Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: Khanti

I don't like the idea of "war against trucks". Every time artillery shells, it hits truck-like equipment. I've checked values in editor. All trucks have 30 points as ranged targets. I suggest adding some 10-20 points to infantry types.

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ORIGINAL: Stelteck

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ORIGINAL: Khanti

I don't like the idea of "war against trucks". Every time artillery shells, it hits truck-like equipment. I've checked values in editor. All trucks have 30 points as ranged targets. I suggest adding some 10-20 points to infantry types.

But in the other hands, it is difficult to hide trucks from artillery. They are fragile and harder to bury.

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ORIGINAL: JonJonJon

After playing for a couple of days, two things really that it's screaming for:

- pbem ++
- options for key binding. I'm looking at you, WASD map scrolling. Annoyed me in SE too if I recall.

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ORIGINAL: Stelteck

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ORIGINAL: Khanti

I don't like the idea of "war against trucks". Every time artillery shells, it hits truck-like equipment. I've checked values in editor. All trucks have 30 points as ranged targets. I suggest adding some 10-20 points to infantry types.

But in the other hands, it is difficult to hide trucks from artillery. They are fragile and harder to bury.

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ORIGINAL: Khanti

Some units have value "Rear Area backbench" set as TRUE. Trucks have it as true. But trucks also have "TargetChance%" as 30, so when attacking unit containing trucks fight with defending unit containing mortars or guns (ranged weapons) - trucks are being killed during attack.
Solution is to remove trucks from units and make separate transport units consisting only trucks...or loose those trucks one by one...

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ORIGINAL: carll11

On a similar note, where are the replacements for Horseys???

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Solution is to remove trucks from units and make separate transport units consisting only trucks...or loose those trucks one by one...

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ORIGINAL: Khanti

Aufklarung/Recon units should have more recon points than standard infantry/armored regiments. I've replaced Sdkfz 251 in Aufklarung with Sdkfz 250 and gave the last one 5 recon points (+4 in editor) and some BMW with +2 recon. Something like this should be done ;-)

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ORIGINAL: JacquesDeLalaing

I love the fact that air strikes cause traffic points.
But it made me wonder: Shouldn't artillery strikes also cause traffic points? :)

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Overall, gameplay and atmosphere are great. I really like and recommend this game. It's a big improvement over older operational Bulge games. For me, it hits the nail. It reminds me a lot of the original "The Ardennes Offensive" game from SSG in 1996 or 1997 ("TAO2"), only better :)

The recon, weather, LOS and combat systems are deep and full of choices and possible outcomes, the map and unit representation is gorgeous. You can really immersive yourself to be there in that desparate offensive in the woods and hills of the Ardennes in winter...

Where I'd like to see improvements:

AI
- Most important: Higher priority for defending supply sources/bases and victory locations.
There are often only road block units in the victory hexes while stronger units lingering around in hexes nearby. In many small and medium scenarios I won too easily just by capturing the supply source and weakening the enemy decisively.

- Much less unit splitting.
The AI splits far too many units into task forces / Kampfgruppen. I doing so they cover a larger front line but they also loose nearly all offensive punch and weaken their defensive power.
There are well known phrases from Frederik the Great: "He who tries to defend everything/everywhere, defends nothing at the end!" and from Heinz Guderian: Concentrate/mass your forces, do not spill/splash them ("Klotzen, nicht kleckern!").

- Arty units move much too often. I mostly play the German side and my fear of the American firepower is nearly gone. They show their opportunity fire power too rarely because they are always busy moving around.

Victory Levels
- Higher victory levels for singleplayer, at least in the smaller and medium scenarios. I won a major victory in every scenario I played at the first attempt. It wasn't easy per se and it was fun anyway, but it didn't felt quite right.

A visualization for arty range.
At least for the short-ranged German arty it's a constant matter for the player: How far do I have to move them to be in firing range the next turn? And no, counting hexes is no fun at all ;)

An option to show only arty units in the combat window.
It's a mess sometimes when many direct fire units are also in range but I only want to choose from my arty units.