Observations from the Manual MEGATHREAD

[aelbric]

Please put all Manual observations and discussions into this MEGATHREAD.
Thank you - Blue Emu

For the HoI veterans. Just a couple exciting things I noticed skimming through it:

1. Leadership losses - Looks like leaders will become casualties in combat
2. Air Reserve - Filling losses at other units at the base (?!)
3. Scrambling - Fighters on defensive stance will scramble to intercept when enemy units enter their base province
4. Naval Intercept - Same as Air Scrambling
5. Naval Reserve - Same as air reserve
6. Convoy Warfare - Ability for a naval stack to patrol a specific convoy route for enemy raiders. This is SERIOUSLY cool.

Anyone spot anything else interesting?

 

[Baneslave]

1. Was it talking about leaders or officers?
2. We know.
3. We know.
4. We know.
5. We know.
6. We know.

 

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"• Temperature (Celsius) – Temperature can be useful
for predicting upcoming Mud and Frozen Ground conditions.
• Pressure – Barometric Pressure is what moves the
25
Weather around the Map. Keep an eye on pressure zones
to get an idea of when the Weather might change.
• Wind Speed – Wind Speed impacts where and when
Weather moves. It can also impact Air Missions.
• Humidity – Humidity levels relate to Precipitation, and
helps you to predict"

The weather seems really detailed...

 

[Baneslave]

Rockets can be used multiple times!

 

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Production Licenses

Hi,

Great to release the Manuel. Many thanks.

Are Production Licenses limited in time or Numer of units produced ?

Regards

 

[e-stab]

"Units used in Combat will have less Decay for Techs they employ."

<== likes this.

 

[telesien]

Hi,

Great to release the Manuel. Many thanks.

Are Production Licenses limited in time or Numer of units produced ?

Regards

IIRC you pay for every produced unit

 

[unmerged(71436)]

You can produce as much as you like and as long as you like.

 

[Orson]

which answer is correct now?

 

[walrus]

Hmm, noticed in the manual it says you cannot license Capital Ships.

Mucho dissapointed, I was looking forward to being able to build a small, but advanced navy as a minor power through licensing ships. Not a deal breaker, but a small niggle, probably moddable anyway.

 

[Prussian Prince]

you build what you want and pay as you build

 

[RegularK]

Rockets can be used multiple times!

I'm not sure, but it sounds like rocket test platforms and nuclear reactors can be placed on multiple provinces, just like AA. Not limited to 10 overall to one province.

I think...

"These Platforms can be built up to 10 levels," (doesn't say if I can build as much as I'd like but doesn't say it's limited to one province)

"These Reactors can be built up to 10 levels," "You can
build as many Reactors as you wish."

 

[telesien]

which answer is correct now?

Mine.

It is related to the ammount of money you pay. Each licence covers one division.

 

[finyou2]

Otherwise, the GIE goes dormant until there
is a war between someone and the conquering country.

Does this mean that we can play as Ethiopia and continue playing even NU collapses?

If an Alliance Leader makes peace with the country controlling the home country, the GIE may move to another Alliance
which is at war with the controlling country.

UK make peace, all Allied GIEs go to USSR

 

[unmerged(34050)]

I thought there was discussion of a naval "shadow" order where you could send light units out to scout for enemy fleets, and if they your light cruiser spotted 4 battleships it wouldn't engage but rather would keep contact out of range so you could send your big fleet out to where the bad guys are. Was this not implemented, or will a lone DD or CL try to entirely stay out of range of enemy--sounds like no, all ships but carriers & transports try and close ASAP ...

 

[Joppos]

Strat. redepl. consumes no fuel. \o/

 

[e-stab]

Not a big deal, but there is no description for the 'air supply' mission.

The other missions (air & naval) sound promising!

 

[von_Manstein11]

UK make peace, all Allied GIEs go to USSR

Probably something like, UK is conquered. USA becomes new alliance leaders and all GIE's move to the USA

 

[Grimlin]

"Radar - Detection & Signals Intercept"

So fighters now attack enemy planes even if they are not attacking the province they are sitting in but intercept according to radar aswell?

 

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"During wartime, you have the ability to begin going into Debt, a Decision you can choose to make or not, and begin buying things on the world market with War Credit. This is a two-part decision as it is a Diplomatic exchange and not a Policy Decision. Both countries must agree in order to bargain with Credit."

Cool-if one can buy a license with war credit I think the whole "how do we model lend-lease?" issue has been solved.

EDIT: "Allow Debt – You agree to allow a country to purchase Resources with Money they don’t have (i.e. you’re loaning them the Money to make the purchase)." So no license for credit I guess--sounds like something to mod (hopefully!).