Questions on unit classes for Andy/Don

Imp · #1 December 19th, 2009, 04:44 AM

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Without getting into a lot of detail the picklists look mostly at the date and the enemy OOB (i.e. a mech or infantry strong nation) and in the first pass always pick some sort of mortar and AA/MPAD unit so the AI is never completely without something in these categories. Then it cycles thru the formations available on the given date with an eye toward the enemy's mobility (i.e. if the enemy is infantry heavy select less AT weapons) selecting armor, infantry, artillery, and air type formations until it runs out of points.
This is both elegant in it's simplicity and very, VERY easy to screw up totally when you mess with the lists or (god forbid) alter the formations an OOB uses.

I bet that last statement is a major understatement but I do like to tinker stops the brain imploding what program do you use to edit them. As people should not really be messing with due to impending disaster so dont think its appropriate for forum plese feel free to PM me the details. Think this could be another case of subjecting myself to distess all in the name of fun, go figure got the swear box ready.

Suhiir · #2 December 20th, 2009, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Imp

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Without getting into a lot of detail the picklists look mostly at the date and the enemy OOB (i.e. a mech or infantry strong nation) and in the first pass always pick some sort of mortar and AA/MPAD unit so the AI is never completely without something in these categories. Then it cycles thru the formations available on the given date with an eye toward the enemy's mobility (i.e. if the enemy is infantry heavy select less AT weapons) selecting armor, infantry, artillery, and air type formations until it runs out of points.
This is both elegant in it's simplicity and very, VERY easy to screw up totally when you mess with the lists or (god forbid) alter the formations an OOB uses.

I bet that last statement is a major understatement but I do like to tinker stops the brain imploding what program do you use to edit them. As people should not really be messing with due to impending disaster so dont think its appropriate for forum plese feel free to PM me the details. Think this could be another case of subjecting myself to distess all in the name of fun, go figure got the swear box ready.

I'm sure Mark's PM was far more informative then anything I could send you. If for no other reason then I have zero information on picklists written down (other then a few post-it notes).

Imp · #3 December 20th, 2009, 06:08 PM

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I'm sure Mark's PM was far more informative then anything I could send you. If for no other reason then I have zero information on picklists written down (other then a few post-it notes).

Cheers for reply, suggest concentrate on OOB & let the experts look at the pick list after. Need your thinking cap on for it I feel & even then !!! Like most things in this game far easier to muck it up than make any gains, hidden for a reason.