Slitherine

Hello. Many years ago I was inspired by Jrouch's PG1 project, which let us play a huge Europe map 1939 scenario.

Now we got Panzer Corps 2 released.. and this game brings awesome graphics and animations.
I would like to form a group of mod developers, who have experience on working with big maps and I am ready to support the project of creating 500x500 hexes+ European Map for Panzer Corps 2.

Please add me on discord, if you are insterested in this project and have experience in PG1 / PzC modding:
ZERGRUSH#7651

IntelPlus wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:15 pm Hello. Many years ago I was inspired by Jrouch's PG1 project, which let us play a huge Europe map 1939 scenario.

Now we got Panzer Corps 2 released.. and this game brings awesome graphics and animations.
I would like to form a group of mod developers, who have experience on working with big maps and I am ready to support the project of creating 500x500 hexes+ European Map for Panzer Corps 2.

Please add me on discord, if you are insterested in this project and have experience in PG1 / PzC modding:
ZERGRUSH#7651

Make it to the same scale as the Fall Weiss scenario!

nexusno2000 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:34 pm Make it to the same scale as the Fall Weiss scenario!

Of course it would probably crash most computers.

500 x 500 is really, really big: 250,000 hexes.

TJLionheart wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:36 pm 500 x 500 is really, really big: 250,000 hexes.

Thank's "TJLionheart" for the perspective 'heads-up"!. Now that I have a more cognizant clarity on how really huge that the Map would be... it then brings into question... Game-Play 'Functionality'... if the size of the Map could be Game-Disruptive!.

So that... the Game doesn't slow down to an absolute intolerable 'Crawl'... could not a Map of that size perhaps be divided into 4-equal sections... where-by the player could then transition from one map to the other somehow?... so that the Game would then run at an acceptable regular pace without the hindering slowdowns and movement/also processor lag?.

dalfrede wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 7:16 pm

nexusno2000 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:34 pm Make it to the same scale as the Fall Weiss scenario!

Of course it would probably crash most computers.

I now want to try and see how big I can make a map and still run it...

So far the game do not support big scenarios. Even a 150x150 would crash, I tried it and the devs confirmed the game is not ready to handle huge maps. But for sure in the future it would optimized and improved.
So patience my friends

IntelPlus wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:15 pm Hello. Many years ago I was inspired by Jrouch's PG1 project, which let us play a huge Europe map 1939 scenario.

Now we got Panzer Corps 2 released.. and this game brings awesome graphics and animations.
I would like to form a group of mod developers, who have experience on working with big maps and I am ready to support the project of creating 500x500 hexes+ European Map for Panzer Corps 2.

Please add me on discord, if you are insterested in this project and have experience in PG1 / PzC modding:
ZERGRUSH#7651

Make sure to contact McGuba, Battlefield: Europe is his baby and it is a masterpiece.

Akkula wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:42 pm So far the game do not support big scenarios. Even a 150x150 would crash, I tried it and the devs confirmed the game is not ready to handle huge maps. But for sure in the future it would optimized and improved.
So patience my friends

20x20 is small.
30x30 is average/medium
50x50 is large/big.

150x150 is extra huge.
500x500 is... obviously not intended for this game/engine.

So good luck with that I guess.

I guess I've always been of the mindset that dozens of linked scenarios you can consume slowly and piecemeal is far more enjoyable than a one ultra gargantuan bloated giant.

Kerensky wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 4:25 am I guess I've always been of the mindset that dozens of linked scenarios you can consume slowly and piecemeal is far more enjoyable than a one ultra gargantuan bloated giant.

I tend to agree with that. Super large maps, whatever strategy game we're talking about, tend to just get bogged down. The fun goes away.

MickMannock wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 6:44 am I tend to agree with that. Super large maps, whatever strategy game we're talking about, tend to just get bogged down. The fun goes away.

I can see how some people like such Grand Strategy, Paradox is a prime publisher of such games. But it's just not for me. As you say, it really bogs down.

Kerensky wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 4:25 am

Akkula wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:42 pm So far the game do not support big scenarios. Even a 150x150 would crash, I tried it and the devs confirmed the game is not ready to handle huge maps. But for sure in the future it would optimized and improved.
So patience my friends

20x20 is small.
30x30 is average/medium
50x50 is large/big.

150x150 is extra huge.
500x500 is... obviously not intended for this game/engine.

So good luck with that I guess.

I guess I've always been of the mindset that dozens of linked scenarios you can consume slowly and piecemeal is far more enjoyable than a one ultra gargantuan bloated giant.

500x500 is not realistic, I agree. But 150x150 is quite reasonable for a "big scenario"" (Battefield Europe and Soviet Storm have bigger ones).
And I never said that big scenarios are THE way to go, I like both styles: long campaigns with regular scenarios and grand strategy challenges.

Regards,
Akkula.

MickMannock wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 6:44 am

Kerensky wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 4:25 am I guess I've always been of the mindset that dozens of linked scenarios you can consume slowly and piecemeal is far more enjoyable than a one ultra gargantuan bloated giant.

I tend to agree with that. Super large maps, whatever strategy game we're talking about, tend to just get bogged down. The fun goes away.

How man hexes did that old Gary Grisby War in the East game have? It was quite fun!