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gheintze

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Re:New scenarios and Achievements

Thu, 08 September 2011 15:49

Yann wrote on Thu, 08 September 2011 09:45

gheintze wrote on Thu, 08 September 2011 15:31

By the way, let me know when I'll have a chance to earn the DoW badges in a match. Cool

Geoff

Yes, I'm sorry I turned down your invitation earlier today: I was testing the new scenarios and achievements Very Happy

Yann

That is OK. I figured you were working. Smile

I hope we can meet online someday.

Geoff

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Re:New scenarios and Achievements	Thu, 08 September 2011 18:25

May I ask when the new Desert achievements will be earned? As ist seems, some players got them without winning all MT scenarios again. So, do prior victories count? [Report message to a moderator]

Jokull

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Re:New scenarios and Achievements	Thu, 08 September 2011 20:32

Thanks Yann, been there - won both from both sides Got both achievements. Can you do more tomorrow? LOL Operation Spring is 3 Star Excellent Quality. I foresee many good games there. Knightsbridge is sub-par. The British player is at a big disadvantage. Historically I also recall more infantry being there. Turbo - you don't need to win games again, nor it seems Knightbridge but you need to play at least one. I played Knightsbridge and won both sides and got no award. But before I had won every scenario from every side. Then I played 1st Armoured to the Rescue as Brits and lost but got the Desert Rat Achievement but as stated I had won it before (at least 3 times) Then I played it as Germans and won and got the Afrika Korps Award. So there [Updated on: Thu, 08 September 2011 20:38] [Report message to a moderator]

Yann

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Re:New scenarios and Achievements

Thu, 08 September 2011 21:16

Turboheizer wrote on Thu, 08 September 2011 18:25

May I ask when the new Desert achievements will be earned? As ist seems, some players got them without winning all MT scenarios again. So, do prior victories count?

Yes, it goes through your whole history of games. They are just simple Honor badges, not Expert ones. They are more intended to people who are mid-rank.

Yann

JFKoski

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Re:New scenarios and Achievements	Thu, 08 September 2011 21:18

Achievement seems a giveaway to your Colonels. How about something that everyone has to earn? [edit:]Too bad you don't have to win Knightsbridge, at least that would be some effort for the Colonels. [Updated on: Mon, 19 September 2011 21:18] [Report message to a moderator]

Yann

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Re:Two New scenarios and Achievements	Thu, 08 September 2011 21:28

Just edited the announcement with a more detailed text. Yann [Report message to a moderator]

Clexton27

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Re:New scenarios and Achievements

Thu, 08 September 2011 21:38

Turboheizer wrote on Thu, 08 September 2011 18:25

May I ask when the new Desert achievements will be earned? As ist seems, some players got them without winning all MT scenarios again. So, do prior victories count?

Quote:

Yes, it goes through your whole history of games. They are just simple Honor badges, not Expert ones. They are more intended to people who are mid-rank.

Yann

The only Colonel I see who has received this award is Jokull. So maybe it only applies to a small group.
OR MAYBE IT IS AS SIMPLE AS DOWNLOADING THE NEW SOFTWARE.
Which I haven't yet because I am at work. DUMMY!!!! Embarassed

[Updated on: Thu, 08 September 2011 21:55]

Jokull

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Re:New scenarios and Achievements	Thu, 08 September 2011 23:12

I had previously won ALL Desert scenarios, in fact all missions from all sides - each one at least twice since I had to do all again after I made Lt Col. Then I won Knightsbridge and before doing anything else I finished Operation Spring. The I thought I'd have to redo all the missions but was incorrect. I played 1st Armored to the rescue as British and LOST and got an achievement. It is possible you need to win all and then play one more game? Because then I played 1st Armoured to the Rescue as Germans and won and got the second Achivement. So the conclusion is; You need to win all and possibly Knightsbridge too, and that would explain why I was the first to get the Desert Rat. But you need to play one more game after that and then you get your Achievement. I haven't downloaded this program recently so it isn't that. Have you Steven won all missions inc. Knightsbridge? [Updated on: Thu, 08 September 2011 23:13] [Report message to a moderator]

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Re:New scenarios and Achievements	Thu, 08 September 2011 23:18

Could it be that there is some kind of bug regarding the two new scenarios? Since they have been introduced, the win ratio has changed rapidly, which is not very surprising. But while the scenario list in the upper left part of the screen correctly shows the actual win ratio, the map info that appears in the lower left corner if you click on the scenario title still shows the original percentage rates. At least that is what I am experiencing at the moment. [Report message to a moderator]

Clexton27

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Re:New scenarios and Achievements

Thu, 08 September 2011 23:22

Quote:

Have you Steven won all missions inc. Knightsbridge?

