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Jump back to quoted post1 Feb 2015, 09:54 AMCruzz

Which is why they are the most fitting platform for schreks. The weapon is just too good when fielded in large numbers because the alpha strike without any reload time is enough to kill 90% of allied vehicles after you have 5 or 6. Unfortunately they have a bunch of other tasks already.

I think I'll test whether I can force units to keep a weapon unloaded before combat. See if anything can come out of that vector of change.

Jump back to quoted post1 Feb 2015, 10:09 AMMr. Someguy

Couldn't you just increase the aim time on their Panzerschreck? That'd be much better than requiring them to stand in combat for ~7 seconds before shooting the first volley

Jump back to quoted post1 Feb 2015, 10:13 AMCruzz

The thing about aim time (on a weapon that can't fire on the move) is that this will reset whenever the unit moves, including rotating, reload just magically happens even while moving. So with a high aim time, your unit will never fire if it's say being pushed by an enemy vehicle.

And wasn't necessary thinking of a full reload time for the first round, I just want to see if there are ways to delay the initial firing by like 3-4 seconds without affecting other things.

Jump back to quoted post1 Feb 2015, 09:54 AMCruzz

Actually they would make them super strong, they would be by far the most durable flamethrower unit in the game and the relative lack of offensive vet on volks does not matter one bit to the flamer. I also don't think it's good design for the primary infantry to have a flamethrower

Jump back to quoted post1 Feb 2015, 10:23 AMMr. Someguy

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A bit drastic, but imo it would be better to nerf Panzer IV Armour and buff Penetration to allow it to be vulnerable to lesser tanks (T-34/76, 75mm Sherman) and AT (Bazookas) but also stand up to call-in (T-34/85, Easy Eight) without being completely outclassed.

"After you have a T3/T4 building, the remaining structure will cost 180mp/90f (240/120). "

This isn't working as intended. At least when I tried it didn't work when backteching from Tier 4 to Tier 3.

According to Mr. Someguy, Volks can only have LMGs or Flamethrowers as weapon upgrade because they lack the animation for other weapons.

Grenadier models can use MP40s and G43s. MP40s are horribly weak ATM.

So, there are only two possibilities, sadly: G43s or buffed MP40s.

Jump back to quoted post1 Feb 2015, 14:18 PMsteel

I think I saw the Infantry Company M1919A6 shooting on the move while playing around earlier. I picked it up with an obersoldaten and the guy fired it on the move. Intended?

Jump back to quoted post1 Feb 2015, 14:12 PMKovuTalli

Suggest giving volks 1 STG and 2 MP40's or 2 STG's (not quite as good as sturmpios or panzergrens but better for mid range, as MP40 is almost only good at close range) rather than 3 MP40's.

Jump back to quoted post1 Feb 2015, 09:54 AMCruzz

Sandbags, I'd rather not. Green cover is way stronger against non-small arms in this game than in coh1, if I made it easier to get green cover in every fight then I'd have to change all of those cover modifiers to worse.

Crushing wire slowing light vehicles down, maybe. I'll have to check if the crushee action will actually apply something like that properly. Faster wire and/or wire on more basic infantry? Not really a fan, I might consider looking into it much later but to be honest all I see coming out of that is weird abuse rather than "strategic gameplay".