New WinSPMBT Release Planned?

[Pyros]

Hi,

So suppose that there are 8 slots per unit, then what will happen if a unit will chose to fire upon another unit?

Will this unit be able to fire at the same turn (multiple times) FAL, MAG, Uzi, Carl Gustaf, Pistol, Hand Grenades and M-72 LAW shots (if the player wishes such a thing) ?

I don't think so... because this would override the logical amount of time need for all these actions (in the time frame of one turn)

So, in order to avoid such an event (having a squad firing every available weapon during the limited amount of one turn), it will be required that the squad's weapon availability should be limited only to certain weapons from all the available ones (a soldier can't be firing with a LAW on one hand and with an Uzi on the other hand)...

This also means that additional code must be created for something that will have a very small impact in the gameplay.

cheers,
Pyros

[Crazy_Dutch]

Pyros said:
So, in order to avoid such an event (having a squad firing every available weapon during the limited amount of one turn), it will be required that the squad's weapon availability should be limited only to certain weapons from all the available ones (a soldier can't be firing with a LAW on one hand and with an Uzi on the other hand)...

This also means that additional code must be created for something that will have a very small impact in the gameplay.

cheers,
Pyros

Mayby the type of Target. A Uzi agains infantry and LAW agains AFV

[pdoktar]

Why use a uzi, when you can use a perfectly good, more accurate, long-range, superior penetration, Assault rifle. forget the Uzis. They belong to road-gangs and Mess-hall old ladies. (And secondary weapons of Heavy LAW teams for self-defense)

[Basileus]

Hello all. I would like weapons slots upped to six, for the following reasons:

1. this will facilitate six-gun off-map artillery batteries without using two sections of three (eight-gun batteries tend to have two sections of four, so eight slots aren't needed)

2. this will allow squads with two squad automatics and two grenade launchers to bring increased firepower to bear without resorting to "x2" fudge factor weapons (which GLs aren't represented in today)

3. fixed wing air support will have wider weapons load options, such as A-1 Skyraiders with 1)MGs, 2)cannons, 3)frag clusters, 4)napalm, 5)rocket pods, and 6)iron bomblets on the same sortie (or B-52 Arc Light with 6x8 750lb bombs!)

Example 2 above can be alleviated by borrowing SP3's multi-unit formations, but that would be a more extensive mod of the engine than increasing weapons slots, I would assume? I am still nostalgic of that platoon-based capability, and would like to see a future SPMBT product that features platoon-based rather than squad-based units.

Basileus