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by randowe
2019-10-01 15:18, Tuesday
Forum: Designers’ Corner
Topic: Playtest: Rise and Fall of an Empire
Replies: 33
Views: 14280

Re: New campaign: Rise and Fall of an Empire

Current scenario: The defense of Budapest Finaly i got a second proto. I recon bomber...which i sold. I don't like the early WWI planes and will wait for the later planes with highter attack capacities. So i bought an additional artillery, an additional infantry and some trucks for the other units....
by randowe
2019-10-01 12:53, Tuesday
Forum: Deutsches Forum
Topic: Idee neue Kampagne: From D-Day to Deutschland
Replies: 58
Views: 24620

Re: Idee neue Kampagne: From D-Day to Deutschland

Ich hatte gestern Nacht nochmal etwas gelesen und würde jetzt Dünkirchen nehmen. Denn danach kommt schon Market Garden. Dünkirchen wurde zwar von den Alliierten nicht erobert und lange belagert und hat erst am Ende des Krieges kapituliert, aber darauf kann und will ich jetzt keine Rücksicht nehmen :...
by randowe
2019-10-01 12:42, Tuesday
Forum: Deutsches Forum
Topic: Major Heinz' youtube Playtest of the long Journey
Replies: 49
Views: 26325

Re: Major Heinz' youtube Playtest of the long Journey

Der Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten sendet dir, neben einer Auswahl an Orden, Ehrenzeichen und Pokalen :iwin, seine besonderen Glückwünsche zum entscheidenden Sieg des Krieges und zur heldenhaften Bewältigung dieser Kampagne. Du darfst dich auf dein Landgut (welches eher den Anschein einer riesige...
by randowe
2019-09-30 18:12, Monday
Forum: CC39
Topic: randowe plays CC39 @ 100% - mission accomplished!
Replies: 28
Views: 15375

Re: randowe plays CC39 @ 100%

Current scenario: Breakout th[r?]ough Mandalay Got a nice fighter proto and bought just a bunch of trucks at HQ. And i needed the trucks! :D This scenario was pretty exhausting. Most roads in the mountains were missing (despite the painting on the map) and my army moved northwards with 1 or 2 hex/t...
by randowe
2019-09-30 09:23, Monday
Forum: CC39
Topic: randowe plays CC39 @ 100% - mission accomplished!
Replies: 28
Views: 15375

Re: randowe plays CC39 @ 100%

Northern China Aug 1940 The Chinese Communists guerrillas have staged a massive up rising and our local puppet forces are having difficulties containing it. Your mission is to hunt down and destroy every enemy unit before they can disappear into the general population. (Please note that you will ha...
by randowe
2019-09-30 09:04, Monday
Forum: CC39
Topic: randowe plays CC39 @ 100% - mission accomplished!
Replies: 28
Views: 15375

Re: randowe plays CC39 @ 100%

Current scenario: Battle of Rangoon At the choice scenario i took Burma/India. At HQ i sold the temporary cruiser, bought a second fighter and upgraded one of the guns. I deployed both paratroopers, my destroyer and an additional infantry in the river delta. The rest of the units was deployed in tw...
by randowe
2019-09-30 08:28, Monday
Forum: Deutsches Forum
Topic: Major Heinz' youtube Playtest of the long Journey
Replies: 49
Views: 26325

Re: Major Heinz' youtube Playtest of the long Journey

Ja, im letzten Szenario gibt es ausnahmsweise mal ordentlich Prestige für's refitten. Aber es warten auch 180 Gegner auf dich! Mit den schweren Szenarien meinte ich am Anfang Waghäusel und später die großen Massenschlachten ab Gettysburg. Petersburg, Vicksburg und so. Aber es ist ja auch immer subje...
by randowe
2019-09-29 20:49, Sunday
Forum: CC39
Topic: randowe plays CC39 @ 100% - mission accomplished!
Replies: 28
Views: 15375

Re: randowe plays CC39 @ 100%

I don't know what you want to say what is the problem? Of course i saw the VH. I am not blind ;) But it is outside the map. But the intro text says i should kill all enemy units and i did what the scenario designer wanted the player to do. So i killed all enemies. Northern China Aug 1940 The Chinese...
by randowe
2019-09-29 18:27, Sunday
Forum: Open General
Topic: the OG community needs you!
Replies: 6
Views: 6299

Re: the OG community needs you!

