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Elessar2 wrote: Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:07 pm Lothos, I would strongly urge you to read my notes and AARs on my War in the Pacific scenario, such that you don't end up reinventing the wheel when you discover some snag that I (and my playtester Old Crow Balthazor) had already run across.

We likely can be at your disposal for any playtests.

BillRunacre wrote: Mon Jul 04, 2022 2:12 pm If you use the shift map function to move parts of the map around, it will adjust the script coordinates too.

However, do not do this with the master copy of your campaign. If you want to try it out, do so on a test campaign and then make a note of what actual changes will work to achieve your desired goal.

Edit: and even when you know what changes to make, make them on a copy of the master.

Note also that the undo button will not undo any shifting that is done, which is why you will have to keep a master copy somewhere else safe on your computer just in case.

The shifting may or may not allow what you're after too, so the above may not be relevant, i.e. you cannot use it to move a left hand portion of the map to become the right hand portion. But if it is, I suggest reading the relevant section in the Manual and then testing out its functionality in a test campaign in the Editor.

BillRunacre wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:55 pm That's the feature, there is a write up in the Manual on it, and I would just experiment lots in a test campaign to get the hang of it.

Lothos wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:24 pm
I tried the shifting (thanks for pointing to the manual it was easy)

It did crash but it did most of the work. Looking over the map after the shift and their are draw backs to this. If I do this then the Atlantic becomes way to small to scale which would then make it easier for the UK to hunt down German subs and the battle of the Atlantic will not be as much fun.

BillRunacre wrote: Wed Jul 06, 2022 8:34 am

Lothos wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:24 pm
I tried the shifting (thanks for pointing to the manual it was easy)

It did crash but it did most of the work. Looking over the map after the shift and their are draw backs to this. If I do this then the Atlantic becomes way to small to scale which would then make it easier for the UK to hunt down German subs and the battle of the Atlantic will not be as much fun.

Great to hear.

With the Atlantic, how about picking a point just to the east of Greenland and enlarging it there (if you have space available). You'll then need to readjust Iceland and possibly one or two islands further south, but that would achieve the effect.

Lothos wrote: Wed Jul 06, 2022 5:49 pm On a different subject How to I make it so Japan and China are at war in the beginning of the scenario and not have the UK at war with Japan as well.

EDITED, I keep selecting China in the Belligerence but it wont save it. It changes it to the UK once I leave and come back (or even save) and it un-checks the Belligerence checkbox.

BillRunacre wrote: Thu Jul 07, 2022 9:10 am

Lothos wrote: Wed Jul 06, 2022 5:49 pm On a different subject How to I make it so Japan and China are at war in the beginning of the scenario and not have the UK at war with Japan as well.

EDITED, I keep selecting China in the Belligerence but it wont save it. It changes it to the UK once I leave and come back (or even save) and it un-checks the Belligerence checkbox.

Is China Allied and fully mobilized too?

Elessar2 wrote: Thu Jul 07, 2022 2:56 am Looking very good-you're inspiring me to get back to work on my Euro 20k map. [However I am currently about to get a brand new machine & high speed internet after a lightning bolt fried my old modem.] Many of the changes will mirror those in my Pacific one-if I may be so bold it would be cool to discuss design options-my PM box is at your disposal.

Feel free to borrow and modify my scripts if you wish; my pride and joy is one which swaps the 3 Yamatos for 4 Shokakus. I recently made one which swaps all early German land and air builds for a major Plan Z fleet rebuild. I also put in a ton of Japanese convoy lines so that only a minimum of MPPs teleport magically to the home islands. [I'll PM you the Plan Z one once I get my new internet up and going]

One issue with your Pacific map: looks very accurate but "land" spaces which are less than 50% land work as sea spaces in the game engine, meaning no land unit can exist there. I saw some of those spaces in the Philippines, most notably Palawan which will be all sea spaces. You may have to thus make some of those islands "fatter" if you desire them to be in play for land and air. Truk & Oahu are problematic since you have too little space for all of the ships which typically based there; I had to make them much bigger to provide enough room for sufficient ships to dock. This can be crucial when you are upgrading your fleet; you can't have so few ports that it will take 6 months to upgrade everything.

In addition single hex islands can only have one unit: in some cases I made them two hexes so you can put a land and air unit there. I also found that lakes work wonderfully to represent atolls: small lakes will still allow land & air to base there, large will turn them into sea spaces, fine for those which you don't plan to make playable.

Lothos wrote: Thu Jul 07, 2022 10:06 am

BillRunacre wrote: Thu Jul 07, 2022 9:10 am

Lothos wrote: Wed Jul 06, 2022 5:49 pm On a different subject How to I make it so Japan and China are at war in the beginning of the scenario and not have the UK at war with Japan as well.

EDITED, I keep selecting China in the Belligerence but it wont save it. It changes it to the UK once I leave and come back (or even save) and it un-checks the Belligerence checkbox.

Is China Allied and fully mobilized too?

Yes, (screenshot below)

BillRunacre wrote: Thu Jul 07, 2022 5:56 pm

Lothos wrote: Thu Jul 07, 2022 10:06 am

BillRunacre wrote: Thu Jul 07, 2022 9:10 am

Is China Allied and fully mobilized too?

Yes, (screenshot below)

Can you send me the campaign, zipped up and preferably by WeTransfer?