All scenarios in one big campaign

[jmacnamara]

I know, it is completely retarded and it does not make sense in any way, historically or game wise, but if you, like me, enjoy playing long campaigns with plenty of opportunities to slowly upgrade your core, try this:

Open
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Panzer Corps 2\PanzerCorps2\Content\Campaigns\Main\script.lua
in a text editor. (The path may be different on your computer, but for Steam this seems like the place).

Goto line 11 (The blank line between 'end' and '-- Poland')

Copy/Paste the following onto line 11:

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::everything::
PlayScenario("PolandSouth1")
PlayScenario("PolandNorth1")
PlayScenario("PolandSouth2")
PlayScenario("PolandNorth2")
PlayScenario("NorwaySouth")
PlayScenario("NorwayNorth")
PlayScenario("LCSouth1")
PlayScenario("LCNorth1")
PlayScenario("LCSouth2")
PlayScenario("LCNorth2")
PlayScenario("FranceParis")
PlayScenario("FranceDijon")
PlayScenario("Libya")
PlayScenario("Battleaxe")
PlayScenario("AGNorth")
PlayScenario("AGCenter")
PlayScenario("AGSouth")
PlayScenario("Leningrad")
PlayScenario("Kiev")
PlayScenario("Rostov")
PlayScenario("Moscow_1")
PlayScenario("Moscow_2")
PlayScenario("Crusader")
PlayScenario("Kharkov42")
PlayScenario("Gazala")
PlayScenario("Sevastopol")
PlayScenario("OperationBlue")
PlayScenario("Egypt")
PlayScenario("Levant")
PlayScenario("Stalingrad")
PlayScenario("MiddleEast")
PlayScenario("ElAlamein")
PlayScenario("Persia")
PlayScenario("Caucasus")
PlayScenario("6thArmyVOLGA")
PlayScenario("6thArmyESCAPE")
PlayScenario("Kasserine")
PlayScenario("NewCapital")
PlayScenario("Kharkov43")
PlayScenario("Tunisia")
PlayScenario("Moscow43")
PlayScenario("Sealion43_1")
PlayScenario("Sicily")
PlayScenario("Kursk")
PlayScenario("Sealion43_2")
PlayScenario("Smolensk43")
PlayScenario("Sealion43_3")
PlayScenario("Salerno")
PlayScenario("Korsun")
PlayScenario("GustavLine")
PlayScenario("USA1")
PlayScenario("Normandy")
PlayScenario("Bagration")
PlayScenario("Cobra")
PlayScenario("USA2")
PlayScenario("Baltic")
PlayScenario("Ardennes")
PlayScenario("Balaton")
PlayScenario("Rhine")
PlayScenario("Berlin")
PlayScenario("USA3")
goto done

Save. Start a new Poland campaign. Scenarios are in chronological order. It just doesn't make sense. Best not to think about it.Enjoy.

[jaywalker32]

LOL . You're right. This is totally rad and ridiculous, but a really long campaign looks like hilariously good fun. I love the idea, and will definitely try it out when my current campaign is finished. Thanks for coming up with this.

[Stormchaser]

The concempt of Germany simultaneously invading the USA while being invaded by the Allies and Soviets and having conquered Great Britain already is hilarious.

[jmacnamara]

It doesn't work. After finishing Poland South, it starts Poland North on turn 1.

When I have some time, I'll dive into it a little.

[jaywalker32]

But that's how it's supposed to work, no? The scenarios play in the order that you have them listed in your coding.

I've started playing the campaign and I just go through one scenario after another, regardless of anything whatsoever. Just ignore the briefings, and suspend your disbelief! I've just finished the "Battleaxe" scenario of the North Africa campaign, and have jumped to the beginning of "Barbarossa"! That really threw me for a while, but meh... it's just a game.

I suppose that if you wanted some rationality in the sequence of scenarios, you could try changing their order in your list. For example, you could group all the USA scenarios, instead of having your core force jump back and forth to Europe. I might actually do some editing of your original coding, now that I've seen how the campaign works. But I'd want to do some research first to compare dates, and "what if" time frames.

Your original idea is nonetheless much appreciated. There's nothing I like more than being able to customize a core force, build it up over an extended period of time, and use it in a variety of battle environments.

