Power of Politics 1914 : A WWI scenario

[redrum]

@beelee It will require techs and is representing some of the early monoplanes towards the end of WW1.

[Cernel]

@redrum I suggest changing "Fighter" to "Monoplane". Actually, if we want to be strict, "Biplane" should be changed to "BiplaneFighter" and "Fighter" to "MonoplaneFighter", as I see that the "Bomber" is a biplane too, but I guess that, if you don't specify it, it is reasonable to assume you are talking of fighters (this is what I immediately assumed, as well, for the "GermanBiplane"). However, I know that the definition of "fighter" is applying WW2 concepts to WW1, as back then the definitions were different and less precise.

There are also some other names I would have chosen differently, but mostly on a subjective level (like "DirigibleBalloon" instead of "Zeppelin" and "SuperDreadnought" instead of "Battleship").

[Hepps]

There's a precious few that can prove at the root
This is all nothing but cold calculation...
Clearly entranced, you're leaning back now...
Defanged destroyer limps into the bay...
Down at the beach it's attracting quite a crowd...
As kids wade through the blood out to it to play

Okay, you made me scared, you did what you set out to do
And I'm not prepared, you really had me going there for a minute or two
He said, you made me scared too, I wasn't sure I was getting through
I got to go...
It's been a pleasure doing business with you.

[LovePlayingAAA]

@Hepps Where can I download "Power of Politics 1914 : A WWI scenario"? I cannot find it.

[redrum]

@LovePlayingAAA Its not yet complete or released.

[ubernaut]

would like to volunteer for playtesting if you need anyone, FWIW i've mostly played the ww1 variants of tripea in recent years up until i recently got into TWW.

[Hepps]

@ubernaut If some lazy dumb ass would finish the units... we may just get to Alpha or Beta testing.

(The "lazy dumbass" being me of course.)

[ubernaut]

@Hepps let me know if i can lend a hand.

[Hepps]

@ubernaut Do you have the ability to manipulate the fabric of the universe and warp time to give me anywhere between 30-60 hours each day? Cause if you do... did that butter churn just move? Cause if it did...

[ubernaut]

@Hepps i've been working on that kind of thing for quite some time actually. My first thought was clones but i've been thinking more and more about tardis tech lately.

hmm… just thought of a cool idea for a secret unit for power and politics.

[redrum]

@ubernaut Have any skill in making unit images?

[ubernaut]

@redrum maybe, not an illustrator per se but i'm pretty handy with photoshop.

[redrum]

@ubernaut Well, I'm dealing with a "lazy dumbass" that could probably use some assistance

[ubernaut]

@redrum more than happy to pitch in.

[redrum]

@ubernaut Cool. Let me talk to the "lazy dumbass" and see if there are some areas you can help with.

[ubernaut]

@redrum

[prastle]

@redrum LOL!

[Cernel]

@Hepps Just looking at the map at the first post, I feel like putting forward the following corrections (I'm not an expert of WW1, so I may be easily overlooking something):

• That territory north-east of Austria-Hungary looks very much like Galicia (officially the "Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria"), and especially where its capital Lemberg/Leopolis (now Lviv) is. If so, that should be Austro-Hungarian, not Russian (I know I already said this). In particular:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Galicia
• The Sinai should be English, not Ottoman. However, that territory was mostly out of control, and I guess it can be considered factually pro-Ottoman.
• Kufra and most of that south eastern territory of Tripolitania-Cyrenaica (meaning future Libya) should be English, not Italian (but I'm really not sure here). However, that territory, as well as most of italian Tripolitania-Cyrenaica, was actually out of control, since before WW1 (Senussi).
• I get it is for placement, but maybe French Somaliland can be made a tad smaller (I guess nothing really going on there).
• The sandy/marshy deserts representation of the Sahara is not bad, and better than most available TripleA games (not hard), but I can see it is missing the Grand Sand Sea and nearby Quattara depression (together cutting the easily transitable land to a relatively small cockepoint nearby El-Alamein) as well as the Grand Eastern Erg and nearby Chott el Djerid depression (together cutting the easily transitable land to a relatively small cockepoint north of Gabes: the Wadi Akarit). I realize that with the Entente controlling all North Africa, this should be a much smaller deal than in a World War 2 game. Here it is a very good map, at least for the dunes:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Sand_Sea#/media/File:Saharan_topographic_elements_map.png
  More detailed for central north Africa:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Kufra#/media/File:Carte_Koufra.jpg

[Hepps]

@Cernel said in Power of Politics 1914 : A WWI scenario:

@Hepps Just looking at the map at the first post, I feel like putting forward the following corrections (I'm not an expert of WW1, so I may be easily overlooking something):

• That territory north-east of Austria-Hungary looks very much like Galicia (officially the "Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria"), and especially where its capital Lemberg/Leopolis (now Lviv) is. If so, that should be Austro-Hungarian, not Russian (I know I already said this). In particular:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Galicia<

You had already mentioned this earlier and we established that the initial drawing was done for marketing purposes only. The territory of Galicia starts as Austrian.

• The Sinai should be English, not Ottoman. However, that territory was mostly out of control, and I guess it can be considered factually pro-Ottoman.<

This as well has already been addressed earlier in this thread. Since the British defenses were set up roughly right at the edge of the Suez canal... and since the Territory of Cairo Controls the canal... I chose to make the initial set up with the Ottamans already controlling the territory for game-play purposes.

• Kufra and most of that south eastern territory of Tripolitania-Cyrenaica (meaning future Libya) should be English, not Italian (but I'm really not sure here). However, that territory, as well as most of italian Tripolitania-Cyrenaica, was actually out of control, since before WW1 (Senussi).<

While the Territory of the Western Desert was on paper in the hands of the British, in all actuality it was not controlled by them. If anything it should really be part of the Darfur tribes. Which probably makes more sense for the game.

• I get it is for placement, but maybe French Somaliland can be made a tad smaller (I guess nothing really going on there).<

Many territory sizes have been done to make room for placements. I tried to make the map with the greatest possible space for placements as opposed to total geographic accuracy. I highly dislike maps with territories with 1 placement it is problematic from a game-play stand-point.

• The sandy/marshy deserts representation of the Sahara is not bad, and better than most available TripleA games (not hard), but I can see it is missing the Grand Sand Sea and nearby Quattara depression (together cutting the easily transitable land to a relatively small cockepoint nearby El-Alamein) as well as the Grand Eastern Erg and nearby Chott el Djerid depression (together cutting the easily transitable land to a relatively small cockepoint north of Gabes: the Wadi Akarit). I realize that with the Entente controlling all North Africa, this should be a much smaller deal than in a World War 2 game. Here it is a very good map, at least for the dunes:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Sand_Sea#/media/File:Saharan_topographic_elements_map.png
  More detailed for central north Africa:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Kufra#/media/File:Carte_Koufra.jpg<

I did not add a lot of details to this map that I might otherwise have. Since there is likely to be much less action in North Africa than in a WWII scenario, I felt these additions were not really worth while.

[Hepps]

One quick holiday teaser for all the Canadians out there...

The turkey unit unfortunately provides all units with a -1 Att. and Def. penalty. But rest assured... all your troops die in a blissful Tryptophan educed coma.

Happy Thanksgiving to all the Canuck warmongers!