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[Strela]

With the top view graphics, will there be an optional rule for facing?

Hi OJW,

There is no planned rule for facing. The top down graphics are fixed in the predominant direction of the combatants so they can look a little weird when units have passed each other. It's this factor that prevented us using them as the default graphic.

We had numerous debates about facing at this scale but took into account the fact that turns are currently 30 minutes long. In the vast majority of cases units would re-orientate within five minutes to nullify any opportunity, flanking fire would have. We have added a further modifier for firing downhill to increase the importance of heights and the weakness of top armor. This is the inverse of the modifier for firing up hill.

There is quite a spirited discussion on facing and its merit or otherwise in the monster thread (from memory) here;

https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards...?tid=65518

David