[2020] Tweets by Podcat paradox on 19 Aug

Got reminded today of the objectively "best bug" pre-launch of HOI4 :D If I remember it was mod testing gone wrong http://pbs.twimg.com/media/EfOELniX0AUrGz1.png

we wanted to make sure we did as realistic as possible mod for our first test ;p

@ZalgoIncarnate diaries are still a while off although as of next week most of us are back in office

@Meneth_ the big question is who marked it as ”not a bug” :D

@danielg0ldberg @ShamsJorjani I unironically wish there was more good play-by-email games to play with friends in different timezones

@Meneth_ lol sh*t

@ctlovrjerygrcia we made an upkeep system and tested it... and everyone hates it. having a running cost in a game all about buildup turns out to not be fun, and arbitrary limits feel artificial

@ctlovrjerygrcia so to answer... if we come up with a way thats still fun

@ctlovrjerygrcia to brainstorm something like an officer pool of hoi3 may be a direction to test as it wont mess with industry buildup

@ctlovrjerygrcia but the hoi3 officer ratio was not a good or fun mechanic in how it ended up with clear tradeoffs that railroaded you

@ctlovrjerygrcia airzone stacking penalties are somewhat doable altho planes are kinda stacking penalized in direct battles as it is (all those planes dont get to fight)

@ctlovrjerygrcia yea, i dont think it would limit the total count unless we ramped up accidents a lot (which nobody likes)

@ctlovrjerygrcia depends on what you mean by cheese. I feel that strong divisions with good AA can do ok even without air superiority. If its in land fights numerical superiority isnt nearly as important as strong local superiority and tech (eg use armor divisions and encircle superior forces)

@ctlovrjerygrcia that is vs ai. Air is real strong as it should be and in mp you want to at least stop the enemy from having green air

@TilFolkvang would play a gsg of rival hip hop groups on the east/west coast with a dope soundtrack

@TroyGoodfellow not sure "good" is the real word here tho. the nudge on british ai behaviour is to save it long term primarly not to hamper it as such

@AGameOfJoes @TroyGoodfellow talking about ai workings is always fun :)

@MatRopert @PDX_Dev_Studio Sometimes its better not to know :D