recomendations please

[Cpt Sherwood]

I would like to play two PBEM games sometime in the near future, when the 1.8 patch is available. I want to play one as Japan and one as Allies. I am wondering whether I should use Niks mod 4.2 or CHS 1.06. I know both mods try to address corrections for the stock senarios. Is one better than the other for better balanced play? I want to have fun, winning is not important when playing either side, the playing - matching my wits against another human - is what is fun (the AI is stupid in the extreme).

[el cid again]

Depending on what "near future" means, and the luck of work in progress being ready for testing, you may have more choices. There is going to be a release of CHS that may incorporate Nicks mod, or other things intended to help air combat. It will correct a number of problems in any case. And immediately after that there will be a release of RHS - a variation that will include reform of identified errors too sweeping for sufficient review to be included in CHS this time around. This will include a serious attempt to deal with ship ranges, ship armor, etc. IF you don't want to wait for these releases, you are well advised to go with CHS - because the map is an order of magnitude more accurate (I will send you a data analysis if you like) and a number of OB things have been fixed in it.

[Andrew Brown]

ORIGINAL: el cid again
IF you don't want to wait for these releases, you are well advised to go with CHS - because the map is an order of magnitude more accurate (I will send you a data analysis if you like) and a number of OB things have been fixed in it.

CHS is my personal preference, but I have converted Nik's mod scenario for use with my (non-extended) map. See the scenarios page at my website (link in sig) for details.

Andrew