Predicting when a project will be done is a fool's errand. My post allows fans to at least know that a significant update is still being worked on.
Matrix frowns on premature discussion of an update's details for reasons I've listed before. They feel that there is a golden moment for that. And ...

This is why I want to make a game on a spherical hex map that allows mouse roller zooming to multiple levels. The time dimension shrinks in proportion to the X Y scale.


How does that work? You can play the game at both the Army/Corp level and the division/regiment at the same time?


Yes ...

I was just wondering if this game is still being updated and supported; or should we expect to see TOAW5 at some point in the near future? And what changes would people like to see made to this game to make it better?


Depends who you ask. My opinion is that the game is dead. It is possible it ...

"It has to do with realism.

Say you have a a 1km scale map and company sized units. Perfect.
But then you set the turn scale at one month. This means that the movement allowance will be however far a motorized unit can move in one month per turn."

Excellent points by RedAss.

This is why I want to ...

Just wanted to say hello to this thread from the future, February 2024.

I suggest using QGIS. You can import layers, reproject them, and overlay a hex grid.

Attached an example I made with an export from QGIS and some import code I wrote in c#. The attached map is entirely auto generated. Not saying it does this by default, but an example of how QGIS can help you split ...

Again when it comes to software development it’s not about back ups or making copies of files, it’s al about putting the project under source control on a secure server. Plain and simple.


100%. There are a ton of excellent reasons to do this and no reasons not too. In the old days the tools ...

Um.... this game isn't using source control?

This is so basic a mistake that I can't even make a snarky comment.

This has already been done and is being done at an even larger scale at this very moment. It is an old argument that's been regulated to the Museum of Prehistoric Rhetoric. ;)


When I was working on the old Diamond Mind baseball game I created code that would centralize multiple season sims, or ...

I think everyone agrees those additional hex properties would be wonderful to have. We could also have a Python tool that takes known source GIS data, a map projection, map boundaries, and hex grid size and have it auto generate a map that imports into TOAW directly. Incredible time savings by ...

Been awhile but was curious if I could generate pre-filled hex layers based on GIS intersections and filters. Turns out you can!

QGIS 3.24.1

Vector maps from here https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/

First image is standard vector display (if the attachments order ...

Beautiful work Lobster.

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And how Britain and Italy look like - you can't look without tears))

Equal area at 200km is a cruel mistress. Interestingly, UK is bigger in my map than it is in real life [;)]

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This scenario looks rather interesting. Any time frame when this will be ready?
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Not sure. I've been doing a hotseat playtest and it seems to be working, although I have a list of 20 small issues to ...

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Thought I'd share some screens of a scenario I've been working on. It is (obviously!) a hypothetical, designed around my personal beer and pretzels approach to wargaming. <br/>
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The main design consideration was randomized starting positions for units. If the whole ...

I appreciate it Golden! I never realized how little I knew about TOAW until I started trying to build a scenario and interacting with the force editor.

Thanks for confirming my suspicions Lobster!

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Asking because I made a test scenario with units with same equipment and ...

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Mmm, there is a java-based one that is somewhat popular. Can't recall the name of it at the moment.<br/>
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I've always wanted to mess with Triple A but have never had the time ...