NO.
I have won all games twice from BOTH sides to make Colonel, but I have never played Knightsbridge.
I will play it and try to win for each side and see if that is the determining factor.

Nygaard

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Re:Two New scenarios and Achievements

Thu, 08 September 2011 23:25

Yann wrote on Thu, 08 September 2011 15:10

(snip)What's coming next?
Our focus remains on delivering an updated version of the Scenario Editor and completing the Expert mode to support the same feature set that is available to Official scenarios.
(snip)

AWESOME!

Let me know if you need casse-croûtes send over to keep you working 24/7... Razz

Quit2

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Re:New scenarios and Achievements	Thu, 08 September 2011 23:29

you don't need to win knightsbridge .... You need to have won each original desert scenario (mediterranean pack) on the appropriate side ... As colonel, you probably have done so ... But since the game only check for this requirement when you finish one of those scenario's, you need to play one (winning or loosing doesn't matter) and then the game checks if you have earned the medal for the side you just played. If you do, you get it. Then you can play the other side ... and you can get the other one! That's how it happened for me. Have not won any of the new scenario's yet ... I tried and lost ... [Report message to a moderator]

Phread

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Re:Two New scenarios and Achievements	Fri, 09 September 2011 00:13

The new awards do - initially - seem to be a gift to the high ranked officers. To this moment they have been awarded to a Commandant, Lt Colonels and Colonels. Not surprising as we will have already qualified - I know I have one every standard scenario at least twice from both sides, probably 3 times. But thanks, DoW, for the new awards. I hope they achieve their purpose and encourage more players to play in the sand. I have an affinity for the desert scenarios as my countymen fought valiantly there, kicking the Afrika Korp's butt after getting their butts kicked by the Afrika Korp. [Updated on: Fri, 09 September 2011 00:14] [Report message to a moderator]

Clexton27

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Re:Two New scenarios and Achievements

Fri, 09 September 2011 06:07

Quote:

you don't need to win knightsbridge ....

You need to have won each original desert scenario (mediterranean pack) on the appropriate side ...
As colonel, you probably have done so ...

But since the game only check for this requirement when you finish one of those scenario's, you need to play one (winning or loosing doesn't matter) and then the game checks if you have earned the medal for the side you just played.
If you do, you get it.

Then you can play the other side ... and you can get the other one!
That's how it happened for me. Have not won any of the new scenario's yet ... I tried and lost ...

Hey thanks for the hint Quit2.

Worked just like you said.

Thanks DOW for giving us old guard a chance to get some new brass. A nice reward for all of our work.

Jeronimon

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Re:Two New scenarios and Achievements	Fri, 09 September 2011 19:32

Thanks for new stuff (Although I am just starting and haven't played a lot of the old stuff yet. ) But when I play the new scenarios they don't add to my battles. Weren't they supposed to? [Report message to a moderator]

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Re:Two New scenarios and Achievements

Fri, 09 September 2011 19:54

Jeronimon wrote on Fri, 09 September 2011 21:32

But when I play the new scenarios they don't add to my battles. Weren't they supposed to?

When I look at your Career Page, I can see that you played Knightsbridge twice against 'joeyian'. Have you played the battle more often than that?

If they aren't showing up in your Career Page, that would be a bug worth reporting to the crew so they can look into it. Smile

Jeronimon

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Re:Two New scenarios and Achievements	Fri, 09 September 2011 20:29

They are mentioned in the service records, but not in the statistics in my officer career. Also when I am in headquarters where it mentions xx battles they did not count them. [Report message to a moderator]

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Re:Two New scenarios and Achievements

Fri, 09 September 2011 21:12

Jeronimon wrote on Fri, 09 September 2011 22:29

They are mentioned in the service records, but not in the statistics in my officer career.

Also when I am in headquarters where it mentions xx battles they did not count them.

