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[curtsibling]

By Jove!

I think I have it!
The Barbarossa invasion solution that is!

It may require a slight twisting of history events...
What do you guys think of this!

In april 1941, the German civ announces it's 'invasion' of Yugoslavia...Thus:

@IF
TURN
turn=12
@THEN
TEXT
^Taking advantage of the confusion in Yugoslavia,
^the German high command orders an attack on the country.
^It begins with air raids, followed by the ground forces that advance from all sides.
ENDTEXT
JUSTONCE
@ENDIF

Then followed by this trigger...

@IF
TURN
turn=14
@THEN
TEXT
GERMAN WAR MACHINE UNLEASHED IN THE EAST!
^June 22, 1941 - Hitler sends more than three million German soldiers,
^reinforced by half a million auxiliaries from Germany's allies, to attack the USSR.
^This is the conflict of the dictators that will decide the world's future...
^"All we have to do is kick in the door and the whole rotting edifice will collapse" - Adolf Hitler
ENDTEXT
MAKEAGGRESSION
who=Third Reich
whom=Eastern Allies
PlayWaveFile
Extra8.wav
JUSTONCE
@ENDIF

@IF
UNITKILLED
unit=anyunit
attacker=Germans
defender=Eastern Allies
MAKEAGGRESSION
who=Third Reich
whom=Soviet Union
JUSTONCE
@ENDIF

Voila! War in the East, and on Germany's turn too!
Attacks on Yugoslavia can be put down to 'anti-partisan attacks'...

And if the anyunit trigger does not work, I can just make two, one with: 'unit=Infantry' and 'unit=Partisan'...
I know there is these units in Belgrade and Bucharest, the two cities that get attacked right away!

What do you chaps think?

[Pap1723]

Very similar to my idea, but much better because it fits in the war situation much better. Great job Curt!

Pap

[curtsibling]

I couldn't have done it alone!

[Pap1723]

Played a game as the United States and I was planning on staying out of the war until I was attacked or until the war got out of control.

-Juneau and Anchorage started in Disorder
-Should US be able to build GI Infantry from start?
-I think the Rising Sun in the Jap flag on the cities is a little too big

