Mac Linehan
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ORIGINAL: PresterJohn Bit of a newb question but could someone briefly either point me in the right direction to read myself or give me a quick answer to what the various engineer types do? So far ive seen Construction engineers, construction labour, shipping engineers and engineers. I'm enjoying the game i'm playing but need a better in depth understanding of the changes and building bases is kinda important!! thanks Engineers: The “name” of a device does not matter, only the device data matters. Any Eng unit can always build, but if it has Anti-Armor <1, it cannot reduce forts. If it has Anti-Soft <9, it cannot AV. If it is “named” Construction or Labor Eng, but is a Type = 23 (squad), it will not build. If it also has a-a <1, and a-s <9, it won’t do anything but eat (i.e., nothing but ‘bodies’). So there is a matrix of different Eng squads that represent a mix of abilities; build stuff, reduce forts, able to AV, some of the above, none of the above. DaBigBabes uses this matrix (according to our appreciation as to how it falls out) to help limit in-game tempo, by limiting in-game infrastructure. Shore Party: Shore Party is a sub-set of Nav Sup. Shore Party devices assist in loading/unloading but do not assist in repairing or rearming. Repair/rearm bases were very far and few between, for both sides, and thus with BigBabes, but both sides recognized an imperative for stevedoring and non-integral lift capability. Thus Shore Partys and a skoosh of code that lets them give an unload bonus to TFs. A Shore Party switch may be set for a Vehicle, such as an LVT-2 Amph Trac; It may be set for a Type = 24 Eng squad, like USA Port Srvc Sq, in which case it may also help build; It may be set for a Type = 23 Squad, like USA Amph Sup Sq. Check the editor often, and become familiar with all the different kinds of units available. For example: USMC Pioneer Sq – Squad type – No Build, Yes AV, Yes Shore Party, No Reduce Forts USN Constr Eng Sq – Eng type – Yes Build, Yes AV, No Shore Party, No Reduce Forts USN Spec Eng Sq – Eng type – Yes Build, No AV, Yes Shore Party, No Reduce Forts USN Base Eng Sq – Eng type – Yes Build, No AV, Yes Shore Party, No Reduce Forts USA Port Svc Sq – Eng type – Yes Build, No AV, Yes Shore Party, No Reduce Forts USA Amph Sup Sq – Squad type – No Build, Yes AV, Yes Shore Party, No Reduce Forts JWE - This (and the whole thread) is most helpful. Have been using the editor to follow your unit matrix above - and (after mobilizing all three megs of RAM) it is beginning to make sense. An Enlightened Mac
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