Somehow this game keeps getting worse.

[Wrayday]

In the latest puzzling updates we get all new problems.

Putting massive fleets around enemy fleets somehow does not trigger any engagement.... but said enemy fleet gets to keep destroying shipping..... because somehow every spotter is Mr. Magoo.

Next people still haven't figure out the word NO.... because enemy and scripted events will ask for far more money we don't have, and instead of saying NO you have to eat a unfavorable outcome..... for no reason.

I lost a game because an enemy destroyer was un-engageable and just racked up transport kills... the forced peace treaty ended with me losing by like 200 points..... which allowed them to ask for like 200million and like my entire navy in reparations...... However if I trounce an enemy by hundreds of thousands of points the enemy can refuse my demands.

This is still no way to manually trigger ground invasions so enemies will declare war and they invade while your country just sits there like a dolts.... even parking fleets next to their territory does nothing. Can't even invade landlocked territories......


This game seriously needs manual queues for the players to force something to happen (kinda like how officers issue orders) for a fleet to find and engage a fleet. Invade territory. Refuse an insulting peace agreement... ect.

[hurepoix]

Originally posted by Wrayday:

Next people still haven't figure out the word NO.... because enemy and scripted events will ask for far more money we don't have, and instead of saying NO you have to eat a unfavorable outcome..... for no reason.

There is a few events where you have no other choice but pay. The first that come in mind is the riot event (but you have counterpart event that give you money for free). For a lot other like blackmail, you can say no. Not to say you have a majopr responsability if ennemy can blackmail you.

Originally posted by Wrayday:

I lost a game because an enemy destroyer was un-engageable and just racked up transport kills...

You simply lack of experience to deal with such situation.

Originally posted by Wrayday:

This is still no way to manually trigger ground invasions so enemies will declare war and they invade while your country just sits there like a dolts.

Land army is not your job. There is a game where player is an omnipotent god or an absolut tyran, UAD is not one of these game.

Originally posted by Wrayday:

Refuse an insulting peace agreement... ect.

It is your responsability to win the war. Negociate peace is under politicians authority, and you are here only an advisor.

[Wrayday]

You seriously made an itemized list of all the points you didn't understand..... that is amazing.

[hurepoix]

If you have many problems playing the game, and I have none, Who, in your opinion, have not understand something ?

[Wrayday]

It doesn't mean you aren't having issues... it means you just don't recognize it.

[hurepoix]

Fact is I have some issue, but not the same than yours. Game is far to be perfect. However none of these issue were able to cause a defeat. UAD stay a rather easy and forgiving game.

There is often peoples here who use forum like a outlet for rage.
Usually all problems they have are caused by the game which is unfair, cheat and plot against players.

There is less people who use it to help them to understand what they made wrong, and ask question, in hope someone had already the same issue and may be a solution to propose.

[Mobzonk]

If you want to kill a lone destroyer send a small fleet directly on top of it to trigger a battle - maybe 2 DD or 1 CL 1 DD. The campaign AI seems to prefer fair fights.

[hospitaller]

Originally posted by Mobzonk:

If you want to kill a lone destroyer send a small fleet directly on top of it to trigger a battle - maybe 2 DD or 1 CL 1 DD. The campaign AI seems to prefer fair fights.

I concur with this! The other option is to send in a fleet with an extremely high recon value, but the "fair fight" trap works a lot more consistently.

[Nitemares]

Originally posted by Mobzonk:

If you want to kill a lone destroyer send a small fleet directly on top of it to trigger a battle - maybe 2 DD or 1 CL 1 DD. The campaign AI seems to prefer fair fights.

Doesn't always work, sadly.

If you look real hard, you'll find a rant from me from a few month back over this very issue.

Playing as AH, I had 2 nations declare war on me and blockade me. There was a lone French(?) destroyer parked at the narrow part of the Sea, blocking my fleets from engaging the blockade.
No matter what I tired parking on top of that Destroyer... (single ships fleets, dual ships fleets, 30 ships fleets) NO combat mission was produced. ....

After YEARS of blockades, and me moving ships every ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ month to trigger an engagement, I was thrown out of office...

Fastest game ever. (start to finish, 6 years game time)

I think that was the last time I actually played this game too......

