How do you see the current state of John Tiller's Squad Battles Series?

Are you actively playing it or plan to purchase more titles?

Or have you moved on to other games?

Switch to Linux and you won't have to worry about Anti-Virus tools any longer. Safe browsing and browser security will still be an issue though.

Unfortunately, many wargames on Steam still don't work well via Proton...

The Unknown Soldier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTYesNj_sBg

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Simulacra53<br/>
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How does this game compare with Tiller’s Strategic War games?
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Never played JTS Strategic war, but that's an interesting question.<br/>
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Game scale with 10km per hex appears to be close:<br/>
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<t> It would be great if Ron would focus on the performance issues of the game and implement a visual scenario editor.<br/>
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The community could then start to build and improve scenarios.<br/>
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The remaining scenarios are huge and I personally don't think that those should be the focus ...

The question is if Ron will fix the map scrolling and interface performance issues in the near future... [8|]

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>To put it differently, what makes it potentially the best operational wargame on the market? <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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- Map and counter design<br/>
- Unique, well-researched scenarios<br/>
- Low counter density and a hex-scale that make scenarios playable<br ...

<t> That's too easy...<br/>
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Why not assemble scenarios directly in machine code for the extra challenge... [:D] <br/>
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I am wondering why Ron keeps working on scenarios if the basic game engine and interface needs a performance fix to be properly playable.<br/>
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I mean that ...

According to the manual, it currently only has a text file based method to create and edit scenarios.

<t> Had a closer look at the manual and the scenarios are pretty well researched with short designer notes and detailed literature references.<br/>
A really unique collection of scenarios that you will probably not find in other games and based on scale and number of counters appear quite playable ...

<r> Just found an interview with Ron:<br/>
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<URL url="http://grogheads.com/interviews/8116">http://grogheads.com/interviews/8116</URL><br/>
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<I><s>[i]</s>"I would like to encourage the wargamers to put ideas out on the forum. We listen closely."<e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
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Does not ...

<r> Quoting Ron from the discussion sPzAbt653 posted:<br/>
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<I><s>[i]</s>"Many times the conversation comes to why can't your games be like "Game X". When I talk with the developer of "Game X", they tell me that their users ask why can't they be like Schwerpunkt games!"<e>[/i]</e></I><br ...

<r> John Tiller's Panzer Campaign Series is great. <br/>
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But I really like about WWII-E that it shows detailed combat results including modifiers and the map and counter style are just awesome.<br/>
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I guess we need to convince Ron to start a summer sale at Schwerpunkt Games as well ...

<r> The main criticism in the past seem to have been the game interface and not the mechanics, rules or scenario design.<br/>
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Found this video from the developer on YouTube (funky style to record a video [:D]):<br/>
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<URL url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjn0g24Vdu4">https://www ...

<r> Stumbled upon "World War II Europe 1939-1945" the other night and really like the old school map and counter graphics:<br/>
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<URL url="http://schwerpunkt.games/misc/games/world-war-ii-europe-1939-1945/"><LINK_TEXT text="http://schwerpunkt.games/misc/games/wor ... 1939-1945/">http ...

Found the required folder.

Problem solved.

I am still learning the system, so it makes sense to focus on shorter scenarios against the AI before jumping into larger PBM campaigns against a human opponent.

But I am really interested what you guys personally like to play... [:)]

I am trying to make a game plan for the next time to decide which scenarios are worth the time spent.

Which are you personal top 3 favorite scenarios for TOAW IV that you would highly recommend? [8|]

Thanks for your feedback.

Thanks, that's very useful. [:)]

So those TOAW3 scenarios are not automatically compatible with version IV?

Are there compatibility issues due to rule changes or changes in the game engine? [X(]

What is the best place to get additional scenarios for TOAW?

I see many discussions of scenarios that are discussed in the forum, which I do not find in my installation of TOAW IV (Steam Version).

Thanks for your feedback [:)]