Slitherine

Robotron wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 12:56 pm Interesting.

Such coastal monitors would be quick to build, with a low production cost and a movement range of 0 because there is no other way to prevent them being moved to the open sea - which would be quite unrealistic otherwise. So they could only be used to be placed adjacent to a friendly ports to deter enemy ships from performing naval bombardments.

First of all we would need unit graphics though.

Robotron wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 9:43 pm Nice pictures but not what I'm looking for.

As I said before I need unit graphics for the new "monitor" unit type or else it can't be added.

Such unit graphics must be in the same style as the existing unit graphics in the game so they don't stand out.

Since many Slitherine games, like Panzer Corps etc. use the same "style" for unit graphics as used in CTGW I was hoping that I might find graphics for monitor units but alas, I found nothing.

So, unless unit graphics for monitors already exist (maybe from a mod?) I can't add the suggested new unit type, sorry.

Robotron wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 10:50 pm Those don't look anything like coastal monitors.

No unit graphics, no new unit.

I've enough to do with editing the scripts.

Sorry.

cocolo wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:24 pm Hi Robotron,
Hnox and I just finished a mp, I was playing as CP I have some input about the game.
Overall we found the mod has improved since the last time we played about a year ago. We are going to switch sides for a better impression but I can advance you my view from the CP side of our game.
Its difficult to tell by just one game but I felt the Russians first turns till CP is able to play Tannenberg to be devastating (much more than in the past). I didn’t play any defensive event for AH, the army in the border was mostly obliterated to the point that made me think it wasn’t even worth it to show up at the front. Feels like waiting in a Wien-Budapest line would be more effective than just go to the border to be annihilated.
Then the Russian attack bonus vs. the Austrians is probably set too high. I'll have to lower it for the next version then.

Germans in the north didn’t handle much better, Koenisberg was taken in the first turn of Russian entry with heavy losses everywhere.
Fresh reinforcements and a counterattack that triggered Tannenber seemed to make the situation stagnate but in addition to all that, the hit to the German morale was brutal going around 50%. It never recovered.
I'm aware of that. The morale drain until Tannenberg is achieved is triggered twice caused by an oversight. Until the new version is out it's best to try to play "Activate Hindenburg" event so you only have to kill 1 Russian unit instead of 2 to achieve Tannenberg as quick as possible. Did your opponent play "Russian Surprise Attack" before?

West front was mostly historical for the first 2 years of war. German line maybe thinner than normal for early war as everything had to be sent to hold east. Subs seemed very weak at this stage, that seemed correct.

Then in mid 1915 something curious happened. Romania had showed pro-CP (obviously city control in Prussia or east AH doesn’t affect their diplo tendencies).
Okay, then maybe let's have Romania swing toward Entente if Galicia is lost?

I invested hard and quickly joined CP in a moment both sides were exhausted in the east to extreme effect. Basically they helped encircle all Russian army south of Warsaw while taking inmense amount of cities and terrain inside Rusia. Since this point Russia only managed to offer occasional resistance and kept in constant retreat till end of game.
Very interesting plot twist. You were lucky that your opponent was not able play the "Romanian King dies" event before you influenced Romania. I'm a bit surprised Romania was able to cover so much territory against a human opponent.

Here is were I found some issue with the German morale. Inmediately after the Russian entry German morale deeped to around 50%. And eventhough situation in the west was normal and even after Russian front began collapsing,retaking Prussia, taking Poland and much of south Russia, German morale for some reason kept falling constantly. At one point it went as low as 22% with just 2-3 collapse points. I have no clue how this could happen.
See above for explanation.

Turkey had joined CP and Italy the Allies, Serbia went out of war soon and Italy was mostly in the defensive fighting in its land.
I've changed the Italian setup a bit, maybe it will help Italy to be a bit more aggressive.
When did Serbia surrender?

Not until CP could transfer units to the west to attack France again in force in 1916 did the German morale begin to recover. Italy surrendered early 1917 and the rest of allies surrendered in chain effect. German morale was just above 50% at that point.
I have the feeling that if Romania hand joined CP and as early as it did the east front would had been stable much longer and Germany would had surrendered 1916 with not much to do about it, not to mention if Romania would had joined the allies!

I enjoyed the naval warfare and the 5 maintenance for heavy ships. I still found myself “suiciding subs”, I saw the repairment is easier now but still…most times seems to be more effective to build new ones…Maybe improving their pace of experience could help this?
As said before, when Romania would react to CP losing cities in the east then chances for such a scenario like in your match would be far less likely.

Apparently keeping the north sea blocaked is a lot harder now. It was broken most of the war, didn’t seem to delay much the hunger events though so I am not sure of the consequences of this.
Aha? Will have to check that,

Air situation looks a lot better balanced, we didn’t reach tank warfare.

Lots of fun, thank you!
My pleasure.

Did your opponent play "Russian Surprise Attack" before?

Okay, then maybe let's have Romania swing toward Entente if Galicia is lost?

Very interesting plot twist. You were lucky that your opponent was not able play the "Romanian King dies" event before you influenced Romania. I'm a bit surprised Romania was able to cover so much territory against a human opponent.

When did Serbia surrender?

Apparently keeping the north sea blocaked is a lot harder now. It was broken most of the war, didn’t seem to delay much the hunger events though so I am not sure of the consequences of this.

Aha? Will have to check that,

I've changed the Italian setup a bit, maybe it will help Italy to be a bit more aggressive.

AH ships were pounding the Italians at Venice. That front anchor was untenable, as the Adriatic sea is a AH lake, and it's very difficult to fight AH ships based at Trieste.

uzbek2012 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 1:13 am My friend what about the Venetian Naval Arsenal

Robotron wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 1:36 am

uzbek2012 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 1:13 am My friend what about the Venetian Naval Arsenal

The Venetian Arsenal (Italian: Arsenale di Venezia) is a complex of former shipyards and armories clustered together in the city of Venice in northern Italy. Owned by the state, the Arsenal was responsible for the bulk of the Venetian republic's naval power from the late Middle Ages to the early modern period.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_Arsenal