June 1940
-No fighting, I decided to concentrate on building Academies in all my cities so I can get my science rate up high later on
July 1940
-After the Neutral Allies started demanding techs from me, I decided it was time to attack them and take care of the problem
-Took Mexico City
QUESTION-Partisans seem a bit too strong, don't know yet though, depending on what you are going for
QUESTION-Noticed something weird, the AI was able to contact me, but I couldn't contact them?
-Hanoi taken over by Eastern Allies
August 1940
-Possibly give the Americans more buildings to build from the start, what I mean is maybe give them less buildings in their cities from the start of the war. Pretty soon I will start building military exclusively and the build-up will start a little too soon IMO.
-Japanese capture Kaifeng
-Third Reich captured Belgrade
SEPTEMBER 1940
-Eastern Allies captured Bucharest
-Japanese captured Hanoi
-Third Reich captured Bucharest
OCTOBER 1940
-Third Reich develop Army Groups
NOVEMBER 1940
-Captured San Jose
-British Allies Develop Aircraft Design II
-Japanese capture Kunming
-Third Reich capture Athens
-Neutral Allies develop Arms Companies
DECEMBER 1940
-Captured Caracas
-Forced to sign a cease fire with the Neutral Allies
-Violate cease fire
-Capture Santa Domingo
-Japanese capture Wuchang
JANUARY 1941
FEBRUARY 1941
QUESTION-I think Pittsburgh should really have more production
-Japanese develop Ship Design V
MARCH 1941
-Captured Natal
APRIL 1941
-British develop Ship Design V
MAY 1941
-Third Reich develop Uber Soldaten
JUNE 1941
-Americans develop Homefront Labor
-I like the new camo pattern on the German motorized vehicle, but I think there should be brown instead of gray
-Germans should be able to attack first during Barbarossa, hmmm, any ideas?
-Third Reich captured Odessa
JULY 1941
-Captured Rio De Janeiro
AUGUST 1941
-War between the Third Reich and Soviet Union Ended?
-Soviets captured Langchow
-Japanese captured Chunking
-Third Reich develop Ship Design III
SEPTEMBER 1941
-British develop Research Effort
-Neutrals develop Research Effort
-Neutrals develop Government Party
OCTOBER 1941
-Barbs appeared near Juneau with Sherman tanks?!
NOVEMBER 1941
-Captured Reykjavik
-Japanese develop Aircraft Design II
-Japanese captured Mandalay
DECEMBER 1941
-No war?
-Captured Buenos Aires
JANUARY 1942
-Japanese declare war on USA
-Soviet Union Captured Urumqi
-Americans develop Heavy Industry
-Still at peace with Germany
-British captured Chengtu
FEBRUARY 1942
-At war with Third Reich
-Captured Bogota
-British Allies develop Military Transport
-British Captured Lhasa
-Soviets develop Ship Design IV
-Soviets captured Warsaw
-Japanese captured Chengtu
-Third Reich develop Ship Design IV
MARCH 1942
APRIL 1942
-Japanese capture Guam
-Third Reich develop Tiger Tank
MAY 1942
-British develop Royal Commandos
JUNE 1942
-British develop Advanced Flight I
JULY 1942
-Captured Rio Gallegos
-British captured Mandalay
-Neutral Allies develop Secret Service
AUGUST 1942
-Captured Lima
-Third Reich develop Advanced Flight I
SEPTEMBER 1942
-Americans develop Ship Design V
-Captured Brest
-British develop Typhoon Fighter
OCTOBER 1942
-Soviets develop Red Army Regiments
-Japanese capture Hong Kong (hell of an attack too, using combined arms)
NOVEMBER 1942
-Captured St. Nazaire
-British develop Tail-Warning Radar
DECEMBER 1942
-Japanese capture Mandalay
-Third Reich captured Warsaw
JANUARY 1943
-Soviets develop Stormovik
-Soviets captured Warsaw
-Japanese captured Rangoon
-Third Reich captured Warsaw
FEBRUARY 1943
-Captured Santiago
-third Reich develop Panther Tank
-Japanese develop Advanced Flight I
-Third Reich develop Advanced Flight II
MARCH 1943
-Soviets develop Red Air Force
APRIL 1943
-British develop Sonar
-Yes, finally, I get the ability to build the B-17, did you have it so late to show that it was the B-17G version?
MAY 1943
-Captured La Paz, Minor Allies are off of the American continent
-There was a message with the B-17 about P-47's are they in the scenario? If they are, I can't build them still, if not I would suggest removing them from the text.
-Soviets develop Rocket Artillery
JUNE 1943
-Americans develop Aircraft Design II
-Captured Toulouse
JULY 1943
-Neutral Allies capture Toulouse
