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Monty's Front Desert War Upgrade
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 3:33 am
by bcgames
Started work on upgrading WEGOWW2: Desert War 1940-42 to the Monty's Front engine. It all starts with re-tiling the map...
I'm looking forward to getting back to--The Desert.
Re: Monty's Front Desert War Upgrade
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 12:49 pm
by Zovs
Does this mean I'll have to buy another game of DW?
Or will this update be a patch to my existing DW?
I a not too keen on the former.
Re: Monty's Front Desert War Upgrade
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:53 pm
by Zarevic
bcgames wrote: Mon Jul 31, 2023 3:33 am
Started work on upgrading WEGOWW2: Desert War 1940-42 to the Monty's Front engine. It all starts with re-tiling the map...
I'm looking forward to getting back to--The Desert.
Great!!
Re: Monty's Front Desert War Upgrade
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:45 pm
by bcgames
Zovs wrote: Mon Jul 31, 2023 12:49 pm
Does this mean I'll have to buy another game of DW?
Nope. It's a patch.
There have been a ton of changes/additions/deletions to the WEGO game engine since Desert War came out. We don't want to have multiple versions to maintain going forward. Sooooo....Desert War and Stalingrad will be patched up to Monty's Front standards. Gratis.
Re: Monty's Front Desert War Upgrade
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2023 1:46 am
by Zovs
bcgames wrote: Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:45 pm
Zovs wrote: Mon Jul 31, 2023 12:49 pm
Does this mean I'll have to buy another game of DW?
Nope. It's a patch.
There have been a ton of changes/additions/deletions to the WEGO game engine since Desert War came out. We don't want to have multiple versions to maintain going forward. Sooooo....Desert War and Stalingrad will be patched up to Monty's Front standards. Gratis.
And there was much rejoicing!!!
Re: Monty's Front Desert War Upgrade
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2023 2:39 am
by bcgames
Upgrades...
Since Desert War was published five+ years ago, these are the improvements to the WEGO game engine up through Monty's Front:
* Weather Engine
* Attach/Detach Divisions
* Build-up/Break-down battalions and brigades
* Bombardment
* Logistics Assets
* Special Events Assets
* Asset Restriction Options
* Day/Night Operations
* Improved AI
* Linked-scenario Campaign Games
* Airborne Operations
* Amphibious Operations
* Riverine Operations
* Supply Depots
* Expanded set of terrain types and effects (airfields, drop zones, major rivers, villages, beach, flooded, hedgerow, polder, etc., etc.)
* Adjustable scenario start times
* Adjustable era/years
* Conditional Reinforcements
* GUI Improvements/Expansions
* System simplification/elegance
Other than these additions, Desert War is exactly the same as it ever was...
Re: Monty's Front Desert War Upgrade
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:48 am
by Zovs
bcgames wrote: Tue Aug 01, 2023 2:39 am
Upgrades...
Since Desert War was published five+ years ago, these are the improvements to the WEGO game engine up through Monty's Front:
* Weather Engine
* Attach/Detach Divisions
* Build-up/Break-down battalions and brigades
* Bombardment
* Logistics Assets
* Special Events Assets
* Asset Restriction Options
* Day/Night Operations
* Improved AI
* Linked-scenario Campaign Games
* Airborne Operations
* Amphibious Operations
* Riverine Operations
* Supply Depots
* Expanded set of terrain types and effects (airfields, drop zones, major rivers, villages, beach, flooded, hedgerow, polder, etc., etc.)
* Adjustable scenario start times
* Adjustable era/years
* Conditional Reinforcements
* GUI Improvements/Expansions
* System simplification/elegance
Other than these additions, Desert War is exactly the same as it ever was...
Well those some mighty fine and a lot of changes!
Really am glad its an engine patch.
Re: Monty's Front Desert War Upgrade
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 5:50 am
by panzafahra71
bcgames wrote: Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:45 pm
Nope. It's a patch.
There have been a ton of changes/additions/deletions to the WEGO game engine since Desert War came out. We don't want to have multiple versions to maintain going forward. Sooooo....Desert War and Stalingrad will be patched up to Monty's Front standards. Gratis.
That's great news!
I'm looking forward to have the same features in Desert War as in Stalingrad.
Re: Monty's Front Desert War Upgrade
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2023 5:17 am
by bcgames
panzafahra71 wrote: Sat Aug 05, 2023 5:50 am
I'm looking forward to have the same features in Desert War as in Stalingrad.
Me too. Desert War covers one of may favorite periods of WWII history.
Re: Monty's Front Desert War Upgrade
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2023 12:56 pm
by superhans
Look forward to it. Just stared revisiting DW41 after reading more about Tobruk seige. Be good to add greater map detail and scale so a Tobruk/El Duda breakout can be covered in much greater detail - as it deserves.
Re: Monty's Front Desert War Upgrade
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2023 6:13 am
by bcgames
Hope springs eternal. I would like to re-do Desert War at 2500m per hex vs the current 3200m...but I also want to do many more other topics before I go back to the desert.
Re: Monty's Front Desert War Upgrade
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:45 pm
by Firebri
Is the patch available yet ?
Re: Monty's Front Desert War Upgrade
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2023 12:31 am
by bcgames
Thanks for the question. We have no plans for a Desert War "patch". We do have plans to upgrade Desert War to the Monty's Front game engine standard. The first WEGO Monty's Front game--OVERLORD--is currently undergoing ALPHA testing. MARKET-GARDEN will follow close behind OVERLORD's publication. After that Desert War and Stalingrad will get their upgrades.
Re: Monty's Front Desert War Upgrade
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2025 1:27 pm
by jagger203
Hi, any news about the desert war update? Thanks.
Re: Monty's Front Desert War Upgrade
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 5:40 pm
by Firebri
I'm looking forward to this upgrade, too.