Japan 45

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On bunkers/pillboxes, I double checked the Normandy 44' Gold alt scenario and the bunkers are indeed -40%/+10 in that one, which uses McNamara.  I know designers do tend to vary these across the games.  Japan 45' seems to use McNamara values as the default (there are no "alt" scenarios and just a single .pdt) so it was the super bunker values that caught my eye.

I haven't extensively tested this, but I think a quick fix might be to reduce the Japan 45' .pdt bunker value to -40%/+10.  The other option would be to mirror the scenario files like in Normandy 44', with regular and "alt" versions like that game, but obviously that would be a lot of work.  Another option of course would be to turn off Alt. Assault.  But I am not sure how that plays, since the game is built on McNamara.

Welcome any wisdom of others here.  I'd love to see Japan 45' do well.  But right now, the bunker issue, at least, is a real concern.  Not sure what other issues folks have with the McNamara.  But since Japan 45' seems McNamara-based, the most available fix seems to be tweaking the .pdt.

Yes, these values vary from game to game, even for those using McNamara. Values of -40%/+20 for pillboxes and -40/+10 for bunkers are quite common. I do not recall ever seeing -40%/+40 but there may be games other than Japan '45 that have this. Regardless, it is an extreme value and particularly so when using the Alternative Assault rule combined with the Fanatical Nation rule.  

You could certainly change this easily enough by altering the .pdt file but unless you are playing solo, your opponent would need to do the same. From a design perspective, the values used where obviously intentional and have been playtested so presumably are unlikely to be radically changed. The difference between +40 and +10 is massive and would have balance issues for all scenarios that use bunkers.