Battle Forces is similar, but a stripped down version (i.e. same units but no technology development or strategic air raid, just combat). No download required and you can play up to 3 games at once with a basic membership for free.
Latest posts made by Crowninshield
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RE: Recommend A&A Type PC Game?
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RE: Posting Images
Nothing like some good ol’ spam porn to ruin your morning :wink:
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RE: Battle Forces
The 1942 map that I post before has been updated to fix some slight problems (like being able to load in Eastern USA and unload in France on the same turn). Here is a screen shot from an AWESOME game that I am in on that map with the scenario as made by the map designer (any map can be used for any type of game but this one was created with a scenario that tries to somewhat recreate the A&A 1942 board game). We are in our 23rd turn and it still could go either way. I am UK.
Just so everyone knows: This game is FREE with no download. If anyone wants more than the general basic membership I can instruct them on how to get free, unlimited upgrades to a premium membership. I assure you all that this game ROCKs! Also, I’m getting a little tired of playing the same people over, and over, and over, so please head over and due your best at wiping me from the map ;)
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RE: Posting Images
Bump
For those who don’t know about the post threshold before new users can post pictures (i.e. links).
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RE: Battle Forces
Here’s a game shot of ‘the turning point’ in a 2v2 game I’m currently in on the classic A&A map:
I am Brown and my partner is Beige/Tan/Off-White. We just took Kazakh(stan) placing us squarely next to Gray’s capital :) -
RE: Battle Forces
Someone just took the time to try and recreate the map from the Axis&Allies 1942 edition. Here’s a screen shot:
(I had to crop it and resize it get it to upload correctly so it looks MUCH more pixelated then the game normally is.)
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RE: Battle Forces
There is no credit card verification. That is only if you want an ‘extreme’ membership. Technically the ‘premium’ membership is $10 but you can get unlimited free premium memberships (each valid for 1 month).
All you have to do is sign up for the free ‘basic’ account then click ‘Membership’ (4th down on the list on the left hand side of every screen except when in a game). This will bring you to a brief spreadsheet showing what is available with each membership level (basic, premium, and extreme). At the bottom of the page there is a field you can click that will give you an automatic upgrade to a premium membership for 1 month with no credit card information needed, and there is no limit to the number of times you can renew the free 1 month upgrade.
As to the first question, I’m in the Moderator Clan. Clans are a greatly underdeveloped aspect of the game. The game is still in beta so it’s a work in progress.
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RE: Posting Images
Bump
For those who don’t know about the post threshold before new users can post pictures (i.e. links).
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RE: Harpoon
I had the Mediterranean expansion too, but most of my memories are from the Atlantic scenarios. I got pretty good at ‘working the system’ myself and toward the end of my time playing it wasn’t a matter of if I’d win, but how long it would take. The only scenario that kept kicking my ass (50% of the time) was the largest. It was basically the entire US Atlantic Fleet vs the entire Russian Atlantic Fleet. If I played as the Russians I had no problem, but as the US it was an entirely different story. The Russian guided missile cruisers had WAY too many missiles. They would launch huge volleys that presented too many target to shoot down at once. 1 or 2 would ALWAY get by my defenses and after several volleys I would lose enough ships that I couldn’t mount an effective defense let alone turn the tables and bring the attack back to them. The American fleet’s Harpoon and Tomahawk cruise missiles had great range, but they traveled MUCH slower than the Russian solid fuel missiles and there were far fewer of them. There slow speed made them easier to shoot down and, having less of them, I would always run out before I did any significant damage. The Russian ships, in general, were better than the American ships, but the American air power made the Russian air force look like a joke.