-Soviets captured Warsaw
AUGUST 1943
-British develop Tank Companies
-Third Reich develops Miniaturization
SEPTEMBER 1943
-Soviets devlop Red Counterstrike
-Minor Allies captured Tobrok
OCTOBER 1943
-Japanese develop Electrization
-Third reich undertakes great project Weapons Test Lab
NOVEMBER 1943
-Captured Toulouse
-Soviets captured Prague
DECEMBER 1943
-British captured Adis Abeba (Addis Adaba?)
-Japanese captured Calcutta
JANUARY 1944
-First B-17's arrive in Europe, German soldiers are seen hiding in corners crying as bombs rain down
-British develop Heavy Industry
-Japanese develop Code of Honor II
FEBRUARY 1944
-Third Reich develop King Tiger
-Soviets develop Research Effort
-Soviets captured Vienna
-Soviets captured Odessa
-BERLIN builds Weapons Test Lab
MARCH 1944
-Breakout begins Captured Paris
-Captured Marseilles
-Soviets captured Hamburg
-Soviets captured Munich
-The race to Berlin is on, but it looks like the Soviets will get there first
APRIL 1944
-Third Reich develop Research Effort
MAY 1944
-Captured Lyon
-Captured Lille
-Captured Amsterdam
-Emptied Berlin thinking I would have enough move points to get there, but now the Soviets will get it next turn
-British Allies develop Army Corps
-Soviets capture Berlin
-Japanese develop Advanced Flight II
-Japanese capture Suva
JUNE 1944
-Americans discover Rockets
-Largest fleet ever to sail has left Pearl Harbor today heading for an undisclosed location
-Pershing text came 2 turns after I was able to build them
-Soviets captured Flensburg (I think this should be Copenhagen)
-Soviets captured Frankfurt
JULY 1944
-Captured Madiera
-Captured Rome
-Captured Belgrade
-Captured Bucharest
-Japanese develop IJN Air Force II
AUGUST 1944
-Third Reich develop Jet Flight
SEPTEMBER 1944
-Captured Tripoli
-Soviets captured Tehran
OCTOBER 1944
-British develop Artillery II
NOVEMBER 1944
-Captured Athens
-The Third Reich has been removed from Europe, small pockets of resistance remain in Norway
-Battle of Guam has began
DECEMBER 1944
-Battle of Guam continues, island beleived to be cleared of resistance
-Soviets develop Advanced Flight I
-Japanese develop Tank Divisions
JANUARY 1945
-Captured Guam
-Americans develop Jet Flight
FEBRUARY 1945
-Captured Oslo
-Captured Formosa
-Captured Okinawa
-British develop Miniaturization
-Eastern Allies develop Regional Control
-British develop Centurian Tank
MARCH 1945
-Captured Trondheim
-Captured Kagoshima
-Captured Osaka
-Captured Kyoto
-Japanese captured Osaka
APRIL 1945
-Captured Narvik
-The Third Reich has been completely destroyed, pretty cool that it was in April of 1945 though
-Japanese capture Rio Gallegos
MAY 1945
-Captured Osaka
-Captured Hong Kong
-Captured Saigon
-Captured Nagoya
-Neutral Allies Sneak Attack (I was waiting for this, this should be fun)
-Neutrals captured Athens
JUNE 1945
-Americans develop Jet Fighter II
-Captured Tokyo
-Captured Lisbon
-Captured Madrid
-Captured Bucharest
JULY 1945
-Neutrals captured Tunis
-UN Peace with Neutrals (for 2 turns, shhh)
-Captured Sendai
-British develop Industrial Research
-Soviets develop Miniaturization
AUGUST 1945
-Soviets captured Keshih
-Japanese captured Kabul
SEPTEMBER 1945
-Captured Shanghai
-Captured Sapporo
-Captured Mukden
OCTOBER 1945
-Americans complete wonder Advanced Aircraft Plant
-Americans develop Atomic Research
-Americans develop Nuclear Fission
-Captured Algiers
-Captured Tunis
-Captured Istanbul
-Captured Peking
-Captured Rio Gallegos
NOVEMBER 1945
-Captured Casablanca
-Captured Stockholm
-Captured Kaifeng
-Captured Harbin
-British develop Advanced Flight II
-Soviets captured Kabul
-Soviets captured Kashgar
-Eastern Allies are destroyed
DECEMBER 1945
-Captured Athens
-Captured Tobruk
-Captured Nanking
-Soviets captured Ankara
JANUARY 1946
-Americans build Atom Bomb Project
-Captured Wuchang
-Soviets develop Amphibious Assault
FEBRUARY 1946
-Captured Santa Cruz
-Captured Chunking
-Captured Suva
-British develop Rockets
MARCH 1946
-Discovered Jet Fighter III
-Captured Bangkok
-The Neutral Allies have been destroyed
-Captured Canton
-Captured Chengtu
-Captured Kunming
APRIL 1946
-Captured Hanoi
-Captured Mandalay
MAY 1946
-Captured Rangoon
-Captured Calcutta
-The Japanese have been destroyed, the war is over

