jwilkerson
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Joined: 9/15/2002 From: Kansas Status: offline
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Well if your opponent is more experienced maybe he can help. But "standard" (for the players who post on this forum) settings include Both sub doctrines off Computer running of subs off auto base building and replacements off fog of war: ON Weather: ON Damage Control ON Reports ON Animations ON Summaries ON In a PBEM I would set the AI level to "Historical". In theory it should not matter, but you don't want an imbalance here. Variable reinforcements, I don't know what the "standard" is here .. I use the highest degree of variability because creates more FOW. Now "historical start" is a variable, some play with it on and some off. Most play with Dec 7 Surprise on, but Allied players might want to include this in the negotiations regarding house rules, so this is not a given. And some players, whether Allied or Japanese like the PDU on, but this is probably included in the house rules negotiation as well. And finally most players (in this forum) like 1-day turns . but a few swear by the 2-day turns, so depending on your opponent this one might require some discussion. But regardless, what matters is how the Japanese player sets up the settings. The settings on the Allied player's machine do not matter. As this is your first game, I would suggest a detailed clarification with your opponent before starting, you both have a lot to lose if the settings are not what you wanted. Some folks even send screen shots of the proposed switch settings before starting the game, just to be sure.
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