• New Map: World War 1 End of Empires

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    I am changing battleships to be unbuildable and 1-hit. I thought that this would lead to a lot of battleships being destroyed too quickly, but after a few playthroughs with the AI it seems like I was wrong.
  • AI Suitability

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    So I am starting to examine AI suitability for some randomly picked scenarios. Great Lakes War All these scenario are fine for AI Great War The only problem for the AI is the odd blockages for the US. This is an old scenario before events were introduced into TripleA. The large numbers of units and sprawaling map also slow the game. The actual units are straight-forward and the game can be played with Fast AI. Combat movement is before purchase.
  • Global 1940 improving the notes

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    ubernautU
    @zlefin just make sure you aren't reusing other people's IP.
  • Best Rules Version

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    @rogercooper It has some understanding, but not a complete understanding; from what I've been able to tell. It does, at least partly, recognize the movement bonuses units will get in terms of avoiding counterattacks, though I'm not sure it does so fully. In terms of strategic bombing, I'm not sure to what extent it specifically targets harbors/airfields that are relevant right now, vs simply targetting anything in the area that's raidable that it's not already invading. (and of course bombers often have regular combats worth doing as well). It does not seem to preferentially move units on/next to harbors/airfields so as to get the movement bonus. I was trying out Global recently, and some of the moves quite clearly showed the ai not 'getting' the impacts of those bases.
  • 270BC - Official Thread

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    @lafayette said in 270BC Wars - Official Thread: @Cernel why is there a '+' folder in the map? Seemingly it's making the download size quite a bit larger than it needs to be. The "270bc" map has several such useless items too. The main difference is that I group them externally, leaving inside the "map" folder nothing but what is or may be used by the program. Completely useless items of 270bc (I would keep without the "map" folder): https://github.com/triplea-maps/270bc/blob/master/map/misc/Legend.png https://github.com/triplea-maps/270bc/blob/master/map/territoryNames/Saria.png https://github.com/triplea-maps/270bc/blob/master/map/territoryNames/Heraclea.png https://github.com/triplea-maps/270bc/blob/master/map/units/alt/RomanRepublic_unit_development.png https://github.com/triplea-maps/270bc/blob/master/map/units/alt/archer_hepps.png https://github.com/triplea-maps/270bc/blob/master/map/units/alt/archer_with_marker_at_55pt.png https://github.com/triplea-maps/270bc/blob/master/map/units/alt/ballista_with_marker_at_55pt.png https://github.com/triplea-maps/270bc/blob/master/map/units/alt/hoplite_with_marker_at_55pt.png https://github.com/triplea-maps/270bc/blob/master/map/units/alt/legionaire_hepps.png https://github.com/triplea-maps/270bc/blob/master/map/units/alt/warelephant_hepps.png https://github.com/triplea-maps/270bc/blob/master/map/units/alt/warelephant_hepps_hit.png https://github.com/triplea-maps/270bc/blob/master/map/units/Neutral/longboat.png Other maps have a lot more useless items than this one.
  • Aggression 1941

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    ebbeE
    @schulz Hej Schulz, you asked me to use Soundfiles I made/ adapted for the recently released WW2 Oil & Snow project, which is fine, ( except the intro tune , I prefer to keep that unique ) nice to see another 1941 map and I like your ingredients...
  • World War 2010

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    RavilleR
    I also like a lot this map, but when trying to game it people said it has many problems and bugs. Could be great if can be fixing as a normal map... Thanks forwardly
  • Oztea 1939 Global

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    @wc_sumpton right on thanks again. I'll give it a go
  • How do I call new nations in World War 2 v5 SE?

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    You need to name it Chinese instead China for the easiest way to bring China. Then copy the XML and give a different name. Then examine the XML. It is not complicated.
  • NWO and NWO 5 nations victory condition

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    RogerCooperR
    Many scenarios have no victory condition defined.
  • AA50 with Maintenance

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    Moved to Maps & Mods.
  • Spring 1942

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    Oops, I think I spoke in ignorance here. I didn't realize that there are two editions of "Spring 1942". I apparently own the 1st edition. The 2nd edition does indeed appear to be "World War II v5"
  • Can someone make/find a few icons for me?

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  • War at War changes

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    SchulzS
    Upkeep is possible to implement, the important one is finding good upkeep/cost ratio and in my experiences with upkeep, it works best with 5%-10%. For example infantry cost is 2 and 0.1 upkeep (5%) would work perfectly. But armour upkeep should be definitely higher than 5% but still should not be higher than 10%. Yes, draw means nobody wins and nobody lose pretty much same with chess. Because of the cumulative aspects of games, the loser side really cannot turn the tide of the war and the fate of the games always seales in the middle of games and just there should have been draw option that gives a good reason the loser side to continue.
  • Fallen Empire

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    @alkexr I was trying to make upkeep as visible source in the purchase screen in my map like that but couldn't find a way because its not a resource. I am using <option name="createsResourcesList" value="-x:PUs"/> tag to represent upkeep. Wondering is turning into supply like this system the onyl way to make is visible?
  • Fixed Scenarios from the Repository

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    RogerCooperR
    @ff03k64 I don't remember exactly. With the way TripleA runs now, it easy to find which images are missing.
  • Oztea 1942 needs to add "Original Owners" for territories

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    @JOSEPH-PRINCE border-gore is aptly named lol I think i got em all. Uninstall and reinstall and you should be good to go. I added a notification at game start with version and date as I didn't do a yaml PR. I must of spaced it's own thread so we'll just make this it for the future
  • world at war with red dot units

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    Thank you very much
  • Which mods have tech trees like age of tribes?

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    Teddy SelfT
    Thanks for the info, if anyone is interested in this scenario I have altered just tell me where to upload it. You will play as northern starting on turn 2.
  • Need Relief Tiles

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    @Schulz Nice, I have added to shades of "shores" so far but I still don't know exactly what it would be the best approach. Thanks!

Recent Posts

  • Name Bad-Ass 4 Nation FFA
    Description Abstract 4 player conflict on a world map
    https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Bad-Ass_4-Nation_FFA
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    Good Points

    Extensive diplomatic rules Neutrals get stronger each turn

    Bad Points

    The diplomatic rules don't work too well in AI play The AI does a poor job with the large initial bids
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  • @GREGOREK
    You are bonkers trying to shoehorn a RPG style into TripleA.

    However I will join you in the Bonkers club, for I have thought of trying to do similar.

    For your consideration look at
    https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/3264/arena-of-death-official-thread
    for multi wound heroes and different classes.

    For the levelling of the heroes a Tech tree could be used, see, each tree could be a hero?
    https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/4056/1888a-steam-steel-official-thread

    For random distribution of monsters and treasures, see
    https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/3666/shogun-advanced-official-thread
    and look for Kami, Japanese spirits. The Kami start out with lots of dots in their unit name, this so the player cannot count them, when found/revealed they change into stuff

    Ebbe and I are working on an Heroic FFA island map with Fates, using the ./dot principles above.

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  • Took a detour on game development and added a dungeon module to the automated scripts with dirt, rubble, water, and of course lava.

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    Ya'll have made TripleA diverse and feature rich. A cave system brings up some questions. Please educate me if these adaptations already exist. Otherwise, please consider their addition/discussion. Remember, you are making a toolbox, not a game; that's for the map makers. And they need more tools.

    A dungeon crawler could be played by standard tripleA territorial battles. However, it would be more open to RPG style with specialized units and item distribution. Not trivial upgrades but some form of menu system is required to add and remove found items to units. Tech/triggers affect all units of a type. I dont expect DOOM style gaming, but some form of treasure hunt would be nice. Currently, a single hero-unit could satisfy the RPG side of the game, absorbing all found items.

    The Production Menu is a sore spot. It needs greater control by the map. The engine provides a default, but let the map override it with col/row size and access (add/replace cells by col/row). Treat it like the table it is with Rules and Notes. A specialized Rule could allow item distribution but would wreak havoc on the battle calculator and battle menu to have so many unique units.

    Relief Tiles remain as the default display, but consider a territory tile with x,y alignment offset. It might ease the burden of border/corner overlaps on fully wrapped XY maps. It would also usher in territory animations and unleash the FOG OF WAR.

    Current script status is close to release. They will generate random terrain and cave maps along with a generic game.xml to hog out the bulk of the work. Finished speeding up the territory carver that works like a bubble machine. It tracks terrain changes reasonably well. The tricky bit remains narrow edges and corner horns/spear like structures. Mostly cleaned up. Dungeon module running slow. It be nice to integrate both surface and subterranean maps together for a 3Dish stacked hive affect but access points would require a lot of scrolling.

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  • I can confirm that it downloads fine now. That already was a good example for the workflow.
    Thank you 👍

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