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gradenko_2000 posted:I really need to get the later Strategic Command games. What would give me the most bang for the buck? WWI? Even their Pacific War title looks good and oh god stop making me want this I do not have 95 bux It really depends on what you're looking for. Breakthrough includes the World at War WW2 map. (Don't get the Pacific War title). And Global Gold has two extra expansions that are Assault on Communism  and Assault on Democracy which will have the largest WW2 map along with really nifty alt scenarios. However, the thing is, WW1 and Breakthrough also have awesome campaigns, check it out http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=300&Itemid=512 http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=269&Itemid=463 Global and Gold Campaigns: http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=248&Itemid=389 http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=285&Itemid=482 Assault on Democracy and Communism (just Global required) http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=309&Itemid=530 http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=315&Itemid=538 So yeah, really it's up to what you want to play. Or just get 95 bucks 
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While I'm glad they included the East Africa campaign in Breakthrough! It doesn't really capture the nature of the war. The Germans were essentially fighting a guerilla campaign with the occasional pitched battle. Lettow-Vorbeck's goal was to draw as many Allied troops into the theatre as possible to drain resources from the main game in Europe. He did this quite effectively by hitting allied supply chains, and letting disease do his work for him (I think there was one Allied unit that lost 95% of its men to disease and never saw a battle). Strategic Command is just not cut out to model this. You would need a different engine which modelled supply and tropical disease in much more detail to do it justice. With a kind of asymmetric victory point condition similar to the iPad Battle of the Bulge game where the Allies need to conquer territory quickly, have lots of resources, but suffer horrible attrition. The Germans win by dragging out the war and causing a high number of Allied casualties through disrupting supply and disease.
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V for Vegas posted:While I'm glad they included the East Africa campaign in Breakthrough! It doesn't really capture the nature of the war. The Germans were essentially fighting a guerilla campaign with the occasional pitched battle. Lettow-Vorbeck's goal was to draw as many Allied troops into the theatre as possible to drain resources from the main game in Europe. He did this quite effectively by hitting allied supply chains, and letting disease do his work for him (I think there was one Allied unit that lost 95% of its men to disease and never saw a battle). Have you tried it out? I thought this AAR captured it very well imho. http://www.battlefront.com/community/showthread.php?t=107573 Edit: I would be down with doing a Strategic Command AAR (you guys pick the scenario) on my vacation next week. Just check my previous post and pick one. Necroneocon fucked around with this message at 12:41 on May 22, 2013 |
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Necroneocon posted:Edit: I would be down with doing a Strategic Command AAR (you guys pick the scenario) on my vacation next week. Just check my previous post and pick one. Sounds fun! In order of preference: 1. Global Conquest - Alliance of Evil, Evil 2. WW1 Breakthrough - Russian Civil War, Bolsheviks 3. Assault on Democracy - Invasion America, Axis 4. WW1 - Triple Alliance, Entente with super-duper double hard AI, of course
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May 22, 2013 16:26
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I would love to see the Russian Civil War!
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Apparently there's a Distant Worlds unannounced sale of sorts going on - everything 40% off if you buy the whole bundle, or up to 50% off for individual items. I say "unannounced," but apparently the announcement was folded into the release of the new expansion, so if you aren't looking for it it's a bit tricky to find out about it. Still a bloody king's ransom, but if it'll convince those idiots at Matrix that not all games need to be priced into stratosphere...
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What is Distant Worlds like, anyway? I never actually read that LP
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May 25, 2013 06:42
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gradenko_2000 posted:What is Distant Worlds like, anyway? I never actually read that LP I stopped following the LP after a while, but I'm reliably informed that at one point Grey Hunter accidentally blew up a planet and didn't notice until rather later.
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May 25, 2013 06:48
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Hey hey hey! I noticed immediately, I just didn't know that the second world destroyer was mine and had been finished.....
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gradenko_2000 posted:What is Distant Worlds like, anyway? I never actually read that LP After trying the game out a bit, this much I can say: For beginners, it's a pretty good "Yes, Prime Minister" simulation. "Eh? You want us to offer those guys a free trade agreement? Oh, well, that sounds all right. You want to set up a new colony over there? Well, can't see why not. Say, now, what are those ships over there doing? Really? Well, carry on, then! You think we should start a war? Are you sure? Seems a rather big step...well, all right, if you think best!"
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New Matrix deals: 19.99 USD for Carriers at War and 29.99 USD for Harpoon Ultimate Edition. Carriers at War is incredibly tempting at that price, but I already played (an older version of) that game from about 2 decades ago and this one, despite the new interface, is still really limited as far as scenario selection goes. Harpoon on the other hand makes me wary because it sounds like it just throws a bunch of "versions" of Harpoon at you sight unseen and with no guarantee on quality or playability, like those level packs/compilations for Duke Nukem 3D.
