Module:Fields of Fire

Publisher	GMT Games	Era	Modern Warfare
Year	2008	Topic	unknown
Players	1 to 1	Scale	Tactical
Length	Medium

Files

Filename	Filetype	Size	Date	Compatibility
Combined Fields of Fire module for all volumes and expansions
FoF_All_Volumes_v3.3.03_X_PUBLIC.vmod	Module	163.63 MB	2024-11-09	3.7.15

Module Information

Maintainer	Colin_P
Contributors	Colin_P Alexander331bc

Comments

Official GMT Module, covering all Volumes and expansions for Fields of Fire.

GMT's Solitaire Game With Permission from GMT

Changelog - 3.3.03X PUBLIC. 9 November 2024

GENERAL

• Added Deluxe cover art to ‘About this Module’ popup
• Added 4 Route Points to the Staging Area start deck
• Rounded the corners of the Attachment overlays :)
• Made cycling of Barbed Wire counter more intuitive
• Removed Comms Equipped and Asset Equipped icons on unit menus
• Made US Rifle Grenade counters disappear when last grenade fired
• Added new ‘Check for Event’ turn track marker
• Added new ‘Unaware’ counter for ambushed units or patrols (this is a Volume 3 counter - it just reminds you that the unit cannot fire)

TERRAIN

• Restricted available VOF and Cover types on appropriate terrain cards
• Added Place Pending Attack Helicopters to card right click Place VOF menu
• Fixed ‘Place Registered Target’ on terrain card right-click menu
• Made Staging Area cards normal size
• Corrected card back art on LZ-capable Vietnam Terrain cards
• Corrected Return to Deck locations for HBR Terrain cards
• Changed art on Vietnam cards 26, 50 and 53 to Deluxe
• Changed art on Normandy card 38 and 46 to Deluxe

UNIT FIXES

• Fixed flip to fire team trait on Normandy CO HQ
• Removed permanent Green marker from Normandy 9th Infantry 60mm 2/Mtr and 3/Mtr
• Normandy & Ardennes 9th Infantry 1st PLT HQ and 2nd PLT HQ now recover experience properly on flip to Good Order from Fire Team side
• Normandy and Ardennes 9th Infantry Runners now recover experience on flip to Good Order side from Fire Team. 2/Runner Fire Team side also corrected
• Normandy and Ardennes 9th Infantry Engineer squad now retains experience marker when reduced from 3-steps to 2-steps and back again
• Added Assets to Normandy, HBR, Naktong and Vietnam At-Start decks
• Improved images on 2/1 and 2/3 Screaming Eagles 3-step counters improved
• Removed .50 cal HMGs from Naktong At-Start deck and updated Runner and 57mm RCL counters
• Split Naktong CO HQ and Wpns Platoon At-Start decks
• Removed Ammo trait from 9th Infantry Korea and Vietnam FOs
• Removed Runners from HBR At-Start deck and updated 57mm RCL counters
• Corrected HBR Start deck 50 cal (was on its Fireteam side)
• Korea and Vietnam 9th Infantry FACs no longer have ammo count
• Updated Chosin Bazooka team counters to correct image
• Vietnam 9th Infantry Runner no longer becomes Pinned when flipped from Fire Team to Good Order
• Flip to fire team side added to 9th Infantry Vietnam 60mm TM
• Fixed German Mtr/1 Spotter behaviour
• Corrected NVA (Vol I) Litter Team ‘Convert to Fire Team’ counter (now A/S Fire Team)
• Removed Jeep from HBR Start deck
• Fixed Hit menu on O-2 FAC
• Added ‘Mark unaware’ to Enemy units’ right click menu and removed Send To
• Removed 101st Airborne generic A C Fire Team

UNIT FUNCTIONALITY

• Added ‘Out of Ammo, Flip Counter’ functionality to relevant units
• Removed ‘Send to Captured/Eliminated’ from Enemy units
• Removed ‘Send to..’ from Asset counters (due to multiple Command Display issues)
• Added Target Markers to enemy Observer/Spotter menus in the Unit Pieces window
• Added Detach Step (e.g. Guard) functionality to friendly units
• Units being Supplemented with a LAT now retain their experience
• Stopped the Activated tab blocking the Pinned tab on various counters
• Added ‘Flip to fire Team side’ to enemy support units, for when they run out of ammunition
• Corrected F HIT behaviour on Vietnam ^G! Fire Team LAT’s, Vietnam Engineer A Fire team, NVA A Fire Teams (vol 1 & 2), US BAR Fire teams
• Fixed Unflip behaviour on 101st Airborne MG Teams
• Fixed Hit results on helicopters – crews now bail correctly

