Scepter Posted October 26, 2000 Share Posted October 26, 2000 Well, fellow CMers, I honestly had no intention of tackling another one of these monster projects anytime in the near future, but the second incarnation of Frankenstein just somehow took on a life of its own and evolved. (Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that I enjoy exploring the possibilities of the scenario builder so much.) Unfortunately, I never received anything in the way of feedback (impressions and/or suggestions) regarding the original mini-campaign, so I don’t have a clue in the world as to whether the CM community likes the concept, thinks it to be challenging, demanding, entertaining or just plain considers it to be industrial waste. I’ll probably never know. Anyway, here it is. Consisting of eight (8) all-new, autonomous scenarios, the campaign is entitled: No Rest for the Weary and is designed to be played in sequential order from the American perspective. The companion series to Any Port After a Storm, it represents the continued exploits of the U.S. 79th Division immediately following the Cotentin/Cherbourg operation, but prior to the breakout (Operation Cobra) during early July 1944. This collection is loosely based on the locations, combatants and general events of the time period being depicted. However, the operational events as well as the missions themselves are all totally hypothetical. As such, the in-depth Command Briefs are as much fictional storytelling as they are informational (just like in MC #1). Keep in-mind that, although I’ve attempted to conceive and implement a variety of unique and tactically-diverse missions, each successive scenario is not intended to be the latest, greatest epic battle yet created for CM. On the contrary. Both of my mini-campaign offerings to-date are merely attempts to place the player into as realistic a “situational” environment as possible. The contiguous missions are therefore meant to be indicative of the average foot soldier’s daily combat experience “…with death tugging at his elbow.” After all, only 1 in 100 battles ever made the history books. I sincerely hope you’ll find the campaign to be interesting and the missions immersive. You can get your copy of No Rest for the Weary at the CMHQ Scenario Depot location nearest you. FTP servers are standing by to take your order. As added incentive, the first 300+ people to respond to this ad will receive a complimentary copy of my short story “Read Me” along with a pair of .bmp mods (tunnel arches for use in mission #6) as a free gift. Hurry! Inventories are (un)limited. Note: As with all my mini-campaigns, it is important that you take a moment to review the brief “Read Me” document for complete instructions on optimal game play. BTW, any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Enjoy! Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SS Peiper Posted October 26, 2000 Share Posted October 26, 2000 Hey Scepter can you send me a copy? SS Peiper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiram Sedai Posted October 26, 2000 Share Posted October 26, 2000 sounds interesting, I'll download it from the depot and let you know what I think. ------------------ Did someone compare this to the Peng thread? I've apologized for less. -Anonymous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scepter Posted November 1, 2000 Author Share Posted November 1, 2000 My apologies for not getting back to you sooner Waffen Joachim...er, excuse me, I mean SS Peiper!!! However, this is my first return to the BTS forum since I uploaded No Rest for the Weary to the CMHQ Scenario Depot last week. Needless-to-say, I don't get the opportunity to get online and visit this site very often. Anyway, I have revised the latest mini-campaign to version 1.1 (a tiny, minor tweak of little or no consequence to game play). I have made it available at the Scenario Depot, in spite of the fact that I just now discovered that the original version has yet to be posted. Since I have no idea when version 1.1 will see the light of day via this source, I’d be glad to e-mail you (or anyone else, for that matter) a copy of the files. If you are still interested, I’ll attempt to monitor this board and respond as soon as I possibly can. Unfortunately, it seems as though virtually ever aspect of the Scenario Depot has gotten to the point where it is slower than malaises during an Ardennes winter. Do you happen to know of any other universal, comprehensive site(s) where CM designers make available their custom works? It's a shame that BTS doesn't sponsor such a service itself. Who knows, though. Maybe something is in the works with regards to the upcoming facelift to battlefront.com. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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