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1944 D-Day : Operation Overlord : Official Game Forums http://www.operationoverlord.net/forum/ en Sun, 20 May 2012 02:18:42 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.operationoverlord.net/forum/images/misc/rss.png 1944 D-Day : Operation Overlord : Official Game Forums http://www.operationoverlord.net/forum/ WARNING 1944 D-Day Steamgroup poster http://www.operationoverlord.net/forum/showthread.php?7339-WARNING-1944-D-Day-Steamgroup-poster&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 23:40:10 GMT I was on Steam tonight and through the 1944 group I received a request for chat communcations by someone called: Nice ÔnÊ - http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198055088924/ DO NOT CLICK THE LINK IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE, IT IS PROBABLY A SCAM! This individual is spreading a link that... I was on Steam tonight and through the 1944 group I received a request for chat communcations by someone called: Nice ÔnÊ - http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198055088924/

DO NOT CLICK THE LINK IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE, IT IS PROBABLY A SCAM!

This individual is spreading a link that requires both steam login details as well as email login details. The whole page smelled like a scam it said: don't quite this page it's limited and the normal steam website functions did not work at all (language for example).

Quote:

1:25 - Nice ÔnÊ: http://store.steampowered.org.rr.nu/...304381........
:D
1:26 - MAJ [508th_PIR] Hawkeye: what is that?
1:30 - MAJ [508th_PIR] Hawkeye: You realise that's fishing right?
1:31 - MAJ [508th_PIR] Hawkeye: trying to get someone's login details?
1:31 - MAJ [508th_PIR] Hawkeye: GTFO

Now my first reaction might be overreacted, as I do not know if this indiviual knows about it or is just spreading the link. But I'm not keen about this kind of internet scam of login details.

I do not know if the 1944 Team is running the 1944 D-Day Steamgroup or not but get this guy banned and for all you others out there do not fall for this kind of cheap stealing of your hard earned money. ]]> General Discussions Hawkeye http://www.operationoverlord.net/forum/showthread.php?7339-WARNING-1944-D-Day-Steamgroup-poster The Fall of Democracy: A Hearts of Iron II AOD German AAR http://www.operationoverlord.net/forum/showthread.php?7337-The-Fall-of-Democracy-A-Hearts-of-Iron-II-AOD-German-AAR&goto=newpost Fri, 04 May 2012 22:18:24 GMT It’s been a while since my last one, but I’ve decided to start another Hearts of Iron II: Arsenal of Democracy AAR. After my last two Allied AAR’s as Britain and Canada, this time around I will be playing switching things up and playing as Germany. In my other AAR’s, my goal was to simply preserve democracy and prevent fascist (and later communist) expansion. Except for my Canadian AAR in which I conquered the United States, but that’s a different story. Anyhow, my goal in this AAR is much more malicious. By the end of this, I fully expect to have united the entire world under the banner of the Third Reich. Either way though, I plan on continuing this AAR through the end, and hopefully I will be able to do so. My either AARs were unsuccessful because of a few issues but I feel this will turn out well.

Just a heads up: This AAR in no way promotes the Nazi party and is merely meant for your entertainment. Do not take it too seriously, please.

Also, feel free to chime in and offer advice on writing, tactics and strategy, or anything else you feel the need to speak about. Feedback is very much appreciated!

The time period is 1936, the difficulty is on Normal with the AI aggressiveness on Furious. In other words for those of you who don’t play HOI, the AI is very easily provoked and during war will launch much more vicious campaigns. I will have to be especially careful in taking Czechoslovakia and with the Anschluss of Austria. It would be quite a disaster should Britain and France go to war before I am militarily prepared for such an endeavor.

Now, let us begin!

Part One: The Beginning of the End: Pre-War Germany 1936-39'

January 1936: Military and Government Reorganization

Government Restructuring:

Immediately after beginning, I set out to reorganize my military and government structure to a more efficient one, thus getting the maximum benefits for my needs. Three cabinet members were immediately replaced. The aforementioned positions were the Minister of Security, The Armaments Minister, and the Head of Intelligence. The new ministers of Security, Armaments, and Intelligence are now Franz Guertner, Hjalmer Schacht, and Richard Walther Darre, respectively. While these men may not be the most devout Nazis, that is of no concern to me. All they need to do is simply get the job done. You can see below the current government cabinet members, with Adolf Hitler at the head of it all.

A few government doctrines were also changed, most notably our Social Doctrine. We have switched to a more militaristic societal focus, thus giving us decent benefits in terms of the costs and recruitment times of military units. This will go a long way in helping the war effort once my conquest of Europe begins.