CHARTS AND PLAYER AIDS

• Updated Charts to Deluxe
• Updated Helicopter Control Cards and Action Menus to latest Deluxe versions
• Added Command Reference Table

Changelog - 3.3.02_PUBLIC E. 07 April 2024

• Updated all Card Backs to Deluxe
• Updated art (and rounded corners) on all Volume 2 units and markers
• Renamed Starter Mission 1 to Standalone Mission - Keep Up The Fire!
• Corrected At-Start squads in stacks for Standalone Mission- Keep Up The Fire!
• Reduced all Spotters’ starting ammunition to 3 and removed the S C label when they run out
• New Deluxe Command Displays
• Removed Engineer LAT counters from Hue (legacy Edition 1 counters)
• Added Chosin Burning Hut to USMC Korea Command Display control markers
• Breached and Barricaded counters now flip to each other
• Moved the G! on all USMC Hue Squad counters to avoid the Experience label
• Corrected USMC 1Sgt counter rank
• Corrected 9th Infantry HMG PLT HQ counter rank
• New Deluxe Runner artwork
• Added face-up Naktong deck
• Corrected ‘Place Control’ menu on Vietnam Village and Open cards (can now place LZs)
• German, VC and NVA Spotters corrected to Ed3 art
• Removed Supplement option for Vietnam 4th Platoon squads
• Updated Sequence of Play (minor typo)
• Updated some Charts to latest versions
• Some small corrections to the AT Values chart

Changelog - 3.2.05_PUBLIC. 20 January 2024

• Added all new Deluxe charts and player aids to Charts menus
• Updated Enemy Activity Charts to Deluxe 2023
• Added ‘Convert to..’ to enemy LATs (for HQ Rally Events)
• Added Delete back to the vehicle menus (had lost it when Retreating was added)
• Reworded ‘Execute Mission’ to ‘Flip’ on Pending Indirect Fire VOFs
• Corrected Deep Bunker not being in correct menu on terrain right click
• Made Command Markers start on ‘Activation Completed’ side
• Added some image variety to the Long Tan Plantation cards (now 3 types)
• Corrected Hue Marine 2-step hit menu (Separate CF & FC)
• Updated art/rounded corners on Hue Marine Rifle Squads
• Corrected NKPA 1/1/1’s 2-step counter
• Moved 57mm RCLs to ‘Core’ unit menu for Korea
• Corrected last step of Mortar breakdowns: Germans, North Korean, Peleliu, Chosin, Hue, Normandy, Korea
• German 75mm Infantry Gun counters corrected to Ed3 (now S^G!)

Changelog - 3.2.03H_PUBLIC. 28 September 2023

• Added Bulge PzG and VG Litter, Paralyzed and Casualty counters
• Updated Sequence of Play chart
• Experience markers now default as ‘on’ on command markers
• Fixed Vietnam Terrain cards appearing on top of units counters
• Made LZ-capable terrain cards enable placing of LZ Control markers
• Corrected Vietnam 1/1PLT 3 step counter
• Corrected some Flip to Fire Team behaviour
• Updated Command & Control Actions chart to Deluxe version (just some rule refs changed)
• Replaced 5th Marines Mtr FO with Bn Mtr FO for Peleliu and Hue
• Added Arty Net SCR300 to assets (Vol2)

