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by Gil R.
Mon Apr 24, 2017 4:07 pm
Forum: Brother against Brother: The Drawing of the Sword
Topic: Is Game an Orphan?
Replies: 66
Views: 1882

RE: Is Game an Orphan?

<t> Thank you for your ongoing interest, and (quite possibly undeserved) loyalty. I suspect that an apology will fall flat among some, but nevertheless do apologize for my silence, and the general lack of updates. Eric has already addressed this a bit, but I should too, of course.<br/> <br/> First, ...
by Gil R.
Sun Jan 03, 2016 10:08 pm
Forum: Brother against Brother: The Drawing of the Sword
Topic: Future of this game
Replies: 50
Views: 1361

RE: Future of this game

I dread doing Antietam the most, because the combination of battlefield terrain and history make it the most difficult to get right. Which I blame mainly on McClellan, who held back his forces in ways that neither the A.I. nor human player ever would.
by Gil R.
Thu Dec 31, 2015 5:23 pm
Forum: Brother against Brother: The Drawing of the Sword
Topic: Happy New Year! from WCS
Replies: 4
Views: 230

Happy New Year! from WCS

<t> WCS would like to wish you all a happy new year, whether you are already a BAB owner, a potential BAB owner, or merely a lurker.<br/> <br/> I might as well also comment on the state of BAB, which is that after a much longer delay than we would have liked we will be able to focus once again on th...
by Gil R.
Thu Dec 31, 2015 5:02 pm
Forum: Brother against Brother: The Drawing of the Sword
Topic: Wish List thread
Replies: 109
Views: 2969

RE: Wish List thread

<t> Thanks for your comment, which I want to acknowledge. As the programmer, only Eric can say what is possible, and he's taking a (well-earned) break from WCS work. But in the coming year when we begin to focus more on BAB#2 and what coding changes to make he will certainly take this suggestion and...
by Gil R.
Thu Dec 31, 2015 4:58 pm
Forum: Brother against Brother: The Drawing of the Sword
Topic: Future of this game
Replies: 50
Views: 1361

RE: Future of this game

<t> dpt24,<br/> Thank you for all your thoughts.<br/> <br/> I agree -- not surprisingly -- with kwhitehead, that some of what you wrote may be more related to the learning curve than the game's mechanics, but of course some of it is also a matter of taste. And I agree with him that this game system ...
by Gil R.
Thu Dec 31, 2015 4:38 pm
Forum: Brother against Brother: The Drawing of the Sword
Topic: Future of this game
Replies: 50
Views: 1361

RE: Future of this game

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: rosseau<br/> <br/> I bought your game during the slow season, but have a hard time coming back to it. After paying $50, don't you think I <I><s>[i]</s>want<e>[/i]</e></I> to come back to it? I thought you had a team working on this game, not one or two guys part ti...
by Gil R.
Fri Dec 18, 2015 2:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Some German WWII soldiers' photos
Replies: 8
Views: 296

RE: Some German WWII soldiers' photos

<t> (Been offline for a week, so only responding now.)<br/> <br/> I'm glad I could share.<br/> <br/> Sadly, I couldn't scan more, since I had to focus on scanning photos and documents of relevance to family history. Those were more of a curiosity, mixed in with the photos my uncle himself took. Some...
by Gil R.
Sun Dec 06, 2015 6:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Some German WWII soldiers' photos
Replies: 8
Views: 296

RE: Some German WWII soldiers' photos

<r> One other WWII picture for now, which my uncle himself took, of German soldiers in May 1945 escaping across the Elbe from the Russians so they could surrender to the Americans:<br/> <br/> <br/> <IMG src="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/16018/8A6AB12A1A3B45A19269AD88F3D78D74.jpg"><s>[i...
by Gil R.
Sun Dec 06, 2015 6:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Some German WWII soldiers' photos
Replies: 8
Views: 296

RE: Some German WWII soldiers' photos

<r> And here's a rather unpleasant-looking customer:<br/> <br/> <br/> <IMG src="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/16018/1BD5160A6D8E47659238B0CFFABB4C6B.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/16018/1BD5160A6D8E47659238B0CFFABB4C6B.jpg"><LINK_TEXT text="https:/...
by Gil R.
Sun Dec 06, 2015 6:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Some German WWII soldiers' photos
Replies: 8
Views: 296