Hmmm, sounds like a little bug. I would report it just to be sure. Use the Bug Report Form (you can find a link in my signature area) and be sure to include all of your information. Smile

Jeronimon

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Re:Two New scenarios and Achievements	Fri, 09 September 2011 21:51

It has been reported. That felt almost like working, pfiew. [Report message to a moderator]

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Re:Two New scenarios and Achievements

Fri, 09 September 2011 22:04

Jeronimon wrote on Fri, 09 September 2011 23:51

It has been reported.

That felt almost like working, pfiew. Shocked

Good man! Your work is done for the day...reward yourself with another battle!! Very Happy

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Re:Two New scenarios and Achievements	Fri, 09 September 2011 22:45

I found another little bug ... in the Knightsbridge scenario info screen, the desert rules are listed as a feature of only the British player, although they always apply to both sides. [Report message to a moderator]

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Re:Two New scenarios and Achievements

Fri, 09 September 2011 23:02

Turboheizer wrote on Sat, 10 September 2011 00:45

I found another little bug ... in the Knightsbridge scenario info screen, the desert rules are listed as a feature of only the British player, although they always apply to both sides.

Is that a bug or a typo (a typo being a mistake in the writing)? If the battle plays with the Desert Rule only applying to the British player, then I'm sure it will be fixed. If it is just a mistake in the writing, it was probably a mistake in the original scenario (since they basically copy and paste the text) and will likely not be very high on the priority list.

It's worth reporting, though!

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Re:Two New scenarios and Achievements	Fri, 09 September 2011 23:27

I don't mean the text (which only says "North Africa Desert rules are in effect"), I mean the little symbols (in this case the one of a desert hex tile) that show the special features on the M44O start screen. Seems to be an error of omission and has no effect on the gameplay. [Report message to a moderator]

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Re:Two New scenarios and Achievements

Fri, 09 September 2011 23:48

Turboheizer wrote on Sat, 10 September 2011 01:27

I don't mean the text (which only says "North Africa Desert rules are in effect"), I mean the little symbols (in this case the one of a desert hex tile) that show the special features on the M44O start screen. Seems to be an error of omission and has no effect on the gameplay.

Ah, now I understand. It's a mistake, so it can be reported but since it doesn't have an effect on the battle I don't know how quickly the crew will fix it or if they will.

Good catch! I've played that battle a few times and didn't notice. Confused

gheintze

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Re:Two New scenarios and Achievements	Tue, 13 September 2011 13:36

I totally forgot to report this bug...sorry, Jesse -- how many demerits have I earned? I've noticed that when you play infantry assault, you have to click on a unit that is not on a border to make your orders. This is to make sure that you choose an entire section. However, in Knightsbridge, there are no infantry, so you order one unti instead. As the British, I was unable to order my artillery, since they are on the border between sections. Also, maybe you would like to infantry assault with a single unit on the border of a section. Perhaps there is a better mechanism for this card... Do I absolutely need a logfile to report a bug? Geoff [Report message to a moderator]

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Re:Two New scenarios and Achievements

Tue, 13 September 2011 14:19

gheintze wrote on Tue, 13 September 2011 15:36

I totally forgot to report this bug...sorry, Jesse -- how many demerits have I earned? Embarassed

I've noticed that when you play infantry assault, you have to click on a unit that is not on a border to make your orders. This is to make sure that you choose an entire section.

However, in Knightsbridge, there are no infantry, so you order one unti instead. As the British, I was unable to order my artillery, since they are on the border between sections.

Also, maybe you would like to infantry assault with a single unit on the border of a section.

Perhaps there is a better mechanism for this card...

Do I absolutely need a logfile to report a bug?

Geoff

You only get one demerit this time because I discovered this same bug and reported it a few days ago! Very Happy

I don't know if you need a log file to report...try sending in the report without one and see what happens. It should be an easy problem for them to reproduce, so the log might be less important.

Either way, you can rest easy since it has been reported once. Smile

gheintze

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Re:Two New scenarios and Achievements

Tue, 13 September 2011 15:04

rasmussen81 wrote on Tue, 13 September 2011 08:19

You only get one demerit this time because I discovered this same bug and reported it a few days ago! Very Happy

Whew, that's a relief... Smile

How is that promotion coming along? The colonels' lounge won't feel right until you join us... Very Happy

Geoff