Re: Maginot Line Fortifications
I'm sorry but what am I to think when I explicitly post about how I have been releasing my own set of OB*s since the late 90's and I wanted to contribute to the community and as soon as I post the fruits of a good deal of research I get blown off. All I knew was that the game has 15 types of colonial border guards, but for some reason Maginot line fortifications were just unnecessary. You can call me thin skinned, but when someone kicks a good deal of work to the curb without much of an explanation or nugget of constructive criticism I see that as a little rude.
I always saw the SP franchise as a great WW2 battle sim that strove for accuracy by attempting to include every single possible type of unit that would enable the community to create scenarios of battles of unparalleled accuracy. If the actions carried out by the old OOB team to capture every single type of unit is now seen as a mistake I would suggest that you edit the sticky to discourage people from posting solicitations for new units.
BTW Andy's a great guy and we used to talk quite a bit about 10 years ago (I won't hold it against him if he doesn't remember me). I know that you're the ones maintaining the game now, but it would still behoove you not to act like it's some sort of closed shop / old boys club (unless you want it to be). I've been editing OB's for just as long as you have, but when I thought I had found a niche where I could actually contribute something I get talked down to like a n00b and told to get stuffed.
Anyway, I think I got the answer I was looking for in Andy's last reply. Here, perhaps I can suggest a reboot of this conversation.
Andy:
"Great ideas, but unfortunately we've discovered that the explosion of units in previous versions of the game negatively impacted non-scenario gameplay so we are really not looking to add any more niche or non-core units to future releases of the game."
Me:
"I'm sorry to hear that. I guess 15 types of Brandenburgers can get a little confusing when playing campaigns or head to head. Let me know if you ever need any of the information I've gathered."
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