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by prestidigitation
Wed Oct 22, 2025 5:42 pm
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: Why is my strategic bomber getting shot down by an Italian recon jeep with a 50 cal?
Replies: 11
Views: 1637

Re: Why is my strategic bomber getting shot down by an Italian recon jeep with a 50 cal?

This is, as I keep repeating, a comical outcome. I do virtually nothing to the Saharina with a bombing attack which is perfectly reasonable as we're level boming a presumably mobile target. It kills a plane flying at high altitude. Nonsense. The entire campaign is literally about dealing with this t...
by prestidigitation
Wed Oct 22, 2025 5:38 pm
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: Why is my strategic bomber getting shot down by an Italian recon jeep with a 50 cal?
Replies: 11
Views: 1637

Re: Why is my strategic bomber getting shot down by an Italian recon jeep with a 50 cal?

The actual reason is that this recon car doesn't have the trait that makes most of its damage go to suppression so even though its a terrible gun with terrible AA value it kills planes on the top difficulty. Often it will put 0-2 on the board against planes. The performance is nonsense. I've not no...
by prestidigitation
Wed Oct 22, 2025 5:26 pm
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: Why is my strategic bomber getting shot down by an Italian recon jeep with a 50 cal?
Replies: 11
Views: 1637

Re: Why is my strategic bomber getting shot down by an Italian recon jeep with a 50 cal?

The actual reason is that this recon car doesn't have the trait that makes most of its damage go to suppression so even though its a terrible gun with terrible AA value it kills planes on the top difficulty. Often it will put 0-2 on the board against planes. The performance is nonsense. I've not no...
by prestidigitation
Tue Sep 23, 2025 12:00 am
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: Why is my strategic bomber getting shot down by an Italian recon jeep with a 50 cal?
Replies: 11
Views: 1637

Re: Why is my strategic bomber getting shot down by an Italian recon jeep with a 50 cal?

The actual reason is that this recon car doesn't have the trait that makes most of its damage go to suppression so even though its a terrible gun with terrible AA value it kills planes on the top difficulty. Often it will put 0-2 on the board against planes.

The performance is nonsense.
by prestidigitation
Wed Sep 17, 2025 6:04 pm
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: Why is my strategic bomber getting shot down by an Italian recon jeep with a 50 cal?
Replies: 11
Views: 1637

Why is my strategic bomber getting shot down by an Italian recon jeep with a 50 cal?

https://i.imgur.com/PbFe3bi.jpeg There are many choices in this game that make little sense to me but this one takes the cake. I have no idea why this thing even has an AA value but it is utter nonsense that it is high enough to damage a strategic bomber. Unless this thing is secretly packing manpad...
by prestidigitation
Tue Apr 08, 2025 5:08 pm
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: Reception Towards Frontlines DLC
Replies: 32
Views: 6222

Re: Reception Towards Frontlines DLC

I would massively prefer to remove heroes but the ai seems to still get them. I do not like them because they trivialize difficulty by turning high end expensive armor into do everything buttons. Over strength elite high end armor with double attack, guaranteed overrun and ignore close terrain makes...
by prestidigitation
Fri Jun 21, 2024 9:13 pm
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: Reception Towards Frontlines DLC
Replies: 32
Views: 6222

Re: Reception Towards Frontlines DLC

IMO it's pretty straightforward. Bulge is a heck of a lot more fun than the Axis Operations stuff. It's focused, has a clear end point and provides broadly historical play and force comp on both sides. I'm sure there are people that enjoy interminable campaigns but I think most people prefer somethi...
by prestidigitation
Sun Jan 21, 2024 2:13 pm
Forum: Order of Battle Bug Submissions
Topic: [Gameplay Bug][Falaise Pocket Allies][New] Scenario ends early with secondary objectives still open
Replies: 1
Views: 516

[Gameplay Bug][Falaise Pocket Allies][New] Scenario ends early with secondary objectives still open

It is turn 9 of 15 and the scenario has ended because I pocketed the Germans even though I have not yet seized Chambois but still have time to do so.

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by prestidigitation
Tue Sep 19, 2023 4:13 pm
Forum: Order of Battle : World War II - Tech Support
Topic: Irritating UI bugs in the latest version
Replies: 0
Views: 1097

Irritating UI bugs in the latest version

The unit deploy panel pops up at the start of every turn. This drives me batty

And when using a selector in the settings menu it doesn't clear the old selected item when highlighting a new one

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by prestidigitation
Mon Mar 21, 2022 8:15 pm
Forum: Order of Battle Series
Topic: Burma Road Kawkareik Pass
Replies: 6
Views: 1550

Re: Burma Road Kawkareik Pass

Thanks for the comment. Yes, I can do something like that too. But it is very gamey and it depends on knowing what the computer is going to do. I try to avoid this sort of tactic. Which is why I don't play maximum difficulty. There are all sorts pf sneaky tactics to beat the AI, but I hate using on...
by prestidigitation
Fri Oct 29, 2021 12:28 pm
Forum: Order of Battle Series
Topic: "Who's Kelly? Well he used to be a Lieutenant until he attacked the wrong hill" Allies Resurgent no discussion thread?
Replies: 69
Views: 13508

