When a HQ has a command radius of 1 does this mean...

[Tanaka]

that it has to be in the same hex of the unit or it can be in the next hex over???

[Tophat]

Hmnmm,
I have been operating on the assumption its the surrounding adjacent hex.....if i'm wrong its a big "Oooops"!!!

[Tanaka]

anyone know???

[latosusi]

Should be adjacent hex as well. Otherwise it should 0. It says radius after all.
Not that i notice any difference anyway.

[Halsey]

The range is counted from the inclusive hex. So a range of 1 means the hex it's in. A range of 9, is only 8 hexes.[;)]

Don't ask me why, it's just the way it is.[;)]

[RevRick]

That makes no sense. All number systems start with zero, and count upward, or down from there. This has also been true in every other game I have ever played. OY!!!

[Tanaka]

ORIGINAL: Halsey

The range is counted from the inclusive hex. So a range of 1 means the hex it's in. A range of 9, is only 8 hexes.[;)]

Don't ask me why, it's just the way it is.[;)]

as opposed to aircraft ranges where 1 is the next hex over???

[Halsey]

You got it. It's just the way they did it. I have no explanation why.[:D]

[Heliotic]

ORIGINAL: RevRick

That makes no sense. All number systems start with zero, and count upward, or down from there. This has also been true in every other game I have ever played. OY!!!

Sure, but zero also means 'none' as in 'none command ability' [;)]

[Knaust]

damn...so must the HQ unit be in the same hex of the LCU?....plz reply

YES

or

NO

[Halsey]

Check the command range on the HQ. If it is one, that means it has to be in the same hex![:)]

[steveh11Matrix]

Well, at least I know this for the restart game...I think I understand why, but it's nice and counter-intuitive! [:(]

Steve.

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

As far as I know 1 HEX means just the HEX the unit is in.

2 HEXes mean the HEX unit is in and 1 HEX away from it (and so on for 3, 4, 5... HEXes radis).


Leo "Apollo11"

[Knaust]

uhmmm...radius is a distance...
say, TF may move 1 hex, it doesn't mean that TF stays in its hex[8|]
so Command Radius 1 hex should mean that HQ give benefits to units in the same hex and units 1 hex far away[:-]

[tsimmonds]

ORIGINAL: Knaust

uhmmm...radius is a distance...
say, TF may move 1 hex, it doesn't mean that TF stays in its hex[8|]
so Command Radius 1 hex should mean that HQ give benefits to units in the same hex and units 1 hex far away[:-]

You would think so, wouldn't you?

But this is not the first time this question has been asked....

[Feinder]

Well, you learn something new every day.

Can I go home now?
-F-

[Tanaka]

ORIGINAL: Knaust

uhmmm...radius is a distance...
say, TF may move 1 hex, it doesn't mean that TF stays in its hex[8|]
so Command Radius 1 hex should mean that HQ give benefits to units in the same hex and units 1 hex far away[:-]

yep this is the same with air units. from what everyone says it appears it is only this way with HQ's.

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: Knaust

uhmmm...radius is a distance...
say, TF may move 1 hex, it doesn't mean that TF stays in its hex[8|]
so Command Radius 1 hex should mean that HQ give benefits to units in the same hex and units 1 hex far away[:-]

HQ's are different... believe me... what I wrote is true... [:)]


Leo "Apollo11"


P.S. Be careful with "[:-]" [;)]

[pasternakski]

ORIGINAL: Knaust

uhmmm...radius is a distance...
say, TF may move 1 hex, it doesn't mean that TF stays in its hex[8|]
so Command Radius 1 hex should mean that HQ give benefits to units in the same hex and units 1 hex far away[:-]

Faulty premise. Remember that the hex itself has a radius. You are measuring command radius here, not movement radius. So, it is perfectly reasonable to see "command radius of one" as referring to the hex the HQ occupies.

In any event, that's just how it is, so we live with it.

[Belce]

Looking at it from the point of design, all counting of range, radius should be consistent, just like the location of buttons like exit in information windows should be the same. Unfortuantely its not the case here and is a common neurosis throughout the game. So many aspects of this game's design need to be learned individually without having the benefit of using things learned in other places, like how to exit an information screen. It does add more than initial frustration as you learn this game, I think it adds to its overall charm and it may even be intentional, forcing you to look everywhere, be careful everywhere, to pay attention to the details.

Compare creating a TF to loading that TF with troops, its very different as well, but being able to see unit information on that screen is good to have and allows you have a look at formations at that point as you decide to load.

So looking at this game, you need to look at all of its sub components and learn each individually because only if each part is understood and used effectively will you have an oppurtunity to achieve hoped for results. I think the over riding design goal of this game is for a player to come away thinking that logistics and planning are the most important aspect and that these are truely difficult feats to accomplish well.