WitchyWoman

I have loved aviation most of my life, We are out here even if we are a rarity in the combat flight sim genre. I used to be a member of hovercontrol.com back in the day and I flew with several other gals who were using FSX to train for helicopter licenses on the flight servers. I have been finding it fun to add planes that were missing in some campaigns here. So far I have made the halifax, mentor, beaufighter, a-26, b-17g, sterling, and lancasters flyable in the campaign suez crisis of course with the help of skillful people who made the planes to begin with here If I find the time, I may attempt a campaign of my own here. The hard thing would be the time needed to place ground units all over and what not. Making squadrons, things flyable, editing loadouts, adding weapon inventories, and designating their bases has proven fast and easy. Witchy

I sorted it out, and thanks for info. It was because the unit Id didn't match in both ini's. I had to set both to 053, so you can see above that one was labeled "54".

Not sure why the forum crosses out my text but its not like this in my files so disregard that.

The game is in bad need of AI control infantry given this is tank warfare, they play a key part and are jut as much of a threat.

I am just curious if anyone else is a geek here and played any of these games? I may be outnumbered by the boys here but you can thank my dad and older brother for getting me interested in military history many years ago. I have fond memories of my older brother john playing Squad Leader or Mosby's Raiders. My dad was into Avalon hills Air Force and Richtofen's War. My first board game experience was with RPG's like Shadowrun and Battletech in the FASA days but I got into Dawn Patrol which is a WW1 air war board game and RPG. I even rolled up a Snoppy flying Camels. (laughs) Dawn Patrol is so much fun that it can still be seen played at many Gamecons. I also got into several games like AMBUSH! and a WW1 Zeppelin solitaire game that came out a few years ago called Zeppelin Raider........... https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256939/zeppelin-raider-imperial-german-naval-airships , this company is also working on a WW1 aircraft version of this game as we speak. There are a few women out here who appreciate these board games and simulators.

You may want to have a look at this site, there is several free updates to download and mods for the game and many others. Its a wealth of info for board games. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/69136/bloody-april-1917-air-war-over-arras-france/files

This game you mention has gotten really good reviews. I have had my eye on it for awhile.

I have it bu barely use it other then when I am forced to update a mod for some other sim like DCS. 99% of the time I leave it off. I prefer forums and steam for communication. I find most people I know on discord seldom use it either. Its just another thing to install and monitor.

I had to pre-order this one. It's solitaire and looks really good. There are previews of counters and the map... This was originally a buy and print yourself game but its gotten an update and been picked up by a publisher. https://www.legionwargames.com/legion_AOV.html

Pack 4.0 is not in the skin section on the mods site?

Its funny you mention Phantom leader because I bought Apache leader (pilot ah-64's, ah-6, OV-10, etc) earlier this year which uses the same kind of rules but enhances them for helicopter combat. Got it during a Covid sale, plus two of the expansions. Was really happy to see some women in the pilot cards in the mix. I have yet to put some time into it and learn the system. I think my dad had piles of GHQ minatures. His tanks and halftracks an stuff came in blister packs, like platoon size (4-6 vehicles). That stuff cost a fortune and it was tiny.

There is a play-test of Western Front Ace, from the looks of the beta it looks nice. This one is out pretty soon, I think before the end of the year. Its a solitaire game (1 player) and uses rules like AH's old B-17 game. https://theplayersaid.com/2019/08/19/interview-with-gregory-m-smith-designer-of-western-front-ace-the-great-war-in-the-air-1916-1918-from-compass-games/

What did that aircraft fleet cost? The old blister packs of ral partha and other branded metal miniatures were not cheap. I'm sure there was a lot of repetitive painting but it pays off. I used to volunteer time at a game shop, painting War hammer and DUST miniatures. I've seen a few places that offer 3d printed stuff, I may have to look into that for some of my needs. I been thinking about investing in a 3d printer as well. I have a few friends that make models and DIY household stuff with theirs, pretty handy. They aren't that expensive.

Thats an awesome paint scheme.

LOL My dad used to get so pissed off having a week long squad leader battle all over the dining table, huge battle 100's of counters, only to have one of the cats get up on top and nuke the table.

Oh no TSR made quite a few war and sci fi games, they remade a lot of SPI games. Made the counters more colorful, upgraded rules, etc. Its nice to know we got some board gamer's here, I thought we did.Me and few other women here in my state get together at a few gamecons (before the pandemic ruined everything) and on some weekends for a glass of wine and gaming. Its far from a dead hobby, Felicia Day is a big board gamer. Whil Wheaton from Star Trek fame hosts a board game show called tabletop which can be found on popular video sites and sometimes Felicia appears on the show. Simulators and video games are great but they don't give your brain as much of a workout and nothing beats a table of friends so I still do it. Here is another solitaire WW1 tactical air war game coming out soon that I have had my eye on. If you haven't got people to play those two player board games, there are tons of solitaire ones out there now for one player. Also battletech is going stong, Fasa was bought out and the new company has made modules and streamlined some bad rules. Multiman bought out Avalon Hills ASL system and continues to make modules. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/294112/western-front-ace-great-war-air-1916-1918