ZX Review #1-2 31 декабря 1996

Игры

Expert Tips - the strategic game Wellingsto at Waterloo.

                        EXPERT ADVICE



                        WELLINGTON AT WATERLOO


     (C) CCS, 1989 by R. T. Smith

     Expert: Ilya Komandin, Kaluga.


     Strategic game Wellington at Waterloo, was released in 1989
year by CCS - one of the leading companies in the production of 
strategic games - repeats the events of 1815 Then, near the 
village of Waterloo a battle that ended the so-called "hundred 
days" Napoleon - an important historical period in the life of 
the whole of Europe. On Just in case remind you what time the 
events took place: 


                               INTRODUCTION


     In October 1813 near the city of Leipzig has happened 
critical three-day battle of Napoleon's army with the combined 
armies of Russia, Prussia, Austria and Sweden. Napoleon's army 
was routed, and military action moved into the territory of 
France. 

     March 31, 1814 in Paris, entered the coalition forces. 
Napoleon forced to sign an act of renunciation, and then went 
into honorable exile Elbu on a small island off the coast of 
Italy. 

     During the eleven months Bonopart closely monitored
originating in France. Realizing that people did not accept the 
authority Bourbons, he decided on a bold step. March 1, 1815, 
former emperor of soldiers loyal to him and people close to 
land on the south of France and moved to Paris.


     Louis XVIII sent an army against Bonoparta thirty 
thousandth, but all of it, in full, went over to Napoleon. At 
all way to the capital the troops went over to his side. The 
army of the Emperor went to Paris on his hands made the palace 
from which the day before escaped Louis XVIII. But hold on to 
power Napoleon was only 100 days.


     A coalition of European countries again opposed Bonoparta 
and 18 June 1815 in the Battle of Waterloo Anglo-Dutch troops

A. Wellington and Prussian troops GL Blucher defeated Napoleon
army. June 22 Bonoparta again forced to abdicate. This
time he was exiled to the tiny island of St. Helena in the 
Atlantic Ocean, where a few years later he died.



     In WELLINGTON AT WATERLOO You have to try again
historic victory of allied forces to defeat Napoleon's army. 
But not think it would be easy - the game forces Bonoparta much

more dangerous than they were in real life.


                                 GAME


     Those who are familiar with other games firm CCS 
(especially with STALINGRAD'om) will find a lot of friends, 
although I, for some reasons, WATERLOO like it more than other 
games of this type. 


     Immediately after loading the program you will choose
level of complexity (1-3), and then you'll be prompted to 
download the pending game (LOAD SAVED GAME - L), or start a new 
one. I want to warn that download the game can be postponed 
only once - at the very beginning, so that you do not get to 
first start a new game, and then to continue the old one.


     Also, before each course you will be prompted to save
state of the game (SAVE GAME - S).

     Thus, the dismantled with setup and operation of the tape 
or disc, go to the main part.



                            KEY PART


     Structure of the game is based on a step by step method - 
first you give orders, then move and attack the enemy, your 
troops, then it do the same enemy units. Controlled the game, 
as is customary with using branched menu.


     The first menu that will take you, will consist of only two
points - switch to return orders (ARMY ORDERS - A) or
mode of movement (MOVERMENT - 0).

     The second choice is not advise it, because in this mode, 
the troops fulfill your orders, and then give turn to the enemy.



     After entering the impact of orders you'll see the 
following menu: 

     ORDERS - O. Actually, ordering.

     DETAILS - D. View information about the troops.

     TERRAIN - T. View the location of the armies.

     REORGANIZATION - R. The reorganization of the troops.

     A more detailed discussion of these options, I have, for 
convenience, I will start from the end. 


     REORGANIZATION - R. Unlike STALINGRAD'a in WATERLOO no
ability to produce completion of troops from the special 
reserve. Instead, it has a mode of reorganization of parts 
within the army. 


