RC3 balance thread

[IainMcNeil]

I much prefer the AI having more but weaker tanks. The player wants to feel cool. If we need to make it harder do it by reducing the player prestige or giving the AI more.

[Razz1]

Update on infantry cost. It afects more late war infanty. I would make early infantry available for purchace in late war too.

Wehrmacht Inf----127

Grenadier----167

Fallschirmjäger----140

Gebirgsjäger----127

Pioniere----193

Brückenpioniere----113

Kavallerie----135

43 Wehrmacht Inf----187

43 Grenadier----227

43 Fallschirmjäger----167

43 Gebirgsjäger----153

Pioniere 43----233

WOW 21 to 73% price increase

[Iscaran]

I was talking about scenario. In campaign the axis forces are likely much stronger.

[Razz1]

This is what I was thinking for artillery.

Those that have SA 8 would get -1.

Those that have SA 11 would get -2.

Those that have SA 15 and above would get -3.

Rocket artillery may be exception to this rule.

If this applied prediction to kill would be like this:

75mm 11% chance to kill.

105mm 14% chance to kill.

150mm 19% chance to kill.

170mm 21% chance to kill.

210mm 27% chance to kill.

This looks reasonable as then you may be able to keep the infantry on the front lines.

[Iscaran]

Transport units.

Opel Blitz GD 1 AD 4 Cost 24
SdKfz 251/1 GD 3 AD 2 Cost 93
SdKFz 250/1 GD 3 AD 3 Cost 134

The movement of 8, 6, 8 are OK imo - but the AD of 251 AND 250 should be at least that of Opel. AND a buff to GD of +1 might be reasonable as well (maybe only for 250/1).

Similar adjustments to allied transportations might be reasonable as well - I did not check these.

[uran21]

I was talking about scenario. In campaign the axis forces are likely much stronger.

And campaign on normal level is main consideration of scenarios in it. But I do agree making them easier in stand alone mode would not hurt.

[Rudankort]

And campaign on normal level is main consideration of scenarios in it. But I do agree making them easier in stand alone mode would not hurt.

Maybe just give Axis more starting prestige? It does not effect the campaign anyway, so should be safe enough.

[Iscaran]

Well that would perhaps work - but I'd rather like to see a horde of T34 instead of IS-2s...should be hard enough for campaign anyway having 12 T34 in that scenario.
Or if youd think its too few make it 15. They are decent enough tanks and go toe-toe with the usual Pz IVs and due to the huge amount of russian arty and aircraft they should be taking Pz IVs easy for breakfast because they can attack the suppressed tanks.

[IainMcNeil]

I agree it would be good to see more standard units so when you do see a JS2 you think -"arggh!"

[uran21]

Update on air war.

All exotic super planes were toned down and Allied air power adjusted to it.
Me262 is not so great anymore and Meteor is counterpart of it.

List of units tweeked:

-Bf 109F

-Bf 109G

-Hurricane Mk.IIC

-P47B

-P47D

-P51B

-P51D

-P38

-Bf 109K

-Fw 190 D-9

-Tempest Mk.V

-Ta 152H

-P47N

-P51H

-La7

-Yak9U

-He 162A

-Me 163B

-Me 262A

-Meteor

-Do 335A

Late war tweeks are considerable others are minor.