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#1: Column Rules (H2H) Author: davidssfx,

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 5:43 am
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Here is a simple set of rules for H2H game play Smile

... edited to reflect changes

Column Rules (CR)

Unit selection for Active Roster

1. Must use at least one Scout Team (if available)

2. First and Second Platoon columns:
Use any combination of Infantry Teams … but a maximum 1-MG … per each Platoon column.
Therefore, maximum total of MG's for both Platoon Columns: 2-MG
No selection of AFV’s, ATG’s, or Medium Mortars in First and Second Platoon columns

3. Support Teams column:
Use any combination of Teams, but one slot must have: a Mortar or Half Track/Carrier or ATG.
This is the only column for selection of AFV’s, ATG’s, and Medium Mortars

4. Minimum of three Command Teams ... one at the top of each column.
The Support column can use either Infantry Command or AFV Command (if available)

Last edited by davidssfx on Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:01 pm; edited 1 time in total

#2: Re: Column Rules (H2H) Author: davidssfx,

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 4:02 pm
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Column rules should make it possible to have a more balanced and realistic combination of units entering the battle field.
By using the "Support Teams" column as the only column for selecting AFV’s, ATG’s, and Medium Mortars, a player will be limited to the amount of quantities of these Team types.
It's still possible to overload an "Active Roster" with many of one type of Team, but it will come at the expense of having less other important Teams types.

Example: It's possible to select 4-Medium Mortars, but by doing this ... there will be no room left to select any AFV's or ATG's.
It's also possible to have more than two "2-AT Infantry, 2-MG, 2-Light Mortar" ... but will need to be done by using the "Support Teams" column slots.

BG's with Command AFV's available will have an advantage of an extra slot for an AFV, but only as long as one remains available to select ... slot will be filled with Command Infantry when there isn't a Command AFV. This makes sense because a BG with a Command AFV (Armored or Mechanized BG) should have an AFV quantity advantage over an Infantry BG.

The Points cap rules had a flaw and could seem complicated at times.
The flaw was: if you (by mistake) moved an AFV to a non AFV slot (and kept that AFV active after the battle) ... then it would appear in the slot you moved it to, and another AFV would fill the AFV slot. Therefore you can increase your points total and overload an Active Roster with high point Teams ... both of which defeat the points cap system.

Column Rules seems to be a simple and effective way of balancing game play regarding Team selection.

#3: Re: Column Rules (H2H) Author: Dima,

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 1:19 am
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David, you should call it "The Nostalgia rule" as that's clearly based on CC2 system Wink

#4: Re: Column Rules (H2H) Author: davidssfx,

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 1:36 am
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Dima wrote (View Post):

David, you should call it "The Nostalgia rule" as that's clearly based on CC2 system Wink

haha, no kidding
I've never played CC2, but if that's the way it was done then ... I can't imagine why it didn't remain the standard Shocked

Anyhow, I haven't actually played with these rules yet ... but the thinking behind it seems to be sound

Smile

#5: Re: Column Rules (H2H) Author: Dima,

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 2:12 am
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haha, no kidding
I've never played CC2, but if that's the way it was done then ... I can't imagine why it didn't remain the standard

hehe, yeah, CC2 had 2 platoons for infantry and 1 platoon for support.
And it had pretty realistic things like LMG were counted as Infantry for the Germans and as Support for the Allies, more difference were there as well that i don't remember now Smile

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Well, you know my opinion, i think we made progressive way from CC2 to CC5, not regressive, so again IMO choosing any team you want for battle from a Force Pool is the best thing CC5 has given to us Smile

#6: Re: Column Rules (H2H) Author: davidssfx,

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 2:34 am
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Dima wrote (View Post):

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haha, no kidding
I've never played CC2, but if that's the way it was done then ... I can't imagine why it didn't remain the standard

Are you saying that in CC2 ... you couldn't select AFV’s, ATG’s, and Medium Mortars in the first two columns (First and Second Platoons)? Shocked

