Airship Dragoon?

DennisS · August 28, 2014, 10:10:28 PM

Quote from: jomni on August 28, 2014, 05:15:22 PM
From my limited time of play, my best tip is to not leave your troops in the open after your turn.
Hiding behind cover during the enemy turn is more effective than leaving action points for opportunity fire.

Here's a question. I saw one video where one dragoon was about 200m out from his target, with a 61% chance to hit. Does this hit percentage go up as you get closer, or is it fixed, based on weapon type, and training of the dragoon?

The reason I ask is that it appeared that there sure were a lot of VERY long range kills going on..easily in the several hundred meter range over open sights, and no optics. This just ain't gonna happen, in real life.

Queeg · August 28, 2014, 10:31:27 PM

Quote from: DennisS on August 28, 2014, 10:10:28 PM
Quote from: jomni on August 28, 2014, 05:15:22 PM
From my limited time of play, my best tip is to not leave your troops in the open after your turn.
Hiding behind cover during the enemy turn is more effective than leaving action points for opportunity fire.

Here's a question. I saw one video where one dragoon was about 200m out from his target, with a 61% chance to hit. Does this hit percentage go up as you get closer, or is it fixed, based on weapon type, and training of the dragoon?

The reason I ask is that it appeared that there sure were a lot of VERY long range kills going on..easily in the several hundred meter range over open sights, and no optics. This just ain't gonna happen, in real life.

Odds increase as you close the range.

jomni · August 29, 2014, 01:04:47 AM

Yep. Odds increase in close range like in other tactical games.

The observaton is correct. Long range fighting is brutal. Thats why I recommend saving enough action points to hide at the end of your turn. Not sure about realism. This is a fantasy game so I don't mind.

Steve_Yorkshire · October 21, 2014, 10:42:02 AM

Just to point out, Airship Dragoon has been updated to version 1.5.2.
Full details including the changelog are here: http://yorkshirerifles.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/airship-dragoon-updated-and-on-direct.html
There's also a patch out for 1.4.8 or later (scroll down)
If you're using the Realism_Mod, it's also had an update and the new version is required to work with v1.5.2. It is now activated in game via Options->Mods. See patch link above.

If you're using Steam it should auto-update (and Realism_Mod is included here for ease of use). Desura will also autoupdate but might take a day or two to go live. Everywhere else should have the new version for download.

Once more unto the breach!

Oh, and someone did a rather amusing Machinima of it. Worth a chuckle or two. ;D

Boggit · October 21, 2014, 02:25:33 PM

Great news Steve. :) I'll get my update in a jiffy. Will it affect my current campaign?

BTW I loved the video, particularly the guy at 1:16 with the radio controlled watering can!

bayonetbrant · October 21, 2014, 02:49:33 PM

coolio! - :)

Steve_Yorkshire · October 22, 2014, 09:16:05 AM

Boggit, I am glad to announce that campaigns are always safe!
Wouldn't want to knacker up anyones 200 hour gaming session - least of all my own! ;)

Steve_Yorkshire · October 23, 2014, 01:17:38 PM

Website back up for links now. Looks like half of Red China wanted to update their pirated copies and ate all my months bandwidth. ;)

Steve_Yorkshire · January 22, 2015, 03:41:47 PM

Airship Dragoon has had another update to version 1.6.
Info and links to patch available from:
http://yorkshirerifles.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/airship-dragoon-v16-update.html

Changelog:
http://www.yorkshirerifles.com/downloads/changelog_update_v1_6.txt

W8taminute · January 25, 2015, 04:45:41 PM

Looks really good Steve. I'll have to check out the new update. I really enjoyed the last update and this one sounds just as good.