Hi Capn !

How about the new patch ?

Carlo

Great !

Cheers,

Carlo

<t> Capn,<br/>
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good news !<br/>
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My units in Soviet Tank Rush crossed the river in three turns during a new attempt. Yes, those same units that were previously unable to cross for ten turns ...<br/>
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Why ? Because I didn't inspect their waypoints each turn, as I did during the ...

<r> Hi Robert !<br/>
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<I><s>[i]</s>"1. PBEM games are meant to be saved as 'pbm' files and not as regular 'sav' files. I just browsed the source code and can see <I><s>[i]</s>that some key pbem info is not saved in the sav file but rather as part of the wrapper that goes into the pbm ...

<r> Bad news, Capn ...<br/>
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Last night I tested the game and found several bugs.<br/>
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<B><s>[b]</s><U><s>[u]</s>How I did the test<e>[/u]</e></U><e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
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- scenario: Red Hammer;<br/>
- 1st player: NATO;<br/>
- increment of the PBEM file name;<br ...

I am going to test different sequencies of edit-save-generate. So, stay tuned in ... [;)]

<r> <I><s>[i]</s>"... I'm confused by the save game you did. Are you saying you generated a PBEM turn from a regular game save??"<br/>
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No. I opened my opponent's turn, gave a few orders, then saved the game. The following day I opened that saved game, gave further orders, then ...

<t> Hi Capn !<br/>
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Please, could you tell me more about the following aspects of the game ?<br/>
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1) The first one seems a problem. It occurred twice in Red Hammer (at the third and at the seventh turn). Both the times I generated the turn not at the end of a same game session, but at ...

<r> The zoom enlarges a portion of the map, so that all the units and waypoints in a square can stand side by side. Again, the waypoints can be edited and moved in the zoom map at any time, as in the normal map.<br/>
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I feel as a would-be game designer ... [:D]<br/>
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<r> Hi Capn !<br/>
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As I told you, the last weekend I amused myself thinking about a possible solution for a zoom option.<br/>
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The result is the following.<br/>
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In the picture below (due to the small size, some details are lost), at the lower right the traffic is so heavy that ...

If you wish, I can send you the original pictures (about 700 kB each).

Carlo

<r> ...<br/>
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... the player may decide which units show on the map.<br/>
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SEE PICTURE<br/>
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This morning, during the breakfast (!), I've imagined a more complex situation, a situation in which the clutter could be excessive. But I've devised a simple solution too: a zoom option ...

<r> ...<br/>
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By a list, ...<br/>
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<r> ...<br/>
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into this new one:<br/>
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I've had to reduce the size of the picture, so some details are not visible (for example, the colored border of the counters).<br/>
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The <I><s>[i]</s><B><s>[b]</s>shaded counters<e>[/b]</e></B><e>[/i]</e></I> are ...

<r> Hi Capn !<br/>
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I've worked on the drag&drop solution (# 2), and the result is the following.<br/>
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I've converted the following picture:<br/>
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<r> Hi Robert !<br/>
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<I><s>[i]</s>"I have made a fix for the 'turn preview reveals enemy units' bug and will get that up and soon as I can. "<br/>
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Great !<br/>
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<I><s>[i]</s>"I will spend some more time looking at the design suggestions you make ...<br ...

<r> Capn,<br/>
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Thank you for your reply.<br/>
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<I><s>[i]</s>"9. The new game has editors for just about everything. Data (units, vehicals, weapons, etc), maps, and scenarios all have editors and the map graphics and units sils can all be modifed. ..."<e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
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Sorry ...

<r> Capn,<br/>
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Your positive attitude encourages me to continue, so today I've performed an intense brainstorming session. [:D]<br/>
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"<I><s>[i]</s>1. I really like this one. More of a reverse LOS/LOF. Perhaps an option right click and select a square and get a list of weapons ...

<r> Hi Capn !<br/>
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Flashpoint Germany is one of the best games I've ever played (and my "career" as wargamer is twenty-five years long ...). I'm totally immersed in it, to the point that spontaneously come to my mind ideas on new planning tools, which I think could be useful. They are the ...

More color is enough.

Numbers and letters are not so effective.

Thanks to you.