Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: operating

Kirk,
I don't know if you if you are putting additional tech icon window rows (or whatever you call them) or not, if you do, you better add on a lot of them. I like the waiting time numbers in the windows, however the windows are very congested to where countries entering later never get a tech viewing.

Thanks, Bob

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ORIGINAL: operating

Hi Kirk!

3 issues: One, Turk Research tech icons don't show, you need at least one more row for tech icons. Two, German Research tech icons for armor don't show either. Three, Game will not let CP refuse Serbia Surrender.

Don't know why? Turn 19 the AI ran at normal speed, no long wait.

Chao, Bob

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ORIGINAL: operating

Kirk,

Thanks for getting the techs organized! I expect you put in enough dropdown scrolls to include Portugal, Greece, USA and possibly others down the road on the Entente side. I do see Romania and Italy in the SS, however, I do not see Italian armor, artillery, naval or air techs.

Bob

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ORIGINAL: kirk23

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ORIGINAL: operating

Kirk,

Thanks for getting the techs organized! I expect you put in enough dropdown scrolls to include Portugal, Greece, USA and possibly others down the road on the Entente side. I do see Romania and Italy in the SS, however, I do not see Italian armor, artillery, naval or air techs.

Bob

UDATE : 1.6 PATCH should be releasing very soon.

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

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ORIGINAL: kirk23

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ORIGINAL: operating

Kirk,

Thanks for getting the techs organized! I expect you put in enough dropdown scrolls to include Portugal, Greece, USA and possibly others down the road on the Entente side. I do see Romania and Italy in the SS, however, I do not see Italian armor, artillery, naval or air techs.

Bob

UDATE : 1.6 PATCH should be releasing very soon.

warspite1

Let's hope I can actually play that version....

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ORIGINAL: kirk23

I have given Germany the same Convoy PPs strength as British & French convoys,in an attempt to make the naval game much more interesting,all the major powers now have much more naval capability,so it is up to Britain mainly to attack the Convoy from Norway to Germany,Britain has more Dreadnoughts and Cruisers at her disposal,to accomplish this task for the duration of the war,if she fails to stop the German convoy's,then the fault lies with the Entente player,and to counter the Entente aggression,Germany only needs to build up her Submarine force,to inflict losses on the British naval strength.

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ORIGINAL: stockwellpete

The other thing I have remembered is having variable lengths of winters with different start dates. Also the winters should be more severe the further eastwards you go, and also in mountainous areas.

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ORIGINAL: suprass81

Ottoman Empire can't save Constantinople from destroing it with russians sea bombsrdment. They can block onlly way in to Black Sea and you can't do nothing. Maybe removing port hex to Black Sea will fix this problem?

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ORIGINAL: operating

Kirk,

Before I try doing so: Can the Entente deploy warships in the Persian Gulf?

Thanks, Bob

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ORIGINAL: operating

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ORIGINAL: suprass81

Ottoman Empire can't save Constantinople from destroing it with russians sea bombsrdment. They can block onlly way in to Black Sea and you can't do nothing. Maybe removing port hex to Black Sea will fix this problem?

Have to admit it's a tough spot for the Turks, however there is an in game solution if a player plans for it, something the AI I doubt would do (AH subs to Black Sea).

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ORIGINAL: kirk23

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ORIGINAL: operating

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ORIGINAL: suprass81

Ottoman Empire can't save Constantinople from destroing it with russians sea bombsrdment. They can block onlly way in to Black Sea and you can't do nothing. Maybe removing port hex to Black Sea will fix this problem?

Have to admit it's a tough spot for the Turks, however there is an in game solution if a player plans for it, something the AI I doubt would do (AH subs to Black Sea).

Central Powers player,can stop Russian warships bombarding Constantinople,just place the Turkish Light cruiser,and the German Armoured cruiser into the green dot area next to Constantinople,the Russian surface fleet can no longer bombard Constantinople,because the Central Powers have a huge defensive advantage within their own GREEN DOT AREA!

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ORIGINAL: kirk23

Ah ! I see what you mean, easy fix I will give Constantinople a port hex in the black sea,then problem solved you think ?

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ORIGINAL: operating

Kirk,

There references to a Turk WW 1 sub.. Not a fleet of them, maybe a 5 strength unit could do the trick. The only reason I go on about a Turk sub, is that there is no port historically on the Black Sea side of Constantinople.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_naval_ships_of_the_Ottoman_Empire

Bob

<edit> Alternative: Put a German or AH sub in Turkey waters when Turkey enters, much like the German armored cruiser.

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ORIGINAL: kirk23

I know Turkey does not have a port in the Black sea, but this is only a game, and this solution is the best one to guarantee that Constantinople, can be successfully defended against naval bombardment during the war.

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ORIGINAL: operating

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ORIGINAL: kirk23

I know Turkey does not have a port in the Black sea, but this is only a game, and this solution is the best one to guarantee that Constantinople, can be successfully defended against naval bombardment during the war.

Hey, I play the game both ways, not just one way! Yes, when I had Constantinople it was getting pounded, but when I slipped a sub under the Russian fleet, then attacked the Russian armored cruiser (in my green dot hexes) the pounding came to an abrupt end. What this does is allows more action in the game and also to be vigilant. Otherwise putting a port there will make the Black Sea a real "bore" IMHO. By putting in a Black Sea port would put a fleet there the ability to protect Samsun port, thus the Russian Black Sea Fleet would become impotent, just about useless. The only time that fleet could jump into action would be when it realizes the Turk cruiser and German Armored Cruiser go on a foray in the Mediterranean, otherwise the fleets would just sit there for years sucking up PP..

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ORIGINAL: kirk23

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ORIGINAL: operating

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ORIGINAL: kirk23

I know Turkey does not have a port in the Black sea, but this is only a game, and this solution is the best one to guarantee that Constantinople, can be successfully defended against naval bombardment during the war.

Hey, I play the game both ways, not just one way! Yes, when I had Constantinople it was getting pounded, but when I slipped a sub under the Russian fleet, then attacked the Russian armored cruiser (in my green dot hexes) the pounding came to an abrupt end. What this does is allows more action in the game and also to be vigilant. Otherwise putting a port there will make the Black Sea a real "bore" IMHO. By putting in a Black Sea port would put a fleet there the ability to protect Samsun port, thus the Russian Black Sea Fleet would become impotent, just about useless. The only time that fleet could jump into action would be when it realizes the Turk cruiser and German Armored Cruiser go on a foray in the Mediterranean, otherwise the fleets would just sit there for years sucking up PP..

I hear you and understand your concerns regarding the Russian fleet being impotent in the Black sea, but adding a port for Turkey in the Black sea, does not make the Russian fleets useless, they can be used throughout the war to assist amphibious landings against Turkey giving land units a supply source, also Russia has a Submarine that could be used to monitor if Turkey moves its surface units from its port location near Constantinople, and if Turkey does move its protecting fleet, then Russia can still bombard Constantinople.

Regarding this new port, I have just done a few test runs to see what the naval AI does, if I bombard Constantinople with my Russian Pre-Dreadnought fleet, and the AI allows 2 bombardments before the defending fleet in the port hex, attacks the Russian Pre-Dreadnought, and as you can see from the screen shot, the Turkish Light Cruiser fleet took 1 point of strength damage, and inflicted 3 damage too the Pre-Dreadnought.