New Public Beta - v1128 Live Now!

[Andrew Brown]

I have made a few more changes to the updated scenarios I have worked on so far - Scenarios 1 to 4. I have included an attempt to address the issue with Allied subs not upgrading to handle upgraded mines, though I am not certain whether the data fix I added will work, as well as a few other issues mentioned on this forum.

The files are unofficial (at least at this stage), and I have saved them as scenarios 101 to 104 for scenarios 1 to 4 respectively, so that if you download them they won't overwrite your current scenarios 1-4. I have uploaded them to my own share drive here:

Scenario 101 (updated scenario 1)
Scenario 102 (updated scenario 2)
Scenario 103 (updated scenario 3)
Scenario 104 (updated scenario 4)

I have also uploaded a document listing the major changes made to scenario 1 since the latest beta.

Also note that these updated scenarios are designed for use with the latest version of my "standard" map (which is largely compatible with the original official map).

All of these files, including the map files (and some others) are accessible via my personal WitP-AE website.

I plan to continue working on the other scenarios (at least the other full map ones), but that will have to wait as I am unavailable for pretty much all of July.

If you download anything please let me know whether the changes look OK. Note that I am only working on data changes, not code changes.

Thanks

[BBfanboy]

I am still a fence-sitter, waiting for those last wrinkles to be eliminated. Many thanks for your hot iron on the problems! I know the users trying it out will be very grateful!

[Diliwitm]

dupe

[Diliwitm]

Ki 61b do not upgrades to Ki 61c . I don't see any reason why not.
Ki 61 seems to be an ugly duck for who edited aircraft with mvr unjustifiable going of a cliff and getting worse than even 2 engine fighter bombers and bombers.

This was an unnatural aicraft for Japan but still 3000 were build almost 3x more than the longer build and "conventional" Ki 44 Tojo. In game it almost makes no sense to build it.

[Tanaka]

I have made a few more changes to the updated scenarios I have worked on so far - Scenarios 1 to 4. I have included an attempt to address the issue with Allied subs not upgrading to handle upgraded mines, though I am not certain whether the data fix I added will work, as well as a few other issues mentioned on this forum.

The files are unofficial (at least at this stage), and I have saved them as scenarios 101 to 104 for scenarios 1 to 4 respectively, so that if you download them they won't overwrite your current scenarios 1-4. I have uploaded them to my own share drive here:

Scenario 101 (updated scenario 1)
Scenario 102 (updated scenario 2)
Scenario 103 (updated scenario 3)
Scenario 104 (updated scenario 4)

I have also uploaded a document listing the major changes made to scenario 1 since the latest beta.

Also note that these updated scenarios are designed for use with the latest version of my "standard" map (which is largely compatible with the original official map).

All of these files, including the map files (and some others) are accessible via my personal WitP-AE website.

I plan to continue working on the other scenarios (at least the other full map ones), but that will have to wait as I am unavailable for pretty much all of July.

If you download anything please let me know whether the changes look OK. Note that I am only working on data changes, not code changes.

Thanks

Thanks for the updated data fixes Andrew! Cheers!

Changes
These are changes from the latest 2024 beta update.
The following are some of the more significant database changes that have been made to Scenario
1, as compared to the latest beta update. Many minor changes have not been included in this list.
Device changes:
• Added the "Aus Fld Eng Section" engineer device for use in Australian forts.
• Added name differences the IJA infantry squads and Chinese rifle squads (based on year of
introduction)
• The "RAF Regt Section" now upgrades to the British infantry section instead of an Indian
infantry section.
• The Allied AFV Device "Sherman V Tank" has modified Armour, Anti-Soft and Anti-Armour
ratings.
• Several allied AFVs have had their build rates increased.
• The load cost of the Japanese Aircraft Cannon Device "57mm Ho-401 Cannon" set to 300
(was 0).
• Changed the 47mm T01 AT Gun (N) to a naval weapon.
• Increased US Mk 12 mine production.
• Modified the range of many radar devices (Allied and Japanese).
• Added in missing devices from old (unused) TO&E LCU entries.
Base changes:
• Daily Supply and Fuel levels of the Eastern USA base have been increased (after being
drastically decreased in the first beta).
• 100 daily fuel and supplies added to Balboa in Panama.
• The Wirraway III factory at Melbourne has been fixed.
• A number of bases added in the first beta have had their victory level values corrected (from
being set to 0).
• Several newly added bases have had their type correctly set to “Airfield” (from being set to
the unused “Secondary Airfield” base type).
• Japanese Airfield “Tingchow” (duplicated name) in hex 93, 43 renamed to “Tehchow”.
• The resources value of the new "Bukit Besi" base has been reduced from 600 to 300.
• The “Airfield build” and “Port build” values of a number of bases added in the first beta have
been increased from 0, to more closely match values of other bases in similar terrain.
• The Australian base “Casino” has been renamed to “Lismore”.

