@Pvt_Griff Thank you! Let me see when your done! Now just cointemplating buying a global game and getting BBR or something going. Daunting task for sure.
[AA50/Anniversary] Modular Map Overlays - Splitting Australia, the Balkans, and Sea Zones; adding Cairo, Malaya, Singapore, Rio, Cape Town, Recruitment Centers and tons more!
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Hey guys, thank you so much for your input.
And yes, you are correct when it comes to Australia being worth 2 IPCs in one territory to allow for an IC there. That makes perfectly sense.
I am still a bit undecided on this possible shuffle from Africa to US West Coast in one turn. True, one turn represents 4 months, but I think it is the nature of the game to not being able to move units right to the frontlines or immediately from A to B. But I will think about this.
I also still think that splitting the money islands and giving them a lower yield will not benefit Japan. Yes, it will take a bit longer for the US to liberate them, but it will also slow down Japan in the first two or three rounds because they have to split their transports even more. There are just so many possible targets now (money islands/ philippines, Australia, mainland China, India, Hawaii,…).
Yes, making it so that these islands yield more IPCs would make Britain’s economy stronger - but only in the first or second turn. Although these are crucial turns, in the long run, these increases in yield will only benefit Japan. It is so much easier for them to capture and defend them than for the British Player.
I might do some test games on my current board and see how they go!
EDIT: This is the link for the same map as before but without the altered Sea Zone on The US West Coast and East Australia being worth 2 IPCs. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/4aog2fx8fse0n8k442i3k/MODDED-2-AA_Anniversary_OOB_gimp.png?rlkey=5k4lcgbthv8tekdmg8pct5jb6&st=o91gy2zu&dl=0
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Seeing this topic started up again I decided to post some pictures from my 3’ x 6’ printed map based on version 5. I haven’t made any adjustments to the map (love it as is). You’ll notice all the units are placed based on the OOB anniversary 1941 version with small additions here and there for balancing. I also made my own NO’s for further balancing (you can see them on the 3rd picture bottom left on the whiteboard). Unfortunately my flash drive with all the saved files stopped working so I lost all the files (set up charts, NO chart, victory cities chart etc.). The good news is I have hard copies of the files so I can make them again sometime. Play tested this about 10 times and it’s very interesting and fun. Seems balanced but much more playtesting needs to happen.
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Hey guys, some days ago, I posted some changes I’d like to implement (mainly splitting islands in the pacific, giving Italian East Africa to Italy)… And what shall I say? I edited the Triple A WW2v3 map so that you can play the game as i proposed some days ago! I combined this with my Progressive Objectives Scenario (which provides more balanced NOs and incited the US to actually engage in the Pacific, same goes for Japan; you can find it under House Rules). You can download it via my Dropbox link.
I am not that great at editing Triple A. I still have to create semi-transparent names for the new countries and also some Relief Tiles… But I hope it will suffice for now if you are keen on trying this one out!
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@cloud7707 awesome!
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Hey sweet ! I like the colors you used for the Objectives :)
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@cloud7707 Thank you for sharing this! I am inspired by your work to try to develop a ‘Deluxe Anniversary’ edition that includes many of the changes proposed by @vodot, some of your changes, and even a playable France.
I am experimenting with an October 1941 start date – it has always bothered me that Germany’s invasion of Russia (June 1941) and Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor (December 1941) both happen on turn 1 of a standard Anniversary game. By starting the game in October 1941, I hope to make a J1 Pearl Harbor attack (and the explosive expansion to Singapore, the Philippines, the East Indies, etc.) feel more natural. I also hope players will find it interesting to consider how Germany can/should continue its invasion of Barbarossa – the G1 turn in standard Anniversary feels pretty scripted to me by now, so this will be a fresh puzzle, of sorts.
As you say, coding in TripleA is challenging and there is much work to do, but here are some early screenshots:
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Beautiful work @Argothair and @cloud7707
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@vodot Very cool customisations you did for the original map! Love your creative take on the different areas.
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UPDATE: Added an overlay that redraws the border between sea zone 37 and 38, uniting the Andaman Sea and the Malacca Strait and causing SZ 37 to border Sumatra for the first time.