Military Reorganization:

It is to be noted that the current state of the Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, and Kriegsmarine are dissatisfactory at best. To be more blunt, it is atrocious.

The current operational strength of the Wehrmacht is 37 infantry divisions and one Panzer corps consisting of three divisions, headed by Lieutenant General von Manstein.

The Luftwaffe’s strength sits at a lowly 11 squadrons of planes. To be specific, there are four fighter squadrons and seven squadrons of medium-range tactical bombers.

The most disappointing aspect of the German military currently is the Kriegsmarine. Consisting of only 2 Battlecruisers, 2 Heavy Cruisers, 6 Light Cruisers, 2 Destroyer flotillas, and three submarine flotillas, the Kriegsmarine is horribly underpowered. If we are to engage in war with Britain eventually, the Kriegsmarine is to be completely overhauled. My naval doctrine will rely on a combination of Carrier Strike Groups and a large Submarine force with which I can dominate the Royal Navy on the high seas. Construction of new ships to bolster the fleet is already underway.

As you can see above, 2 battle cruisers, 2 heavy cruisers, 8 destroyer flotillas, and 3 U-boat flotillas are currently in production and will all be deployed before April of 1937. These will be followed up by the construction of at least four new battleships, six new aircraft carriers, and dozens more light and heavy cruisers.

Research:

Most of my research that is currently being conducted by various tech-teams corresponds with the rearmament of my military. As of now, eight tech-teams are at work researching new technologies and strategies.

Shown above are five of the eight tech teams. As you can see, the industrial company I.G. Farben is working with new industrial technology to help improve our already growing industry. Kriegsmarinewerft is researching blueprints for new aircraft carrier designs, which will be built as soon as possible because we must expand our navy as fast as possible in order to be in a good position to initiate a naval war with the allies by 1940. Four years should be plenty of time to do this, however every day matters and every delay could mean the difference between victory or not. Blohm & Voss, another naval tech-team, is working on the blueprints for newer and improved destroyer designs. The military mastermind Heinz Guderian is at work on the new Blitzkrieg doctrine for our land forces. Finally, Heinkel Flugzeugwerke is at work with designs for the new Ju-87 Stuka close-air support plane, which will be a vital tool in defeating our enemies on the ground. We expect to employ it en-masse as soon as possible.
There are still a few other tech-teams not shown above, but their research, I assure you, is just as important and will benefit the country in the best possible way.

As for now, I have covered everything that needs to be covered. For the time being, there will not be much activity other than building up the military. There are slight chances of the Allies taking retaliatory measures in response to our eventual annexation of Austria or taking Czechoslovakia, so we must be more careful than usual upon going forward with this. Should war breakout before we are in good position, we will likely have to form a major defensive front on the French and Belgian border, leaving us open and vulnerable in the East should Poland join in.

Stay tuned comrades, I will have more updates for you as things heat up in our march to world domination! This was just a short update to get things started. Once things heat up, updates will likely be much larger and juicier!

And, as always, feedback is much appreciated! ]]> Entertainment Onearmy http://www.operationoverlord.net/forum/showthread.php?7337-The-Fall-of-Democracy-A-Hearts-of-Iron-II-AOD-German-AAR Level Designers / Mappers http://www.operationoverlord.net/forum/showthread.php?7336-Level-Designers-Mappers&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:44:21 GMT Hi All

We are currently looking for "reliable" and dedicated Level Designers / Mappers. The tasks can be as simple as placing content as per research to full on level design & management.

Experience with UDK or CryEngine3 (or any major tool-set)
Max / Maya
Photoshop / Illustrator experience
SVN

If you are interested feel free to IM, as stated above the tasks can be as simple as you want them to be.

Thanks
Ronan ]]> Open Positions RonanHayes http://www.operationoverlord.net/forum/showthread.php?7336-Level-Designers-Mappers Web Developer http://www.operationoverlord.net/forum/showthread.php?7335-Web-Developer&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:38:41 GMT Hi All Currently looking for a Web Developer to assist in developing and maintaining the site, forums and various web infrastructure that the 1944 team currently have in place. We are looking for someone with: * HTML, CSS, JavaScript * PHP * MySQL * JQuery / Ajax * Photoshop / Illustrator... Hi All

Currently looking for a Web Developer to assist in developing and maintaining the site, forums and various web infrastructure that the 1944 team currently have in place. We are looking for someone with:

HTML, CSS, JavaScript
PHP
MySQL
JQuery / Ajax
Photoshop / Illustrator
Flash
Web Admin Experience

Send me an IM for more details.

Thanks
Ronan ]]> Open Positions RonanHayes http://www.operationoverlord.net/forum/showthread.php?7335-Web-Developer