I've been away from Flashpoint Campaigns since way before this new version came out. I think I last played the Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm version (I guess that is now referred to as "Flashpoint Campaigns Classic").

Anyway, before I grab this version, is the scenario/campaign design process ...

To be honest, I wouldn't worry about adding any content at this point. I use any available time to tweak the AI and squash/investigate any known/possible bugs.

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<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Rusty1961<br/>
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The problem was that there was no tactical reason for the Tiger to advance as it did. Yes, it was blinded, but to just move forward and become vulnerable to the enemy like that? I'm sure the Tiger would have just relocated.<br/>
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For any aspiring scenario designers that need map ideas, try here (be advised that some terrain is not available in TotH though so you'll need to adjust for that):
ASL Mapboards

IIRC, someone built a bunch of ASL maps and exported them for others to use (they are on the forums here somewhere). I was thinking about picking up on the ones not yet done but that's a pretty big undertaking and my time is short this summer. Maybe once fall comes around.

<t> TotH, imho, is more like the Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kits system and not Advanced Squad Leader and it does use that game's mechanics. The ASLSK system uses less rules (there are no upper building levels, no hedges, no walls, no snipers and many other things) and is nowhere near as complex ...

<t> If you push tanks through forest you will have thrown tracks all over the place. Sure you can knock a few down at first but as you drive over them you get bogged down as they get caught up in your tracks, breaking torsion bars, sprockets the throwing tracks. There is also a high chance of ...

Good to hear.

I have been really interested in doing some desert scenarios. Guess I need to buckle down and see what changes to the terrain file I can work up towards that end.

You would need to edit the Terrain.png file located in the Graphics folder with the new image(s). Make sure you backup a copy of the original before you overwrite it so you can restore the original terrain.

<t> The M60A3 and M1 use different thermal sights, the TTS (M60A3) and TIS (M1 series) and had different capabilities. That and the TIS has gone through some upgrades since the early 80's. I left the armor school in 89' and have since lost a considerable amount of documents in many moves since then ...

Creating a new OOB (the DB in this case) is a lot of work. Very few people, imho, have the time needed to do it right.

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TI-blocking smoke was introduced because one of the players realized US player can cheat by popping-up the smoke and engage opponents with impunity. Which is wrong, because smoke ...

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Just thought about this now BUT thinking out loud and as my eyes are getting older and not wanting to interfere with the current excellent art in the game. What about a mod that ...

Just thought about this now BUT thinking out loud and as my eyes are getting older and not wanting to interfere with the current excellent art in the game. What about a mod that adds a colored counter base to the existing units and how much that would make them stand out on the screen/map?

That's pretty cool.

Some things, like some engineering stuff, have been left out for now as the AI is not able to use these features effectively. The reason behind this, from what I have read, is adding those features would then give the Human player an unfair advantage over the AI.

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I am speaking about individual units. In the unit data screen (I forget the hotkey maybe ENTER) in the top left is the individual unit's name. If you click you can rename, and it keeps that name in further campaign games unil it dies. After it ...

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Also if you rename units they remember the names and stuff like that.

Just curious, is that for the individual unit names or just the formations?