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Reply #270 on: October 10, 2020, 05:22:45 PM
Well then prepare for it to become scorchio then 'cos the heat is certainly being turned up more than a couple of notches!

I know I'm not part of this KS and yet, when I read the word "scorchio", I immediately thought of this:




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Reply #271 on: October 10, 2020, 10:09:44 PM
Okay, I have to admit, those floofy French generals do seem to keep their calm while being burned in a warzone's firestorm.



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Reply #272 on: October 11, 2020, 03:32:58 PM
1330, 23rd April


NINE

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Reply #273 on: October 11, 2020, 05:51:42 PM
Hm. That looks like a countdown...

(I do have an actual theory about what triggered the near-game-end situation; I'm just not talking about it in open chat, sticking with jokes instead. I'll be curious to see later if my theory was correct.)



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Reply #274 on: October 11, 2020, 08:02:14 PM
Have to admit I am very much in the dark about this also. I really have no idea what is happening/happend. Tend to think the Austrians may have squeaked it but it hurts me to say so. It might be a different story if there were another 24 hours be hey ho, let's see what happens. Certainly been an interesting last few hours in this very, very, very long campaign! Can't wait for the reveal party at the end of our joint show.



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Reply #275 on: October 13, 2020, 09:44:50 PM
I am certainly looking forward to the finale and to all-and-any video recaps Cyrano will hopefully put up for us!

I can say that I know both sides have put up some epic fighting in various areas. And also I suspect the near-win countdown was triggered by one of those sides taking advantage of the results of one of those fights -- a few game-days after that fight.

I don't want to go into more details on my guess, since that could constitute sending information outside the courier system, which my teammates might plan and act accordingly on.

What I will say, is that my guess makes no difference at all to what I'm currently doing in the game!  >:D



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Reply #276 on: October 14, 2020, 03:48:24 AM
 
What I will say, is that my guess makes no difference at all to what I'm currently doing in the game!  >:D

Ha!  Nor me either... :o



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Reply #277 on: October 14, 2020, 07:58:46 AM
 
What I will say, is that my guess makes no difference at all to what I'm currently doing in the game!  >:D

Ha!  Nor me either... :o

One of you is incorrect.

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Reply #278 on: October 14, 2020, 03:41:45 PM
Well, I've made zero changes yet as to what the Archduke is currently doing in the game, despite my guess as to what triggered the near-win alert, so... be that as it may?



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Reply #279 on: October 14, 2020, 05:17:04 PM
You all are making me do TWO consecutive videos, i.e. a video for two successive hours.

Never happened before.

Kinda fun.


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Reply #280 on: October 14, 2020, 11:32:48 PM
1430, 23rd April

Heck yes.

EIGHT


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Reply #281 on: October 15, 2020, 08:25:33 AM
When all of this is done and dusted I would dearly love to see some unit stats; casualty rates/losses that sort of thing. Don''t know how difficult that would be to do; but for me that would be the icing on the cake of this great campaign. More interesting than just who won, who lost if you see what I am saying? Lease say it is possible.



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Reply #282 on: October 15, 2020, 11:51:05 AM
No spreadsheet available, I don't roll that way, but I'll do a video showing casualties unit by unit.

One of the real glories of VdA is Dr. Rouy figured out a way to show that most losses are to fatigue not battle.


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Reply #283 on: October 15, 2020, 04:12:53 PM
Heh. "Well, Doc how is it?"
"I've got bad news, I'm sorry. You don't have long to live."
"...okay, better give it to me straight doc, how long do I have?"
"Ten."
"...ten what? Years, months, weeks? Days?!"
"Nine."



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Reply #284 on: October 15, 2020, 04:13:48 PM
You all are making me do TWO consecutive videos, i.e. a video for two successive hours.
Never happened before.
Kinda fun.

WANT!!