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I hope I'm doing this right, 1d100 coming up
Ace Combat: Belka Quest Reborn
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It isn't stated as much but the fact they were building superweapons instead of Nukes being the deterrent shows they didn't have them that long. Especially the fact that Belka was a nuclear-armed Nation and the Allies thought the smartest thing to do was invade bomb their cities and push them into a corner when Belka had the Nuclear shield of Excalibur to stop retaliation. They are lucky that Belka didn't use their nukes on them and instead used them to stop their advance.
That is good thanks. Working on the update should be done in about a week then off to the beta to review it.
Y'know, Strangeal has railguns on their planes, but never on their tanks. I wonder why that is.
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Don't assume you can do that without problems Osea is not your only problem. And Belka is not trusted at all by the world. Even the nations that have good relations with Belka would still throw you under the bus in a war. You will need to work much harder.
Because they are expensive and still experimental. Just because something exists doesn't mean it is widespread or easy to make. Pulse lasers and TLS are much further along and still need more work to be truly mass producible.
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You already can expand your military you just haven't chosen to so far. Your navy is the worst off it is made of gunboats and missile boats with a few frigates and destroyers without any modern upgrades to their systems. You have no Ageis units, cruisers, carriers, or modern frigates and destroyer upgrades.
Your army is fairly small but decent for most things and your air force is smaller than most of your neighbors but better trained and equipped than any other bar Osea.
Your army is fairly small but decent for most things and your air force is smaller than most of your neighbors but better trained and equipped than any other bar Osea.
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The Nation is already rebuilt it was done a long time ago. You are not rebuild you are simply working on the international stage since Osea is hurt. And no Osea is not that bad they already finished getting the second aircraft fleet carrier force done and the third will be finished in a year. They also still have the largest army and air force on the continent. They didn't take damage that needs to be rebuilt either. The Hawks are in power which means they will likely try something even if a Dove gets the Presidency. The election has been taking their attention but that is over and you still have the Yukes who hate Belka as much as Osea as well to worry about. Plus all of Anea doesn't like Belka, Erusea conservatives and radicals hate Belka, and Eastern Usea also dislikes Belka. There are plenty of people who have reason and the ability to do things to you and it is distractions that have kept them from doing so.
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so where North Korea?
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No because North Korea has nothing to offer. Belka is a rich and stable nation with a chance to do plenty of things.
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Oh a belka quest. I like it. Thanks adventwolf for reviving this quest.
Now the one question I have for you. Is it possible for drone squadrons to create a ace. After all I would love AI Ace.
Now the one question I have for you. Is it possible for drone squadrons to create a ace. After all I would love AI Ace.
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No drones are locked at Green without more research to increase that limit. They also don't gain XP which is one part of making an Ace. ZOE AIs are the only ones that can grow and even then it isn't known if they can be become Ace level units.
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More or less. Except that the others' dislike and distrust can be countered and replaced it just takes work. The reconstruction helped a lot in the western Usea nations. Since Sploiers it earned you a major diplomatic increase along with economic ties.
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Diplomatic efforts are going to be key, but I'm more and more feeling that some military spending needs to be done next turn. Pending this turns results, of course.
I've mentioned before that I want to use our training ace to get the last 2xp needed for one unit to hit elite. For the other action that I think we will have free I am thinking tech. That is why I posted the omake I did.
These are the two I'm most interested in -
[High temperature resistant alloys - Reduced upkeep on air units due to engines having increased lifespans.]
[Fuel efficient turbines - What it says on the tin. Use less fuel for the same performance, giving a small bonus to range and reduction to upkeep.]
As you can see they would both help reduce upkeep costs. I'm wondering if anyone has any better ideas for R&D. Attempting to create better drones is one option. I just feel like waiting a bit first.
@Adventwolf do we have a sense of what one of those projects would cost and what the benefits would be?
Also what would it cost to raise a unit of ADF-11/11Fs vs ADFX-10/10F or COFFIN F-22A Raptors? You mentioned the ADF-11 cost more. Would it provide any mechanical advantage to go with that higher cost?
If we make a ZOE drone squadron and train them up would that allow you to copy their programming to produce higher quality ZOE drones in the future? I know that is what the plot of AC7 was all about but I can also see how that could be exploited.
I've mentioned before that I want to use our training ace to get the last 2xp needed for one unit to hit elite. For the other action that I think we will have free I am thinking tech. That is why I posted the omake I did.
These are the two I'm most interested in -
[High temperature resistant alloys - Reduced upkeep on air units due to engines having increased lifespans.]
[Fuel efficient turbines - What it says on the tin. Use less fuel for the same performance, giving a small bonus to range and reduction to upkeep.]
As you can see they would both help reduce upkeep costs. I'm wondering if anyone has any better ideas for R&D. Attempting to create better drones is one option. I just feel like waiting a bit first.
