rune Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 Easy....some players don't want to always fight a set piece battle, where fighting occurs on turn 2. Big map enables manuver and scouting becomes important. As for the terrain, silly me using the actual terrain. Also setup zones are set so that after you play it as computer defaults, you can change your attack and/or defense and see if you could have done better. Rune 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rune Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 Ligur, Expect some scenarios heading your way. You may like "Panzers in Finland" which is historical, and I got some help by a few Finns. Will email them when I get home tonight. Rune 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligur Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 Originally posted by rune: Ligur, Expect some scenarios heading your way. You may like "Panzers in Finland" which is historical, and I got some help by a few Finns. Will email them when I get home tonight. Rune Send away and I will give them a spin. On the terrain I thought as much, that you'll be using actual maps to construct the terrain. I also highly appreciate you giving a decent amount of time in most scenarios. Far too often I have played attacks where you have to execute a sound plan perfectly and with utmost speed to have a distant chance of getting the victory, whereas the defender can just pop a few shots now and then at his leisure. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted July 16, 2003 Author Share Posted July 16, 2003 ***Update*** Jwxspoon has just e-mailed me his scenario "Ponyri Express". This comes in a single and two player version. Unfortunately, the FTP server is still down (a state of affairs that really frosts my cookies :mad: ). Therefore, if you would like this scenario please e-mail me and I will get it to you asap. Be forewarned, this is one hell of a awesome scenario, covering several square kilometers of the northern Kursk shoulder. Better bring your A-game to this one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Paulus Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 Do you have an idea of when the B&T site will be back up ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted July 16, 2003 Author Share Posted July 16, 2003 AFAIK, the Boots and Tracks site is up and running, but Scott does not have access to it. Therefore, he cannot link any new scenarios to it, nor can we update the various pages. This sucks royally, since he has well over a dozen scenarios ready to go, with more piling up behind (yes, we've been busy little beavers). Is there a solution in the works? I will answer that by quoting Sgt Schultz...I know nothing! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynnL53 Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Hi guys -- if it is going to be a while on the B&T site --I would like to have the Ponyri scenario -if possible and not a lot of trouble --but I hope you get B&T going 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitzkrieg Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Kingfish, You need to tell Sulla to pull his head out and get it fixed. Guess he is too busy chapping his lips on Eric Young's butt. How about posting them to the scenario depot or CMMODS or somefink. I know you guys are trying to keep them separate but if your host sucks, time to move on I guess. How about asking Matt to give B&T an area on combatmission.com? [ July 17, 2003, 12:11 AM: Message edited by: sitzkrieg ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted July 17, 2003 Author Share Posted July 17, 2003 Originally posted by LynnL53: Hi guys -- if it is going to be a while on the B&T site --I would like to have the Ponyri scenario -if possible and not a lot of trouble --but I hope you get B&T going Lynn, I just tried sending you Ponyri express, but the e-mail bounced back - user unknown. Please e-mail me at sc112565@aol.com and I will attach the file to the reply. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Joch Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Kingfish, thanks for the e-mail. I saw in your message that you are still waiting for "..the monster Op of Prokhorovka from Franko.." :eek: Have I died and gone to heaven? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwxspoon Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 For those interested, I have posted Ponyri Express at the scenario depot and am temporarily hosting it on another website. You can download it by clicking on the link on this page: Ponyri Express Ponyri Express Single Player Version When the B&T web page is updated I will rediriect the link to that location. [ July 17, 2003, 10:55 AM: Message edited by: jwxspoon ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Harrison Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 I know this is not the best place to say this, but I would like to play someone on one of these battles. Perhaps even the larger ones! :eek: Drop me a line if you are interested at ftoalma@msn.com. Chad 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Deadmarsh Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Can you recommend one of these for PBEM play where both sides are even... If none of these are even, can you give us a rundown on who has the advantage on each map so two players can play two different maps, each taking a stronger and weaker side for each game... By the way, I'd like this pack as well please. blueshift822@hotmail.com [ July 18, 2003, 04:12 AM: Message edited by: Colonel_Deadmarsh ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl Carrot Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 If it could be sent my way as well that would be nice. Addy in profile. TIA Cpl Carrot 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligur Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 Ponyri express blew my head. Now I'll just have to find 2 hours to make the setup, then 20 hours to play the game. Heh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwxspoon Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 :cool: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwxspoon Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 bumped for posterity 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Deadmarsh Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 Again, I'd like to request that each of the map makers make a comment as to the strength of each side on the map they made. (Hell, maybe this kind of rating should come with each map as it would greatly benefit PBEM ladder players.) I know that some people like to play for fun, but I'm not one of them. If I'm going to invest a large amount of time in a game, I need to know each side's strength. So please, can each mapper make a comment as to who has the advantage on each map. A few of us are about to start up some battles and this info is much needed. P.S.--Can't wait to try these out... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwxspoon Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 Deadmarsh - I like my battles to be balanced and endeavor to make them so, but with the wide spread of abilities among the players in this game it is not realistic to do so for a ladder player. I recommend for ladder play you stick to QB's. jw 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Kinscherf Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 Is he talking about scenario designers when he says "map maker"? Many battles come with a play reccos i.e. "Best Played: 2 player, German vs the AI, Allied vs the AI". Are we talking about using the maps in QBs and a recco on how to use them? - Kevin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwxspoon Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 Kevin, I took it to mean that he wants a scenario designer's recommendation as to the suitability of a given battle for Ladder play. jw 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becket Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 Ponryi looks intense, and I've just emailed Kingfish to get the rest. Been out of the CMBB loop for two months due to work, life, etc. so this is a great way to jump back in. Thanks guys! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Kinscherf Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 Then I agree that the best way is to use QBs to ensure the most balanced scenario for ladder play. The system we use in ROW allows us to use historical battles and maintain a fair tournament. Kevin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidan1 Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 Kevin, I just finished playing "Ghost Column" with a friend in TCP/IP. I played the German side, I'd like to give some feedback, do you have E-Mail? I dont want to put spoilers up here. What I can say now is that I thoroughly enjoyed it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Kinscherf Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 A bump for more feedback please. Thanks. Kevin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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