2. we are looking for a social media (pr) specialist - if you speak english good enough (e.g. you can read and understand this post :) ), - if you are familiar with the currently popular social media applications, - and if you are eager to help the community, then it's time to join us and become so...
by randowe
2019-09-29 18:14, Sunday
Forum: Deutsches Forum
Topic: Idee neue Kampagne: From D-Day to Deutschland
Replies: 58
Views: 24620

Re: Idee neue Kampagne: From D-Day to Deutschland

Ich muss die Tage auch erstmal recherchieren was nach Falaise kommt. Räumlich gesehen ist es ja schon ein weiter Weg von Falaise zu den anderen Szenarios in der Liste oben. Vielleicht findet sich noch etwas, was man einschieben könnte, was ich dann als 6. Szenario nehmen könnte. Ich denke mal, mit d...
by randowe
2019-09-29 17:54, Sunday
Forum: CC39
Topic: randowe plays CC39 @ 100% - mission accomplished!
Replies: 28
Views: 15375

Re: randowe plays CC39 @ 100%

I am glad you like my report :howdy I try to keep it interesting with the pictures and stuff, so people enjoy the read. I have also some more ideas for the future to include more war time photos and historic documents from time to time. I already have my next CC planned like this in my mind :cool I ...
by randowe
2019-09-29 11:09, Sunday
Forum: CC39
Topic: randowe plays CC39 @ 100% - mission accomplished!
Replies: 28
Views: 15375

Re: randowe plays CC39 @ 100%

I found out that i missed the Manila scenario because i missed BV at the "Road to Manila". A pitty :doh Current scenario: Siege of Corigador 1942 I got the same tank proto again. First i wanted to do nothing at HQ because i wanted to save my money for a second fighter, but then i decided to buy a te...
by randowe
2019-09-28 21:03, Saturday
Forum: CC39
Topic: randowe plays CC39 @ 100% - mission accomplished!
Replies: 28
Views: 15375

Re: randowe plays CC39 @ 100%

Current scenario: Bataan At HQ i purchased a range-6 ATY. Then i deployed most units in east, 2 units and my destroyer at the port/SH and my two paratroopers at the airfield in the northwest. On the peninsula i sent all units to the eastern coast, so i could concentrate my fire there. There was a s...
by randowe
2019-09-28 19:30, Saturday
Forum: CC39
Topic: randowe plays CC39 @ 100% - mission accomplished!
Replies: 28
Views: 15375

Re: randowe plays CC39 @ 100%

Current scenario: Road to Manila Got a tank proto and bought another one. I also sold the unlucky airborne mortar and bought a 150mm ATY instead. There is not much to report this time. I deployed all my units in the north and the mission was just to advance down to the south and take some VHs on th...
by randowe
2019-09-28 11:59, Saturday
Forum: CC39
Topic: randowe plays CC39 @ 100% - mission accomplished!
Replies: 28
Views: 15375

Re: randowe plays CC39 @ 100%

There was a choice scenario and i chose to go to the Phillippines. Current scenario: Battle for Lingayen Gulf At HQ i sold one of the temporary bombers (and kept the other one) and purchased a second paratrooper, an airborne mortar and a second recon car. My plan was to send my airborne force of 3 u...
by randowe
2019-09-28 11:41, Saturday
Forum: Deutsches Forum
Topic: Idee neue Kampagne: From D-Day to Deutschland
Replies: 58
Views: 24620

Re: Idee neue Kampagne: From D-Day to Deutschland

Die D-Day Panzer sind aber ziemlich schlecht was die Werte angeht. Z.B nur Schussweite 1. Die müsste man im zweiten Szenario direkt aufrüsten um eine Chance gegen die Tiger und Jagdpanther usw. im weiteren Verlauf der Kampagne zu haben. Oder die D-Day Panzer sind Hilfstruppen im ersten Szenario und ...
by randowe
2019-09-27 19:30, Friday
Forum: Designers’ Corner
Topic: MAPS: Randowe's XXL Maps and Map Room
Replies: 17
Views: 8440

