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Post by crazycaptain560 on May 25, 2016 18:12:26 GMT
I had a look at the Wikii part but was a bit stumped by it. Hope someone more switched on than me can figure it! (as per post on top. I hope it helps.) Okay, It appears that you must first make a page with the content you wish the page to feature. Then, at the bottom, there is a categories tab with a blank space where you can add category "tags". So if you had a house rule, you could write the Title for the rule(s) on a page, and place a "House Rules" tag for the page. If you want your page to be easily searched you must add a "tag" to the page using the space at the bottom as previously described. On the front page of the Wiki, at the bottom, you will see blue text, "Categories: Browse". If you click on Categories it will load a new page with Categories listed in Alphabetical order. These categories are the "base categories" which are each unique tags created. If you click on one, any tag related to the category will be listed in alphabetical order. Each of these listed will have the title of the page (Historical Scenario) "tagged" under that category. These will be blue hyperlinks as well so you simply click on the title and off you go! Note- You can add more than 1 Tag to a page. This means that it will display in more than one category. This is good if you Page is useful to those browsing in other categories so I, personally at least, think it is a good idea to think about how "diverse" your page is. Another Note- It is not a huge deal if contributors misspell a tag, or slightly modify it, but it will then show up as its own category. As you type a "Tag" a little box will appear below as you type. Each title shown is a previously created "tag" to keep things easier. So keep that in mind as well. I have been looking around the Wiki to figure this out. It may not be clear, nor the end goal, but this is the typical organization of a Wiki. Hope this helps!
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Post by crazycaptain560 on May 25, 2016 18:10:25 GMT
Oh my gosh it can bring a man to tears. I have 15mm and 28mm figures in Napoleonics, WWII, Fantasy, Vietnam, Dark Ages and 15mm figures in ACW, Ancients, Vietnam, Eastern Renaissance, Moderns, AWI. Plus decently sized Russian and French 1812 10mm figures...Lots of em. Working at my FLGS for several years, especially since I managed the miniature department, I just couldn't resist a lot of things.
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Post by crazycaptain560 on May 25, 2016 7:13:47 GMT
Currently, We (my family) are waiting for our house to close while everything is set in motion for the move. So I had to pack my figures as carefully as I could (I have quite a few I must say) and put them in boxes. Well, the new house won't be built for another 6 months so I have to keep it all in storage till we move in. Then 6 months later I will probably move again for school.
Busy stuff! I have discovered a few things:
I found figures that I never knew I owned and I am really excited to get to them...if I remember.
Lead figure boxes means heavier than anything else.
You feel "naked" with all of your figures not within arms reach.
You (At least me) realize that your "good storage solution" is actually terrible when you have to move it all in a box which will be located in a truck... (I will be buying permanent storage after the move so that I can easily move figures safely anywhere, anytime)
Even the things that you were not so fond of (painting, modelling, etc.) sound immensely entertaining now that you cannot do it.
These few discoveries have left me more active in the rules and organization part of the hobby for now. What is so fantastic about DBA is, after the move out, I can pull out some Gauls and Romans to paint and play thanks to the scale of the system. Hopefully I can make some battle reports in the near future! My terrain selection may be limited and awkward, but it will do.
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Post by crazycaptain560 on May 25, 2016 7:00:22 GMT
Wow! Doubling as a dice tower is just brilliant.
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D3H2
May 24, 2016 21:58:27 GMT
Post by crazycaptain560 on May 24, 2016 21:58:27 GMT
Will do!
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Post by crazycaptain560 on May 24, 2016 21:54:05 GMT
Okay,
It appears that you must first make a page with the content you wish the page to feature. Then, at the bottom, there is a categories tab with a blank space where you can add category "tags". So if you had a house rule, you could write the Title for the rule(s) on a page, and place a "House Rules" tag for the page. If you want your page to be easily searched you must add a "tag" to the page using the space at the bottom as previously described.
On the front page of the Wiki, at the bottom, you will see blue text, "Categories: Browse". If you click on Categories it will load a new page with Categories listed in Alphabetical order.
These categories are the "base categories" which are each unique tags created.
If you click on one, any tag related to the category will be listed in alphabetical order. Each of these listed will have the title of the page (Historical Scenario) "tagged" under that category. These will be blue hyperlinks as well so you simply click on the title and off you go!
Note- You can add more than 1 Tag to a page. This means that it will display in more than one category. This is good if you Page is useful to those browsing in other categories so I, personally at least, think it is a good idea to think about how "diverse" your page is.
Another Note- It is not a huge deal if contributors misspell a tag, or slightly modify it, but it will then show up as its own category. As you type a "Tag" a little box will appear below as you type. Each title shown is a previously created "tag" to keep things easier. So keep that in mind as well.
I have been looking around the Wiki to figure this out. It may not be clear, nor the end goal, but this is the typical organization of a Wiki.
Hope this helps!
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Post by crazycaptain560 on May 24, 2016 21:27:06 GMT
Personalities are always fun! One of the many projects on my list is also ECW. I painted a FOG Parliament force for a friend and base by base I wished they were mine. Are you using DBA-RRR?
