The Desert War - Preview and development thread

[Eivind IV]

Ok, so hard, but not impossible. That's very good news. Cheers, Stephan!

This file needs global warming removed:

[Tigey]

I have very vague memories of solar plants increasing the threshold at which Global Warming takes place at. Basically, if several cities have Solar Plants, more pollution tiles are required to make global warming happen...

[Harry Tuttle]

El bumpo.

[Eivind IV]

Just waiting for units from Fairline and it's all done.

[Eivind IV]

Originally posted by fairline
Oops, I had completely forgotten. Or maybe a month is a long time in civ...

I'm making Mongols and Chinese at the moment, but I can have a go, er, within a month Keep pestering me to make sure I do!

Seeing that you're done with the Mongols, maybe you could help me wrap this already?

[curtsibling]

When this scenario is ready, I will post a news item up for it!

[Eivind IV]

Fairline is on the case, gentlemen, and the graphics he has provided me with this far is absolutely spectacular. He decided to make a complete make over. Some of his best yet! So stay tuned for the release, which is not far away!

But in the mean time, please playtest the game further if you have the time. I would be much obliged.

[curtsibling]

This is good news!

I shall prepare a news item...Eivind, if you want to PM me
an appropriate text matter for the news report, please do!

[Boco]

Originally posted by Eivind IV
But in the mean time, please playtest the game further if you have the time. I would be much obliged.

Is there a more recent version than beta v1.0?

[Eivind IV]

There is one with some very minor updates on my computer, but they are so minor that you can play this one in until the alpha version. The biggest difference is that Monty is removed as a seperate unit for the Allies. In this version he usually dies early on anyway, so this one is perfectly play-test-able.

[Addled Platypus]

bumpity

[Eivind IV]

Gee, that's quite a bump. 2 years since I started this scenario now...

As far as I can remember, Fairline sent me all the units I requested last summer. He even took it upon himself to convert it to TOT, with all the amazing gfx that would imply. You've probably seen his units posted in the showcase thread already - absolutely amazing! I thank him for this, but only as long as he converts those wonderful units to the MGE version ( ), which will be the main version. I will not take advantage of all the extra features TOT can offer, simply because I've lost my TOT-CD.

What remains, actually, is so little I have no good excuse for not having released it already. I got stuck, I can remember, when I needed to find out what units to replace the monty and the irish unit with. Fairline suggest a highlander unit, but I didn't find out when and where and in which outfit they fought. Everything else in this scen is based on real life order of battle's, and it would be nice to have that for them as wel. But still that leaves for one more unit...Any idea anyone?

[McMonkey]

Some ideas:
British 5.5in Howitzer
German 15-cm Feldhaubitze
German 10.5-cm Feldhaubitze
British 50th Northumbrian Infantry Division (The Tyne and Tees (TT), tough working class geordies)
British 51st Highland Infantry Division (The 'Highway Decorators, they gained this title due to their fondness of leaving their HD emblem posted at the side of the road so anyone following up knew that the Scots 'woz ere'!)
If you need some unit shields for these Infantry divisions then let me know and I will have a bash!
I have had a look at the beta 1.0, if you need any other input to finish this one off then just ask. Us MGE types have got to stick together! Will try and do a proper playtest when I get a mo!

[Eivind IV]

Feedback will be very much apreciated.

[fairline]

Originally posted by Eivind IV
Gee, that's quite a bump. 2 years since I started this scenario now...

As far as I can remember, Fairline sent me all the units I requested last summer. He even took it upon himself to convert it to TOT, with all the amazing gfx that would imply. You've probably seen his units posted in the showcase thread already - absolutely amazing! I thank him for this, but only as long as he converts those wonderful units to the MGE version ( ), which will be the main version. I will not take advantage of all the extra features TOT can offer, simply because I've lost my TOT-CD.

mmm, thought I'd done that already; I'll have a look at converting them. My e-mail account is t1ts-up atm, so I may have to post here if that's OK.

What remains, actually, is so little I have no good excuse for not having released it already. I got stuck, I can remember, when I needed to find out what units to replace the monty and the irish unit with. Fairline suggest a highlander unit, but I didn't find out when and where and in which outfit they fought. Everything else in this scen is based on real life order of battle's, and it would be nice to have that for them as wel. But still that leaves for one more unit...Any idea anyone?

The 51st (Highland) Division which fought in the Alemain battles and later on in Normandy. They developed into something of an elite formation.