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Hi all,

I've made a new blog post on the rule changes we're introducing in the upcoming expansion:

https://unityofcommand.net/blog/2012/10/ ... nal-gains/

Feel free to ask if you have questions.


Cheers!

Very interesting. Wasn't expecting to see Estonia, is this the first indication the whole war in the east is under active development?

One thing - rather than add the extra complexity of a sliding prestige penalty for disbandments, why not just restrict disbanding to (say) weak units and/or units outside enemy ZoCs? Is there even one example from WW2 or elsewhere when a division sized unit in good order holding a crucial section of the front line just received orders to disperse and cease to exist?

Well yes, this new expansion covers (almost) all battles in the 1943-45 period. And it's awesome

re: disband, I was toying around with different variants of the rule and this looks to me most practical. We need to allow some disbands because of frustrating (and gamey) situations where e.g. a weak friendly unit is blocking a number of full strength corps or something.

At the same time, you're right that disbanding something like a full strength division or corps is highly unrealistic. It's therefore higly penalized - 200 prestige is a lot. Should it be outright prohibited? I don't think so at the moment. I'm open to discussing this on the beta group though, preferably over a (non-contrived) usg where you can show me a concrete problem in a real life game.

In my view, the disband command in the game doesn't necessarily depict an order handed down to make a formation cease to exist, but rather situations where German units forcibly removed their allies' foot troops from the way for faster progress (be it urgent reinforcements for the front or a retreat) or chased them out of a village to occupy the houses themselves. Or when a weak unit dissolved on its own (soldiers throwing down their weapons and fleeing from the battlefield).