1914 ADF is rediculous

[jonnymacbrown]

I've played about 60 campaign turns by now and so I've watched a lot of replays and seen lots of ADF. I remember the design notes saying something about not wanting MG sections to be like death rays but that's just they way the behave in ADF: It is really frustrating to set up a strong point armed with arty and MG and watch them fire at everything else up to 4000 yards away except the 2000 men in the next hex. This lends itself to cheating too. Most of us play it straight but who doesn't soften up a hex with an arty bombardment. Would any arty commander elevate his guns to engage in long-range counter-battery fire with 2000 enemy infantry a few hundred yards away? It's not just counter-battery fire either: If I want to assault a strong point all I have to do is trot some cavalry and/or command units within the line of sight of the defending hex and watch the arty fire away oblivious to the extreme threat in the adjacent hex. I just watched one where my 75mm battery was silent to the assault that knocked out half its guns but could very well fire at some inconsequential movement 4 hexes away just before they got blasted. MG sections do the same thing, blissfully popping away, left and right like laser cannons on the battlestar galactica, at any movement or fire within range except the power packed hex right next to them. I also can't believe I'm the only fellow who sees this. What would it take to program the ADF to fire first only at adjacent hexes? jonny :conf: