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| Topic: New Units |
Gizmotron
Replies: 124
Views: 2502
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Forum: Axis and Allies Mods
Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 10:04 pm Subject: New Units |
| I know other modders have done this-- but the infantry in this game moves too quickly in comparison to halftracks and tanks-- I've seen infantry gaining ground from halftracks while routing. should p ... |
| Topic: New Special Ops ideas |
Gizmotron
Replies: 68
Views: 1916
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Forum: Axis and Allies Mods
Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 9:17 pm Subject: New Special Ops ideas |
| since theharkonnen had mentioned wanting special elite forces or regiments for particular generals-- how about SNLFs (Special Naval Landing Force) for Japan? make it one of those big 'wave' style reg ... |
| Topic: New Units |
Gizmotron
Replies: 124
Views: 2502
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Forum: Axis and Allies Mods
Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 8:28 pm Subject: New Units |
a few ideas over the weekend...
it'll sound crazy... but bicycle infantry for Japan. obviously we don't want to animate bicycles into the game--- but give Japan an infantry regiment that has a top ... |
| Topic: Panzer V-Panther |
Gizmotron
Replies: 19
Views: 177
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Forum: The Arsenal
Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 9:57 pm Subject: Panzer V-Panther |
There was this Tiger tank that took 300 hits and still managed to go get repaired.
wow-- that's a lot of hits. would you care to specify the source of that particulary story? I find that hard to ... |
| Topic: V-2 |
Gizmotron
Replies: 12
Views: 125
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Forum: The Arsenal
Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 2:22 pm Subject: V-2 |
| I'll look into making a V2 special op. obviosly there won't be any special projectile animations-- since if this rocket is hitting the ground at Mach 4 it's not like you'd see it anyways! and removi ... |
| Topic: New Units |
Gizmotron
Replies: 124
Views: 2502
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Forum: Axis and Allies Mods
Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 9:51 am Subject: New Units |
| I was debating about whether or not to try and make an alternate version of the Japanese Infatry CO. many of the officers carried swords-- and although they clearly can't be represented accurate in t ... |
| Topic: New Special Ops ideas |
Gizmotron
Replies: 68
Views: 1916
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Forum: Axis and Allies Mods
Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 9:08 am Subject: New Special Ops ideas |
for the United States I've got some special op regiment ideas:
Regimental Combat Team: it's a large-scale wave regment that has a mix of regular infantry, light tanks, machine gun infantry, engine ... |
| Topic: New Special Ops ideas |
Gizmotron
Replies: 68
Views: 1916
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Forum: Axis and Allies Mods
Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 8:59 am Subject: New Special Ops ideas |
| yeppers-- it's called "Blockade" and I believe every nation has a general capable of doing it. it' decreases the supply range by 30 points and adds 20% to the recruitment cost of everything ... |
| Topic: New Units |
Gizmotron
Replies: 124
Views: 2502
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Forum: Axis and Allies Mods
Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 8:49 am Subject: New Units |
yeah, I'll be using them (well, maybe not ALL of them, but at least three or four of the ones posted)
defintely gonna use the radar dishes, since historically speaking radar was really important.
... |
| Topic: Japanese Stronghold |
Gizmotron
Replies: 2
Views: 249
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Forum: Custom Maps
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 8:12 pm Subject: Japanese Stronghold |
| I noticed that this map has been downloaded a few times-- has anybody beat the mission yet? was it too easy? too difficult? what did you like most about the map? anything about it that you didn't ... |
| Topic: Japanese Stronghold |
Gizmotron
Replies: 2
Views: 249
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Forum: Custom Maps
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 8:08 pm Subject: Japanese Stronghold |
one of the trickiest parts of creating this map was getting the infinite truck-loop figured out.
I wanted to have the supply trucks move from Point A to Point B over and over again. each time it w ... |
| Topic: Panzer V-Panther |
Gizmotron
Replies: 19
Views: 177
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Forum: The Arsenal
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 7:48 pm Subject: Panzer V-Panther |
I've got a modified King Tiger model standing in for the Panther in my mod. so obviously I would vote 'yes'.
my guess as to why they didn't include it is like this:
1. they were running out ... |
| Topic: Setting Objectives for Custom Maps |
Gizmotron
Replies: 20
Views: 2281
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Forum: Custom Maps
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 7:37 pm Subject: Setting Objectives for Custom Maps |
how's the Tarawa map coming along?
It's still got some kinks I have to work out. My AI ally is very unpredictable. One game he will take the island by storm and complete two out of three of the obj ... |
| Topic: New Special Ops ideas |
Gizmotron
Replies: 68
Views: 1916
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Forum: Axis and Allies Mods
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 2:50 pm Subject: New Special Ops ideas |
the Black Dragon Society
this was a Japanese ultra-nationalist organization that perpetrated assassinations, acts of espionage, and sabotage. figure a regiment of four saboteurs could be summoned ... |
| Topic: New Units |
Gizmotron
Replies: 124
Views: 2502
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Forum: Axis and Allies Mods
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 2:45 pm Subject: New Units |
| managed to succeed in building a 'Partisan Blockhouse' building. this is where I copy the Normany Machine Gun Beach Bunker. I changed the radius of fire from the narrow field in the standard beach b ... |
| Topic: Techs |
Gizmotron
Replies: 20
Views: 730
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Forum: Axis and Allies Mods
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 10:53 am Subject: Techs |
| not sure how to implement it just yet-- but a new "Zimmerit" technology for the Germans to help make their tanks more resitant to anti-tank mines seems like a good idea. since most people ( ... |
| Topic: alternate regiment ideas |
Gizmotron
Replies: 63
Views: 1918
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Forum: Axis and Allies Mods
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 10:38 am Subject: alternate regiment ideas |
one of my new favorite German regiments to play with is the "Panzer Grenadier Regiment".
it's basically like an armored infantry regiment with four Panzer IVs (including CO) and five Germ ... |
| Topic: Music about WWII |
Gizmotron
Replies: 14
Views: 111
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 12:30 pm Subject: Music about WWII |
| I've been working with Finale since 1993-- and if you know how to read and write music it's pretty nice. a bit expensive though! thought about grabbing Sibelius-- but never got around to it. |
| Topic: Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain, Who's fault was it? |
Gizmotron
Replies: 11
Views: 124
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Forum: WW2 Discussion
Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 1:23 am Subject: Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain, Who's fault was it? |
the Luftwaffe failed in the Battle of Britain for a couple of major reasons:
1. they never systematically disabled Britain's radar network. this allowed the British to know exactly where the Germ ... |
| Topic: Generals' Portraits |
Gizmotron
Replies: 34
Views: 1005
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Forum: Axis and Allies Mods
Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 1:01 am Subject: Generals' Portraits |
What about Curits LeMay? You can't forget about him in the pacific. If his strategies were not there he can never would have stopped the Japanese.
You might use him for Arnold/Chuikov cuz he loo ... |
| Topic: Panzer IV |
Gizmotron
Replies: 25
Views: 144
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Forum: The Arsenal
Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 8:37 pm Subject: Panzer IV |
| that was one of the first things I did. I changed the Panzer III to become the back-bone of Light Tank regiments-- the Panzer IV (aka CO Tank) was then used as the replacement for the standard Medium ... |
| Topic: alternate regiment ideas |
Gizmotron
Replies: 63
Views: 1918
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Forum: Axis and Allies Mods
Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 8:30 pm Subject: alternate regiment ideas |
| I would suggest making a copy of existing regiments and modifying them first. for example, try making a sniper marine regiment or something like that. you could even mix different units from differe ... |
| Topic: New Units |
Gizmotron
Replies: 124
Views: 2502
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Forum: Axis and Allies Mods
Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 8:27 pm Subject: New Units |
| I'm not sure that there are any known photographs of the tank-- I think it only existed on paper. so any drawings or images are bound to be suspect. given the nominal alliance with Germany-- I'd pro ... |
| Topic: New Units |
Gizmotron
Replies: 124
Views: 2502
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Forum: Axis and Allies Mods
Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 8:18 pm Subject: New Units |
Ha HA. I got the British a radar dish.
on the radar dish-- did you just apply a massive ALPHA file over the top? I'm curious-- because this was how I was planning on making a similar 'observation ... |
| Topic: New Special Ops ideas |
Gizmotron
Replies: 68
Views: 1916
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Forum: Axis and Allies Mods
Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 8:14 pm Subject: New Special Ops ideas |
| if memory serves-- it's ORGANIZATION that is the critical word. I think it affects all buildings within the area with the visual effect-- but the only buildings that experience benefits from the oper ... |
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