If so, how can we get that reinstated in TLD? Smile

... now that would be a mod Smile

Maybe I'll drop TLD and try and get a copy of CC2 ... no wonder you still see people on GR with CC2

#7: Re: Column Rules (H2H) Author: Dima,

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 2:43 am
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Quote:

Are you saying that in CC2 ... you couldn't select AFV’s, ATG’s, and Medium Mortars in the first two columns (First and Second Platoons)?

absolutely Smile

Quote:

Maybe I'll drop TLD and try and get a copy of CC2 ... no wonder you still see people on GR with CC2

you won't like it after TLD Wink

#8: Re: Column Rules (H2H) Author: schrecken, Location: Sydney, Australia

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 5:30 am
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LSA works similarly.

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#9: Re: Column Rules (H2H) Author: davidssfx,

Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:17 am
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schrecken wrote (View Post):

LSA works similarly.

hmm ... didn't know that about LSA, thanks

Now that it's know to be possible to lock columns in CC (thanks for the info) ... I would like to get TLD's Support column to be the only column for selecting AFV’s, ATG’s, and Mortars. Any ideas how to do it. I don't mind editing the bg file to have all the AFV’s, ATG’s, and Mortars in the Support column ... just need some help to get it locked

Upon further thinking ... I've revised the initial idea, for simplicity:

Column Rules (CR)

Unit selection for Active Roster

1. Must use at least one Scout Team (if available)

2. First and Second Platoon columns:
Use any combination of Infantry Teams … but a maximum 1-MG … per each Platoon column.
Therefore, maximum total of MG's for both Platoon Columns: 2-MG
No selection of AFV’s, ATG’s, or Medium Mortars in First and Second Platoon columns

3. Support Teams column:
Use any combination of Teams, but one slot must have: a Mortar or Half Track/Carrier or ATG.
This is the only column for selection of AFV’s, ATG’s, and Medium Mortars

4. Minimum of three Command Teams ... one at the top of each column.
The Support column can use either Infantry Command or AFV Command (if available)

Last edited by davidssfx on Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:56 pm; edited 3 times in total

#10: Re: Column Rules (H2H) Author: Pzt_Kanov, Location: México

Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:56 pm
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in cc2 you have 8 slots for infantry and 6 for support units (tanks,guns,cars and mortars), there are differences between sides for similar units, like the pzschreck being a support unit, but the piat and bazooka are infantry.

#11: Re: Column Rules (H2H) Author: davidssfx,

Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:33 pm
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Pzt_Kanov wrote (View Post):

in cc2 you have 8 slots for infantry and 6 for support units (tanks,guns,cars and mortars), there are differences between sides for similar units, like the pzschreck being a support unit, but the piat and bazooka are infantry.

Thanks for the extra info Pzt_Kanov

I think (for TLD) just having a single exclusive column (now named "Support") for AFV’s, ATG’s, and Medium Mortars ... is best.
Then a player can use the other two columns (First and Second Platoon) to select units that sometimes accompany infantry ... such as:
1. AT Infantry (Schreck, Piat, Bazooka, Faust)
2. Light Mortar
3. MG (either 3 or 4 man Team MG's)
note about MG's: I do think it's best to have a limit of one per Platoon, and if a player wants more ... then has to use the Support column. This will stop over selection of MG's unless a player uses up valuable Support column slots.
For AT Infantry and Light Mortars ... there isn't really a need to limit them, because a player selecting too many of these types would risk being over-run by larger sized Infantry Teams.

In conclusion ... this will allow players to custom build BG's to their liking, but still provides a limit system. The limit system doesn't completely stop over use of certain Team types ... but it does force a player make trade offs in other Team types when making their selections
The end result is a more balanced Active Roster, better representative of combat formations ... for example: a higher ratio of regular infantry Teams compared to AFV’s, ATG’s, and Medium Mortars.

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