Aircraft on-off option

[solops]

Is there an option to "turn off" aircraft so that they and their attendant ships are absent from the game? Or perhaps a mod that eliminates them so that the game is all ships and guns like RTW1?

[millsian]

I always play with 'slow aircraft development' which doesn't remove them but does limit their impact

[cabusha]

Nope. Slow aircraft development helps a bit, but by 1940 they're generally in the same place. And it doesn't seem to slow down airbase expansion, so even if the planes are a bit worse, you'll still deal with the huge swarms.

Invest in AA and park the run 1935-1940 for best results.

[JagdFlanker]

playing at 50% tech rate (or less) helps a lot as well - i used to get aircraft in the mid/late teens, and CVLs in the early/mid 20s so combined with slow aircraft development that could push both those timeframes back even further

[garrisonchisholm]

Without violating my NDA; folks *may* find a reduced reason to get riled up over this issue in the next version release.