Module:Torch

Files and Module Information

 * }

Comments
Version 0.9 notes (RWeston) This module will allow you to play GDW's Torch. I have added some features to simplify game play.

1. I made changes to the charts: (a.) Scraped/Dead Unit Piles has been added to the same chart as the Victory Points(VPs) Track with preset markers, making it easier to count the unit loss VPs at the end of the game. (b.) To reduce size, the Allied and Axis Game Charts both have separate tabs for Unit Organization boxes and Replacement Pools/Holding Boxes/Replacement Point tracks. (c.) The Game Turn Charts includes the Turn Record track, the Weather Status track, the Malta Status counter, and Vichy Status markers for Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, plus many Initial Phase tables. (d.) A new Europe Holding Box has been added to the Axis Game Chart to place new German and Italian reinforcements and units turned back on previous turns by the Malta Table. Included is an automatic Malta Table routine. Place units, replacements, and supply steps in the Europe Holding Box and then select where to ship option to resolve all effects. Units will be placed in the applicable Shipped, Returned, and Eliminated boxes, depending on the results. (e.) All Naval/Shipping tables have been placed on the Naval Shipping Game chart.

2. Have made many new markers and have improved many existing markers: (a.) I have added airfield capacity and damage counters to the airfield markers so there is no need for using hit markers to record damage to the airfields and for incremental airfield construction. (b.) Added Fort Under Constuct. to the back side of the Fort and Airfield Under Constuct. to the back side of the Airfield markers for tracking construction for all situations. (c.) Created special Harassment marker to make it easier to track harassment hits. (d.) Added separate port damage and airbase damage markers to make it easier to track damage when a hex contains both an airbase and a port. (e.) Have added Attack Supply and Out of General Supply markers to make it easier to track this as units are moved and supply is expended. (f.) Reversed the supply markers on the Unit Identification Chart so the side with 2 open half-circles represents 2 steps of supply and the side with 1 open half-circle and 1 filled half-circle represents 1 step of supply, since this makes more sense. (g.) Created SMP pool and Rail Capacity markers to help track these values as SMPs and Rail Capacity is added, captured, and or lost. (h.) Added a Supply Terminal marker to track when a new supply terminal is opened. (i.) Added Allied and Axis controlled railhead markers since rail movement is only allowed on hexes controlled at the start of the movement phase. (j.) Created a Status marker that can also be hidden to the other player to make hidden notes.

3. Added Build Airfield and Build Fort commands to construction engineer units to place the applicable markers.

4. Added an Inventory button to make it easier to track pieces.

5. Added a Turn Sequence of Play button to make it easier for players to track the phases especially when you might have to save the game in the middle of a turn.

6. Added unit commands to allow the display of the Bombing/Escort/Transport normal ranges, Bombing/Escort/Transport extended ranges, and the Interception/Patrol ranges of air units on the map.

7. Under the help menu, I added an Torch Landings pdf containing an outline created to make it easier for players to conduct the November I and November II game turns of the Torch campaign.

8. Added a Repair Air Unit command to all inoperative air units. By clicking this command, a d6 value will be generated and, taking into account the unit's nationality, the game turn and the d6 value, the corresponding result will be implemented and reported.

9. Added Flip 1/2 RP command to some Replacement Point(RP) markers to allow ability to track half RPs where it is possible for a player to spend a half RP, specifically British, US, German, and Italian Armor and Non-Armor RPs.

10. Added a Perform Patrol Attack command to all fighter units. By clicking this command, a d6 value will be generated and the die roll result and the effect will be reported.

11. Added German and Italian Armor and Non-Armor RP markers to each respective available pieces pool. These RPs can be added to the Europe Holding Box to use the Malta checks command to see if they survive shipping.

There is logging on almost every action to make it easier to see if you forgot something or to understand what is happening during replays.

Players

 * rlwgjw@gmail.com@SteelDragon (RWeston)