Slitherine

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We need new Theatres of War, .. not the same boring old thing (E.F.) with multiple addons. There are so many games available for the E.F., ... It's gotten beyond tedious now.

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ORIGINAL: Barthheart




What units and maps are you looking for? Do you have scenarios in mind? I might be able to come up with some more units.....

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ORIGINAL: Barthheart

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ORIGINAL: wodin

Well you did buy an east front game...so really I think it's only fair that those who bought this game liked the theater and really would expect some more maps\units on it. I'd be happy with an expansion of just units only and maybe a few more maps..no scenarios needed. We can make them. That way those who gnat something different would get it quicker.

What units and maps are you looking for? Do you have scenarios in mind? I might be able to come up with some more units.....

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ORIGINAL: Barthheart

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ORIGINAL: wodin

Bartheart..would love to see more leaders, mountain troops, ski troops, military police, Italians with armour, Hungarians with armour and Romanians with armour. Like to see early war and late war Inf types so the late war will be better than the early war ones.

Finally any major AFV used by either side over the course of the conflict.

LOL! Well, I only have access to some of the published game stuff so no to most of what you just listed.

I do have more armour and some weapons I think... let me poke around this weekend and see what I can piece together.

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ORIGINAL: laska2k4

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ORIGINAL: Barthheart

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ORIGINAL: wodin

Well you did buy an east front game...so really I think it's only fair that those who bought this game liked the theater and really would expect some more maps\units on it. I'd be happy with an expansion of just units only and maybe a few more maps..no scenarios needed. We can make them. That way those who gnat something different would get it quicker.

What units and maps are you looking for? Do you have scenarios in mind? I might be able to come up with some more units.....

those ones (better than..)

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ORIGINAL: Hexagon

Well, i am thinking in buy HoS, i like the front and game looks great even when i am not a "table guy".

Future??? well, all depends of what they want do for me is something like:

1-expansions or new games??? for me this is critical, how expand the LnL PC universe??? every front with a title where use DLC/expansion system to immprove or you divide titles by periods??? i think WWII, modern hypotetical, Vietnam...

2-if you plan a title by front using DLCs to expand i think is better move to a new front over add an expansion to HoS, there is time to expand the first title and for me is more interesting have a 2nd or even a 3rd title to open the options to work in content (you know HoS, a west base title, desert warfare, Pacific...).

3-Time... what is faster to do??? improve HoS or release a new title??? if you need a lot to have a new front covered maybe add something expanding HoS before release of a new front is an option to keep it moving.

My personal preference... cover a new front in WWII, before jump into modern, expand the WWII options is interesting with this you can work over the WWII serie with lower projects (DLCs) and you can work in something bigger like new fronts in WWII or other periods, i dont know if you can at same time have a low priority project based in expand a released title and at same time work in a total new title.

I think in or a desert title or Pacific over west, west for me is overexploited in 44-45

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ORIGINAL: aaatoysandmore

Guadacanal is the perfect setting imho not the Bulge. I'll always be more pro Pacific land battles over Eastern, Western even Africa theaters. I just like green for some reason and the Guadacanal map and counters from Avalon Hills version many years ago.

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ORIGINAL: laska2k4

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ORIGINAL: Barthheart

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ORIGINAL: wodin

Well you did buy an east front game...so really I think it's only fair that those who bought this game liked the theater and really would expect some more maps\units on it. I'd be happy with an expansion of just units only and maybe a few more maps..no scenarios needed. We can make them. That way those who gnat something different would get it quicker.

What units and maps are you looking for? Do you have scenarios in mind? I might be able to come up with some more units.....

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ORIGINAL: Werewolf1326

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ORIGINAL: wodin

You need o expand the unit count and cover the eats front throughout the years..then move onto another theatre\war. I'd be extremely peeved if the East front was now left with no more maps\units to cover other years of the conflict.

Maybe this deserves its own thread in the General discussion area but:

I've been wargaming since 1961 or '62 (I forget) and in all that time I have never really understood the fascination so many wargamers have with the east front. To me its just outnumbered tech guys meet savage hordes.

