Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: AlvaroSousa

Escorts are also vital. I usually have 40+ by 1942.

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ORIGINAL: stjeand

NOW YOU TELL ME...

My Allies are getting dusted...1941 clear turn in NOVEMBER...not a harsh winter...that finished the USSR off. Urals will fall in the Spring.

But the UK is down to 90 MS...I have 50+ coming in the next two turns but to late...

The US and UK have their hands full. Sadly they need a bucket.



As I said in another post...I would like to suggest that the Netherlands and Norway MS fleet be presented to the UK over a set number of turns rather then all at once. I think that would first off represent better as ships are at sea and could be in the Pacific...and also not be such a huge blow against the Axis so quickly. Giving the UK another 80 MS by attacking Norway and the Netherlands instantly seems off to me. Were not some of the Netherlands fleet in the Pacific? Perhaps they don't come back until the Japanese attack them, since they are needed there? Not sure regarding Norway...

Just thinking about ways that make it so that the Axis may want to hit these countries still.

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ORIGINAL: stjeand
As I said in another post...I would like to suggest that the Netherlands and Norway MS fleet be presented to the UK over a set number of turns rather then all at once. I think that would first off represent better as ships are at sea and could be in the Pacific...and also not be such a huge blow against the Axis so quickly. Giving the UK another 80 MS by attacking Norway and the Netherlands instantly seems off to me. Were not some of the Netherlands fleet in the Pacific? Perhaps they don't come back until the Japanese attack them, since they are needed there? Not sure regarding Norway...

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ORIGINAL: CHINCHIN

Ok stjeand.

I play a Championship of Civilization IV, in which one player hosts the game, and the others connect to it.

This has the advantage that if the transmission is cut, the game is recorded with all the movements that were made up to that moment. There is no possible failure, your actions are there.

And then you can play any mod. If someone has a different mod, the game detects it, and does not allow to connect.

Civilization IV is a 2007 game, so it shouldn't be difficult to do something like that in WP. There is no doubt for me that WP is the best game of its kind by far, but the multiplayer is a bit lame.

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ORIGINAL: Harrybanana

The British Start the 39 Scenario with 205 Merchants Ships ("MS"). It seems most Axis players are now only DOWing two minor nations that add MS to the British pool, namely Denmark (11 MS) and Belgium (4 MS). So effectively the British have 220 MS from relatively early in the game. Prior to the construction of the CV in June and the BB in November, the British can only build 10 MS every 180 days (roughly every 13 turns). Once these two capital ships are complete the British can build 60 MS every 13 turns. By my calculations this means that if the British maximize the production of MS from September 39 on, they can build a total of 170 MS by the end of 1941 (with 60 more in the build queue). The British can therefore theoretically have 390 MS by the end of 1941 less whatever number have been sunk by U-Boats. The only way the British can have more than this number is if they build shipyards.

In my AAR with Hadros where I am the Allies it is now February 42. Hadros has sunk 246 British MS, so if I had maximized British MS production I would have 144 MS. But since I didn't I only have 112 MS. The reason for the 32 MS shortage is because I delayed MS construction until the Spring of 1940 and because I built some Landing Ships.

In our mirror game where Hadros is the Allies, it is also now February 42. Hadros has lost 207 British MS to my U-Boats. If he maximized MS Production he should therefore have 183 MS. In fact he has 229. So obviously he did build lots of British shipyards.

I am posting this only to explain the importance to newer players (and even Veteran players like myself) of maximizing your UK MS production and even building additional shipyards.

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ORIGINAL: ncc1701e

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ORIGINAL: Harrybanana

The British Start the 39 Scenario with 205 Merchants Ships ("MS"). It seems most Axis players are now only DOWing two minor nations that add MS to the British pool, namely Denmark (11 MS) and Belgium (4 MS). So effectively the British have 220 MS from relatively early in the game. Prior to the construction of the CV in June and the BB in November, the British can only build 10 MS every 180 days (roughly every 13 turns). Once these two capital ships are complete the British can build 60 MS every 13 turns. By my calculations this means that if the British maximize the production of MS from September 39 on, they can build a total of 170 MS by the end of 1941 (with 60 more in the build queue). The British can therefore theoretically have 390 MS by the end of 1941 less whatever number have been sunk by U-Boats. The only way the British can have more than this number is if they build shipyards.

In my AAR with Hadros where I am the Allies it is now February 42. Hadros has sunk 246 British MS, so if I had maximized British MS production I would have 144 MS. But since I didn't I only have 112 MS. The reason for the 32 MS shortage is because I delayed MS construction until the Spring of 1940 and because I built some Landing Ships.

In our mirror game where Hadros is the Allies, it is also now February 42. Hadros has lost 207 British MS to my U-Boats. If he maximized MS Production he should therefore have 183 MS. In fact he has 229. So obviously he did build lots of British shipyards.

I am posting this only to explain the importance to newer players (and even Veteran players like myself) of maximizing your UK MS production and even building additional shipyards.

So now, I am quite sure that UK needs to build more shipyards.
I am also buying shipyards for USA during 1939/1940. A good investment imo.

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But I agree that once this bug is fixed it will be more important than ever that the UK build shipyard early.

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ORIGINAL: Nirosi

Even before, as I except players will be honorable enough to monitor it to ensure not to exploit it now that they know!

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There is one preventing action that you can do.

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ORIGINAL: Nirosi

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But I agree that once this bug is fixed it will be more important than ever that the UK build shipyard early.

Even before, as I except players will be honorable enough to monitor it to ensure not to exploit it now that they know!