Posts made by lozmoid

I’d be really up for this but what’s to stop people from just buying a new AB/NB facility once the old one was destroyed? Perhaps their purchase costs should be raised so that players would be more willing to repair the facilities they have (as opposed to having to pay the higher cost to rebuild…)

@Gargantua:

…take back the copyright of Axis and Allies from WoTC, and give it over to a fan based organization, before it’s too late.

Or anyone else for that matter.

It will become the best board game in the world eventually, if it isn’t already.

Oh yes, I like this. Will this be incorporated into a later version of TripleA?

But if you choose to stay and fight then your Subs can’t submerge during combat, because of the Destroyers’ anti-sub capabilties.

Thanks, kcdzim.

No problem, Wittman, I get ya.

About the same.

Okay, thanks. It would still be nice to see some pictures if you can get around to it though.

Thanks very much for looking into this. I appreciate that it is not a bug, and I now understand what constitutes such. Forgive me, I am still very new to TripleA and I’m still learning what the program can and cannot do.  :-)

However, I do still think that the issue of upgrading an original Minor IC (AND placing new units at it during the MNU phase) could be handled better. Of the three options I mentioned above, I think option 1 needs to be eliminated, if possible. Why? Well, because I think it is a mistake/wrong that the game will allow you to upgrade the Minor IC, then click ‘OK’, and then not be able to place the new units.

If this can’t be fixed then fair enough, but I think it may confuse new players (and I hope TripleA gets LOTS of new players in the near future). I mean, I now know how to perform this part of the game process but new players may not, and it could mean making the difference between placing new units in the current turn or waiting till the next. And as we all know, one turn can make all the difference.

Thank you again.

I also noticed something else which could be wrong…

Same game as post above. I purchased a Minor IC in the original German territory of Romania last turn. During the MNU phase of the current turn, I wish to place new Infantry in the territory as well as upgrade the Minor IC. Can I do both in the same turn? Yes and no. If I build the upgrade first and click ‘OK’ it upgrades immediately, no problem. But then if I try to place new Infantry units, I get the message: “Factory in Romania can’t produce until 1 turn after it is created.” However, the game WILL let me do the Infantry placement first (3 units) and then the upgrade. Seems like a contradiction here. It will also let me do both at the same time. So to summarise, I can do one of the following:

1 - Upgrade, say OK and then cannot place any new combat units

2 - Place new combat units AND upgrade simultaneously

3 - Place new combat units, say OK and then upgrade

A bit strange, methinks. Thanks very much for reading!

Okay, I may have found a bug here. I am playing:

World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3
Engine Version: 1.6 Game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3 Game Version:2.9

I am Germany against the AI. I had previously purchased a Minor IC upgrade without realising that I needed to have a Minor IC in an original territory to start with. Therefore, the upgrade sat in my ‘mobilization zone’ (for x number of turns) and could only be placed/used once I built a Minor IC in one of my original territories. No problem with that, but perhaps the game shouldn’t let you purchse an upgrade if it knows that you don’t have any eligible ICs.

Also, I noticed that all of my Minor ICs that I captured from the enemy during the game showed a potential to build/place 4 new units during the MNU phase (instead of the usual 3). Now, I understand that this is because the game knows that I have previously purchased a Minor IC upgrade and therefore is treating my potential build as being: 3 new combat units + 1 upgrade = 4. However! The game should realise that it is not legal to upgrade a captured Minor IC, and therefore the potential of 4 builds should in fact be 3.

I have added a save game here. Look at France. It is doing what I described above and yet Normandy Bordeaux is not. They both have captured Minor ICs on them but France shows a potential 4 builds and Normandy Bordeaux shows a potential 3 (which I believe is correct).

Global 1940 BUG.tsvg

Are you saying that there is now some stipulation that decrees Japan must leave a garrison of troops in Manchuria in order to maintain her non-aggression pact with Soviet Union, in Global 40?

Hi Wittman, yes I do have the 1942 1st Edition but only played it a couple of times. You can get it quite cheap now and I would say it’s worth picking up because of the nice scuplts (which I just put into my copy of 50th Anniversary).

Mine is just a nickname I’ve had since I was about 22 or so.

We’re all gonna die.  :-(

Oh well, I’ll keep asking my FLGS on a weekly basis.

If they are indeed going to be releasing both games on the same date… is that such a good idea? I would have thought it would be better to release 1941 first, then a gap, and then 1942. Gives new players a chance to grasp the basics before going for the next level, so to speak.

Do you know what your local shop charges for delivery?

Do you mean the overseas shipping costs? I don’t think he delivers the games to you door; at least I’ve never asked him - I normally just walk in and pick up a copy.

I remember that he charged about £30 for Spring 1942 (which I picked up from his store) and something along the lines of £70 for Pacific 1940 (no way was I gonna pay that! :-o). I imagine he had included the shipping costs in his sale price, mind you.

Ultimately, I think it may be cheaper for us if we either order both games together from the same place in the US, or, we order from somewhere on the European continent…

Lozmoid,
Just curious. If the release date is 7/27 here in the States, will your stores get it then or will it be a little later for you in the UK?

knp7765, I think we normally get them on the expected release date but it’s been a while and I can’t quite remember. I know that I have had to wait an extra couple of weeks before though, if I recall. I can only hope and pray.

I would say we should just count FMG out.

Johnson73, what do you mean by that?

The last we heard from Jeremy on this was an estimated completion date of the 19th (May or June, I do not know).

I too, would dearly appreciate some more news on this project as its been far too quiet for my liking.  :-) I am trying to be optimistic about it but I am getting desperate now! lol

FMG, may we please have an update? I think we’ve all been very patient. Thank you so much.

(I apologise to everyone for any offence caused by this post.)

I just spoke to my local game store Southsea Models (in Portsmouth, UK) and he said he’d never even heard of this game and that he definitely wasn’t expecting this week or possibly next either. However, he does normally stock A&A games though so said he’ll very likely get some copies when it is released. Thanks a lot, Wizards!  :-(

@ Wittman (and any other UK players) - I’ll keep you posted of any developments.

That makes perfect sense, Veqryn, thank you. Sorry for the confusion. I will keep the stable 1.5.2.1 and delete/uninstall the 1.3.2.2. I will also get the new unstable 1.6 asap so I can crack on with the bughunt (and the enjoyment too, of course)!

I’m looking forward to the Global 40 playtesting asap, but I ahevn’t downloaded the 1.6 yet as I’ve been too busy this weekend visiting relatives. I will get on the case very soon.

However, I do currently have two instances of TripleA installed: 1_3_2_2 (which I use for 50th Anniversary) and 1_5_2_1 (which I use for Pacific 40). Obviously, I would rather only have the one instance of TripleA so as not to clutter up my C drive too much. What I want to know is, will the new TripleA 1.6 include the previous two versions mentioned above?

Thank you very much in advance.