VASL Map Online Problem/Suggestion Form

[apbills]

Yes it is.

The main thing is that it should be visible for up to 16 hexes, and adjustable to either alternate hex grain.

OK. I made a couple of slight revisions, and am making a group of 4 firelanes, one each for 1, 2, 4, and 6 FP. Each one will rotate and is free to move and place however you want on either alternate hexgrain or a normal hexgrain, and each will extend from 1 to the maximum range for that FP (8, 12 or 16 hexes). I have completed what I like for the 1-FP version and am diving into the others now. Look for them in my next posted version of the DYO campaign extension, it will be version 3.6.3 and given my availability right now I think I will complete within the next few days. Below is an example of multiple 1-FP FL placed on the board.

 

[ibncalb]

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Wow. Fantastic.

 

[apbills]

@ibncalb I have uploaded the updated DYO Campaign v3.6.3 extension file in the resource area (Apbills resources) along with a brief list of features in it. it now contains the firelanes previously discussed in this thread. I hope they help with your game.

 

[Michael R]

While setting up the maps for AP196, I came across an idea for an enhancement to Virtual ASL.

The scenario states "all multi-hex buildings are two story houses B23.22". The map, however, features some buildings with square stairwells and some buildings with round stairwells. If I use the "remove all stairwells" function, I loose both square and round stairwells. I remembered that the draggable overlays function (not extension) has stairwells that one can add to a building. I took a look to see if I could change their colour from white to grey or brown. I cannot. Therefore, we have a possible enhancement: make the stairwell draggable overlays have colour options, like the FFE draggable overlays, for example.

The extension DYO Extension 3.6.3, by APBills might already have the code for this.

 

[apbills]

I am not sure if it does. I don't have that scenario so it is unclear to me what the SSR is actually doing. The multi-level stairwell cycles through four images, a white square, a magenta square (for 3rd level buildings like BFP's DW-7a/b has), a stone color with just a center dot, and a wood color with just a center dot. It does not have a large white dot, although that would be easy to add another layer level to the same overlay. It was intended to allow for both 2nd and 3rd level buildings and/or remove such from existing buildings.

Edit: So easy that a 3.6.3a version is now uploaded which adds those. Examples: stone colored fill, and 2x large dot, 3rd and 2nd level stairwells. Note that with the variety of artwork colors for the buildings I selected something in the middle of the gray and brown tones for the fill. It works for me.

 

[apbills]

Sorry for the mixup, but I apparently changed my level naming convention after testing the firelanes, causing them to NOT get removed when using the Remove All button. This is fixed in v3.6.3b now posted in the resources section. That's the problem with failing to review before posting.

 

[Stewart]

Yes it is.

The main thing is that it should be visible for up to 16 hexes, and adjustable to either alternate hex grain.

I was working on that last year....but it wasn't worth the trouble....the arrows you can pull off the tableau suffice.
Does it look cool sure...but you need like different templates for each range of MG in the game.

 

[apbills]

I was working on that last year....but it wasn't worth the trouble....the arrows you can pull off the tableau suffice.
Does it look cool sure...but you need like different templates for each range of MG in the game.

I used 52 different images layered in 4 overlays, one for each FP. I have another update that I will not post for now, that allows for cycling up or down in range instead of cycling one way and looping back. Very easy to get the FL you want where you want it. The beauty of extensions.

Edit: I have posted my final version, v3.6.3d, in the resources section and have removed the old versions. I don't know of any other updates at this point, so it is time to play some campaign games and see if something else presents itself as a candidate for addition to the extension.

 

[DougRim]

The extension DYO Extension 3.6.3, by APBills might already have the code for this.

Michael, I believe you posted the original idea about stairway overlays. Does the current version of the DYO extension suffice for you?

 

[Michael R]

I believe so; I will try it and let you know.

 

[DougRim]

No problem. Just an idea for a future enhancement. Might be good to include the steeple draggable overlay as well.

Thanks to great work by @apbills these counters are now in the VASL development version and will be included in 6.6.8 when it releases next spring. Get the 6.6.8-beta here: https://github.com/vasl-developers/vasl/releases

 

[DougRim]

Board 2 LOS issue

LOS to I8-J8-I8 is clear
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It correctly reports LOS to J8-I8-I9 and I9-J8-I8 are blocked. But this one vertex causes a problem.

Good news is that I found the code that is causing this problem and have removed it.

The bad news is that the problem code was added to in the first place to fix a vertex issue. We will have to see if removing it revives a bug! I have done some initial testing and it seems ok.

Code will be in the 6.6.8-beta3.

 

[PresterJohn]

Looking at board 37 (v6.5) with PTO transformations. The brush has been made to fill the hexes as bamboo but the underlying brush hindrance is showing for LOS.

 

[DougRim]

Looking at board 37 (v6.5) with PTO transformations. The brush has been made to fill the hexes as bamboo but the underlying brush hindrance is showing for LOS.

Correct. And this is done via a Board-Specific Overlay (BSO) and was done at a time when the presence of any overlay at all kicked out LOS. In recent versions I have been trying to make overlays work with los. Most of the standard overlays (EXC: building overlays) now work with los as of 6.6.7. BSO's have not yet been integrated into LOS. This is a future enhancement, still to come.

 

[PresterJohn]

Okay gotcha. I see a lot of work goes into those board specific transformations.

 

[Michael R]

VASL M4A1 superscript mixup in info:

 

[Actionjick]

VASL M4A1 superscript mixup in info:

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Looks like the new math to me.

 

[Neal]

I haven't perused all 62 pages of this thread, and maybe this has been asked before (probably), but...

I don't understand the coding mechanics of how checking the "Deluxe-sized hexes" box is implemented. But how hard would it be to add a map scale option? Say we wanted 1.5x hexes. How hard would it be to implement a field to enter some multiplier (within a realistic range, say 1.0x to 4.0x or something) to enlarge hexes but not have them overly massive like deluxe size?

 

[PresterJohn]

I think there is some underlying complexity with the counter snap-to locations within the enlarged hex.

 

[DougRim]

I think there is some underlying complexity with the counter snap-to locations within the enlarged hex.

Which is to say, a bug. First we need to get the existing functionality working properly and consistently. Then, I am certainly open to adding other possibilities.