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[Sticky] Game Plan V1.0 Discussion.

Kermit · 2009-03-12T22:10:59Z

Wotan II plan. V1.0 The general idea for this game is â€“ if you want it stripped down to the bare essentials â€“ an armed treasure hunt. Both sides are looking for the same items/objects. Some will be in plain view, some will be hidden, some will be VERY hidden. Players will need to keep their wits about them and search the site from top to bottom. Mission Profile The mission is simple, and itâ€™s the same for both sides. Locate and acquire intelligence about the facility and the nature of the experiments carried out there. The intel can be in the form of documents, photographs or physical props. Each side will be given a brief outline of the kind of things they are looking for, and types of intel will be graded, with Grade I being the highest, and Grade III the lowest. Examples: Personnel files on the Scientists in the facility are Grade II material. Manifests of Chemicals are Grade II material. Documentation pertaining to Torsion Field Theory is Grade I material Records of military personnel files are Grade III material Recovery of equipment used in the experiments are Grade I material. Extraction of Scientists is Grade I material Needless to say this is going to require a lot of paperwork (what am I letting myself in for?), a few signs, and some props (see appendix A for a suggested list) Game execution If it is at all possible, I want to run this as an almost free-play type game. The OCâ€™s are given the mission, then its up to them as to how its run. Do you send out fighting patrols to locate and eliminate the enemy, how many people do you detail for base defence, do you send out small teams of searchers to sneakily search the site whilst trying to avoid the enemy, do you go out en-masse to neutralise the enemies HQ. Itâ€™s up to the OCâ€™s to decide how to play it â€“ and gives a good amount of flexibility on how to employ the different type of players we get. HQ Locations Iâ€™ve given this a lot of thought over the last couple of months. Wotan I bogged down in places because of fighting over static objectives. I want to avoid this at all cost this time, so what Iâ€™m going to suggest may seem a little odd. Another issue that we had last time was with the regen/HQ areas. As these were static, they clog up the gameplay, and keeping opposition players away from them so that the game doesnâ€™t stall became a right pain in the arse at certain points. To this end, Iâ€™m suggesting something a tad different for an urban/CQB-based game. Neither side will have a static HQ. I suggest a hierarchy of locations for the HQ, so there will be a maximum of say 4 possible places that they can be. Itâ€™s up to the OC to decide where its going to be, but for players that are shot out, then regen back in, they will know that the HQ is going to be in one of only a small number of locations. To this end, each player will need a map. One set with locations for the Allied HQâ€™s, the other for the Axis HQâ€™s. It is up to the OCâ€™s of each side as to which of their 4 assigned HQ positions they decide to use at any given time. They can be attacked in this game, so OCâ€™s will have to balance the need for aggressive patrolling/Recovery missions with the requirement to defend the HQ. Regen With mobile HQâ€™s, Regen becomes a bit of a tricky situation. There are two possible options here: 1: Player has to find HQ and regen there. Two problems though. The first is finding it, the second is dead players walking into the middle of fuck-off sized firefights. Both of these problems have the potential to rile people. 2: Static regen points, say, 4 of them located at the very furthest reaches of the site, with each side â€œowningâ€ two of them at opposite corners of the site. This would seem to be the more sensible of the two options Starting the game Allies: Iâ€™m not really keen on feeding all the Allies into the game in one big group. What I suggest is that their entrance into the game zone is staggered. A small Recce section is given the location of the first suggested HQ, they must get there and secure the area. The rest of the side follows in groups of 4/5 to RV at the now secured HQ. It MUST be impressed upon them that being quiet and sneaky is the way to do this. A full-blown charge is a waste of time â€“ itâ€™ll alert the Germans, and it MUST be made VERY clear to them that this is the case! Germans: Majority start in the first German HQ. Some are detailed to patrol a set route. When (and there will be a when) they ping the Allies sneaking around, the alarm is raised, and it can all kick off. How the alarm is raised is another question. Should they have to get to the air raid siren then set that off to let the rest of the Germans know that something is afoot?. It needs to be impressed upon those chosen for patrolling that their primary concern is NOT to get into a firefight, its to raise the alarm. Of course, COâ€™s can rotate whose going out on patrol, but they should never be in groups of more than 2 or 3. Ending the game...

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Sorry, I'll actually upload the map now:-- attachment is not available --

Posted : 14/03/2009 8:25 am

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Ah yes can see it now :good: , sorry, thought the big rectangle was it ! DOH !

Posted : 16/03/2009 9:18 am

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Sooooo......what's the plan on CPs then?

Posted : 19/03/2009 9:37 am

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As suggested earlier, say, 4 positions that HQ's can rotate between at the commanders behest.

I'm off down UCAP a few weeks before the game (sorry, no time to do it sooner - busy as hell at the mo) so i'll come up with 4 (though might drop to 3) for each side, which i'll then stick on the master map for us to look at. I dont intend to put them in dead ends, or easily defensible positions if i can help it.

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Posted : 19/03/2009 11:22 am

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Manage to get down to UCAP yet?

Getting a bit antsy with only 2 weekends left before the event.

We could do with finalising everything.

Posted : 07/04/2009 11:08 am

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Let me see.........

Just spent the weekend away. Editorial to finish by next monday. Covering three people at work this week. Revising for college exams that occur the week before the event. Going to spend the Easter weekend building props.

UCAP have a game on this coming sunday so i'm going to pop down and have a chat with Andy and finalise things.

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