Avalon Hill Afrika Korps no movement by hex tracking

[cholmcc]

Hi Joe,

First off, which specific Afrika Korps module are you referring to? There are current 5 different modules in the library

• Afrika Korps
• Afrika Korps Classic Avalon Hill
• Afrika Korps
• Afrika Korps
• Afrika Korps

Of these, only Afrika Korps Classic Avalon Hill and Afrika Korps are actively maintained, while the other three seem dormant.

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@fightnjo

Now when I try to open my old saved game turns that were in the old modules I get a message that wants me to commit to a side before I open it.

Saves (.vsav) made by one particular module (the original module) and particular module version is not compatible

• with other modules of the same game
• with newer versions of the original module if the module implementation has changed.
  • You may have some luck with the Piece Refresher if you use a later version of the original module

@fightnjo

I don’t know what’s supposed to happen if I click on Observer but I like to play both sides as I am playing solo. You should have included a Solitaire option. Some of your modules have it.

It sounds a little like you are using a save generated by one implementation of Afrika Korps with another implementation of the game. That will never work.

The meaning of the player <observer> varies somewhat.

• In some modules, the <observer> player is all-seeing, meaning it can see all other players “private” information.
• In other modules, the <observer> can only see what is public to all players.

In the first case, the <observer> player is really the same as a solitaire player (that’s how it works in Afrika Korps). In the latter case (as in Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific) the <observer> player is really an on-looker with no privileges.

@fightnjo

Then the new map (which is attractive) comes up but all the old moves I made where it showed the hexes I had moved into were simply not there. Hex tracking was of primary importance to me.

What do you mean by “Hex tracking”? Do you mean movement trails?

@fightnjo

Also the old module doesn’t show up a…

I think perhaps there’s a bit of a misunderstanding on how modules and saves works, but it is hard to tell without more information. Please report

• Which specific (including version number) module did you use to make your older saves?
  • That is, if you open the old module and select Help→About Module, what does it say at the bottom?
  • If you do not have the old module you made the saves with, then perhaps post your save to some shared storage (Google Drive, f.ex.) and then someone will be able to figure it out.
• Which specific (including version number) module are you currently using and have trouble opening the older saves with?
  • Do the same as above.
• Which version of Vassal are you using?

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Yours,
Christian