War in the Pacific Admirals Edition

Stealhead · 08-20-11, 08:18 PM

Louganville has a red ! I think it was because it had been expanding the airfield and building base defenses which I stopped.The only thing there is a small squadron of PBYs and I dont really see a reason to expand this base.

Efate is also showing low as is Noumea which is a the largest port I sent a TK convoy from there and have one at Brisbane loading I can use those to TK fleets to supply the bases with fuel.

Noumea is obviously of more value than the smaller bases.

By the way what should the target line look like in properties if I want the game to run 1680x1050 with 32 bit? I tried what the read me said but mine must be wrong as there are borders which makes me think that it is no displaying full res.

Torplexed · 08-20-11, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Stealhead

Louganville has a red ! I think it was because it had been expanding the airfield and building base defenses which I stopped.The only thing there is a small squadron of PBYs and I dont really see a reason to expand this base.

Not terribly necessary to expand it in a short scenario, but if supplies get too low your engineers will have to start eating their shovels and pickaxes.

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Originally Posted by Stealhead

By the way what should the target line look like in properties if I want the game to run 1680x1050 with 32 bit? I tried what the read me said but mine must be wrong as there are borders which makes me think that it is no displaying full res.

Here's what mine looks like for 1440x900.

Stealhead · 08-20-11, 09:44 PM

How long should it take a tanker fleet to load up? I have a group at Brisbane and they seem to be taking a while.Also I guess I forgot to set something on the two other cargo fleets that I have because they sailed to Brisbane and simply sailed back without loading anything.

I figured that if assigned to Cargo or Tanker that loading fuel would sort of a no brainer my guess is that you must tick something to tell them to stop at a port and wait for load/unload orders.

Another question I am getting reports from coast watchers of Jap ships in port at Tulagi but my CV fleets air groups are not doing anything even though I have some set to attack naval what will happen if I select Tulagi? or must a fleet get IDed for sure before anything set to naval attack will react?

this is what mine looks like and I am still getting borders:

"C:\Matrix Games\War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition\autorun.exe" -px1680-py1050-deepcolor

I have tried placing deepcolor first but I still get borders so it is not going to 1680 obviously.Or maybe it has the borders no matter what.

It says on a another thread that it cant say autorun but if I remove this it will not allow me to apply.

I have also tried adding the non auto run app as a short cut and that is a no go as well now it is min resolution.

Maybe I am confused how many spaces should be between .exe" and - is it 1 space or 2?

The read me file says that you should also have f for full screen some I am guessing it should look like this" -deepColor -f -px1680 -py1050

Ah ha! my PC thinks that it can out smart me!! You must go to the map screen to get your resolution I was only gong to the menu screen and seeing the smaller res(odd program design) !It might have won the battle but I won the war.

Torplexed · 08-20-11, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Stealhead

How long should it take a tanker fleet to load up? I have a group at Brisbane and they seem to be taking a while.Also I guess I forgot to set something on the two other cargo fleets that I have because they sailed to Brisbane and simply sailed back without loading anything.

I figured that if assigned to Cargo or Tanker that loading fuel would sort of a no brainer my guess is that you must tick something to tell them to stop at a port and wait for load/unload orders.

They sailed to Brisbane and back because you likely had it's Patrol/Retreat status set to retirement allowed. It reached the destination hex and retired as ordered. You need to set it to remain on station. When it gets there you need to give it a destination and tell it what sort of cargo to load. (Fuel, supplies, troops, etc.) Once it's loaded it'll leave port. There is a lot of micromanagement in this game.

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Another question I am getting reports from coast watchers of Jap ships in port at Tulagi but my CV fleets air groups are not doing anything even though I have some set to attack naval what will happen if I select Tulagi? or must a fleet get IDed for sure before anything set to naval attack will react?

A lot of those coast watcher reports are spurious and full of errors. It's been my experience that they exaggerate a lot. They may have only spotted a submarine or a passing minesweeper or nothing. The fog of war. Carrier task forces react best to naval forces that they have spotted with their own planes. A coast watcher report might give you an idea that ships are in a certain geographical area, but your carrier task force needs it's own recon and spotter planes there to get the solid fix. Dauntless dive bombers as recon planes are good for this.

Stealhead · 08-21-11, 04:03 PM

I was thinking that the remain on station/retire order had something to do with it the game sort of throws you in scenarios if you do not know the dynamics because it will have some tack forces like the carrier groups set to remain on station which lulls you into thinking that is the default mode.

The other tanker task force took so long to fuel because Brisbane had no more fuel for them to take so they just sat there waiting for more when I realized this I sent them on their way.

OK another peculiar thing I have several ground force units at Noumea when I formed a transport TF (there are several troop carriers in it) when I order load troops it only lists the air units at the base even though this is where the US Army units that will relive the US Marines and the support units needed at G canal are located.

