March of the Eagles : additional campaigns and content

[Imeror]

Well, I have the idea of playing out the Gallic campaign on this map alone. At least I wanted to try it out to see if it could work, so that the player has the feeling of conquering all of Gaul... all of Gaul? No, there is one village...

Well, first I'll remove the railways and airfields. The Romans were quite advanced, but not that far ahead. Then I imagine there were many large forests and swamps at that time, like in Germania, with fields only immediately surrounding the settlements. But first things first. And if it works, I could imagine the same for the Dacian War.

Nice, I'm glad to see that I've finally not made this map for nothing

Just a few suggestions, to help you in your modificiation :
- South-East coast was already greek and roman land during Gallic Wars. You could keep and rename cities like Marseille (Massilia), Aix (Aquae Sextiae), Nîmes (Nemausus), Arles (Arelate) and Narbonne (Narbo Martius) ;
- I agree that you should put more forest (but maybe less than in Germania), but there is one exception. The large triangle of forest South-West, along the Atlantic coast from Bordeaux to Bayonne, is artificial. It is the Landes forest, that was created during Napoelon III ; before that it was mainly swamp and clear terrain. I don't think it was forested in the ancient time.
- Well, I'm not against putting a small village of 15 strengh / 5 experience unit of inactive Gallish warriors somewhere in Brittany, in a place that the player have no reason to go, as an hidden easter egg


Would you like me to make a map of Sicily for your future campaigns, directly ready for a Roman conquest?

[bondjamesbond]

I installed this chapter and was very surprised that it wasn't in Russian ) Damn Tower of Babel ))) I was even more surprised when I was offered to take someone from my core from previous battles ) After I agreed, I ended up with an armoured train from the Second World War in my core ) I understand that Soviet people are peaceful people, but our armoured train is always ready on the sidings, but seeing it in ancient Rome is a bit strange ))) True, I now have more than 4,000 prestige points ))) I hope there are rails there to crush the legions )))

Woah, what is happening ???
The player is supposed to start without units in reserve (even less an armored train) but 15 units on naval transport !

Is anyone else have this problem ? It could help me understand what cause it.
Since Tobi's replays were normal, I didn't expected someone could have any problem.

I have a few theories :
- Chance are ridiculously low, but maybe my GUID generated was already taken by another campaign. So low it's hard to believe, but who know ;
- you didn't have a clean copy of panzer corps. Maybe you installed other things in it, and said things are into opposition with the mod and linked custom campaign ;
- March of the Eagles use Modern Conflicts as a base ; maybe you have the russian translation of MC and it also enter in oppositon with some files I use in this custom campaign.


Few solutions I would try :
- Just say "no" when the game ask you to continue with an already existing core (I'm 99.9% sure it will work) ;
- Check nothing is installed on vanilla folder of Panzer Corps ;
- Put the game in English.

I am very pleased that you are urging me to give up almost 5,000 prestige points and an entire armoured train, but I am used to playing fairly, and if I use cheats, for example, it is only for technical reasons. I will now install the English version (since there is no original Russian translation of this chapter) and give up the gift of the gods, such as the armoured train. So, let's get started...

[Imeror]

I am very pleased that you are urging me to give up almost 5,000 prestige points and an entire armoured train, but I am used to playing fairly, and if I use cheats, for example, it is only for technical reasons. I will now install the English version (since there is no original Russian translation of this chapter) and give up the gift of the gods, such as the armoured train. So, let's get started...

You can't finish the first level with an armoured train and no landing fleet anyway, so the gift was poisoned

If other people have this weird thing happening to them, tell me so that I can find what is the cause and how to fix it !

[bondjamesbond]

I am very pleased that you are urging me to give up almost 5,000 prestige points and an entire armoured train, but I am used to playing fairly, and if I use cheats, for example, it is only for technical reasons. I will now install the English version (since there is no original Russian translation of this chapter) and give up the gift of the gods, such as the armoured train. So, let's get started...

You can't finish the first level with an armoured train and no landing fleet anyway, so the gift was poisoned

If other people have this weird thing happening to them, tell me so that I can find what is the cause and how to fix it !

Don't worry, my time travellers, we'll see each other again in about 3,000 years ))) To be continued... I hope there are no more time loops waiting for us )))


And so I gave up the Russian language, prestige, which means 50 prestige points compared to 5000 ))) and the gifts of time magic ))) Damn time patrol, and proceeded with the landing, which I consider successful ))) More details, as usual, in the screenshots and replay )




And so we continue ) I hope this card 8 won't be repeated every time )))





We are moving forward )

[Tobi72]

Thank you very much for your detailed feedback and for letting me use your France map — I really appreciate it.
Your historical notes are extremely helpful, especially regarding the southern cities and the Landes area. I’ll definitely take that into account.

And yes, I would absolutely be interested in a Sicily map for future campaigns. That sounds fantastic.
Before we go further, I’d like to ask: do you already have an idea of how large the map would be in terms of hex size? Even a rough estimate would help a lot with planning scenarios and campaign scope.Thanks!

[Imeror]

And so we continue ) I hope this card 8 won't be repeated every time )))

Don't worry, the first three levels take place very close chronologically and only a few kilometers apart each time; the rest of the campaign will take place further South.
But I intend to often reuse the same maps. I already tried this idea before (in my first russian chapter for Modern Conflicts), I also saw it in Tobi's Ashington campaign and his first ukrainian scenarios,... I like the idea to put the player on the same map. It allows him to see how the operations are going on a larger scale and remember we are just a pawn on something bigger. That's at least how I felt when I play them
If I understand well, the Gallic Wars campaign that Tobi prepare will have the same intention.

