Tutorial campaign & Manual

[lewinch]

Hello,

First time poster here, but I played PG1 a lot back in the days.

This remake is great.

I've installed on linux within wine (windows emulator) if that makes any
difference.

I've only started playing 2 days ago, but old memory kicked in quickly.
The first 2 battles of the tutorial campaign were easy enough, but the
third, I lost at least 10 times now nad am wondering if its winnable.

The manual shows that the first turn should be yours to start but I am
not getting to play it, instead the AI starts to attack and I can only
respond at turn 2 when the reinforcements (planes) arrive.

Is all of this normal ?
Is this tutorial battle difficulty level OK ?

Thanks

[randowe]

Welcome to the forum

Are you talking about the tutorial campaign for the OpenAK (Adlerkorps) Efile?

[Parabellum]

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Are you talking about the tutorial campaign for the OpenAK (Adlerkorps) Efile?

The description of lewinch points to this tutorial:

OpenGen 0.93.4.0 * 25 Dec 2020 * AI version: 3.0 (Dev)
Efile folder: C:\Open General 0.93.4.0\EFILE_LXF\ * Efile version: LXF 0.71 [03.11.2020]
Campaign: 0000 FIRST STEPS, * Player prestige modifier 0% * AI prestige modifier 0%

Played Scenarios:
1 Tutorial 1 , #0 , Brilliant Victory , score:61 +++ Proto: Pz VG
2 Tutorial 2 , #1 , Brilliant Victory , score:62
3 Tutorial 3 , #2 , Brilliant Victory , score:58
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Campaign score: 181 * Average: 60

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Current scenario: Tutorial 3, VH prestige is 0 , All map prestige is: 0
Army cost: 396 , Current prestige is 300
Prestige available on map yet is 0 pp ( 0 pp in VH to capture) * Turn: 8
AI stance is Aggressive Using map: 611
BV: Win , turn prestige: 0
V : Win , turn prestige: 0
TV: Win , turn prestige: 0
if Ls: +1500, Tutorial 3 , cap 3000, 14 turns prestige: 0

Infantry
* Grenadiers , Opel Blitz , , 0 bars , 48 exp , Germany , 10/10 , 3 kill , 0 pp - U:001 [+2 exp]
* Grenadiers , Opel Blitz , , 0 bars , 90 exp , Germany , 9/10 , 3 kill , 0 pp - U:002 [+78 exp]
* Grenadiers , Opel Blitz , , 0 bars , 45 exp , Germany , 7/10 , 1 kill , 0 pp - U:003 [+20 exp]

Tank
+ Pz VG , , 1 bars , 128 exp , Germany , 9/10 , 9 kill , 0 pp - U:006 [+76 exp]

Recon
* SdKfz 232 8-rad , , 0 bars , 57 exp , Germany , 9/10 , 3 kill , 0 pp - U:004 [+55 exp]

Artillery
* 12cm GrW42 , Protze , , 0 bars , 79 exp , Germany , 6/10 , 0 kill , 0 pp - U:005 [+35 exp]
10.5cm leFH18 , SdKfz 11 , , 1 bars , 137 exp , Germany , 10/10 , 0 kill , 396 pp - U:007 [+81 exp]

Player 1 : Germany
Killed: INF:13 TNK:5 ATY:2 FTR:1 TB:1 Total: 22
Lost : Total: 0

BV 3
V 0
TV 0
L 0

Averages:
Infantry * 3 Units * 0 Leaders Total : 183 exp, 7 kill, 0 pp Average: 61 exp, 2 kill, 0 pp
Tank * 1 Units * 0 Leaders Total : 128 exp, 9 kill, 0 pp Average: 128 exp, 9 kill, 0 pp
Recon * 1 Units * 0 Leaders Total : 57 exp, 3 kill, 0 pp Average: 57 exp, 3 kill, 0 pp
Artillery * 2 Units * 0 Leaders Total : 216 exp, 0 kill, 396 pp Average: 108 exp, 0 kill, 198 pp
* Summary: * 7 Units * 0 Leaders Total : 584 exp, 19 kill, 396 pp Average: 83 exp, 3 kill, 57 pp

Player 1 Germany has 12 units total (core+aux):
Infantry : 3
Tank : 1
Recon : 1
FlaK : 1
Artillery : 2
Fighter : 1
Tactical Bomber : 3

* <- original core (don't count against cap)
+ <- BV prototype
pp <- prestige points

However, I do not see anything unusual in the third scenario.
The only deviation is that after all units are deployed around the VH, the AI has the first move. But that is not a problem. The Russian attack is not strong, the red air fleet is blocked by the AD. Stay in position and defend the VH. Make sure there is enough support fire from the German artillery. The Ju-87G and the Panther tank do all the work and kill all the T-34's. The Soviet VH ends up being defended by only one infantry. Brilliant victory one turn before the end.

[randowe]

The description of lewinch points to this tutorial:

Well yeah, the campaigns are almost identical. I was confused.
I just played the AK version of the campaign with the same impressions than you.

[lewinch]

Sorry for the delay, I wasn't subscribed to the topic, and somehow forgot about it... :-/

Yes I was speaking about the tutorial.

I'll retry it with your hints in mind and come back here afterwards.

[lewinch]

OK, following your advices I was finally able to win it, just one turn too late for a brilliant victory.

But I still needed about ten more tries to get there, though.

I requisitionned two more units:
an artillery (12cm GrW42 w/o transport) and an infantry unit (Reserve, w/o transport)

In addition to the list stated above.

[randowe]

Have you already tried playing an other campaign?

[lewinch]

No, but I will, now that I've tackled this.