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Jump back to quoted post18 Sep 2016, 22:35 PMsherlock

A couple more observations on the USF Ost matchup (v0.7). You seem to have changed quite a couple of things since the last version.

I like the overall increase in teching cost. The m20 seems better where it is now.

Oddities I observed:
- m3 halftrack (mechanised company) is one-shot by a faust, should probably be more like the mortar ht in terms of armour and health
- I don't know if you changed the vet for the 251 but mine was in one engagement (flame projectors equipped) against 1 squad, killed one member and was already vet 1.
- m20 is practically one shot by a faust without skirts (2 rifle shots will take it out (if they penetrate)) (might be intentional)
- (subjective) captain squad (2 rifles, 2 REs, 1 captain) reinforce costs are too high on average (25? for a rifle, 30!! for a RE, 50!! for the captain). If the vet didn't change (other than the removal of "on-me" and sprint), it will also scale worse than a rifle and lead to even more bleed.
- (subjective) assault engineers have a pop cap of 8 (rifles 7)
- pak40 target weak point: doesn't have a cooldown after usage allowing to chain lock a tank
- pak40 target weak point: the 4 second timer for the ability makes it difficult to use (might be intended)
- (nit-picky/low priority) Airborne has no longer anything going for it in 1v1 other than airborne and the p-47: pathfinders, mg and atg are all available over the normal tech. Calling them doesn't offer any cost benefit or any other benefit I can see. Only if manned with REs there is a slight cost saving effect. Maybe offering some utility would make these options more appealing. In coh1 the mg and atg manned by airborne could be reinforced on the field, maybe that it is possible to do something similar in coh2 as well near radio towers. This would make dropping support weapons and picking them up with airborne interesting. It would also make sense to drop these weapons on the field, normal squads picking them up will always have to retreat to base to avoid risking to lose the squad.
- (nit-picky) typo in change log, the received accuracy of assault engies is lowered to 0.67 not 0.64.



(better players should test further)
- severe manpower bleed as usf (higher unit costs? no more #free squads but same teching cost in terms of manpower? reinforce?) - could be that I just played worse in the usf games than I did in the Ost games

Jump back to quoted post17 Sep 2016, 17:38 PMsherlock

I love the changes, but some strike me as odd.
Changes that should be added
- Ask either Miragfla or Cruzzi how to make territory points passthrough for vehicles. It's the simplest but biggest improvement to vehicle pathing.

Jump back to quoted post17 Sep 2016, 14:59 PMwandererraven

test by cheat command
1 allow 1 pick bar and bren from rack but Vicker K form M3 supply half-track Can double pick
2 double Lmg and BAR can use but only pick some lmg form falling squad or vickers K
3 Mechanised commander allow build 250 with Gren+mg42 by 160 Manpower 40 fuel
4 Grenadier model 24 grenade share cooldown with First aid
5 OKW infantry can self-heal on vet 3
6 Panzer Headquarters build on hq sector I no reason why should spend 60 munition for active 20 mm flak gun ?