@zlefin Having the oliphaunt_hit2 unit is a purely cosmetic decision, and it should be removed from the game as soon as there is another way to display multiple hits taken by a unit. There is another unit, the dragon_hit2, which had to be removed because of some bug when transforming an air unit mid-battle (it couldn't move that turn in NCM or something, I don't remember). @epinikion @Dany I'm not currently in map-making mode, but those 6 savegames would be greatly helpful when I get back to polishing this map. From my experience I'm fairly certain that as it stands, Evil has a clear advantage. Prove me wrong with those games already, please! And, eh, @redrum, the game xml is generated by a script from the TAGX.xml outside the map folder. I'll need to re-do the whole xml and get rid of that script now that we have variables . Hacking the xml is not a very clean solution, but feel free to do anything that requires immediate action until I "return".

@Schulz Generally, brighter colors are more tiring for the eyes which is why some people prefer dark backgrounds to white backgrounds for many applications. For example, the neon green usa color that was in the original NML map tended to be very bright and tiring for the eyes. So less about the color and more about the brightness.

@Cernel No reason to create a variant since if you want to take over the map then its yours

China can place limitless units while I've found another way just adding construction properties to units kinda work.

@PortableDoor I use a combination of paint . net and GIMP. But there are lots of different programs. As far as a map choice... that is for you to explore... I would not rob you of the joys of making what you want.

