Tankerace
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Joined: 3/21/2003 From: Stillwater, OK, United States Status: offline
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Production was turned off for two reasons: 1) At the time it was determined to be off (December of 2004.... almost a year before release), it was because we weren't sure how the AI would respond. Indeed, at the time we went through hurdles to get the AI to work, and it seems (I'm sorry to say), that some post release work was needed (you guys are gonnna love 1.2). 2) The other reason I decided to have it off - for the initial release - was player accessibility. The majority of all players of WitP seem to be Allied players, and the reason usually (at least again, back in 2004 and the early part of 2005) was the production system, either due to an inability to learn it, or an unwillingness to do so. Thus, I turned production off, to make Japan playable for the newbies, just as much as the Allies. The overwhelming sentiment is that was the right decision - for the initial release. There is no reaso why production can't be on, and in fact I am giving serious consideration to creating 2 PBEM variants, one of each campaign, with production on. It certainly would add a new dimension to the game, but I chose to not have all scenarios with it due to accessability. There really isn't an obstacle to turning production on, just redestributing resources, tweaking supply rates, and adding back factories (aswell as aircraft engines and all that good stuff). It certainly would be a task in itself, but our initial AI concerns seem to be unfounded. More than likely I wlll do production on scenarios, but it would be some time before they are done (many things already in the queue). I figure in a couple of months releasing a scenario pack, have a War Plan Red, Plan Gold, 2 production on scenarios, and maybe a couple of smaller PBEM style scenarios. But at some point I want to get to work on War Plan Orange: Flames in the East (the RJW expansion, add on, thingie, that will hopefully see the light of day). Nice title eh?
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Designer of War Plan Orange Allied Naval OOBer of Admiral's Edition Naval Team Lead for War in the Med Author of Million-Dollar Barrage: American Field Artillery in the Great War coming soon from OU Press.
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