Hunt Them Down
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 12:36 am
I had a great HITS game last night - I played as a brigade commander, division battle, sandbox.
I was ordered all over the map looking for the enemy. I received my orders by courier so obviously the enemy weren't where I was ordered to by the time I got there!
I love the feeling of uncertainty you get - should I be moving or holding? I havent heard from the general in a while, are they engaged and desperatly waiting for me? I was ordered to hold this position, should i wait or go looking for the enemy, what if the courier assigning me new orders was killed?
It got to the stage that I was doubting myself, the game, my computer....All I had seen was one union divisional general. I was beginning to think that the by unticking 'balance forces' this had messed up and all I had been given to fight against was a division and brigade general, or maybe a small artillery unit hiding somewhere.
I finally received one last courier, 'attack' the big hill a short distance away from me. I saw the two AI brigades marching up the hill as they reached it ahead of me. They went over the crest, and then 5 minutes or so later as I was marching up it the first brigade came flooding back down the hill - completely routed! I had no idea what was over there waiting for me.
I was coming from a different side than the one they had assaulted, and just as I came over the top I saw a big, well rested cavalry brigade about to envelop and make short work of the second brigade in my division.
Luckily we came out almost on their rear - unexpected - and we were also well rested except for the climb ( I had rested them while waiting for orders after the last fruitless search) and deployed into line.
The second brigade held up well, and with us behind them the cavalry were chewed up and had to retreat.
Bottom line - Playing HITS and looking for cavalry with infantry on a big map is gonna be tough!
Id love to know had they been holding that position, or were they wandering around the map avoiding us.
I was ordered all over the map looking for the enemy. I received my orders by courier so obviously the enemy weren't where I was ordered to by the time I got there!
I love the feeling of uncertainty you get - should I be moving or holding? I havent heard from the general in a while, are they engaged and desperatly waiting for me? I was ordered to hold this position, should i wait or go looking for the enemy, what if the courier assigning me new orders was killed?
It got to the stage that I was doubting myself, the game, my computer....All I had seen was one union divisional general. I was beginning to think that the by unticking 'balance forces' this had messed up and all I had been given to fight against was a division and brigade general, or maybe a small artillery unit hiding somewhere.
I finally received one last courier, 'attack' the big hill a short distance away from me. I saw the two AI brigades marching up the hill as they reached it ahead of me. They went over the crest, and then 5 minutes or so later as I was marching up it the first brigade came flooding back down the hill - completely routed! I had no idea what was over there waiting for me.
I was coming from a different side than the one they had assaulted, and just as I came over the top I saw a big, well rested cavalry brigade about to envelop and make short work of the second brigade in my division.
Luckily we came out almost on their rear - unexpected - and we were also well rested except for the climb ( I had rested them while waiting for orders after the last fruitless search) and deployed into line.
The second brigade held up well, and with us behind them the cavalry were chewed up and had to retreat.
Bottom line - Playing HITS and looking for cavalry with infantry on a big map is gonna be tough!
Id love to know had they been holding that position, or were they wandering around the map avoiding us.