Using different AFV varients

[sshellokitty]

Recently I was reading about the operational history of the Panzer IV. It got me thinking about the mechanics in the game. Will there be a way for the player to choose a specific unit to be outfitted or upgraded to newer, more powerful varients?

I suppose another way for the player to do it would be to break up units to create a better equiped one in the field. Anyway I hadn't seen this on the forum so I don't know if it was talked about. Then again I didn't look very hard, lol.

Cheers

 

[jamesd]

You can assign different priorities to different units, meaning if you designate one particular division as being the highest priority, it should fill up with the most modern equipment items.

 

[sshellokitty]

You can assign different priorities to different units, meaning if you designate one particular division as being the highest priority, it should fill up with the most modern equipment items.

I figured this was probably the way it was going to work. I mean that's how it works in Hoi3 right? I haven't played it as much but I used the buttons on the unit info to make certain armored formations have priority. However, I was wondering if there was going to be an additional layer of depth in Hoi4 where the player could choose I want x number of this new panzer variant to go to such and such panzer division.

 

[Vidkjaer]

I figured this was probably the way it was going to work. I mean that's how it works in Hoi3 right? I haven't played it as much but I used the buttons on the unit info to make certain armored formations have priority. However, I was wondering if there was going to be an additional layer of depth in Hoi4 where the player could choose I want x number of this new panzer variant to go to such and such panzer division.

Sadly i dont think so.

 

[Zaku]

I figured this was probably the way it was going to work. I mean that's how it works in Hoi3 right? I haven't played it as much but I used the buttons on the unit info to make certain armored formations have priority. However, I was wondering if there was going to be an additional layer of depth in Hoi4 where the player could choose I want x number of this new panzer variant to go to such and such panzer division.

You can chose the equipment you want to use in your templates.
For example, if you want you can fully equip a panzer division using only captured equipment.

 

[Vidkjaer]

You can chose the equipment you want to use in your templates.
For example, if you want you can fully equip a panzer division using only captured equipment.

How?

 

[safe-keeper]

Last thing I heard was you only get to say that a company should contain, say, "medium tanks", and the game will just pull some from your pool, with you having no say as to what types. Which kinda ruins some of the fun of creating tank variants. For example (just an example, don't nitpick this), I might want to create an especially fast and reliable Panzer IV variant to put in a kind of "overrun/encirclement" division template, and well-armed and well-armoured infantry tanks to put in an infantry division template, where lack of speed won't be a hindrance.

If we do get to choose somehow, that's great news. Otherwise, I'm hoping it will be something that makes an appearance in a patch or mod. War in the East has these fixed "a rose is a rose is a rose" approach to divisions, too (every infantry division has the same T.O.E and thus the same units), but it still allows you to attach stuff to the divisions. For example, I might give an infantry division a Stug battalion for its assault on a Russian fort.

I know the division template system seems a bit "rigid", but at least letting us choose which divisions/templates get which variants should be one of the things allowed by the game. Those who don't want to micro can just let the game assign tanks and whatnot for them .

Giving individual divisions attachments could actually be possible in HOI4, too, if you just substract some vehicles from the player's pool and give the division an appropriate "has attachment" modifier. Like "Assault gun battalion: +5% fort attack".

 

[Zaku]

If you guys don't belive me, here is the dev post saying that you can chose the equipment you want to use in your divs:

templates can be set up with lists of what equipment they are allowed, so what you asked can be done by duplicating/making separate templates. Not sure we have actually shown this? If we ahvent I'll make sure to add it to the DD list.

its useful if you dont want garrisons to use more modern weapons even if they are available in your stockpile. or for RP reasons

 

[LordOfWar16]

You can also filter specificly what equipment a division can use. You could tell your garrisons for example to only use weapon I instead of II and III for example. You cant tell each specific battalion what they can use of course, only the whole division.