Changelog - 3.2.03D_Public

• Hotfix to correct some of the German Hit behaviours

Changelog - 3.1.23X to 3.2.03A_Public

• Huge overhaul of all the counter art, using the Edition 3 (Deluxe) countersheets. Vol 1, and most of Bulge done so far.
• Added -7 Airstrike to terrain Card Place VOF menu
• Removed Grid
• Unit counters start as experience icon OFF by default (then just drag-select then Ctrl-E to mass update)
• Added Rifle Fireteam to Peleliu Marine LAT menu
• Added ‘Place Cleared’ to Terrain Card Place Control menu
• Removed Normandy FAC
• Corrected German SPWs to A C
• Corrected Vol 2 Marine 3/3PLT 3 step (Range L now)
• Added Clone to Light Level & Weather markers
• Removed Place LZ/Medevac LZ on non-relevant eras’ Terrain cards’ Place control menu
• Detached Teams now offset from parent counter
• Renamed all German squads to Gps as per Ed3
• Streamlined German hit results as per Ed3
• Corrected behaviour of the markers when Japanese Activated 20mm was Pinned
• Added Chart: Experience of multi-step units
• Made armored cave [5] capacity as per pending Vol2 update
• Fixed 5th Marines 4 step Mortar Team FC/CF hits
• Added TAC312 phone CO TAC NET and BN TAC NET counters for Vietnam
• Church Tower now defaults to +3
• Added Rubble +4 (+2) counter
• Tidied up right click menu on Aircraft
• Added Experience and removed Ammo counter from Aircraft
• Added an ‘Area Lost’ layer to the Secured/Cleared counter
• Removed ability to draw specific units from the randomizer

3.1.23 X Changelog - 22 June 2023

• Added TAC312 phone CO TAC NET and BN TAC NET counters for Vietnam
• Church Tower now defaults to +3
• Changed crashed Helicopter counters to Wreck and Burning Wreck for Ed3
• Updated Vehicles & AT Chart (minor edit – added ‘standard Vol1’ M4 Sherman)
• Tidied up right click menu on Aircraft
• Added Experience and removed Ammo counter from Aircraft
• Changed Air Support Departs counter to FAC Departs
• Added an ‘Area Lost’ layer to the Secured/Cleared counter
• Removed ability to draw specific units from the randomizer
• Added Missions 7B and 8 Terrain setups to Vietnam
• Made new Loading Plan for Vietnam Mission 4 & 7
• Updated Ed3 Art for: Skill counters, Coloured & HC Smoke; Cut Phone Line; KATUSA Paralyzed; Pending Attack Helicopters; German 88mms;
• Vietnam Missions 7B & 8 Terrain now draws face up
• Fixed VC Squad behaviour when receiving a Hit: A result
• Corrected background colour on US Vietnam Squads
• Added Updated Ed3 Art: NKPA units - T34/85, SU-76M, Truck, Litter, Paralyzed, 1- and 2-step Casualties, US Vietnam HQs (front side only)
• Added Updated Ed3 Art: US Vietnam Squads, Night Sights, Wrecks and Burning Wrecks, CO TAC TA312, Booby Trap, Deep Bunkers
• Added Updated Ed3 Art: FAC Departs; Claymore; NKPA, German and NVA/VC Mtr/Arty Targets; NKPA Squads; NKPA Fire and Assault Teams; NKPA Leaders;
• Updated Ed3 Art: VC and NVA
• Updated Ed3 Art: Vietnam HQ Fire Teams, O-2 counter and 50cal HMG
• Removed 2/.50 cal from Normandy and Korea
• Added 3D edge to VC MG counters
• Added HMG PLT HQ to Naktong counters
• Added/renamed Naktong HMG Teams to four teams
• Fixed Japanese 3-step PF Hit result
• Fixed Peleliu Terrain cards’ ‘Return to deck’ function
• Added Japanese Mortar and Arty Tgt Markers
• Improved grouping/naming of Target Markers and Turn Track Markers in the Markers menu
• Added Cleared Area to Control right click on terrain cards

3.1.22_X Changelog - 12 March 2023

• Added ‘Flip to Fire Team’ to all relevant Fire Team-sided units
• Corrected hit behaviour of various eras’ Fire Team-sided units when getting an A or F hit (weren’t pinning before)
• 5th Marines Peleliu 1/2/MG detach step function fixed
• Renamed 9th Infantry MGs to #/LMG from #/Wpns
• Removed ‘Send to Evacuated’ and ‘Send to Captured’ function from US casualties (was broken anyway)
• Changed all Field Phone Asset counters to Ed3: EE8 (and added MTR FD NET EE8)
• Updated AT Values chart following conversations with Ben
• Removed second MG team from each Korea platoon in Units menu (i.e. 2/W/n (MG).. The 2/W/n units are now just the Bazooka teams)
• Added KATUSA units, LATs and hit functionality for Naktong River
• Added functionality to shuffle Gully terrain cards into the HBR deck to help create maps
• Added Ed3 Heartbreak Ridge Hill cards (x11)
• Some counter art updates as we work towards Ed3

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Players

• Mycroft147
• Alexander331bc
• WeeBeasties
• Colin Parsons
• Chris Davis
• Greg Amos