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Yann

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Two New scenarios and Achievements
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Thu, 08 September 2011 15:10
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Dear Memoir '44 Online Officers:
While we were not able to accomplish as much visible progress as we had hoped during the summer, we are pleased to introduce 2 new scenarios and 2 new achievements to your favorite game.
New Scenarios
The two new scenarios released today are:
- Operation Spring: a bloody battle in Normandy with some deadly German tanks, infantry and artillery that caused lots of difficulties for the Canadian troops.
- Knightsbridge: do you love tanks? This desert scenario seems very simple - and empty - at first, but you may find it difficult to defeat Rommel, despite your numerical superiority. A very tactical scenario for the British forces.
New Achievements
We also released two new Honor Achievements, to be gained on the burning sands of North Africa:
- Desert Rats: awarded if you win all the Mediterranean Theater army pack scenarios as a British commander.
- Desert Fox: awarded if you win all the Mediterranean Theater army pack scenarios as a German commander.
How to get the new Scenarios and Achievements?
There is nothing to download or upgrade. Simply launch Memoir '44 Online, and voilà!
If you don't see the new scenarios in the Headquarters screen, it's likely because you did not yet reach a rank that is high enough to have all scenarios displayed by default. If you still wish to discover these new scenarios before making it through the ranks, simply choose "All" in the "Show" filter of the scenario list and these new scenarios will automatically appear at the top of the list.
What's coming next?
A combination of factors (vacations, work on our server infrastructure paving the way for future growth, etc...) has held us back a bit over the summer. Our focus remains on delivering an updated version of the Scenario Editor and completing the Expert mode to support the same feature set that is available to Official scenarios.
And as always:
Make sure you stay tuned on this forum.
And above all, have fun!
The Memoir '44 High Command at Days of Wonder Headquarters
[Updated on: Thu, 08 September 2011 21:28]
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gheintze

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Re:New scenarios and Achievements
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Thu, 08 September 2011 15:31

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Woo hoo!
Thanks, Yann and the rest of the DoW crew.
By the way, let me know when I'll have a chance to earn the DoW badges in a match.
Geoff
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Yann

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Re:New scenarios and Achievements
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Thu, 08 September 2011 15:45

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gheintze wrote on Thu, 08 September 2011 15:31 | By the way, let me know when I'll have a chance to earn the DoW badges in a match.
Geoff
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Yes, I'm sorry I turned down your invitation earlier today: I was testing the new scenarios and achievements
Yann
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gheintze

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Re:New scenarios and Achievements
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Thu, 08 September 2011 15:49

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Yann wrote on Thu, 08 September 2011 09:45 |
gheintze wrote on Thu, 08 September 2011 15:31 | By the way, let me know when I'll have a chance to earn the DoW badges in a match.
Geoff
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Yes, I'm sorry I turned down your invitation earlier today: I was testing the new scenarios and achievements
Yann
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That is OK. I figured you were working. 
I hope we can meet online someday.
Geoff
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Turboheizer

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Re:New scenarios and Achievements
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Thu, 08 September 2011 18:25

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May I ask when the new Desert achievements will be earned? As ist seems, some players got them without winning all MT scenarios again. So, do prior victories count?
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Jokull

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Yann

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Re:New scenarios and Achievements
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Thu, 08 September 2011 21:16

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Turboheizer wrote on Thu, 08 September 2011 18:25 | May I ask when the new Desert achievements will be earned? As ist seems, some players got them without winning all MT scenarios again. So, do prior victories count?
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Yes, it goes through your whole history of games. They are just simple Honor badges, not Expert ones. They are more intended to people who are mid-rank.
Yann
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JFKoski

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Yann

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Re:Two New scenarios and Achievements
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Thu, 08 September 2011 21:28

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Just edited the announcement with a more detailed text.
Yann
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Clexton27

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Jokull

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Turboheizer

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Re:New scenarios and Achievements
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Thu, 08 September 2011 23:18

