Firearms aren't really that powerful ... good against the moral of American natives but not really sufficient against the Spanish or the French army. Canons are extremely inaccurate and only has a small chance of hitting - I really prefer Rome Total War's battles than any of those with firearms to be honest.
I think you will like sea battles, particularly the part you can board other ships and then sell them off for moneys after the battle
- that will cover the repair costs. Rather than adding another ship to my fleet this is what I would do to unruly pirates. Sometimes I just send my navy out on a mission to 'kill' rather than 'capture', if pirates really annoyed me.
Hearts of Iron 3 for 50 US dollars?! My God, when I bought the collection with all the expansion packs for windows it's only like £25, which should only translate to about $32. Mac version is super expensive
Oh no, you don't take over a faction. They're the Axis, Allies and Comintern. You can play practically almost any country and, if that country is not a faction leader (Germany, Soviet Union, UK) they can practically join any other faction for the duration of the war. USA could join the Axis in 1940 and you can play around with all the what-ifs. And the game really tries to be historically accurate with all the events and decisions and pacts available at the right historical moment.
This game lacks a real battle where you will see stuka dive bombers dropping bombs on allied tanks. Rather, you see a counter (or counters) of infantry/motor/panzer divisions moving into a province supported by stukas flying on top of that and surrounding provinces and get a battle progress bar. But planning at what hour of the day you commence your attacks and your invasion routes is often just as important. Terrain will play a great part as well. On the Eastern Front, it is not surprising to see 140+ German divisions against 200+ Soviet divisions. Micromanaging everything can be tricky
I think you will like sea battles, particularly the part you can board other ships and then sell them off for moneys after the battle
- that will cover the repair costs. Rather than adding another ship to my fleet this is what I would do to unruly pirates. Sometimes I just send my navy out on a mission to 'kill' rather than 'capture', if pirates really annoyed me.
Hearts of Iron 3 for 50 US dollars?! My God, when I bought the collection with all the expansion packs for windows it's only like £25, which should only translate to about $32. Mac version is super expensive
Oh no, you don't take over a faction. They're the Axis, Allies and Comintern. You can play practically almost any country and, if that country is not a faction leader (Germany, Soviet Union, UK) they can practically join any other faction for the duration of the war. USA could join the Axis in 1940 and you can play around with all the what-ifs. And the game really tries to be historically accurate with all the events and decisions and pacts available at the right historical moment.
This game lacks a real battle where you will see stuka dive bombers dropping bombs on allied tanks. Rather, you see a counter (or counters) of infantry/motor/panzer divisions moving into a province supported by stukas flying on top of that and surrounding provinces and get a battle progress bar. But planning at what hour of the day you commence your attacks and your invasion routes is often just as important. Terrain will play a great part as well. On the Eastern Front, it is not surprising to see 140+ German divisions against 200+ Soviet divisions. Micromanaging everything can be tricky
07-May-2012 10:10:45