Decisions, decisions

[Case]

I think I'll go with the Kokoda Track - mainly because its map will be the easiest to create (basically mountains, dense jungle, and swamp) and I can quickly put the scenario together using units from 'The Battle of Australia'.

I do like the idea of The Battle of the Bulge though, and I've always thought that operation Market-Garden could make a great scenario...

kobayashi, I'm looking forward to reading that review

[H Tower]

solomon campaign

one idea i thought about doing a while back was the solomon islands campaign during world war2. the US marine 1st division fought long and hard to secure guadacanal and then the allies had to fight to get to rabul. it would probably only be playable as the allies though.

[Cal]

I'm having flashbacks to when Captain Nemo polled everyone on what his next scenario should be.

[Case]

H Tower I did think about making a Solomon Islands scenario a while ago. The real problem with that topic is that for it to be interesting as the AI would have to co-ordinate Air, naval and land attacks, which its just not capable of doing [then again, neither were the Japanese ]

BTW, Techumseh I'd rather stick to FW/MGE then change over to ToT

[The ANZAC]

Glad you chose the Kokoda trail, it can be really interesting to play as the Australians than the Japanese, because one would have to fall back and repulse almost like RF, except in a jungle and there can be outflanking. For example, you can make paradroping transports and they can be "transport aircraft" which carry troops like when the Australians airlifted to Pongani to attack Buna. Then engineers can build airbases which would serve as places for the transports to move around, though building airbases would take a long time.

[Case]

ANZAC, I'm planning on having only a handful of cities, each one representing an airbase and I'll use transport planes to move troops between these airbases. Has anyone got a C 47 Dakota graphic I can 'borrow'

I'm planning to the scenario having three events files, one covering the campaign untill the arrival of the AIF, one covering the Australian counter offencive, and the third covering the Australian-American campaign for Gona and Buna (often considered to be the worst battleground of WW2 [Stalingrad included])

[HisMajestyBOB]

I don't think planes can carry ground units. Are they going to be like the gliders in 2nd Front/Battle for Aulstrailia?

[techumseh]

Here's one I did for "Warlords of China." It's in ToT format, but you can reduce it a bit if you need to.

[Case]

Originally posted by HisMajestyBOB
I don't think planes can carry ground units. Are they going to be like the gliders in 2nd Front/Battle for Aulstrailia?

I'm planning to use them to ferry troops between cities.

Techumseh, that's great - thanks a lot

[HisMajestyBOB]

And PLEASE don't delay Cruel Sea 2.0, I'm really looking foward to it!

[Shaka Naldur]

Gallipoli sounds good

FMK and Hobbes,

don´t you have scenarios to finish?

[Hobbes]

don´t you have scenarios to finish

so true. damned school!! Ah, but Christmas break is coming up soon, goody goody!

[The ANZAC]

Just while we're on the track of mentioning scenario ideas and though case has already decided, let me just mention them:

Chindits and the Burma Campaign of WWII- a lot of cool features like paradroping transports and out flanking

Indonesian War for Independence- on the Dutch side. Could have a lot of combined arms strategy and dealing with guerillas and multiple factions

Belgian Congo- the Belgians would have to take advantage of the natives as much as possible, with resources and such. Maybe have to build a wonder in a zero production city with cash within a time slot. Intresting in dealing with wild animals, natives, and other Europeans.

Just my two cents!

[HisMajestyBOB]

I'd really like to see a WWII Allies scenario, the only existing good one is Third Reich, but there's not much variety in the units.

But you seem to have made up your mind. All I ask is that you have a variety of enemy units, unlike Battle of Aulstrailia (which was really cool, except the Japanese only used 2 or 3 units)

[Jimmywax]

Originally posted by The ANZAC

Chindits and the Burma Campaign of WWII- a lot of cool features like paradroping transports and out flanking

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Funny, I was thinking about such a project the other day. Maybe we should bounce some ideas off each other.