Neophyte Campaign Designer Looking for a Mentor
Posted: Sun 19 May 2013 2:30 pm
Greetings All,
Shades suggested I repost my query here.
As in my entry in the General Discussion Forum , I have developed an interest in SEOW over several years of peripheral attention , and if someone with some campaign design experience out there is willing , I'd like to try my hand at designing a simple short SEOW campaign.
My experience?
Specific to SEOW as close to nil as it gets short of none - I guested on one mission a couple of years ago, and the Mission crashed for everyone after about half an hour. I bear no negative feelings about the experience other than disappointment I didn't get to fly the whole thing.
I have designed scenarios for years in IL2 and other WW2 wargames , and my historical interest is near insatiable.
I am not at ease in the computer world , but I bash my way through as best I can.
My Aspirations for this project?
I need a patient mentor to interpret SEOW particulars for me. I would need to work on an open type schedule , but as I am not entirely a fool , I realise that one of the things I will need assistance in is how to streamline my first project and keep it as simple as possible. I am not looking for someone to do the work , but my very limited knowledge , despite reading all of the SEOW wiki , and reading information available here, means that I will require a patient mentor.
My Campaign Idea.
Because I am aware of the need to keep things as simple as possible if I am to
a) attract the interest of a realistic mentor , and
b) to succeed in completing the campaign ,
I tried to pick a contained campaign idea. I have also accepted that I should probably relax my inherent desire for historical accuracy a bit. I wanted an idea that would be interesting to both blue and red sides , and was playable in about 10 campaign missions.
I felt that the template should be kept as simple as possible without compromising enough unique attributes to attract and hold players interest.
The Campaign idea is as follows :
"The Bitter End"
The closing weeks of WW2 in Northern Holland March 1945
Allied Air Units From 84 Group 2nd Tactical Air Force
Allied Ground Units from 1st Canadian Army
German Ground Units from Festung Holland
German Luftwaffe Units various unit remnants*
* more specific unit work to be done here
The Map : NWE ( I wanted to pick a map that was already SEOW approved)
Campaign Length : ~ 3-4 days chronological time
<10 Missions
Pilots : ~12 per side
Campaign Goals : (Subject to Change due to advice)
Allies win if they capture all German airfields , or by Victory Point Totals.
Germans win by maintaining control of airfield(s) and/or by Victory Point Totals.
I have a template well underway , and have a breakdown of planeset and ground units started.
Further info available for anyone willing to talk to me directly.
I can be contacted here or at SAS (I am there much more frequently) if anyone is interested in taking the next step with me.
Thanks for your consideration.
Kopfdorfer
Shades suggested I repost my query here.
As in my entry in the General Discussion Forum , I have developed an interest in SEOW over several years of peripheral attention , and if someone with some campaign design experience out there is willing , I'd like to try my hand at designing a simple short SEOW campaign.
My experience?
Specific to SEOW as close to nil as it gets short of none - I guested on one mission a couple of years ago, and the Mission crashed for everyone after about half an hour. I bear no negative feelings about the experience other than disappointment I didn't get to fly the whole thing.
I have designed scenarios for years in IL2 and other WW2 wargames , and my historical interest is near insatiable.
I am not at ease in the computer world , but I bash my way through as best I can.
My Aspirations for this project?
I need a patient mentor to interpret SEOW particulars for me. I would need to work on an open type schedule , but as I am not entirely a fool , I realise that one of the things I will need assistance in is how to streamline my first project and keep it as simple as possible. I am not looking for someone to do the work , but my very limited knowledge , despite reading all of the SEOW wiki , and reading information available here, means that I will require a patient mentor.
My Campaign Idea.
Because I am aware of the need to keep things as simple as possible if I am to
a) attract the interest of a realistic mentor , and
b) to succeed in completing the campaign ,
I tried to pick a contained campaign idea. I have also accepted that I should probably relax my inherent desire for historical accuracy a bit. I wanted an idea that would be interesting to both blue and red sides , and was playable in about 10 campaign missions.
I felt that the template should be kept as simple as possible without compromising enough unique attributes to attract and hold players interest.
The Campaign idea is as follows :
"The Bitter End"
The closing weeks of WW2 in Northern Holland March 1945
Allied Air Units From 84 Group 2nd Tactical Air Force
Allied Ground Units from 1st Canadian Army
German Ground Units from Festung Holland
German Luftwaffe Units various unit remnants*
* more specific unit work to be done here
The Map : NWE ( I wanted to pick a map that was already SEOW approved)
Campaign Length : ~ 3-4 days chronological time
<10 Missions
Pilots : ~12 per side
Campaign Goals : (Subject to Change due to advice)
Allies win if they capture all German airfields , or by Victory Point Totals.
Germans win by maintaining control of airfield(s) and/or by Victory Point Totals.
I have a template well underway , and have a breakdown of planeset and ground units started.
Further info available for anyone willing to talk to me directly.
I can be contacted here or at SAS (I am there much more frequently) if anyone is interested in taking the next step with me.
Thanks for your consideration.
Kopfdorfer