screen request

Post by The_Drill_SGT »

my thinking was that he wanted for example to see the eqp in flak units or the various SPG units to determine their tank killing potential
User avatar
Erik Rutins
Posts: 39761
Joined: Tue Mar 28, 2000 4:00 pm
Location: Vermont, USA
Contact:

RE: Support unit assignment screen request

Post by Erik Rutins »

You can examine their TO&Es in the HQ they are currently assigned to. I always do this when seeing a new SU for the first time, then over time you learn what they are and stop having to check. That way you know which Flak units have the 88s, the difference between a StuG Battalion and a StuG Battery, etc.

With that said, an additional preview might be technically possible within the SU picking screen, as a feature request for the future.
Erik Rutins
CEO, Matrix Games LLC


Image

For official support, please use our Help Desk: http://www.matrixgames.com/helpdesk/

Freedom is not Free.
User avatar
CapAndGown
Posts: 3078
Joined: Tue Mar 06, 2001 10:00 am
Location: Virginia, USA

RE: Support unit assignment screen request

Post by CapAndGown »

Please move this thread to the new features request section.
Post Reply

Return to “Feature Suggestions”