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Now that my indomitable son-- lover of the color blue and therefore of France, bless his mistaken heart-- has worked his way up to playing Anniversary with me, I’m finally going to tackle the addition of France and the creation of a plausible 1940 setup. I’m reviewing our years-old now discussion about France on a middle-weight map and hope to land somewhere constructive in the end.
Objectives:
- Placate my child and get some blue units and TTs on the map!
- K.I.S.S. Add chioces/fun but maintain middle-weight status.
- Maintain loose tether to historical reality.
Project has three areas of focus:
- France-related map updates
- France-related rules updates
- Neutrals updates
Map updates:
- For France we need… erm… France, so:
– Recolor & roundel France. Split France? Maybe.
– Split off, recolor & roundel Syria
– Split, Recolor & roundel French African colonies/protectorates
– Recolor & roundel French Indo-China Thailand
– New Calendonia/Hebridies for flavor? - Other updates:
– Japan '40 vs '41 ownership changes
– Correct & Recolor Italy’s borders & possessions for 1940 (Border with France, Yugoslavia, Albania, Greece)
– Finally roll in Tjoek’s latest base map updates (mainly name centering, the IPC tracker, and a slight color shift.)
Rules updates:
- We need some Very Simple Rules™ for the inexorable fall of Paris and the subsequent creation of Vichy and Free France
– I like GW36’s dieroll mechanic wherein you roll for TT + contents and individual ships to see what happens
– “Vichy France” simply becomes German
– For FF, UK commands like how US commands China, placing one new FF INF for every two FF TTs like China?
Neutrals updates: So many.
- Assign IPC values to relevant ‘True Neutral’ TTs
– Sweden
– Turkey
– Saudi Arabia
– Spain
– Argentina Chile
– Afganistan - Create Very Simple Rules™ for Neutrals ala simplified G40/AA1914:
– Neutrals have 2x IPC number of units defending, all INF except for 1 ART.
– Aligned Neutrals join you, others you must attack and defeat
– Invading True Neutrals requires paying IPC fee for each other True Neutral, or else they become enemy-aligned. - Recolor/de-roundel Aligned Neutrals as required for 1940 setup:
– Finland (pro-axis)
– Bulgaria Romania (pro-axis)
– Iraq (pro-axis)
– Yugoslavia (pro-allies)
– Greece (pro-allies)
– Persia (pro-allies)
Finally, TT unit setup details and balance.
- Carve out Albania and give Italy units to occupy Balkans
- Pull German units back into Germany and give add’l units to invade & hold France
- Pull Japanese units out of FICT
For historical references I’ll use some close to hand websites:
WW2 Day by Day:
https://www.openculture.com/2022/11/watch-world-war-ii-unfold-day-by-day-an-animated-map.htmlFrench Empire in 1945 (and 1939):
https://mapoftheday.quickworld.com/posts/the-french-colonial-empire-in-1945French Empire Year by Year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6CV6K0qNX8 -
WIP.
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Alright, my first draft map for an AA50 1940 + France Setup (v0.6) is ready to rock. G40 Lite, anybody?
Becuase this is a whole new kettle of fish I will split this one off into it’s own thread for further discussion, new rules, setup charts (oof), and of course playtesting/refinement. The idea was born and first discussed here, however, so I’ll leave the inital release preview and the link to v0.6 below.
Details for v0.6:
The French Empire, c. ~spring 1940:
- France proper split into Northern (capital) and Southern (becomes Vichy) France
- Six discrete French African colonies and protectorates
– Morocco
– Algeria
– French West, Central, and Equatorial Africa (which gets RC and becomes capital of Free France)
– Madagascar - Syria (maybe relevant with pro-axis Iraq next door?)
- French Indochina (Frenchified; remains ahistorically merged with Thailand; no game-reason to split them)
- French Guiana (maybe relevant now that we have a VC-posessing pro-allied Brazil?)