• The Indian port "Rameswaram" has been added in hex 31,44.
• The Indian port "Mannar" has been added in hex 30,45.
• Several Chinese airfields have had their supply caps increased from 0 to 350.
LCU changes:
• Chinese Engineer units "CHINESE AF Base Force" and "CHINESE Port Base Force" now have
Chinese rifle squads assigned to them.
• Changed engineers in Chinese construction regiments to construction engineers instead of
combat engineers.
• Seattle now has a USN base force (as well as Bremerton).
• Duplicate leaders (leaders commanding more than one unit/HQ) have had the duplicated
leadership assignments removed.
• Modified some base units (British and Indian) that use the Advanced Base Force TO&E
Setting device 4 to be Support instead of Engineer Vehicle, and adding Engineer vehicles as
additional devices (device 7).
• Increased the strength of the Chittagong Fort to avoid Turn 1 partisan activity.
• Relocated the 16/5th Mahratta Bn to Benares to avoid Turn 1 partisan activity.
• Moved the arrival location of I Australian Corps to Aden.
• Added the Cocos Island CD Unit (hex 33,101).
• Added the Christmas Island CD Unit (hex 45,104).
• Updated unused TO&E LCUs that have device slots pointing to empty devices.
• Relocated the Japanese 4th NCPC Inf. Bde. to Tehchow to avoid Turn 1 partisan activity.
Ship Class changes:
• British CA Ship class "Leander" front 6” ammunition level corrected to 18.
• The USS Colorado upgrade available in 4504 now has an upgrade delay of 150.
• U.S. Navy Gleaves/Bristol class destroyers can convert to Ellyson class DMS.
• Japanese ship mounted radars changed from “Front” to “All Sides” facing.
• Fixed Japanese Matsu Class DD depth charge facing (Front -> Side + Rear).
• Fixed Japanese Tachibana Class DD depth charge facing (front -> sides + rear).
• Fixed the missing name data for the British River class patrol frigate (3100).
• Fixed Weapon slot 1 for the Japanese T-100 class destroyer.
• Fixed the facing of 20mm Oerlikons on the Casablanca Class CVE refit.
• Aligned some ship class dates with ship arrivals:
- Fletcher class (531)
- Buckley 'TE' class (720)
- Rudderow 'TEV' class (721)
- Otsu Gata Type B class (1988)
• Adjusted many US, British, and Japanese Cruiser class tonnages to more consistent values.
• Modified US sub classes carrying mines to upgrade to new mine types in mid 43 (Mk 10 ->
Mk 12).
• Modified the Dutch KXIV class subs carrying mines to upgrade to the Mk 12 mine.
• Modified the Dutch O19 Class subs (12/41) to move mines to weapon slot 9.
Ship changes:
• Japanese ship mounted radars changed from “Front” to “All Sides” facing.
• U.S. Navy ship USS Boise withdraws (to take part in the invasion of Sicily in the
Mediterranean) on 430601 and returns on 431202.

• Numerous U.S. Navy ships – BBs, CVs, CVLs, CVEs, DDs – have had their arrival dates
adjusted to more accurate dates. Some locations have also been changed – mainly from
Panama to the U.S. East Coast.
• A number of British ships – BBs, CVs, CVLs, CLs, DDs – have had their arrival dates adjusted
to more accurate dates.
• Several U.S. Navy Gleaves/Bristol class DDs changed to appear as Ellyson class DMS: USS
Harding, Carmick, Doyle, Endicott, McCook, Fitch.
• Australian ships HMAS Bataan, Wagga and Wallaroo arrival locations modified.
• A number of U.S. Navy DDs that historically withdrew from the theatre now have historic
withdrawal dates set (mostly Somers, Gridley, Clemson, Porter class DDs).
• A number of U.S. Navy Fletcher class DDs modified to appear on the map at the correct ship
class upgrade level.
• U.S. Navy AO USS Sepulga added, en-route to Pearl Harbor.
• U.S. Navy AG USS Boreas added.
• U.S. Navy AVD USS Gillis added.
• U.S. Navy class "LST Type-II" ships left side 20mm Oerlikons corrected (also for several Mt.
Hood class AEs, and .303 cal Lewis MGs on Manoora class AMCs).
• U.S. Navy Gleaves/Bristol/Ellyson class DDs added: USS Eberle, Plunkett, Kearny, Woolsey,
Ludlow, Edison, Ericsson, Mervine, Quick, Davison, Nelson, Cowie, Knight, Doran, Earle,
Butler.
• U.S. Navy Benson class DDs added: USS Boyle, Champlin, Murphy, Parker, Coghlan, Kendrick,
Laub, MacKenzie, McLanahan, Nields, Ordronaux.
• U.S. Navy Benham class DDs added: USS Mayrant, Rhind.
• Fixed Japanese Matsu Class DD depth charge facing (Front -> Side + Rear).
• Fixed Japanese Tachibana Class DD depth charge facing (front -> sides + rear).
• Many US subs arriving after mid 1943 modified to carry the newer Mk 12 mines.
Aircraft changes:
• Dutch Fighter aircraft "Brewster B-339D" renamed to "B-339D".
• US Army Fighter aircraft "P-40B Tomahawk" renamed to "P-40B Warhawk".
• Changed the Wirraway III aircraft type to Dive Bomber.
Air Group Changes
• Added new air groups for the newly added US Navy CVEs.
• Fixed some duplicated leader assignments.
Leader changes:
• A number of duplicated leaders have been “de-duplicated”.
• US Army Large Ground Unit Leader MGEN - Allied Army "Gerhardt, C.H" has been added.
• U.S. Army Large Ground Unit Leader MGEN - Allied Army "Almond, Edward M." has been
added.
• New Zealand Ship Leader CPT - USN "Bevan, R H” has been added.
Pilot changes:
• A number of pilots have had their arrival dates changed to match the arrival dates of the air
groups they arrive with.

Notes from the first Beta update for scenario 1:
These are additional explanatory notes for a few of the many changes made in the first Beta update
for scenario 1 (and retained):
• A number of Allied ships that were undergoing refit or repair on 7th December 1941 have
had various levels of ‘damage’ added to them to simulate their conditions and the time
needed to compete their refits or repairs. This includes USS Pennsylvania, which is in the
Pearl Harbor shipyard on 411207.
• USS Nevada withdraws on 430615 for duty in the Atlantic, before returning on 441121.
• HMS Prince of Wales – if it survives – withdraws on 430401 for hypothesized duty
supporting operations in the Mediterranean, returning on 440901 (The Royal Navy were
frequently shifting assets from theatre to theatre as needed). If HMS Repulse survives it
does not leave the map, however.