RE: Some German WWII soldiers' photos

<r> But for those disappointed not to find photos of German soldiers, here's a typical one:<br/> <br/> <br/> <IMG src="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/16018/651B4C48FC5D48E494D04CEB00612741.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/16018/651B4C48FC5D48E494D04CE...
by Gil R.
Sun Dec 06, 2015 6:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Some German WWII soldiers' photos
Replies: 8
Views: 296

Some German WWII soldiers' photos

<r> I figured I'd share this... I'm visiting my uncle, age 95 and a veteran of the fighting in Europe, and have been going through some old photos. Among the family photos, the ones of him and his unit, etc., is an envelope on which he wrote "Nazi pictures," inside of which are about 20 photos that ...
by Gil R.
Wed Nov 25, 2015 8:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Great news regarding those old Infocom (non-war)games and game design
Replies: 4
Views: 109

Great news regarding those old Infocom (non-war)games and game design

<r> This will be of interest to some, but not all: Jason Scott, one of the intrepid heroes whose day job is making and maintaining the Internet Archive, has posted to the internet exhaustive records from Infocom, which should be of interest to those who played these games and/or those who care about...
by Gil R.
Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:00 pm
Forum: Brother against Brother: The Drawing of the Sword
Topic: Finally taken the plunge...
Replies: 10
Views: 424

RE: Finally taken the plunge...

Yes. That was just me being informal, or something.
by Gil R.
Sun Nov 22, 2015 3:59 pm
Forum: Brother against Brother: The Drawing of the Sword
Topic: Future of this game
Replies: 50
Views: 1361

RE: Future of this game

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: kwhitehead<br/> <br/> Right now modding is limited to existing maps which means modders can only create alternate scenarios. I would really be hard pressed to find a situation in the current game that your existing scenarios didn't cover. To cover battles other tha...
by Gil R.
Sun Nov 22, 2015 12:54 am
Forum: Brother against Brother: The Drawing of the Sword
Topic: When is a draw a draw?
Replies: 13
Views: 212

RE: When is a draw a draw?

<t> shoelessbivouac,<br/> Eric and I have discussed the possibility of adding a feature that lets one do something like what you describe, but it's not easy. It might get done for BAB#3 or a subsequent release -- it's always been our intention to add new features to each release.<br/> <br/> As for u...
by Gil R.
Sun Nov 22, 2015 12:47 am
Forum: Brother against Brother: The Drawing of the Sword
Topic: Future of this game
Replies: 50
Views: 1361

RE: Future of this game

<t> Thanks for all your comments. It's our hope that if we can get two large battles out in 2016 that will bring in enough new players that it will be easier to work on future releases (with multiple battles each), and perhaps a modding community will develop. WCS decided to make highly vast, detail...
by Gil R.
Sun Nov 22, 2015 12:40 am
Forum: Brother against Brother: The Drawing of the Sword
Topic: Tutorial scenario improvement thread
Replies: 23
Views: 384

RE: Tutorial scenario improvement thread

<t> I don't remember offhand which level is the most "average," and am away from my notes, but I think that "captain" or "major" should be in the right ballpark. I don't believe that the difference between two adjacent levels is so great that it can be easily noticed, but jumping up to "major genera...
by Gil R.
Sun Nov 22, 2015 12:34 am
Forum: Brother against Brother: The Drawing of the Sword
Topic: Finally taken the plunge...
Replies: 10
Views: 424

RE: Finally taken the plunge...

Rush,
Thanks for your posts. I definitely hope that you continue to enjoy this game, plus any other BAB's that might come along.
by Gil R.
Sun Nov 22, 2015 12:27 am
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Units in line with skirmishers
Replies: 8
Views: 494

RE: Units in line with skirmishers

That doesn't sound like it should be doing that, but we'll have to see what Eric (= programmer) says when he gets back from a short trip.

Am I right to think that the unit doesn't move when you do that, but just gains MP's?
by Gil R.
Wed Nov 04, 2015 4:49 am
Forum: Brother against Brother: The Drawing of the Sword
Topic: Future of this game
Replies: 50
Views: 1361

RE: Future of this game

<t> I'm not sure from the initial question whether it's about new battles for BAB#1 or new battles for the BAB series, so I guess I'll answer both, as well as the subsequent posts.<br/> <br/> Regarding BAB#1, we most certainly do plan additional scenarios, including the official release of the Willi...

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