Facts
Definitely not expecting a fully fleshed system upon first release.Too early to go into artillery specifics (progress is being made on its systems but do not expect it to be fully fleshed out when first released - it will be a long iterative process of adding additional features based on the feedback from you guys and our set targets for what we'd like it to support in terms of features).
The current plan is to have all pieces of the batteries in their historically correct positions be operational (meaning you yourself as a team are free to decide upon how many men you wish to have on artillery at any given point in time). This will increase the amount of different strategies available as well as allow you all to experience fully operational batteries should you so desire.
- Trusty
Interesting part is that everyone can jump on any artillery piece on the field at any time does that mean that in the current situation infantry will operate the pieces until the artillery class can be picked?
And the amount of men needed to operate a field piece in the first implementation of the system would be great to know.
No it means there is no planned cap on the amount of players that can spawn in under artillery branch (just as there is no cap on regular privates in the infantry branch).
I cannot give you an answer regarding needed players to operate a piece yet (it depends on which iteration of the initial arty mechanics we choose to make available so I can't give you an answer as I don't know).
- Trusty
Questions:
Matt Fridge:
- Are you implying there will not be an artillery specific class?
Enectin:There will be a new branch with artillery specific classes (like Artillery officer and such). Hinkel
- Will indirect fire be a thing?
- How will range corrections be given?
- Will the artillerist get a weapon?
- Can you spike the guns?
- How will the aiming work?
Dutchconfederate:
- Will there be artillery pieces placed on the drill camp?
- Als concerning the aiming of the pieces will that go according the table of fire with elevation degrees?I am pretty sure, that there will be an artillery practice ground on the drill camp map.Hinkel
- The current placing of the artillery pieces which information / maps where used?
I am trying to figure out these maps: http://antietam.aotw.org/maps.php?map_number=main according with the skirmish maps used in WoR
McMuffin:
- Will you update the company tool to be Battery friendly with sections?
Concerns:
Ted E. Bear:
- I would rather see 1 or 2 artillery crews moving from placed piece to placed piece to start out with, otherwise a line of cannons turns into a line of muskets with even bigger muskets to help them and would not need to be wary of their placement or exposed positions nearly as much.