RHS Level 7.757 files and new pwhex set uploaded

[el cid again]

ORIGINAL: TulliusDetritus

Sorry, but I don't think so. The cam file is cam070.dat. Before the last 4 or 5 downloads (map panels, scenarios, pwhex file) I had no problems at all [&:]

I will reupload Level 7 CHS (scenario 70) AFTER renaming the cam file from the one I use.

[el cid again]

Found the uploaded form of the cam file for CVO had a bad field. It is re-uploaded in corrected form. Note this is EXACTLY 7.71 - with NONE of the corrections for 7.72 folded in.

The pwhex set will reissue in minutes - fixing a rail line in Eastern Australia at Townsville. These narrow gage low efficiency RR are represented by road code. But this one matters - so a new set = 7.89

[el cid again]

PWHEX File Set 7.89 uploaded fixing broken rail link at Charter Towers. All previous revisions included. There will not be another file set unless a problem of significance is reported. But note that Level 5 and 6 pwhex file sets require revision to include some of the new data (not this data however as this Australia is not the same).

[el cid again]

Yet more pwhex terrain issues have surfaced from error checking land units, including two important ones.
These may prevent land units from behaving properly - so they are fixed - with a host of minor hexside
eratta in pwhex set 7.90. Again - this is final UNLESS a significant error appears - which now we have checked land units - may not happen. This is uploading now.

There are about 150 land unit location problems in Level 7 - some of them inherited from earlier levels - and set 7.72 will address these. It is not quite ready to upload.

[el cid again]

ORIGINAL: TulliusDetritus

El Cid Again,

Issues with RHSCVO 7.669 => units not assigned to their historical HQ’s (at least the most relevant):

Correct HQ should be:

USN 116 Base Force => South Pacific (like in CHS?)
USN 117 Base Force => South Pacific (like in CHS?)
USAAF 51 Aviation Rgt => Southwest Pacific
USAAF 71 Aviation Rgt => Central Pacific
US Army 51 Base Force => Southwest Pacific
US Army 71 Base Force => Central Pacific
7th Australian Division => Southwest Pacific

There are many other units incorrectly assigned, but the ones above are possibly more important, since the player needs a lot of Political Points.

As for the squadrons, if you want I may post what should be their correct HQ’s (I have been using Kereguelen’s PDF). Not all of them –that would be a pain in the ar**and I don’t have time- but at least the air units present in december 1941, january and february 1942.

I can see that the Japanese have the “Amphibious” HQ’s again. But where are the AGC’s (or AGP’s, I can’t remember now)?

Still no slot numbers for these units provided. And the Australians surely did not start in SW Pacific command - which did not exist early in the war. There was more than a little controversy about command when Mac went to Australia - but his FIRST job was defense for that place - more or less head of ANZAC command.

You seem to be listing units BEFORE SW Pacific command formed. By definition - things must have transferred to it after it was formed. Not sure how to address that? Players don't get magic PP to play with. OTH it is argued with passion that PP should be reduced - and I increased them instead - so maybe it is already addressed?

[el cid again]

I could not find USN 116 and 117 BF. I found treatment of the USAAF and USA BF inconsistent - and so I assigned them to the recommended theaters - except in PPO and EOS - which were correct anyway (Western Command). Note that we don't use the same names for commands - i.e. Central Pacific = Pacific Fleet.

I found AA 7th division. It enters from the Mideast under British SE Asia command - an unrestricted command. BEFORE other commands exist. Surely this is right - and not a player problem either.

[el cid again]

The good news is a lot has been done.

The bad news is that 7.72 will still not be what 7.70 was supposed to be:

a) Clean
b) Have all USN LSTs
c) Have all CW MSW as two ship units

But we will have corrected MAJOR numbers of land units for appearance and date. This regretfully also applies to Levels 6 and 5 as well. In Level 7 that means Recife Brazil (and New Orleans) become more important - and you have more time to send units where you want.

We have reworked some Japanese aircraft: the Me-109E is now the 109T and a carrier plane. The Ki-44III is a land type only. Air groups reworked to match. There is now an Axis Hawk for RTAF and VFAF. The Ki-34 is gone - and civil air units that used it now are half strength on Type LO or Ki-57s.

We did do all but the MSW trawlers as two ship units.

We did correct some commands for some land units in non political scenarios (all but PPO/EOS).

We did fold in a good deal of other eratta..

And ALL naval eratta seem worked in.


This is in packaging now and will upload AFTER Levels 5 and 6 (which package faster) in a few hours.

[el cid again]

Packaged as 7x files (they work up as something else) and uploaded.

[el cid again]

This unit is stated to be in UK Southeast Asia Command in CHS.

