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Coloured exclamation marks on bases
Posted: Wed May 19, 2021 12:19 pm
by Woollybear
Quick question after starting D+2 [:D] I notice some bases have red or yellow exclamation marks (!) but I can find nothing in the manual to suggest the meaning, what are they?
Thanks.
RE: Coloured exclamation marks on bases
Posted: Wed May 19, 2021 12:39 pm
by Q-Ball
They are supply shortage indicators. YELLOW is bad, RED is critical. You need to get supplies to those bases (or, move bombers out, bombers will increase the requested supply and therefore create a shortage vs. requested).
RE: Coloured exclamation marks on bases
Posted: Wed May 19, 2021 1:45 pm
by Woollybear
Excellent thank you Q-Ball
RE: Coloured exclamation marks on bases
Posted: Wed May 19, 2021 4:14 pm
by Leandros
ORIGINAL: Woollybear
Quick question after starting D+2 [:D] I notice some bases have red or yellow exclamation marks (!) but I can find nothing in the manual to suggest the meaning, what are they?
Thanks.
As an example drop tanks won't be available on bases with those warnings.
Fred
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RE: Coloured exclamation marks on bases
Posted: Wed May 19, 2021 9:11 pm
by Ian R
You can get a yellow marker even when you have more than required supply - the exe wants to draw 3 x required to the base. Operations are still possible, but see what Fred said - austerity measures are imposed that impair activities at the base. Pages 251-252 of the manual outline some of the effects on, particularly, air operations if the base does not have at least 2x the required level - which the exe recalculates daily. If it is not important, you can live with it.
Red is bad though, you are under the required level and need to remedy the situation ASAP.
RE: Coloured exclamation marks on bases
Posted: Tue May 25, 2021 8:42 am
by Woollybear
Thanks Ian & Leandros, just read up again on that part and makes better sense now
RE: Coloured exclamation marks on bases
Posted: Tue May 25, 2021 10:09 am
by Sardaukar
Also can indicate being below required garrison, which can lose VPs per turn.
RE: Coloured exclamation marks on bases
Posted: Tue May 25, 2021 12:19 pm
by BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Sardaukar
Also can indicate being below required garrison, which can lose VPs per turn.
I made that remark once and Alfred promptly corrected that the
! exclamation mark only appears if there has been a partisan attack and point lost the turn before.
RE: Coloured exclamation marks on bases
Posted: Tue May 25, 2021 1:09 pm
by GetAssista
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Sardaukar
Also can indicate being below required garrison, which can lose VPs per turn.
I made that remark once and Alfred promptly corrected that the
! exclamation mark only appears if there has been a partisan attack and point lost the turn before.
It was not my intention to impersonate Alfred (who actually never gave a complete answer in that thread) [8D]
https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4954073
ORIGINAL: GetAssista
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
Another red exclamation mark is when the base has a minimum garrison AV and your troops are below it.
The garrison one only appears for the turn when you have a -1VP event, partisans and stuff, and is absent otherwise
RE: Coloured exclamation marks on bases
Posted: Tue May 25, 2021 4:10 pm
by BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: GetAssista
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Sardaukar
Also can indicate being below required garrison, which can lose VPs per turn.
I made that remark once and Alfred promptly corrected that the
! exclamation mark only appears if there has been a partisan attack and point lost the turn before.
It was not my intention to impersonate Alfred (who actually never gave a complete answer in that thread) [8D]
https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4954073
ORIGINAL: GetAssista
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
Another red exclamation mark is when the base has a minimum garrison AV and your troops are below it.
The garrison one only appears for the turn when you have a -1VP event, partisans and stuff, and is absent otherwise
I stand corrected! - because I get spanked so many times for my poor recall! [:D]

RE: Coloured exclamation marks on bases
Posted: Tue May 25, 2021 4:21 pm
by RangerJoe
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: GetAssista
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
I made that remark once and Alfred promptly corrected that the ! exclamation mark only appears if there has been a partisan attack and point lost the turn before.
It was not my intention to impersonate Alfred (who actually never gave a complete answer in that thread) [8D]
https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4954073
ORIGINAL: GetAssista
The garrison one only appears for the turn when you have a -1VP event, partisans and stuff, and is absent otherwise
I stand corrected! - because I get spanked so many times for my poor recall! [:D]
What is the first sign of old age?
"I don't remember!"
RE: Coloured exclamation marks on bases
Posted: Wed May 26, 2021 11:12 am
by Sardaukar
In any case, red exclamation mark is *bad*, yellow is *caution* [8D]
RE: Coloured exclamation marks on bases
Posted: Wed May 26, 2021 12:36 pm
by Ian R
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Sardaukar
Also can indicate being below required garrison, which can lose VPs per turn.
I made that remark once and Alfred promptly corrected that the
! exclamation mark only appears if there has been a partisan attack and point lost the turn before.
Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to post on the forum anymore. I can only infer that posters such as evoken insulting him was off-putting.
RE: Coloured exclamation marks on bases
Posted: Wed May 26, 2021 1:56 pm
by RangerJoe
ORIGINAL: Ian R
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Sardaukar
Also can indicate being below required garrison, which can lose VPs per turn.
I made that remark once and Alfred promptly corrected that the
! exclamation mark only appears if there has been a partisan attack and point lost the turn before.
Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to post on the forum anymore. I can only infer that posters such as evoken insulting him was off-putting.
I get tired of people insulting him when he tries to help. Disagreeing with him is fine, don't be insulting about it.