Sneak Peeks, Coming Attractions, Works-In-Progress

[Benedict151]

Sorry, no blog (apologies for confusion, was referring to yours).
Just my own book etc collection.

regards
Ben

[Jason Petho]

Campaign Series Vietnam: BETA Testing

Hmmm... there are a couple new things in the screenshot.

Any guesses?

[Jason Petho]

Campaign Series Vietnam: BETA Testing

Here is another one of those new features to make your lives easier when playing. If you are trying to cross one of the new full hex waterways, as shown in the 3D screenshot, if you have a boat with enough action points available, you can cross from one side to the other by merely expending action points. No need to load into the boat and unload from the boat.

[fritzfarlig]

very good idea the other things is only to much micromanagement

[Jason Petho]

ORIGINAL: fritzfarlig

very good idea the other things is only to much micromanagement

That's just it, we are reducing the amount of micromanagement with that feature.

[Andrea G]

It will be so much better this way

[Jason Petho]

Campaign Series Vietnam: Mapping

The master III Corps area map that will be included in CS Vietnam. A massive map that you'll be able to cut up to create your own scenarios. Today, I'm spending some time and updating the area south of Saigon.

[Ashcloud]

Fantastic map. Nice work.

[Jason Petho]

Thank you!

[alwaysdime]

Looks great. Any update on a release date?

[Jason Petho]

Sometime next year is the plan.

[sapper32]

Great still looking forward to release

[Jason Petho]

There's a new article by David Galster at our development website that deals with the Day River Campaign. Check it out!

New Article!

[Jason Petho]

Campaign Series Vietnam: The new Close Air Support Model.

Here's a tease for you all!

The new CAS Model in action.

New 1 - Aircraft are available in the Organization editor to be placed within the Scenario Editor for each scenario.

New 2 - The new Close Air Support button to access the new Air Model.

New 3 - The new Close Air Support dialog showing you the aircraft you have available

New 4 - the details pertinent the aircraft you've selected including the key flags to know, what the weapons load is for that particular strike and what special abilities it has

[Big Ivan]

Wow!! Nice Jason, super nice!![:D]

[Hoplite1963]

I wonder if this means that airstrikes are now going to be called in a bit like off map artillery as in the JTS Panzer Battles ? It certainly looks as if you might get to use an individual one more than once ? Also I hope we can choose the order in which we use them now and we don’t just have to work our way down the list from top to bottom ?

[Jason Petho]

That is correct, there is a lot more flexibility now with how airstrikes are called and used. You're now able to choose the type airstrike you'd wish to arrive.

[Big Ivan]

That's a big plus Jason and all around a giant leap forward for the game engine![&o]

To be able to directly call in a B52 Arc Light strike directly instead have to wait for the old way by randomization is awesome. Also an A-6 Intruder carrying napalm over just bombs will make surgical strikes possible against enemy strongholds.

This is just great!![:D][:D]

[berto]

Another spin-off development from the new Air Model implementation: An updated org editor, showing aircraft, but also unit capabilities.

[Ashcloud]

Looks fantastic.