     So, pressing "R" and select keys (1-7) army, in which
You want to make a reorganization that will take you to the 
main menu of the regime. Here, up / down keys you'll need to 
select a part, you are going to reorganize, and then choose one 
of the types of reorganization: 

     DISBANDMENT - D. The dismantling of the selected part and, 
through , the increase in the size of the rest of the army.


     AMALGAMATION - A. Restore the size of the selected part of 
the expense cuts in other parts.


     Unfortunately, to reorganize the army can not always
(A message is NOT ALLOWED). Here are some of the reasons why so
occurs.

     1. Reorganized part is the only part of this type
in the army. For example, you can not reorganize the artillery
part of the army, where all the other troops - infantry.

     2. In part that you want to disband the more soldiers than
total lack of manpower in the rest of the army.

     3. In part that you want to fill, not a shortage of 
soldiers more than 500-700 people.


     4. At least one part of the army is close to the enemy.

     TERRAIN - T. With this option you can view
location as its own, and enemy armies. First you must
will choose the side (Allied Forces - A French - F), and then
number of the army. Part of the army at the same time will not 
be displayed, just the squares on which they are located, will 
be highlighted by inversion. 

     DETAILS - D. Using this option, you can see
information on the visible parts. Appears on the screen cursor 
by moving to on any part, you'll see the name and number of 
people in it. If this part belongs to you, you will also 
receive information about morale of the soldiers.


     ORDERS - O. This is the main option in the game - the 
option of return orders. Selecting one of the armies, you can 
ask each of its parts abroad, that it should take. Infantry 
troops You can also specify the type of constructing: a line 
(LINE - L), column (COLUMN - C) or quads (SQUARE - S). Each 
type has its advantages and disadvantages: 

     The line - part of moves two steps for the course, well
withstand artillery attacks and can shoot at the enemy
live parts of it at a distance of no more than two steps.

     Column - part of moves to the three steps for the course, 
beating well in melee, but suffers greatly under the artillery 
fire and could not shoot.


     Kind - part of a well fought in close combat (especially 
with cavalry), but can not move, shoot and very severely 
affected under artillery strikes.



                                BATTLE


     When you're done giving orders, go to the first menu and
Press 0. Your troops will move according to the orders and then
go into battle mode. At the request of Alexei Semenov from 
Ryazan, I 'll shine this regime in detail. In the battle 
involves the following parts: 

     Any parts that are included in direct contact with the 
enemy. 

     Infantry units constructed in line and at a distance
two steps from the enemy.

     Artillery units, located at a distance of 6-8 steps from
enemy.

     When two parts of the opposing armies battle
is as follows: first flashing part and attacked near
It appears a number indicating the number of dead soldiers in 
it. Then flashes of offensive and shows how many soldiers died

during the attack. If the battle took place after the move your 
troops, attack will be your portion, if after a move the French 
- on the contrary. 

     When shooting at the enemy first flashes of the leading 
fire and then a part, came under fire, and shows the number of 
dead in it soldiers.


     A similar system is used in the game STALINGRAD, but there
losses are shown as a percentage of the division and no fire
from afar.


                           GENERAL COMMENTS


     1. The game has all three types of troops: infantry, 
cavalry and artillery. Each of the arms must be used for other 
purposes. 

     For example, the artillery is better to keep the edges of 
the main group of troops, to fire at enemy units on the 
approach. Cavalry, given its high speed, are best used to 
destroy enemy artillery. Infantry - the multipurpose unit. 
First, better just build it into a line, but when you see that 
a collision with enemies can not be avoided, urgent transfer 
all the parts that can to join the melee, the mode of the 
column. In this case, loose parts surround the troops, so you 
can shoot. 

     2. In direct contact with the enemy to rebuild the 
infantry units impossible, so that always do it in advance.


     3. If you have already played WELLINGTON AT WATERLOO, then 
perhaps noticed that you can not work with the latest, the 
seventh army. This Army appears much later, when the forces of 
both sides will be significantly undermined, and greatly help 
you. 


                                GOOD LUCK!