DICTATOR ToT - DEVELOPMENT THREAD!

[curtsibling]

Originally posted by jim panse
Curt, on a minor minor note: Could you change the intro text a little? Just stay to the original succession of Nazi German victories - Poland, Denmark, Norway, the Benelux Nations, France.

Your wish is my command!

[curtsibling]

UPDATE!

New playtest version has been uploaded at:

http://www.evo-games.net/Home/viewtopic.php?p=12802#12802

The file you seek is called: A-DICTATOR-EPIC-v.2
No need to DL the sounds if you already have them.

There is a new tech-tree and tweaked graphics/events.
Please give the new set-up a try and tell me what you think...

[Arthedain]

Hmm, I just gave the old playtest a try. I said I would try the commonwealth but the Third Reich was too irresistible.

It's now January 1942, I've just researched Operation Barbarossa, however, not at war with the Soviets yet (is it supposed to be like that?). Brittain has fallen, and I've driven the brits out of north africa (including Abyssynia) and even out of the Middle East (only Aden left). Rommel and his Afrika corps have just captured Shiraz and are on their way to India. After the capture of Brittain and Ireland, I sent an expedition to Iceland, and after capturing it, it was sent to Greenland. Malta has given up, as the hardest nut to crack, Gibraltar.

My Polish front is packed with units ready to invade Soviet.

This scenario is, as stated before, really excellent. I have sacrifised tons of troops, mostly in England, and tons of planes attacking Gibraltar. I realised quickly that the infantry was really helpfull in attack cities. My main concern is the AI fleets. The U.S fleet only gave me little trouble in the start, but after luckily sinking a stack they didn't attack me often. I just checked the map via the cheat menu and it looks like their whole fleet is just sailing towards Monrovia (including EMPTY transports). I don't know if you can do much about this. They have landed troops that are on their way to Libya though.

AI stupidity, what can you do?

I think I will try out the new patch with a different civ this time. Probably the U.S

[Arthedain]

Btw, I don't know if this has been mentioned but the Axis didn't have a expedition to Abyssinia after it's loss. I think it benefits the Germans too much in this scen.

[curtsibling]

@Arthedain:

Cheers, man!

I am wondering what is going on with the fleets too...The British navy has went all soppy...!

I will tinker with the role flags and see what happens...
The ships should be attacking in droves...

When you research Barbarossa, you should get
a message telling you to kill a rebel engineer?

PS
Do you mean the Axis in East Africa?
Shouldn't there be an attack on British Somaliland in Aug 1940...?

[Arthedain]

When you research Barbarossa, you should get
a message telling you to kill a rebel engineer?

Didn't get that one. I'm sure it works in the new version though.

PS
Do you mean the Axis in East Africa?
Shouldn't there be an attack on British Somaliland in Aug 1940...?

Hmm, not sure about that actually, but Mogadishu should belong to the Brits, shouldn't it.

[rmsharpe]

It should, because it was occupied by Britain.

[Eivind IV]

Originally posted by curtsibling
PS
Do you mean the Axis in East Africa?
Shouldn't there be an attack on British Somaliland in Aug 1940...?

Wikipedia is priceless. It will tell you all about the East African Campaign:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_African_Campaign

[curtsibling]

"On August 3, approximately 175,000 Italian troops — about 70% of them African — under the Duke of Aosta (a Field Marshal) and General Guglielmo Nasi invaded British Somaliland. The defending force was a small contingent of only four battalions. The Italians advanced in three lines, with the northern line towards Zeila, the central towards Hargeisa, and to Odweina in the south."

Perhaps I should events create an Axis froce in Aug 1940 to
cover this, instead of the standing force at the start of the scenario?

[Eivind IV]

You have Ethiopia British from the beginning. It should be Italian. As should Mogadishu. Only Djibouti be left British and to be invaded.

Will you have the Allied counter attack by events as well?

[curtsibling]

Cool, I will make the necessary city changes, and add some events to that effect.

[Arthedain]

Btw, Eivind, didn't you mention something about the Narvik campaign? Should it belong to the brits or should they have troops there?

[curtsibling]

What I have done is to make Addis Ababa and Mogadishu both Axis-owned,
and leave the invasion up to the player. The Italian forces in East Africa
are not modern but should be able to crush the coastal East with ease...

A counterattack is for the Brit-player to handle...And Allied partisans will occur.

The Axis forces will not be sufficient to do much without reinforcement.

[Eivind IV]

Originally posted by Arthedain
Btw, Eivind, didn't you mention something about the Narvik campaign? Should it belong to the brits or should they have troops there?

That was for Patine in the other ww2 scen thread. This scen begins aftre the fall of France and certainly after the fall of Narvik and Norway.

[fairline]

Originally posted by curtsibling
What I have done is to make Addis Ababa and Mogadishu both Axis-owned,
and leave the invasion up to the player. The Italian forces in East Africa
are not modern but should be able to crush the coastal East with ease...

Italian operations against the British in East Africa were an unmitigated disaster, as was the attempted invasion of Egypt.