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HCE is p. cool but doesn't stray that far from the decades old basegame, the newer ones are poo poo IMO.
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May 27, 2013 12:17
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1) I've started a Combat Mission Shock Force LP 2) Gustav Line is pretty cool even if dkotzl keeps perforating my tanks. In vain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njy0HR8dfxU  
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Awesome! Can't wait to follow it. Which reminds me I promised a Strategic Command LP since i'm on vacation. Bleh
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May 29, 2013 08:15
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Necroneocon posted:Awesome! Can't wait to follow it. Be sure to link to it here. I love reading Grognard LPs, it lets me experience games I'm way too lazy to figure out for myself. (And the turns take a lot less time.)
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The second part of the WITE MapMod is up, this time with new counters: The especially notable thing about it is that the creator moved the "soft factor" indicators to horizontal hash marks to the left of the unit icon - this makes it possible to view soft factors even while Fort levels are being displayed. http://www.hist-sdc.com/MapMod/index.htm
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May 30, 2013 07:54
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gradenko_2000 posted:The second part of the WITE MapMod is up, this time with new counters: That looks absolutely fantastic. All grognard games could benefit by paying this guy to design their counters.
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Spent way too much time play SPMBT last night. Managed to have the British delay the Soviets, but man did British tanks in the 70s-80s stink (at least in this game) vs Russian tanks and even BMPSs. The Lynx ATGMs I eventually got deployed were a godsend. Also defending the MACV company against VC infiltrators was a small and tight, but very fun scenario. Same with a Red Dawn inspired holding against Cuban tanks which demonstrated how a good layout of tanks and ATGM units can be devastating to an advancing army. I used to play SP1,2,3 as a kid all the time, but haven't for a long while. Such an immensely enjoyable game and all the scenarios for free. I liked how you can have anything from Spec Op Missions all the way up to Fulda Gap Blowouts. I guess if there is one compliant (and this is only because I have limited time) is I wish you could move more than one unit at once, granted it might be hard how to effectively do that. Still this along with TOAW III are some of my favorite wargames, just wish I was good at them, but I'm finally starting to get the hang of things with SPMBT by just not trying to rush and trying medium engagements. Does anyone have any good links to armored/infantry warfare theory manuals? I'm just trying to have a better understanding on how one should deploy troops and tanks, even if its not going to be a direct help since it is based on the real world and not the game system. For some reason SPWAW always has display errors on my computer (kind of hard to describe), which sucks as I would love to do some WWII missions again. I was wondering has anyone else here fans of Age of Rifles? Pretty much what SPMBT is for armored and infantry war in the modern age, but set during the 19th Century and filled to the gills with interesting and unique scenarios and locations. EDIT: Looking at those Combat Mission games is making me very tempted...except Matrix Game prices...and I wish there were some Cold War hypo themed games. I wonder how the iPad version is? The description makes it seem like a legit Combat Mission game and not something like what Civ Rev (a nice game nonetheless) is to Civ4/5. Marshal Prolapse fucked around with this message at 16:23 on May 30, 2013 |
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IIRC, there's a "unit move" option in SPMBT - might be in SPWAW, can't recall for sure. Only problem is, you get to move your command unit (I think) and then AI pathfinding takes over for the rest. And clusters. Might work better if you move one hex at a time, maybe, but I'm impatSHIT MINES/ATGMS/BOGGED 
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Zamboni Apocalypse posted:IIRC, there's a "unit move" option in SPMBT - might be in SPWAW, can't recall for sure. Only problem is, you get to move your command unit (I think) and then AI pathfinding takes over for the rest. And clusters. quote:Might work better if you move one hex at a time, maybe, but I'm impatSHIT MINES/ATGMS/BOGGED  Still a fantastic game though.
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gfanikf posted:Does anyone have any good links to armored/infantry warfare theory manuals? I'm just trying to have a better understanding on how one should deploy troops and tanks, even if its not going to be a direct help since it is based on the real world and not the game system. You should take a look at US Field Manuals. http://armypubs.army.mil/doctrine/Active_FM.html eg. FM 3-21.11 THE SBCT INFANTRY RIFLE COMPANY or FM 3-90.1 TANK AND MECHANIZED INFANTRY COMPANY TEAM There's thousands of pages there all about penetrations and other grog porn  gfanikf posted:I was wondering has anyone else here fans of Age of Rifles? Pretty much what SPMBT is for armored and infantry war in the modern age, but set during the 19th Century and filled to the gills with interesting and unique scenarios and locations. YES!!! God I loved those campaigns... British wars throughout 19th century, Russo-Japanese, Austro-Prussian, Franco-Prussian, Eastern and Western campaigns of ACW... it's not many months ago when I played it previously through Dosbox and it still rocks. gfanikf posted:EDIT: Looking at those Combat Mission games is making me very tempted...except Matrix Game prices...and I wish there were some Cold War hypo themed games. You can get CMSF for as little as $15, or CMSF+Marines bundle for $25. I especially enjoy custom made Red vs. Red campaigns where both sides use obsolete Soviet poo poo equipment like T-55's and AT-3 Saggers - wiping out T-72 companies with Javelins gets old at some point but honest to god ambushing the enemy with a recoilless rifle is different.
