Posts made by Richter von Manthofen

I definitly will buy the FMG pieces - if they are finally released… (and the price is OK) ;)

Even if distances are a problem in RL - the game turn is what 6 months ? so even if the arms factory can be in New England, the Division can be assembled in San Diego with no problem, so (KISS) NO split income.

Split Income is NOT following the KISS rule.

Why forcing the US to spend on the East coast when he needs a boost on the West. Its not even logical.

In the game we are not bound by restrictions like "the big shiop slips are all on teh Eastern Coast, so you can buy BB+CV only there…

@democratic:

We could have democratic peices (Hitler, Roservelt, Churchill) that affect neturals and give factory bosts (increased production, cheeper damage repaires) and militery peices (MacCarther, Nimitz, Rommel) that help with war things (defense). Hitler could be both. He was supreme commander of Russia.

ROFLOL  :-o  :-D 8-)

@oztea:

“Hey Emperor_Taiki, East Africa – how will this be represented in AAE40?
Well I think so. I mean the French, the Italians and the British are all represented down there. I mean there’s Kenya, Tanganyika Territory, Rhodesia, Union of South Africa, South West Africa, British Somaliland, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan and an administered from London - Belgian Congo, and that’s just the British stuff… Hope this answers your question.” - Larry

http://www.harrisgamedesign.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1895

Those are the names ot the South african UK territores
South west africa is in there……thats the name, dont wear it out

Thanks - I did not know that LH himself confirmed ;)

BTW - Is it confirmed that South West Africa lies just south of French Equat - Histtiorical I would it put where todays Namibia lies (South of Angola - North of SA)

I do like to buy Cruisers - especially for Italy (AA50) - BBs are too expensive. DDs are here to soak up damage - a BB would do it too, but they are a heavy investment. If the MEd runs good for Italy I usually sortie into the Atlantic splitting up into separate groups - one north to challenge (delay) the UK/US fleets one south to take Brazil…

How about splittting the buy

You buy AAP 40 and a Friend of yours AAE 40 in a few months ;)

I am father of a 9 year old - he wanted a Wii for Christmas - MY wiffe and I told him if he somehow came up with half the money for it - he will find it under the Christmas tree - he did.

HOW?

he saved his weekly money allowance (instead of Pokemon buys ;))
he saved money gotten from his grandparents
he did households tasks beyond that required from him - earning an extera coin or two per week
he won a bet (I saiD he could NOT finish Harry Potter II before Dec 24th - he needed only 8 days (OCTOBER !)
–-

Now his daddy can play Wii - paid by son  :evil:

What I want to tell you - if you want something and you show your parents you are working FOR it, I doubt they will say no…

Please help - has anyone a link to a AAE map

Some thioughts:

I start from the OLD Europe Map.

Yiours has some features that seem Ahistorical …

AMERICAS

Canada - I think there wont be that many provinces: merge Newfoundland with Quebec, Merge Manitoba and Nunavut (or whats called)
USA - I had hoped that the US is split into NewEngland, Old South and Great Plains (add NewOrleans as another VC please ;)
South America - I think Brazil should start as NEUTRAL Allies leaning…
Guyana could should be UK, but I think it will be left out.
I’d suggest to Split Argentine int 2 (Chile)
Wondering if Equador, Paraguay and Uruguay should be on the map too

AFRICA

North Africa looks good to me (maybe a VC to Lybia)

I do not like the look of the Congo/Nigeria area - I especially hate the SouthWest Africa “label” Its so wrong…
Another territory carved from the Sahara - Tchad
Mediterranian- another SZ splitting Corisca and added Baleares
Malta SZ splited into East and West
Create SZ splitted to North and South

ASIA

Split Transjordan into Palestine and Transjordan
Split Persia to North and South
Split Dheli to Baluchistan and Bombay (instead of Dheli)
Instead Yemen better Aden (in the 40s)
Add Kuwait as UK posession NOT bordering Transjordan.

EUROPE PROPER

I LOVE Green Spain ;)

AUstria SHOULD CZ and Hungaryare too much in the East

Austria should be between Bavaruia and Northern Italy and not Bordering Bulgaria
Italy could be one more territory maybe
Add Bessarabia teritory- bordering Romania instead of Hungary
Instead Novgorod /(city) better Karelia(merge karelia/rename

BTW I loved the Circle treatment of the russian Cities in old AAE ;)

Yugoslavia should border Greece

I believe Vyborg should be smaller and Karelia extend to Encompass the Kola peninsula which is now falsely treated as part of Finland

Finland, Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania should start Neutral - Axis leaning IMHO

BTW - great job you did here

Yukon and British Columbia

If AH falls the REICH would PROSPER ;)

Easiest trigger for bringing Russia into the war is demanding that germany holds at least x Russian Victory cities when determining if it has waon ;)

Attacking Russia Early COULD be a wise strategy if you want to have soome time before the US enter the war.

What could trigger an early US war entry - if Germany attempts 8and fails?) Sea Lion - US goes immediately to war….

After I saw pictures of the AAPacific map (much russian territory), I believe Japan will need a long time to reach Moscow.

Depending on how the “triggers” for entering the war are constructed: 1940 - its a long way until Japan might go to war (on the Pacific thrads J3-4 are discussed)

If a Japanese attack at Russia also triggers a war with the Wetern allies then Japan might arrive late at Moscow (good thing IMHO). T3-4 + 3-4 turn marching through Russia make T6-8 at Moskows gate. By then Germany should have built quite a pressure on Russia or have lost the game alltogether ;))

@Brain:

If you want more realism. Each piece should have different attack and defense values when engaged in air,ground  or naval attacks. Bombers attacking at a value of 4 makes sense when attacking ground units, but not against fighters.

Keep the game simple please - this sounds like A&A Minis already…

How about giving the Canadian player also the much smaller (land mass) UK - that woudl make the Canadian player a major force …

I am not happy about less units than needed (setup + builds), but from all I heard here and elsewhere the game is so good that I can “look over” the few bad things.

Karma  - I don’t even know how it works…

I’d prefer people telling me why the gave me good/bad karma too…

Sig Line -> one hint I saw “The Princess Bride”  :roll:

@Razor:

@Flashman:

….the Romanians being controlled by Italy and the Magyars by Germany.  These two nations hated each other and had to be separated on the eastern front.

Except it should be the other way around. Hungary was friendly to Italy, and hated Austrians. Rumania had a large ethnic german population, and was friendly to Germany.

The Austrians and Hungarians were on quite amicable terms - both nations had an unsigned treaty with Italy to “contain” German agression. That is until Germany and Italy grew close.

Austria and the Chech republic were rather unfriendly to each other

The Winter War is over when this game starts…

But I think Finland should be NEutral/Axis leaning and get a full ally (GErmany controlled) when Germany attacks Russia  - Same as Romania - Bulgaria should “acivate” when Germany attacks Greece.

Concerning “value” of territories…

I don’t think its “real world production” alone that determines the “worth” of a territory.

Finland had a small GDP (Comparably), but an excellent Army, so in the game a high “production” value is OK

Belgium/The Netherlands had a good industrial base, but the Army was either small or ill equipped, so a low IPC output is OK

Norway is difficult, I assume low IPC is OK based on history, but Germany should get NO-bonus points while occupying as Norway provided Germany with Swedish ore and also was a great base for air/ship based convoy harrassment.