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Ratbag55 wrote: Mon Apr 06, 2026 8:07 am

Curtis Lemay wrote: Sun Apr 05, 2026 9:35 pm OK, Cpl GAC has volunteered, so that's 5.

Others who've posted on this thread but aren't on the DB:

rhinobones, Telumar, kutaycosar, tcarosil, Franciscus, joey, Ratbag55, cathar1244, wdkruger, woos1981, Fulcrum28, William the Silent, Ranger6, LOK32MK, and Hoplite1963.

Similarly, these posted and are already members of the DB:

Lobster, josant, sPzAbt653, Larry Fulkerson, Zovs, broccolini, Simon Edmonds, ncc1701e, btd64, nemo69.

Other members of the DB:

governato, BillLottJr, Raindem, thomasharvey, GoldenDelicious, Nikolai Ezhov, IslandInland.

And others that are board posters who aren't yet on the DB:

Jeremy MacDonald, macgregor.

I would kinda like to hear from as many of these as possible one way or the other.

Ratbag55 would like to playtest and be added to the DB if possible.

Thanks

You and kutaycosar are added to the list.

Edit: And Telumar makes it 6

Note that the needs will be diverse: Not just PBEM, but play against the PO, play with either updated or non-updated scenarios, and designers to make upgrades. Plenty of slots to fit into.

Curtis Lemay wrote: Mon Apr 06, 2026 2:16 pm

Ratbag55 wrote: Mon Apr 06, 2026 8:07 am

Curtis Lemay wrote: Sun Apr 05, 2026 9:35 pm OK, Cpl GAC has volunteered, so that's 5.

Others who've posted on this thread but aren't on the DB:

rhinobones, Telumar, kutaycosar, tcarosil, Franciscus, joey, Ratbag55, cathar1244, wdkruger, woos1981, nemo69, Fulcrum28, William the Silent, Ranger6, LOK32MK, and Hoplite1963.

Similarly, these posted and are already members of the DB:

Lobster, josant, sPzAbt653, Larry Fulkerson, Zovs, broccolini, Simon Edmonds, ncc1701e, btd64.

Other members of the DB:

governato, BillLottJr, Raindem, thomasharvey, GoldenDelicious, Nikolai Ezhov, IslandInland.

And others that are board posters who aren't yet on the DB:

Jeremy MacDonald, macgregor.

I would kinda like to hear from as many of these as possible one way or the other.

Ratbag55 would like to playtest and be added to the DB if possible.

Thanks

You and kutaycosar are added to the list.

Edit: And Telumar makes it 6

Note that the needs will be diverse: Not just PBEM, but play against the PO, play with either updated or non-updated scenarios, and designers to make upgrades. Plenty of slots to fit into.

one little problem though, i don't own the matrix version of the game only steam, in that case, is it still possible to participate in beta if yes, does it means i will lost access to current version of the game?

kutaycosar wrote: Tue Apr 07, 2026 8:37 am one little problem though, i don't own the matrix version of the game only steam, in that case, is it still possible to participate in beta if yes, does it means i will lost access to current version of the game?

I don't think it will be a problem. Both versions must be made to work. I have both installations and use the Steam version the most. But, if there is some problem then that is something the beta test was intended to find out. Then I'll have to fix it.

I am open to help.

joey wrote: Tue Apr 07, 2026 7:06 pm I am open to help.

Thanks! That makes 7 so far.

kutaycosar wrote: Mon Apr 06, 2026 7:06 am i have no experience with scenario editor and I'm one of the least experienced in here, but i can help with the test things if needed.

Believe it or not, sometimes the people with the least experience make good testers. Just so they know the basics. They ask a lot of questions and those questions sometimes uncovers errors.

My apologies but I am already fully booked with other projects at this time.

Lobster wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2026 1:55 am

kutaycosar wrote: Mon Apr 06, 2026 7:06 am i have no experience with scenario editor and I'm one of the least experienced in here, but i can help with the test things if needed.

