Slitherine

With the release of the final version only a few days away I'll try to tackle as many scenarios as I can before launch.

Download and installation of both the beta and the DLCs was problem-free. I like how the new campaigns are worked into the existing campaign screen. Very easy to find the new material.

I'm playing this on FM difficulty. Off we go!

Poznan. DV in 13 turns.
Start prestige: 1000. End prestige: 907.
New units purchased: Infantry w/truck; Panzer IIIc; Sturmpanzer; 10.5cm LeFH 18 w/truck (all on 1st turn).
Units lost: 1 Panzer (aux).

Everything went smoothly. AI behaves well, both on defense and offense. Only one noticable issue: in the later turns of the scenario, the AI's turn seemed to "hang" after the progress bar left the screen... this happened two or three times, although the wait times were pretty small (no more than 10 seconds at most). I thought it might be because the AI was building new units, but by the end of the scenario this was not possible as I had units adjacent to the last two AI-held cities. Not a game-breaker but thought it would be something worth pointing out.

Off to Danzig.

Danzig Corridor. DV in 10 turns.
Start prestige: 45. End prestige: 915.
New units purchased: Ju-87B (during deployment). Also received an elite infantry unit.
Units lost: 1 Panzer (core) => replaced during scenario with new Panzer.

Nothing out of the ordinary encountered in this scenario. AI behaved just fine. Everything in working order!

Lodz. DV in 13 turns.
Start prestige: 491. End prestige: 1130.
New units: none.
Units lost: 1 Panzer (core) => replaced during scenario with new Panzer.

Once again, the scenario went smoothly. One thing I have to learn in the '39 campaign: Panzers are far more vulnerable than in later-war scenarios. I've lost one in each scenario of the campaign so far -- and this one I lost to a combination of Polish infantry and cavalry attacks. Ah well, at least I pulled the 10th Army through without any losses.

Piatek. DV in 20 turns.
Start prestige: 681. End prestige: 74.
New units: none.
Units lost: 1 Panzer (aux), 1 infantry (core, replaced during scenario), 1 AT gun (core, replaced during scenario)
Medals rec'd: 1. Heroes rec'd: 0.

No problems to report. The AI seems much better this time than when I last played the scenario (under the first build); I lost three bridgeheads during the course of the battle, all to very well-executed attacks from the AI. The attack waves were constant enough that, unlike last time, I was unable to go north and grab most of the Polish cities. Actually this scenario was quite tense... nice work.