France 14 - Now where is that HKK 3?

[Volcano Man]

And as mentioned, my source data used on both F14 and EP14 states that 8.KD was pulled out of the line on the 28th, to prepare for rail movement. This is not a pissing match, I am just saying that I am going to stick with my data there because I know, after about eight years of researching this stuff, that "rail movement" happened over a period of weeks. ;) Preparation means withdrawal from the line, gather things together and rest, and reorganize the units for administrative purposes, not prepare to withdraw from the line. It meant that although the unit might still be in the area, it was off limits to use and was to await further instructions from OHL.

And in regards to strategic rail movement in general, a train didn't just show up at their location and they walked on and steamed away, they were ear marked for rail movement, then pulled back locally, then pulled back to a rear area, then moved to a rail head of assignment, then sat and waited for days on occasion. Then got on the train, move down the tracks about 10 miles, stopped on a siding for hours to wait for the track ahead to clear, then repeat. Non mobilization rail movement was not clockwork and the difference between the 28th and 29th is one so small that I prefer to go with the earliest out of the benefit of the doubt, to cover the preparatory withdrawal because, again, the user will just be assaulting and attacking forward until they magically board the trains or until it physically left the map.

In game design, removing a unit from the map is not always representing its physical presence; when I make scenarios it often represents the fact that it no longer falls under the command of the user, and has been assigned a mission by higher HQ to pull back, or at the very least that the user should take his grubby hands off of the unit and stop using it to spearhead an attack, knowing that it will be removed soon. This is the case here, of course the 8.KD was still in the area but again you have to force the user to use it properly and that is what the withdrawal represents.

Don't worry, I am well aware of the fact that reworking scenarios are a good thing, as I said it is directly dependent on available time. Out of necessity, these things are lowest priority but as you said yourself, F14 has been continually updated so it is not a question of "if" - it is a question of "when".

And thanks for the offer for help, but that isn't the bottleneck. I would still have to go over the scenario myself and check everything. It is very easy to just move units around on the map - the hard part is balancing it and that is something that takes time and something that I would need to do anyway if it were reworked. Maybe you can join the testing team for the next title in the series when the time comes (when recruiting begins). That isn't for some time yet though. ;)

Unfortunately I also do not have a lot of time to be distracted by too many forum discussions - my spare time is getting more and more scarce lately - but the previous information about the missing b.KD is appreciated. Thanks.