2015 League General Discussion Thread

Yes, I’ve had that problem before, Shin Ji.

I got an early release patch update from Veqryn a little while back that seemed to have fixed the problem.  Maybe this update is not ready for everyone yet?  You might want to ask Veq.

Meanwhile, 1 option is to edit a new map to your current game situation to get it small again.  Calcs and loading it up will be faster again, so there are benefits.

One thing I’ve noticed is that the history maintains the file for repeated edits (say, in non-com, where you may go back and forth with a move 10 times, the history seems to keep track of all 10 of these mind changes?!).  So, in comparing file sizes, some of my games are twice as large at others for the same turn.  Are there other reasons that the files sizes get large (other than the obvious), and do we all need to wait until that patch is official before we start using it?

Of course, another option is to extend the board limit past the 1.536 MB as it currently stands, but I’m not sure how much that would solve the problem.

Veq mentioned in the XDAP thread that the next stable version should be out by mid-december. He made a thread with the new version here if you want to try it: http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=34574

In the past it hasn’t been possible to load old savegames in the new version, so it probably won’t help for existing bloated savegame files.

There is a workaround that isn’t really practical for each turn, but could be used when posting the final file after the game is over.

The .tsvg file is an archive of the raw game file compressed in gzip format, which doesn’t give great compression ratios, and TripleA doesn’t use the most aggressive options when compressing to avoid it taking forever to save. So if you extract the raw game file and compress it using either a more aggressive gzip compression or another compression algorithm entirely, it will get much smaller, to the point where it should be postable to the forum.

I’m willing to assist with this as long as I don’t get bombarded with requests :) If you have a completed game where you’d like the final save file converted and uploaded, send me a PM and I’ll see what I can do.

Fantastic, nielsen, thank you on behalf of the league

Onze hoop in bange dagen.

A month later, I remember a tweak I was going to make to the league rules.

This year I think we need a new tier, above tier 1.  This will primarily benefit those playing these elite players, but there is also a small residual benefit to everyone, as it will raise PPG across the board a little.

The highest possible PPG has been 6.00, since you earn 6 points for beating a tier 1. 
The tier cutoffs have been 1.50, 2.50, and 3.50.
Last year, we actually had 5 players who averaged 4.50 or above.  I think it’s proper to give players who play these elite players more credit than playing a tier 1, so it is time for a new tier.

Elite status (tier E) will be used from now on, in the 2015 league, for players with 4+ games (or who ended the season last year at 4.50 or above, until getting to 4 games in 2015) who average 4.50 or above.

It logically follows that losing to an elite player will net you 3 points (instead of 2) and beating an elite gets you 7 (instead of 6).  So it will now be possible to average above 6.00 and up to 7.00.

I’m going to make the changes now.

Jennifer, if you don’t mind, it would be great if you could edit the league rules for this, thanks.

Gamer, Jenn, where can I pick the winter champion trophy??  :-D

In other relevant leagues in the world, like the Spain “fútbol” league, newspapers talk about this these days (when players rest for Christmas).  :mrgreen:
More titles will be tough once Bmnielsen reaches 4 games soon I think…

Merry Christmas everyone!! and a superb 2015!!

PD: including happy A&A gaming experiences, KILL KILL KILL

Thanks, Juan, glad you’re still around  :-P

I plan on taking Bmnielsen down a peg, so don’t worry too much.

No one can stop you from self-proclaiming “A&A.org league champion winter 2014-2015” under your name and sign  :lol:

@JuanSpain:

Gamer, Jenn, where can I pick the winter champion trophy??  :-D

Well, you can’t.  You see, bmnielsen currently has you beat in both Gamer’s rankings and mine…. just sayin’!  ;)

Yeah, winter’s not over yet

You can have the December 15 trophy, if it existed…  :lol:

1,2,3,4 seeds all advance in the major playoff
2,4 seeds have advanced in the 2nd playoff
1,2,3,5 seeds advanced in the 3rd playoff, and 5 upset 1 in the 2nd round

The predictive value of the ranking system continues to amaze me…
I wonder how the remaining games will play out

man, it’s tough to take down the axis against a strong player….

And yet people continue to try…  :lol:

@Gamerman01:

And yet people continue to try…  :lol:

I know this isn’t the thread for this but it seems so odd that liberating France by the allies is such a negative for the them. IMHO, it is a major flaw in the game.

Not as big a negative as it might appear.  I’ve liberated it multiple times

Does anyone know if there are any conflicts between starting a game in TripleA version 1_8_0_3 and updating to the new version 1_8_0_5?  I just wanted to make sure there were no issues before changing versions during a game – that or I’ll just use the old version for the old games, but sometimes remembering which is which is way too complicated for me…

i switched mid-games and so far no issues whatsoever.

Yeah, it should be fine.  It has been with updates in the past…  I think it detects version when you load up a game and loads the appropriate engine version