Roger's Scenario Thread

RogerCooper

@beelee I think a mod should be cohesive whole. The designers should default or suggest what options work the best.

RogerCooper

Name Settlers: Age of Tribes
Description Randomized fantasy warfare using the Age of Tribes map
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Settlers:_Age_of_Tribes

Good Points

Varied unit art
Randomized start can create interesting situations
Upkeep costs prevent mega-stacks

Bad Points

Randomized start can be unbalanced
The AI sometimes has problems playing properly

beelee

@rogercooper

The name is self explanatory.

House Rules

Pick and choose what you want to create your own mod.

The Game Notes explain this.

RogerCooper

A specific point concerning Settlers: Age of Tribes about Dragonkin. The AI does not use them effectively. In the hands of a human player, the dragons with multiple hit points, the ability transport light foot and the ability to land in a newly captured area are devastating.

RogerCooper

Name 1941-Cristaldi
Description World War 2 starting in 1941 on map 270 areas
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/1941_Cristaldi

Good Points

Straight-foward rules set
Better geographical accuracy than most maps

Bad Points

Strongly favors Axis

RogerCooper

Name Classic: Sword
Description Classic game with minor variations
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Classic:_Sword

Good Points

Plays fast
Reasonably balanced (if territories restricted option is set)

Bad Points

Not very historical
AI has some trouble playing the British

RogerCooper

Name Camp David: 1948 Arab-Israeli War
Description 1948 Arab-Israeli War with AA50 rules
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Camp_David:_1948_Arab-Israeli_War

Good Points

Uses AA50 rules
Interesting example of value of a central position

Bad Points

No victory conditions
Does not capture the feel of the historical conflict, which was mostly an infantry war and where the Arabs (except for Jordan) could not mount effective offensives

RogerCooper

Name Ancient Times
Description Ancient civilizations compete on a map of Europe with arbitrary alliances
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Ancient_Times

Good Points

Conflict all over the map

Bad Points

No victory conditions
A mixture of civilizations and units from different periods
"Air" units

RogerCooper

Name World War II Revised Deaths Hand Mod
Description Revised game with higher incomes and lots of new units
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/World_War_II_Revised:_Death's_Hand_Mod

Good Points

Modest map size makes for fast play
Interesting unit types
Reasonably balanced

Bad Points

Nothing but problems of all A&A type games

RogerCooper

Name Big World : 1942
Description Revised rules on a large map
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Big_World_:_1942

Good Points

Easy to understand rules
Reasonably balanced

Bad Points

None but the usual A&A issues

RogerCooper

Name Blood and Iron
Description World War 2 starting in 1942 on an idiosyncratic world map
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Blood_and_Iron

Good Points

A different take on WW2, not just a variation on a boardgame

**Bad Points

Some of the powers in the game and some of the map boundaries are arbitrary.

RogerCooper

Name Total Ancient War
Description War in the Ancient Mediterranean
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Total_Ancient_War

Good Points

Not another WW2 mod
Beautiful unit art
Some effort to control big stacks

Bad Points

No victory conditions

RogerCooper

Name Game of Thrones v2
Description Wars from the Song of Ice & Fire books
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Game_of_Thrones_v2

Good Points

Many interesting units from the books

Bad Points

Politics not implemented correctly
No victory conditions
Very large stacks

RogerCooper

Name World At War Variant - FUEL-AA-Range
Description World at War with fuel rules
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/World_At_War_Variant_-_FUEL-AA-Range

Good Points

Interesting ideas like fuel use, defense units & landing boats

Bad Points

All nations have enought fuel for it to have little affect on the game
Defense Units and Landing Boats/Transports confuse the AI
Victory conditions not implements
Map glitches (I saw Germany land move from Koln to Dover

wc_sumpton

@rogercooper said in Roger's Scenario Thread:

Map glitches (I saw Germany land move from Koln to Dover

Through Belgium I suspect, as Dover does connect there (and Lille), as is stated in the game notes.

Cheers...

RogerCooper

@wc_sumpton said in Roger's Scenario Thread:

@rogercooper said in Roger's Scenario Thread:

Map glitches (I saw Germany land move from Koln to Dover

Through Belgium I suspect, as Dover does connect there (and Lille), as is stated in the game notes.

Cheers...

Land units seem to be able to move through during non-combat movement. It is supposed to be an air-only link.

wc_sumpton

@rogercooper said in Roger's Scenario Thread:

Land units seem to be able to move through during non-combat movement. It is supposed to be an air-only link.

This is player enforced, as the is nothing in the xml doing otherwise. The AI can move though during both combat/non-combat movement.

Cheers...

RogerCooper

@wc_sumpton said in Roger's Scenario Thread:

@rogercooper said in Roger's Scenario Thread:

Land units seem to be able to move through during non-combat movement. It is supposed to be an air-only link.

This is player enforced, as the is nothing in the xml doing otherwise. The AI can move though during both combat/non-combat movement.

Cheers...

Support of air-only links would a useful improvement of the game.

wc_sumpton

@rogercooper said in Roger's Scenario Thread:

Support of air-only links would a useful improvement of the game.

<attachment name="canalAttachmentDoverLilleAirOnly" attachTo="Dover" javaClass="CanalAttachment" type="territory">
  <option name="canalName" value="DoverLilleAirOnly"/>
  <option name="landTerritories" value="Himalaya"/>  <!--isImpassable, so can not be owned -->
</attachment>
<attachment name="canalAttachmentDoverLilleAirOnly" attachTo="Lille" javaClass="CanalAttachment" type="territory">
  <option name="canalName" value="DoverLilleAirOnly"/>
  <option name="landTerritories" value="Himalaya"/>
<attachment name="canalAttachmentDoverBelgiumAirOnly" attachTo="Dover" javaClass="CanalAttachment" type="territory">
  <option name="canalName" value="DoverBelgiumAirOnly"/>
  <option name="landTerritories" value="Himalaya"/>
</attachment>
<attachment name="canalAttachmentDoverBelgiumAirOnly" attachTo="Belgium" javaClass="CanalAttachment" type="territory">
  <option name="canalName" value="DoverBelgiumAirOnly"/>
  <option name="landTerritories" value="Himalaya"/>
</attachment>

Real quick before the game!

Cheers...

RogerCooper

@wc_sumpton said in Roger's Scenario Thread:

@rogercooper said in Roger's Scenario Thread:

Support of air-only links would a useful improvement of the game.

<attachment name="canalAttachmentDoverLilleAirOnly" attachTo="Dover" javaClass="CanalAttachment" type="territory">
  <option name="canalName" value="DoverLilleAirOnly"/>
  <option name="landTerritories" value="Himalaya"/>  <!--isImpassable, so can not be owned -->
</attachment>
<attachment name="canalAttachmentDoverLilleAirOnly" attachTo="Lille" javaClass="CanalAttachment" type="territory">
  <option name="canalName" value="DoverLilleAirOnly"/>
  <option name="landTerritories" value="Himalaya"/>
<attachment name="canalAttachmentDoverBelgiumAirOnly" attachTo="Dover" javaClass="CanalAttachment" type="territory">
  <option name="canalName" value="DoverBelgiumAirOnly"/>
  <option name="landTerritories" value="Himalaya"/>
</attachment>
<attachment name="canalAttachmentDoverBelgiumAirOnly" attachTo="Belgium" javaClass="CanalAttachment" type="territory">
  <option name="canalName" value="DoverBelgiumAirOnly"/>
  <option name="landTerritories" value="Himalaya"/>
</attachment>

Real quick before the game!

Cheers...

Where is the option that restricts this to air units only?