[hurepoix]

Originally posted by hospitaller:

I concur with this! The other option is to send in a fleet with an extremely high recon value, but the "fair fight" trap works a lot more consistently.

Reckon but also speed to prevent withdraw.

Originally posted by Mobzonk:

The campaign AI seems to prefer fair fights

I do too. When one of my lone DD is attacked by a whole fleet, I withdraw. If It fails, I accept manual combat, but run away immediatly.
As a strait blocker and a corsair, I experience this very often during my games.

[Lestrad]

All I know is that they took away AI ship control and STILL don't have a coop vs AI mode in their multiplayer DLC.

[Kuma]

Originally posted by Nitemares:

Fastest game ever. (start to finish, 6 years game time)

Mine was 8 months.

Japan with 1890 start on normal. Maxed all three sliders and was kicked out in 8 months.

[Wrayday]

Originally posted by Mobzonk:

If you want to kill a lone destroyer send a small fleet directly on top of it to trigger a battle - maybe 2 DD or 1 CL 1 DD. The campaign AI seems to prefer fair fights.

I put two to three fleets around them as close as I could move them within theirs and my engagement / detection ring. They just hang out together. Which is why I want some kind of direct order to order a fleet to hunt down that ship.

Because as it stands that one ship can cost you hundreds of millions by the small points it racks up from attacking transports.

Then they also need the ability to reject enemy reparation demands. The AI can reject your claims if they want but you cannot reject theirs.

[hurepoix]

Originally posted by Wrayday:

Which is why I want some kind of direct order to order a fleet to hunt down that ship.

It is not neccessary, it is done automatically. Problem here is your hunt party is not adapted.
Hunt a DD with a traditional fleet is an assured failure. It is a too small and too fast prey.

[hurepoix]

Originally posted by dmansail:

Are you a lawyer ?

No

Is the question an insult ? ;-)

[Flash]

Originally posted by hurepoix:

Originally posted by Wrayday:

Next people still haven't figure out the word NO.... because enemy and scripted events will ask for far more money we don't have, and instead of saying NO you have to eat a unfavorable outcome..... for no reason.

There is a few events where you have no other choice but pay. The first that come in mind is the riot event (but you have counterpart event that give you money for free). For a lot other like blackmail, you can say no. Not to say you have a majopr responsability if ennemy can blackmail you.

Originally posted by Wrayday:

I lost a game because an enemy destroyer was un-engageable and just racked up transport kills...

You simply lack of experience to deal with such situation.

Originally posted by Wrayday:

This is still no way to manually trigger ground invasions so enemies will declare war and they invade while your country just sits there like a dolts.

Land army is not your job. There is a game where player is an omnipotent god or an absolut tyran, UAD is not one of these game.

Originally posted by Wrayday:

Refuse an insulting peace agreement... ect.

It is your responsability to win the war. Negociate peace is under politicians authority, and you are here only an advisor.

As the other comment stated. Are you God? Once again I have to ask you why your comments are always trying to ridicule a person instead of providing construction comments?

1. Stop commenting in threads if you cant respond like an adult

2. Thread author explained CLEARLY that he lost the war and had to pay reparations BECAUSE he couldnt deal with a DD. Instead of asking how or what all he attempted before he concluded it was 'Un-engage able', you just told him he doesnt have the experience? Rofl... I didnt know author hired you as admiral for his game fleet.. Everyone pls give this guy the 'most experienced player' award

3. Author explains no way to trigger ground invasions and your response is 'That is not UAD'? Rofl...

To the Author: Ignore the obvious moron. While the game doesnt allow manual triggering which can end with bad consequences for you. Another thing you will learn by playing is that you should try to have good GDP so your army grows as well. Unfortunately besides that you cant do anything so I understand your frustration

4. The author can do what he wants. I dont think anyone needs to hear the most stupid obvious sort of comment on Steam threads which is 'This game is war and is your responsibility to win'. Are you high

And finally, you state how someone should act but are so entitled you dont even understand if its a insult or not when someone asks if your a lawyer. Arent you the guy who has the ALL CAPS title thread and then debated how it was a joke but was still insulted at thread responses stating the over exaggeration?

I hope the dev can send a warning to this guy since his responses in every thread is just judging thread posts and trying to discussion block it if it is in any way critiquing the game.