G40 Balance Mod - Rules and Download

Thanks, thought about it, because the oob rulebooks says that transports are not allowed to go there while not at war.

Are neutrals treated differently in BM3 than in vanilla G40? I ask because in triplea live, the game wants to count neutral Greece as “allied controlled” for the UK bonus in the med (capturing Sardinia, Sicily, Greece, or Southern Italy). A neutral is a neutral regardless if it is strict neutral or leans one way or the other. Mods, please move this to a different forum if need be. I searched, but did not see a BM3 specific forum.

Hi, I’m new to the site so apologies if this post is in the wrong place.

I play on TripleA and have been enjoying balanced mod 3. When I discovered this website recently, I noticed people are playing balanced mod 4. However, when I try to find balanced mod 4 on the “download maps” page of TripleA, it isn’t there- I can only see balanced mod 3. Can someone tell me where to find balance mod 4? Also, does anyone know what changed from 3 to 4? I have tried searching but I cannot find any information on what changed.

Thanks

Hi @PGsquig

I also went through the BM3 BM4 search same as you.

Download latest, and it will be BM4. There is no notification for it that I’m aware of.

How long did you spend searching ? Couple 2- 3 hours for me :)

@gamerman01 do you or @crockett36 no if there is a update/notification for this ?

I think @simon33 is/was in charge of the updates ?

@barnee thank you! I definitely spent at least an hour searching but it’s great to know I’ve already been playing it

@PGsquig I think this is what you want to know -

BALANCED MOD 4 IS BALANCED MOD 3 with 14 IPC cost bombers. That is the only change.

@PGsquig Would be exciting to see you play a league game, let us know if you have any questions about it

@gamerman01 Rules question - Are Axis subs allowed to enter Vichy SZ 93? And if so, Does the S. France Vichy harbor allow 3 movements to axis subs?

@cwglee51 said in G40 Balance Mod - Rules and Download:

@gamerman01 Rules question - Are Axis subs allowed to enter Vichy SZ 93? And if so, Does the S. France Vichy harbor allow 3 movements to axis subs?

Any Axis ship can, and yes harbor provides movement.

a question concerning the French fleet at s7 93.

What if UK ship(s) are there when the Vichy option activates. Does it mean they are trapped there until the liberation of France / or destroyed if Germany (or Italy) takes Southern France?

@Amon-Sul said in G40 Balance Mod - Rules and Download:

a question concerning the French fleet at s7 93.

What if UK ship(s) are there when the Vichy option activates. Does it mean they are trapped there until the liberation of France / or destroyed if Germany (or Italy) takes Southern France?

It’ll lead to the same situation as when you build in a sz with enemy ships: the enemy ships need to move on their turn or fight.

@Adam514 said in G40 Balance Mod - Rules and Download:

@Amon-Sul said in G40 Balance Mod - Rules and Download:

a question concerning the French fleet at s7 93.

What if UK ship(s) are there when the Vichy option activates. Does it mean they are trapped there until the liberation of France / or destroyed if Germany (or Italy) takes Southern France?

It’ll lead to the same situation as when you build in a sz with enemy ships: the enemy ships need to move on their turn or fight.

Interesting. So they are not trapped , they have the opportunity to fled.

Thanks

Good question @Amon-Sul. @Adam514 . So if british put a warship in 93 sz round 1 and Vichy is activated. If I remember correctly Vichy is the first thing to happen on french turn 1, before combat and combat move. If the neutral axis do not have to fight the british warship I dont understand why the british have to fight or move out round 2 if nothing else has happened meanwhile. Hmmmmm.

@oysteilo

if I understood Adam correctly, British ship doesnt have to flee. It is just an option. It can stay frozen there ?

Adam is on the mod team and I am not, but I just can’t resist.

@oysteilo said in G40 Balance Mod - Rules and Download:

So if british put a warship in 93 sz round 1 and Vichy is activated. If I remember correctly Vichy is the first thing to happen on french turn 1, before combat and combat move.

Right

If the neutral axis do not have to fight the british warship

The white ships CANNOT fight (ATTACK) the British warship, they maintain a strictly defensive posture per the rules above.

I dont understand why the british have to fight or move out round 2 if nothing else has happened meanwhile. Hmmmmm.

The fleet at Toulon is unique. In the case of Japan vs. USA, for example, when USA is neutral Japan can totally ignore the US ships. But the fleet at Toulon are not pieces of a playable power. It is allied with the Axis but can’t ATTACK. So if the British don’t move on UK2, the Toulon fleet will DEFEND against the Allied ships that haven’t moved away. The UK ship(s) would be ATTACKING zone 93 enemy fleet if they are not moved away

OK, pretty sure I got that right, Adam will proof me.

I think you got it right!

@gamerman01

if France bids a sub in sz 93, or Paris miraculously survives rd 1, and France puts a ship placement there,

and on the second turn Vichy activates

what happens with that bided or produced unit? Becomes white ?

@Amon-Sul I’m not sure, but Adam will see your question and answer it

@Amon-Sul said in G40 Balance Mod - Rules and Download:

@gamerman01

if France bids a sub in sz 93, or Paris miraculously survives rd 1, and France puts a ship placement there,

and on the second turn Vichy activates

what happens with that bided or produced unit? Becomes white ?

Any French ship in that sz becomes Vichy when it’s activated.

If Germany attacks British navy which is in SZ next to an airfield

and at the same time attacks that airfield with bombers (SBR).

Can Germany disable that airfield so the figs in that territory (UK) can`t scramble to help the UK navy?

Or Germany can disable it , but it can`t be used as an advantage in that same turn?