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ORIGINAL: Riitaoja

Thats very odd. The version I have of the scenario Turncoats does not have any Exit Hex. All hexes are normal ones that scrore points at the end of battle.

That's very odd indeed. I took a copy of that scen from Falcon's compilation of stock scenarios.
Take a peek at the screenshot below.


Mike?



cheers

MM


apologies for the small picture, no time right now to figure out how to beat the restrictions.

ORIGINAL: Major Mess

ORIGINAL: Riitaoja

Thats very odd. The version I have of the scenario Turncoats does not have any Exit Hex. All hexes are normal ones that scrore points at the end of battle.

That's very odd indeed. I took a copy of that scen from Falcon's compilation of stock scenarios.
Take a peek at the screenshot below.


Mike?

Sorry a bit late joining in on this, just got in from work! All the versions I see on my computer have the exit hex, it was so long ago, (11 years!) I forget! The description does say they need to get to the top, so I would say yes, they need to exit, even as a PBEM. The 7th was trying to escape, so it does make sense?

cheers

MM


apologies for the small picture, no time right now to figure out how to beat the restrictions.

ORIGINAL: Major Mess

Warhorse, here's Banya Pass.

Usual steps to take to install.


enjoy.


Major Mess


Fake Edit: Mike, I'm working on Turncoats right now. Ima bit puzzled tho ......
Is this an PBEM game?
Or do Ze Germans really work their way to the Exit Hex as the computer opponent?

Lemme know, and I'll crank that puppy out.

MM

Thanks again, Geoff!!

The version of Turncoats I played came with spwaw v4.5 so it's probably an old one. Anyway I just played it through with both sides and I think that a human player should play as the Germans. Here is why:

If played as the Bulgarians it is a bit too easy since the human player can take all the victory hexes and then just defend as the silly AI tries in vain to take the town. I got a decisive victory with just two PZ-IV tanks lost and ~10 men. The AI gave up already on turn 12 after losing nearly all its units and HQ and not taking a single victory hex. Also the AI could not do anything useful with the infantry in the lower left side of the map and it never reached the fight.

Playing as the Germans it was more challenging since the enemy had so many tanks, some heavy artillery and four stuka dive bombers. It also took the objectives and defended them against my attack. It was a hard fight for the town and then I had to use the infantry to ambush enemy tanks higher up the road. Still some fighting to take the last victory hex locations on the hills. I managed to get only a marginal victory with 3 destroyed sturms and 2 imobilized. Also my infantry took some casualties (60 men). Game lasted until the last turn (turn 21).

Ofcourse the newer version of the scenario might play very differently with the victory exit hex and perhaps other changes too. So I'm not sure how valid this feedback really is.

Well I thank you very much for your feedback, I had none at all many years ago!! Perhaps this should be noted then?!

I forgot about htis one.

Turncoats. attachment below.
(change .txt to .zip)

Mike, all I've done here is adjust all the combatants to ENH-FR.
You'll hafta look it over and put on the finishing touches. The more I looked at the scen, it seems that it's set up (at least the version I was working on) for PBEM.
I couldn't really tell which side I should place under Computer Control.
I dunno.

I'm thinkin' that I'll leave it as a PBEM game on my machine.



cheers

MM

Good God, is this a sight for sore eyes. Great work you guys! Just when I feel like life has nearly drained out of the community, it seems like some people wander around.

I'm still clawing my way back from having to blank my hard drive yet again, and this time my kin and I have been going around trying to gather what files we can to save them from digital oblivion.... and of course padding out the full compliment of Scenario Slots! Seeing this has been a rare treat. All I can ask is that you *Please* keep it up.

That said, I also had another request to ask:

ORIGINAL: Warhorse

called Forward the Armored Brigade! 1944 Bulgarian armored force against dug in elements ot eh 13th Regiment of the 7th SS Mountain Division at Vlasotince! Can you tell I LOVE Minor countries?!!

Can you please, Please, Pleaaase with a cherry on top convert this or make a copy of it for World at War? That sounds amazing, even if I didn't have a fondness for minor countries (and I mean actual minors, not Major-Minors or Faux Minors like Finland that pop up in huge swaths of the game).

I also can appreciate the benefits of Shrapnel's stuff, but it's just not for me. So can you please do it?

Regards, and thank you for all this!

I want to make a bit of a point of how incredibly, painfully difficult it was for me to post that up there simply because I couldn't remember the password to my old account (I'm The Almighty Turtle). It kept complaining about phone numbers, links, or what have you even though it didn't include anything but that quote and some abbreviations (as well as the numerical value of the number of slots available for scenarios- and campaigns and mega campaigns-). Apparently I managed to appease it enough to let the post go through, but I have no idea what it was complaining about.

But I hope that's a testament to how much I- and many others- appreciate this!

TaT / Turtler



Dude, consider it done.
Special requests are what I do. [:)]

Lemme find a copy of that puppy, and I'll crank out a ENH-FR version.



cheers

MM


Edit: I should have referred to Mike's post. As far as I can tell this isn't a SPWaW scen. Not yet at least until we can talk Warhorse into making one.
Sorry for the misplaced enthusiasm. [:)]

ORIGINAL: Major Mess

TaT / Turtler



Dude, consider it done.
Special requests are what I do. [:)]

That's still wonderful to hear. Even if it might not apply for this in particular, the help talking with Warhorse would be much appreciated. Lord knows this old game needs more new love.

But be careful! You say special requests are what you do, I might never stop!

Still, even if you can't do *that* scenario now, what ones do you think you Can do/are allowed to?

ORIGINAL: Turtler

Still, even if you can't do *that* scenario now, what ones do you think you Can do/are allowed to?

Hahahahahaha ............ allowed to.

I do anything I damn well want to.



MM

ORIGINAL: Major Mess

ORIGINAL: Turtler

Still, even if you can't do *that* scenario now, what ones do you think you Can do/are allowed to?

Hahahahahaha ............ allowed to.

I do anything I damn well want to.



MM

Glad to know! Just was somewhat confused by the past comments and wasn't sure if there was some kind of quasi-copyright or etiquette thing in play.

PM sent to you at the Depot.

Replied.

Another request I was thinking of: The Doughboys. Seems like it is the one WWI scenario that really hasn't aged well....

ORIGINAL: Turtler
The Doughboys.

#270 on Falcons list of Vanilla scens, I'll pull that puppy and see what I can do.



cheers

MM

PS: another PM sent.

Thanks and cheers yourself. Though right now I'm back to grappling with this DirectDraw error.

Saw PM and replied. Twice.

DirectDraw problem fixed. Apparently something to do with my monitor being adjusted wrong, and which was cleaned up by putting it at the max 60hrz.

PM'd again.