Red Letters

Matrix Games Forums

Forums Register Login Photo Gallery Member List Search Calendars FAQ

My Profile Inbox Address Book My Subscription My Forums Log Out

Red Letters

View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest

Users viewing this topic: none

Printable Version

All Forums >> [Current Games From Matrix.] >> [World War II] >> Steel Panthers World At War & Mega Campaigns >> Red Letters

Page: [1]

Message

<< Older Topic Newer Topic >>

Red Letters - 8/8/2001 9:23:00 AM

Phil

Posts: 64
Joined: 12/12/2000
From: New Iberia, LA, USA
Status: offline

When I go to upgrade or purchase units in the long campaign, I noticed that units are sometimes listed in Red text and can't be purchased. At first I thought that these units just aren't available for that time period, but after a few battles that doesn't seem to be the case. What does this mean?

_____________________________

Phil

Post #: 1

- 8/8/2001 9:41:00 AM

Supervisor

Posts: 5166
Joined: 3/2/2004
Status: offline

Rarity Ratings - When "True Troop Cost" is on units rarity ratings now come into play. Units that were rare or out of production will have a greater chance of not being available to the player. A unit's rarity affects their chances of being available on the purchase menus. Units currently unavailable will now show up in red on the purchase screen. Units that are out of production show up in yellow. Units Rarity Ratings are rechecked after you purchase each one of them. Note: if you delete a formation that is rechecked and is now no longer available, you cannot buy them back, so be careful! This button is a 3 way toggle – True troop cost and Rarity off, True troop cost only on and both True troop cost and rarity on. When “rarity” is on…” then continue from right after “When “True Troop cost” as is.

_____________________________

(in reply to Phil)

Post #: 2

- 8/8/2001 4:14:00 PM

Belisarius

Posts: 4041
Joined: 5/26/2001
From: Gothenburg, Sweden
Status: offline

Thanks gmenfan. I was about to ask that q as well, but I think I got it right. Question though; about the only thing I can't buy (in 5/40) is GE Rifle squads! :eek: My core force is so low on infantry and I can't afford to buy mech inf. Heh, I figured ordinary troops would be the last thing you'd run short of, at least at that point in the war...

_____________________________

Got StuG?

(in reply to Phil)

Post #: 3

- 8/8/2001 9:39:00 PM

Larry Holt

Posts: 1969
Joined: 3/31/2000
From: Atlanta, GA 30068
Status: offline

Well IIRC, its really the rarity preference, not the true troop cost preference that controls this. But you can turn it on/off in the preference screen.

_____________________________

Never take counsel of your fears.

(in reply to Phil)

Post #: 4

- 8/8/2001 11:10:00 PM

panda124c

Posts: 1692
Joined: 5/23/2000
From: Houston, TX, USA
Status: offline

quote:

Originally posted by Belisarius: Thanks gmenfan. I was about to ask that q as well, but I think I got it right. Question though; about the only thing I can't buy (in 5/40) is GE Rifle squads! :eek: My core force is so low on infantry and I can't afford to buy mech inf. Heh, I figured ordinary troops would be the last thing you'd run short of, at least at that point in the war...

When this happens you have to start over. One trick I use is to turn rarity off when buying my initial core units then back on for the aux units and other games in a campain.

_____________________________

(in reply to Phil)

Post #: 5