Installation was trouble-free. I brought up the menu and selected the '39 campaign, colonel difficulty. A question for the future: when the DLC is released, will it be available from the current menu like the original campaigns are?
I played through the Poznan scenario. Won a DV in 13 turns. I really like having the secondary objective attached (capture 3 airfields), as this gives the scenario a more historical feel as well as providing an additional challenge. (I wonder, if you don't manage to capture the airfields, are there consequences in later scenarios -- i.e., the Poles have more air power?) The scenario is a good opening to the campaign -- a decent challenge but not too difficult. Only one thing on the map seemed wrong: one of the Polish-held cities at the start of the game is Wroclaw. Wroclaw is in modern-day Poland; however, at the beginning of WW2 it was in Germany (called Breslau). Otherwise everything seems in order.
I moved onto the Danzig Corridor scenario next. Alas, I had to go to work so I was unable to get past the deployment screen. However, I did notice two typos in the briefing:
1. Near the beginning of the second paragraph, the word "it" should be inserted as follows: "...advance into Poland, it is vital..."
2. In the next sentence, remove the comma between the words "rail crossings."
I plan on setting aside as much time as possible this weekend to get in as many games as possible. At this point all I can say is that the new campaign looks great and I am very eager to get into it as far as I can. (And also, thanks to the development team for including me in the beta test. It is an honor and privilege to test out the new content for PzC.
)Looking forward to getting more playtime this weekend.
I like how the forces there are a set-up for the next scenario... initially I thought all of those forces up north were a waste, but having them instead be a preview of the next mission is rather clever. I think the rescue mission is a bit too easy; my recon force was never in any serious danger, and in fact might have made good headway going west to meet up with my core forces. Perhaps a few more Polish units between the recon force and the core set-up area; or perhaps have the recon forces start with lower supplies and/or strength to represent their being cut off from the main body of forces.
I soon realized there were "pockets" of Polish forces scattered around the map, all ready to move on the Bzura bridgeheads. I wonder how these forces are "triggered." For instance, I moved forces in the east up toward Sleszyn and noticed another concentration of Polish forces. However, this time the forces there largely remained static, and I was able to eliminate two infantry units before this group was "activated." Do these forces move based on a certain proximity of German forces, or instead are hard-wired to move on a certain turn?
