A few other things that just popped in my head as I was playing: 1) Do not allow certain heroes to be assigned to certain unit types. This already occurs in some instances (i.e. range heroes cant be assigned to most unit classes). But it still needs some refining. The best example is a spotting her...

Love the changes! The customizable difficulty levels and game rules are great. Of course now this means I'll have to play each version all the way through on each game rules - in the name of research of course!

RC01. General. Starting prestige 12659, ending 597. Triumph on 20/20. This seems much more balanced that in the prior release. The German armor around Caen is appropriately weaker. The AI still made a few foolish moves. Advancing a 3 strength artillery instead of retreat or restrengthen, but that is...

RC01. General. Starting prestige 9629, ending 2659. Triumph on 18/18 (could have been on 18, but I went prestige farming). This was my second run through. I expected the heavy armored counter-attack and was positioned to meet it. It still was a close run battle and a massive prestige drain. The batt...

RC01. General. Starting Prestige 17979, ending 4371. Triumph on 20/22. This was a very tough battle requiring much patience. Once I was able to take Cassino and Monte Cassino, I was able to turn the flank of the German defensive line. The armored counter attacks shredded my Shermans and Hellcats, bu...

RC01. General. Starting prestige 16818, ending 11197. Triumph on 17/20. My second time through this scenario. I was prepared for the strong German counter attack this time. Hard fighting, but having the right equipment in the right places helps a lot. I also used a bridge layer tank in this scenario...

RC01. General. Starting prestige 11745, ending 9818. Triumph on 26/27. A very tough battle, just like historically. I don't remember the Axis naval forces in the prior beta releases. That's a nice touch and a good challenge to deal with. I played it as was done in the war, with the Brits battering t...

RC01. General. Starting prestige, 12617, ending 6715. Triumph on 15/17. No issues with this scenario. Other than the armored counter-attacks, this is pretty straight forward. The Tiger and PzIVs are tough but not numerous enough to matter. The prestige seems to be higher than when I played this earl...

RC01. General. Triumph on 15/18.

Played again with the latest version. Seems well balanced. The Germans continue to be tough fighters. The AI has a losing hand, but fights the battle well. No issues detected. I'd say this one is ready for release.

Beta 4. General. Starting prestige 2119, ending 1108. Triumph on 10/18.

My second run through this scenario. No issues on this play through. Seems ready for release.

Beta 4. General. Starting prestige 900, ending 719. Triumph on 15/18.

My second run through on this one. No issues to note. This seems to be ready for release.

Beta 4. General. Starting prestige 4611, ending 246. Triumph on 16/18. Some strong German equipment (Maus, Do-335, etc.) but lacking in experience. Other than the novelty of the new equipment types, this was pretty basic to win. My experienced forces were no match for the green German troops. I'm cu...

Beta 4. General. Starting prestige 6625, ending 90. Victory (barely with cheats). A truly brutal battle. The soviets have better equipment and superior numbers. I lost several tank units to their IS-2s and KV-5s. I could barely contain their air forces. I was able to keep their airborne landing from...

Beta 4. General. Prestige start 7520, end 210. Victory on 24/24. I captured all VH's and have taken 14 enemy flags with 3 neutralized. Shouldn't that be a Triumph? Or do the hexes have to be neutralized? I have the final turn save game if needed. Those 15 strength enemy tanks are quite scary. Presti...

Beta 4. General. Starting prestige 7619, ending 378. Triumph on 18/18. A tough battle. I decided to concentrate south of Bastonge and try to break through as quickly as possible. The German armor near Libramont was a challenge and caused me considerable losses which again rapidly drained my prestige...

Beta 4. General. Starting prestige 8973, ending 622. Triumph 26/27. More grinding urban combat. Berlin is huge so it takes quite a while to work through the map. The German units are very tough and require lots of softening up before they can be eliminated. I dropped my para units south of 4,27. I w...

Beta 4. General. Starting prestige 7619, ending 446. Triumph on 19/19. This was a pretty tough battle. I lost multiple units, suffered severe prestige losses but I was able to pull out the victory. I was surprised by the amount of German armor. That really slowed down my advance. The armored train w...

Beta 3. General. Starting prestige 5180, ending 129. Triumph on 16/16. This was a fun scenario. The balance of forces seems about right. Prestige does get drained very quickly however. I think the extra costs for over strengthening units could be scaled back a bit. I don't mind the concept, but the ...

Beta 3. General. Prestige start 5944, end 522. Triumph on 20/20. This is another prestige sucking scenario. I think the Germans are too strong in front of Caen. By the time Cobra was launched, they were a spent force there, just hanging on. They were not the powerful armored force that I faced there...

Beta 3. General. Prestige start 6371, end 933. Triumph on 16/18. What a brutal slog this was. Prestige drained away like water. Thankfully, I was able to surround a few of the Axis units later in the game to build the prestige up a bit. The 88 AA behind Caen was a major factor in delaying my taking ...