Re: "Who's Kelly? Well he used to be a Lieutenant until he attacked the wrong hill" Allies Resurgent no discussion threa

The School specs are great because they guarantee any units you have that die can be brought back at vet1. My infantry sometimes take an absolute clobbering, so being able to bring them back with vet is a huge savings.
by prestidigitation
Mon Oct 11, 2021 4:57 pm
Forum: Order of Battle Series
Topic: "Who's Kelly? Well he used to be a Lieutenant until he attacked the wrong hill" Allies Resurgent no discussion thread?
Replies: 69
Views: 13508

Re: "Who's Kelly? Well he used to be a Lieutenant until he attacked the wrong hill" Allies Resurgent no discussion threa

im not sure if the the volturo line campaign was playtested on hardest difficulty. that scenario is just plain stupid, you cant use your air force at the most critical spots because the northern part of the map is littered with 3 star 13 str flak88-s and it is generally an extremely frustrating eve...
by prestidigitation
Mon Oct 11, 2021 4:36 pm
Forum: Order of Battle Series
Topic: Units have 20hp but only display 10
Replies: 9
Views: 1646

Re: Units have 20hp but only display 10

PawelS wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 11:59 am Or maybe the HP is internally a fractional number (floating-point type) instead of an integer.
Also a possibility, and probably the truth in terms of implementation, but IMO it’s easiest to think of it as 20hp.
by prestidigitation
Mon Oct 11, 2021 4:30 pm
Forum: Order of Battle Series
Topic: Units have 20hp but only display 10
Replies: 9
Views: 1646

Re: Units have 20hp but only display 10

DeathMutant wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 8:28 pm Was the Supply Ship attacked recently? Perhaps it still has some suppression (efficiency degradation) even though it has full health?
No suppression, afaik ships can’t be suppressed. It was strafed by a fighter
by prestidigitation
Mon Oct 11, 2021 4:30 pm
Forum: Order of Battle Series
Topic: Units have 20hp but only display 10
Replies: 9
Views: 1646

Re: Units have 20hp but only display 10

terminator wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 12:59 pm Does the number 19 remain yellow the following turns ?

PS : here is a lived example in computer programming :

1.3 + 1.3 = 2.6

If you round each number for the display, you get:

1 + 1 = 3 :shock:
Yes, it’d been like that for several turns.
by prestidigitation
Mon Oct 11, 2021 4:25 pm
Forum: Order of Battle Series
Topic: Any chance to have functioning commandos?
Replies: 27
Views: 4229

Re: Any chance to have functioning commandos?

I’ve said in the past and will say again, commandos are pretty good BUT they require planning to get value out of them. The big advantage is the ability to dump them wherever by sky (or in some cases boat) and have them spot stuff or kill arty/aa/bunkers in relative safety. They’ll lose to infantry ...
by prestidigitation
Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:13 pm
Forum: Order of Battle Series
Topic: Units have 20hp but only display 10
Replies: 9
Views: 1646

Units have 20hp but only display 10

https://i.imgur.com/PNzuHd4.png I've wondered about this one for awhile and finally found a good picture showing it. The unit is at 10 displayed strength, but is giving off 19 rather than 20 supply. This implies both that it has lost .5 hp and that the game tracks 20 actual HP (or 10hp in 0.5 incre...
by prestidigitation
Sun Aug 08, 2021 12:45 pm
Forum: Order of Battle Series
Topic: Order of Battle Would be Awesome in WWI Setting
Replies: 18
Views: 4149

Re: Order of Battle Would be Awesome in WWI Setting

The eastern front was substantially more mobile, with the development of shturm tactics for the Brusilov offensive during the winter of 1915 leading to a restoration of mobility by the Russians in 1916. The subsequent collapse of the state and complete loss of morale/discipline/control put paid to a...
by prestidigitation
Sun Aug 08, 2021 12:34 pm
Forum: Order of Battle Series
Topic: Questions about certain unit's stats
Replies: 14
Views: 3252

Re: Questions about certain unit's stats

Epperaliant wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 10:08 pm Silly me, before the airborne capturing the town I had bombed it for like 5 turns with a Flying Fortress.
This kills the supply! :lol:
by prestidigitation
Fri Aug 06, 2021 6:50 pm
Forum: Order of Battle Series
Topic: Questions about certain unit's stats
Replies: 14
Views: 3252

Re: Questions about certain unit's stats

Thanks, useful info. What's the highest efficiency reduction attack in the entire game? I don't believe I've seen an attack higher than 30 efficiency damage. Also, does the presence of adjacent enemy units prevent or slows a unit in gaining entrenchment and regain lost efficiency? I am talking of e...

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