Seeking a nice wargame. Any suggestions?

[Spike88]

Can you play in Non-ACE servers with ACE?

[Fincuan]

Negative, it changes too much stuff. There are lots of servers running ACE though.

[Spike88]

Originally Posted by Fincuan

Negative, it changes too much stuff. There are lots of servers running ACE though.

Does the Campaign and maps made for Vanilla work with ACE?

[Fincuan]

They should work, although I haven't tried. The only thing I can think of that could brake it is the AI changes, ie. AI not behaving according to how the mission makers meant it. Other than that it should work.

[Spike88]

Originally Posted by Fincuan

They should work, although I haven't tried. The only thing I can think of that could brake it is the AI changes, ie. AI not behaving according to how the mission makers meant it. Other than that it should work.

Okay. I have my new computer. Currently installing all necessary files and then I'll install ARMA II. Followed by ACE

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by WargamerScott

Ahh...a man after my own heart.

Too many people dismiss Chess as little more than a speed bump to bigger games. They don't know what they are missing. I started out as a grog and gave most of it up for Chess. I found all the deep strategy and tactics that had attracted me to other wargames but without the 90-page rule book.

We have had several chess threads with correspondence matches posted in GT forum at two different opportunities in the past years. Why haven't you never showed up?

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Bill Nichols

Not so! REAL wargames are played on a large table covered with green felt, cardboard buildings, lichen for trees, lots of miniature soldiers/tanks/ships/etc. and stacks of combat charts and rules.

http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fo...Article=625745





http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...light=Prussian

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Blacklight

REAL wargames are played on a table with a board that has a map covered in hexagons with 100000000 little carboard counters all over it and stacks of combat charts and rules.

I still had these residing on my HD, by chance:





That is from the Third world War series by GDW - Game Designers Workshop, Australia. Scale was division-level. I loved it, for solitaire play was fine with it, and the complexity and workload for solitaire players not overloading them.


And for the Navy buffs, more pics here:
http://www.subsim.com/ssr/tokyo_expr...yo_express.php
(click on the pics for zooming)

[WargamerScott]

Originally Posted by Skybird

We have had several chess threads with correspondence matches posted in GT forum at two different opportunities in the past years. Why haven't you never showed up?

I'm too much of a drifter. I always show up when it's too late.

I recently had a good game. Well...Fritz seemed to like it.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by WargamerScott

I'm too much of a drifter. I always show up when it's too late.

I recently had a good game. Well...Fritz seemed to like it.

I prefer the Fritz GUI, too, the 3D boards are the best arounds. Just to be sure: did you also use the Fritz engine (which version)? I have had many different engines in use under the Fritz GUI, currently I prefer Hiarcs, and Fritz. Rybka seems to be the strongest engine around, currently.

I'll give that match protocol some time later this night.

[WargamerScott]

I used Fritz 11. I don't really use the 3D boards because they are still liable to perspective errors when playing/analyzing.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by WargamerScott

I used Fritz 11. I don't really use the 3D boards because they are still liable to perspective errors when playing/analyzing.

Since I got a WS with 54 cm early last year, I can arrange the 3D board that it looks almost exactly the way like the chessboard I used with 4 cm per field when I put it on my table and sit normally at that table. even the size is the same. I have no problems whatever to take the virtual board for a real one. I use the "Staunton Wood" Set, and the "German Federal Design" that comes with Hiarcs.

[WargamerScott]

I've got to admit, that is pretty awesome!

[Blacklight]

Quote by Skybird
Originally Posted by Blacklight
REAL wargames are played on a table with a board that has a map covered in hexagons with 100000000 little carboard counters all over it and stacks of combat charts and rules.

I still had these residing on my HD, by chance:

Thing of beauty, that is ! That's also a nice looking Mephisto board there.

Not so! REAL wargames are played on a large table covered with green felt, cardboard buildings, lichen for trees, lots of miniature soldiers/tanks/ships/etc. and stacks of combat charts and rules.

Okay. I revise my former statement. REAL wargames are played on a board with a map covered in hexagons with 1000000000 cardboard counters all over them OR on a large table covered with green felt, cardboard buildings, lichen for trees, lots of miniature soldiers/tanks/ships/etc. and stacks of combat charts and rules.

I havn't wargamed with miniatures in a LONG time. I kind of got out of it because the mini's are expensive, and my wife won't let me have anywhere large enough to store the model scenery and stuff. Naval minis are the best I can do now because naval wargaming usually doesn't involve a lot of table scenery. Toss a couple of islands down and you're good to go usually. I cheap out and use counters for the ships.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by WargamerScott

I've got to admit, that is pretty awesome!

On the screen, in real life the squares at the top of the screen appear to have 3,3 cm per side, at the top, due to the "closer" perspective, they have 5,4 cm. That is in fact bigger than the Mephisto board, which has 4 cm per square.

Tournament size is considered to be 5 - 5,5 cm.