It took a year longer than in real life, but at the same time, I did not use any nukes, and I did have to fight through every city. I played very cautiously the whole game, only attacking if I was sure I would win the battle. The B-17 was the weapon of choice and I will give some production numbers so you can see what happnened.


At the end of the war, I had 32 B-17's located split between both fronts. I lost 84 B-17's throughout the course of the war, so I managed to produce more than 100 B-17's from mid 1943 to early 1945 as I stopped building all weapons in late 1944 because they were not needed anymore. I built 20 Battleships very early, all before 1942 and I only ended the war with 1 remaining. I worked on building Super Battleships also, but only managed to produce 10. I did very little ground fighting because the M4 was inferior to the German tanks and they could not attack amphibiously in the Pacific. I did build more than 60 Shermans, but only 20 or so survived and they were used to garrison cities until Motor Infantry could be built.

It was a good game and I enjoyed it very much, I'm actually going to continue this and probably start a war with the Russians who control more than half of Europe. I may attempt a war with the British also, but that will come later.

Curt, I just did this so you could see how the war was progressing to see if you wanted to change anything etc. I don't expect you to read half of this, but at least you have it to look back at.

Pap

[Pap1723]

Just picking out a few things from there that I didn't bring up...

1. There seems to be a lot of techs that are dead ends, is this done for a reason?

2. I think Flensberg should be renamed to Copenhagen as it is the biggest city there and the capital of Denmark

3. I was able to build the M26 Pershing 2 turns before the text popped up for it? Don't know what happened.

The units look great though and so does the interface.

Pap

[Cifer Almasy]

Jep pap is right with Copenhagen - i am just not sure if it was German in 1940!?

I would also rename Toulouse - cause where it stands theres Bordeaux in reality.

[Pap1723]

Well, Copenhagen was actually conquered before Norway because the airfields in Denmark were used for the invasion of Norway.

Pap

[curtsibling]

I think you guys will like the latest version!
I have to go to college now but I am going to send the latest file to you before I leave!

The Barbarossa attack works!
The destruction event of an Eastern Allied unit on June 1941 opens the gateway of Germany launching a devastating attack on Russia!

Ya gotta see it!

I will email the files to you, just overwrite the existing ones, and delete any old saves!

I am afraid you will have to start new games to take advantage of the events changes!

I hope the new balance is to your liking!
PS
Civ colours will change, I didn't have time to make any edits!

[curtsibling]

And Pap, a great victory, sir!

I will read thru the report when I get back tonight, you made a great effort, and I will repay by taking the time to read through it all!

[curtsibling]

Originally posted by Pap1723
Just picking out a few things from there that I didn't bring up...

1. There seems to be a lot of techs that are dead ends, is this done for a reason?

2. I think Flensberg should be renamed to Copenhagen as it is the biggest city there and the capital of Denmark

3. I was able to build the M26 Pershing 2 turns before the text popped up for it? Don't know what happened.

The units look great though and so does the interface.

Pap

Thanks!
I put the city as 'Flensburg' for WW2 significance...
But I could change it!

I will look into these Pershing issues!

[Cifer Almasy]

Perhaps Infantry units should have the "ignore AT Defense" flag.
Because in reality you cant storm a city just with tanks and artys.
That way there would be am good balance - an army only equipped with infantry wouldnt manage to survive on the open battlefields where tanks and artillery are heavily needed - but to occupy a city infantry would be really important.

What do you think?

Greetings, Cifer

[FiGu]

I think germany still got too many aircrafts. It was easy for me to take Britain. And with the Soviets did I launch an offensive on Germany and captured Berlin in 1943.

And I had no problems with Japan, i captured Australia and India and landed in California.

With the US did i only build Aircrafts and Ships.
When the Japanese declared war on me, did i launch an large Navy offensive against them. And captured an large part of their empire.


I think you have done great improvements from the 1.0 version and i like the new sounds.

[curtsibling]

Originally posted by Cifer Almasy
Perhaps Infantry units should have the "ignore AT Defense" flag.
Because in reality you cant storm a city just with tanks and artys.
That way there would be am good balance - an army only equipped with infantry wouldnt manage to survive on the open battlefields where tanks and artillery are heavily needed - but to occupy a city infantry would be really important.

What do you think?

Greetings, Cifer

In the new version, all Infantry can ignore city walls!

[curtsibling]

Originally posted by FiGu
I think germany still got too many aircrafts. It was easy for me to take Britain. And with the Soviets did I launch an offensive on Germany and captured Berlin in 1943.

And I had no problems with Japan, i captured Australia and India and landed in California.

With the US did i only build Aircrafts and Ships.
When the Japanese declared war on me, did i launch an large Navy offensive against them. And captured an large part of their empire.


I think you have done great improvements from the 1.0 version and i like the new sounds.

Does everybody think it should be tougher?

I was thinking of staggering the Battle Of Britian attack, with only 10+ aircraft available on the first turn...
This way, the Luftwaffe don't get the upper hand too quickly...

[Iron Chancellor]

If you're starting anew...would you like a third playtester? If not that's ok, but still...

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