Ok, I've got a problem with the scenario called "The Stand". I have to defend my territory plus invade a neighboring territory to gain the resources I assume to defeat the enemy invasion. But is there some bonus for defense or something I am missing? Because I destroy the enemy units, but they are still there. I cannot move my units into their hexes, and I can still fire on those hexes. But the enemy unit is destroyed. It flies up into the air like all the others, but the game does not recognize it as destroyed. Or is there something I'm missing due to lack of a manual. Can anyone help?

Grifman

I'd like to recommend you to switch to Hitpoints by Numbers in Graphical options menu - that will clarify this situation.

The idea as follows: after you've issued some move&fire commands you may cancel some of them in case you see a mistake (this feature prevents you from reloading again and again). To make it more usefull the game lets the player to overkill (deal more damage than hitpoints) a unit to cancel some fire commands later. It also allows you to redirect your fire to another target. All fire and move commands can be cancelled untill you've hit "End Phase" button.

The remains of a dead unit occupy a hex till the end of turn. That's because we'va united "Move" and "Fire" phase into one to make the game faster. So the units are destroyed after all movement is done.

I'll attach 2 replays of two different ways to complete The Stand... in 20-30 minutes

One more thing - you get resources only if you fully control the territory. Here are the replays.

I've never been able to complete that map (or maybe once?) by invading that other country. Anyway it's MUCH easier to just defend without invading that neutral country... IMO atleast.

True, me thinks too it is easier just defending...but its much more fun RULING your opponent...i like to see the statistics read that i had an army 3 times as expensive as the AI !!! i know i'm a evil
(especially since the guy is really hard to beat sometimes!)