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In my CMAK operation I did move the teams several hundred meters apart. But, when I deleted one team, the other also disappeared.

I just tested this with CMBB operation and the same thing happened.

If you have a way of doing this please post details.

Thanks.

GWB: This splitting into teams in the Editor is kinda important to the Op I'm designing, so please test it and explain how you do it as every time I try deleting one team, both are deleted.

I am sorry to find out that I was correct about this.

Setting to 60% casualties is what I was reduced to doing. It is a pain as I wanted to get a crack force which would only have vehicles that only transposrted teams (ie no more than 6 people). Since some units are large (10-11 people) one has to repeatedly buy and delete units unitil one gets enough platoons that have squads of 6 or under (while at the same time having full-strength HQ's!).

Hint: It takes a while.



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Solution 1 ("Punishment Solution"):

Split the teams in the editor. Assuming you don't mean to make them all conscript, make the "dominant" teams conscript, unfit, weak, pathetic etc... (By "dominant," I mean that if the two teams combine in the future, the resulting full squad will have all the features of the pathetic team.)

Now, you play with the "good" team while relegating the pathetic team (permanently) out of the way, or ready to march off the map etc. Presumably one would never want to combine these teams (unless really desperate for ammo I suppose).

Solution 2 ("Reward Solution"):

This would be useful in a game where you want to start with "pathetic" units (like they are defending) but you want to simulate a later stiffening of that defense, possibly going onto the offense.

In this case, reverse the "Punishment Solution" by having your "pathetic" teams (NB they could be fine troops, but simply be low on ammo etc) in the front line. Place your "good" troops in the rear. In this case you will WANT to be able to recombine asap. So, this motivates the player to SAVE the "pathetic" teams and withdraw, so as to meet up with the advancing "good" teams and recombine to become good squads.

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I may try this with my NA operation I am designing. (However, it will be an assault with amoving "window." And I am unsure how the computer handles units set-up outside of the "window." But, that is another question for another thread.)

MR: Am trying to create a force of crack teams that can all be carried by vehicles that can only carry teams. I do NOT want layers to be able to recombine the teams - thus one team has to be "sent away" somehow.

I have used the 60% losses option to create squads that are close to being teams (ie: 6 men or less). But, it is a lot of work as most of the time you get 7 man squads, or the team o;nly has rifles etc. So, one has to keep repeating the procedure till by chance one gets what one wants.

Since in all battles of an Operation, all units arrive on turn one (there is no reinforcement schedule in operations), I am using the technique of having formations "Pinned" etc. so as to simulate them arriving as reinforcements. That is also a lot of work.

Is there an easier way?

MGD: I have played a LOT of operations (if my performance im Moscow didn't tip you off lol).

Nobody yet knows what I am trying to do in this op and what aspect requires only teams. But, it will be like no operation or campaign that I have played. Years in the map-making and a full-time week spent just setting up a test scenario merely to see how the first battle goes... it's the "dream" operation that I fervently wished that someone else had created. Am using all my ~10 years CM experience and the tricks that CMAK editor and game engine make available.

This will be an Operation available ONLY to the brave, the experienced, and those with powerful processors who can reliably return a file or two every day... MUAHAHAHAHA HA HA HURGH HURGHFITT... "TING.'

My brain hurts all the time now.

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