Mission is remastered now, I have spent a lot of timing balancing gameplay based on how the AI handles itself. Germans now are able to make advances easier and Soviets will not hold in cheap spots and will instead be more reactive. Merry Christmas!

@Sparkwitt many thanks! Remaking this map was a joy and brought me back so many memories. The first time I burned out an MG barrel in RO was on Smolensk Stalemate!

A brilliant reproduction of the ro1 map (maybe even better), you have done a stellar job!!! I spent many hours on this gem of a game at the weekends in mid 2000's, thank you!

@FenFenScreeScree AI is indeed such dogshit. I do play kind of sweat and rely a lot on staying hunkered down by ammo boxes while holding back soviet waves. Push the Frontline is also a bit difficult sometimes as you need to clear out any inner resistance before the timer will even start the capture. I can set a mission capture to be 15 seconds but with these spawn rates the fight can still go on for minutes.

Okay, new update is great. Don't get me wrong, I was able to get over the hill before, but it took hours and several lives, plus lots of 420-mlg-sigma-gamer sweat moves /j

now i'm able to get over the hill much easier. Not like.... MUCH much easier, but it's not a complete bloodbath. Unfortunately, this game's AI isn't that great at applying tactics beyond "human wave", but for now it works out.

@FenFenScreeScree ,apologies for difficulties in the mission! I have very little time to play after creating and usually give it the go then release. Germans are the attackers hence little defenses. There are many ammo crates placed within the village, though they are placed in map editor so thusly do not show on maps. Emplacements for the soviets are easily neutralized with grenades within the village, the ridge MG is flanked. Soviets get one mortar. Will tweak but the mission is largely meant to be hard as it is made to my play style. Also anyone not utilizing the half track is seriously putting themselves at a disadvantage.

Stalemate my ass. This mission is clearly rigged in favor of the Soviets. There's no defensive emplacements and no artillery support for the Germans (because the mortars won't spawn unless the player spawns on it), and no ammo resupplies either in loadouts or on the map; the soviets, meanwhile, have DOZENS of MG emplacements, mortars and artillery.

RO OSTFRONT FINALLY GETTIN SOME LOVE

Map is rigged against the germans for sure,

@sukiyaki Thanks!!! I love watching wave after wave!

good work!
The sight of soldiers charging up the hill is spectacular!