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larryfulkerson -> RE: Sicily to Brenner Pass Revised (12/30/2013 2:44:09 AM)
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I wrote an email to reply to Steve about the new graphics for the supply points etc. and here's what I said:
Hey Steve: Thanks for all the graphics for the scenario. I'm having a blast playing this thing. Of course I'm going to have to
"playtest" the new graphics. I can see me doing this more than once. I'm impressed w/ the number of invasions in this scenario. It's like D-Day to the Elbe but in Italy. The only thing missing are the CDA ( coastal defense guns ) and the ships.
But it would be hard to find the names of all the ships involved etc. I think it plays well enough w/o all that stuff. Those RR
engineer squads you added to some of the engineer units: I can't get much utility out of them. Sometimes they come through and repair a rail but not very often. They are frustrating units. The map is beautiful and I like to discover the names
of cities as I grab them.
Happy holidays and many more for you and your loved ones.
friends,
larry
Here's his reply:
Quisling left the CDA and Naval units out of this scenario, and after I played it a couple times, I think I saw why. They wouldn't have a great effect on the scenario, CDA and Naval stuff doesn't work properly (although Ralph and Bob are trying to get it proper for 3.6), and the invasion sites generally aren't defended so no need for Allied shore bombardment ships. Another aspect was the Germans had a lot of smaller vessels that harrassed the Allied ships, and that would be difficult to simulate and could even be annoying. So overall, I kind of agree with Quislings decision to leave them all out.
Rail Repair is a bugger, but there are two units that are pretty good (75% I think). Overall, its slow going and that only helps slow down the Allies a little. For example, at the point you are now, the Allies were stuck at the Gustav Line until May '44, even with the Anzio invasion. I don't think you'll have so much trouble. So while it is annoying, it should actually be worse.
Oh, and don't playtest it again until you get the latest version. I'm making changes based on what I see in your aar. Nothing major, but every little change helps. So if you do ever want to start it again, let me know.
Thanks,
Steve
I hope he doesn't mind my publishing this out of school ( without his permission ) but it bears on how the scenario plays and is there
fore evidence for the playtest and can be suppenioaed in a court of law. In other words, I could have asked him for his thoughts and
he could have said. So it's almost the same thing. And besides the readers need to know. They have a need to know.
EDIT: I guess the unsaid takeaway from this little episode is that anything you tell me that I think is important for the readers about
the scenario............I'll go all Edward Snowdon on you. Just so you know.
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