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Offline JimmyD3

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Re: Updating Older Maps
« Reply #15 on: March 18, 2025, 05:44:26 PM »
Baltic is my all time favorite map. I will allow some small edits!

Go take a look at scandnvy map offline, let me know what you think. BTW go bomb some bridges.  :D
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Re: Updating Older Maps
« Reply #16 on: March 18, 2025, 05:57:59 PM »
Go take a look at scandnvy map offline, let me know what you think. BTW go bomb some bridges.  :D

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Re: Updating Older Maps
« Reply #17 on: March 18, 2025, 07:17:18 PM »
Where bridges are located in most cases there will be anywhere from 4 to 7 bridges. Of these bridges, all but one can be destroyed. The have a hardness the same as a Hanger, with a down time of 10 minutes. Try base 70 on the map.  :rock
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Re: Updating Older Maps
« Reply #18 on: March 19, 2025, 03:26:48 PM »
Hey way cool hope they get loaded in!
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Re: Updating Older Maps
« Reply #19 on: March 20, 2025, 06:23:47 PM »

Seems to me that C-47s located to resupply strats is not any different than vehicle spawns as long as the flight/drive takes about the same time.

One of the newer maps permits C47 to launch from a flak base. You can drop a box of sups to the strat in less than a minute and up again if you ditch to rinse and repeat. Not a good thing.

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Re: Updating Older Maps
« Reply #20 on: March 21, 2025, 04:12:36 PM »
I WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS......

I'll instead just sit over here and drink my frozen margarita.    :cool:
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Re: Updating Older Maps
« Reply #21 on: March 21, 2025, 07:03:28 PM »
Where bridges are located in most cases there will be anywhere from 4 to 7 bridges. Of these bridges, all but one can be destroyed. The have a hardness the same as a Hanger, with a down time of 10 minutes. Try base 70 on the map.  :rock

Was cool but anti-climactic lol. But only because there was no destroyed shape but the effect was cool to see the bridge missing.

Question… can any country destroy the bridge or are they owned by fields? I was an enemy rook plane at nit base 70.

Either way this is a nice low key upgrade that can change the strategy on some maps. Very cool Kenai!

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Back in 2022 after a loooooong break from 2010. Old name Ratpack, same for the BBS.

Squad I did the most tours with were the Excaliburs then The 172nd Rabid Dogs. Still trying to talk Illigaf, Coola, Oldman22, and Joecrow into coming back instead of being boring old farts!

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Re: Updating Older Maps
« Reply #22 on: March 23, 2025, 02:39:32 PM »
Does this mean we get the ME109T?

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Re: Updating Older Maps
« Reply #23 on: March 23, 2025, 02:51:04 PM »
 I make maps not airplanes  :D
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Re: Updating Older Maps
« Reply #24 on: March 23, 2025, 03:14:07 PM »
Airplanes are Jaeger1's job
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Re: Updating Older Maps
« Reply #25 on: March 26, 2025, 03:02:56 PM »
Go take a look at scandnvy map offline, let me know what you think. BTW go bomb some bridges.  :D

Can these bridges be scuttled to slow an offensive?
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Re: Updating Older Maps
« Reply #26 on: March 26, 2025, 03:42:22 PM »
White Castle hamburgers at refueling stations?

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Re: Updating Older Maps
« Reply #27 on: March 26, 2025, 04:12:49 PM »
The secret to good tank battles lies in the old crater map.  You could have very long shots or move in close.  The air guys hated the map because it was such a good tank battle no one flew planes.  I enjoy tank battles, but the skies were empty on thee crater map.

The strats.  Easly destroyed strats changes the balance between defense and offense play.  With guns down for a long time makes for guarding bases which means fewer offensive fights.  Same with long run times to rebuild starts and long downtime auto guns.  Still though you need a payoff for long bomber runs.  Tough balance job for sure.  During two countries aginst one nights, often the one country fighting two countries has their strats flattened while the  other two countries have 100% strats.

On 88s.  They can be the only way to push back runway vulchers.  Not sure about this but an 88 in town might be interesting.

This is not meant to be a complaint at all.  Just feedback on current map play.

The number of new maps is really encouraging. Thank you map makers.


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Re: Updating Older Maps
« Reply #28 on: March 26, 2025, 05:41:49 PM »
Can these bridges be scuttled to slow an offensive?
Todd

I wondered the same thing not sure why I didn’t try it. I will try later tonight.
Back in 2022 after a loooooong break from 2010. Old name Ratpack, same for the BBS.

Squad I did the most tours with were the Excaliburs then The 172nd Rabid Dogs. Still trying to talk Illigaf, Coola, Oldman22, and Joecrow into coming back instead of being boring old farts!

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Re: Updating Older Maps
« Reply #29 on: March 26, 2025, 06:03:11 PM »
Can these bridges be scuttled to slow an offensive?
Todd

Yes the bridges can be destroyed, or at least all but one at a base. One bridge is indestructible, but it is randomly selected during Terrain creation. Bridges require the same amount of bombs as a Hanger (2713 lbs of explosives) their down time is 10 minutes.
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