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Free Setup on Detailed Battles?
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:19 pm
by MartNick
How about having a free setup for the detailed battle mode, get a bit tired of the AI steaming in and capturing arty and supply units before I get a chance to move. Plus in the attached pic my supply units are trapped by the terrain, luckily I still won by shear weight of numbers .... just
RE: Free Setup on Detailed Battles?
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 3:21 pm
by ahauschild
The picture is funny. Only way they could have gotten there in real live is if they where in a beach area, and somehow the fleet dropped the supply stuff of in a cultesak.
I find the city replenish option a live saver in those situations.
RE: Free Setup on Detailed Battles?
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 5:07 pm
by munited18
I agree. The cities have saved me several times! I seem to have some fear of building Supply Depots. My therapist and I are working on this. She says that first I have to admit there is a problem....
RE: Free Setup on Detailed Battles?
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:28 pm
by Mynok
Tell her what I told mine: the problem is that supply costs too much!
Mine is now in therapy..........and I spent my money on COG instead of PhD. Life is good when sanity is optional equipment.
RE: Free Setup on Detailed Battles?
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:58 pm
by jchastain
Great screenie. [:D]
RE: Free Setup on Detailed Battles?
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:01 pm
by Krec
set up would be a great feature . preferably attacking armies would enter in direction of attack. would be a nice touch!![;)]
RE: Free Setup on Detailed Battles?
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:07 pm
by Montbrun
ORIGINAL: ahauschild
The picture is funny. Only way they could have gotten there in real live is if they where in a beach area, and somehow the fleet dropped the supply stuff of in a cultesak.
I find the city replenish option a live saver in those situations.
...Cul de Sac for future reference - LOL
Brad
RE: Free Setup on Detailed Battles?
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:09 pm
by Reiryc
I think ericbabe had said he might look into having supplies enter at the reinforcement hexes to avoid that kind of situation.
RE: Free Setup on Detailed Battles?
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:34 pm
by Tanaka
ORIGINAL: ahauschild
The picture is funny. Only way they could have gotten there in real live is if they where in a beach area, and somehow the fleet dropped the supply stuff of in a cultesak.
I find the city replenish option a live saver in those situations.
city replentish option???
RE: Free Setup on Detailed Battles?
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:51 pm
by munited18
Tanaka:
If during a detailed tactical battle you end a movement of your tropps in a city hex, then they recover some supply. So, even if you don't have supply wagons, you can still receive supplies during the battle. This is very valuable if you are defending in a battle with no wagons. You can just set up a position near a city and rotate your units off the front lines and into the city to keep them supplied. It isn't perfect and will never replace the wagons but at least it is an alternative to no supply at all..
RE: Free Setup on Detailed Battles?
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:01 am
by Tanaka
ORIGINAL: munited18
Tanaka:
If during a detailed tactical battle you end a movement of your tropps in a city hex, then they recover some supply. So, even if you don't have supply wagons, you can still receive supplies during the battle. This is very valuable if you are defending in a battle with no wagons. You can just set up a position near a city and rotate your units off the front lines and into the city to keep them supplied. It isn't perfect and will never replace the wagons but at least it is an alternative to no supply at all..
very nice to know! thanks! [:)]
RE: Free Setup on Detailed Battles?
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:00 am
by Latour_Maubourg
By the way, what is the obsession of enemy troops with bastions and strongholds? I was fighting a Spanish army and they send about 40.000 troops including cavalry to some stronghold where there about 4.000 militia from me. I deployed my army but no..there were bussy getting some totally unimportant thingie. I felt basicly pretty stupid. It was as they were saying: Sorry senor first we have to deal with these and then we fight you. Needless to say I attacked from behind and slaughtered them.
L-M.