Red Storm Rising Preview

[Paul Hanson]

Sort of makes me wish I'd pushed on with my Red Storm scenario...

[Goingonit]

I sketched this out a little bit - I figure how it would work is that the F-19 Frisbees (for those of you who are unfamiliar with the book, these are uber-cool stealth bombers) will have movement 0 in daytime, and range 1 and high movement at night. All other air units will have their normal movements, but much lower (if any) attack values, and very small defense. The navy will operate as it normally would, but land units will have less movement and roads will be less efficient.

[our_man]

How about giving units the "see2" flag during the day and taking it away at night to cause the effect of reduced visibility?

[Goingonit]

Great idea, our_man.

[Hobbes]

F-19's own. I wish I still had that old game.

[Henrik]

I'd give the stealth planes a movement even during the day, as people might want to move them around during the day (a significantly reduced attack rating would be in order though).

[Case]

As stealth aircraft are very vunerable in daylight, I'd make it so that they had to return to base by dawn. As the crews would need to sleep during the day they shouldn't have any daylight movement whatsoever.

[Goingonit]

How about I give them daylight movement but make them 0/0?

[Henrik]

Dont give them 0 hp though, that will crash the game should they be attacked.

[Goingonit]

That's good to know, Henrik. Thanks.

[Pavlov]

This looks great!

Just one thing, perhaps you could add some new terrain, right now all that irrigation and farmland looks quite boring. It would please the eye to see T-80 racing across wheatfields, hunchbacks roaming the roads and...*wipes away some dribble* Well, ya know.

Oh, and another thing, will there be any naval action?

[Goingonit]

How does this look?

[Pavlov]

Better, but I think you should get some new city graphics.

Perhaps a new graphic for the special resource on grassland. A harvester perhaps?

[Case]

Originally posted by Goingonit
How does this look?

A bit bland to be honest. As Pavlov said, you'd be better off with different city graphics. Captain Nemo's isometric cities would probably work well.

Originally posted by PavlovPerhaps a new graphic for the special resource on grassland. A harvester perhaps

Do I spot a bit of self interest here Pavlov?

Here's a combine Havester made by Tim Smith/Mindseye:

[Goingonit]

Thaks for the honest input.

BTW, what's the max. number of units you can have? I have 600 and I've only done about 2/3 of NATO forces...