Supreme Ruler 1936

Ian C · May 14, 2014, 03:30:49 AM

I checked their forums and read that air units use carriers as landing points but the AI doesn't launch operations from them. Also, stuff like Germany sending reinforcements to France via sea transport and the Royal Navy massacres them. This, combined with the same GUI as the previous releases makes it a non-starter for me.

BG Forums: http://www.bgforums.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=69

Greybriar · May 14, 2014, 07:17:45 AM

Thanks for the tip, Ian. That information may cause me to change my mind about purchasing Supreme Ruler 1936.

Swatter · May 14, 2014, 12:18:18 PM

The makers of SR 1936 have a long history of making poor design decisions and not addressing them in subsequent patches, expansions, and new projects. If you buy this game you will be disappointed, because ultimately the game is poorly designed. If you are going to attempt to simulate WWII at the battalion level, you better damn well have a solid, solid design and a super-solid AI. It has neither.

If you are disappointed with the game, know that you are not the first. SR 2010, 2020, and Cold War all suffered from the same fatal flaws in basic design. People want to believe its a cool game, but it eventually beats you down in to hating it. I make it my personal mission to warn people.

Ian C · May 14, 2014, 12:28:19 PM

Quote from: Greybriar on May 14, 2014, 07:17:45 AM
Thanks for the tip, Ian. That information may cause me to change my mind about purchasing Supreme Ruler 1936.

You're welcome!

Although I do urge people to follow the link to their forums and decide for themselves.

The devs themselves point out the game's various flaws in posts, so at least they are open and transparent about it.

BattleGoat · May 14, 2014, 04:42:18 PM

Greetings,

Quote from: Jarhead0331 on May 13, 2014, 10:23:00 AM...It plays very much alike. In fact, apparently you can use tutorial videos from the other titles to learn the basics of the new game.

It has been my experience that developers who radically change the mechanics of a game franchise suffer the wrath of the community. Each title in the series offers a number of new features to the engine while improving on the performance and the AI. The most notable feature additions in this version is the Weather system and the Objectives system.

Quote from: Greybriar on May 13, 2014, 11:25:02 AMI've decided to buy Supreme Ruler 1936 as soon as the non-Steam version is available.

Thanks! We will be working on a non-steam version shortly. No precise timeline yet.

Re; Unit management - We continue to work to improve the unit management in game and will give this some attention in future updates. One change that was made in this version that doesn't sound like it would have much impact was a brand new unit HUD however the way it offers visuals of force distribution at high zoom is actually quite helpful to analyze your forces.

Quote from: Jarhead0331 on May 13, 2014, 06:27:12 PMThe problem is, you're not really supposed to directly control your units on the map...

This is incorrect. In the Defense minister panel you can chose from 5 levels of AI control (full to none) for each of the Land/Air/Sea branches. I often play with Air initiative at least half way so that the transport planes will resupply land units without my involvement. If I'm using air for a specific task, I use the Rules of Engagement to lock those air units I'm using.

If there are any specific questions, please let me know.

BattleGoat · May 14, 2014, 04:46:16 PM

Missed that this thread had gotten to two pages so didn't respond to everything on my first try...

Quote from: Ian C on May 14, 2014, 12:28:19 PMThe devs themselves point out the game's various flaws in posts, so at least they are open and transparent about it.

While we know that the game isn't perfect, we are more than certain that we offer value for the money. We have plenty of satisfied customers.

panzerde · May 14, 2014, 05:58:03 PM

Thanks for the information, Chris. I always really appreciate it when a developer engages in the discussion of the game. I may give this a look, now.

Jarhead0331 · May 14, 2014, 07:13:59 PM

Quote from: panzerde on May 14, 2014, 05:58:03 PM
Thanks for the information, Chris. I always really appreciate it when a developer engages in the discussion of the game. I may give this a look, now.

Him talking about it unfortunately won't make the game any better. The games in the series conceptually come so close to being great, but in failing seem to fall down very hard. I own them all, and have been disappointed repeatedly.

But yes, its great to have you Chris and I hope some of the players around here will provide you with useful feedback.

BattleGoat · May 14, 2014, 08:04:31 PM

Feedback is always welcome, sorry to hear the game didn't meet your expectations. I hope that the experience lasted long enough for you to feel you got your money's worth, even if it didn't stay on your play list.

Cheers.

Jarhead0331 · May 14, 2014, 08:08:25 PM

Quote from: BattleGoat on May 14, 2014, 08:04:31 PM
Feedback is always welcome, sorry to hear the game didn't meet your expectations. I hope that the experience lasted long enough for you to feel you got your money's worth, even if it didn't stay on your play list.

Cheers.

You don't have to apologize. Like you said, you can't meet the expectations of all customers.

Its still on my hard drive and I do not regret the purchase. I just think there are superior grand strategy games out there.