I hadn’t really given it a thought, but here’s two ideas that just came to mind:
Make it so that the player has to somehow “transfer” the precious metal from the area. This could be as simple as forcing there to be one unit in the zone, or somehow involve a shipping convoy.
Another thing I was thinking that might help with the same old boredom in Africa, is perhaps gold or silver can be used to recruit more African locals and deploy infantry in the colonies.
Unfortunately, no. Never got the chance to play it because I’m on Android. That would be a fun way for me to try Oztea’s new rules though.
Did I hear the words Free French?
This is an interesting spinoff, Oz! I had been waiting so long for you to make this setup that I actually made my own. But now we got yours to try, and it even incorporates a semi-independent Holland! Some great stuff here.
And I love any scenario in which I can fight the despicable Vichy Regime and its Boche oppressors of France.
I’d like to see resources developed a little more. Gold and silver, for instance, basically just increase the IPC value of a territory. Maybe you could add some technicality to make it more interesting and influential?
Have you ever seen a game where France actually builds units in Indo-China? I’ve never seen this happen and was wondering if it ever occurred in a real game.
Japan typically builds an industrial complex after capturing French Indo-China, so it would only take the UK or another ally to liberate it and give France a free factory to use. Supposing Paris has also been liberated, France could very well start building in Indo-China.
Now of course this scenario would imply that Germany has lost France, and Japan has done very poorly in Southeast Asia —making a grim scene for the Axis. Typically in my games, they would surrender after losing two very crucial areas. The only scenario I could think of is perhaps Germany and Japan are trying to destroy Russia and didn’t fare well on other fronts. Maybe France would have a reason to build in Indo-China because of this? Although Paris would likely be the better option, but games can be crazy.
Have you ever seen this happen?
@Moffett:
CDG, that is for Triple A? Never saw a factory in Libya for Italy in your 1939 v3.
Thanks…
Some fans have made a triple A version of this fan made setup; I don’t play Triple A so I don’t know how you can access it or how I can help the creators tweak it. As for a factory in Libya, I never suggested that and neither would that be legal since Libya is worth only 1 IPC. Were you confused because I said the starting forces in Libya were reduced by 1 infantry?
@Charles:
Also, since this is 1939, it feels acceptable to pretend that France will never surrender, but rather fight or retreat to Algeria etc.
France will never surrender! Vive de Gaulle!
We don’t need Vichy rules when France does not have to give up. That is the spirit of this mod. France, and all the countries really, have a chance to make early decisions that will drastically change the war.
SETUP TWEAK:
I’ve gotten so many complaints about the ahistoricality of ANZAC’s battleship that I decided to remove it and replace it with a destroyer and a cruiser (all in Sea Zone 54).
Extremely minor tweak was made last summer: the Italian infantry in Libya was reduced from 4 to 3.
This is the direction I’d love to see A&A head towards: more interesting and less gamey combat. Contested territories worked splendidly in 1914. In fact, if it weren’t for the trench warfare style of fighting that is a little boring, I think 1914 game mechanics are better than the standard.
Not funny Tojo. When, I was on the road yesterday, people seemed to have fogotten that the yellow line is not to be driven upon.