@victoryfirst If decided to go with East & West, a variant published in 2025 covering WW3 in 1948. https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/East_%26_West

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This is fairly straightforward game, using the Classic rules for the most part and reasonable map size. There are special rules for tech and politics.

My roadmap is to implement the rules and setup using an existing map, probably the Anniversary edition or Big World and then implement the new map. This way I get 2 scenarios.

@domanmacgee

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I thought I recognized the handle 🙂

@camelotkid A few things of note. While technically if Northmen build more than 1 dromund Rhun is forced to build a matching (or likely larger) navy to hold position, Rhun is not forced to hold position due to being able to retreat to sz Rhun, allowing it to either bank money or invest in land units or do a mix both. Which is why I personally recommend just one dromund.

That said Northmen themselves instead have the advantage of safe blocking. While there are flier units from DG and potentially Angmar that can clear blockers, Northmen still go before Rhun after either of those factions clear the blocking units. (And orcs, who can go after Northmen and before Rhun, are too far)

Even then it is still easier for Northmen to lose the sea permanently than it is for Rhun, as they have nowhere to retreat to, if Rhun has enough combined navy and bank compared to Northmen navy and bank (and dwarf birds and bank), and decides its worth it, it can cash it all in and full attack sz 2 (in such a way that sz 2 is not counter-attackable) and then full attack sz 3. Northmen will suffer more from its mistakes than Rhun will on average, at least as far as the sea front is concerned.

Update on 1-5-25

Update to Version 2.292

Change Log UHD Boxes:

Version 2.292
1/5/25
Adjust DOW Notifications.
Add “Waffen PG” to TimeTable.
Add “FrenchUK” to TimeTable.
Fix Timguska and Yenisey Map Borders.

@panther said in Initial Duplication:

ww2global40_2ndEd_move1st.xml

Found it, thanks! This makes the other posts make sense, talking about the particulars after getting to that starting point.

For Code Raiders

This map has the following code that is worth looking at;

Buy Tech advances in the Purchase Phase, like Age of Tribes, but is ++++,
+Tech uses isSea & isAir so AI will target its Tech advances if it needs Sea or Air
+Tech advances are shown on Tech grid on Players tab
+Display grouping, Tech is prefixed with _DevL, _DevA, _DevS (Land, Air, Sea)
+Uses Foreach for easy xml maintenance, hundreds of lines of code, reduced to tens of lines

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Custom Purchase Panel (see above) (see file production_tabs.Autocrats.properties)
As the Purchase Panels are complex with lots of Tech Research & units being added & removed it has the following tabs
< All > < Land & Land-Tech > < Air & Air-Tech > < Sea & Sea-Tech > < All-Tech-Research > < Tech-Land > < Tech-Air > < Tech-Sea >

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Search GO RandomField - to see how the following are placed randomly
40 Coal-Field - generate 1 pu/turn
8 Oil-Field - generate 1 tech/turn
3 Inf-Garrison
8 Oil-Field Fixed

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Politics has 5 relationships War -> Neutral -> Accord -> Allied (note HOSTILE is skipped when suing for peace, goes from War to Neutral) War <- HOSTILE <- Neutral <- Accord <- Allied Uses Foreach for easier xml maintenance, thousands of lines of code, reduced to hundreds of lines

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Impending Victory - When this is notified all isAI players that are; HOSTILE will declare War on the impending victory alliance Neutral will be HOSTILE to the impending victory alliance

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Using atWarPlayers function a player faction will if; At War earn 1 Tech /turn with one or more factions At Peace earn 10 pu /turn with all faction so HOSTILE, Neutral, Accord, Allied (not at War)

Latest version v195 ready for download.

In TripleA
Click Download Maps Button
Click Installed tab
Click 1941 Global Command Decision
Click Remove Button
Click Yes button to remove
Click Ok button (Successfully removed)
Click Close (To force the map list to refresh)
Click Download Maps Button
Find & Click 1941 Global Command Decision
Click Install button
Enjoy!

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v195

Cropped a hundred+ images so they overlap less & look better on the map Updated the documentation

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Link to 1st post that has;
Google Drive download link
Latest TripleA version
Latest 1941 GCD manual

https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/3326/1941-global-command-decision-official-thread

@thedog said in The First Battle of the Next War:

This might be of interest?
https://www.reddit.com/r/CredibleDefense/comments/108fwga/report_launchthe_first_battle_of_the_next_war/

That thread discusses the same report. There are some interesting comments.

I have played this out in some commercial wargames with same result, any surface ships in war zone are dead within days. Which is a problem for an amphibious invasion.

A&A/TripleA make amphibious invasions much easier than they are in real life.

@beelee

Problem is not with the mod, as it works as it should in 2.5+, as all tech show up in the "Unit Help" window, and the unit "Tool Tip". But in 2.6+/2.7+ the tech info does not show in the display/tip. So, this is a problem with the new release that would need to be reported.

Cheers...

@g40newb

Hej there, nice that you are playing Oil and Snow...

first of al: it is the game mechanics: I decided that it would be not realistic for a foreign power to produce new units in the enemies conquered factories... so they remain disabled by this...
the conquere receives the terr's extra PU's and more emphasize is put on transporting units newly constructed units to the frontline...
creating logistical challenges once reaching far in conquest as is reality.

Keep sending all feedback and issues... as I am halfway and good update of this project, ( as it was years ago made and my first one )
and I can adapt all issues coming out of your player experience, greetings

yessss! finally finished the update 2.5 of the Shogun Advanced -project...
now all new features and great possibilities of TripleA 2.6 implemented.... like the "<option name="isAI" value="true"/>" element, improving Ai-opponents gameplay......
and other minor updates...
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as allways: feedback very welcome at this forum-thread....

thanks at @thedog for our long lasting >3 year "project-marriage ", all support, answering my hundreds of questions patiently &even uploading the update to Github!! ⛩
banzai!

@victoryfirst said in Total World War: December 1941 3.0.0.6:

Hi, I have a bunch of random questions.

Is this game perfectly balanced, or is a bid required?

Why has it been chosen to let Germany go before Russia and add the Russian winter, instead of making Russia go before Germany?

Can I as a beginner have a competitive game against the AI? Should the AI be the Axis or the Allies?

Are you trying to learn 2.8 or 3.0 version ?

I still think that US's economy isn't reflected well in the version of Steampunk fmc (camerons version). While it does have a good balance of production now, it still needs more regions with IPCS (honestly kind of surprised how every non-city territory is only at most 2 or 3 when in places like Ohio, it should be 4+ ...)

@rogercooper

It was a good mod in its own right.

Well please upload it to GitHub, but I will not support/maintain it.

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@johnnycat
Oops missed that off.

Axis Players & USSR can attack neutrals with Aircraft AI Axis & USSR 1:3 chance to Attack neutrals with Aircraft or 2:3 chance not to attack neutrals with aircraft.

I will add it to the post.

Scenario World War II V3 - 1942
Version 2.6.14770
Results Fast AI won in 9 turns as the Axis, the Hard AI won in 8 turns

The Fast AI successfully pulled off some risky attacks as the Axis, but still took longer to win the American even taking Italy for one turn.

With 4 victories in a row, using different scenarios, I can conclude the Hard AI is better.