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Post by crazycaptain560 on May 24, 2016 21:21:08 GMT
Awesome! Yeah the re-roll value can be changed to more accommodate the unit. For general purposes I was afraid of too much of a boost for really only 2 additional options. Now adding very poor, poor, average, experienced, and elite would make for some proper details for certain units.
The re-roll concept just keeps all of this simple! I hated trying to understand the DBM modifiers...
Cromwell,
That is a period I have been thinking about building up next. Do you know of any books useful to wargamers on that subject? Next summer I want to take my casual reading back to the medieval and ancient eras with large books on specific conflicts.
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Post by crazycaptain560 on May 24, 2016 21:17:36 GMT
Simon,
I think we need to set up categories first. I made a test page and it seems to just be slapped on the Wiki. I believe Obadiah is the wonderful creator of this all. Maybe he knows how to add categories? Seeing how the Wiki is a living element, I will mess around with it and figure out how to edit more with it.
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D3H2
May 24, 2016 17:06:46 GMT
Post by crazycaptain560 on May 24, 2016 17:06:46 GMT
How can I acquire this add on? I have emailed the Author at his email I found through previous posts, but I have not received a reply in quite some time.
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Post by crazycaptain560 on May 24, 2016 17:02:51 GMT
Fantastic! I wish my painting was that good. I have quite a few Empire and Chaos models from GW that I plan to base for HOTT. I just have to figure out base dimensions... Figure requirements may change.
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Post by crazycaptain560 on May 24, 2016 16:59:12 GMT
I believe this has been discussed about before, but I feel that I have quite a simple solution. This is inspired by FOG (Gasp! The game that almost made Ancients and Medievals unattractive to me!) Poor Stands - Re-roll a score of 6. Ordinary Stands - Same as Usual Elite Stands - Re-roll a score of 1. I think it is easier to handle than any modifiers or conditions, and still gives stands a chance to not completely fail due to their experience. I have thought of this as the only real House Rule to my Big Battle ideas. I know it will upset balance quite a bit
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Post by crazycaptain560 on May 24, 2016 16:54:38 GMT
I have stated I am a new face, and newer to the game, but I have played it around 10+ times with several different lists so I at least have a developing idea to the game I know there are several variants on the current Fanatics website, which can hopefully be added to the Wiki, but is there one related to 3.0? The odd thing I find is that none of the points systems designed that I have seen come out anywhere near the points values of DBM. Is this because Phil has come up with estimated values and adjusted them through play testing? I do prefer the formula approach to kick off base points, but I think for a points system to feel good it takes a combination of a formula and play experience. I am curious because I want to use DBA 3.0 as a DBM(m) very very light. DBA is much easier to teach friends than the DBM(M) sets. However, I do enjoy larger battles as well. The three command setup is fine enough, but for myself and other friends, a point system goes farther as it allows us to modify our forces in our own way. I was thinking of a point system where you can pick the limit by standard, but the army design is based off of the DBA army list options with the following ideas: You must have 2-4 Generals that form commands. Each command must include 6 elements at a minimum. The basic minimum requirements for a list are a total of stand types equal to the standard list types x2 The Maximum Stand Types are those from the list x4 Here is an example: IV/4 Feudal French 1072 AD - 1199 AD: 1 Description | Stand Type | Minimum - Maximum | Knights | 3Kn | 6-9 | Communal Militia | Sp | 4-6 | Feudal Spearmen | Sp | 4-6* | Low Countries Mercenaries | 4pk | 4-6* | Mercenaries | 3Kn or 4Cb | 2-4 | Archers | Ps | 4-6 | Bidet, bidower or Breton javelinmen | Ps | 2-4** | Peasant Levies | 7Hd | 2-4** | Ribauds | 5Hd | 2-4** | Frisian Sailors | 3Pk | 2-4** | Dardiers | 4Ax | 2-4** | GENERAL | 3Kn | 2-4 |
* = You must choose one of the Descriptions as your minimum stand allowance, but the maximum stand allowance for *stands (in this case) cannot exceed 6 (essentially, you can choose 4 minimum types, and 2 others from the DBA 3.0 optional stand selection). After deciding (lets say Feudal Spearmen) you can choose up to 2 other stand types from the * selection. ** The same rules as above apply, except that the stand selection may only come from those marked ** So this results in a minimum number of stands at 24 with a maximum of 39. The maximum could be extended to x5, but I would maybe raise the minimum by another core standard (minimum 3-5 Archers for example). The minimum is there to try to keep an army that is based historically with some variation, rather than a total recreation of what would be historically available. I think that may be a good place to start. Thoughts? Sorry if my writing is poor, my brain has been fried between jumping on and off GRE study. OH! Sorry for my use of "stands" instead of "elements". I need to keep that in mind with DBA.
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Post by crazycaptain560 on May 24, 2016 16:00:39 GMT
By the way, to add to the Wiki, you can click the "Contribute" button on the top right of the page. Furthest from the right of the "community tab". It gives a list of options.
I love the Wiki option by the way. Wiki formats tend to be highly organized and see more activity in my experience. a
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Post by crazycaptain560 on May 24, 2016 7:57:10 GMT
Seems to be working! I am a new face to DBA, so the legendary community is very valuable.
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