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ORIGINAL: Model1950

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ORIGINAL: joelmar

There's so much going on in this game that each turn is a journey in itself, always bringing some new understanding and depth, which is where most of the fun lies for me.

Looking forward to see WitE2 in action! Thank you for this update.

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@Model1950
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ORIGINAL: Model1950

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@xhoel

What a bizarre comment. Are you ok man?

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ORIGINAL: djnightmar3

Has it been considered to change the dynamic of turns?
the biggest complaint about realism is that units did not roam free for 7 days/it did not take 7 days for the enemy to react in any way.
if i understand air attacks in turns it would be something similar to this, where units can be be attacked by air units during the turn.
i would propose that both axis and soviets be able to attack in each turn, after the first turn of course,i just think that units should have more liberty and flexibility.
if i'm not understood i will clarify in a reply.

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ORIGINAL: Joel Billings

We very early on ruled out changing the turn scale (in fact removed the 4 day special turn 1 and went to 7 days for all turns). The full campaign is already 200+ turns long. We've added combat delay rules and reserve activations can be significant, including on the first turn. We lose some granularity, but that's always going to be the case with a hex based, turn based game. We still feel this is the best way to go. While the map scale hasn't changed, the map has as we used a better projection system. This leads to a longer front line from Leningrad to Rostov in terms of number of hexes versus WitE1. That, along with a more accurate terrain and road model makes things feel somewhat different.

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ORIGINAL: djnightmar3
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If it helps your 'suspension of disbelief' it is worth remembering that the Soviet turn takes place in the same week so in theory what you are seeing is 3.5 day Axis offensives followed by 3.5 day Soviet reactions.
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@JosephM

Apologies for the comment made by that user. We have given them a warning and edited all posts to remove his comment, which has no place on the forums. This thread will remain open, as it is important for the community, but I'd like to advise all users to respect each other and to encourage an open and engaged community, not to troll or throw insults around. I hope you are all looking forward to WitE2, and continue to engage with this and offer constructive critism where this is applicable

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ORIGINAL: joelmar

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@JosephM
Apologies for the comment made by that user. We have given them a warning and edited all posts to remove his comment, which has no place on the forums. This thread will remain open, as it is important for the community, but I'd like to advise all users to respect each other and to encourage an open and engaged community, not to troll or throw insults around. I hope you are all looking forward to WitE2, and continue to engage with this and offer constructive critism where this is applicable

Thanks to you. That user has lots to bring to the community and I don't think anyone wants to see him banished, not me anyway. Hoping he will heed your warning and follow your advice.

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@Telemecus

I think good moderation is a friend to all as it helps those who do have a lot to give to go that way and not in a bad direction. If left too late to take action you end up losing the good with the bad. This is a thrilling time to be involved in these kind of games and I am sure WitE1 and Wite2 are coming up to great times.

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ORIGINAL: Karri

Can we get a word on the AI? I am yet to play WitE against human opponent, and don't really want to either. The AI however pretty much sucks, and there is no way of really modifying it. Are there any changes in this regard?

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ORIGINAL: Karri

Can we get a word on the AI? I am yet to play WitE against human opponent, and don't really want to either. The AI however pretty much sucks, and there is no way of really modifying it. Are there any changes in this regard?

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ORIGINAL: king171717

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ORIGINAL: Karri

Can we get a word on the AI? I am yet to play WitE against human opponent, and don't really want to either. The AI however pretty much sucks, and there is no way of really modifying it. Are there any changes in this regard?

playing against another person is so much better. Why are u not wanting too?

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ORIGINAL: Joel Billings

A lot of time has been spent on the AI in WitE2 (more than in WitE). However, the AI is not a human. The attacking AI always needs help level adjustments, more than the defending AI. We believe that the AI has to be decent, and Gary spends the bulk of his time working on the AI, and he has a lot of experience at it. But making an AI as good as a good human without any help level adjustments is more than can be done (without cheating). Of course you should turn on full fog of war. Some games improve their AI by having it cheat in ways that are very difficult to see. We try to avoid this, at least at the normal play level, but at the higher levels it starts to get some advantages, although not advantages that it can abuse in the same way a player might. We think the AI makes for a good game, but over time as the player gets more experienced with the game, you have to crank up the help level or find human opponents. By that time you've probably invested a lot of time learning and enjoying the game. Your mileage may vary.

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ORIGINAL: Karri

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ORIGINAL: king171717

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ORIGINAL: Karri

Can we get a word on the AI? I am yet to play WitE against human opponent, and don't really want to either. The AI however pretty much sucks, and there is no way of really modifying it. Are there any changes in this regard?

playing against another person is so much better. Why are u not wanting too?

I want to play a game, not run an Excel spreadsheet workshop. Playing against the AI is more of a beer&pretzels thing, I don't have to optimise every last thing, do kabuki dances with air bases, meticulously go through TOE settings etc etc etc

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ORIGINAL: Karri

I want to play a game, not run an Excel spreadsheet workshop. Playing against the AI is more of a beer&pretzels thing, I don't have to optimise every last thing, do kabuki dances with air bases, meticulously go through TOE settings etc etc etc

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ORIGINAL: edski

Long time player since the days of War in Russia (Last Century) Been watching the forum for a long time and now wish to offer my humble opinion.

PC power has progressed since the days of DOS and more sophisticated algorithms have been developed to model logistics and game play in a more accurate and realistic manner. WITE & WITW are the best and most accurate games around. My hat is off the the programmers for such outstanding programs. As PC power has increased ( and I remember the days of punch cards), computers are now able to do much more since the days of WITE when released nearly 10 years ago.

I appreciate the WITE2 engine is an enhanced version of WITW and close to the BETA release with the air combat still being refined, but the following tweaks would be nice on the air side

wish list

air units in the west have the option to train with modest resource use, rest & refit with minimal resource use, and fight the WITW AI once the allied bombing campaign starts to protect factories. If the allies take a blood nose from strong fighters presence in the west, allied bombing of factories would be delayed until losses are made good. The Germans have limited resources and play fire brigade moving assets to stabilize one front at the expense on another.

Being able to manage the fighter/bomber pool with some options would be nice (training/transfer etc)


Cannot wait until WITE2 is released. Until then I await with bated breath until the much anticipated release.