Silver Lions Campaign - Now Available ! !

Shadowcougar · #1 June 28th, 2005, 04:30 PM

I would like to try and playtest for you. I helped with the Cold Steel campaign(Strykers)

Double_Deuce · #2 June 28th, 2005, 04:51 PM

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Shadowcougar said:
I would like to try and playtest for you. I helped with the Cold Steel campaign(Strykers)

Hi, send an email to me at playtesting@combat-campaigns.com with the email address that you want the file sent to and I'll send it along. Be forwarned, the attachment is about 1.5 MB in size.

Double Deuce

Shadowcougar · #3 June 29th, 2005, 02:13 AM

I sent the address to you.

Double_Deuce · #4 June 29th, 2005, 09:26 AM

ISSUES!

There are 2 known problems with the campaign. They do not cause problems with gameplay but they are there.

D-65 is the Company Executive Officer's Tank. It should be a standard M60A3 but with a blade attached. Since there was not one in the current OOB I replaced it with a CEV (identical in about everyway except for the main gun). I then edited the data to replace the gun with the standard 105mm M68 found on the other M60's. The graphic will show the CEV BUT the unit itself is acurate in all other ways.
When I set up the scenario template I accidently left the Soviet HQ loaded and during editing I deleted the carrying vehicle. This causes the Soviet HQ to never enter the battle (cannot be deployed). It may be that way in all 11 scenario's as I used the 1st scenario as the basis for all the others. The only effects it may cause are to the command functions of Soviet side command. If should not impact the US Side at all.

Shadowcougar · #5 June 29th, 2005, 02:03 PM

I have the files. since this in winspmbt, what folder do I place the files in?

Double_Deuce · #6 June 29th, 2005, 02:08 PM

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Shadowcougar said:
I have the files. since this in winspmbt, what folder do I place the files in?

They go in the campaigns folder.

Shadowcougar · #7 June 29th, 2005, 02:24 PM

OK done,, Will start playing soon
Where and when do you want the reports?

BTW have you played Stryker Brigade Combat Team: In Between Peace And War by Travis Hilterbrand?

Skirmisher · #8 June 29th, 2005, 02:29 PM

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Double_Deuce said:
ISSUES!

There are 2 known problems with the campaign. They do not cause problems with gameplay but they are there.

D-65 is the Company Executive Officer's Tank. It should be a standard M60A3 but with a blade attached. Since there was not one in the current OOB I replaced it with a CEV (identical in about everyway except for the main gun). I then edited the data to replace the gun with the standard 105mm M68 found on the other M60's. The graphic will show the CEV BUT the unit itself is acurate in all other ways.
When I set up the scenario template I accidently left the Soviet HQ loaded and during editing I deleted the carrying vehicle. This causes the Soviet HQ to never enter the battle (cannot be deployed). It may be that way in all 11 scenario's as I used the 1st scenario as the basis for all the others. The only effects it may cause are to the command functions of Soviet side command. If should not impact the US Side at all.

Hi Double Deuce,

About that second issue. I'm not sure I understand completely. There are no HQ units at any time for the Russians? I'd think that would be a serious setback for them.

DRG · #9 June 29th, 2005, 03:01 PM

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Double_Deuce said:
ISSUES!

There are 2 known problems with the campaign. They do not cause problems with gameplay but they are there.
<SNIP>[*]When I set up the scenario template I accidently left the Soviet HQ loaded and during editing I deleted the carrying vehicle. This causes the Soviet HQ to never enter the battle (cannot be deployed). It may be that way in all 11 scenario's as I used the 1st scenario as the basis for all the others. The only effects it may cause are to the command functions of Soviet side command. If should not impact the US Side at all.[/list]

DD, I hate to be the one to pee on your boots but you've crippled the Russian AI side. You've chopped the top of the command structure for rallying for one and reduced the effectiveness of it's artillery becasue the top man in the chain of command is missing. You've also elliminated any chance of the Human player from killing the AI's commander and gaining the benifits of the gaining the victory points for the kill and disruption of the command structure that would give to the game

The game needs an A0 unit for the AI to work properly. You cannot know that "They do not cause problems with gameplay" becasue you've never played that campaign with the AI's A0 in place.

Don

Double_Deuce · #10 June 29th, 2005, 03:47 PM

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DRG said:DD, I hate to be the one to pee on your boots but you've crippled the Russian AI side. You've chopped the top of the command structure for rallying for one and reduced the effectiveness of it's artillery becasue the top man in the chain of command is missing.

Yeah I kinda figured that but am letting some playtest it as is. I have already tried to clear the Soviet BUY screen and purchase the units again but it won't work the HQ stays loaded on an imaginary vehicle. The only option I have is to go back in and redo every scenario from scratch except for the maps which I can save and then import back in. At least in the old SPMBT you could delete the A0 unit of player 2. I found out the hard way that WinSPMBT changed this.

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DRG said:The game needs an A0 unit for the AI to work properly. You cannot know that "They do not cause problems with gameplay" becasue you've never played that campaign with the AI's A0 in place.

By gameplay I was meaning wierd graphics casued by the CEV conversion and crashes etc BUT it obviously impact the AI's "gameplay". The Soviets will fight but as you mentioned, are severely leadership handicapped.