• Over the Top- new WWI mod

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    @djabwana You can restrict the movement of units by step and switch them on & off, between steps, not just by turn as in 1888A Steam & Steel eg (I have not played your game, so this will probably be wrong) turn off all movement for none Battleships/Cruisers, Heavy Artillery, and Railguns step Move Battleships/Cruisers, Heavy Artillery, and Railguns turn on all movement for none Battleships/Cruisers, Heavy Artillery, and Railguns Search go winter in the xml and apply the principles to different step phases of a turn https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/4056/1888a-steam-steel-official-thread Here is an overview, there are a lot of components, you will not them all Winter Search go winter in the xml to see the components that make up how to use terrain effects and a dummy player needs an allied dummy player, eg. winterp define TT & SZ to be affected define a new allied relationship eg winterr allows combat takes over in TT/SZ (oops has no go winter) needs a WinterLand & WinterSea to be shown in the TT & SZ define territoryEffect eg. Winter Triggers to make it happen when you want it. Note -reset- has to redefine the TT/SZ when a TT/SZ changes effect Hope this helps
  • ⭕ Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring - Official Thread

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    @thedog any reason it's not finding the map when I try to select the map in game? i downloaded the zip, copied it to the downloaded maps folder, and have tried keeping in both a zip format and unzipping it but when I go to select the map in TripleA it gives me this.![alt text]([image: d5c48cbf-0f77-4af3-a59b-2bc1459b962f-{8BC5EE52-FB8D-4B6B-9A27-74C420FDF07F}.png] image url)
  • AA G1940 with 1942 setting map?

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    I'll take a look. Cheers!
  • Larry Harris Gencon 3.0

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    @rogercooper Yes, why not. The alternative setup has never changed from the initial posting that LH once issued. So it is safe to simply rename it.
  • Mega New Elk WIP

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    @rogercooper Those are cool! Yeah that cartoon! total Inception lol Oh it's this dude's work... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Edes_Harrison The challenge he faced was that most Americans, like many people at the time I guess and still today, they were so familiar and ingrained with the Mercator from schooldays and the era of the sail/naval navigation going back several centuries, that they really struggled to understand how the advent of aviation had changed the game. Or like why these faraway points were so key to the war effort. So they basically hired on a technical artist (rather than a cartagropher) to reimagine how these distances and war situations could be depicted in popular media. The maps were in mags and periodicals, so I think they're sorta Duckburg style, like fighting the war of ideas, with that sort of jingoism baked in, but it definitely anticipates stuff like GPS Satellite maps or the UI's from video games. Like I can just see it morph from that into Hearts of Iron after a couple more decades floating around. I just think it's cool, since it sorta takes root during that period and comes to define the new look, along with commercial advertisements and pulp illustration (pin ups and such) the fonts and whatever, which is why I think it looks cool for window dressing type thing, but I'm not sure it works so well as a main map campaign view. It would work maybe for a mini map though, or an endgame stats view thing, or just alternative style view from a hotkey. But then I have no idea how something like that could be translated into tripleA without like a total UI overhaul that can somehow use two baselines at once hehe. Hence the pipe dream. It's to me interesting cause for Classic, the world projection there was clearly Mercator style, but then every A&A board since Revised and then later War Room, they riff more like some of those Harrison maps from the 1940s to me. Like the way some of the continents are compressed and such, or the crops that were chosen. Almost like it was a crop and swap, where the maps were tilted up from there to hammer home the idea. But then the north pole view sorta doesn't really do the telescoping on Europe and the Pacific the way the dual Theater Atlases usual show the war in the books, like with a double inset with room for many sculpts. To me the G40 is more like those, but then when I think back to Iron Blitz, it totally reminds me of those Harrison map vibes. Almost as if the one is a call back of the other. Even down to the names there, it's like a whole harris thing haha
  • A New Year and a New Mod

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    @beelee said in A New Year and a New Mod: @rogercooper said in A New Year and a New Mod: East & West has a rule that allows tanks to move out of a territory in non-combat movement. You mean after already having been in combat ? If so, you could suggest players use edit or make a map option they can turn on at game start boosting the Tank if they don't want to. I like the idea of making it a map option. I will default the defense to 3, which most mods use.
  • UHD Revised templet

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    Hmmm I definitely found a few lines that jumped lol For the geometry of the sea zone tiles, the goal would be to find something analogous (where the connections are the same.) Also on a physical table maybe like an extra wide king banquet 36x72 that sorta deal hehe. I think v3 probably makes the more sense to key it that way than revised though, since that one is so small, but I also wanted to get the white border thing working which is always sorta tricky, mainly on account of wanting something that can be blended as well. If I pass it through a gray instead of white gives different effects, so like to make it more muted, or the sea zone color doing different blues for player preference. Mainly because for revised it's cool to have the dark ocean light sea zone, but other boards like Classic or v3 might look better with the black line, so just trying to get a way to do both from the same sort of templet. [image: UHD_v2_example_baseline_paintover.png]
  • Limit total number of Chinese fighters?