Since it operated from Hickam until February 1942 and then went to Fiji - it should be South Pacific Command.

[el cid again]

Mainly to correct four points not defined as land (all minor)

and fold in any other things found since the last update

we are issuing 7.91 (it is already uploaded)

There will be no further pwhex updates at Level 7 unless something significant is found to fix

There will be one more Level 5 and 6 release to incorporate a few things learned doing 7 -
time permitting (no ETA)

[el cid again]

This is a slightly enhanced equal to 6.73 and 5.73 interim updates - featuring new aircraft (sans art changes) -
and indeed more than existed in x.73 - only SBC is absent here. More air groups have been reworked or added related to those changes. Otherwise this is an eratta update - a big deal in Level 7 - with the most important location data worked in - and all ship and air eratta identified worked in. There are some device and other technical enhancements.

As with Levels 5 and 6 it is planned to issue a 7.74 comprehensive update - with new art pointers after we have the new art - and remaining eratta - and additional LSTs - worked in.

[el cid again]

This is nearly final. It should be pretty clean - but I want another round of reports from data detectives.
We are missing three Japanese plane art changes - and the art we are using is tolerable.
I did find an irritating number of moderately important eratta which backfits to Levels 5 and 6.
I also added 5 USMC HQ air units and one civil air unit. For that reason Level 5 and 6 will microupdate
to the x.741 level.

I am going to turn to doing pwhex - final versions for Levels 5 and 6. I will wait for Cobra to do Japanese plane art
and for Blitzk to do eratta checks to issue the last versions of all scenarios. Level 7 development may continue - but 5 and 6 will not. [We might add seasonal maps. We might do a AI scenario.]

[el cid again]

These files change the trail from North China to Ulan Bator Mongolia to Road. They add a few more road hexes on the "caravan and truck" route between Urumchi Sinkiang and the Soviet border. A few mismatched hex sides in Tibet are fixed - on the assumption use of the Urumchi route may make them something people can see - you cannot really fight in Tibet (for logistical reasons) - it is pure chrome.

They also add "invisible railroads" on the mainland of Africa (between Durban and Capetown) and on the mainland of South America (between Rio and Recife) - for use by AI in economic management. They are not really intended for player use - and they do not show up in map art. If, for some reason, a player wants to march slowly instead of sail between these points - no harm is done - as it would be possible. However, a similar connection to Valparaiso Chile isn't feasible due to political problems crossing borders between Brazil and Chile. Chile, a UK ally, and Brazil, a US ally, are virtually islands from the point of view of strategic movement.

It is not intended to update this file set again. It is intended for use with 7.743 comprehensive and later versions of RHS which have modifications taylored to this pwhex set.

[el cid again]

Except for art pointer issues -

which will be addressed in 7.75 which will issue shortly (involving 2 RTAF aircraft) - this is it.

Do NOT instrall 7.75 microupdate UNTIL Cobra completes the Japanese filmstrip.

[el cid again]

Now that we seem to have resolved pointer issues related to aircraft, we will release all RHS at x.751 standard.

CVO and BBO are already released to that standard for some levels.

Other scenarios will follow for all levels in due course - as time permits.

These are final and frozen file sets.

Expect a revised set of plane art filmstrips - but that can be installed during a game in progress. Do not expect more
data file releases unless something is badly wrong.

[el cid again]

Due to a semi-important issue (VF-3 set not to appear in EOS) we are releasing an update. It has a number of minor eratta in ship, class
and location files as well as this air group file correction.

[el cid again]

Brings Level 7 in line with the current releases of Level 5 and Level 6 (the last version for 6).

Corrects two aircraft durability ratings, one air group upgrade, and the location of a division arrival (this last EOS only).

This release is frozen. And I am out of communications - probably - for a while again.

[el cid again]

We have a problem in Level 7 scenarios with Recife. It appears corrected by changing the command. If confirmed in another test series, we will issue update set x.754.

We have found a HQ unit that does not appear due to a date issue: possibly land units are not the same as ships - setting a date before the start of the war does not seem to work for a HQ. Setting at 0 works. This will be in the update.

We have added a few USN LSTs - and date corrected a few more of them. This will be in the update.

We have found one aircraft engine upgrade issue that should be corrected. This will be in the update.

Assuming no functional issue presents itself, we will freeze again and not do more development until we get some human game feedback.

[el cid again]

I have run tests to 2/21/42 - including loading of three different task groups at Recife on two different occasions -
without incident. This means we can issue the 7.754 update. After adding yet more USN LSTs, I will do just that.

[el cid again]

I discovered UK/CW air HQ and engineer units were duplicated - and not entirely logically formed - so I am reworking these as part of x.754