- New Caledonia in the South Pacific …mostly for flavor/possible IPC balance
Lots of other changes to create viable 1940 setup:
- Addition of Albania
- Addition of British Guinana (Suriname)
- Splitting Iraq (2, pro-Axis) off from Trans-Jordan (0, UK)
- IPC-ifying of many “True” (or game-functionally true) Neutrals:
– Sweden
– Turkey
– Saudi Arabia
– Spain
– Argentina Chile
– Afganistan
– South American amalgamations
– Angola
– Mozambique - De-possessifying of various “Aligned” Neutrals:
– Finland (pro-axis)
– Romania Bulgaria (pro-axis)
– Iraq (pro-axis)
– Brazil (pro-allies; drops to 2 IPC, a Neutral VC? Whaaat?)
– Yugoslavia (pro-allies) (no more “Balkans”)
– Greece (pro-allies)
– Persia (pro-allies)
– Eire (pro-allies)
And finally, some unrelated changes that potentially improve any AA50 setup (and therefore actually belong in this thread):
- In China, split off “Jehol” (1, Japan-occupied, China Roundel) from Manchuria (3)
- Addition of “Impassible” to a few important regions:
– Sahara
– Himalaya
– Mongolia (functionally)
– Switzerland (functionally) - …and probably many other changes I’ve forgotten.
Below are a couple preview images as well as the link to the full file.
Full Size Download (v0.6):
https://www.mediafire.com/view/l61zki2myh8b1cw/AA50_1940ed_v0.6.png/fileDiscussion thread here! https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/41968
For fun, here’s a look at all of the changes that have gone into this version of the map!
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V vodot referenced this topic on
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Here are the modules from the “G40 Lite” release that can be used with any AA50 map. They have also been posted to the first post in this thread.
- Jehol (1) split off from Manchuria (3)
- “Impassible” text added below Mongolia, Switzerland, Sahara, and Himalaya, which becomes important if playable Neutrals are used.
- Playable IPC-ified Neutrals:
– Sweden (2)
– Turkey (2)
– Saudi Arabia (2)
– Spain (2)
– Afganistan (1)
– Northern South America (2)
– Peruvian Central [South America] (1)
– Argentina Chile (2)
– Angola (1)
– Mozambique (1)
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Germany/Poland/East Poland geography improvement - border connections remain the same but territories and cities are much closer to actual locations.
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@Erocco where can i get that map file ? Also - i love your magnetic board that is in the bg.
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@Pvt_Griff That is version 5 of Vodot’s map. Link should be on the 2nd post of this thread I believe, but also added it here.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U1TXfCgmFmmGQEZcfoQw-29bkUCyR2Ud/view?usp=sharing
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I have long thought it too difficult to assault the Americas, with giant block territories too easily defended. If the Axis reach the mid Pacific or mid Atlantic unopposed, let’s strike some fear into those pond-hopping Yankees with some subdivision!
- Central US moved to left half of map
- Northwestern US (2) split off from [South]western US (10)
- British Columbia (1) split off from Western Canada (0):
- Central US moved to left half of map
- Central Canada (1) split off from Eastern Canada (1):
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Japan is difficult to take with one monolithic territory to defend. Hokkaido in the north helps but is an ahistorical site for an invasion; industrialized Kyushu in the south was the historical choice, so representing it on the map should be fun. Furthermore, ANZAC + lots of new UK IPCs in the Pacific (and even a few new US IPCs) means that Japan may need a boost. I think Japan is plenty strong, so I’ll include both options.
Kyushu (2) split off from Japan (reduced to 6):
Kyushu (2) by itself (leaving Japan proper at 8 IPCs):
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I am pleased to announce that my TripleA map, “WW2v3 1941 Deluxe,” which is heavily inspired by @vodot 's thoughts and images here, is now live and available for download using the TripleA app!
I am happy to playtest it with anyone who’s interested; I’ll take either side. I cannot be sure the map is balanced until I get some human testers, but so far it seems to me to be about equally difficult to beat the AI using either side.
Note that the description you see as you load the map is broken right now, but the rest of the game still works fine, and you should be able to access detailed game notes by using the Help > Game Notes menu option once the map is loaded.
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@Argothair can’t wait to check it out!
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