Teaser Screenshot - 3rd Sep

[Wolf52]

Sorry, first time ive been in these forums, although ive been playing hoi for about a year and a half.

 

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This has been brought up a few hundred times, yes There will of course be rivers in the game.

MORE confirmed info!

*Giggles excitedly*

 

[Zanza]

I dont know about you people but Im not gonna make it till the end of the week if they dont release a new screenie after having seen this one.

Good riddance I don't think that Johan will leave his scheme of releasing a new screenshot each friday.

 

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...the icon on the right side of the HQ-unit seems to be an ART battallion...

giving 1 HA and 4 SA what seems to be not that much (or maybe it's just 50% of 2 HA and 8 SA - cause HQ units only seem to have 50 STR - or there are differnent type of ART attachments available)

...and there only seems to be place for one icon (= 1 attachement) - hope this has something to to with the beta issue !


...but what the hell does an ART attachement at a non-fighting unit like a HQ...

...besides there is also a range attack for land combat implemented ?!!


btw. would it be possible to implement the range (? - at least for naval units) and the speed stats in the row next to the SA and HA stats ?

...would be definetly more helpful then an airdefense value from my point of view !

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Range is implemented for naval units...

 

[Avernite]

hmm, Belgium 8 provinces and the Netherlands only 7? :wacko:

The rest looks cool though, and I suppose there's some reason for it, but I think it's a bit overdoing it...

 

[Spruce]

It might be that the port facilities/naval base at Ghent was just destroyed/damaged, if you'll notice a lot of cities that realistically have ports, do not have the icons, it also appears every port that fighting has thus far not reached (every port Germany controls) has the port/naval base icon, so maybe ports/naval bases can be destroyed while retreating. If this is true, it would hold that you can rebuild the port/naval base.

one of the German prime objectives was to capture the port of Antwerp and it's supply depot - it's not logical for the allies to destroy their own facilities.

 

[Vulture]

hmm, Belgium 8 provinces and the Netherlands only 7? :wacko:

The rest looks cool though, and I suppose there's some reason for it, but I think it's a bit overdoing it...

There was a tiny bit more combat down here with the Battle of the Bulge and all and the Germans invading France mostly through the Namur and Liège provinces

 

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one of the German prime objectives was to capture the port of Antwerp and it's supply depot

That is why it would be cool if the allies traced their supplies from Antwerpen rather than Paris in the screenshot. If the germans manage to capture Antwerpen (highly unlikely), the supply hub would then move to Paris.

Btw, Should not Namur and Mons be clear provinces rather than forest? Any locals around who can sound off?

 

[Vulture]

Eeeeeeh, nope, not really clear there... Really really not

 

[javiermcabo]

That is why it would be cool if the allies traced their supplies from Antwerpen rather than Paris in the screenshot. If the germans manage to capture Antwerpen (highly unlikely), the supply hub would then move to Paris.

Btw, Should not Namur and Mons be clear provinces rather than forest? Any locals around who can sound off?

Anything but clear terrain...

 

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OK!

 

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Maybe someone answered this already but; it seems that the "Battle Scenario" has a much smaller playable map. (Notice some provinces in the south of the screenshot are black, as in TI).

If this is the case, would it be possible to update the "world map" in the corner to just cover the battle scenario?

My guess on this is that the available provinces are handled similar to exploration in EUII (though of course withouth the possibility of revealing more). So while it would be possible to at least make the unavailable part of the map darker (like in EUII), I don't think it's worth the trouble of making new minimaps for each of them. (Would also reduce modability, I think).

 

[billy bob]

good job. What are the battle scenarios?

 

[Quivis]

There was a tiny bit more combat down here with the Battle of the Bulge and all and the Germans invading France mostly through the Namur and Liège provinces

And Vulture you forgot your location too

 

[Montemurro]

"Marginal victory" and "Strategic Victory"... It reminds me of the good old SSI games Panzer General and Pacific General. The option to play these short scenarios is a nice addition to the full 1936-48 game.

 

[Languish]

This looks pretty damn awesome. Excellent work Johan as ever.