undercovergeek

great minds obviously think alike! Here are some shots of the first landing spot for the first platoon down (the red x marks the same spot on each map):- Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Its probably old hat by now what with all the CW forces enthusiasm (im also working on a scenario there too) but id started prior to the release - its a small scenario (the map size isnt set in stone yet) simulating the first drops - it follows Fox companys landings near Vierville into marshy, flooded and dark fields and in what i hope might be a deviation away from the norm points will be earned by taking out the AA guns that litter the battlefield. Im trying to work on a convoy of trucks passing through the map too and points will be awarded for its destruction but im not sure how to implement this yet. The starting force is only a depleted platoon but ill be dropping in reinforcements to simulate other guys landing and joining up with the main force as the attack rolls on - pics to come when im home

If i want to implement a 'rolling reinforcement' system whereby the first set of reinforcements arrive at the start of the map, but the next set arrive say 100m further up, and then another 100m further up - do i have to create setup zones all the way up the map - and if thats the case is there anything to stop the player choosing the setup zone half way up the map for the original force layout before the game starts?

I like the idea of that teacher..... Sounds like a good work around It never occurred to me until I ran into the problem on the carentan map so I built a bridge over the railway!!

great news thanks very much for looking. Erwin - still on it! but it will be done and ill release it as soon as possible, i kind of got carried away creating maps - a small 6 June para drop scenario, a Wolfhanze map but i think ill wait for OMG (the buildings dont look right, dunno yet) and a CWF scenario, but the Carentan map is my priority

ill post this here if i may as this threads getting the most attention- whats the nearest im going to get to an AA gun? is it the 88 Flak or is there a traditional looking 4 barrelled AA gun in the game?

brilliant - thanks for that - 10 june - doesnt get blacker!!! but if the real weather was bright moonlight then bright moonlight it is - thanks

im not sure ive set something up right - i switched the day to 7 june, 1:30 it still looks as clear as daylight except for a black sky with stars - compared to a recent AAR i read that was pitch black - is the darkness solely dependent on the time of day - my Carentan scenario is at 5:30 and its darker in that

Working on a 6 June 01:30 para drop scenario - whats the nearest im going to get to an AA gun? is it the 88 Flak or is there a traditional looking 4 barrelled AA gun in the game?

seriously? its a very clear night!

Just HTH for now - im almost finished with the AI!

where the two bridges meet you need a land tile standing higher than the water - i used it to create the Arnhem bridge - looks fine

im constructing a scenario fro 01:30 6th June about the initial drop - ive set the weather for clear, the time to be 01:30 and the setting to be night - i did want the burning vehicle for some atmosphere and illumination but when i go into the 3d preview of the map its really not that dark!

is it possible to get a burning wreck on the map for a scenario? or even just fire?

The H2H version has been sent to the repository - i hope any who play it enjoy it as much as i enjoyed making it. Im still working on the AI - no biggie - just time!!

Whilst building the Carentan scenario i can honestly say ive had a damn site more fun building the map than i have adding the AI and testing the routines over and over again - considering i have a host of maps/scenarios i want to build - is the popular choice to pick HTH and let you guys PBEM it out or do the masses prefer single player and an AI and ill stop complaining

what then is the difference between a QB and a scenario for the purposes of map building etc?

how do i give the reinforcements an AI plan when i dont know what time theyre coming on the map - at the moment i have the Allied reinforcements (2 battallions) coming on 5 mins either side of 1 hour - do i need to give them a setup zone for the first ai plan? and they exit this area before 58:00-ish?

i do hope to use historical ratios - but i cant use historical numbers - it was practically the whole remainder of the 101st once theyd all been gathered, regrouped and reassigned versus the 6th FJR - dont even want to conceive of the numbers involved here!!! After hours and hours of reading im confident i can get the ratios right - just didnt want to flood the map for you guys BTW on the very first turn both sides can launch mortars anywhere on the map within 1 minute - is there anyway of switching this off?

ok - working out the reinforcements for the head to head release - what can the game comfortably deal with? - the starting units (3 companies for the US and one and a half for the Axis) will have suffered casualties battling for the farm - i obviously dont want to drop 2 regiments on the map - would it handle 2 battallions each or is this too much - i know the ratio of Axis to Allies so it doesnt matter - i just dont want to overload the map

i was kind of hoping hed go right round and come up the otherside

thankyou to you both - Para ill do two releases - an AI-less HTH one for those that want to tweak the AI and play with their opponents and one for with an AI for the AI players. At the moment the AI is done for the farm attack, im moving on now to the village area and the bridge victory points which will then bring on the reinforcements for the advancement into the town. Barring the removal of the AI plans and tinkering with the set up zones the HTH map will be almost ready thanks for everyones support and encouragement on this project - if its any reward ive made a respectable looking bridge that spans the river Nederrijn near a certain town called Arnhem

gotcha - ok, that shouldnt be too hard - at the minute its just the OOB for the farm attack, i need to work out the reinforcement schedule for the town attack and defence ill get it sorted

ok - so its quite literally just the map with the set up zones and objectives? players decide their own number of forces and when and where to place? no worries - need to create the front end and then how do i upload?

im fully aware that a lot of people will play PBEM and wont need AI on these maps - im perfectly happy to release just the map now (after setting up the front screen details) with no AI and then when ive finished the AI for both sides releasing the map as a full map if thats possible - are there any restrcitions on uploading maps with and without AI - id obviously call them different scenarios