GarfunkeL
Racism Expert
http://www.hpssims.com/Pages/products/SB/Winterwar/winterwar.html
Has anyone played it? Does Tiller's mechanisms suck ass or not?
For 105 days, the tiny nation of Finland fought a war that typically merits only a footnote history books, or a passing remark in a WWII documentaries. Taking on the vast manpower of the Soviet army, the Finns put up a fanatical defense of their homeland, inflicting horrific casualties on the invading Soviet army. In the end, the overwhelming number of Soviet troops and tanks sent into Finland forced the Finns to sue for peace, but they walked away from the conflict with their much bigger neighbor with their independence and national pride intact. Their struggle influenced the landscape and direction of the entire World War that followed--and perhaps the outcome as well. Winter War is a tactical level simulation of this conflict using the Squad Battles system.
Winter War features
58 stand alone scenarios and 3 campaigns to choose from
A wide sampling of actions from this conflict, also including the "Continuation War" of 1941
24 unique maps ranging in size from 1000 hexes to 38,000 hexes providing ample ground for scenario designers to create their own actions
Engine changes include:
Ability to use Asymmetric Scoring in scenarios.
New timed detonation feature for certain weapons.
Armor assault modifier for vehicles assaulting infantry in Clear hexes.
Ability to perform Column Movement via the “Alt” key.
New level in OOB so Squads can be added as an organization.
Capture feature, so prisoners and civilians can be modeled in scenarios.
The game also has the standard scenario, OOB, parameter, database & sub-map editors included with the game. Play modes include A/I, Hot Seat, PBEM, LAN & Internet play.
Has anyone played it? Does Tiller's mechanisms suck ass or not?