Atomic Eagle II: The Price of Freedom Development

[Harry Tuttle]

Originally posted by Eivind IV
Where are the Japs in all of this btw?

They're rebuilding Japan after the US invaded with 500,000 men. They won't be featured in any sense besides maybe some mentions in text popups.

@Sarsstock: The Mexican Guerilla is yet to be made, but he'll be a grisly fellow. All that riding in the desert will do that to a man.

Dave Austin is pretty much finished but requires some work to bring him up to par with the units we currently have on the forums.

[Jimmywax]

Is it just me or is anybody else intrigued by the possiblity of maybe a prequel after AEII is finished and added to the Scenario League's HOF. An 'Operation Olympic' scenario definately gets the blood pumping thru my alcohol dialated veins.

P.S. This message was brought to you by Jimmy's tired and bored brain. Harry has in no way endorsed or approved this message

[Sarsstock]

Interesting as that may be.... I'm personally looking forward to "AEIII: For King and Country" after this. The reason is that even if the American player in "Price of Freedom" can not only hold the line against Germany but push him back into the Atlantic, this won't solve the problem that Nazi Germany will still exist, in a severly weakened state of course but still she will exist.

"King and Country" however if it does take place on the European map as HT has said it would, would provide us the human player to have the ability to possibly right this wrong of history and rid the European continent of the black stain of Nazi Germany.

Can this be done? Who knows..... only time will tell my friends.

[fairline]

Originally posted by Broken_Erika

change the helmets, although i would think that if the us was invaded they would put some of the old helmets to use, probably in reserve divisions,

Hang on a minute. You modded my WW2 US infantry by cutting and pasting my British helmets on to them. Now you're suggesting cutting and pasting the US helmets back on to them?

[Broken_Erika]

Originally posted by fairline


Hang on a minute. You modded my WW2 US infantry by cutting and pasting my British helmets on to them. Now you're suggesting cutting and pasting the US helmets back on to them?

Really does sound stupid doesn't it?
Mabe just the ones where i spliced the uniforms.....
(hides under her desk)

[typhoon]

Originally posted by fairline


Hang on a minute. You modded my WW2 US infantry by cutting and pasting my British helmets on to them. Now you're suggesting cutting and pasting the US helmets back on to them?

You never know, it may just work.

[fairline]

Originally posted by Broken_Erika

Really does sound stupid doesn't it?
Mabe just the ones where i spliced the uniforms.....
(hides under her desk)

It's OK, you can come out now. I just had to get my daily post-work grouchiness off my chest

[Sarsstock]

Well, I do agree that the best way to maintain the units integrity would be to use Gareth's original graphics Harry, I'm sure Gareth could supply you with the orignials for this if you don't already have them.

Even still, I can't see the US Army sending any troops into battle wearing pre-1941 helmets in the year 1948.

[Broken_Erika]

Originally posted by Sarsstock
Well, I do agree that the best way to maintain the units integrity would be to use Gareth's original graphics Harry, I'm sure Gareth could supply you with the orignials for this if you don't already have them.

Even still, I can't see the US Army sending any troops into battle wearing pre-1941 helmets in the year 1948.

hmm, some use may still come from the marines though, what type of rifle did the U.S. use during this period?

[Sarsstock]

I have a question about Cavalry's role in a conflict such as this, even though it looks like your pretty settled in on the unit selection at the moment. Have you thought about including a sort of mounted American scounting unit which would have alpine movment abilties? Despite the use of machine guns, armored vehicles and jet bombers, I would think horse mounted units could make good use on both the American and German side of the wide open stretches of terrain in the South Western US.

[Harry Tuttle]

Well since the Allies will have a jeep recon I think I'll have to pass on the mounted scout idea. The AI would more than likely fail to use them correctly and to have two recon units is just to much. I'm pretty sure the American player will have a good idea of where the German army is with all the cities scattered about. Good idea though. If I didn't already add the jeep I would have put it in.

[Sarsstock]

Well come to think of it the Jeep does make more sense. I mean with the half a million units that were made during the war in addition to the thousands of additional ones made in the interwar years, I'm sure there would be no problem supplying each and every scouting unit with a jeep.

Good call .

[Harry Tuttle]

Ok, another update.

Icons 90%
Improvements 90%
Cities 99%
Units 50%
Terrain1 100%
Terrain2 100%
Terrain3 90% (Depends on what I want to portray)
Terrain4 90% (Depends on what I want to portray)
Backgrounds 50% (To be converted)
Game.txt 100%
Rules.txt 70%
Title.gif 110% (Thanks Chris)
Sound 85%
Events 0%
Civilopedia 0%

[Sarsstock]

That list of completion is pretty impressive when you take into account the fact that you were essentially starting with a new map, new units with new stats, almost entirely new graphics and not to mention what will be one tricky events file.

[Harry Tuttle]

Well I have been neglecting the project a little bit. Other stuff has been in the way too.