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Could it be that there is some kind of bug regarding the two new scenarios? Since they have been introduced, the win ratio has changed rapidly, which is not very surprising. But while the scenario list in the upper left part of the screen correctly shows the actual win ratio, the map info that appears in the lower left corner if you click on the scenario title still shows the original percentage rates. At least that is what I am experiencing at the moment.
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Clexton27

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Re:New scenarios and Achievements
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Thu, 08 September 2011 23:22

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Quote: | Have you Steven won all missions inc. Knightsbridge?
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NO.
I have won all games twice from BOTH sides to make Colonel, but I have never played Knightsbridge.
I will play it and try to win for each side and see if that is the determining factor.
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Nygaard

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Re:Two New scenarios and Achievements
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Thu, 08 September 2011 23:25

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Yann wrote on Thu, 08 September 2011 15:10 | (snip)What's coming next?
Our focus remains on delivering an updated version of the Scenario Editor and completing the Expert mode to support the same feature set that is available to Official scenarios.
(snip)
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AWESOME!
Let me know if you need casse-croûtes send over to keep you working 24/7...
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Quit2

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Re:New scenarios and Achievements
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Thu, 08 September 2011 23:29

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you don't need to win knightsbridge ....
You need to have won each original desert scenario (mediterranean pack) on the appropriate side ...
As colonel, you probably have done so ...
But since the game only check for this requirement when you finish one of those scenario's, you need to play one (winning or loosing doesn't matter) and then the game checks if you have earned the medal for the side you just played.
If you do, you get it.
Then you can play the other side ... and you can get the other one!
That's how it happened for me. Have not won any of the new scenario's yet ... I tried and lost ...
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Phread

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Clexton27

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Fri, 09 September 2011 06:07

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Quote: | you don't need to win knightsbridge ....
You need to have won each original desert scenario (mediterranean pack) on the appropriate side ...
As colonel, you probably have done so ...
But since the game only check for this requirement when you finish one of those scenario's, you need to play one (winning or loosing doesn't matter) and then the game checks if you have earned the medal for the side you just played.
If you do, you get it.
Then you can play the other side ... and you can get the other one!
That's how it happened for me. Have not won any of the new scenario's yet ... I tried and lost ...
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Hey thanks for the hint Quit2.
Worked just like you said.
Thanks DOW for giving us old guard a chance to get some new brass. A nice reward for all of our work.
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Jeronimon

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Fri, 09 September 2011 19:32

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Thanks for new stuff (Although I am just starting and haven't played a lot of the old stuff yet. )
But when I play the new scenarios they don't add to my battles. Weren't they supposed to?
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rasmussen81

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Fri, 09 September 2011 19:54

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Jeronimon wrote on Fri, 09 September 2011 21:32 | But when I play the new scenarios they don't add to my battles. Weren't they supposed to?
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When I look at your Career Page, I can see that you played Knightsbridge twice against 'joeyian'. Have you played the battle more often than that?
If they aren't showing up in your Career Page, that would be a bug worth reporting to the crew so they can look into it.
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Jeronimon

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Fri, 09 September 2011 20:29

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They are mentioned in the service records, but not in the statistics in my officer career.
Also when I am in headquarters where it mentions xx battles they did not count them.
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rasmussen81

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Fri, 09 September 2011 21:12

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Jeronimon wrote on Fri, 09 September 2011 22:29 | They are mentioned in the service records, but not in the statistics in my officer career.
Also when I am in headquarters where it mentions xx battles they did not count them.
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Hmmm, sounds like a little bug. I would report it just to be sure. Use the Bug Report Form (you can find a link in my signature area) and be sure to include all of your information.
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Jeronimon

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Fri, 09 September 2011 21:51

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It has been reported.
That felt almost like working, pfiew.
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rasmussen81

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Fri, 09 September 2011 22:04

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Jeronimon wrote on Fri, 09 September 2011 23:51 | It has been reported.
That felt almost like working, pfiew.
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Good man! Your work is done for the day...reward yourself with another battle!!
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Turboheizer

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Fri, 09 September 2011 22:45