MAPS: Randowe's XXL Maps and Map Room

Get to the open-general.com database entrys and mapx-files of all XXL maps made by Sympatyk and me with this link: http://www.open-general.com/mapxs.php?omn=&omc=&omr=&omi=&omp=&oma=&omu=xxl Get directly to the XXL map pictures of my maps by klicking on the small pictures below: Map No. 50001 // Lo...
by randowe
2019-09-27 17:28, Friday
Forum: CC39
Topic: randowe plays CC39 @ 100% - mission accomplished!
Replies: 28
Views: 15375

Re: randowe plays CC39 @ 100%

Current scenario: Battle of Hong Kong I tested several options at the HQ and finaly decided to sell my latest guards infantry and buy a paratrooper instead and upgraded my fighter which always lacked a bit of fire power in the dog fights. What a battle it was! In one moment i was like :irate and li...
by randowe
2019-09-27 17:09, Friday
Forum: CC39
Topic: randowe plays CC39 @ 100% - mission accomplished!
Replies: 28
Views: 15375

Re: randowe plays CC39 @ 100%

Current scenario: Liberation of Indo China I played this scenario twice. For my first try i bought a tank and a flawethrower SPAT at HQ. I deloyed 3 groups of core units. One in the southeast, one in the northeast and one in the northern center. My two infantry units in the southeast had to walk on...
by randowe
2019-09-27 11:39, Friday
Forum: Steel & Lace – The Pub
Topic: Name the Pub Contest
Replies: 43
Views: 20059

Name the Pub Contest

We are looking for a new name for our shiny new pub. Deadline is October 31. Every member can suggest one name and after we met the deadline, we will run a poll in November. Of course you can change your suggestion until the deadline is reached, but there can be only one valid entry/person. I will c...
by randowe
2019-09-27 11:29, Friday
Forum: Steel & Lace – The Pub
Topic: The Pub
Replies: 22
Views: 11266

Re: The Pub

Write the suggestions until 31st October and then bring up a poll. Of course, odds are that every user would think of a name and then vote on the poll their own choice... :D Nah, there can be only one real name: Double Deuce ; and Patrick Swayze has to be the cooler :cool :cool (fom the 1989 movie ...
by randowe
2019-09-27 09:31, Friday
Forum: Steel & Lace – The Pub
Topic: The Pub
Replies: 22
Views: 11266

Re: The Pub

Ha, nice one! I always liked the name and the roaring maus gif :cool
Maybe we can have a new contest for the new pub?
by randowe
2019-09-26 18:30, Thursday
Forum: CC39
Topic: randowe plays CC39 @ 100% - mission accomplished!
Replies: 28
Views: 15375

Re: randowe plays CC39 @ 100%

Current scenario: Battle of the 100 Regiments At HQ i bought a second Imperial Guard infantry. Then i sold my second Aty and bought a larger caliber instead. It has still range 3 but inflicts much more damage. There were no VHs to conquer this time. The mission was to destroy all enemy units in the...
by randowe
2019-09-26 16:16, Thursday
Forum: CC39
Topic: randowe plays CC39 @ 100% - mission accomplished!
Replies: 28
Views: 15375

Re: randowe plays CC39 @ 100%

Well then, welcome on board the CC cruise ship. I'm curious how you get your other activities (maps and campaigns tinker) with your new hobby temporal under one hat http://www.greensmilies.com/smile/smiley_emoticons_daumendreh2.gif . We will see :cool Current scenario: Taming the Bear: Nomonhan At ...
by randowe
2019-09-25 21:53, Wednesday
Forum: CC39
Topic: randowe plays CC39 @ 100% - mission accomplished!
Replies: 28
Views: 15375

Re: randowe plays CC39 @ 100%

Your first CC? Good hunting and many luck! I have not played this CC yet, but the first scenario looks like "Rising Sun" campaign :huh Thanks :howdy Yes, it is similar to the "Rising Sun" starting scenario and uses the same map of course, but there are little differences, like the core starting in ...
by randowe
2019-09-25 19:16, Wednesday
Forum: CC39
Topic: randowe plays CC39 @ 100% - mission accomplished!
Replies: 28
Views: 15375

