is it just me, or does the game become unplayable in the european theatre after beating the axis powers as america or the uk?
as soon as the "redrawing of borders" event (i forget the exact name) occurs, there's not much point playing any further, even if you finish relatively early (say, in '42) as one or more of the following happens:
-your troops suddenly disappear from various countries where they were stationed, and end up in the deployment window once again, devoid of their organization and any leadership experience built up. this is REALLY annoying for those who like to play a "two-stage" game.. beating germany and then wanting to take all those experienced troops to the pacific theatre is impossible thanks to this bug or oversight.
-countries which had previously been beaten into non-existance (like the USSR, or France) suddenly reinstate themselves as having annexed just about any territory not directly occupied by your own troops.. this just makes no sense... i have US troops all over poland, and suddenly the USSR, which basically consisted of siberia, gets control of half of france?
-landlocked forces on your own annexed or tributed territories find themselves inexpicably a.) out of supply, despite proximity to allies, and/or b.) with no way to move back to your home country, if surrounded by countries which do not grant you military access. historically, i refuse to believe that, for example, the USSR would find itself encircling 20 US divisions and just decide to let them wither away in a small pocket of US territory, without attacking them or sending them away. if it weren't for the previous two problems, i could have some interesting "berlin airlift" type action going on, but as it stands, HoI 2 has no endgame. i just play it halfway through and no further each time.
i really hope they fix these issues in a future patch!
-koji K.
as soon as the "redrawing of borders" event (i forget the exact name) occurs, there's not much point playing any further, even if you finish relatively early (say, in '42) as one or more of the following happens:
-your troops suddenly disappear from various countries where they were stationed, and end up in the deployment window once again, devoid of their organization and any leadership experience built up. this is REALLY annoying for those who like to play a "two-stage" game.. beating germany and then wanting to take all those experienced troops to the pacific theatre is impossible thanks to this bug or oversight.
-countries which had previously been beaten into non-existance (like the USSR, or France) suddenly reinstate themselves as having annexed just about any territory not directly occupied by your own troops.. this just makes no sense... i have US troops all over poland, and suddenly the USSR, which basically consisted of siberia, gets control of half of france?
-landlocked forces on your own annexed or tributed territories find themselves inexpicably a.) out of supply, despite proximity to allies, and/or b.) with no way to move back to your home country, if surrounded by countries which do not grant you military access. historically, i refuse to believe that, for example, the USSR would find itself encircling 20 US divisions and just decide to let them wither away in a small pocket of US territory, without attacking them or sending them away. if it weren't for the previous two problems, i could have some interesting "berlin airlift" type action going on, but as it stands, HoI 2 has no endgame. i just play it halfway through and no further each time.
i really hope they fix these issues in a future patch!
-koji K.
