US Civil War 2012 - Scenario Idea/Discussion

[GhostOfDisco]

Well, I took a "normal" events file (i.e. one that's not meant for an SP game played by a specific civ) and modified it accordingly, adding events and stuff.

[GhostOfDisco]

And here's a Powergraph of 1-2 years (I forget which) of a game with the CNA events involved, and both Union and Commonwealth played by the AI:

[GhostOfDisco]

A question:

Should I keep the Venezuelan AMX-30 in the game, to be generated regularly for the CNA while Chávez still lives?

Of should I scrap them, having Venezuelan infantry generated in the tank's place, and allow the Union and Commonwealth to build M113s and M60s once they get, say, the factory tech. Also, if I do the latter route, should I have the tanks generated by the antagonist every turn in the SP games (i.e. by the CNA in the Union SP and the Union in the Commonwealth SP) be M60s rather than the civ's respective tanks?

Something I've been wondering about...

[GhostOfDisco]

Beta 1 is out!
Though I'm not sure if it's technically a "beta" - it's working and it can be played!

Please download it and tell me what you think.

[GhostOfDisco]

So, um, anyone want to play it?

[torbk]

I haven't really beta tested or done much here over the years, mostly lurking. But I will give it a spin

Do not despair, Tor bk is here.

[torbk]

And this is how far I got...

This is the Civ2 gold edition having both the conflict and fantastic worlds expansion, so that couldn't be the problem.

And by the graphics used I can see it isn't Civ2 ToT either.

Is there anything I need to run or such before I try it out?

Event file missing? I tried to also rename one of the specific events to EVENTS. but that made no difference.

[curtsibling]

Hmmm - Not sure if that is related to the scenario...

Have you tried putting in a vanilla rules file into the folder?
(keep the actual US civwar rules backed up)

That way, you will know if the problem lies in the rules, or not.

[torbk]

It is not the rules file, switched it, no change. I did also try to run some other scenarios and they run normally, so my Civ2 install has not been corrupted. As I can run Civ2 unmodified and with the other scenarios' altered files, I can only come to the conclusion that somehow I am incompatible to this build. Either it is my windows that is incompatible or my Civ2...

I might though be wrong.

To confirm this, someone else needs to try and run it. If they can run it and I can't, it is simply my computer that is incompatible.

[GhostOfDisco]

Well, the scenario is for MGE ... I've you don't have that version, it might not work (getting it shouldn't be too hard, though ... you can get it "for silly money" if you look online at Amazon, eBay, half.com and other sites...)

[GhostOfDisco]

Well, earlier today I decided to convert some of typhoon's ToT modern-day infantry units to MGE/FW standards and put them in the game. They're currently in the beta I'm using, though I could revert if I had/want to. What does everyone think of them? I'm not sure if the "other" PLA guy in said graphics pack was a Marine, Airbrone or just a plain Army guy in urban cmmo; I just don't know.

Anyway, do you think they "mesh" well with the other units? I'd love to hear what you think!

[Jerec]

Yes. Definitely yes. This scen has the best modern unit gfx I've seen yet.

[SanFran1990]

I downloaded your scenario about 4-5 months ago, and I absolutely loved it! 2 thumbs up and 5 stars.

Looking forward to more scenarios!

[GhostOfDisco]

It's ironic, I've never officially "finished" the scenario, yet it's still playable and (I guess) somewhat popular.

Anyway, the election season has prompted me to work some more on it. Did some playtesting and whatnot yesterday and today - even on the easiest difficulty, the AI can be quite aggressive (and is it just me, or does the AI, when transporting ground units via ship, like to send them to the nearest port rather than stage a beach landing a la Normandy? Because that's what is seems to do in California when I take over, say, San Diego and LA.)

Anyway, I guess I should be nearing "completion" and while I've got some work to do (namely civilopedia and such), the second beta is out! Please download it and tell me if there's more I need to do before "finishing" the scenario...

[GhostOfDisco]

It is finished!

With the 2008 election just days away, I put the finishing touches and have decided to finally release the thing.

I looked it over, and I'm pretty sure it's complete. I'd hate it if someone found some glaring error in some distant place of the text somewhere.

But anyway, the scenario is complete- Download it now!