Everybody after about the equivalent of about three days on and off over the last week the battles are ready for the first campaign turn. The only exception is the North battle which is 99% done, just awaiting a little bit of input from @Dutch Grenadier when he is back on board from his vacation.
When you open up the scenario and start a PBEM please use a master password which I will set in each of you HQ's so your team mates can jump in ASAP in case real life issues crop up. The GM does not need to be part of a Dropbox where the PBEM files are exchanged. When a battle is done please place the last file in the the HQ folder so I can access it.
You will notice your forces placed out on a checkerboard like deployment zone. The forces can be moved around during deployment as long as they remain in the same square. These squares are the equivalent of a campaign map square and this is to ensure your initial deployments match your campaign map setup. Axis - the Center and South battles are a little different so you can place your fortifications as needed, but you'll see some distinct borders where your forces aren't allowed to cross for deployment.
There will also be a few things you don't expect as you play through the game. Some of your orders simply didn't work out, ie reinforcements not making it to a battlefield due to other engagements occupying their travel path. I've double checked all files prior to giving them the thumbs up on my end.
There's definitely a few improvements that would speed along the battle creation process for future turns that I will implement from next turn onwards but for the moment... enjoy! (And for the FGM community at large, we want some screenshots/videos).
@Odin , @Strachwitz , @Dutch Grenadier , @DasTiger , @PhilM , @nathangun - please reply to indicate you've ready this post. Cheers
When you open up the scenario and start a PBEM please use a master password which I will set in each of you HQ's so your team mates can jump in ASAP in case real life issues crop up. The GM does not need to be part of a Dropbox where the PBEM files are exchanged. When a battle is done please place the last file in the the HQ folder so I can access it.
You will notice your forces placed out on a checkerboard like deployment zone. The forces can be moved around during deployment as long as they remain in the same square. These squares are the equivalent of a campaign map square and this is to ensure your initial deployments match your campaign map setup. Axis - the Center and South battles are a little different so you can place your fortifications as needed, but you'll see some distinct borders where your forces aren't allowed to cross for deployment.
There will also be a few things you don't expect as you play through the game. Some of your orders simply didn't work out, ie reinforcements not making it to a battlefield due to other engagements occupying their travel path. I've double checked all files prior to giving them the thumbs up on my end.
There's definitely a few improvements that would speed along the battle creation process for future turns that I will implement from next turn onwards but for the moment... enjoy! (And for the FGM community at large, we want some screenshots/videos).
@Odin , @Strachwitz , @Dutch Grenadier , @DasTiger , @PhilM , @nathangun - please reply to indicate you've ready this post. Cheers
