New Patch - Huge QoL Improvement

I feel like I just read the Axis & Allies edition of Moby Dick

Attention Commanders!

On Wednesday, August 11th, 2021 we’re launching Axis & Allies 1942 Online to iPads, adding seven new languages to the game, and rolling into Season 6 of competitive play.

Read on for details.

The following items will launch together:

iPad Launch
Season 6 Launch
7 New Translations
PC Patch (Fixes/Features)

We’ll also be rescheduling our AMA (ask-me-anything) with r/Boardgames to August 20.

Axis & Allies 1942 Online for iPads - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/axis-allies-1942-online/

It never ends

https://imgur.com/a/AQG3QBC

2 Bombers shot down, 1 left and it does 1 damage.

@aardvarkpepper I replied to you but deleted it because I didn’t see @djensen 's post asking everyone to knock it off and agreed with it. There’s no point in getting into a flamewar over dice RNG.

All I will say is that, if you’re that burnt out by bad dice, just take a break from the game dude.

@juliusborisovbeamdog said in They Fixed Transports in the New Patch:

We’ve put together a quick guide explaining Transport Rules and UI for Axis & Allies 1942 Online.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2384347603

I got this as a reply onto my steam review, too!
I will say this: That Guide is helpful.

But writing or filming a Guide instead of FIXING the problem is not professional, it is at best a band aid for an annoying problem which has been known SINCE DAY ONE

If this Developer Studio were my Company, I would be firing people left right and center.

@JuliusBorisovBeamdog SWEETNESS. Thank you

The latest patch is out and it looks like Beamdog is delivering on their promise to listen to feedback from the community and make improvements. It’s very exciting!

https://www.beamdog.com/news/patch-6-axis-allies-1942-online/

We should start throwing out some outlier but relevant and useful ideas and see what happens. :wink:

I’ll start: low-luck dice as an option to play

@JuliusBorisovBeamdog

Server availability is near 100%, whereas it was about 65-80% only a few weeks ago. Great job!

During games lag during noncom has dramatically improved as well. Only 1-2 minor incidents vs many periods of non-responsiveness a few weeks ago.

Still there are a few game crash issues, but the game self-recovers and reloads quickly, and data is not lost, so this isn’t a huge problem.

Allies remain at a fair disadvantage in both versions. A bid mechanic should be implemented to offset this.

The tracing lines are problematic because they tend to cover up units that have not yet be committed. When there are more than 5 transports, this problem is exacerbated.

Axis planes that are on carriers in the central med SZ look as if they are landed on Sicily and are not as apparent on the accompanying carrier as in other situations/zones.

I can watch games live, the game should allow casualty selection when I’m watching live.