[jmacnamara]

It should have started on turn 0. You can't deploy worth a damn from turn 1. Luckily, it was only Poland North, which is easy anyway, cause Poland South 2 started on turn 0 as it should. Sorry, I'm a stickler for details like that.

There's nothing I like more than being able to customize a core force, build it up over an extended period of time, and use it in a variety of battle environments.

Couldn't agree more.

[jaywalker32]

Ah yes, I see what you mean. I noticed that happening, but I just deployed what I could at the start of that scenario, and then deployed the remainder of my force in subsequent turns. But I don't think that happened with all the subsequent scenarios I've played so far.

Do you think that could be resolved by switching around those first two Poland scenarios, i.e. play "Poland North 1" first, and then "Poland South 1"? I might try that when I edit the list order.

[dalfrede]

The two Poland start scenarios start with assumed deployment, Default Army.
The game may not 'know' that it is a second scenario.
Did you click the 'Custom Army' box at the start. It might just work for the 'two' scenarios here, but you will have to test.

[jaywalker32]

I did click 'Custom Army' at the start. And I've switched Poland North 1 and Poland South 1 with no success. The second scenario still has very few deployment hexes (even worse than when Poland North 1 was the second scenario). You are probably right that the game doesn't know that the second scenario is actually a second scenario. If that's the case I can't see any way of making the game think otherwise. I'm going to switch back the two scenarios and start again. I'll do what I did with my first play through, and simply stagger the deployment of my forces.

I've also reviewed the dates of all the scenarios, and the sequence of events is chronologically sound. Like I said, one could group certain scenarios by theatre of operations, but chronological sequencing seems more consistent (if not entirely rational) for a "fantastical" campaign like this.

[CaesarCzech]

honestly all this needs is some editing of briefings and debriefings and you can make it mod all of its own

::everything::
PlayScenario("PolandSouth1")
PlayScenario("PolandNorth1")
PlayScenario("PolandSouth2")
PlayScenario("PolandNorth2")
PlayScenario("NorwaySouth")
PlayScenario("NorwayNorth")
PlayScenario("LCSouth1")
PlayScenario("LCNorth1")
PlayScenario("LCSouth2")
PlayScenario("LCNorth2")
PlayScenario("FranceDijon")
PlayScenario("FranceParis")
PlayScenario("Libya")
PlayScenario("Battleaxe")
PlayScenario("AGNorth")
PlayScenario("AGCenter")
PlayScenario("AGSouth")
PlayScenario("Leningrad")
PlayScenario("Kiev")
PlayScenario("Rostov")
PlayScenario("Moscow_1")
PlayScenario("Moscow_2")
PlayScenario("Kharkov42")
PlayScenario("Crusader")
PlayScenario("Gazala")
PlayScenario("Sevastopol")
PlayScenario("OperationBlue")
PlayScenario("Stalingrad")
PlayScenario("ElAlamein")
PlayScenario("Persia")
PlayScenario("Caucasus")
PlayScenario("6thArmyESCAPE")
PlayScenario("Kasserine")
PlayScenario("Tunisia")
PlayScenario("Bagration")
PlayScenario("Balaton")
PlayScenario("Berlin")
PlayScenario("Baltic")
PlayScenario("Smolensk43")
PlayScenario("Korsun")
PlayScenario("Sicily")
PlayScenario("Salerno")
PlayScenario("GustavLine")
PlayScenario("Kharkov43")
PlayScenario("Kursk")
PlayScenario("6thArmyVOLGA")
PlayScenario("Moscow43")
PlayScenario("NewCapital")
PlayScenario("Egypt")
PlayScenario("Levant")
PlayScenario("MiddleEast")
PlayScenario("Normandy")
PlayScenario("Cobra")
PlayScenario("Rhine")
PlayScenario("Ardennes")
PlayScenario("Sealion43_1")
PlayScenario("Sealion43_2")
PlayScenario("Sealion43_3")
PlayScenario("USA1")
PlayScenario("USA2")
PlayScenario("USA3")
goto done

[TJLionheart]

Cool idea, I am waiting for someone to put all of these together with the AO campaigns and the coverted PC1 Campaigns.