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********************************************************************* * Title: LEE COMMITS: SEMINARY RIDGE * ********************************************************************* * Scenario Template * * First Line = Title of scenario * '-' lines = Scenario tree designation and description * LINE 1 * 1st digit = Type (0 = Union Attack, 1 = Rebel Attack, * 2 = Meeting). This determines icon used * on "pick scenario" screen. * 2nd digit = Direction (0 = North, 1 = NE, ... 7 = NW) * 3-4 digit = Main VP site (see names.txt) * This determines location of icon on * "pick scenario screen" * Comma = Optional separator. Word after comma * determines type of scenario: * Hist = Historical * Spec = Speculative * Multi = Multiplayer * (This just determines message displayed * on Pick Scenario screen). * LINES 2-3 = Description * Time lines = Starting and ending times and date. Ending time * also contains a number of 'x' characters equal to * the number of quasi-historical variants. Lines can * also contain hexadecimal bitmasks (0-f) indicating * at which difficulty levels the variant can be chosen. * Variant lines = One line for each 'x': description of variant * Remember that the first line corresponds to * the -last- 'x', because this is a 'bitmapped' * format. * * Troubleshooting: If scenario hangs when run, it usually means you've * listed a unit that doesn't exist in the Order of * Battle file. Comment out lines with '*' until you * find the one that is creating the problem. ********************************************************************* Lee Commits: Seminary Ridge Lee s'engage : Seminary Ridge Lee entscheidet sich: Seminary Ridge -16I,Spec -The Confederates push ahead towards Gettysburg -as additional units arrive on the battlefield. -Les ConfΘdΘrΘs poussent en direction de Gettysburg -tandis que des unitΘs arrivent sur le champ de bataille. -Die Konf÷derierten rⁿcken auf Gettysburg vor, wΣhrend -weitere Einheiten auf dem Schlachtfeld ankommen. 11.45,01,07,1863, 13.45,01,07,1863,xx, Lee Commits Lee Commits Lee s'engage Lee s'engage Lee entscheidet sich 1 Lee entscheidet sich 2 ********************************************** * Victory Point Sites * * + who desig points,variants,locx,locy,name * * * ********************************************** * * '+' = (1 column) indicates this line specifies a victory site * who = (1 column) who holds site * 'u' = Union holds site at beginning * 'c' = Confederates hold at beginning * ' ' = No one holds at beginning * desig = (2 columns) designation of site (see names.txt) * points = (2 columns) victory point value of site * variants = optional, but if omitted all subsequent options must * be omitted: bitmask of variants/difficulty levels at which * victory site appears. 'x' indicates always present, * '0'-'f' is hexadecimal bitmask for difficulty levels * at which site appears. See discussion of variants under * Troops, below, for full details. * locx,locy= optional: can be used to adjust positioning of victory * site. Use map coordinates as if placing troops. Decimal * values can be used (in 1/100ths) if desired. Omit or use * "0,0" to indicate that site should not be repositioned. * name = optional: Can be a comment preceeded by '*', or a string * used to rename the victory site for the purposes of this * scenario. * * Examples: * * +uT 15,xxx,00,00,*Little Round Top * (Union controls Little Round Top, worth 10 VP, it appears in all three * variants at all difficulty levels, and is not repositioned or * renamed). * + M310,ccc,45,23,An Objective * (Objective M3 begins uncontrolled, appears only at the two highest * difficulty levels but in all variants, is positioned at 45,23 * on the map, and is called "An Objective" for this scenario). * * When 'fighting the battle' (i.e. playing the whole campaign), control * of the LARGEST VP SITE determines the scenario chosen next (or, for * the final scenario, determines the result of the campaign). A few * scenarios, notably The Peach Orchard, feature two "largest sites", * and can branch three different ways, but normally a scenario with * two largest sites will be carried by the side with the highest score. +cG 4,cc, *McPherson's Hill (4) + H 4,cc, *McPherson's Ridge(4) +uI 8,xx, *Seminary Ridge (10) +uI2 8,xx, *Lutheran Seminary(8) ********************************************************************* * Randomizing Line Format: * use size type vp dir adv Udesig Udelta Cdesig Cdelta ********************************************************************* * * Randomizing line can be omitted, in which exact units listed in file * are always used. * * Units listed above randomizing line always appear in the scenario * (even 'randomized' variants). Units below randomizing line appear * only in 'historical' variants. * * Just to make things interesting, Victory sites listed -above- the * line only appear in 'historical' variants, and victory sites -below- * the line always appear. Note that this is kind of the opposite * behavior as that for units. * * use = Designates when randomizing line is to be used * ':' : Use 50% of the time, but not when 'historical' is selected. * These lines should preceed '=' lines. * '=' : Use this line, but not when 'historical' is selected. * '!' : Use this line 50% of the time (these should preceed '?' lines). * '?' : Always use this line. * * size = Size of scenario (0-3) at each increasing difficulty level. * 0 is smallest size, 3 is largest size * * type = Bitmask for type of scenarios which can be generated * 0x01 = Union Defensive * 0x02 = Confederate Defensive * 0x04 = Meeting Engagement #1 * 0x08 = Meeting Engagement #2 * 0x10 = Balance * * vp = VP site designation (from list in names.txt) which must * appear in scenario (anchor site). If this VP site was * already listed, that VP value is used, otherwise the * randomizing algorithm assigns all VP values. * * dir = Hexidecimal bitmask of possible directions * (relative to center of Union position) at which * Confederates can appear. * 0x01 = From the north * 0x02 = From the northeast * 0x04 = From the east * 0x08 = From the southeast * 0x10 = From the south * 0x20 = From the southwest * 0x40 = From the west * 0x80 = From the northwest * * adv = Advantage to one side at each of 4 sizes of scenario (negative * number is advantage to Confederates, positive is advantage to * Union). Also useful in scenarios such as First Contact to * take into account extra forces hardcoded for one side or the * other: Union always gets Gamble's brigade, so Confederates need * a bit of 'advantage' in randomizing to account for it. * * Udesig = Order of Battle (see OBU.TXT) designation for first Union * unit likely to be selected * Udelta = Amount of random skipping over of brigades likely to occur * at each of 4 sizes of scenario. * * Cdesig = Order of Battle (see OBC.TXT) designation for first Confederate * unit likely to be selected * CDelta = Amount of random skipping over of brigades likely to occur * at each of 4 sizes of scenario. ********************************************************************* * Randomizing Line Format: * use size type vp dir adv Udesig Udelta Cdesig Cdelta ********************************************************************* :0,1,1,1, 0x1, I, 0xe0,0,0,0,0, 0x100, 2,2,1,0, 0x320, 1,0,0,0, =0,1,1,1, 0x1, I2,0xe0,0,0,0,0, 0x100, 2,2,1,0, 0x320, 1,0,0,0, ************************************************************************ * Troops Line Format: * who desig x,y, form,dir,eff, var, time,delta, plan,vp,to_x,to_y,name ************************************************************************ * * who = Confederate/Union * 'c' = Confederate * 'u' = Union * 'C','U' = Confed/Union, but pair this line with another * adjacent capitalized line and (randomly) use only * one of them per scenario * * desig = Order of Battle designation (see OBU.TXT and OBC.TXT) of * unit to appear. Listing a brigade commander inserts the * entire brigade. To place individual regiments (or a commander * by himself), place an alphabetic character ('a','b','c', etc.) * in front of the designation. For Confederates, '131' * designates Law's brigade, 'a131' designates Law by himself, * and 'b131' designates the 4th Alabama. Many groups of * artillery units have the same designation and must be * specified using letter prefixes. * * x,y = Map position. Map positions can be determined by starting * a scenario and pressing Shift-M. You can then