Could someone enlighten me please...

My Command Review at SimHQ: http://www.simhq.com/daily-news/command-modern-airnaval-operations-1-01-review.html

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It's gotten beyond tedious now.

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ORIGINAL: kondor999

WW2 in Europe was won (or lost, depending on your perspective) on the Eastern Front.

Asking "Why would anyone be interested?" is simply beyond asinine.

It was the largest, most cataclysmic military campaign in human history. That good enough for you?

And the characterization of this affair as "Hordes vs High-tech" is not just reductionist, but tells me that the writer has basically zero knowledge about the campaign.
The T-34 was *much* better "tech" than anything the Germans had until late '43.

Try reading some David Glantz sometime. Your knowledge of the Eastern front sounds like state-of-the-art circa 1962, before we had access to Soviet records.

Might want to brush up on your history - it could re-awaken your interest in what many consider to be the most eventful campaign in human history.

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ORIGINAL: Werewolf1326

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ORIGINAL: wodin

You need o expand the unit count and cover the eats front throughout the years..then move onto another theatre\war. I'd be extremely peeved if the East front was now left with no more maps\units to cover other years of the conflict.

Maybe this deserves its own thread in the General discussion area but:

I've been wargaming since 1961 or '62 (I forget) and in all that time I have never really understood the fascination so many wargamers have with the east front. To me its just outnumbered tech guys meet savage hordes.

Could someone enlighten me please...

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most cataclysmic military campaign in human history

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ORIGINAL: markhwalker

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most cataclysmic military campaign in human history

And that would interest me, why? I'm not teaching history, but rather designing a game.

My Command Review at SimHQ: http://www.simhq.com/daily-news/command-modern-airnaval-operations-1-01-review.html

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ORIGINAL: Barthheart

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ORIGINAL: kondor999

WW2 in Europe was won (or lost, depending on your perspective) on the Eastern Front.

Asking "Why would anyone be interested?" is simply beyond asinine.

It was the largest, most cataclysmic military campaign in human history. That good enough for you?

And the characterization of this affair as "Hordes vs High-tech" is not just reductionist, but tells me that the writer has basically zero knowledge about the campaign.
The T-34 was *much* better "tech" than anything the Germans had until late '43.

Try reading some David Glantz sometime. Your knowledge of the Eastern front sounds like state-of-the-art circa 1962, before we had access to Soviet records.

Might want to brush up on your history - it could re-awaken your interest in what many consider to be the most eventful campaign in human history.

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ORIGINAL: Werewolf1326

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ORIGINAL: wodin

You need o expand the unit count and cover the eats front throughout the years..then move onto another theatre\war. I'd be extremely peeved if the East front was now left with no more maps\units to cover other years of the conflict.

Maybe this deserves its own thread in the General discussion area but:

I've been wargaming since 1961 or '62 (I forget) and in all that time I have never really understood the fascination so many wargamers have with the east front. To me its just outnumbered tech guys meet savage hordes.

Could someone enlighten me please...

How about making your case without being condicending to other peoples opinions?

We all have our favourites, nobody's is more right/important than anyone else's.

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ORIGINAL: markhwalker

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most cataclysmic military campaign in human history

And that would interest me, why? I'm not teaching history, but rather designing a game.

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ORIGINAL: aaatoysandmore

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ORIGINAL: markhwalker

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most cataclysmic military campaign in human history

And that would interest me, why? I'm not teaching history, but rather designing a game.

I'm wit you on dat. I get so sick of book worms who throw in what should be in a game or what a game should be about based on what they've read. None of them were there so they don't really know what is truth and what is bunk. I'm interested in a game of challenge, that is all basically. I could care less myself if they are historical as long as they are plausible. You know like no flying saucers or lazer guns in a WWII atmosphere. I think your game is great and brings to the front what computer version of board games should be. Not all this chart reading and pew pew pewing first person crud. So, keep making them like you have been. I'll be on your bandwagon for a long long time. This is the way I've wanted wargames to be for a very long time. No monster games, no 100-1000 pieces to move, no zillion rules and charts, just plain basic strategy and tactics games.