The Competition & Teaser Thread

[Strela]

Strela posted:

The graphics you have seen in this thread were specifically designed for Panzer Battles (PzB). They have subsequently been used in the mobile version of Panzer Campaigns (PzC) and are being retrofitted into Panzer Campaigns games available from John Tiller's web site.

The Panzer Battle version is better quality as it uses the larger Squad Battles hex layouts as compared to the pixel doubling zoom in Panzer campaigns.

Does this mean that if the new graphics are retrofitted to an old game it will have the new map graphics (larger hexes) or will they still be the same small hexes? I stopped buying and playing Tiller games because the hexes are just to small on a 27" monitor.

Hi Cdrost,

All the PzC/MC and SqB games now have the larger hexes. This was updated in the most recent patches.

The difference I was trying to describe was that there is different methodologies used to achieve the larger hexes that have a (small) impact on the visuals.

All zoom levels on titles will have the updated visuals. I also have a 27" monitor and old eyes and all my Tiller games are very playable.

David

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Thanks David and others with knowledge of the game for sharing. Wondering two things.

1. How many units would one be in control of in a small scenario or a medium scenario (I don't care so much about number of turns).
2. Is the game mechanics the same as in Squad Battles and PzC? As in you fire each unit multiple times, etc.

I ask as one of the issues I have is the workload with these games. It seems that the firing for the AI or one's own side goes on forever.

Thanks again,

Gerry

Gerry,

In my current project a small scenario is usually a battalion. A battalion is usually 9 to 15 individual platoon/squads. Rarely are they used as all individual units and in most of the scenarios I have designed the attackers are deployed in companies which brings the counter count down to 3 or 4 per battalion.

A medium sized scenario is regimental and the largest is a corp ie multiple Divisions.

As far as firing, there has been some changes to the number of times artillery can shoot and direct fire can use the 'Ctrl Alt' key configuration to fire all shots at a target without manual intervention.

I think I mentioned previously I can play a medium scenario in an hour or less against the AI.

David