Alright, this setting has to go them

TripleA Turn Summary: Russia round 10 TripleA Turn Summary for game: Total World War: December 1941 3.0, version: 3.0.0.4 Game History Round: 10 Research Technology - Russia Trigger russianaTAP: Russia gains access to AdvancedProduction Russia spend 0 on tech rolls Russia rolls : 1/1 hits, 0.00 expected hits Russia removing all Technology Tokens after successful research. Russia discover AdvancedProduction Combat Move - Russia Trigger russianAirtraninfra1: Setting isInfrastructure to false for unitAttachment attached to russianAirTransport Trigger russianAirtraninfra1: Setting attack to 1 for unitAttachment attached to russianAirTransport Trigger russianAirtraninfra1: Setting destroyedWhenCapturedBy cleared for unitAttachment attached to russianAirTransport Trigger russianHvyTank1: Setting isLandTransportable to false for unitAttachment attached to russianHeavyTank Trigger russianTank1: Setting isLandTransportable to false for unitAttachment attached to russianTank Trigger russianL4: Setting movement to 6 for unitAttachment attached to Train Trigger russianL2: Setting movement to 3 for unitAttachment attached to Truck Trigger russianMecht3: Setting isLandTransportable to false for unitAttachment attached to russianMech.Infantry Trigger AltayLLRussia1: Russia takes ownership of territory Altay Trigger russianHvyTank2: Setting isLandTransportable to true for unitAttachment attached to russianHeavyTank Trigger russianTank2: Setting isLandTransportable to true for unitAttachment attached to russianTank Trigger russianMecht4: Setting isLandTransportable to true for unitAttachment attached to russianMech.Infantry 1 russianInfantry moved from Caucasus to Eastern Ukraine Russia take Eastern Ukraine from Italy 1 russianInfantry moved from Eastern Karelia to Leningrad 1 russianInfantry moved from Novgorod to Leningrad 2 russianInfantrys moved from Smolensk to Pskov 2 russianInfantrys moved from Voronezh to Kharkov 1 russianInfantry moved from Smolensk to Pskov 1 russianFighter moved from Urals to Pskov 2 russianFighters moved from Caucasus to Kharkov 1 russianTacticalBomber moved from Stalingrad to Kharkov 1 russianFighter moved from Smolensk to Kharkov 1 russianStrategicBomber moved from Stalingrad to Pskov 4 russianFighters moved from Smolensk to Leningrad 1 russianFighter moved from Smolensk to Pskov Combat - Russia Battle in Pskov Russia attack with 2 russianFighters, 3 russianInfantrys and 1 russianStrategicBomber Germany defend with 1 Flagpole and 2 germanInfantrys Russia roll dice for 2 russianFighters, 3 russianInfantrys and 1 russianStrategicBomber in Pskov, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 1.50 expected hits Germany roll dice for 2 germanInfantrys in Pskov, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 germanInfantry owned by the Germany lost in Pskov Russia roll dice for 2 russianFighters, 3 russianInfantrys and 1 russianStrategicBomber in Pskov, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 1.50 expected hits Germany roll dice for 1 germanInfantry in Pskov, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 russianInfantry owned by the Russia and 1 germanInfantry owned by the Germany lost in Pskov Russia win, taking Pskov from Germany with 2 russianFighters, 2 russianInfantrys and 1 russianStrategicBomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Germany: 2 germanInfantrys Casualties for Russia: 1 russianInfantry Battle in Kharkov Russia attack with 3 russianFighters, 2 russianInfantrys and 1 russianTacticalBomber Italy defend with 1 Truck and 1 italianCombatEngineer; Germany defend with 1 Flagpole and 1 germanInfantry Russia roll dice for 3 russianFighters, 2 russianInfantrys and 1 russianTacticalBomber in Kharkov, round 2 : 3/1 hits, 2.25 expected hits Germany roll dice for 1 germanInfantry and 1 italianCombatEngineer in Kharkov, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 germanInfantry owned by the Germany and 1 italianCombatEngineer owned by the Italy lost in Kharkov Russia win, taking Kharkov from Germany with 3 russianFighters, 2 russianInfantrys and 1 russianTacticalBomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7 Casualties for Germany: 1 germanInfantry Casualties for Italy: 1 italianCombatEngineer Battle in Leningrad Russia attack with 4 russianFighters and 2 russianInfantrys Germany defend with 1 Flagpole, 1 germanArtillery and 1 germanInfantry Russia roll dice for 4 russianFighters and 2 russianInfantrys in Leningrad, round 2 : 2/1 hits, 1.83 expected hits Germany roll dice for 1 germanArtillery and 1 germanInfantry in Leningrad, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.75 expected hits 1 russianInfantry owned by the Russia, 1 germanInfantry owned by the Germany and 1 germanArtillery owned by the Germany lost in Leningrad Russia win, taking Leningrad from Germany with 4 russianFighters and 1 russianInfantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4 Casualties for Russia: 1 russianInfantry Casualties for Germany: 1 germanArtillery and 1 germanInfantry Non Combat Move - Russia Trigger russianMecht1: Setting isLandTransport to true for unitAttachment attached to russianMech.Infantry Trigger IncomeRegulationVichy2: Setting switch to false for conditionAttachmentYesVichy attached to VichyFrance Trigger russianAirtraninfra2: Setting isInfrastructure to true for unitAttachment attached to russianAirTransport Trigger russianAirtraninfra2: Setting attack to 0 for unitAttachment attached to russianAirTransport Trigger russianAirtraninfra2: Setting destroyedWhenCapturedBy to FROM:Russia for unitAttachment attached to russianAirTransport Trigger russianL5: Setting movement to 5 for unitAttachment attached to Train Trigger russianMecht2: Setting isLandTransport to false for unitAttachment attached to russianMech.Infantry Trigger russianL3: Setting movement to 2 for unitAttachment attached to Truck Trigger AltayLLRussia2: China takes ownership of territory Altay Trigger russianProd1: Russia has 1 Material placed in Moscow 1 russianAirTransport moved from Smolensk to Moscow 1 russianInfantry moved from Vologda to Eastern Karelia 1 russianArtillery, 1 russianMech.Infantry and 5 russianTanks moved from Caucasus to Smolensk 1 russianInfantry moved from Voronezh to Smolensk 1 Truck and 1 russianInfantry moved from Stalingrad to Smolensk 3 Trucks and 3 russianInfantrys moved from Volgarod to Smolensk 1 russianArtillery moved from Novosibirsk to Altay 1 Material and 1 Truck moved from Soviet Far East to Irkutsk 1 Truck moved from Far Eastern Republic to Soviet Far East 2 russianInfantrys moved from Irkutsk to Yakut 1 russianTank moved from Western Kazahk to Tula 1 Material and 1 russianMech.Infantry moved from Moscow to Smolensk 3 russianInfantrys moved from Moscow to Smolensk 1 russianAntiAirGun and 1 russianMech.Infantry moved from Smolensk to Novgorod 1 russianMech.Infantry moved from Novgorod to Smolensk 1 russianFighter moved from Kharkov to Smolensk 1 russianTacticalBomber moved from Kharkov to Novgorod 2 russianFighters moved from Kharkov to Stalingrad 2 russianFighters moved from Pskov to Smolensk 3 russianFighters moved from Leningrad to Smolensk 1 russianFighter moved from Leningrad to Novgorod 1 russianInfantry moved from Vologda to Novgorod 1 Truck and 1 russianArtillery moved from Sverdlovsk to Smolensk 2 russianInfantrys moved from Stalingrad to Tula 2 russianInfantrys moved from Caucasus to Voronezh 1 russianTank moved from Eastern Iran to Southern Caucasus 1 russianInfantry moved from Caucasus to Southern Caucasus 3 russianInfantrys moved from Caucasus to Stalingrad 1 Train and 2 russianInfantrys moved from Omsk to Moscow 1 Train and 2 russianInfantrys moved from Urals to Moscow 1 Train moved from Sverdlovsk to Irkutsk 1 russianAntiTankGun moved from Sverdlovsk to Stalingrad 1 russianTransport moved from 105 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone 1 russianStrategicBomber moved from Pskov to Smolensk 1 Train moved from Moscow to Omsk 1 Train moved from Moscow to Urals 2 Trucks moved from Moscow to Urals 1 Truck moved from Moscow to Volgarod 2 Trucks moved from Smolensk to Moscow 2 Trucks moved from Omsk to Stalingrad 1 Truck moved from Volgarod to Stalingrad 2 Trucks moved from Smolensk to Moscow Purchase Units - Russia Russia buy 4 russianArtillerys, 1 russianFighter, 14 russianInfantrys and 1 russianParatrooper; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 0 techTokens; Place Units - Russia 1 russianArtillery placed in Novosibirsk 1 russianFighter and 2 russianInfantrys placed in Urals 3 russianArtillerys and 1 russianParatrooper placed in Moscow 3 russianInfantrys placed in Stalingrad 3 russianInfantrys placed in Volgarod 2 russianInfantrys placed in Vologda 2 russianInfantrys placed in Omsk 2 russianInfantrys placed in Irkutsk Activate Technology - Russia Russia activating AdvancedProduction Turn Complete - Russia Trigger LLrAA: has removed 1 russianArtillery owned by Russia in Altay Trigger LLrAA: China has 1 chineseArtillery placed in Altay Russia collect 70 PUs; end with 70 PUs Trigger russianAP1: Russia met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 73 PUs Trigger russianIP: Russia met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 76 PUs Units generate 9 techTokens; Russia end with 9 techTokens Combat Hit Differential Summary : Russia rolls : : 1.00 Germany : -0.42 Russia : -0.08 Savegame

