I know about CTRL-C/V... just didn't expect it to happen after a 5 minute delay... *sigh*.
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Economics
http://www.snowball.ru/forums/?board=hoi&action=view&id=42618
There is a big problem that I can see. When I have 0 of something, the game does convert another resource for me - but only enough to keep 1/6 of my IC running. This is ridiculous. I am sitting on 7,000 oil and I get only 10 rubber converted daily? So if the World Market is dead, my production can be frozen as well - for years!
http://www.snowball.ru/forums/?board=hoi&action=view&id=42618
There is a big problem that I can see. When I have 0 of something, the game does convert another resource for me - but only enough to keep 1/6 of my IC running. This is ridiculous. I am sitting on 7,000 oil and I get only 10 rubber converted daily? So if the World Market is dead, my production can be frozen as well - for years!
For the love of glod, will a passing moderator give Yozhik brownie points for this? I'm riveted.
HOI: First impressions
http://www.snowball.ru/forums/?board=hoi&action=view&id=42620
The introduction was not that pleasing.
Oh man... it turns out that democratic people require a lot of consumer stuff! Dang.
Ok so the triangle is my alliance indicator, and the color of the circle within that triangle is my readiness for war. Interesting.
Click the state flag to see the ministers.
I love the world map - I can see how the day/night regions change... I know where is it dark and where is it light right now.
Hey, where's the population count for each province?
Ohh so infrastructure affects the speed of unit movement. Interesting. And the numbers seem to be off somewhat.
Diplomacy: Only the major, well-known countries can really enjoy this aspect of the game. There are many options - but they require a lot of diplomats! That and democracies can't just declare a war without parliament's approval.
The alliances invariably seem to be ideology-based
I like that I can choose the outcome of any election. Oh... so with each electrion many ministers disappear? At least I can change them with replacement ones - but I don't know what's the allegiance of those.
(Translator's note - huh? The FAQs clearly state that the allegiance is shown - or at least only the eligible-by-ideology ministers show up as potential replacements)
Oh jeez. There is no war mobilization? This is such a downside!
The battles don't impress much either - think Panzer General I. The unit description is detailed - but I have no idea what weapons are they using, I had to check the research screen constantly to find that out.
The trade sucks too... no money? At all?
It is possible to play this... actually I say do go play it. This ain't a masterpiece, but 4 out of 5 stars for sure. It's not as global/big as EU2 though... and all to schematic and not detailed enough (once again, what's the population of each province?)
Germany easily takes on France. Italy regularly wins over UK in East Africa.
http://www.snowball.ru/forums/?board=hoi&action=view&id=42620
The introduction was not that pleasing.
Oh man... it turns out that democratic people require a lot of consumer stuff! Dang.
Ok so the triangle is my alliance indicator, and the color of the circle within that triangle is my readiness for war. Interesting.
Click the state flag to see the ministers.
I love the world map - I can see how the day/night regions change... I know where is it dark and where is it light right now.
Hey, where's the population count for each province?
Ohh so infrastructure affects the speed of unit movement. Interesting. And the numbers seem to be off somewhat.
Diplomacy: Only the major, well-known countries can really enjoy this aspect of the game. There are many options - but they require a lot of diplomats! That and democracies can't just declare a war without parliament's approval.
The alliances invariably seem to be ideology-based
I like that I can choose the outcome of any election. Oh... so with each electrion many ministers disappear? At least I can change them with replacement ones - but I don't know what's the allegiance of those.
(Translator's note - huh? The FAQs clearly state that the allegiance is shown - or at least only the eligible-by-ideology ministers show up as potential replacements)
Oh jeez. There is no war mobilization? This is such a downside!
The battles don't impress much either - think Panzer General I. The unit description is detailed - but I have no idea what weapons are they using, I had to check the research screen constantly to find that out.
The trade sucks too... no money? At all?
It is possible to play this... actually I say do go play it. This ain't a masterpiece, but 4 out of 5 stars for sure. It's not as global/big as EU2 though... and all to schematic and not detailed enough (once again, what's the population of each province?)
Germany easily takes on France. Italy regularly wins over UK in East Africa.
http://www.snowball.ru/forums/?board=hoi&action=view&id=42636
There is a tag for Vlassov Russia but Germany can not install such government? Huh?
There is a tag for Vlassov Russia but Germany can not install such government? Huh?
BUG
http://www.snowball.ru/forums/?board=hoiwish&action=view&id=42614
Troops disappear sometimes when you take a province.
http://www.snowball.ru/forums/?board=hoiwish&action=view&id=42614
Troops disappear sometimes when you take a province.
(Compilation from a few posts)
There are 5 levels of leader's skills
There are at least 7 levels of leader's ranks
Leaders can get(?) specialization(s)(?)
There are 5 levels of leader's skills
There are at least 7 levels of leader's ranks
Leaders can get(?) specialization(s)(?)
http://www.snowball.ru/forums/?board=hoi&action=view&id=42641
Historical leaders appear to be able to gain experience *and* skills.
Random ones can't.
Historical leaders appear to be able to gain experience *and* skills.
Random ones can't.
Re: Random leaders
Anhalt-Tserbsky = Anhalt-Zerbst i pressume?
The father of Katarina II of Russia was duke of Anhalt-Zerbst, so there's a connection, but not strong enough to name random russian leaders though
Anhalt-Tserbsky = Anhalt-Zerbst i pressume?
The father of Katarina II of Russia was duke of Anhalt-Zerbst, so there's a connection, but not strong enough to name random russian leaders though
And the fact that the country has changed drastically in the 180 years after her... *smiles silently*
No officer with a noble-sounding last name could have reached a high rank in RKKA without having to pass through extensive loyalty checks... many nobles who joined RKKA in Civil War have been purged.
