I'm interested in knowing about multiplayer conventions in the HoI series, and particularly AoD.
How is the game normally played in, say, two player games when it comes to pausing and real time mechanics?
What I mean is, is the game normally played real time with no pausing (horror, definitely won't buy or atleast play MP) real time with pausing allowed freely (constant pausing on both sides, choppy gameplay, have to have a book or something handy), real time with only scheduled pauses allowed (still a reaction game in operations, faster reactions let you move and react faster - don't like the idea) or hands-off during real time with scheduled pauses where all ordering takes place? (Sounds good to me but won't the AI factions muck it up by acting in the period you aren't supposed to give orders in? Can you take control of all belligerents on your side to prevent this?).
So, let me know, as I've shied off from HoI since HoI I and its bad AI (I know it's better know but still....or is it good enough that you really won't miss a human? Which mod is the best? I read that WiF for HoI 2 might have it...)
How is the game normally played in, say, two player games when it comes to pausing and real time mechanics?
What I mean is, is the game normally played real time with no pausing (horror, definitely won't buy or atleast play MP) real time with pausing allowed freely (constant pausing on both sides, choppy gameplay, have to have a book or something handy), real time with only scheduled pauses allowed (still a reaction game in operations, faster reactions let you move and react faster - don't like the idea) or hands-off during real time with scheduled pauses where all ordering takes place? (Sounds good to me but won't the AI factions muck it up by acting in the period you aren't supposed to give orders in? Can you take control of all belligerents on your side to prevent this?).
So, let me know, as I've shied off from HoI since HoI I and its bad AI (I know it's better know but still....or is it good enough that you really won't miss a human? Which mod is the best? I read that WiF for HoI 2 might have it...)