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I just updated the module again, so if you already downloaded it you might want to do so again.

Mot

Yes, the silhouettes are just placeholders.  I’ll be adding the real graphics is as I get time.Â

As for help, if anyone is comfortable editing XML or working PaintShop Pro or other image editor then I’d be happy to hand out work.  And of course, I posted far earlier in the thread the need for someone to collect certain images and rename them.

This is the XML that created the “France” Pallet tab including the two units.  It’s very repetative work, but basically one of those “token” structures nees to be typed up for each unit in the game.  I’ve done all of the Base Set, but there are a lot of units to go in the additional sets.

    <category name="France">          <token token_id="France_MAS_75mm_Rifle" token_type="Image">            <pallet_image>Soldier_70x50.bmp</pallet_image>
            <drag_image>Drag_Drop_32x32.bmp</drag_image>
            <map_image>Soldier_70x50.bmp</map_image>
            MAS 7.5mm Rifle
            <click_region_x>25</click_region_x>
            <click_region_y>15</click_region_y>
            <click_region_w>20</click_region_w>
            <click_region_h>20</click_region_h>
        Â</token>

          <token token_id="France_Renault_R35" token_type="Image">            <pallet_image>Renault_R_35.bmp</pallet_image>
            <drag_image>Drag_Drop_32x32.bmp</drag_image>
            <map_image>Renault_R_35.bmp</map_image>
            Renault R-35
            <click_region_x>25</click_region_x>
            <click_region_y>15</click_region_y>
            <click_region_w>20</click_region_w>
            <click_region_h>20</click_region_h>
        Â</token>

    Â</category> 

If someone wants to create the unit images, I can give the guidelines on how to create a consistant look-and-feel with the ones I’ve already shown in the samples.

Mot

Please take a look at this sample.  I’ve shrunk it down a bit.  I’m really trying to get as much of the map to fit on the screen as possible.  Plus, as others have mentioned, we will need an off-board areas to put the not-yet-deployed units.  My other goal is to try to keep the file size down a bit too.

Now is your chance to provide feedback, once I get too far down the pike you all are going to get stuck with what I come up with!

Mot

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Can I get two volunteers to play a few turns of the Base Set Germany VS USA?  I’ll be uploading an updated module tomorrow.

Mot

I’ve uploaded the module.  It has all of Germany and the US and all of the armour from the other powers.

I have arrows for Move, Attack (I considered one color for each range, something to think about), and Defensive Fire (is this one needed).  I’ve put in the disrupted, damaged, and destroyed markers, both face up and face down (this is exactly the situation I described earlier that will be addressed with a new feature I was calling “Flip”…flipping two-sided counters, but for now you’ll have to use seperate icons).  I have a text comment marker too, though I’ll be shrinking it down I think, it seems too big.  You should utilize the “Extended Text” area of that marker if you have a lot of text so it doesn’t clutter the map (it’ll just place a paragraph marker on the map to let you know there is more text to see).  There is a facing marker, just place it in the hex along the side that is the front of a vehicle (there can only be one per hex, so it seems to work well enough).

You guys can decide how best determine sides.  You can use the board’s built-in roller for play-by-post.

Before you begin you should come up with a suggested map tab usage.  Generally you do one for each phase, though I don’t think you’ll need a tab for initiative phase.  Probably need something like turn number, player, phase, and optionally a subphase (Turn 1 USA Move).  Because you don’t pre-declare all attacks like regular A&A, for the assult phase it might be more like “Turn 3 USA Attack 4” and “Turn 3 USA Attack 4 Resolve”.  The point of using MapView is you can be as explicit as you like.  The more discrete steps you capture the better the resulting game file will be (picture flipping step by step through every game for later analysis).

Don’t forget that there is a “MapText” window associated with each tab to place rolls, commands, instructions, or friendly banter, though there is overlap between what you use the MapText and the Text markers for.

In the end, these couple of trial games will help determine the best way to use MapView for this game.

Mot

Sorry, it was the same as the last one:

http://www.motcreations.com/downloads/AAMiniatures.udm

You’ll need build 17 of MapView, unless you already downloaded it.  (The link is above if you didn’t get it earlier).

Mot

Are you giving up, or asking for help?  If you need a hand getting MapView running, email me directly at:

mot @ mot creations dot com

(remove all the spaces and replace the dot with . and be sure to include MapView in the subject)

Mot

Unfortunatley  :-(  Sorry!

@Audacity:

This is probably why I’m a miniature gamer.  I’m such a technophobe.  I’ve downloaded this and that according to my understanding of the instructions to no avail.  You others are going to need to sort this one out.  Good Luck, I’m still interested.

I sent you an email is response to yours this morning but it bounced.  Just resent now.  Let me know if you don’t get it by the end of the day.

Mot

Just checking on your progress.  Based on the last email you should be ready to play?

Mot