right-click * around the map and see coordinates listed. * NOTE: Decimal places in 1/100ths may be used optionally if * desired: i.e. 45.02,56.91 (but not: 45.2) * * form = Formation * 'b' = Battle line (brigade) * 'd' = Double line (brigade) * 'm' = Maneuver Column (brigade) (if to_x,to_y specified, * form Battle Line @ location) * 'M' = Maneuver Column (brigade) (if to_x,to_y specified, * form Double Line @ location) * 'R' = Road Column (brigade) * 's' = Skirmishers (brigade or regiment) * Regiments given skirmish orders begin detached. * 'l' = Line (regiment), Unlimbered (artillery) * 'c' = Column (regiment), Limbered (artillery) * 'x' = Rout * * dir = Initial facing * 0 = North, 1 = North-Northeast, 2 = Northeast, 3 = East-Northeast, * 4 = East, 5 = East-Southeast, ... 15 = North-Northwest * * eff = Effectiveness (100 = 100%). Used to account for earlier * casualties in unit. Any number but 100 is subject to some * randomness. * * var = Variants in which this line is used. Must contain a number of * 'x', bit, and '0' characters equal to the number of 'x' chars * listed after the scenario ending time line above. A variant is * randomly selected. Lines with an 'x' in the proper column are * used in that variant. Lines with an '0' in the column are not * used in that variant. Lines with a hexidecimal number in the * column ('0' - 'f') form a bitmask indicating which difficulty * levels the line is used at: * 1 = Use at Heth/Rowley "Corporal" level. * 2 = Use at Hill/Howard "Captain" level. * 4 = Use at Longstreet/Doubleday "Colonel" level. * 8 = Use at Lee/Hancock "General" level. * So 'xc0' indicates that the line is NOT used for variant 1 ("0"), * is used for variant 2 ("c") at the two highest difficulties, and * is used for variant 3 ("x") at all difficulty levels. Note * the reverse 'bitmapped' order--the last character is used * for the first variant, and so forth. * * time = Time troops appear. "hh.m" format, where "hh" is hour on a * 24-hour clock, and "m" is either (0-4) to indicate 15-minute * increments (16.2 = 4:30 pm) or (05-59) to indicate exact * minute (16.35 = 4:35 pm). * delta = Possible delta (in 15-minute increments) in appearance time * for these troops * * Notes: * * Units listed at or before starting time are present at * the start of the scenario (unless delta is indicated). * * Units appearing after scenario starts are subject to * a certain amount of randomness (will not always appear at * exact time indicated) * * Normally unit does not appear until time indicated, but if * this is a frozen unit (see 'plan' below) then unit is always * present but 'unfreezes' at the time indicated. * * plan = General plan for this unit. Mostly used for AI purposes, * except for Frozen & Refused aspects. * 'a' = attack * 'A' = assault (more emphatic version of attack) * 'd' = defend * 'D' = defend, and refuse flanks in starting setup * 's' = support * 'h' = hold this position * 'H' = hold this position, and refuse flanks in setup * 'f' = frozen * 'F' = frozen, and refuse flanks at setup * 'x' = no plan * * vp = VP cost to activate this unit. '0' indicates no cost. * (Note: if unit is frozen [plan = 'f','F'] and has an * entry time, -and- has a vp cost, then it begins frozen, * but becomes available for activation when the time * arrives--at the designated cost). * * to_x, to_y = Initial marching orders: unit begins scenario with orders * to march to designated location. Decimal places in * 1/100ths can be used optionally if desired. * To_x and To_y are IGNORED unless one of the following * is true: * 1) Unit is in road formation ('r') * 2) Unit is in maneuver column ('m', 'M') * 3) Unit has 'a' or 'A' as its 'plan' * Use 00,00 the specify no marching orders. * * name = Name of commander or unit. Normally preceeded by one or * more "*"'s, in which case line is ignored. If not preceeded * by "*", string is used in scenario instead of normal name * from Order of Battle (OBC.TXT, OBU.TXT). This can be used * to make commander substitutions. * ********************************************************************* * Troops Line Format: * who desig x,y, form,dir,eff, var, time,delta, plan,vp,to_x,to_y *********************************************************************