Re: randowe plays CC39 @ 100%

Current scenario: Police action: Shanghai 1937 This Shanghai scenario was somewhat different to the Shanghai scenarios i have played before. This time there is Japanese VH/SH in the southeast. The core consists of a single HQ unit, a leadered fighter and a destroyer. There is some initial prestige ...
by randowe
2019-09-25 18:59, Wednesday
Forum: CC39
Topic: randowe plays CC39 @ 100% - mission accomplished!
Replies: 28
Views: 15375

randowe plays CC39 @ 100% - mission accomplished!

When Csaba was copying all the CC threads i spotted the CC39 and it was stuck in my head for some days and well, i had to play it. So here it is: +++ Japanese War 1937 - 1945 +++ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/SNLF%2C_5th_Sasebo%2C_Lt_Colonel_Hatsuo_Tsukamoto_leading_charge%2C_N...
by randowe
2019-09-25 18:48, Wednesday
Forum: Deutsches Forum
Topic: Major Heinz' youtube Playtest of the long Journey
Replies: 49
Views: 26325

Re: Major Heinz' youtube Playtest of the long Journey

Ich hab mir damals z.B für meine Regulars bis zum Schluss keine Pferdewagen gekauft. Für je 3 gesparte Wagen (3x36pp) kann man sich eine weitere Regular Infanterie kaufen. Alles ist möglich. Das ist ja das Schöne an dem Spiel :cool
by randowe
2019-09-25 17:17, Wednesday
Forum: Deutsches Forum
Topic: Major Heinz' youtube Playtest of the long Journey
Replies: 49
Views: 26325

Re: Major Heinz' youtube Playtest of the long Journey

Es gibt verschiedene Möglichkeiten. Wenn du die Heavy Cavalry auf Übersträrke bringst, ist diese wohl am Ende des Szenarios weg und das Prestige verloren. Kann man aber trotzdem machen. Ich würde aber entweder die Kanonen alle auf 12 bringen (soweit möglich) oder eine weitere schwere Kavallerie kauf...
by randowe
2019-09-25 17:11, Wednesday
Forum: Deutsches Forum
Topic: Idee neue Kampagne: From D-Day to Deutschland
Replies: 58
Views: 24620

Re: Idee neue Kampagne: From D-Day to Deutschland

Es gab amphibishe Shermans, mit so einer Art "wasserdichtem Kasten" drumherum. Der ist auch schon im Efile enthalten, aber ohne den Kasten ;) . Ich denke da können wir dem Spieler schon zwei oder so geben. Aber halt keine fetten Kanonen und PAKs und ADs. Da passt das mit den Mörsern, MGs, Sturmtrupp...
by randowe
2019-09-25 15:36, Wednesday
Forum: Deutsches Forum
Topic: Idee neue Kampagne: From D-Day to Deutschland
Replies: 58
Views: 24620

Re: Idee neue Kampagne: From D-Day to Deutschland

ich hatte bei D-Day eher an Map 331 Omaha Beach gedacht. Da ist auch ordentlich Strand drauf und genug Platz um Einheiten auf See aufzustellen. Da könnte man am Strand dann noch Minen legen oder Sperren aufstellen und hinter dem Strand sind dann die Festungsanlagen. Weiter im Hinterland könnten dan...
by randowe
2019-09-25 10:02, Wednesday
Forum: Deutsches Forum
Topic: Idee neue Kampagne: From D-Day to Deutschland
Replies: 58
Views: 24620

Idee neue Kampagne: From D-Day to Deutschland

Major Heinz und ich hatten vor kurzem einmal kurz über eine neue Kampagnenidee gesprochen, welche wir vielleicht als gemeinsames Projekt verwirklichen könnten. Die Kampagne beginnt mit der Landung der Alliierten in der Normandie und geht dann bis (fast?) zum Ende des Krieges in Westdeutschland. Ich ...
by randowe
2019-09-24 11:12, Tuesday
Forum: Equipment Files
Topic: ATOMIC Efile [see 1st post]
Replies: 428
Views: 468836

