G40 Redesign (currently taking suggestions)

@waxfingers some of your ideas will take a while. We’ll do the ones you got working first.

Also you might wanna hit the triplea site and and explain what you’re doing and there will be others that can help that know more than me.
https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/1140/global-40-house-rules/30

@barnee

OK, so you want the huge long list of the entire game file XML from the very top to the bottom instead of inserting it yourself.

Sorry, did you mean since the French BB is good to go will that be playable on TripleA, or you want a few more updates first to let it be downloadable?

I will try out the already built in Cruiser and Battleship AA in my new games if people want and put that one aside for now.

I am just using regular Notepad which comes with Windows. I might download Notepad++ though if it makes things easier.

Since TWW has the train and rail working we just need to know how and why it works properly. When I assign the exact same properties to the rail and trains and check for properties for inf, armour, etc they all have the relevant things supposedly needed. What happens in my testing is the inf, armour, etc won’t load onto the train, and so the game thinks I am moving them simultaneously but not interacting/loaded. Thus the inf says it cannot go the full distance.

@waxfingers Right on yea most the window guys use notepad++

Yea so send the entire xml after it works right. The things like the RR, we’ll have to figure out. You might wanna ask about that at the triplea site.

I’m still committed to getting the basic and 1943 Expansion rules done, so i can’t fully help right now. I can add stuff that you already have working.

Also, idk how to update the bots at triplea, so even once it gets updated the latest version probably won’t be available for lobby play. 6.3 Expansion just got updated the other day and the old one was 4.0

@barnee

The XML is updated.
No errors thrown, all conditions and triggers tested and work properly.
Update log entry added.
Note entry added.
Rule set added.

I downloaded Notepad++ as I noticed Notepad removed some spacing.

I just tried and the game code has too many characters to post. We will need to find another way to send to you or I can try to break it up (not sure how many breaks there will be).

@barnee

115e564e-43e0-48bf-ae0c-887f9f0dba4e-Global_40_House_Rules.xml

@barnee

OK, there you go. Looks like it worked. I had to view page source to grab the XML again and it looked the same when I put it back into Notepad++. Tested and game loaded again.

Hopefully you can get it onto TripleA soon so I can start playing with it.

Thanks

@waxfingers Right on Brother ! You can still play with your version you made. And can play a Forum game with someone that has the same version. Lobby is where there will be some lag time.

I’ll send you my email in chat. I’ll try and get it updated tonight :)

Also, if you want it to work with the Canadian mod you have to double down on the xmls. I pretty much just play Canadian because I like it :) but no biggie if you don’t want it added to that one

@waxfingers Cool nice job. A couple things. At the start of the xml you need to update as well

so it says 2.677 in this case. Otherwise it’ll show up in triple as 2.676 still.

Also, I usually add the new Map options last. So I moved the French BB to be here

I don’t have the French Vichy BB. My graphic skills can’t do it, so I’ll ask at triplea for someone to do it. I don’t want to upload until we get it. It’s a visual game :)

Anyway, good job and we should have up soon. I’ll walk you through the Git thing in the future and while there’s a learning curve, it’s well worth it. Shows what was changed and allows you to just commit directly.

Looking good though.

@barnee

I can add it in to the Canadian mod as well, it will just be copy paste and the areas are pretty easy to do that in right now.

OK, well since it was to go with the Vichy rule set I put it beside it, but that is fine for the options.

@waxfingers cool yea I just always add to both. Kind of a pain but, I blame it on Canada. :)

Just put in BB image request. Hopefully have it soon :)

@waxfingers oh so I forgot. Only works with Vichy active ? Ok yea that’d be a good spot then. Just a minor change to map option name, add vichy in the name.

@barnee

I made the changes to the option name by adding “Vichy Rule”.
Checked for version number. I was able to update at the top but I could not find the place the notification in game pulls the info from. It stayed as 2.676.

I will email you and put the XML here for both files again, take whichever way you want. I also put the option back under Vichy Rules.

7047f007-c6af-4bb4-9316-219226ee5d81-Global_40_House_Rules.xml

ebf0e0f6-460f-4c0d-8250-469241d748d4-Global_40_House_Rules_Canada.xml

@waxfingers right on yea you have to go to the notifications file/folder/document w/e it’s called lol It’s in the same place with all the other ones. games, objective properties, units etc… Not a biggie. Plus probably better i do it so it’ll be current date when uploaded. not a huge deal either though.

Hey we scored !

Game coming on soon and i already got a buzz, so idk if I’ll get to it tonight and early game tomorrow, but we’ll try and get it dialed in soon :)

Update to 2.677

Adds @waxfingers French BB for the BM Vichy Rule.

Nice job wax ! Everything looks good ! As stated earlier, the bots probably won’t update for a while, so lobby play won’t be available, but you can play local or by Forum if both players have the same version.

You will need to uninstall and reinstall as there is not an auto notification upgrade currently.

@barnee

Nice, I tested it out, the pro-Axis BB looks beautiful haha. Thanks to whomever made that!

@barnee

By the way, I found a way to play lobby with the new map. Just load a saved game (from local play setup) with the new map and options loaded etc. You can’t select from the bot drop down menu like you said, but I was able to get my saved game onto the online lobby play.

@waxfingers said in G40 Redesign (currently taking suggestions):

@barnee

Nice, I tested it out, the pro-Axis BB looks beautiful haha. Thanks to whomever made that!

ubernaut at triplea : )

@waxfingers said in G40 Redesign (currently taking suggestions):

@barnee

By the way, I found a way to play lobby with the new map. Just load a saved game (from local play setup) with the new map and options loaded etc. You can’t select from the bot drop down menu like you said, but I was able to get my saved game onto the online lobby play.

hey that’s quite informative. Idk if anyone knows about that lol

Yea you gotta join git sooner than later lol :)

Good action

@waxfingers Ok don’t overachieve wax :) Others still want to play their games. 1 or 2 bots probably cool but you went kinda big. We don’t want negative feedback :)

@waxfingers Dude ! 1 or 2 bots is cool but don’t take that many ! It’ll give us a bad rep. I changed a bunch back.

:)