Tuchola Feedback - Beta1, being run on anarchic-x servers Options

[logik]

hey guys

i run anarchic-x.com and we're running tuchola beta1 in our current rotation. we have a lot of users and matches that get up to 40+ during peak hours. instead of making all of our users register over here i've set up a feedback thread on our forums. HOWEVER, i have posted the link to this forum in that thread as indicated in the readme. i hope you find any feedback they provide as helpful. they have been directed to post any comments, screenshots, or demos in that thread.

here is the thread link:
http://www.anarchic-x.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8055

thanks alot
-logik


This post has been edited by logik: 04/11/06 3:11pm

[ScrapyardBob]

Watched a few more spawn rape situations tonight. I have some ideas as to what the Russians need to get out from under that sort of situation. I study spawn rape situations very closely when they occur to see what the defenders try to do to escape.

I think the Germans are covered. They have 5 spawn buildings, arranged in a circular fashion. Each building has anti-tank rounds and it's not immediately obvious that you've spawned in those locations. Two or more Russian tanks can hold down the German spawn for about 2-3 minutes before they'll get pushed out. That's about right in my book and the Germans aren't dying as soon as they spawn. Challenging, but not frustrating.

Russians need a few more trenches, plus I need to finish the two bunkers. Maybe a few more bushes at the corners of buildings / rocks / walls. Even with an unfinished spawn area, the Russians manage to push Germans out in a few minutes. Russian spawn rape is a bit more frustrating then challenging at the moment so I need to tilt it slightly to be more favorable to Russians.

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I'll probably move the R2 pak gun about 10 meters to the south (other side of the road). That will let me put foliage at the current position, letting Russian infantry slip the corner easier without being seen while going for a defuse. The current R2 pak45 is also too vulnerable (gunner is too easily killed).

I think I fixed all of the angles on the other pak guns.

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v092 might go up on the test server on Friday/Saturday. This will be an incomplete preview version of beta2 changes just to make sure everything is working properly while I finish the other things that need to be fixed for beta2 release. (Beta2 will probably release on Mon/Tue. Things are balanced enough that I don't feel the need to rush the release.) I'll be putting v092 up so that I can get some feedback on the G1 changes (moved things around in the G1 area).

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I'll probably swap one of the KV1s for a stock T34. Russians need one more fast-moving tank for offense. I'm unsure whether to give the Russians an additional T34 in exchange for one of the milk trucks, but I'm probably going to go ahead and do it for beta2 and see what happens. That will give a vehicle balance during BAS of:

German
(2) Jagd
(1) StugIII
(3) Panzer IV
(3) Panzer III
(3) Halftracks

Russian
(2) KV1
(3) T34 stock
(2) T34_76
(3) BT7
(2) milk trucks

And 12 jeeps / horches spread across the map.

We might even want to take away one tank per side and put 2 more jeeps/horches in. The initial tank rush on a full server is a sight to behold, 4-7 tanks all moving forward in a pack.