Re: ATOMIC Efile

★ ★ ★ Units, Weapons, Vehicles, OOB, other Information ALL NATIONS Fighting Ships of the world http://www.navypedia.org/ WWII OOB and Organization http://www.niehorster.org/index.htm Eastern Europe Wars 1918 - 1923 http://pygmy-wars.50megs.com/pygmywars.com/index.html Vietnam War http://www.tom.pil...
by randowe
2019-09-24 10:59, Tuesday
Forum: Designers’ Corner
Topic: ICONS: How to make them - Reserve your icon ID letters - Report new icons - Read first post!
Replies: 164
Views: 64595

Re: Icons: Icon making - please read first post

It took me one year to make these two dozen icons :lol Actually they are all modifications of existing icons. It would be nice if they would be included in the official openicons.dat file so i can use them in my efile. It is not urgend, please take your time. It doesn't mater much if i add the icons...
by randowe
2019-09-23 18:53, Monday
Forum: Designers’ Corner
Topic: LINKS: For map makers and campaign & scenario designers
Replies: 40
Views: 18123

Re: Links: Useful Resources for Designers and Map Makers

Wonderdoctor wrote: The complete Nafziger collection :)

https://www.alternatewars.com/CARL/Nafgizer_CARL.htm
Added for ALL NATIONS, second table :yes
by randowe
2019-09-23 12:58, Monday
Forum: Designers’ Corner
Topic: LINKS: For map makers and campaign & scenario designers
Replies: 40
Views: 18123

Re: Links: Useful Resources for Designers and Map Makers

★ ★ ★ Units, Weapons, Vehicles, OOB, other Information ALL NATIONS Fighting Ships of the world http://www.navypedia.org/ WWII OOB and Organization http://www.niehorster.org/index.htm Eastern Europe Wars 1918 - 1923 http://pygmy-wars.50megs.com/pygmywars.com/index.html Vietnam War http://www.tom.pil...
by randowe
2019-09-22 18:00, Sunday
Forum: Deutsches Forum
Topic: Major Heinz' youtube Playtest of the long Journey
Replies: 49
Views: 26325

Re: Major Heinz' youtube Playtest of the long Journey

Deine Kerntruppe sieht ja schon ganz gut aus, vielleicht statt der Sharpshooter und Bridging Einheit zwei mehr Regulars kaufen und mit etwas weniger Refitten hätte es vielleicht schon vorher zu einer dritten Heavy Cavalry gereicht - mit 3 Einheiten mehr sieht die Sache schon ganz anders aus. Jetzt a...
by randowe
2019-09-22 16:57, Sunday
Forum: Deutsches Forum
Topic: Major Heinz' youtube Playtest of the long Journey
Replies: 49
Views: 26325

Re: Major Heinz' youtube Playtest of the long Journey

Kannst du bitte nochmal deinen AAR vom Ende Charleston/vom Szenarioübergang dazu posten?
by randowe
2019-09-22 10:40, Sunday
Forum: Steel & Lace – The Pub
Topic: Hello
Replies: 63
Views: 29666

Re: Hello

Kessler wrote: Who can I load an user-Avatar on board ?
Please check this thread: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=45
by randowe
2019-09-22 10:36, Sunday
Forum: Deutsches Forum
Topic: Major Heinz' youtube Playtest of the long Journey
Replies: 49
Views: 26325

Re: Major Heinz' youtube Playtest of the long Journey

Hallo Leute :howdy Es stimmt, es gibt wohl für das refitten kein Prestige in der Kampagne. (Und in unserer aktuellen Kampagne "Rise and Fall..." auch nicht.) Da es kein Prestige Cap gibt, muss man vorsichtig sein, mit dem Prestige, welches man ausgibt. Die meisten Spieler werden nämlich versuchen al...
by randowe
2019-09-22 10:23, Sunday
Forum: Development Board
Topic: Promotion Ceremony - March/September 2019
Replies: 4
Views: 5560

Re: Promotion Ceremony - March/September 2019

A well deserved promotion. Congratulations Juankar :banana Thanks for all the work you did for OG, all your icons and the brilliant KAISER Efile :bow
by randowe
2019-09-22 10:18, Sunday
Forum: Equipment Files
Topic: ATOMIC Efile [see 1st post]
Replies: 428
Views: 468836

