is there any scenario editor?

[cinacchi]

Greetings,

my question is quiet simple: there will be in the game a scenario editor, where to set up units, landscape, etc?

I'm asking, because what made like to me so much the 3 CM games was the chance to build by myself my own battles.

Thanks for the answer (and sorry if somebody else asked about it).

Luca

[Jussi Köhler]

We might get a scenario editor at a later date, it will apparently not be included in version 1.0.

[Sigrun]

Originally posted by Jussi Köhler:

We might get a scenario editor at a later date, it will apparently not be included in version 1.0.

A vital requirement imo if this game's going to last longer than a handful of months.

[Moon]

Given 1C's track record with IL-2 and ours with CM, I think it should be a given that providing an editor (and modding support) are very high on our list. It's just too much to bite off for the initial release unless you want us to delay until way into next year. Creating a user-friendly and supported editor is not small task. And no, you cannot simply slap together the developer tools into a package, not unless you expect people to know how to program a game yourself.

A lot will be already possible by the use of simple XML sheets by the way in the original game. It's not as nice as having an editor interface, but it's quite powerful - you can change units, placements, even weather. We'll try to provide good documentation of what to do with this, and some people familiar with IL-2 modding might already feel right at home with such docs.

Martin

[bruce90]

Whoops sorry. Double post.

[ August 21, 2006, 04:09 AM: Message edited by: bruce90 ]

[bruce90]

It's you CM peoples' fault.The Combat Mission series is the benchmark for all of these types of games now.Before I buy anything today I think 'How does it compare with Combat Mission'.You created a monster but a great one it must be said.CMBB and CMAK are never off my hard drive.The modding community for these games is without equal IMHO.

[Sigrun]

Originally posted by Moon:

Given 1C's track record with IL-2 and ours with CM, I think it should be a given that providing an editor (and modding support) are very high on our list. It's just too much to bite off for the initial release unless you want us to delay until way into next year. Creating a user-friendly and supported editor is not small task. And no, you cannot simply slap together the developer tools into a package, not unless you expect people to know how to program a game yourself.

A lot will be already possible by the use of simple XML sheets by the way in the original game. It's not as nice as having an editor interface, but it's quite powerful - you can change units, placements, even weather. We'll try to provide good documentation of what to do with this, and some people familiar with IL-2 modding might already feel right at home with such docs.

Martin

Personally I'm happy to wait, and I know Oleg's track record for after-sales support.

[GI Jas]

Anyone hear how Storm of War: The Battle of Britain combat flight sim is turning out? Wings of Victory was such a let down in my opinion.

[Tactical Wargamer]

Originally posted by Moon:

Given 1C's track record with IL-2 and ours with CM, I think it should be a given that providing an editor (and modding support) are very high on our list. It's just too much to bite off for the initial release unless you want us to delay until way into next year. Creating a user-friendly and supported editor is not small task. And no, you cannot simply slap together the developer tools into a package, not unless you expect people to know how to program a game yourself.

Martin

Well thats good I too was worried no editor is in the works. Thanks for the update!!

I definitely will invest in this product now!

[Spindry69]

It would be really great if the proposed editor allows the creation of campaigns. The default campaigns seem too short. It would be nice to be able to recreate the long campaigns of the steel panther series.