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Formation movement - 3/10/2019 4:00:44 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi guys, is there any way to move ENTIRE Formations (like HQ and all branch associated) or highlight easy all units in the same branch to move it to the same location theatre? thx in advance!
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RE: Formation movement - 3/10/2019 6:42:58 PM   
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Hi guys, is there any way to move ENTIRE Formations (like HQ and all branch associated) or highlight easy all units in the same branch to move it to the same location theater? thx in advance!


If you were to right click on the target unit you should be presented with a smaller submenu that will give the option: "entire group" choose entire group and they will all move to the destination hex.



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RE: Formation movement - 3/10/2019 10:33:47 PM   
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RE: Formation movement - 3/10/2019 10:41:07 PM   
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Hi guys, is there any way to move ENTIRE Formations (like HQ and all branch associated) or highlight easy all units in the same branch to move it to the same location theater? thx in advance!


If you were to right click on the target unit you should be presented with a smaller submenu that will give the option: "entire group" choose entire group and they will all move to the destination hex.



That moves a stack, not a formation.

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RE: Formation movement - 3/10/2019 10:45:11 PM   
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Good catch Bob. I neglected to read the post close enough to discern the real question being asked. I've been known to stack the units of an individual formation in the same hex, hopefully on a rail hex, to facilitate moving them as a group when they move.

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RE: Formation movement - 3/10/2019 10:54:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		Yeah you're right, only stacks. But better way to move entire for actions to prepare it for new theatre?

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RE: Formation movement - 3/10/2019 11:04:04 PM   
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Yeah you're right, only stacks. But better way to move entire for actions to prepare it for new theatre?

I don't understand what you're asking. Can you rephrase it?

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RE: Formation movement - 3/10/2019 11:15:41 PM   
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Just conquered poland. Want to move all armies to France. But I wonder if I can move easy one HQ and his units in the same branch, to have it close before start the conquer of France. I wonder if I have any option better move one by one.

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RE: Formation movement - 3/10/2019 11:28:27 PM   
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If I was you I'd move those units close to the coast to a port and move them by ship instead of rail because you may not have enough rail cap to move very much by train. And moving the formations by rail is a good idea, it'll save the strength of the unit, which if they had to march there instead they would be using up their supply and operational readiness. Moving them by rail is by far the best way to move them. Some of the HQ units can be flown to a friendly airfield near where they will eventually end up. Use all the different ways you can move them except marching. Rail, sea, and air. The idea is to move as many units as possible without marching them.


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RE: Formation movement - 3/10/2019 11:32:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		So there's no way to order a HQ entire formation to move it same time. Scenarios like WW2 it's a pain.

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RE: Formation movement - 3/10/2019 11:45:18 PM   
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So there's no way to order a HQ entire formation to move it same time. Scenarios like WW2 it's a pain.

If the entire formation is in the same hex you can order it to move as a group. As far as I know that's the only way.

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RE: Formation movement - 3/11/2019 4:09:06 AM   
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So there's no way to order a HQ entire formation to move it same time. Scenarios like WW2 it's a pain.


Can you have the PO do it?

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RE: Formation movement - 3/11/2019 6:01:15 AM   
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So there's no way to order a HQ entire formation to move it same time. Scenarios like WW2 it's a pain.


Can you have the PO do it?

That sounds like a really good idea. Especially for large scenarios like D21.

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RE: Formation movement - 3/11/2019 6:15:01 AM   
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Status: offline 		What is PO?I tried to found it in manual, but I'm spanish didn't found anything

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RE: Formation movement - 3/11/2019 6:21:37 AM   
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What is PO?I tried to found it in manual, but I'm spanish didn't found anything

Programmed Opponent. The AI. Elmer.

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RE: Formation movement - 3/11/2019 6:26:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		Superb, I supposed that but sometimes scenarios say PO and other AI. Thx a lot for help

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RE: Formation movement - 3/11/2019 10:39:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yes, for situations like this the PO would be the best option.

I posted a while back another suggestion that the game should have a "Formation Move" option on the right-click menu, and would apply to stacked units of the same formation. This would be a huge time-saver when moving formations along the same route. Often you end up with many different formations occupying the same stack, and it would really help to be able to say "move all units of the current formation from the selected stack to here".

Didn't get any response though...

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RE: Formation movement - 3/11/2019 10:48:10 AM   
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