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If you shoot an indirect unit (like rockets, or artillery) with another indirect unit, will the target fire back?

No.

Edit: Although it was a long time ago I played an advance wars game.

No.

Ranged fire is never countered, even if you're firing on a ranged unit.

FTW.

That doesn't make much sense. But okay, thanks.

Following on from that, are there any circumstances where a normal-fire unit won't be able to shoot back against another normal-firing unit, not counting lack of ammo or invalid targets (soldiers vs bomber jet, for example).
There isn't, is there? If a unit can shoot another then the target unit can always shoot back.

Have you not finished this yet?

Shut up! It's complicated.

Although, in fairness, once this bit is done I've only got window dressing left.
I'll need to hit Zardoz up for some pretty.

Unless they're French.

And I appreciate the compliment but I don't think you'd suit a Zardoz makeover, you don't have the bone structure.

£££

That flat cap and whipet skin waistcoat really bring out the monkey in you, sir.

Actually, it's probably more like £££, but you know how it is...

Yeah...

London = £££

Fleetwood = £££

I'll start the furnace up sire.

Another one!
You know the 'low on bullets / fuel' warning - can you see that on enemy units?

Ooh... good question.

Pretty sure that's also a 'no'

[EDIT] Ooh... good answer you suck!.

Although I may be getting confused with another game here, did one of the COs have a super power ability thing that did a 'scan' of enemy units, giving a bit of info about their status?

Yes you can , unless fog of war is in play (or the other CO can 'hide' that as one of their powers)

In AW1 and 2 any character can 'see' the enemies health / fuel / ammo status unless they are hidden (through fog of war or underwater submarines)

Sonya (yellow comet CO) has a special power to reveal the whole map in fog of war situations , and her troops *do not* show their status (so you cant even tell if that missile unit only has a single hit point left).

I'm not as sure about the DS versions but on the GBA ones she's the only person with that ability.

Cheers, dudes!

Do bases, airports ports and workshops generate income? Or just cities?

Am I going to be sued into oblivion by Nintendo?

I'd be more worried by Disney when I make the Mickey SS squad sprites.

Have you actually played Advance Wars?

No, but someone really expressive described it to me once


I'm playing it a lot at the moment. My DS is in my bag with it in. But I can only play it outside of work hours. You'd be surprised how complicated it is.

I wasnt sure of this one so just fired up the game , and yes all generate the same income (1000)

Well, that makes for a shorter query. Ta much.

Hello again!
This is nearly finished now. It's a bit rough around the edges and the Zardy-Wardy graphics haven't arrived in my sweaty inbox yet, but it's nearly at Alpha Test phase.
It is, in case you haven't guessed, Advance Wars DS, but on the Internet (and without some stuff. Like COs. And powers. And units that can hide). Would anyone be interested in being a tester? All you have to do is play it and tell me what goes wrong.

It's all NervousPete's fault.

I'll give it a go (you haven't said if you want people to post here or PM you)

Here's fine. It'll be next week, reckon.

I am.

If it can be played on an ibook that is.

I love advance wars me.

I'll find it hard to play PvP though, if it is real time.

Nah, it's turned based. It *should* work on everything.

I'll help, I'm good at criticising things

I'd love to test this shizzle.

Does it matter that I've never so much as even seen a screenshot of Advance Wars?

*memory triggered*

Well, you won't know how to play. But you should pick it up fairly quickly.

Yo. I'm 'a break shit.

People that wanted to help should have just got a PM. Oooh!

If anyone else wants to join in with free web game testing action, I've still got some space left.
Other's will tell you it's "worth it. Maybe."

Me, please.

Hello, kindly folk.

I've fixed (I think) a load of bugs with this. Any kindly folk that want to join in are encouraged to either let me know, or, if you're about from last time, just go back to the same place.

Your logins will still work, if you can remember them.

Poor Zaphod has no-one to play with!

Can't remember the URL.

Some w's, space hyphen cow, dot co dot uk. Easies!

If it is not too later I would love to test

It may well be borked this morning - i have two games and when i select them there is no 'background' to the maps - there are simply 2 characters on screen (mine and the enemies) and nothing else ?

So easy you got it wrong, in fact.

Yip , there is more than one cow !