AndrewV
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I've also had the French teleport from Berlin to S Pommeramia. And the Russian army teleport out of Turkey to Corfu. And 60+ factors stuck in Wales (which has no port). I've also seen the Turkish AI get their regulars stuck in Cyprus after their navy was sunk. The current algorithm seems far to simplistic to me. (We always played with the optional limited access rule). The current rule as written, probably works ok if applied with by reasonable human beings, with a bit of flexibility and common sense, looking for a reasonable result. quote:
A valid alternative would be to stand down all corps and factors that are in enemy territory at the time of a surrender, and make them available for placement in the upcoming reinforcement phase. Allowing repatriated force to be placed as reinforcements would lead to French armies teleporting from Madrid to the Prussian border. instead bouncing to south France and then spending the next 3 months walking. The best alternative I can think of is: i. All countries, except England, teleport to the nearest friendly area from which they can walk to their capital. ii. England teleports to the nearest friendly area from which they can walk to a port, excluding the Black sea ports. Whilst this isn't perfect, I think it would be less problematic than the current rule. It will result in a few cases of corps teleporting further than they necessarily should, (eg. Russian corps teleporting from London to Denmark, even though they have access to France). England is assumed to be able to sail her corps back home from any port not in the Black Sea. This is not always true if she has lost Gibraltar or Malta and doesn't have access to suitable alternative ports. (Note that England also has the same problem with the existing rule. I'd suggest that if England isn't confident she can get her troops home, she should think carefully before committing them).
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