Community scenarios

TMO · Post by **TMO** » Mon Apr 21, 2003 7:56 pm

I read with some interest recently about developments being made by one or two of you guys to create new scenarios. Just wondered how things were going and how the new game will affect your labour.

TMO

Kevinugly · Post by **Kevinugly** » Mon Apr 21, 2003 8:20 pm

As regards the 'Opertion Mercury' (Crete 1941) project I'm going to wait for the new game now. Although I've got the OOBs ready, HTTR should have the estabs for the 'Fallschirmjaeger' and, I hope, the 'Gebirgsjaeger' units. Although they will still need altering to bring them into line with the 1941 estabs it will much easier to do and give a more satisfying result. I hope

TMO · Post by **TMO** » Mon Apr 21, 2003 8:45 pm

What are 'Gebirgsjaeger' units?

TMO

Kevinugly · Post by **Kevinugly** » Mon Apr 21, 2003 9:04 pm

Gebirgsjaeger are light mountain troops. The 5th Gebirgs division was involved in the assault on Crete, some were airlifted in, others landed by sea. See www.eagle19.freeserve.co.uk/crete.htm for useful info on the Germans at Crete

Grouchy · Post by **Grouchy** » Mon Apr 21, 2003 9:13 pm

Regarding my 2 scenario's, I'm basically waiting for HTTR to come out.
With HTTR I finally will get my hands on the new Coy's....of course I will spend way too much time on the game first but after that I will start working on the scenario's again

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See the Screenies/attachments.

Grouchy · Post by **Grouchy** » Mon Apr 21, 2003 9:14 pm

eeeuh me bad, I think you can only attach one attacchment at the time

TMO · Post by **TMO** » Mon Apr 21, 2003 9:17 pm

OK,worked it out - mountain troops.

TMO

TMO · Post by **TMO** » Mon Apr 21, 2003 9:22 pm

Grouchy

Maps look bloody fantastic!

TMO

Golf33 · Post by **Golf33** » Mon Apr 21, 2003 10:04 pm

Mmmmmmm Mmmmmmmm

I am salivating - those look fantastic!

Cheers
33

JeF · Post by **JeF** » Mon Apr 21, 2003 11:19 pm

The Cherbourg map is impressive.

Good work Grouchy !

JeF.

Tbone3336 · Post by **Tbone3336** » Wed Apr 23, 2003 3:30 pm

WOW! Very Nice. Looking forward to the new game and some great community scenarios. While I do not create maps or scenarios, I do appreciate the hard work put into them and everyone producing them, I thank you in advance.

Marc von Martial · Post by **Marc von Martial** » Wed Apr 23, 2003 5:04 pm

Originally posted by Kevinugly
As regards the 'Opertion Mercury' (Crete 1941) project I'm going to wait for the new game now. Although I've got the OOBs ready, HTTR should have the estabs for the 'Fallschirmjaeger' and, I hope, the 'Gebirgsjaeger' units. Although they will still need altering to bring them into line with the 1941 estabs it will much easier to do and give a more satisfying result. I hope

Oh BOY, do I look forward to that allready !!!

Spent my last summer holiday on Crete. Stayed in Rethymon and visited some of the spots mentioned in the books I read before the trip. It´s mind twisting to stand in the dry river beds where fierce fights took place 60 years ago.

Of course we visited Maleme, Chania and Heraklion too.

But Crete is of course not only Operation Mercury. It´s a stunning island with a rough and beautyfull countryside and a stunning history too. Doesn´get boring there easily

Fallschirmjager · Post by **Fallschirmjager** » Wed Apr 23, 2003 6:19 pm

My great uncle fought on crete (for the germans) im very interested in that one

U2 · Post by U2 » Wed Apr 23, 2003 6:51 pm

Hi

Let me just say that those maps look fantastic! I look forward to them very much as well as to the Neijmegen and Eindhoven battles that will be included in the upcoming HTTR. The more battles the better:)

Cheers
Dan

Arjuna · Post by **Arjuna** » Thu Apr 24, 2003 5:51 am

Originally posted by Marc Schwanebeck
Oh BOY, do I look forward to that allready !!!

Spent my last summer holiday on Crete. Stayed in Rethymon and visited some of the spots mentioned in the books I read before the trip. It´s mind twisting to stand in the dry river beds where fierce fights took place 60 years ago.

Of course we visited Maleme, Chania and Heraklion too.

But Crete is of course not only Operation Mercury. It´s a stunning island with a rough and beautyfull countryside and a stunning history too. Doesn´get boring there easily

Back in 1979 I visited Crete with my wife armed with a letter of introduction from Lou Lind, a work colleague who I didn't really know that well at the time. It turned out he was an Australian Army captain who was captured on Crete, escaped and fought with and helped organise the resistence on Crete. His letter of introduction was like gold.

We had such a great time then, visiting the battlefields. The people were terrific. We were even shown the inlet where the British subs used to pick up escapees and drop off agents. A great time and a great place.

Rooster · Post by **Rooster** » Wed May 28, 2003 9:18 am

I've created this map as separate layers in photoshop so that I can develop it when the game comes out.

The town in the lower right hand corner is St. Lo. The map has been pieced together from maps at:

http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/BOOKS/WWII/1 ... t-lo_0.htm

The countryside is about 80% hedgerow, which will need to be created as an terrain element, probably in place of polder.

It's a work in progress, and comments are welcome. I'm sure I'll need help creating the map.

I would also like to develop a map for Mortain. Can anyone recommend sources?

Rooster · Post by **Rooster** » Wed May 28, 2003 9:19 am

And now the map.