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I'm trying to use the battle generator, and am having some odd, apparently random, problems. What I want to do is use a map I made in a 1939 September battle between myself (Poles) and the AI (Germany). I want the computer to select both sides' forces, but I want to select the weather, visibility, and time of day myself.

Often when I try this the computer does not use all of the Polish points; even in a meeting engagement of 2100 points I will get only 3 squads or guns. And if I get a full complement of troops and start playing, I find that the weather and time of day (which I entered on the battle generator and on the editor when I made the map) I wanted have been ignored by the computer, and I am now fighting in a thunderstorm at night when I wanted a clear day at dawn.

Any ideas why this is happening, or, more importantly, how I can fight battles according to my specifications?

When you create a map save one version Before you touch victory objects and deploy lines. You must set retreat and reinforcement flags on it before saving. Use this map for battlegenerator. This will end in battle that has all set randomly and right. Uf you want to do all above as you wish you'll have to use map that has all set up by you. This later map don't work 100% with battle generator. It can mess up alot.

Game preferences: Before entering battle generator go to the preferences and set it up to your like. Don't get into preferences thru battle generator. This will keep your weather/vis/game turns 80% of cases as you've chosen them.

Doing battle as you want with 100% accurary: build a scenario.

(Combat command has league were year is -45/46 and its allied versus sovjets. Game has problems to get flags correct, and in some cases also sides are wrong. Best solution for this is that you'll get german HQ and buy troops with 'Nations' button.)

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msoh