[platoon_michael]

So currently I've been adding more Tanks to the .azp file.
Nothing special just basically trying to add some more variety.

The goal is to provide a more visual aspect between Command Tanks and non Command Tanks in-game.
Done either by varying camo for Axis Tanks and using Stars for Allied Tanks.
These changes will also apply to the BG_Unit Icons.

Beyond that I'm wondering if there's a need to correct the incorrect road connection on the Strategic map?
I.E.
Erase the ones that are wrong by displaying a road to a map that has no connection and if needed add roads to the ones that don't.
I know it was a huge debate back when WAR came out,but I cant say I've ever seen too many people want it fixed.

[johnsilver]

[Sapa]

Michael..about the truck..

I think that TT just coded the GI:s as tankcrew and ones that survived the   [b]mortarhit[/b]   just fought on...

cheers Mats

[Bungarra]

Yep agree with Silver, Pl Ml please do it..  

[platoon_michael]

Fatigue and Cohesion.

Image from Strategic Map showing how bad off the 394/99 ID are having.
The have NO Cohesion and almost nothing left in the tank as a fighting force.
After the Battle begins it can take quite a while set in Ambush to get them back to being healthy again.
And unfortunately I have a few others.
I switched over from Axis to Allies and have 6 Days to over turn what is currently a Major German Victory.

[platoon_michael]

Current situation for Dec. 26th Turn2 (5 Days left)
Trying to sweep around and capture German Supply Depots.

[mooxe]

Michael,

  Something that may open up WAR for me a mod to fix all the missing connections. Or a really good explanation to why the connections are not there. (even though there's road graphics connecting them)

[platoon_michael]

I'm working on it.

How many bad connections do I fix to make some of the current errors correct?
Champlon to Nadrin remove/edit the road image or add a connection?

Do I correct any other obvious connections or just remove any trace of a connection visually?

[platoon_michael]

Champlon to Nadrin with/without connection?
Theirs a lot of room for interpretation here.

And do I open up the Northern routes on the strategic map thus eliminating the original back jam of BG's waiting to fight?
While I didn't originally like the Northern part of the map and still don't to this day.it does indeed do a very good job of creating that difficult maneuvering the Germans had in the Bulge.

It's not hard to correct.
Just hard to decide.

[johnsilver]

[platoon_michael]

First MOH......Yea!
Then my 2nd.

[johnsilver]

Allowing allied AI player to only bring in 1 AT gun on some maps early on is a good way to stop them from throwing the Axis AI off the map time after time, even the weaker allied units on maps like South Eifel when KG Peiper appears there.

I have noticed the bazooka teams seem to be dead on in the stock mod. I have one team with 4 Panther kills already early on. The Bazooka teams have been the go to choice here over 3" guns (teamed with 57mm guns) to stop the Panthers thus far.

Thanks for all the work you did on this mod and continuing efforts on it. Going to finally complete it from the Allied perspective this time.

[platoon_michael]

Data:
Motar HE Base Accuracy changed from 331 (75%) to to 256 (50%)
Wurfgerat 40 Changed reload time from 9000 to 200.Now has 12 rounds.
Changed Accuracy from 36 (1%) to 256 (50%)
Half Tracks:
Changed Integrity from 40-50 to 100
Changed set up time from 600 to 200 for Schweres MG42 and Schweres MG34
Created Vehicle Crew US BZ (Bazooka) and added them to all M3 Half-Tracks. But Not Command HT's.
Changed Turret Crew Cover Top on all HT's from 0 to 140 (from 0 to 15%) in hopes of better protecting them
from Mortars until Mortar Data has been better adjusted.


The current version you are playing has only the above mentioned .
I have since changed the Mortars again and increased the Armor values for Allied Tanks with Sandbags (These were left the same as Tanks without any for some reason)
I'm kinda guessing on how much to increase the armor value. I didn't increase it much as I don't really know the sandbag to armor ratio    but it just seemed to me those Tanks should offer a little more protection.Kinda like what I did for the Tank Dozer.

I did notice that my original statement about the Zooks not being in Command HT's to be wrong. That will be corrected.
Will get back to work on the strat map after the New Year.
And will also be editing LOS. You can pretty much expect an increase in LOS with most cases.The current LOS has been VERY Disappointing to me. How a MG Team in a 3/4 story house isn't commanding the map is beyond me.
The extra graphics for Vehicles and playing is currently taking up the most time preventing the next update.

Found a wrongly codded house on the map Vielsalm,basically it's a 3 story house with the current elevation set the same as the ground.

[johnsilver]

[johnsilver]

Ha! KT TKO on a frontal shot (turret was traversed to 180 however) and 2 more Panthers by another Bazooka team on Krinket map.

I forget offhand it these teams could fire in the vetmod by yourself and TT. Know the Schreck teams couldn't, but don't remember about these teams.

Edit:

Fire from within buildings that is.

[platoon_michael]

You can thank Matrix for that.
Not me.
I am glad you pointed it out and will look into them.
After I use them to win my current GC. :)

I'm not gonna apply the same changes from VetBoB to this Mod.
You can,I won't

[johnsilver]

Finally get it on why you reworked the campaign into the stock mod.. It gives the US a fighting chance, at least over the Vetmod, where they are in deep doo-doo without someone playing them that pretty much is familiar with every map and stays away from the powerful German infantry with US armor as the US player.

Not sure about how far back your US forces have fallen, but I finally withdrew back some to "clear the maps of wreckage" and get a better field of fire Michael and it didn't go well on the sector(s) where pulled that stunt. Am trying to keep away from the campaign.txt to see how deep this bottomless pit truly seems to be of Panthers for some of the KG and it's getting exciting to say the least.

[johnsilver]

You had a thread on here once awhile back where were showing "kill zones" for AT guns on the leidenborn map and how numerous they were. I think Reuland, as far as WAR goes is the ultimate destruction zone for the Allies. When played the US in the stock game, vetmod and now in this mod, have always tried to channel a strong armored unit to this map. It is the hardest for me (costliest) armor wise to cross and virtually impossible for the AI Germans to take there are so many hiding spots in the sparse woods with LOS thru the bridges and roadways all the way across the way for 3" guns.

If there is another thing you do to make it more difficult, other than work on the bazookas (I hope u don't do that lol) coding on some maps to make hiding the 3" guns in some areas of Reuland map might be it like I think you may have done on the Leidenborn one Michael where they no longer fit in some areas that they once did.

My 2c and will stop all this if you want.

[platoon_michael]

I just took 3 AB Bazooka teams based on your report on how powerful they were in hopes of knocking KG Cochenhausen off of Manhay.

That didn't happen,despite several hits on the Panthers none of em were killed or even immobile.
Thanks a lot.

The thread you thinking about is This one
Reuland is indeed a very hard map to attack on especially for the Germans.

My goal for the AT_Guns is/was to prevent the AI from placing them deep in the woods rendering them useless.
Still a work in progress.

Map codding is not my most enjoyable aspect of editing,so it takes me some time to get myself into it.

[johnsilver]