Game options

[MarshallEllis]

Hello all again:

Just wanted to show you your game options for release 1.00 ...

[bOrIuM]

I dont think im a looser, but what is PBEM ?? you hab your discussion about it and IP, but i dont know what is PBEM

[YohanTM2]

Play by email

[bOrIuM]

that means that you finish the game, save it and send to the next player ?

[Ursa MAior]

Yep.

[Joisey]

Kewl!  [8D]
 
Er....what does "third party combat system" refer to?  [&:]

[Ursa MAior]

Probably the possibility of playing the battles out detailed in another game (boardgame or tabletop wargame) and entering the data manually.

[MarshallEllis]

Correct!
 
We have developed a generic (Meant for miniatures) interface where EIANW will set up a text file for you to use in your combat resolution. This text file will be the details of the combat to be fought (weather, units, morale,etc). When your battle is complete then fill in the fields for casualties and winners and the game will load the results reflecting them in EIANW.
 
Thank you

[Joisey]

Did you have a specific set of minatures rules in mind to recommend?

[chameleon]

Hi Marshall,

Firstly, I want to congratulate and thank-you for having the perserverance to program EIA and to stick with it over several years. You have some die hard fans to please and we are not an easy bunch for sure!

My question relates to the text file for resolving combats via miniatures. Does this feature also extend to naval combat? I must confess I prefer the Advanced Naval Rules that were released in the General Magazine many moons ago that rated the fleets for morale, had naval tactics, etc. I always felt that just relying on mostly ship numbers and wind guage was misleading because in almost every major naval engagement, decisive naval victories (Nile, Cape St Vincent, Trafalgar) were not achieved by overwhelming numbers but rather by superior tactics, crews and leadership, particularly on the British side.

My hope was to resolve the naval combats using the Advanced Naval rules and then to input the results back into the game, just have you have proposed for land combats. If it is not included in the first release, I would hope it would be considered as part of a future patch.

Cheers,

Chameleon

[MarshallEllis]

Chameleon:
 
You could easily use it for naval battles as well.
It's written for the entire combat engine which by default covers naval battles.
 
Thank you
 

[argaur]

Imagine what a combination would be an empires in arms resolving combats with the incoming les grognards, histwar....[&o][&o][&o]

[chameleon]

Hi Marshall,

Spendid! I'm glad to hear that the naval combats can be played via the text file.

Thanks for your quick reply.

Chameleon

[MarshallEllis]

I personally would like to automate this interface a bit more so that we could easily add other combat engines as "plugins" and see them more integrated with EiANW.
 
Thank you

[Joisey]

Maybe that will be the "Gold Edition" [;)]

[bOrIuM]

hey

I  know its a bit early, but do you think a scenario editor could be possible ? I mean, to do the 1740 war as an exemple, corps, maps and a lot of rules are different...

[MarshallEllis]

Sure! It's possible. We may look at this in the future depending on demand!
 
Thank you

[Joisey]

Then consider my demand to be registered right NOW!

I WANT A SCENARIO EDITOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!