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How to survey the map before game starts ? - 9/24/2021 6:37:09 AM

altipueri

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I probably should have asked this 20 years ago with ACOW but..

If I select a scenario against the computer and the computer goes first I find my stuff being attacked and blown up before I even know where I am.

So what do I do in order to look at the map, see what stuff I've got and see what stuff I know about the enemy - before I press begin?

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RE: How to survey the map before game starts ? - 9/24/2021 12:07:28 PM

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You can always open it in the scenario editor.

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RE: How to survey the map before game starts ? - 9/24/2021 2:25:29 PM

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You can always open it in the scenario editor.

That's what I'd do. If you're a "no spoilers" kind of player, you could open the scenario in hotseat and then immediately end the turn for Force 1 without moving anything. Once you're happy with the setup you can then start again against the PO.

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RE: How to survey the map before game starts ? - 9/24/2021 4:45:56 PM

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Ok, thanks for the replies.

Does this tie in with the thread on how to make a Pre-Turn - ? And didn't one of the old tutorials (Anonymous Heroics) have something like that.

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RE: How to survey the map before game starts ? - 9/24/2021 4:48:42 PM

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Ok, thanks for the replies.

Does this tie in with the thread on how to make a Pre-Turn - ? And didn't one of the old tutorials (Anonymous Heroics) have something like that.

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