I'll watch the replays soon to check if difficulty is fine for everyone.

[Imeror]

And yes, I would absolutely be interested in a Sicily map for future campaigns. That sounds fantastic.
Before we go further, I’d like to ask: do you already have an idea of how large the map would be in terms of hex size? Even a rough estimate would help a lot with planning scenarios and campaign scope.Thanks!

Another thing I note on my diary !
Sicily is not a big island, but you will need space to represent big battles like Agrimentum. So I'd say something smaller than the map of France, but not too small either to allow battles to take place. I'll try to have a precise answer tomorrow

[Tobi72]

And yes, I would absolutely be interested in a Sicily map for future campaigns. That sounds fantastic.
Before we go further, I’d like to ask: do you already have an idea of how large the map would be in terms of hex size? Even a rough estimate would help a lot with planning scenarios and campaign scope.Thanks!

Another thing I note on my diary !
Sicily is not a big island, but you will need space to represent big battles like Agrimentum. So I'd say something smaller than the map of France, but not too small either to allow battles to take place. I'll try to have a precise answer tomorrow

Yes, take your time. But yes, there should be some space for battles and some water for naval battles. If there is no other option, I will definitely add certain battles as separate scenarios to the campaign, that's no problem.

[Imeror]

Yes, take your time. But yes, there should be some space for battles and some water for naval battles. If there is no other option, I will definitely add certain battles as separate scenarios to the campaign, that's no problem.

One last question : should I made only Sicily or do you prefer that I extend it to Sardinia and Carthage area to the map ?

[Tobi72]

Yes, take your time. But yes, there should be some space for battles and some water for naval battles. If there is no other option, I will definitely add certain battles as separate scenarios to the campaign, that's no problem.

One last question : should I made only Sicily or do you prefer that I extend it to Sardinia and Carthage area to the map ?

Oooh, I was hoping you would ask that. Yes, Sardinia and Corsica would be very good, but only if it's not too much trouble.

[bondjamesbond]

Where is our friend Tomáš, or has he already changed his mind about becoming a cartographer? )))

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[bondjamesbond]

Since I didn't understand what to do or the plot at all, I completed this map with two different victories. I destroyed enemy settlements and killed everyone in my path. More details in the screenshots and replay.













And once again, I beat everyone in different ways ))) But they show me heroes of World War II receiving awards, which is normal ))) ? Or are these passengers on an armoured train travelling through time )))

[Tobi72]

Imeror is not to blame. I haven't managed to convert the hero system for all factions to antique yet. Next up are the Celts, followed by the Romans. Please be patient and close your eyes when the World War heroes appear.

[Imeror]

Since I didn't understand what to do or the plot at all, I completed this map with two different victories. I destroyed enemy settlements and killed everyone in my path. More details in the screenshots and replay.

Basically, the main thing to understand is that you don't have to assault the two cities (Catina and Tauromenium).
You just had to capture the objectives around to force its garrison to capitulate.
And looting farms earn 75 prestige points each !

But they show me heroes of World War II receiving awards, which is normal ))) ? Or are these passengers on an armoured train travelling through time )))

This time, it is normal ; as Tobi said, I lazilly used regular heroes from the main mod.
And since Rome is "Italy" in the orginal game folder, you have WWII italian war heroes, sorry



PS :I don't know why, your replay don't launch on my computer now... Well, i'll use your screenshots to see how it is going.

[bondjamesbond]

Imeror is not to blame. I haven't managed to convert the hero system for all factions to antique yet. Next up are the Celts, followed by the Romans. Please be patient and close your eyes when the World War heroes appear.

I will imagine that this is the future generation of these heroes )))



Another seemingly insignificant victory instead of a great one ))

[Tobi72]

I thought it was just me, I can't watch the repeats either, they won't start.

[Imeror]

Oooh, I was hoping you would ask that. Yes, Sardinia and Corsica would be very good, but only if it's not too much trouble.

I took a closer look of a sicilian map, I think that I have something to start with. I could add Carthage area, but unfortunately not Sardinia. It is both too big and too far.
I cheated a bit with Carthage and cut the sea on my layer. Carthage and Sicily will be a bit closer than in reality, but it will allow to not have a useless distance of 150 hexes of sea between them.
If you agree, total map size would be 172x80, and Sicily itself around 95x60 (since Sicilia is not a square, it is obviously approximative).

if you want a comparison : the road from Tauromenium to Catina (that I already made in my campaign) is 40km long, or a 16 hours long travel at foot, according to itiner-e. It is 26 hexes long in my campaign, it would be 15 hexes long in a 172x80 map setting. Do you agree or do you prefer to have something bigger or smaller ?

[Imeror]

I thought it was just me, I can't watch the repeats either, they won't start.

Oddly enough, I haven't had any problems with yours
Another Panzer Corps mystery

[Imeror]

Last news, before starting map of Sicily, I want to at least release the 2nd (mini-)campaign.
After 490 AUC, we have logically...



491 AUC

I know, I should hire someone for the titles
Only one scenario remaining to do ; and as usual : players will keep their core armies.

As soon as I finish it, I focus on the Sicilian map.

[Tobi72]

No problem, as I said, I will add separate scenarios to the campaign, which might also add some variety. Thank you for your efforts. The size is fine. Well, I hope you'll be pleased to hear that there will be two additional sources of income... one is the ransom for captured Roman governors, the other is the plundering of a rich city with a temple that must first be destroyed.

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