A possible new game module

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Can someone create a game module for Avalon Hills 1972 boardgame “Outdoor Survival” out there? I played it years ago but don’t have it any more and think
it would be a great addition to the other boardgames created for VASSAL.
Although not a wargame, it is a strategy game and various scenarios in it could be quite challenging. I, as well as some friends would be happy to play it again…

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This seems to be a game that not many people enjoy. Haha.

Still interested in seeing a mod? Do you own the original? Do you enjoy playing it?

I’d be happy to try and implement. I’m looking to learn more about Vassal and I think creating a simple module would be a good idea in order for me to learn a bit more about Vassal!

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There is a mod out there. Don’t know where I got it from, but if you want it, let me know.

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Yeah, I would like it!

Thanks man. I’ll message you my email address.

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Would also be very interessted in that module. Copies are hard to get in Europe.

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Same for me mate.

It’s available on Tabletop Simulator though.

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There is now a module in the library of Outdoor Survival - a game about wilderness skills.

This module includes

  • Implementation of all 6 official scenarios
  • Automatic resolution of Movement Abilities
  • Automatic resolution of Encounters (optional rule)
  • Easy tracking of Food, Water, and Life levels as well as sleep (or forage) turns
  • A tutorial
  • Embedded PDF of the rules of the game

The module is based on my Print’n’Play version of the game available from BoardGameGeek and GitLab.

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Yours,
Christian

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It has been announced

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Thank you very much for this and your other works, this looks like a very interesting project!

I couldn’t download the maps for outdoor survival though. The github links for both the A3 and A4 version are broken apparently.

Thanks!

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I’m glad you like this and the other works I did.

What I do is I make the Print’n’Play version first using LaTeX and my package wargame. As a side effect of this, I can relatively quickly generate a VASSAL module of the game. To fix things up nicely, I use the Python API I developed for VASSAL (pywargame) which allows me to add more complicated and automatised actions to the VASSAL module.

If you like to see how that’s done, take a look at the wargame tutorial.

My bad - I had the wrong base URL - try now - should be fixed.

You are most welcome.

Yours,
Christian

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