Losing fight with the editor

[magic87966]

OK, Obviously all the estimations and variables make for a more exciting game. You wouldn’t want to know the exact numbers because what commander ever did? But in this example the attacker did attack as a 6 combat strength, right? (10 minus 40%) Is that the one number the attacker can be sure of?

[kennonlightfoot]

Is there a way to clear all the victory hexes without having to find each one and remove them?
For instance, if you wanted to change one of the scenarios like 1942 one into just a summer long campaign. To make the victory conditions work the existing VP hexes and totals would need to be removed and a new set made based on what should be achievable by October 42.

[lpgamble]

ORIGINAL: AlvaroSousa

On the far right is a toggle that says Hotkeys. There is also a mods manual.

Where is the mods manual?

[lpgamble]

I think I found it. In the main Warplan forum under current game documentation, one of the files is the mod manual

[AlvaroSousa]

Correct.

[Dougwhite53SlitherineSSL]

Hi Alvaro,

I too seem to be having problems creating a new scenario. I've been playing around with an old boardgame conversion. I've setup a couple of units on both sides to try it out. Strange combat results - when I attack, a unit stands in place until it surrenders or is destroyed, regardless of the unit strengths. Regardless of combat results, the units stand fast and refuse to retreat. In one example, a 25 strength point unit surrendered. Control and supply have been set on the map so this doesn't seem to be the problem with no capability to retreat. Default generals are being used with values similar to the main scenarios. I've tried reinstalling the game and going back to an earlier version but still have the same problem. Any ideas on what is causing this?

[AlvaroSousa]

You have to set all the variables for the game. There are a lot of them. Many I made importable from the data menu item.

The editor is a constant work in progress.

[lion_of_judah]

I'm attempting to mess around with the editor, and having no luck. How do you even map the map size, have terrain showup instead of it looking like one big blob of green on the screen. Thanks

[AlvaroSousa]

#1 are you starting from a blank slate
#2 what are you trying to make
#3 what scale is it?

[lion_of_judah]

1. yes
2. map of africa
3. 50km

are you able to import a map of Africa or really any map and go from there?

[AlvaroSousa]

New maps need to have all the data entered. Some can be imported.

Are you trying to make just North Africa or literally ALL of Africa and just Africa. Detail what scenario you want to make.

if it is 50km per hex you would be possibly better off opening the Europe 1939, saving it under a different name, then clearing out the map and then importing the map. All the data for 50km is already there.

OR you can clean slate, import the map, import the data, then manually enter the differences side by side with the Europe game.

[lion_of_judah]

I was thinking about making a map of all of Africa at 50km, and that idea sounds like a plan.

[AlvaroSousa]

So the whole map of Africa. Will this be a single campaign in WW2?

Did you read the modding documentation?

[lion_of_judah]

yes, the whole of Africa, and no a post WW2 scenario. I'm reading the documentation as I go.