War of Spanish Succession

Hi all,
Just wondering if there is any interest in the WSS. I have the Ageod board game of the WSS and have used it to extract the OOBs when a battle is to be fought and play it out in the Scourge of War environment. I have almost finished the third OOB and will be moving on to do the same with the Great Northern War which is also featured in the Ageod game. It provides an enormous potential for playability considering it starts at 1701 to 1714.

Remus

Sounds like a great concept. How will you get the maps?

I have lots of great ideas for battles but the maps always stop me dead in my tracks. I'm completely useless when it comes to graphics stuff.

Hi rschilla.
It is not intended to be a  100%.                                                                          
historically accurate account but more in line with how the KS mod operates with the Napoleonic mod. The units and the uniforms are similar to what might have been in the WSS and the KS mod has maps that can be used for games. So it just needs some tweaking to make it conform to 1700 + standards. I am already test playing in the Gettysburg version with no major issues. I have also test played a version of the battle of Blenheim and it works well. I can post some pictures later if there is enough interest.
Thanks for your interest.

Remus

I think the designers here would agree that while Gettysburg is a fine game the American CW lacked the tactical nuances ( particularly cavalry-related) of European warfare.

But any expansion of the concept is good.  I was always hoping that Norbsoft would go back to Napoleon's early Italian campaign and up to Austerlitz, but, sadly, it seems they have given up the ghost.

Hi Remus

I may have some good news for a fellow WSS fan.  A few of us have been working on-and-off for a couple of years on a major update for Alessilio's old Blenheim Mod.  If you like our approach, this may save you a lot of time.  Essentially, we each contribute in our own way, as follows:

Sprites & flags - Pom
Maps - Crikey
Historical research - Martin

We have maps, sprites and scenarios for some of the major battles:  Luzzara 1702, Schellenburg 1704, Blenheim 1704 and Ramillies 1706.  Current project is Almansa 1707.  Progress would be more speedy but we periodically get side-tracked by ennui, real-life and other SOW modding projects

We are all very happy to share what we have.  I've a feeling you and I have corresponded before, but I'm not sure I have your current email address.  Pop me a PM with it, if you are interested.

Like you we have thought about tackling the Great Northern War at some point.

Martin J