Module talk:Fields of Fire

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