Believe it or not, sometimes the people with the least experience make good testers. Just so they know the basics. They ask a lot of questions and those questions sometimes uncovers errors.

Agreed. But we need veterans too. A mixture would be nice.

Jeremy Mac Donald wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2026 7:01 am My apologies but I am already fully booked with other projects at this time.

Sorry to hear, Jeremy. (see above).

There will be a option to opt in the beta on steam right? Don't want to lose any of my PBEM games i have going on at the moment

NightTime977 wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2026 6:40 pm There will be a option to opt in the beta on steam right? Don't want to lose any of my PBEM games i have going on at the moment

We need testers of all sorts, so, sure. I don't see the beta test interferring with PBEM games in-progress, though.

Curtis Lemay wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2026 7:59 pm

NightTime977 wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2026 6:40 pm There will be a option to opt in the beta on steam right? Don't want to lose any of my PBEM games i have going on at the moment

We need testers of all sorts, so, sure. I don't see the beta test interferring with PBEM games in-progress, though.

So if the game version changes I should be ok to play?

NightTime977 wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2026 10:38 pm

Curtis Lemay wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2026 7:59 pm

NightTime977 wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2026 6:40 pm There will be a option to opt in the beta on steam right? Don't want to lose any of my PBEM games i have going on at the moment

We need testers of all sorts, so, sure. I don't see the beta test interferring with PBEM games in-progress, though.

So if the game version changes I should be ok to play?

Best I can say is I can't foresee any issue.

NightTime977 wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2026 10:38 pm

Curtis Lemay wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2026 7:59 pm

NightTime977 wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2026 6:40 pm There will be a option to opt in the beta on steam right? Don't want to lose any of my PBEM games i have going on at the moment

We need testers of all sorts, so, sure. I don't see the beta test interferring with PBEM games in-progress, though.

So if the game version changes I should be ok to play?

So...are you volunteering?

OK, I've finished updating my Next War 1979 scenario. Took 22 days, so more of a task than I expected. Needed lots of research on the two Hierarchies and commander lists. I even enlisted chatGPT for help on commanders: A total bust! Nothing chatGPT provided was correct. But, I persisted and found an excellent Soviet source. Other WP and NATO were hit and miss.

Note from the attached, I've added another "new" scenario to my plans. It will be an alternate to my Gettysburg 1863 scenario that will make it a "Guns of the South" variant. Some of you may have read "Guns of the South" and know it was set in 1864, with The Wilderness being the first battle (see the attached link). But I don't have a Wilderness battle ready, so I'll just assume the South gets the time-travel assistance in 1863 instead. As per that novel, the South will get all its small arms replaced with AK-47s. Stay tuned! (Probably only of interest to Southerners. )

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

Here are the NATO and Warsaw Pact hierarchies. Note that I had to add multiple higher HQs for this, and place them on the map (often using off-map distance hexes). Note that William Norman Hall Scotter commanded both the Northern Army Group and the British Army of the Rhine. And Frederick James Kroesen Jr. commanded both the Central Army Group and the USAREUR. Also, Peter David George Terry commanded both the 2nd Tactical Air Force and the RAF. Finally, Walter Daniel Druen Jr. commanded both the 4th Tactical Air Force and the US 17th Air Force. This isn't the first scenario where I've encounted this. I wish there were an easy way to let commanders have dual commands, but it's too hard to include in this update.

And here are the NATO and Warsaw Pact Commanders. 119 total with only 1 NATO and 11 Warsaw Pact in the canned list:

Here are some samples of NATO and Warsaw Pact formations. Note the useage of 32 character names and sizes, service arms, and nationalities:

Here are a few samples of NATO and Warsaw Pact units. Note useage of 32 characters and service arms and nationalities. Note that there was even a NATO Coast Guard unit! So that addition I made paid off!

Here are the NATO and Warsaw Pact Alternate Forces. Again, like for France 1944, I made color changes to effect proficiency categories, then covered it up with a color mod: