@crockett36 It is probably not a good idea to use the same file name as an existing map. I will put this my queue of things to cleanup.

In general, I think that scenarios that use existing maps should have their own mod. I don't want to presuppose that someone who is downloading a mod wants to have all scenarios that used the same map.

In earlier version of TripleA, you could reference the map information for another scenario which I found useful.

@VictoryFirst

I did some research on this, see here
https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/2892/how-i-am-using-movementcostmodifier

@gregorek whatever amount there is it is not noticeable versus the other background activities

your concern and input are appreciated and i am by no means the real expert here but i believe these issues should not be worrying you 🙂

@thulsadoom42

Welcome to the site !

Idk how things work specifically all that well, I just bang away until it works. Probably not the best approach 🙂

You can have windows and Linux both installed on. I can't remember. I think I had to do some sort of virtual thing. Anyway, I hate windows so I rarely use it. Probably because I don't know how lol

At any rate, it looks like it's the triplea install giving you trouble. As Panther says, triplea should auto add java for you, so should be good there.

When I DL triplea I don't use the installer command. I just go to permissions and hit execute.

I'll DL a prerelease I've been meaning to do and show you how I do it.

I'm gonna DL 15025 as recommended by The Dog. It's the last one that centers on your Capital. You can force individual maps to do it by tweaking the xml but that's a fair amount of work and frankly shouldn't be necessary.

Anyway, it's a nice feature that you take for granted until it's gone. Then it becomes annoying. It's a simple fix but w/e not my department 🙂

Gonna go here for the prerelease

https://github.com/triplea-game/triplea/releases/tag/2.7.15025

you want the unix one as you already know 🙂

Hmm won't let me post the pic. Try a smaller version.

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So I have 2 Triplea/triplea folders. One with a Big T, which is where the releases live and one with a small t where the games/maps and saves live.

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Here's the Big T

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You can see I have 14962 and then another release in a separate folder 15330

I go to downloads and right click on 15025

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Go to properties and hit Permissions and then execute

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Then open a terminal and drag 15025 into it

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hit enter

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and then follow the prompts. I usually put it in a different folder 15025 will call it. Have to be careful or you have to type the whole thing in.

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Then just keep hitting next

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then Finish and it should fire up

You can see the Java version and the triplea version upper left.

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Oh yea, I guess I shoulda said this first. I can't get the 2.5 stable to work on linux anymore. Probably a couple years now. I've mentioned it to dan a few times but nothing ever came of it.

This is what happens when I try it

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So you can play local or by Forum/email but can't use the lobby. I haven't checked the 2.7 lobby in a while but I think it's still being worked on.

So you will need to use windows to access the lobby. At least that's what I have to do 😞

Let me know if you get stuck somewhere. We'll call in reinforcements 🙂

@gregorek

Shogun Advanced has random territories and random drops called Kami/Spirits/Fate. 1888 has random territories.
Random Territories uses Territories Are Assigned Randomly
Random drops needs another neutral/none player and isConstruct to help distribute the Random drops

1941 Global Command Decision does do weather but it is not random.

You need a Neutral/none player and yes infrastructure is the main way to do this. However there are exceptions.
The Drops can be /turn or can be one off loot. The one off loot needs an end of turn trigger to remove the drop/kami.

Shogun has blocked mountain passes, are variant could be, make them destructible/units, so you attack them to make the pass useable/passable.

@wc_sumpton might have more ideas.