Author Topic: Idea........ (Read 1187 times)

Sabre · « **Reply #15 on:** January 15, 2002, 11:15:08 PM »

Reschke, it just doesn't work that way in the code. Each object placed on the map has an identifier or association, identifying the type of installation it is a part of. This is set by the person building the terrain.

Basically you have bases and you have strategic targets. An object can belong to either, but the code currently doesn't allow strat targets to be capturable. You could make a base look like a city or factory, but the code would treat it as a base; meaning it would be captureable, but would not effect the strat system. Basically, the code won't let you have it both ways.

The short answer is, the code won't let you make an installation that is both capturable and that can effect the strat situation. Hope that wasn't too confusing.

Reschke · « **Reply #16 on:** January 15, 2002, 11:34:28 PM »

Short, concise and thoroughly revealing there Sabre. I figured it had to be something in the code.

So I guess we will need to get the masterminds at HTC started on a code revision ASAP.....

Just so we can get strat objects that can be captured.

Thanks again Sabre!

10Bears · « **Reply #17 on:** January 15, 2002, 11:54:50 PM »

Mjr Tom--

Train stations and train can only be assigned to a country.. Can't be captured.

Other stuff sounds good

Sabre · « **Reply #18 on:** January 16, 2002, 07:37:15 AM »

Oh, and to elaborate on what Buzz said, and assuming Jihad keeps the fleet composition the same for this new rendition of the Philippines terrain, the fleets available will likely be as follows:

CVBG: 3xCV + 4xDE

SAG (cruiser fleet): 3xCA + 4xDE

So you really don't want your CV fleets caught by a cruiser fleet, because the CV fleets don't have anything bigger than a 5-inch cannon, while the cruiser fleets have eighteen 8-inch cannon. Jihad also had an all-destroyer escort fleet...guess he had a few ships left over:).

Buzzbait · « **Reply #19 on:** January 16, 2002, 01:11:16 PM »

S! Sabre

I use the all destroyer escort fleets as merchant ship or landing ship fleets, or convoys. The ships they portray as DE's aren't really armed with DE type weapons anyway. Real DE's of the period had multiple turrets of 4" or slightly bigger guns. The ones in the game only have the 40mm Pom Poms.

One of the things I think would be good addition to AH would be a player controlled single Destroyer. With AI AA guns and player fired 5" turrets slaved together so they fire at teh same target. Plus of course goodies like depth charges, torpedoes, and smoke generators.

Someone in a Destroyer could make runs on enemy bases and fields and cause havoc. Plus a Destroyer maneuvering at high speed is quite a difficult target to hit for aircraft.