Ardennes Assault Let's Play

Jump back to quoted post15 Oct 2017, 17:44 PMEl_Syd

I'm playing through Ardennes Assault on hard as well. Man, I wish I was able to achieve even a fraction of the smoothness you demonstrated in your videos. I have a lot to learn. Did RTS games always come naturally to you? What's your secret?

Jump back to quoted post17 Oct 2017, 11:19 AMEl_Syd

Back to Ardennes Assault though, do you know how decreases in Company Strength are calculated? I've been playing missions without losing any squads or vehicles, but I'm still losing much more strength than you. Do I really have to make sure that I lose only a few models as well?

Jump back to quoted post17 Oct 2017, 11:19 AMEl_Syd

That's quite a bit of experience. Rise of Nations takes me back. I remember waiting for the demo to finish downloading for about an entire day on my dial-up connection. Unfortunately, it wasn't until much later that I had a PC good enough to run it at decent FPS.

Back to Ardennes Assault though, do you know how decreases in Company Strength are calculated? I've been playing missions without losing any squads or vehicles, but I'm still losing much more strength than you. Do I really have to make sure that I lose only a few models as well?

Jump back to quoted post17 Oct 2017, 12:44 PMAntemurale

Yes. Individual model drops, even if you don't lose the squad, cost you Company Strength. Therefore, researching a vehicle-based army composition is very helpful in maintaining company strength.

Alternatively you can blob support weapons so that you never suffer any losses from enemy units (either insta-pinned or one-shot)