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Nenonen posted:You can get CMSF for as little as $15, or CMSF+Marines bundle for $25. I especially enjoy custom made Red vs. Red campaigns where both sides use obsolete Soviet poo poo equipment like T-55's and AT-3 Saggers - wiping out T-72 companies with Javelins gets old at some point but honest to god ambushing the enemy with a recoilless rifle is different. Yeah, basic CM:SF as US Army gets old fast because you have so many Javelins and can just dominate everything with those no sweat, the only question is if you can do it without taking casualties yourself. Brits and Marines are better about this and Red on Red is best of all.
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Nenonen posted:You can get CMSF for as little as $15, or CMSF+Marines bundle for $25. I especially enjoy custom made Red vs. Red campaigns where both sides use obsolete Soviet poo poo equipment like T-55's and AT-3 Saggers - wiping out T-72 companies with Javelins gets old at some point but honest to god ambushing the enemy with a recoilless rifle is different. The Marine and UK campaigns are much better, partly because those armies don't have the ridiculous firepower of a Stryker brigade, partly because the Syrians get much more modern equipment and Republican Guard formations, and partly because the scenario designers just plain got better at designing interesting battles.
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Nenonen posted:You should take a look at US Field Manuals. quote:YES!!! God I loved those campaigns... British wars throughout 19th century, Russo-Japanese, Austro-Prussian, Franco-Prussian, Eastern and Western campaigns of ACW... it's not many months ago when I played it previously through Dosbox and it still rocks.  quote:You can get CMSF for as little as $15, or CMSF+Marines bundle for $25. I especially enjoy custom made Red vs. Red campaigns where both sides use obsolete Soviet poo poo equipment like T-55's and AT-3 Saggers - wiping out T-72 companies with Javelins gets old at some point but honest to god ambushing the enemy with a recoilless rifle is different. Red vs Red sounds fun and honestly it's the way most third world battles played out (Euro Equipment notwithstanding). Fake edit: so it seems I need to get CMSF and the Marines and UK bundle, right? Real Edit: I think I'm going to get Combat: Touch for the moment. Right price and I have a 6 hour round trip commute. Marshal Prolapse fucked around with this message at 17:26 on May 30, 2013 |
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True both of you, gh and A. NATO module also has its share of fun challenges - while EuroSpike MR that the Dutch have is about as omnipotent as Javelin, it can't be just fired casually off the shoulder or from indoors, Germans have Milan which has a minimum range of 400m and Canadians - they have goddamn ERYX.  gfanikf posted:Fake edit: so it seems I need to get CMSF and the Marines and UK bundle, right? Yeah, that'll get you going. It's a drug though. Sooner or later you have bought all games and modules, see thread title
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gfanikf posted:EDIT: Looking at those Combat Mission games is making me very tempted...except Matrix Game prices...and I wish there were some Cold War hypo themed games. I wonder how the iPad version is? The description makes it seem like a legit Combat Mission game and not something like what Civ Rev (a nice game nonetheless) is to Civ4/5. They are Battlefront and are in bundles. So 55 dollars for Shock Force + all its expansions and same for CM:BN. Not "Matrix Games" prices at all.
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Nenonen posted:Yeah, that'll get you going. It's a drug though. Sooner or later you have bought all games and modules, see thread title Necroneocon posted:They are Battlefront and are in bundles. So 55 dollars for Shock Force + all its expansions and same for CM:BN. Not "Matrix Games" prices at all. That's a good point. I guess Steam has spoiled me, since if it was a new console game I'd be paying $5 more. I was also looking at Shrapnel Games website so that was factoring in the mini-rage. I do like that everything that Battlefront sells seems to have a demo for it...which is also not something Matrix does (though Shrapnel does IIRC). Since the prices aren't a sale (my mistake) I think I'll give the demo a whirl first and play around with CM Touch first. Plus I now have a desire to reinstall Age of Rifles again and go spread civilization via Lee Enfields and play around with WinSPMBT some more. Marshal Prolapse fucked around with this message at 17:45 on May 30, 2013 |
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CM: Touch is good, IMO. Even on my rooted Nook Color, which is admittedly underpowered, the biggest issue I've had is camera maneuvering (and unit selection when in clusters, oh well). I forget how cheap I got CMSF, but it was via a 3rd-party site - GoGamer or something - and I ended up having to buy the patch when I finally got around to installing it.  As for "save your install file or buy again", yeah.  I've got a perfectly good activation code for a game I actually wanted and played some, but lost the install file, and it'd been like six months past the deadline when I found out.Someone please come out with an updated Age of Rifles - even if it's just a Matrix "make it work in Windows" release. An SPWAW/MBT/WWII-scale game would be even better. Zamboni Apocalypse fucked around with this message at 17:51 on May 30, 2013 |
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The difference between Battlefront and Matrix is that Battlefront change on a par with new games rather than a premium over them, they do respectable discounts if you buy bundles, and they always offer a demo. I'm willing to accept Battlefront saying 'we don't want to do sales, it won't help our revenue' because their baseline price is reasonable for the quality of game they're offering and I can try before I buy.
