Please Indulge A Newcomer

[Finbar66]

Hi I just got the game and I'm somewhat overwhelmed by the surprising but exciting level of micro-management.

1. How do we load aircraft onto a carrier? I spent ages trying to do this.

2. I thought I'd try out a nuclear strike, enterred the launch code (last 4 digits of the game reg. code - right?) and - nothing happened. The missiles were targeted on a nation I was at war with, ready for launch and nothing.

[bergsjaeger]

With loading aircraft onto carriers. U have to make sure the aircraft has the long deck takeoff icon with the aircraft. example F-14 and F-18. There is also a short deck take off. example the harrier and F-35B.

As for nukes did u try to launch them again after u put in the code?

[Lightbringer]

If you have the proper type aircraft for the Carrier you are using, simply move them to the unit stack/hex the carrier is at and they will land there. Also if you move this unit stack, make sure to select "naval only" or the carrier itself, or the planes will fly out ahead of the ships and circle til they need fuel and then find the nearest base.

[Finbar66]

Wow, thanks for the speedy replies. Yes, the carrier loading is not immediately obvious - as are a lot of things, but this isn't a problem. There are so many great options for managing your nation-his is a fine game.

I have one more question - is there a mod for a different set of icons? Perhaps something more 'bland and technical - like real military symbols of such?

[Lightbringer]

That has been discussed a few times, but I don't think so at the present time. I'm a bit short of time or I'd give you some links.

[moondrift]

for nuclear weapons release you have to go to the operations tab and click on the ROE button and make sure that nuclear weapons are allowed. Also you must be at DEFCON 1 for the release to happen.

[bergsjaeger]

Actually DEFCON can be at 4 and u still can launch missiles. Course that might have changed because I haven't launched any in awhile since the last few patches.

[ainsworth74]

2. I thought I'd try out a nuclear strike

I wouldn't recomend it as a stratagy though, it reduces your Domestic aprovel to 1% and Military aproval to 1%, so your people hate you and rebel and the military hates you and so surrenders to your enemys and won't prevent the people kicking you out of office or they do it themselves. And to cap it all is that then everyone hates you...

So try it out, but the effect are horribly misbalanced, and BG have finished updating the game so it will always be this way.