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by brettwjohnson
Mon Jun 12, 2023 3:28 pm
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: A look at the new Limited Stock feature
Replies: 53
Views: 13601

Re: A look at the new Limited Stock feature

Not a bad idea, but has some *major* downsides and I will *never* use it (as currently implemented). It basically takes the "prototype" paradigm (which I *hate*) and applies it to all units. 1) It *vastly* increases the odds of losing an experienced unit as you won't be able to repair it a...
by brettwjohnson
Thu Feb 09, 2023 2:14 pm
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: AO1944 Battle of Ploesti - Invisible 3rd Marshal
Replies: 9
Views: 1254

AO1944 Battle of Ploesti - Invisible 3rd Marshal

Overall this is a great scenario. However the "invisible" 3rd Marshal (apparently hiding somewhere in the inaccessible SE area of map) is frustrating and NOT a fun experience. I have used my airplanes to scour virtually every hex without success. IMHO a bad scenario design decision. Possib...
by brettwjohnson
Tue May 24, 2022 12:55 pm
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: AO43 on GOG and Pacific
Replies: 3
Views: 558

AO43 on GOG and Pacific

1) When will PzC2 AO43 be available on GOG

2) Is there even a rough estimate for when PzC2 Pacific will be available (e.g., Xmas 2022)?
by brettwjohnson
Sun Nov 07, 2021 12:49 pm
Forum: News & Announcements
Topic: Master of Magic: Development Diary #4 - October 2021
Replies: 3
Views: 5261

Re: Master of Magic: Development Diary #4 - October 2021

One serious issue I had with the original game, is there weren't a lot of opportunities to really develop your wizard. It basically felt like "Fantasy themed Civilization and... Oh yeah, you have a wizard layered on top..." Is this game going to replicate that design or will the focus be m...
by brettwjohnson
Thu Sep 30, 2021 11:59 am
Forum: News & Announcements
Topic: Try the demo of Starship Troopers - Terran Command on October 1st
Replies: 3
Views: 2356

Re: Try the demo of Starship Troopers - Terran Command on October 1st

FWIW - you lost me at "movie" universe and "real time". Starship Troopers (the book by Robert Heinlein) was *amazing*. The movie was simply awful. Looking to the screenshots you have futuristic mobile infantry grouped up like WW1 (circa 1917) soldiers, who were never taught the i...
by brettwjohnson
Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:46 am
Forum: News & Announcements
Topic: Master of Magic: Development Diary 1 - June 2021
Replies: 4
Views: 9957

Re: Master of Magic: Development Diary 1 - June 2021

Glad to see hexes, which provide better & more natural movement/combat mechanics... Question - the original game was basically "Civ w/ a magic overlay"... Is this still the case or is the game more about magic and less about building/expanding? Question - IIRC, there was minimal/no abi...
by brettwjohnson
Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:39 am
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: Paratroopers are kinda bad after 1.02
Replies: 59
Views: 7635

Re: Paratroopers are kinda bad after 1.02

Not only is it a terrible change from a game perspective (I would argue both SP and MP), but it is totally non-realistic and ahistorical... Making them more vulnerable to attack, sure... Making them hang in the sky, no... It would not be unreasonable (and historical) to reduce their movement to ONE ...
by brettwjohnson
Sun Jul 11, 2021 1:24 am
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: AI transports in the Demyansk mission
Replies: 14
Views: 1517

Re: AI transports in the Demyansk mission

This is pretty much the feedback I provided during beta testing. My suggestion is grit your teeth, get through it and don't look back :D Glad you provided feedback... If this is the quality we can expect, then I'm done with the series... I've bought all the DLCs to date, but this was HORRIBLE... Th...
by brettwjohnson
Sat Jul 10, 2021 5:29 pm
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: AI transports in the Demyansk mission
Replies: 14
Views: 1517

Re: AI transports in the Demyansk mission

I'll agree with the original poster... This appears either a scripting error or a *really* bad design... The start works fine, they "prepare" then "fly to target" then "Fly around randomly" They apparently DON'T resupply the pocket (although that is their supposed missi...
by brettwjohnson
Sun Mar 21, 2021 12:14 pm
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: Game Crash - unplayable
Replies: 1
Views: 406

Game Crash - unplayable

WIN64, GOG Install - Base Game + all AO (SCW, 39, 40, 41) Fighting last battle of AO41 (Epsom) in initial setup screen. Game crashes while setting up initial forces (prior to deployment) SERIALIZATION ERROR - CORRUPT DATA FOUND Note that I have done a complete fresh reinstall of the game and all DLC...
by brettwjohnson
Fri Mar 19, 2021 12:48 pm
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: AO 1941E Campaign Tree
Replies: 14
Views: 14495

Re: AO 1941E Campaign Tree

Would *much* rather see these in OCR (optical character recognition) PDF, rather than JPG.

