Another objective based round

[Shahed]

Well this is primarliy for a round of let's say 3 games, hopefully tomorrow Wednesday between 18:30-21:30 GMT (19:30-22:30 CET)

Ideally we will play under the following conditions:

-Objective based i.e each side has a specific goal for each game e.g destroy 50% of enemy infantry, take and hold strategic position (village, forest, hill) at all cost.
-The 3 games will be linked, so the result in one will determine the start of the other.
-Custom maps if possible. We could even do just one map. Alrowans Doryaeleum is great.
-Pre-determined armies. The armies will be set in advance and each side will know the composition of the enemy armies. Anyone heard of infiltrators ?
-Pre planned course of action. Each side will have to conform to certain rules and limits on movement. Outside those restrictions each side is free to do as they please.

Those are the ideal conditions. Please let me know how many people are interested. All are welcome to join, but as you know we can have a maximum of 8 players.

All ideas are welcome so fire away.
I would suggest maybe a Russian vs German winter scenario or a Turkish vs Byzantine and/or Italian scenario.

EDIT: I should add that the idea is not necessarily victory but flawless executon of as real to life tactics as can be. The idea is alos to make it as real as possible, and as far from the standard 4pav, 4 cmaa, 4 ji steppe armies as possible.

[Brutal DLX]

Sounds good Perhaps we could do clash between Mongol/Hungarian forces vs. an alliance of Poles/Russians and Germans in winter on one of the big Eastern European flatmaps, the ones that have nice patches of woods scattered throughout. That could offer some strategic opportunities.
Another possibility I can think of right now would be a little crusade campaign, where a Muslim alliance has to defend first and eventually (over the course of those 3 battles) attack and destroy the crusaders...

[Shahed]

Interesting ideas. Please vote for one of them.

I think I should mention a dealine for registration.
The deadline is Wednesday 09 July 2003 17:00 GMT (18:00 CET).

[Louis de la Ferte Ste Colombe]

Too early for me http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/mecry.gif

Louis the Simurgh,

[Shahed]

Well Sim. What time is good for you and what day. I can schedule another round for then. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/pat.gif

[Louis de la Ferte Ste Colombe]

We shall schedule that for the week end, say maybe sunday evening, around 21 GMT...

Seems to be a good timezone for both Europeans and Americans (or europeans living in the US http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif ). but not this sunday, I got another war to fight

Louis the Simurgh,

PS; hum how was the first one?

[Alrowan]

hey sinan, its good to see these being revived again, id love to see a mongolian campagin perhaps. Anyway, as it stands Kyle and I have been looking of setting up the Crusader campagin again, and making it a big deal this time. We would love to get your help in working on this as well, MP battle orientated campagins have a lot of potentual

[Brutal DLX]

Well, I'll be there for tonight, if you didn't reschedule. I'll play any campaign, but if we use the MP-specific mappack from TWnet, we should make sure everybody has it
Otherwise we could do the Mongol thing. Maybe even Magyar joins when he's got the chance to field all horse archer armies. Hehe.

[Shahed]

Alro I am available if you need any help.
Louis, we can do another one in which you can participate as well, how about next Sunday 20 July 2003 ?

I will check back here in this thread, at 17:00 GMT (18:00 CET) to see if anyone else is interested.

I will post the map, factions, armies to buy etc.. at 18:15 GMT (19:15 CET), tonight Wednesday July 9th 2003.

Well we have the minium of 2 people for tonight already.
Everyone is welcome so if you want to join, please post in this thread.

[Shahed]

Oh btw doesn't matter if we have an odd number like 3 or 5 players. Since we are doing objective based you have to achieve the goal to win not necessarily defeat the enemy.

[Alrowan]

u love to pick times i cant make it http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif

ah well

[Shahed]

Hmm seems like just two of us Brutal. Let's decide in the lobby what we do.

[Brutal DLX]

Guess we have to play that one on weekends, when more players are available and also have more leeway, time-wise.

[Shahed]

Yes we could do. If you are interested you can have a look at some previous threads, which are quite interesting:

HRS (http://www.totalwar.org/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=18;t=6410)

Crusader Campaign (http://www.totalwar.org/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=18;t=6527)

It is tough to find a common time for everyone but does happen sometimes. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Alrowan]

perhaps about 23:00 GMT is better, we can get all people on then, from aussies, to americans to europeans