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    @jason-green-lowe said in Limit total number of Chinese fighters?: I swear I tried hard to think of this on my own and couldn't, but it seems so obvious once you point it out. I have said the same thing! @beelee, @TheDog and many others have pointed stuff out to me, and I'll just go "WOW! I could have had a V8!" (Head-slap emoji) Cheers...
  • Initial Duplication

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    @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.
  • The First Battle of the Next War

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    @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.
  • World War II v3 1941 Balanced Mod Tech Issue

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    @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...
  • WW2 Oil and Snow (1st ed.) NEW MAP RELEASE

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    @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
  • 🏯 Sengoku - Nippon Warring States -Official Thread

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    @rogercooper It was a good mod in its own right. Well please upload it to GitHub, but I will not support/maintain it.
  • 270BC Wars - Official Thread

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  • August came early !!

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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.
  • Hard AI vs Fast AI

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    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.
  • In a Land Far Far Away: Medieval Crossover Game in America Thread

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    @cernel ISOT is an acronym that means Island in the Sea of Time. It's a book about the Island of Nantucket bring brought back to the Bronze Age. Think of it like a Western Isekai but focused on time travel instead of going to another world. Anyway, people use this acronym in Alternatehistory.com to describe stories with the same sort of premise
  • 🏯 The Shogun - Official Thread

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    Latest version 1.5 ready for download In TripleA 2.6 (currently there is no UPDATE map tab/version control, so ...) Click Download Maps Button Click Installed tab Find & Click The Shogun 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 The Shogun Click Install button (be patient dont double click it) Enjoy! . MAJOR CHANGES Added Ebbe's most excellent Shogun Advanced Samurai/Japanese sounds.
  • Battle for Craglorn - Alpha/Early Testing Thread

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    In case you have not seen this, you can have both 2.5 & 2.6 installed at the same time. https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/3724/how-to-have-triplea-2-5-2-6-installed-at-the-same-time
  • Azimuth's Trilogy - Official Teaser Trailer

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    @rogercooper done. It's now possible to play Nazi Germany and pretend it's not Nazi Germany

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  • It seems very interesting but not easy to learn, do you plan to write a good manual ? Game Notes inside TripleA at least to explain all the new features respect to classic A&A games ?

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  • @KurtGodel7

    Good Action

    Have you considered using the Frostion units ? Think it makes for a better visual. GCD and UHD both use them, along with some Elk units and a few others.

    And of course Frostion's Iron War 🙂

    This a test game against yourself ?

    Keep up the Good Work

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  • Round 3: Japan's air attacked Pearl Harbor and damaged the U.S. Navy.

    Germany continues to push east. Germany's income (170) and Soviet income (171) are now virtually tied. In the research phase Germany gained a star towards Panther tanks tech. One star left to go.

    In the Soviet research phase, the Soviet player gained Advanced 1 tech. A very good advance for later. It also had a randomly chosen tech give it one star towards Improved Sub. Useless. The Soviets must withdraw from Smolensk, as the Germans in that area are too strong. If the Germans stack Smolensk, they will be only two moves away from Moscow. The Soviet Union loses all its cash when Moscow falls for the first time. But after that, the Soviet Union is allowed to collect income normally. All the same, the Soviets would strongly prefer not to lose Moscow. If Moscow does fall, the Soviet Union would be reduced down to one research center, at least until it can be restored.

    Japan continues conquering southeast Asia and building factories there. However, Tonkin is under pressure from the British. Japan chooses not to build a factory there as it would be too much risk. Japan has finished off the fleet at Pearl Harbor. Also it has conquered Manila, despite the trenches the U.S. had been building there. This was important, because now the U.S. no longer has a good spot to build a factory in that region. The U.S. is prevented from building any factories while at peace, which is why there was no American factory built there thus far. Japan continues to make slow progress in China. It conquered Hong Kong. It would have liked to begin its invasion of the East Indies, but its local transports were needed to ship units to Tonkin, or to invade Manila. Japan built four more transports, because there were too many units not being shipped off Japan.

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  • Japan's second turn. One star towards late war production (Japan tech category). That was the final star needed, unlocking that tech. Bonus income for Japan! The other tech advance was shipyards. Less costly transports and cruisers. Japan is very pleased with this research phase.

    Japan is invading Cochinchina, a territory in southeast Asia which would make a decent spot for a factory. It is building a factory for Bangkok. It also invaded Tonkin, another decent spot in southeast Asia for a factory.

    Its build was largely land units, plus a transport and three destroyers. Also a medium bomber to send to China.

    Britain's second turn. It researched "Canada" tech, which provides a free infantry each turn in Canada. Also one star towards industry tech. One more star, and it will add +2 to the unit placement capacity of its factories. Very useful for a nation with a far-flung empire.

    British build: Italy's constant strafing of Britain's North Africa force is getting annoying. To solve the problem Britain is building four fighters. Also more land units and transports for Africa, India, and the Indian Ocean. Some destroyers for the North Atlantic.

    Italy's second turn. Tech chosen randomly. One star towards Mechanized Infantry. Not what Italy had wanted.

    Italy is growing its force in North Africa. But it is not yet time to attack the British. One problem: Italy's unit placement capacity is mostly in northern Italy. But it would wish to exert offensive pressure to the south, in north Africa. This is creating a situation where units are being placed in North Italy, then plodding their way south for a bit before they can be shipped.

    U.S. turn. One star towards fleet carrier, with only 1 star left to go! One star towards Wartime Production, with only one star needed. A good American research phase, even though there is no instant gratification.

    Still limited peacetime income. Its spending all went to the Pacific.

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