That lets you cut & paste text for analysis/discussions...
by brettwjohnson
Thu Mar 18, 2021 7:37 pm
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: GOG - AO1941 unplayable - no patch
Replies: 4
Views: 654

Re: GOG - AO1941 unplayable - no patch

Thanks... I know I could re-download 5+ GB and reinstall... I was hoping for a patch to make things easy and straightforward... As I said in my original post, please provide a 1.01.15 to 1.01.20 patch ASAP... If for some reason, the game can't be patched and a re-install is mandatory, please post th...
by brettwjohnson
Thu Mar 18, 2021 7:07 pm
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: GOG - AO1941 unplayable - no patch
Replies: 4
Views: 654

Re: GOG - AO1941 unplayable - no patch

I don't use GOG Galaxy, I use the offline installer...
by brettwjohnson
Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:40 pm
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: GOG - AO1941 unplayable - no patch
Replies: 4
Views: 654

GOG - AO1941 unplayable - no patch

There is no 1.01.20 patch up on GOG, so while you can BUY AO1941 (which I just did), you can't actually play it...

The 1.01.15 version of the game doesn't even recognize it... :cry:

Please make a 1.01.15 to 1.01.20 patch available ASAP...
by brettwjohnson
Tue Mar 16, 2021 1:18 pm
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: AO 1941 - GOG Release Date?
Replies: 8
Views: 1373

Re: AO 1941 - GOG Release Date?

GOG = Good Old Games (gog.com) They are another platform that hosts game releases and specialize in keeping old games running... IMHO they do a much better job than STEAM with old games (I've used both a fair bit)... I have old DOS based games that I love and can still play them because of GOG. So i...
by brettwjohnson
Tue Mar 16, 2021 12:35 am
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: AO 1941 - GOG Release Date?
Replies: 8
Views: 1373

Re: AO 1941 - GOG Release Date?

A lot of people prefer GOG to STEAM, for a host of reasons... It would be good to see GOG get the same preferential treatment that STEAM gets and not be treated like a 2nd class citizen.... So as a fan of your games and someone who hugely prefers GOG to STEAM, please give GOG the same attention as S...
by brettwjohnson
Mon Mar 15, 2021 4:09 pm
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: AO 1941 - GOG Release Date?
Replies: 8
Views: 1373

AO 1941 - GOG Release Date?

STEAM lists it as available on Mar 18 (in 3 days), however there is nothing on GOG...

When will it be available on GOG?
by brettwjohnson
Fri Feb 12, 2021 6:52 pm
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: Please include a campaign tree w/ each AO
Replies: 8
Views: 1440

Re: Please include a campaign tree w/ each AO

Additionally, it's TRIVIAL for the developer to include a PDF of the campaign tree. They already have it (maybe not in PDF), as it was a needed design document in actually developing the DLC content. It should take 1 person about 1 minute to generate this content and include it w/ the DLC. To implem...
by brettwjohnson
Fri Feb 12, 2021 6:49 pm
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: Please include a campaign tree w/ each AO
Replies: 8
Views: 1440

Re: Please include a campaign tree w/ each AO

More better a in game campaign tree, as an option in every mission briefing. <snip> Wholeheartedly DISAGREE... When you are actually playing the game, you shouldn't have perfect future knowledge in-game. If you want to step out of the game and reference a spoiler file, that's a different matter... ...
by brettwjohnson
Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:29 pm
Forum: Panzer Corps 2
Topic: Please include a campaign tree w/ each AO
Replies: 8
Views: 1440

Please include a campaign tree w/ each AO

It would be really helpful if each of the AO DLCs included a campaign tree for the AO in question. Ideally a word-searchable PDF and not a JPG (which allows you to copy relevant text for bug reports, forum discussion etc.). I have the FieldMarshal edition of the game from GOG and when I checked the ...

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