@Adventwolf do we have a sense of what one of those projects would cost and what the benefits would be?
Also what would it cost to raise a unit of ADF-11/11Fs vs ADFX-10/10F or COFFIN F-22A Raptors? You mentioned the ADF-11 cost more. Would it provide any mechanical advantage to go with that higher cost?
If we make a ZOE drone squadron and train them up would that allow you to copy their programming to produce higher quality ZOE drones in the future? I know that is what the plot of AC7 was all about but I can also see how that could be exploited.
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Those techs would be combined with Grunder's methods. It would be something like improved aircraft production/maintenance. It would lower the percentage upkeep.
Not everything is its single research item. They can be combined. Things like improved laser systems would streamline all the energy weapons that exist.
Improved ground systems would get you newer systems like ETC cannons, sensors, etc.
Improved energy systems would get you new and updated power generation systems like the nuclear reactors, new style wind mills, advanced solar farms, power sats, etc.
As for ZOE no you cannot copy them. Each ZOE needs to grow on its own. Also ZOE costs more to build and maintain. If you added the ADF-11F to it the price would go up even more. With both ZOE and the ADF-11F each unit would add half as much the amount of a next gen unit to cost and upkeep would start at 80%.
Not everything is its single research item. They can be combined. Things like improved laser systems would streamline all the energy weapons that exist.
Improved ground systems would get you newer systems like ETC cannons, sensors, etc.
Improved energy systems would get you new and updated power generation systems like the nuclear reactors, new style wind mills, advanced solar farms, power sats, etc.
As for ZOE no you cannot copy them. Each ZOE needs to grow on its own. Also ZOE costs more to build and maintain. If you added the ADF-11F to it the price would go up even more. With both ZOE and the ADF-11F each unit would add half as much the amount of a next gen unit to cost and upkeep would start at 80%.
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Good to know. What do we get for the extra expense?
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At the current level not much once the ZOE is refined an extra +15 on top of normal bonuses so green gets +0, regular +15, veteran +30, and elite +45.
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The information post has a contradiction. Do combat modifiers add to each d100 a unit rolls, or only once to the total?
If the top quote is accurate shouldn't the example be 6d100+180? 1d100+30 per die? On the flip side with 2 Leasath Veteran Divisions getting 8d100+30 that suggests that the bonus only applies once per unit (4d100+15 each). If that's the case 6 Companies should have a higher bonus to die rolls then a pair of Brigades. Which is problematic in light of what else I understand of the system.
I know I'm asking a lot of questions but with so much in the players hands I feel the need to make sure I've got a firm grasp on the rules to make good decisions. I admit that at this rate I'm half expecting to see an FAQ post sub-titled "All the stuff Jalinth won't stop bugging me about."
If the top quote is accurate shouldn't the example be 6d100+180? 1d100+30 per die? On the flip side with 2 Leasath Veteran Divisions getting 8d100+30 that suggests that the bonus only applies once per unit (4d100+15 each). If that's the case 6 Companies should have a higher bonus to die rolls then a pair of Brigades. Which is problematic in light of what else I understand of the system.
I know I'm asking a lot of questions but with so much in the players hands I feel the need to make sure I've got a firm grasp on the rules to make good decisions. I admit that at this rate I'm half expecting to see an FAQ post sub-titled "All the stuff Jalinth won't stop bugging me about."
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Combat is one of the things I am planning on adjusting. I just need to talk to the old QM first to see how they did their rolls exactly first.
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So it's a good thing we didn't vote to just randomly go to war this turn. Good to know!
One thing I was thinking about today was If the bonus or penalty only applied to the roll once regardless of number of dice, then an 8mp obsolete division with 4d100-15 would still average slightly more than a 9mp Next-Gen Brigade at 3d100+30. It would be more random, but 1d100 will average to 50.5. The difference between the bonus and the penalty means a net +45 to the Next-Gen result. So between roughly the same expected combat results and more room to absorb losses a swarm of obsolete troops would actually do quite well against a smaller unit of Next-Gen troopers.
Actual game-play would be a bit more complicated, with factors I have not touched on, but it is a point to consider when working out how you want to run combat.
One thing I was thinking about today was If the bonus or penalty only applied to the roll once regardless of number of dice, then an 8mp obsolete division with 4d100-15 would still average slightly more than a 9mp Next-Gen Brigade at 3d100+30. It would be more random, but 1d100 will average to 50.5. The difference between the bonus and the penalty means a net +45 to the Next-Gen result. So between roughly the same expected combat results and more room to absorb losses a swarm of obsolete troops would actually do quite well against a smaller unit of Next-Gen troopers.
Actual game-play would be a bit more complicated, with factors I have not touched on, but it is a point to consider when working out how you want to run combat.
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Thinking about it, considering our assistance with the Leasath/Aurelian war, do you think it would be possible for us to have Grunder Industries buy out the arms industry within the two nations, and thereby acquire their designs?