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by timhicks
Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:05 pm
Forum: Commander - Europe at War : Tech Support
Topic: GS Crashes with java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 7
Replies: 6
Views: 2310

post 1945

thanks for the replies chaps !, i can stop trying to make it work now.

Shame cos I was hoping to take over the entire world, I started in 43 and I needed just a few more years. Maybe till 1950 !. Thanks to all the people who worked on GS, it's a truly great game.
by timhicks
Thu Sep 22, 2011 10:32 pm
Forum: Commander - Europe at War : Tech Support
Topic: GS Crashes with java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 7
Replies: 6
Views: 2310

GS Crashes with java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 7

I am running GS 2.0 It is Jan 1946, and my game is crashing after it comes back from working out it's end of turn stuff. Specifically the resources total box appears and the map appears. It looks ok, but there is no way to go back to the main menu, the mouse doesn't scroll the map, and I can't click...
by timhicks
Thu Apr 01, 2010 11:57 am
Forum: Commander Europe at War : AAR's
Topic: JimR (Axis) vs. Clark (Allies) - War is Over!
Replies: 79
Views: 14693

Hi Clark, you're doing an amazing job, I'm playing allied against the AI now, and I won't get to Berlin by Jan 1942. It's these sort of unusual games that make these AAR's such fun to read.
by timhicks
Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:20 pm
Forum: Commander Europe at War : AAR's
Topic: JimR (Axis) vs. Clark (Allies) - War is Over!
Replies: 79
Views: 14693

Hi , thanks for posting this AAR, but there's something that I don't understand. Isn't the game over when you take Berlin ?, you have massive forces on the south of your front, why not send them into Germany to take Berlin ?
by timhicks
Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:20 am
Forum: MILITARY HISTORY™ Commander - Europe at War : General Discussion
Topic: CEAW UI
Replies: 10
Views: 2157

I think it would be nice if each unit was given a unique name, e.g 57th Corp, and then the game could maintain a record of battle honours for each unit. For example France 1940, Russia 1941 ect. A battle record which included the names of Cities would be nice, (e.g Moscow Dec 1941) but I guess would...
by timhicks
Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:43 am
Forum: MILITARY HISTORY™ Commander - Europe at War : General Discussion
Topic: Germany attacking Switzerland
Replies: 3
Views: 982

The AI is useless at Axis. Even at Max difficulty levels, it's not a useful game, but it can be fun to play against the Allied AI. Like you I havn't got onto PBEM yet, since there are still some things that I'd like to try out against the AI. However drop me a line when you're ready, and we can have...
by timhicks
Fri Mar 12, 2010 7:24 pm
Forum: Commander Europe at War : AAR's
Topic: Joerock22 (Allies) v. Ftgcritt2 (Axis) - The War is Over
Replies: 143
Views: 23701

Thanks for doing the AAR Joerock, This AAR just reinforces my belief that in GS, there is no point in the Axis trying anything in North Africa. The only possible gain that justifies the cost of such a campaign is the Iraqi oil, and the Russkies can block that easily. As far as I can see , if Gibralt...
by timhicks
Fri Mar 12, 2010 7:06 pm
Forum: MILITARY HISTORY™ Commander - Europe at War : General Discussion
Topic: Oil and the AI
Replies: 6
Views: 1330

agree totally with BuddyGrant, playing against an Axis AI is a waste of time, unless you want to practice a particular event (like Barbarossa). I've had some great games though playing as Axis with Max advantage to the Allies, you can try out different strategies, before you risk them against a Huma...
by timhicks
Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:33 pm
Forum: Commander Europe at War : AAR's
Topic: Amerika in Flames---The War is over and Peace treaty signed!
Replies: 411
Views: 96783

I think you should go for it, I think the Russians made a big mistake by overloading in Iraq, and it would be a shame if you couldn't take advantage of that mistake. You might have a short window of opportunity where you'll have local superiority. So instead of going for Moscow, or any particular ta...
by timhicks
Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:21 pm
Forum: MILITARY HISTORY™ Commander - Europe at War : General Discussion
Topic: Oil and the AI
Replies: 6
Views: 1330

