1939 Mods

[JHo]

I modded my german version of CDV a bit. The goal has been to improve the 1939 scenario for both sides (Axis or Allies).
I tried to copy and work on some of the ideas i could grab in the different discussions.

MAP: What is new?
(1) general
The resources are now more equaled on the different cities. The capitals (except Washington) do not have more than 8-points anymore.
Cities do not have generally more than 5 (except the eastern russian cities).

(2) List of cities/ ports/ resources added:
DE – Stuttgart, Nuernberg, Hannover - one port next to Wilhemshaven
IT – Cagliarri+P, Napoli+P
UK – Belfast+P, York, Portsmouth+P, Cyprus(Fortress)
FR – Amiens, Tours, Calais+P, Le Havre+P, Corsica(Fortress)
Russia – Wilna, Kalinin, Tula, Orel, Gomel
PO – Lodz, Lemberg
ES – Zaragossa, Valencia, Tanger
Greece – Crete+P
Yugoslavia – Split
Bulgaria – Varna+P
Romania – Constanta+P
Scandinavia – Trondheim+P, Stavanger+P; Oslo-Port, Goetheborg, Malmoe, Oerebro, Uppsala, Tampere and Turku
Turkey – Antalya, Izmir, Iskenderun (->Indiana Jones!)
Africa - Marakech, Bengasi+P, Sidi Barani, ElAlamein (Fortress) and Alixandria+P
Middle East - Jerusalem, Amman, Damascus, Basra (Oil)

SCENARIO:
New/ different units:
DE
- the Germans now have 2 more sea units in the north sea (sub & DD) - improving the ability to attack convoys and aiding attacks on scandinavia.
- there is a Mot-Inf in East Prussia improving attack of Poland from the north while the fighter at Berlin is now out of attack range.
- some corps and garrisons to protect against surprising attack of the Allies
UK
- Improved situation in Africa (exchange of Inf with Mot-Inf), one more DD.
- North sea: one more destroyer for convoy support
- the strategic bomber has been removed
IT
- worsened situation in Africa (no Mot-Inf)
FR
- one more tank in the north (as France had the second largest tank-army in 1939 - 1st-Russia)
Russia
- divers units to improve defense of the country

SCENARIO CONCEPTS:
For the Naval warfare, i reduced the resistance of the convoys making it more likely to sink more ships with one attack.
The convoys are now send out more often but are smaller. Making it difficult more difficult to protect all.
The subs have a higher resistance and Germany a higher sub starting technology level. Normally they should sink now up to 14 convoy points per attack. And the Subs can withstand the Allies up to 1942.

For the land combat one of the most important changes is the importance of cutting-of the support. Units missing support will now loose 20 efficiency points per turn.
Efficiency losses for movement, etc. have been reduced accordingly. The lowest max.Eff. is also lower now.
For the Germany it is important to use the strength of its units in 1941 and cut off the supply of most of the Russian frontier troops and to advance fast because the Russians have a lot of resources in the middle of their country now. I tried to have Stalingrad as a capital but that left Moscow without units (playing against the PC).

Oil for the Axis is increased by some points for supplying also the naval forces. The German/ Italo forces should be down end of 1942/ mid 1943 and then receiving some 40 points of oil each turn. The Allied can afford a strategic bomber and bomb the German oil on the map.

Experience should increase more rapidly.

All countries now have 3 "rails" and the costs for further rail-transportation has been decreased to 4 (making it easier for the Axis to shift the front a bit)
the generals have only a range of 5 anymore. But the Attack/ Defense values have been upgraded up to two points.
I played the maps for both Allies and Axis and i was satisfied comparing the result with the initial 1939 scenario.

You can get it at:
http://www.megaupload.com/de/?d=URETF3C8
- You have to wait for 45secs before you can start the download! Sorry for the inconvenience.
- Copy the files in the different folders.
- Have fun.

[Dennistoun]

hi JHo,
i downloaded your mod and copied it to the data/scenario folder but the new map shows "city, port and mine etc " and not the names of the new additions. have i missed something?