ATOMIC Efile [see 1st post]

https://abload.de/img/banner_large_atomiciejr0.png https://abload.de/img/efile-flagsqek60.png Campaigns: 1927-43 LEGIONE DI COMBATTIMENTO NAVALE, 15 scenarios, by randowe 1938-46 ATOMIC BLITZKRIEG, 38 scenarios, by various designers, converted and modified by randowe 1938-46 ATOMIC WELTKRIEG, 74 sc...
by randowe
2019-09-22 10:05, Sunday
Forum: Designers’ Corner
Topic: MAPS: Request map makers for help
Replies: 241
Views: 92621

MAPS: Request map makers for help

Feel free to discuss and ask for new maps in this thread. Currently pending map requests i could find at JP's: - Khalkhin Gol (i'm not completely happy with existing maps) - Zaoyang (no map) - Changteh/Changde (i'm unhappy with existing map) - Chongqing (i'm unhappy with existing map) - Datong (exi...
by randowe
2019-09-21 19:34, Saturday
Forum: Designers’ Corner
Topic: MAPS: Number reservations
Replies: 102
Views: 45588

Re: Maps: Map number reservations thread

Please be aware that the list of reservations written in the first post is already outdated.
by randowe
2019-09-21 19:21, Saturday
Forum: Development Board
Topic: Forum design
Replies: 63
Views: 40382

Re: Forum design

EDIT: here you are, it wasn't difficult: one two ein zwei Perfect, Thanks! I added a new thread containing two tables in the Design forum, one table is a copy of the map resources table from JP's and one is a table with some useful links. I'd like to revise the first table in order to make it fitti...
by randowe
2019-09-21 19:15, Saturday
Forum: Designers’ Corner
Topic: LINKS: For map makers and campaign & scenario designers
Replies: 40
Views: 18123

LINKS: For map makers and campaign & scenario designers

Table of contents Map Resources - this post Units, Weapons, Vehicles, OOB, other Information - second post If you want to share useful links, please feel free to post an answer and we'll add your link to the lists. Map Resources WORLD WAR I First Battle of Gaza 1917 http://mappery.com/map-of/First-...
by randowe
2019-09-21 18:59, Saturday
Forum: Designers’ Corner
Topic: Playtest: Rise and Fall of an Empire
Replies: 33
Views: 14280

Re: New campaign: Rise and Fall of an Empire

After few turns i had to restart. My core was dispersed across the whole map and i wanted to deploy my core units together. This my biggest point of critique. My core felt tiny on such a large map in such a large battle. But probably that is just me, because i like too keep my core units together. S...
by randowe
2019-09-21 18:56, Saturday
Forum: Designers’ Corner
Topic: Playtest: Rise and Fall of an Empire
Replies: 33
Views: 14280

Re: New campaign: Rise and Fall of an Empire

Current scenario: Invasion of Heligoland Hmmm, seems i forgot to post my AARs. Got a armored car recon prototype. Heligoland is a small island and a small scenario it is too ;) I did not deploy all units because there is no space for much land-action anyway. The free core destroyer is vulnerable to...
by randowe
2019-09-21 18:56, Saturday
Forum: Designers’ Corner
Topic: Playtest: Rise and Fall of an Empire
Replies: 33
Views: 14280

Re: New campaign: Rise and Fall of an Empire

Current scenario: The Germans to the Front ! At HQ i bought a second arty and sidegraded some infantries. We start in the southeastern corner of the map at the chinese coast while some auxes defend the chinese capital in the northwestern corner of the map. Our task is to secure the coast and then t...
by randowe
2019-09-21 18:54, Saturday
Forum: Designers’ Corner
Topic: Playtest: Rise and Fall of an Empire
Replies: 33
Views: 14280

Re: New campaign: Rise and Fall of an Empire

Current scenario: Pemba Uprising With the pp i had earned at Paris i bought an additional marine inf. Mark later told me, that i could have upgraded my gun for free. I didn't notice :doh I'll do that in the next scenario ;) When we arrive on the scene there is already some fighting on Pemba island....