The Vietnam War development thread

[McMonkey]

Huge sigh of relief!

I snuck into work today to lift a copy of my Rules file of the server (tut tut!).
I was more than a bit relieved to find it is all working again. Not sure what all the drama was about really. Just had a few frustrating days/weeks where nothing was working. Just need to get one of the two scanners back online and I will be all systems go.
After the long break in progress I can finally start this baby moving again

The screenshot is not of anything in particular, they just make the thread more colourful!

[GhostOfDisco]

Just a little note... looking at the screenshots, it seems (at least to me) that your flags and "shields" could use a bit of improvement.

So I whipped up the attached file. The shields are in the style of El Aurens, and are to be used like the shielfd's you're using (right next to the health & alliegance bar). I made most of them myself (using the "generic color" shields in EA's units file), although the Aussie stuff is from various scenarios (EA and, I think La Belle Epoque) as is the US flag, and the 101st shield is derived from the sheild in Patine's Korean War scenario.

Hope this helps and, if you need any more shield or flag graphics, just give me a buzz.

[GhostOfDisco]

And here's a preview...

(note the neon green "sweet spots" on the flags. If you use said flags, please replace the neon green (on the spots, not the border) with the appropriate civ color.)

[Von Bert]

Nice Shields Ghost ! i think they'll look perfect..
Mhhh.. looking at the map .. is good ..
Just some of the towns .. maybe can be worked a bit on..
i would try to make the "walled" VC town.. more "primitive".. maybe a wooden stockade .. and more huts.. and palms..
mmmhh.. if nobody else is doing.. i may have a try.. ?

and road.. maybe can be made in white/caki.. clearer..lighter i mean..
is an option that can be verified..

anyway is good you solved problems with pc... pfffffhuu..

[McMonkey]

The Ghost with the Most

Thanks very much. A lot of the graphics so far are stop gaps until something better comes my way. I am more than a bit chuffed these.
If you could knock up a couple of matching shields that would be soupey! What I need are US Special Forces, USMC and 7th (Air Mobile) Cavalry shields.

I noticed that the colours on my Laos flag were inverted!

I have attached some screenshots of the new shields (I think I am addicted to screenshots now )

[McMonkey]

And the shields:

[McMonkey]

@Von Bert

You were right about the Jungle terrain, and you may well be right about the cities. I quite like the ones I am using but would be willing to swap them if better ones become available.

BTW is it possible to send over a copy of those funky buffalos, I lost the original ones in the meltdown.

Slightly off subject. As I tried to send this reply the pop up below appeared. Is there something I am missing? I'm sure I would love to go on vacation but I have to be back in work tommorow

[Von Bert]

I dunno about the pop up... but it look as a good source to make the scenario for your little daughter u did talk of..


Villages ? ok thanks i ll try make a vietcong village..(lately i like make little drawing.. )
as u said maybe there will be a "mission" with kolonel Kurtz..
so the source for the village will be the same..Apocalypse Now ..
and that vietcong village attacked with helicopters and Wagner

Buffalo.. maybe is this one

[McMonkey]

@ Ghost of Disco
Re: "Sweet spots".
Are the green neon dots only applicable for MGE games or do they serve a purpose in ToT too?

@ Von Bert
Thanks for the cow man! I hope to get a Wagner soundbite into the game somewhere. This will be a finishing touch. At the moment I am trying to balance the thing up enough so I can start adding events and start playtesting. The problem with such a big scenario is that everything takes much longer.
This morning I have been trying to tame the Communists a bit but they are still pretty hardcore! I am glad they are aggressive but finding the ballance will be hard. I don't want them to wipe out the ARVN before US main unit forces arrive but I don't want them to be a pushover either!

[Exile]

Just doing my part . . . .

If you need a "cow" sound . . .

got one.

[Boco]

Stop, stop, must resist....

Moo!

[Edit]On the other hoof, you might be better off with Exile's.

[techumseh]

You really should have tried harder.

[McMonkey]

I have decided that getting the US government to work as a democracy in this game is far too hard for me poor brain so I have changed it to republic which seems to fit like a glove. The US can be a bit more offensive early on without causing riots. Also the science rate seens to be a bit harder so my tech tree should fit with the likely number of turns per development (touch wood).

The Communists seem to like using the Ho Chi Minh trail and are very aggressive, which was what I was aiming for. May need to make the VC a bit less potent and wait until the NVA arrive in larger numbers to give them really effective city busters. The VC will be numerous through their low cost and through events but will be cannon fodder to some extent. They really take advantage of the paradrop ability and any city that loses its last defender immediatly has unwelcome visitors drop in. Just need to change the text to "VC infiltrators penetrate city defences" or such like.

Still have a little way to go before I can send out a proper early version for playtesting but it is getting there...slowly! Can't wait to start adding events.

[Patine]

I've been offline for a bit, but this looks like it's coming along nicely. Great stuff!

[Von Bert]

Hi Werd

i had some time free tonight.. and well..
here is it , a possible alternative small-medium village for VC/NVA ..
are made for MGE but i think u can convert it quite easily as needed.
if you like it.. i can try make also the rest, the other 2 and the walled version (bamboo ? or bricks Sir ? )