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Hey all:
I promised to take a whack at creating a new version of the Hotkeys and add a few playaids as well.

I am linking below a .pdf file that I created yesterday.

As I mentioned in the other post, my goals are to:
1. Make it a bit easier to read and print; make use of color when appropriate
2. Simplify the text compared to official version. IMO it is too busy and contains lots of extraneous text
3. Include the Allied Shipyards reference that some kind soul created years ago
4. Redo the Off-Map Connections chart
5. Make the assumption that WITP:AE players are smart and will figure out how the hotkeys work



While some of the footnotes are rather small, I had limited space to fit everything. Most of the footnotes are "read once, then ignore" anyway, so I figured it would work
So, here is version 0.1 of my ALLIED HOTKEYS & PLAYAIDS CHART. It is in color, but I tested printing in grayscale and it works just fine. The .png pic file is a bit fuzzy in areas, the real thing looks better.
v2: Minor changes for grammar and inclusion of +/- hotkeys
v3: Update of header, added picture

I would appreciate constructive feedback.

Nicely done. Thanks. Will you be doing one for Japan? It won't take much in the way of alterations.

dr.hal wrote: Thu Jun 30, 2022 9:53 pm Nicely done. Thanks. Will you be doing one for Japan? It won't take much in the way of alterations.

I can, but I need help to determine what to use in it. Not having played Japan yet, I don't know what would be good chart candidates.
For instance:
I don't think the Off-Map Connections are that useful, but that is just a guess, maybe some tweaks would do?
I would need a Japanese Shipyard list that covers ones not on the Allied list, preferably with the Capability and Port Size ratings (I don't want to know anything about the Japanese until ready to play them myself).
I suppose if we need a modified Off-Map Chart, I don't have the data on that. I can figure it out if I know the proper bases involved.
Thanks for the feedback!

I guess off board movement is really an Allied player thing, although I GUESS, (?) that if Japanese ships want to bombard the Falklands they could, not sure of that! But shipyards and other data are available from the board and the manual. Hotkeys would be the same for either side. Hal

Cool, thanks for the help dr hal.

Cheers!

Greetings all and happy April.

I intend on revisiting this chart post-release of the new version of the game.
Goals:
- make sure any errors/omissions due to new changes are incorporated
- revisit my font choice and see if another is more readable and prints better
- general spit and polish pass

Looking forward to this summer/fall/winter.
M.

Moltrey <S> Sir!
Another Excellent item! Thank You.

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