BLOOD & STEEL v1.0

jim panse · January 20, 2004, 10:14

1914: Germany won the war against France within 4 weeks carrying out von Schlieffen´s plan.
1915: In the greatest offensive yet seen on earth German troops surround St. Petersburg and Russia surrenders.
1916: US President Wilson managed to make Germany and Great Britain sign an armistice. The Great War was over.

Italy though, feeling cheated by Germany only gets Nice/Nizza and Tunesiaturns fascist in 1922 and Mussolini subsequently built up his forces for the Day X, the Resurrection of the Roman Empire.

This day seems to have come now. It is December 1932 and just 2 weeks ago Italy launched an offensive against Spain and Portugal. There is hardly if any resistance and after 13 days only Lisbon and Madrid are not under Italian control. The major powers were not able to respond quick enough to this conflict and now only Italian vessels patrol
the seas.

The Major Powers

Italy/Roman Empire
It has always been Mussolini´s dread to resurrect the Roman Empire and bring back the days of ancient Rome, with the Eternal City as head of the world. Now he took his chance and has to face destiny ...

United States
Gone through the Great War without having had to fight themselves the United States suffered serious problems after the Black Thursday in 1929 and is now only slowly recovering with some worker´s protests still brewing in certain industrial centers. The U.S. has to recover first
before thinking of intervening anywhere.

Kingdom of France
After the defeat in the Great War a predecessor of Napoléon III became King, not Emperor, of France. The use of the title emperor was forbidden by the victor of the Great War, Wilhelm II of Germany. Now France is still
allied with Russia and all it wants is revenge. But when can Germany finally be challenged?

Ottoman Empire
For centuries the 'Weak Man on the Marmara Strait' seemed more dead than alive but after victory in the Great War the glory days of the Ottoman Empire seem to have come back as most of the Balkans is now again under the control of the Sultan of Istanbul.

Russian Empire
In 1916, one year after the humiliating defeat, the Russian Revolution swept the old Czar Nicholas II away and his 21 year-old nephew Ivan, nick-named 'The Rebuilder', promised to his people to 'make Russia great again that every Russian can be proud of it'. The alliance with France was strenghtened and renewed and all of Russia is dreaming of marching Unter den Linden in Berlin.

British Empire
Undefeated by Germany Britain simply stopped fighting and signed an armistice. But on both sides of the Channel men know that the final showdown between the Germans and the British must and will take place someday. Maybe someday soon ...

Reichslande
After the victory in the Great War Germany was undoubtedly the master of Europe. After achieving this goal Wilhelm II told his people what the next achievement shall be someday: Global Dominance!

jim panse · January 20, 2004, 10:19

The game files ... are at CDG as the attachment limit is too low here at Apolyton. Sorry for that!

... and the Roll of Honor!

Captain Nemo & Alex the Magnificient
fairline
curtsibling
Pablostuka
Nilat Bolshevik
Evind/Kobra
Tanelorn
sarsstock
FMK

... if I should have forgotten someone please contact me!

Attached you find the units! Enjoy and please post any comments here or at CDG!

jim panse · January 20, 2004, 10:21

And some screenie ...

Sarsstock · January 20, 2004, 11:29

First of all, EXCELLENT JOB!! I love the new units and I can[t wait to give this a play when I get home. Having said that, why the heck are you using Harry Turtle's cities? Not that there's anything wrong with them but you made such nice ones yourself for Blood and Steel. Still, it looks amazing!!

Cifer Almasy · January 20, 2004, 14:09

du nuss hast die guten alten römischen städte weggenommen??? gerade die waren doch die herausstechend guten in deinem alten citys.gif!!!

Hol sie zurück!!!

sorry folks but when I am angry I have to write in my mother language!

All in all this one stays being a great one!!!

jim panse · January 20, 2004, 14:19

Haha, you are a nut yourself! The Italians have to take Madrid before proclaiming their renewed empire

Cifer Almasy · January 20, 2004, 14:38

you should have told me before that screenshot shocking all of us...

skipper · January 20, 2004, 15:00

Looks great

curtsibling · January 20, 2004, 19:22

Totally love the units and idea!

PS
Jim, clear your PM box!

skipper · January 21, 2004, 03:16

@jim panse

happy birthday to you

rmsharpe · January 21, 2004, 03:20

Brilliant.

duke o' york · January 21, 2004, 05:19

Do you mean "predecessor" to Napoléon III, or a successor of?

Looks very nice though.

Theben · January 21, 2004, 05:43

Looks good. DO you need MGE or can I get by with 2.78?

jim panse · January 21, 2004, 06:02

@ skipper: Thank you!

@ all others I wish to thank too

@ duke o´ york: I meant successor. Sorry but my English is not too good after all ...

@ Theben: I created this one in MGE. I am sorry but I cannot tell you if it will work under v2.78 but you can get the upgrade patch at civfanatics!

@ curt: Consider it done!

Cifer Almasy · January 21, 2004, 09:12

Best wishes also from me, Steph!

I hope your exam was successfull.

duke o' york · January 21, 2004, 09:31

Happy birthday!

And lose the

smiley! You've just created a great-looking scenario, and I come along and try to help you out with the wording.

If anything, it ought to be the other way around!

Mind you, if you want to send me the text files from the game then I could spot errors if you (or anyone) aren't confident with your English. Or you could just get the playtesters to do it for you, along with everything else they do.

yaroslav · January 21, 2004, 10:53

happy birthday

I'm playing the betatest and I can say that the scen is very, very fun. I'm playing at Germas

Palaiologos · January 21, 2004, 11:25

Happy birthday dude.

rmsharpe · January 21, 2004, 16:42

The happy Italian person still looks pretty Japanese, jim... I don't know if anyone else seems to notice this, but take a look. Magnified 3x.

jim panse · January 21, 2004, 18:25

I know

Thank you for the advice though I must confess that I hoped noone would notice

rmsharpe · January 21, 2004, 22:37

Also, the "golden age" message needs to be changed from when you copied it from one of Curt's scenarios

"Hitler approves new research facility..."

It's 1932 and I've never heard of this Mr. Hitler. He sounds made up, who is he!? I demand to know immediately. Guards!

Meh. Maybe I'm getting a little too into it.

duke o' york · January 22, 2004, 05:42

Mr Hitler.......

I think I bought one of his paintings once, but it was awful and I put it in the guest bedroom. What has he got to do with research?

ravagon · January 22, 2004, 05:48

I think you're both confused. Mr Hitler is the nice man down the road who shines my shoes once a week.
He's not a bad cobbler either I'm told ...

curtsibling · January 22, 2004, 07:30

Hitler?
He's that mad soldier who always tries to sell me postcards when I am walking along the Potsdamer Platz!

curtsibling · January 22, 2004, 07:32

Hey!

And belated Happy Birthday!

jasev · January 22, 2004, 09:15

A new scenario? Oh, no! Now I'm having to update the Spanish Site again

Just in case you agree, of course

jim panse · January 22, 2004, 17:32

@ jasev: I would be honored!

@ curt: Thank you. Btw, i cleared my inbox lately!

Sarsstock · January 22, 2004, 20:34

I wouldn't worry about this Hitler guy, as long as he sticks to painting bad paintings, its one less nutjob out on the street making trouble.

Arthedain · January 23, 2004, 09:21

Steph: It has better units now than in the playtest-version we're playing hehe

jim panse · January 23, 2004, 14:00

Martin, the units are not better, they only look different