First Attempt to create a scenario

[OliversArmy]

I have only had this game 5 days but I am so enthused I have tried to create my own scenario. I have created the Battle of Powick Bridge. The first clash of the English Civil War. As you will all know this was really only a skirmish involving 1000 men each side, Horse and Dragoons.
I had to create the map mainly from imagination and contemporary reports as I could find no maps. I gave each side 4 units of horse and 1 of Dragoons. This equates roughly to the 1000 men per side. When I fought the battle as Parliament I lost which matched history and strangely the casualties were about the same!
I have two questions please
1)How can I add descriptive text to the screen when you first look at the campaign/scenario? Others have great narratives and mine is blank! I have used the scenario text editor but that just puts up banners after you have selected the campaign/scenario.

2) How can I upload it? it's not good but I would love the feed back from others so I can improve.

Thanks in advance!

[pipfromslitherine]

This will explain one way to share scenarios

http://www.slitherinebravo.net/GameWiki ... y_platform

alternatively just zip up the campaign folder and share via Dropbox or another cloud storage solution.

Cheers

Pip

[rbodleyscott]

1)How can I add descriptive text to the screen when you first look at the campaign/scenario? Others have great narratives and mine is blank! I have used the scenario text editor but that just puts up banners after you have selected the campaign/scenario.

See http://www.slitherine.com/forum/viewtop ... 19&t=62582

Also, PM me and I can give you some advice, and when the scenario is ready for public consumption maybe put it on the FTP for in-game download.

[OliversArmy]

Thanks for the replies.
I will investigate further this evening.

[Warlord156]

Hi....
Just a quick message to wish you luck on your scenario creations. I put together a few of my own in the past, and was a little overawed at first. My first attempt's were very poor but I like to think that I improved over time. If I can be of any help, please ask. I don't know as much as others do, only the basics. I can create simple scenario's, nothing too complicated......

Regards...... Warlord156.

[jomni]

You can adjust the unit size so that you can have more units instead of using just 4.

[OliversArmy]

You can adjust the unit size so that you can have more units instead of using just 4.

I didn't realise you could do that! Thanks! that will make for a far more interesting skirmish.

[OliversArmy]

Hi....
Just a quick message to wish you luck on your scenario creations. I put together a few of my own in the past, and was a little overawed at first. My first attempt's were very poor but I like to think that I improved over time. If I can be of any help, please ask. I don't know as much as others do, only the basics. I can create simple scenario's, nothing too complicated......

Regards...... Warlord156.

Thank you! I feel I will be calling on you in the near future. The editor seems to be a very powerful tool and for a technophobic 58 year old like me it can be a bit daunting! However I will persevere

[jomni]

You can adjust the unit size so that you can have more units instead of using just 4.

I didn't realise you could do that! Thanks! that will make for a far more interesting skirmish.

There is a line in the .BSF file.
SetUniversalVar("StrengthMultiplier", 100);

So if you want half the size, make it 50. 25 if 1/4, etc.

[Warlord156]

Thank you! I feel I will be calling on you in the near future. The editor seems to be a very powerful tool and for a technophobic 58 year old like me it can be a bit daunting! However I will persevere [/quote]



LOL.... I feel your pain. I am a 57 year old technophobe, that knew nothing when I started and don't know very much more now. But I am happy to share what little I do know.
I would suggest that you open and study the files ( a kind of reverse engineering ), it really helped me. Local Disk (C)/Users/"name"/Documents/My Games/PIKEANDSHOT.


Regards Warlord156

[rbodleyscott]

Thank you! I feel I will be calling on you in the near future. The editor seems to be a very powerful tool and for a technophobic 58 year old like me it can be a bit daunting! However I will persevere

LOL.... I feel your pain. I am a 57 year old technophobe, that knew nothing when I started and don't know very much more now. But I am happy to share what little I do know.
I would suggest that you open and study the files ( a kind of reverse engineering ), it really helped me. Local Disk (C)/Users/"name"/Documents/My Games/PIKEANDSHOT.


Regards Warlord156

or

/Documents/My Games/PSCAMP if using Pike and Shot: Campaigns

[Triarii]

All the very best with your efforts.
I would like to download and try your scenario.

I notice you said

I had to create the map mainly from imagination and contemporary reports as I could find no maps. I gave each side 4 units of horse and 1 of Dragoons.

Don't know if you know this site - UK Battlefields Trust - but I find it very useful for informing mucking around with the map editor. The url is the specific Powick Bridge site.

http://www.battlefieldstrust.com/resour ... FieldId=35

[OliversArmy]

Thanks for all the offers of help and tips. Really useful.
I have used the UK Battlefields Trust site. I have used it in the past when drawing up terrain for tabletop wargames