Stacking penalty?

[Eugenioso]

i just bought the game yesterday, and before i start playing i wanna clarify something...

what is this whole thing with the brigades?

and why is everyone bringing up the concept of stacking penalty? i mean, it was a determining factor in HOI2/DD/ARMA/WIF, but here, everyone talks about it. whats the deal?

third, and most important question: will the AI for once not have unlimited range transports capable of sending troops from west coast of US to japan?

 

[Orm]

1) The brigades are more useful now.
2) The stacking penalty that is talked about here is not the same one as in previous versions. In AoD a stacking penalty is always present as soon as you have more than one division taking part in a battle. This is to model the fact that during a battle units are not contact with the enemy all of the time. The penalty increases with the number of divisions taking part, making battles longer and brigades more useful as you'll want to make your divisions pack as much punch as possible.
3) Transports carry supplies and oil and must return to port when they run out.

 

[JiM_cz]

You should register your game so that you could download the newest patch. It'll definitely improve your experience.