And PUH-lease? A general with a German last name on the eve of war with Germany? Ohhh fat chance of that
http://www.snowball.ru/forums/?board=hoi&action=view&id=42653
There is no such thing as reserve in this game!
(translator's note: and force pool?)
So the game fails to reflect the whole army structure. Also, what's missing is the war capability of each country (translator's note: and stockpiles?) - when it's war, we can stop making consumer goods altogether (translator's note: this would be an adequate reflection of war economy - like the way Germany converted its priorities in '42, etc)
Finally, it sucks that the game's economy is handicapped. Where are the aircraft industries? The steel mills? What's up with having no aluminun? No nickel? No wood?
And the trade just sucks.
(translator's note: the posts are starting to repeat in content; do realize that Snowball's forums only have <10 active posters)
There is no such thing as reserve in this game!
(translator's note: and force pool?)
So the game fails to reflect the whole army structure. Also, what's missing is the war capability of each country (translator's note: and stockpiles?) - when it's war, we can stop making consumer goods altogether (translator's note: this would be an adequate reflection of war economy - like the way Germany converted its priorities in '42, etc)
Finally, it sucks that the game's economy is handicapped. Where are the aircraft industries? The steel mills? What's up with having no aluminun? No nickel? No wood?
And the trade just sucks.
(translator's note: the posts are starting to repeat in content; do realize that Snowball's forums only have <10 active posters)
http://www.snowball.ru/forums/?board=hoiwish&action=view&id=42660
(already been reported but...)
If Paris fails, France folds - no matter the victory status/size, no matter how weak were the attackers who took the city.
(already been reported but...)
If Paris fails, France folds - no matter the victory status/size, no matter how weak were the attackers who took the city.
These aren't doing alot for my morale .
Italy conquers ALL of British Africa by 1941
Czechoslovakia annexes the Soviet Union?!
Germany doesn't use their airforce?!
Not good
Hopefully these are not common things
. Italy conquers ALL of British Africa by 1941
Czechoslovakia annexes the Soviet Union?!
Germany doesn't use their airforce?!
Not good
Hopefully these are not common things
U guys have to realize that this kind of AI for a strat game is the hardest to do...i beta tested this game...that was supposed to be a wicked game, like modern day shadow president..alot more complicated then this, yes, but they couldnt get anything done..anyway, im going to sleep..
Re: EU engine
hmm anyone have a clue here ? is this some cryptic leader ?
or maybe fat Boy ?
Cheers
BTW Great Postings Yozhik!!!!
hmm anyone have a clue here ? is this some cryptic leader ?
or maybe fat Boy ?
Cheers
BTW Great Postings Yozhik!!!!
Russian Crashing
All you Russian guys they are crashing. Are your PC's working otherwise. Also best thing to do is to download and install the latest video drivers make sure your card supports dx 8.1.
All you Russian guys they are crashing. Are your PC's working otherwise. Also best thing to do is to download and install the latest video drivers make sure your card supports dx 8.1.
Originally posted by Sonny
Super Power??
Noo! Not that! Don't utter the name of that awful waste of hard drive space. I heavily anticipated that game and then it arrived, too buggy to even play. Even after they managed to put out enough patches to fix the main problems, it is a dry, empty simulation. The only enjoyment comes from playing a world power for 5 minutes to throw the world into a nuclear holocaust.
wimpy AI?
(cold chill runs down my spine )
....this is very scary...
Thanks, Yozhik, for all your work! Three cheers!
yet I can't help but fear the worst... the AI won't use the airforce, and yet the airforce is very effective in battles against the AI? The airforces of WWII are a BIG deal, very influential on many scales, in virtually every theatre, every terrain, (etc.)
DISCLAIMER: no manual yet? I still refer to my EU2 manual (I've only been playing it for a few months). I understand it is very important to understand the game mechanics.
But that AI weakness... BRRR! scary, scary, scary! Snal, your comments are worse! Please elaborate! Other HoI betazoids, care to comment?
pleasepleaseplease - just spell it out for us, don't pull your punchs!
(cold chill runs down my spine )
....this is very scary...
Thanks, Yozhik, for all your work! Three cheers!
yet I can't help but fear the worst... the AI won't use the airforce, and yet the airforce is very effective in battles against the AI? The airforces of WWII are a BIG deal, very influential on many scales, in virtually every theatre, every terrain, (etc.)
DISCLAIMER: no manual yet? I still refer to my EU2 manual (I've only been playing it for a few months). I understand it is very important to understand the game mechanics.
But that AI weakness... BRRR! scary, scary, scary! Snal, your comments are worse! Please elaborate! Other HoI betazoids, care to comment?
pleasepleaseplease - just spell it out for us, don't pull your punchs!
1. Don't tell me you actually care about 0IC deserts.
2. Don't tell me you haven't played Axis and Allies where one stray armor will and does take all of Africa.
Average game settings. The player went right after starred provinces. Soviet forces were mis-allocated - too many in the northwest - ENOUGH TO COMPLETELY STOP GERMANS IN THEIR TRACKS - but misallocated; they needed just a few more divisions in the south. Also, Russian airforce was missing from the battlefields.
Doesn't use it effectively. The player did mention three bombings in the early game, but he said that his own airforce pretty much negated them (your planes kill my troops, my planes kills yours, our soldiers don't get to meet... hehe).
What we're seeing is a typical human "I know this trick and I will use it. And who cares that using 400 bombers in a single attack is ahistorical." Ouchy but impossible to counter. We're humans dammit. Unless AI generals do act on their own and sometimes disrupt your attacks. Mhm. As if you wouldn't replace those generals on sight next load of the game.