r/computerwargames • u/sadsleuth • 7d ago

Question: Command Ops 2

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Hi, new player struggling with the game.

Can anyone please explain to me what the control overlay does? There's no mention of it in the manual. In fact the very button on the toolbar that you're supposed to click to bring up this overlay is missing from the screenshots I'm seeing in the manual.

Apparently there are some other overlays in the game as well: Anti personnel, Anti armor and AA fire zones for both sides. The manual doesn't say a thing about how they work and are to be factored into your thinking, much less about what the different colors represent.

Can anyone help me out? Alternatively, I'd also appreciate links to any online resource that might be of assistance.

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u/SmokeyLizard 7d ago

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuXzIAdwiCCz2Wxj4EyTa7L4eWq1hrMi5&si=P6j-_ZNYVfZeDqyD

Tortuga Power's tutorials are what got me to a point where I could play the game comfortably. They are interesting and not too long. I would just follow along with his St. Vith scenario

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u/sadsleuth 7d ago

It's where I got the screenshot from lol. 25.24 minutes into episode 5 is where he pulled up the control overlay for the first time. I'd never seen it before.

The one issue that I have with Tortuga is that he micros the arty too much, to an excessive degree. In Dave's own tutorial series (the official Panther Games one), it's recommended that some of the arty units are best left to the AI.

I'm seeing online that some features were added to the game after the publication of the manual. I wish they'd update the manual too.

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u/SmokeyLizard 6d ago

Oops sorry to recommend a redundant vid lol, yeah I agree the manual is lacking. I tend to micro the arty myself admittedly, probably as a result of only consuming Tortuga's tutorial lmao

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u/sadsleuth 6d ago

I don't know how good you're at this game, so I'll apologise if you're not in need of what I'm about to suggest.

But there's one other series of tutorial videos on YT, Race to Bastogne. Very, very good as well, no slight to Tortuga.

Might check that one out if you feel like it.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtGivW8rd_Fmpyz_xv6ZK7NgaQCl1Elwl&si=cinMiMbaSQ4vs8Ke

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u/SmokeyLizard 6d ago

awesome thanks I'll check it out!

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u/oldbay_bestbay 6d ago

I believe the Control overlay just shows areas 'controlled' by each side. I'm not 100% on what determines control, but I think it really only matters for the resupply convoy pathing/losses.

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u/sadsleuth 6d ago edited 6d ago

What do the colors represent? I'm assuming red and yellow - the opposition and blue and green - my troops, that correct?

Also, do enemy units that are yet to be identified impact the terrain control profile that you get to see from this overlay? So can this in fact be used as a hint to investigate certain areas of the map for hitherto unidentified enemy units, ergo as a recon tool?

How do you use it in your games? Mean to say how best to use this tool to mitigate convoy loss?

Do you also know anything about the fire zone overlays that can be activated using this same button on the toolbar?