Scenario Database

[Double_Deuce]

OK, its just a start and more can be added. My skills are limited so don't expect anything too fancy or complicated (I'm using a scripting program for this with some minor html editing).

I can envision a DB for WinSPMBT like this and ones for the campaigns for each version as well.

Anyone can edit this data at present so please don't play around in it too much. At some point I can add security levels (if we block visitor editing) and email notice whenever a file is edited. If we keep it open more or less then more people can plug stuff in and take off some of the workload.

Questions and comments are welcome.

WinSPWW2 Scenario Online Database

[PatG]

It looks great. Thanks for doing the work.

A "nice to have" would be to lock the official scenarios but allow users to add their own. If so extra columns to allow others to rate the scenarios, to list any special requirements(e.g. custom oobs) and to specify where to get the scenario would also be useful.

<edit>
maybe a wiki format?

[Double_Deuce]

Hey, thank Mark for the work, I just imported his data.

Maybe I can find a way to incorporate it into my WinSP Wiki somehow. Surely these 2 can be set up to complement each other.

Also maybe add an upload section for user created scenario's with an embedded DL link in the listing.

[MarkSheppard]

The description field is there anyway to make it only viewable when you hit "view"?

because looking at scenario 001, it's a lot of text and messes up the formatting of the main database

[MarkSheppard]

I imagine the TYPE field to be useful to help identify unique scenarios like:

INFANTRY - an infantry only battle, basically; with perhaps 1 or 2 tanks trundling around

TANK - Tank only battle, with a few infantry squads around

PARA - Basically, a scenario which starts with an airborne insertion

AMPHIB - Basically, scenario which starts with a amphibious invasion.

RIVER - Basically, dealing with a river crossing

COMBINED - Combined Arms scenarios; a nice mix of every type of unit.

COMMANDO - Scenarios designed to recreate commando raids, like St. Nazaire.

[DRG]

All of this is very nice work guys. Very nice work.

Don

[dlazov]

DoubleD Excellent Work!

Have you updated your Excel further? I would still like to take a crack at this in SQL Server and ASP.NET.

[Double_Deuce]

We could implement a dropdown menu OR just allow manually entered data.

What about;

1) # of Turns,
2) Map Size
3) Force Size (i.e. Small, Med, Large, etc OR go by echelon, I.E. Company, Battalion, etc)?

The good thing is users can search by keyword and/or sort to find the criteria that interest them.

Guess I better start reading the manual for this program, see what it can do.

[MarkSheppard]

Go by Echelon; even a very large map can be playable on company level.

As for map size and # of turns; I think it would be better for us to program a simplistic utility that reads the scenario files and extracts that data from the files to make our lives easier.

[Double_Deuce]

MarkSheppard said:
The description field is there anyway to make it only viewable when you hit "view"?

because looking at scenario 001, it's a lot of text and messes up the formatting of the main database

Working on it. Will get it off of the front page. "VIEW" will open a single screen for the scenario so we can actually have more listed there since there is more room.