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@TheGeoff: Excellent bug report and suggestions.
(The bilge rat nitpicks again: ) 8. Essex deck armor: It is pretty hard to damage the flight deck of an Essex with a Jap 500 lbs. bomb. Well, deck armor: 4.5". In fact, those CVs did have a horizontal armor of some 4.x" - on the strength deck / above the hangar deck. The flight deck, however, was not armored at all. No clue how to implement this in the game, though. Quote:
On the left image (plain side view silhouette) one can clearly identify two Baltimores and one Cleveland, no matter if with or w/o flag background. Looking on the right image, can anyone tell me if I'm going to fight against a Baltimore or a Cleveland in the upcoming battle? Quote:
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Interesting observation on the flight decks.
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04-05-14, 08:01 AM | #3 | |
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I did not have v1.x, but looking at some screenshots I liked its GUI better. A matter of taste, of course. Last point (but one ): 9. Achievements: Well, this obviously refers to the Japanese campaign (note the Divine Wind achievement) which I finished with 566 out of 2.640 possible points; 'unlocked' achievements are blue, right? I assume the player shall be motivated to not just sink the enemy but to achieve his victories in a certain manner / with a certain composition of forces. So far, so good - but meanwhile, before this screenshot was taken, I finished game 17 of the US campaign! I.e., you cannot monitor your achievements in the current campaign. I think this would make more sense. Last edited by Rayydar; 04-05-14 at 01:04 PM. |
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04-10-14, 10:22 AM | #4 |
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9. Achievements (contd.):
OK, I think now I got it. The achievements are accumulated and show everything you have achieved in any campaign ever. Strange, though, that Magazin Explosion is still gray although I'm 100% sure to have sunk a lot of ships by hitting the magazine. Also it is sometimes very difficult to scroll the achievements; the list is awfully sticky then. Maybe this related to the bomber action tap problem (1., above)? Anyway, there are more important features than the achievements ... |
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Instead we're going to focus on content; players ask for more navies or more battles but never for more achievements Magazine explosion might still be not working on iOS which is fixed in the next update.
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My (hopefully) last major point is: 10. AI Tactics: The AI is not bad, all in all. But esp. its destroyer skippers seem to be wretched cowards! 1. Coordinate attacks, torpedo action: Test: Set up a Single Battle, renown 200,000, auto-upgrade. Give the AI three Akizukis and yourself one Cleveland. You expect a hard fight and are eager to see if your CL can deal with a coordinate torpedo attack. What probably happens is: a) You sink one DD with an HE salvo immediately. So far, so good. b) Both remaining DDs do anything but torpedo-attack, let alone simultaneously, although clearly within range. c) Instead, one turns off without any combat action. d) The other one 'pounds' you with its mignon 4-inchers, usually without scoring a hit. How pathetic! e) After you sunk the second DD, the third returns - to be sunk. -------------------------------------------------------------- b) and e) somehow remind me of 1950s western movies with stupid, but numerically superior Red Indians riding parallel to the wagon fort one by one just to be shot from the horse one by one. d) can be frequently watched in campaign battles as well. Destroyers (and Aganos) won't make use of their deadliest weapon nine times out of ten. 2. Gunnery: AI gunnery is frequently poor, because it tends to show you the ship's bow or stern (for lesser chance of being hit?) instead of manoeuvering into a broadside position. Conclusion: I wished the AI would demonstrate a little more bravery and tactical insight. Last edited by Rayydar; 04-11-14 at 10:06 AM. |
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04-11-14, 03:27 PM | #7 |
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Bug report
Sorry, bug report:
IPad Air, iOS 7.1, IJN campaign, mission #17, my Agano (flagship) + Akizuki (escort) vs. AI's Essex. After numerous shell hits the Essex capsized - but stayed afloat for 7 or 8 turns until my DD had approached to finish it off with a torpedo. Shouldn't a capsized ship be regarded as sunk? More frequently, when flooding is at 100%, the ship does not visually sink either but is regarded as sunk; the battle is over. Worse: Since the Essex capsized it could no longer use my - fully operational! - Agano; it was just skipped! I experienced such a skip already two days ago. I doubt if this is reproducible and do not know how to send a saved file from an iPad. So I'm afraid there's no other way than to inspect the code. Last edited by Rayydar; 04-11-14 at 03:59 PM. |
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