@RoiEX Well, anyways, whatever fixes to the program is not really a fix until a lobby compatible with the latest prerelease is out and used by most. That is becoming more and more of a problem, as also there are a number of new features (for new maps) that you cannot use for lobby games. I hope a new lobby in which to use the latest prerelease will be out soon; it has been a while without, by now.

Frank-the-Tank (Allies) vs. LouisXIVXIV (Axis bid8): Despite a very good start for Allies (UK and USA in Pacific), Axis managed a great defensive game with both Germany and Japan. Germany built tons of troops and eventually took Russia while Japan resisted USA build up. Game was decided with the VC9 rule which I really hate, but nonetheless territory and PU advantage was too much for Allies to reverse over time. Well done LouisXIVXIV!

Irfanview works pretty ez

@LaFayette Thanks for the feedback and showing no mercy to the AI with the full map paint! Here are some responses: Round 1: Yeah, this is a tough one. I actually usually make that move with the tank myself and see a decent number of good players do it. While you probably lose a little bit of TUV initially you force Russia to use units/planes in another place. Another way to think about this as well is if you make Archangel worth 3 or 4 instead of 2 then it would probably be a no brainer to capture with a tank which I think shows how close this type of move is. I prefer the AI be a bit over aggressive rather than not take enough territories and this is difficult to perfectly balance across maps given different territory and unit values. Round 2: Yeah, that's really bad and geez you had quite some luck round 1/2. I think most Axis players would rage quit if they had the openings that germany and japan did This has to do with the AI trying to attack too many territories and ends up aborting 1 of the attacks and in this case it was Manchuria (not a good choice). I'll take a closer look at this. Round 3: Agree. This one has to do with the AI wanting to attack Western Europe and Algeria so it deprioritizes other attacks. Then it decides it can't get quite enough units to attack Algeria and aborts that attack. Some of this behavior is caused by dice rather than LL which causes more randomness in the AI. But this is a good turn to train the AI on as there are lots of places it can attack. Round 5: The AA gun logic is pretty poor. It tends to be overly conservative and in this case sees the UK fighter in Caucasus as a potential threat where it could lose say Sinkiang or another territory within landing range of bombing Kwangtung. This could be improved a bit but not as high priority IMO compared to your examples in Round 2/3.

@colin once again great game, look forward to our future wars.

@Hepps thanks

Well ... you're here on the forum helping noobs; would she consider this commendable charity work?

@AdamF any luck logging in now? I just tried and had no problem

@forthebirds here's a sendspace link that you can dl and put in you downloadedMaps folder in triplea. you'll need to 86 the other one. It has option for no defense or by axis/allies . https://www.sendspace.com/file/detnwq Sneaking Coward is shown as the map owner at git so you'd need to contact him about adding it to the mod. Also the "Map details" don't show the better look that WaW has. It'd be nice to add those too. Anyway, you should be able to use this in local mode, unless I screwed up heh heh And if you're not familiar with sendspace, just do the bare minimum, create bunk account etc...and it'll showup in yourDLs. Their way of making money is all. Nothing wrong with that : )

@Panther said in Request for starting a game: It looks like animated gifs don't work unfortunately Forum bug report anyone? I guess gif and webP (better) anymations should work, shouldn't they?

@Viking Please install https://github.com/triplea-game/triplea/releases/tag/1.10.15187 and try posting using this version. Feel free to install it in another folder, because it's incompatible with 1.9.X versions. The PbF/PbEM Settings moved to the Settings for the most part, so it might look a little bit different, but for the most part it should be the same. If the error still happens there (which should be the case), it should at least provide a better error message that will hopefully lead us in the right direction

@Frostion Good points. That needs to be balanced against precedent, essentially re-training users to no longer use the 'n' key.

@zlefin @Cernel @redrum I dont have access to test it (no PC at the moment), but if I recall correctly, you can mouseover and then slightly move the mouse pointer around every 1-2 seconds, while inside the boundaries of the unit picture, that way keeping the pop-up alive. Anyway... a good solution/engine fix could be a to have the pop-up stay popped up by default until the mouse is moved like 10-15 pixel or something?