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The General posted:That looks absolutely fantastic. All grognard games could benefit by paying this guy to design their counters. The Matrix dude hired him to commission some work for their games. Also need to point out that Matrix is a publisher and games are made by developers, like WiTE is made by 2x3 guys or something, so its up to the developer to push out a demo based on the funds they have. For example, the Command Ops folks are talking with their customers about the prices they want to set with what they want to do next, Matrix isn't involved. Sometimes I really think i'm the only person who enjoys these types of games
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Zamboni Apocalypse posted:CM: Touch is good, IMO. Even on my rooted Nook Color, which is admittedly underpowered, the biggest issue I've had is camera maneuvering (and unit selection when in clusters, oh well). quote:I forget how cheap I got CMSF, but it was via a 3rd-party site - GoGamer or something - and I ended up having to buy the patch when I finally got around to installing it. Yeah, the annoying thing is I still have to use the help desk to get a new download link...and it only will last for 24 hours. quote:Someone please come out with an updated Age of Rifles - even if it's just a Matrix "make it work in Windows" release. An SPWAW/MBT/WWII-scale game would be even better. Alchenar posted:The difference between Battlefront and Matrix is that Battlefront change on a par with new games rather than a premium over them, they do respectable discounts if you buy bundles, and they always offer a demo. quote:I'm willing to accept Battlefront saying 'we don't want to do sales, it won't help our revenue' because their baseline price is reasonable for the quality of game they're offering and I can try before I buy. Marshal Prolapse fucked around with this message at 18:49 on May 30, 2013 |
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gfanikf posted:Actually in fairness to Matrix Harpoon Ultimate Edition is on sale for $29.99 right...and I am really tempted to get that. Seriously for all that's in the package, it's actually a good deal...though I guess that's only because of what the normal price is for patches on games I already owned at one point. The Ingress-StrikeOps-Egress 3 mission "campaign" where you take multiple CVBGs into the North Atlantic to wreak havoc on the Kola Peninsula is still one of the best strategy experiences I've ever had.
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gradenko_2000 posted:The Ingress-StrikeOps-Egress 3 mission "campaign" where you take multiple CVBGs into the North Atlantic to wreak havoc on the Kola Peninsula is still one of the best strategy experiences I've ever had. Ughhh...I think I'm buying it. Ironically more for classic Harpoon, though finally being able to use Nukes (dumb I know) in H2/3 is going to be fun.
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Nothing quite like an alpha strike from 2 CVBG with nukes. Its really quite terrifying.
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Baloogan posted:Nothing quite like an alpha strike from 2 CVBG with nukes. Its really quite terrifying. Eh, it's more just a few scenarios designed around using them were fun in a lets just blow stuff up way in older Harpoon. I should have clarified I just thought always found it annoying it was locked out of retail Harpoon 2 due to coding issues...and the original Harpoon 2 being a buggy mess...than expecting to get any real use out of it.
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This has been mentioned already but just reiterating for emphasis since I literally hosed up last weekend: Buy CMSF BY ITSELF! It and the USMC module are $25, plus $40 for UK and NATO. $15 for the base, and $40 for the bundle, saving you 
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What would be the best/cheapest way to jump into the newer WW2 West Front Combat Missions? Just Battle for Normandy?
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It's what I'd say. You CAN go for the older titles on GoG for a feel but honestly I can't go back to pre-Normandy. 1for1 unit scale is nice. Not to mention the advancements in the engine. Which, by the by, go ahead and shell out ten bucks for the 2.0 upgrade.
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gradenko_2000 posted:What would be the best/cheapest way to jump into the newer WW2 West Front Combat Missions? Just Battle for Normandy? I made this jump recently since Normandy is cheaper than Italy and I'm loving it. I've also developed a deep seated hatred of bocage which I think is the intent.
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uPen posted:I made this jump recently since Normandy is cheaper than Italy and I'm loving it. I've also developed a deep seated hatred of bocage which I think is the intent. Has anyone let the french know that if they aren't going to defend their country again and expect someone else to liberate them the least they could do is get rid of all the bocage now?
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