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I found another little bug ... in the Knightsbridge scenario info screen, the desert rules are listed as a feature of only the British player, although they always apply to both sides.
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rasmussen81

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Fri, 09 September 2011 23:02

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Turboheizer wrote on Sat, 10 September 2011 00:45 | I found another little bug ... in the Knightsbridge scenario info screen, the desert rules are listed as a feature of only the British player, although they always apply to both sides.
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Is that a bug or a typo (a typo being a mistake in the writing)? If the battle plays with the Desert Rule only applying to the British player, then I'm sure it will be fixed. If it is just a mistake in the writing, it was probably a mistake in the original scenario (since they basically copy and paste the text) and will likely not be very high on the priority list.
It's worth reporting, though!
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Turboheizer

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Fri, 09 September 2011 23:27

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I don't mean the text (which only says "North Africa Desert rules are in effect"), I mean the little symbols (in this case the one of a desert hex tile) that show the special features on the M44O start screen. Seems to be an error of omission and has no effect on the gameplay.
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rasmussen81

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Fri, 09 September 2011 23:48

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Turboheizer wrote on Sat, 10 September 2011 01:27 | I don't mean the text (which only says "North Africa Desert rules are in effect"), I mean the little symbols (in this case the one of a desert hex tile) that show the special features on the M44O start screen. Seems to be an error of omission and has no effect on the gameplay.
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Ah, now I understand. It's a mistake, so it can be reported but since it doesn't have an effect on the battle I don't know how quickly the crew will fix it or if they will.
Good catch! I've played that battle a few times and didn't notice.
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gheintze

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Tue, 13 September 2011 13:36

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I totally forgot to report this bug...sorry, Jesse -- how many demerits have I earned?
I've noticed that when you play infantry assault, you have to click on a unit that is not on a border to make your orders. This is to make sure that you choose an entire section.
However, in Knightsbridge, there are no infantry, so you order one unti instead. As the British, I was unable to order my artillery, since they are on the border between sections.
Also, maybe you would like to infantry assault with a single unit on the border of a section.
Perhaps there is a better mechanism for this card...
Do I absolutely need a logfile to report a bug?
Geoff
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rasmussen81

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Re:Two New scenarios and Achievements
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Tue, 13 September 2011 14:19

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gheintze wrote on Tue, 13 September 2011 15:36 | I totally forgot to report this bug...sorry, Jesse -- how many demerits have I earned?
I've noticed that when you play infantry assault, you have to click on a unit that is not on a border to make your orders. This is to make sure that you choose an entire section.
However, in Knightsbridge, there are no infantry, so you order one unti instead. As the British, I was unable to order my artillery, since they are on the border between sections.
Also, maybe you would like to infantry assault with a single unit on the border of a section.
Perhaps there is a better mechanism for this card...
Do I absolutely need a logfile to report a bug?
Geoff
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You only get one demerit this time because I discovered this same bug and reported it a few days ago! I don't know if you need a log file to report...try sending in the report without one and see what happens. It should be an easy problem for them to reproduce, so the log might be less important.
Either way, you can rest easy since it has been reported once.
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gheintze

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Tue, 13 September 2011 15:04

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rasmussen81 wrote on Tue, 13 September 2011 08:19 |
You only get one demerit this time because I discovered this same bug and reported it a few days ago! I don't know if you need a log file to report...try sending in the report without one and see what happens. It should be an easy problem for them to reproduce, so the log might be less important.
Either way, you can rest easy since it has been reported once.
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Whew, that's a relief...
How is that promotion coming along? The colonels' lounge won't feel right until you join us...
Geoff
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Phread

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Re:Two New scenarios and Achievements
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Tue, 13 September 2011 22:05

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To select an infantry on a border hex with an Infantry assault click on any hex in the section (or in this case either section).
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Jaykay2010

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Re:Two New scenarios and Achievements
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Tue, 20 September 2011 10:15

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ahhh, so you mean any empty hex is sufficient to click on ...
Simples!
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Phread

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Re:Two New scenarios and Achievements
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Tue, 20 September 2011 12:32
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Correct
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