Torplexed · 08-21-11, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Stealhead

OK another peculiar thing I have several ground force units at Noumea when I formed a transport TF (there are several troop carriers in it) when I order load troops it only lists the air units at the base even though this is where the US Army units that will relive the US Marines and the support units needed at G canal are located.

If you look closely at those ground units like the Americal Division you'll notice that they have a yellow (R) after their unit names in the Ground Unit Information Screen. That means that they are currently attached to a restricted HQ dedicated to the defense of New Caledonia (SoPacRear). Restricted units represent units that have designated solely for certain defensive or occupation purposes. You need to wait until you accumulate enough political points to attach them to an unrestricted HQ for offensive purposes. They can't be loaded onto ships until then. Restricted units with a white (R) can never be bought out.

The restricted units rules are basically there to put some limits on players using units ahistorically in a gamey fashion without consideration for certain political factors. (home defense, rear area garrisons, etc.) It also keeps Japan from transferring it's large Chinese garrison around the Pacific too freely.

Stealhead · 08-21-11, 06:08 PM

Ah that makes sense then there are so many things that the manual just barely explains it can get a little confusing.What does placing a unit under strategic move do? It says pack in 2 days then pack in 1 day(after a turn cycle) does this make them easier to load onto ships or does it really do anything.

Is it safe to assume that sighting reports coming from naval searches are not 100% accurate and perhaps rather incorrect? I am assuming so as this was often the case in reality.I have fog of war on.

08-20-11, 09:44 PM	#3
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	How long should it take a tanker fleet to load up? I have a group at Brisbane and they seem to be taking a while.Also I guess I forgot to set something on the two other cargo fleets that I have because they sailed to Brisbane and simply sailed back without loading anything.I figured that if assigned to Cargo or Tanker that loading fuel would sort of a no brainer my guess is that you must tick something to tell them to stop at a port and wait for load/unload orders. Another question I am getting reports from coast watchers of Jap ships in port at Tulagi but my CV fleets air groups are not doing anything even though I have some set to attack naval what will happen if I select Tulagi? or must a fleet get IDed for sure before anything set to naval attack will react? this is what mine looks like and I am still getting borders: "C:\Matrix Games\War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition\autorun.exe" -px1680-py1050-deepcolor I have tried placing deepcolor first but I still get borders so it is not going to 1680 obviously.Or maybe it has the borders no matter what. It says on a another thread that it cant say autorun but if I remove this it will not allow me to apply. I have also tried adding the non auto run app as a short cut and that is a no go as well now it is min resolution. Maybe I am confused how many spaces should be between .exe" and - is it 1 space or 2? The read me file says that you should also have f for full screen some I am guessing it should look like this" -deepColor -f -px1680 -py1050 Ah ha! my PC thinks that it can out smart me!! You must go to the map screen to get your resolution I was only gong to the menu screen and seeing the smaller res(odd program design) !It might have won the battle but I won the war. Last edited by Stealhead; 08-20-11 at 10:47 PM.

08-20-11, 08:18 PM	#1
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Louganville has a red ! I think it was because it had been expanding the airfield and building base defenses which I stopped.The only thing there is a small squadron of PBYs and I dont really see a reason to expand this base. Efate is also showing low as is Noumea which is a the largest port I sent a TK convoy from there and have one at Brisbane loading I can use those to TK fleets to supply the bases with fuel. Noumea is obviously of more value than the smaller bases. By the way what should the target line look like in properties if I want the game to run 1680x1050 with 32 bit? I tried what the read me said but mine must be wrong as there are borders which makes me think that it is no displaying full res.

08-21-11, 04:03 PM	#5
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I was thinking that the remain on station/retire order had something to do with it the game sort of throws you in scenarios if you do not know the dynamics because it will have some tack forces like the carrier groups set to remain on station which lulls you into thinking that is the default mode. The other tanker task force took so long to fuel because Brisbane had no more fuel for them to take so they just sat there waiting for more when I realized this I sent them on their way. OK another peculiar thing I have several ground force units at Noumea when I formed a transport TF (there are several troop carriers in it) when I order load troops it only lists the air units at the base even though this is where the US Army units that will relive the US Marines and the support units needed at G canal are located.

08-21-11, 06:08 PM	#7
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Ah that makes sense then there are so many things that the manual just barely explains it can get a little confusing.What does placing a unit under strategic move do? It says pack in 2 days then pack in 1 day(after a turn cycle) does this make them easier to load onto ships or does it really do anything. Is it safe to assume that sighting reports coming from naval searches are not 100% accurate and perhaps rather incorrect? I am assuming so as this was often the case in reality.I have fog of war on.