New Scenario nearing completion

Allard HS · November 25, 2000, 17:06

My latest scenario is nearly ready. It can be expected to be released to the public in about a week from now.

CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE PREVIEW PAGE:
http://www.geocities.com/ahofelt

A little preview (bad quality pic due to size of downloading)

(hope this image works..)

See also my thread of a while back:
http://apolyton.net/forums/Forum18/HTML/001050.html

What's it about?

"In those distant days the world was tranquil and our country relatively rich and powerful. In spite of the wishes of many statesmen of both political parties, England was drawn into Egypt. After the Bombardment of Alexandria in 1881, we became to all intents and purposes the paramount power.
It was at this moment that the Rebellion of the Mahdi plunged the vast, remote provinces of the Soudan into bloodshed and confusion. Mr Gladstone's Government viewed with horror being involved in the Soudan. They unhesitatingly resolved to relinquish the Soudan to barbarism. General Gordon was sent to Khartoum to wind up affairs and bring away the surviving soldiers and Egyptian colonists.
He was soon 'hemmed in', and the long blockade began. The relievers arrived before Khartoum two days too late. The city was already in the hands of the Dervish mob. Gordon and nearly all the people he would not desert had been massacred. The evacuation of the Soudan was thus complete.
However, the story had sunk deeply into British hearts. After the overthrow of Mr Gladstone in 1886, the British Government set about the recovery of the ruined territory. At the head of the Egyptian Army stood Kitchener, a British officer of exceptional capacity and growing repute.
More than ten years after the sack of Khartoum, the first advance into the Dongola Province began, and two years later, in 1898, the armies of the savage Dervish empire were shattered and largely destroyed in the Battle of Omdurman."
- Sir Winston Churchill, 1933

[This message has been edited by Allard HS (edited November 27, 2000).]

BeBro · November 25, 2000, 17:16

Can´t wait to see these new ships in action...

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Prometeus · November 25, 2000, 17:38

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Mao · November 25, 2000, 18:37

Looks great

*hopes Allard will finish Western Front*

Allard HS · November 26, 2000, 14:43

quote:

*hopes Allard will finish Western Front*

I got other priorities. And other ideas. Still, it's ready for a large part. Everything of "Western Front" is kinda finished, except for the most important, the events.
If you really wish it to be finished (fast), you can finish it yourself...

Kull · November 26, 2000, 23:50

Looks good, and I love the topic! A couple q's:

1) Are both civs playable? (Assuming there are only two protagonists)

2) Does the British player relive the hopeless battle against overwhelming odds experienced by Chinese Gordon?

P.S. I think Gladstone was "voted out" rather than "overthrown".

Edit: Ooops. I missed that it was a quote from Churchill. Given that kind of heated rhetoric, he'd be a welcome addition to the Fray in Florida!
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Allard HS · November 27, 2000, 05:53

yeah, using quotes of other people is good, you can't make mistakes yourself then

1) Nein. Only one of the four civs is playable. You'll see why when you downloaded the scenario.

2) Nein, it starts much later, because otherwise there would be almost 10 years (many more turns) of peace in the scenario, and that would be a bit boring. It's purely a recreation of Kitchener's campaign.

Allard HS · November 27, 2000, 11:24

Visit the preview page now:

http://www.geocities.com/ahofelt
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BeBro · November 28, 2000, 10:49

This is the best preview page I´ve ever seen for a civ2 scn! Great design, lots of info = excellent!

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Captain Nemo · November 30, 2000, 02:26

Great work Allard!
One of the few scenarios I have played more than once!

techumseh · November 30, 2000, 03:07

Did Nemo playtest this, or am I missing something? It's not out yet, is it? I found Churchill's book, "The River War" at the bookstore today. Both the book and the scenario look fascinating. I'm looking forward to both.

Allard HS · November 30, 2000, 09:01

Thanks Nemo, thanks BeBro.
Yes, techumseh, Nemo playtested it. And the book by Churchill is where I got most of my information from. It's quite interesting, but you've got to love the subject to really appreciate the book.

Anyway, the scenario will be out this weekend (as you can see on the preview page too)