I played a game against an Axis AI, with max advantage to the AI, and found that the AI did well attacking into Russia. It's a good way to practice you're defence against Barbarossa. In my game, the Axis rolled the Russians all the way to Omsk. But the AI virtually ignored the defence of the west an...
by timhicks
Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:20 am
Forum: MILITARY HISTORY™ Commander - Europe at War : General Discussion
Topic: Oil and the AI
Replies: 6
Views: 1330

Hi , are you plaing Grand Strategy or Vanilla ?, so you're playing as Allies against an AI Axis ?. The forces that you describe do sound a bit excessive, unless you've changed the difficullty settings and given the advantage to the Axis. In that case the Axis (AI) would have extra production. From r...
by timhicks
Mon Mar 08, 2010 6:35 pm
Forum: Commander Europe at War : AAR's
Topic: Amerika in Flames---The War is over and Peace treaty signed!
Replies: 411
Views: 96783

congratulations on your game, it's been a great read. But how come you don't snap up some easy PP's from Denmark, Yugoslavia & Greece , even Norway ? In your place I would also be tempted to attack Turkey, you could attack from Syria, and take it in, four or five turns. You've already got the fo...
by timhicks
Mon Mar 08, 2010 1:46 pm
Forum: MILITARY HISTORY™ Commander - Europe at War : General Discussion
Topic: Air Units in Cities and CVs in ports
Replies: 14
Views: 2093

I don't agree that CV's in port and Aircraft in a city, should get a defensive bonus or other sort of assistance. Whether based in a city or clear , the aircraft will still be based on a airfield. They will be attacked either on the airfield or in the air, so there's no reason why they would benefit...
by timhicks
Mon Mar 08, 2010 1:35 pm
Forum: MILITARY HISTORY™ Commander - Europe at War : General Discussion
Topic: New Ideas for CEaW Grand Strategy
Replies: 222
Views: 34829

I don't think that Sub spotting ranges should be changed. I can see the reasons for changing the other spotting ranges, and there is a point to it, but I don't think there's a problem with the current settings.
by timhicks
Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:33 am
Forum: MILITARY HISTORY™ Commander - Europe at War : General Discussion
Topic: Hungarian air force
Replies: 28
Views: 5675

I don't think that this change is needed.
by timhicks
Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:11 am
Forum: MILITARY HISTORY™ Commander - Europe at War : General Discussion
Topic: Millions of russians
Replies: 47
Views: 7263

I think that it would be a good idea for the Russians to suffer an extra effectiveness loss when Moscow falls. (the same for the UK when London falls). It seems realistic that this should happen, after all I think that the capture of Moscow (especially in such a centralised state) would have demoral...
by timhicks
Thu Mar 04, 2010 1:02 pm
Forum: MILITARY HISTORY™ Commander - Europe at War : General Discussion
Topic: [color=blue]Would you kindly consider ... Middle East transi
Replies: 12
Views: 2066

Hi Stephen, this is a good point. I've been reading some AAR's , and when the Allied players are shipping troops to the mideast, they often go via the South Atlantic. I think that shipping thru the Horn is too much of an easy option, and currently the Allies don't have a reason to contest the Centra...
by timhicks
Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:49 pm
Forum: MILITARY HISTORY™ Commander - Europe at War : General Discussion
Topic: Multiplayer (Hseat, PBEM, TcpIP) opponent seeking plus guide
Replies: 109
Views: 96604

Matching Players abilities

One way to judge your own abilities ( and a prospective opponents), could be to play at different levels against the AI. For example, I think that most new players would be able to do ok against the AI with the advantage set to 'even'. Winning against the AI at the top two difficulty levels would be...
by timhicks
Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:19 pm
Forum: MILITARY HISTORY™ Commander - Europe at War : General Discussion
Topic: Grand Strategy: North Africa / Middle East Supply Questions
Replies: 8
Views: 2050

Brilliant !, thanks, since my wife is Turkish (and I've been unlucky enough to go to Ankara!) , I do like bombing the place to ruins, now I have even more reasons.
by timhicks
Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:02 pm
Forum: MILITARY HISTORY™ Commander - Europe at War : General Discussion
Topic: Severe winter effects
Replies: 9
Views: 1613

I can see the advantage of escaping the Russian winter, if you havn't really started Barbarossa when the winter begins, but surely delaying the Invasion just to use that strategy, is not a good idea. After all you waste the effectiveness hit on the Russians if you don't keep chasing them, and you pr...

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