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JPJ wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 10:34 am I understand (from your Map Making thread) that your WEGO engine already can support conflicts at the operational level from the Napoleonic Era to the Cold War circa 1985. That is interesting. Would it be possible to expand and include a flexible editor so that more users can easily create scenarios of their choice for your WEGO system in any of these periods?

JPJ wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 10:34 am This could take the form of a new game with some base scenarios (hopefully more than one from this poll ) and with this broad, powerful scenario editor. That would then allow players who wish to do so to build and tweak new scenarios in addition to the ones in the box. So, to expand WEGO.

JPJ wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 10:34 am Technically, I think it would be great if we can create, share and download community scenarios in any period from within the base game. This can then develop in several directions. (I personally am across the spectrum and would try various WW1 and Napoleonic battles but also play Korea scenarios occasionally). The editor and database could evolve in steps. You might even include some good user scenarios in future versions and get a snowball rolling.

JPJ wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 10:34 am Some other games see a lot of community activity around scenario development and modding. Your poll so far seems to suggest there is no single majority but interest in more than one period - so, perhaps an interest in more playable scenarios than just the one with 24 out of 122 votes (still open and counting though... ). Something for the community?

JPJ wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 10:34 am Not sure what is feasible based on your current code and plans. Could something like this help open up your WEGO system to more - and more diverse - players faster than a single title could?

bcgames wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 2:50 am This capability exists now. The Editor provides you access to the game engine--it is not "The Game" or any game for that matter. The game engine doesn't care about anything more than what YOU have given it to care about. WE used it to create Desert War and Stalingrad. You can use it for other game topics that YOU care about. If it doesn't,then what does the engine need to scratch that itch? Post your requirements below.

bcgames wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 2:50 am This is an excellent description of The Operational Art of War -- WEGO. Not sure we will ever have the time or the guns to equal this awesome game engine.

bcgames wrote: Mon Aug 29, 2022 5:05 am Statistics in stride...

25% Napoleonic Era
6% American Civil War
31% Rifle-Musket Era

49% WWII in Europe
19% Cold War in Korea
69% Post-WWI Era

bcgames wrote: Sat Sep 17, 2022 3:55 am ...and sold! Our survey sez...The next game after Monty's Front trilogy is--Napoleon's 1813 Campaign. En Avant!

ham17 wrote: Tue Oct 11, 2022 1:55 pm Has the development of Operation Market-Garden 1944 already started?

ham17 wrote: Tue Oct 11, 2022 1:55 pm And has the 1813 Campaign (Napoleonic) at least started gathering materials?

Highway 69 (later nicknamed "Hell's Highway") leading through the planned route was two lanes wide, partly raised above a surrounding flat terrain of polder or floodplain. The ground on either side of the highway was in places too soft to support tactical vehicle movement and there were numerous dikes and drainage ditches. Dikes tended to be topped by trees or large bushes, and roads and paths were lined with trees. In early autumn this meant that observation would be seriously restricted

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Market_Garden