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by Colinwhittaker
Fri Feb 08, 2019 5:31 am
Forum: The Operational Art of War IV
Topic: North Germany area - swamp or fiction?
Replies: 13
Views: 383

RE: North Germany area - swamp or fiction?

<t> Although the area wouldn't classify as a tropical mangrove swamp, the going for tracked vehicles will be very poor. On that basis I think it is correct to classify low lying areas like this as marsh.<br/>
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I am currently revisiting the maps in TOAW for the 1970s and they are uniformly not ...
by Colinwhittaker
Tue Jan 08, 2019 6:28 am
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: File Format
Replies: 3
Views: 180

RE: File Format

<t> The reason the file is so massive is that there is a lot of empty space. To keep it straightforward the designers have structured the file with all the available possible spots for the maximum number of units and equipment types the game will support. When you scroll through the file you will ...
by Colinwhittaker
Mon Jan 07, 2019 2:13 pm
Forum: Mods and Scenarios
Topic: The Next War 1979 - a shout out!
Replies: 9
Views: 425

RE: The Next War 1979 - a shout out!

If you would like to share your .gam file I am happy to have a go at editing it for you
by Colinwhittaker
Mon Jan 07, 2019 1:33 pm
Forum: Mods and Scenarios
Topic: TOAWxml Editor
Replies: 615
Views: 22978

RE: TOAW XML Editor

Excellent tool - now I don't need to program this myself!
by Colinwhittaker
Mon Jan 07, 2019 1:25 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: File Format
Replies: 3
Views: 180

File Format

<t> Hi<br/>
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I am trying to use TOAW to help run campaigns for tabletop battles. <br/>
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A key requirement is to be able to update the unit strengths from the casualties suffered in a tabletop battle. I have discovered that the .sal file is a gzip file format and if uncompressed I can ...
by Colinwhittaker
Mon Jan 07, 2019 1:12 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Location of the Equipment.eqp File
Replies: 3
Views: 190

RE: Location of the Equipment.eqp File

Many thanks all
by Colinwhittaker
Fri Jan 04, 2019 6:46 am
Forum: Mods and Scenarios
Topic: expanded The Next War 1979
Replies: 160
Views: 4165

RE: expanded The Next War 1979

I posteda reply on the earlier comment about Next war. Do you want some help on the UK orbats?
by Colinwhittaker
Fri Jan 04, 2019 6:44 am
Forum: Mods and Scenarios
Topic: The Next War 1979 - a shout out!
Replies: 9
Views: 425

RE: The Next War 1979 - a shout out!

<t> There is a huge flaw with this game, which I also played and enjoyed, and that is the 1 (BR) Corps orbat is appalling incorrect. This is the problem with a lot of the other modern scenarios in TOAW. The problem is caused by the fact that during 1978 and 1984 the UK reorganized to fight as 4 not ...
by Colinwhittaker
Fri Jan 04, 2019 6:39 am
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Location of the Equipment.eqp File
Replies: 3
Views: 190

Location of the Equipment.eqp File

<t> Hi<br/>
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I wanted to start creating specific scenarios with their own equipment databases for TOAW 4.1.0.21. The trouble is I can't locate the equipment.eqp file to start editing it as described in the manual "How to edit the equipment database".<br/>
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I have conducted a windows ...

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