MCLV: Gott in Himmel! What happened?
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MCLV: Gott in Himmel! What happened?
I just finished two battles where my KG was assigned to relieve two units, one artillery and one infantry. I thought my units kicked Soviet kiester, and our forces took minimal casualties. Yet, in both cases, I achieved only draws. What did I do wrong??? Aaaarrrgh! :rolleyes:
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I just played a Lost Victories scenario(Vebber Leads The Way) where I had to exit as many troops as I could after taking the objective hexes. You get points for placing units on a victory exit hex(150 for a tank etc.) And I unloaded all passengers to get points for them too.
Check your maps for any exit hexes.
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Check your maps for any exit hexes.
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Was it "Vebber takes the point" Node14 or "Vebber to the rescue" Node18?? It´s important to look for the map markings and scenario numbers, otherwise we don´t know what the troublemaker is!Originally posted by ZoomBoy27
I just played a Lost Victories scenario(Vebber Leads The Way) where I had to exit as many troops as I could after taking the objective hexes. You get points for placing units on a victory exit hex(150 for a tank etc.) And I unloaded all passengers to get points for them too.
Check your maps for any exit hexes.
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Do you mean the scenario had non-functioning victory exit hexes and you didn´t gain any points for exiting units on them???
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Originally posted by RockinHarry
Was it "Vebber takes the point" Node14 or "Vebber to the rescue" Node18?? It´s important to look for the map markings and scenario numbers, otherwise we don´t know what the troublemaker is!
Do you mean the scenario had non-functioning victory exit hexes and you didn´t gain any points for exiting units on them???
Harry
Sorry, but you seemed confused. I was giving an EXAMPLE of HOW exit hexes function. There was no problem with the scenario. I even got a window message each time a unit was exited from the map. And, anti-climactically, it was "Vebber takes the point" It'll be a pleasure doing that one again. Currently I'm running two LV campaigns - 1) the 1st time through taking whatever results I can get and 2) following most of the choices of the 1st but aiming for DVs
Finished two scenarios this weekend - "Vebber takes the point" and the Dubno Surprise. I didn't put any planning into the 2nd and it showed. And I keep using Engineers as ordinary troops forgetting minefields and other obstacles - I only got a draw on that and the German force morale was broken.
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I played "Vebber Rakes the Point" (I'm fairly certain anyway) with exit hexes (I'm certain of that) and I couldn't get any units to exit so I ended with a draw after destroying just about everything on the map.Originally posted by RockinHarry
Was it "Vebber takes the point" Node14 or "Vebber to the rescue" Node18?? It´s important to look for the map markings and scenario numbers, otherwise we don´t know what the troublemaker is!
Do you mean the scenario had non-functioning victory exit hexes and you didn´t gain any points for exiting units on them???
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Harry
It was the node where you had the option to split your forces or take the southern road. I took the southern road and kept my forces together.
For future reference, if there are exit hexes in a node, you are just supposed to move your units to the exit hex and they disappear, right?
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They disappear at the End of your turn. Also remember to unload passengers on any transport to get the points for themOriginally posted by rbrunsman
For future reference, if there are exit hexes in a node, you are just supposed to move your units to the exit hex and they disappear, right?
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Hi east fronters
ALWAYS watch out for Victory exit hexes, even if the intro text does not mention that you need to leave units off the map! Leaving side gains 3x points of exiting units and opponent still gains half of enemy units points of what remains on the map at games end! Don´t lurk around, try to leave only small detachements of units to cover other style victory hexes, but move the high point units off the map via the Victory exit hexes.
Example: 3 Tanks worth ~100 points each, gain you ~900 points for exiting them via the VicExHexes! (3x3x100)
In fact I don´t like how Victory Exit hexes are handled in SPWAW, but to compensate one also can put (..as scenario designer) an enemy "fake" Victory exit hex on the map that gains the other player a similar amount of points for non-exiting units. In the above case, a soviet Victory Exit hex should work, even if the Soviet side is not supposed to leave the map at all. In this case, only the side who really leaves the map with some units gains a considerable amount of ponts, but both sides need to be balanced (point-wise) for this purpose.
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Harry
ALWAYS watch out for Victory exit hexes, even if the intro text does not mention that you need to leave units off the map! Leaving side gains 3x points of exiting units and opponent still gains half of enemy units points of what remains on the map at games end! Don´t lurk around, try to leave only small detachements of units to cover other style victory hexes, but move the high point units off the map via the Victory exit hexes.
Example: 3 Tanks worth ~100 points each, gain you ~900 points for exiting them via the VicExHexes! (3x3x100)
In fact I don´t like how Victory Exit hexes are handled in SPWAW, but to compensate one also can put (..as scenario designer) an enemy "fake" Victory exit hex on the map that gains the other player a similar amount of points for non-exiting units. In the above case, a soviet Victory Exit hex should work, even if the Soviet side is not supposed to leave the map at all. In this case, only the side who really leaves the map with some units gains a considerable amount of ponts, but both sides need to be balanced (point-wise) for this purpose.
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Harry
Ohhh. I feel so stupid! I thought they would disappear right away like my 75mm IG did when I accidentally drove it over a Retreat Hex in another node. I guess I needed to be patient. I don't think I ever left one unit on the hex by the end of my turn. There were too many tempting targets to go after. Thanks for the grear tip (and I swear, I read the manual).Originally posted by ZoomBoy27
They disappear at the End of your turn. Also remember to unload passengers on any transport to get the points for them
ZoomBoy27
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