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[ktodd]

@ktodd

Using your great AFS mod, just wanted to let you know that the Low Ammo counter does not have a flip side which causes an error. It should be a No Ammo side.

Thanks,
Keith

This Hallowed Ground has the same problem, FYI

[bsmith]

@Shad

Trying to start a VASSAL game of Bitter End, Ben, and my partner - playing German - reported this:

[i]Several german units are missing entirely from the Vassal Mod.
Missing:
FHH Supply Unit (1-1-6)
662 (2-2-7)
Vere (2-2-6) (part of the buda garrison, easy to sub with the KG1 armored unit.)
3-3 Corps (4-4-6)

Any ideas for replacement?[/i]

I see this is a rather old mod - 09/2007 - but I’m hoping you still have your templates laying around somewhere and can quickly toss these counters into the mod…

Or give us a new one!

Hey Shad.

That’s a good question. I did play a game of Bitter End using the module some time ago. Some of the pieces you mention were missing and I may have had to substitute; I can’t quite remember!

Anyway, I’ll take a look at it when I get some free time.

cheers

Ben

[bsmith]

@ktodd

@ktodd

Using your great AFS mod, just wanted to let you know that the Low Ammo counter does not have a flip side which causes an error. It should be a No Ammo side.

Thanks,
Keith

This Hallowed Ground has the same problem, FYI

Thanks Keith.

But AFS is fine right?

[ktodd]

You fixed AFS already and AFS is great!!

[Shad]

@bsmith

@Shad

Trying to start a VASSAL game of Bitter End, Ben, and my partner - playing German - reported this:

[i]Several german units are missing entirely from the Vassal Mod.
Missing:
FHH Supply Unit (1-1-6)
662 (2-2-7)
Vere (2-2-6) (part of the buda garrison, easy to sub with the KG1 armored unit.)
3-3 Corps (4-4-6)

Any ideas for replacement?[/i]

I see this is a rather old mod - 09/2007 - but I’m hoping you still have your templates laying around somewhere and can quickly toss these counters into the mod…

Or give us a new one!

Hey Shad.

That’s a good question. I did play a game of Bitter End using the module some time ago. Some of the pieces you mention were missing and I may have had to substitute; I can’t quite remember!

Anyway, I’ll take a look at it when I get some free time.

cheers

Ben

I’ve added the 4 missing pieces from scans of my own. They’re not identical color matches, but a complete module is better than an incomplete one!

PM me an email address and I can send you the v. 0.5.1 module, or add me as a module contributor and I’ll update it directly myself.

-S

[ktodd]

Ben,

Thanks for the counter fix!

Keith

[bsmith]

Added South Mountain from The Gamer’s Regimental Sub Series.\

Ben

[bsmith]

By the way are there any Photoshop gurus around? I need some help cleaning up glare on the maps of South Mountain and This Hallowed Ground.

cheers

Ben

[jonfel]

I’ve still got the max heap size problem with This Hallowed Ground. I’ve loaded v 1.2. I have tried setting the max heap size to 512 and 1024. I have turned on memory mapped files. My computer has over 2 GB memory.

[uckelman]

Thus spake “jonfel”:

I’ve still got the max heap size problem with This Hallowed Ground. I’ve loa
ded v 1.2. I have tried setting the max heap size to 512 and 1024. I have t
urned on memory mapped files. My computer has over 2 GB memory.

What exactly is the problem you’re having? Please describe it.

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J.

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[jonfel]

@uckelman

Thus spake “jonfel”:

I’ve still got the max heap size problem with This Hallowed Ground. I’ve loa
ded v 1.2. I have tried setting the max heap size to 512 and 1024. I have t
urned on memory mapped files. My computer has over 2 GB memory.

What exactly is the problem you’re having? Please describe it.

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J.

In Preferences tab of the main Vassal screen, the Importer initial and maximum heap size are set at 512 MB.

I double-click on THG v1.2 in the module library.

I try to start a new game offline.

The map screen is white for a while then I get the “Out of Memory” popup – VASSAL has run out of memory. This module requires more memory than the maximum heap size you have set for it. Please increase the maximum heap size in your Preferences, and restart VASSAL.

In the Preferences tab of the THG module the initial and maximum heap sizes are set at 512 MB, and Prefer memory-mapped images is checked. I reset these values to 1024 MB, close the module, and exit out of Vassal.

I reopen Vassal. and try again. I immediately get the Out of Memory popup - VASSAL has run out of memory. This module requires more memory than the maximum heap size you have set for it. Please increase the maximum heap size in your Preferences, and restart VASSAL.

I increase the heap size values in the main Vassal Preferences tab to 1024. Exit and reopen. Same result.

[tar]

On Apr 23, 2009, at 6:13 PM, jonfel wrote:

@uckelman

Thus spake “jonfel”:

I’ve still got the max heap size problem with This Hallowed
Ground. I’ve loa
ded v 1.2. I have tried setting the max heap size to 512 and
1024. I have t
urned on memory mapped files. My computer has over 2 GB memory.

…

In the Preferences tab of the THG module the initial and maximum
heap sizes are set at 512 MB, and Prefer memory-mapped images is
checked. I reset these values to 1024 MB, close the module, and
exit out of Vassal.

I reopen Vassal. and try again. I immediately get the Out of Memory
popup - VASSAL has run out of memory. This module requires more
memory than the maximum heap size you have set for it. Please
increase the maximum heap size in your Preferences, and restart
VASSAL.

I increase the heap size values in the main Vassal Preferences tab
to 1024. Exit and reopen. Same result.

I was able to get that module to load once I set the max heap size to
1024. With the initial 512 default heap, the module would run out of
memory.

I found that I did not need to restart the module manager. I just
needed to re-open the module.
I did not have memory-mapped images selected initially. It worked
with it both checked and unchecked.

It does take a while to load, though.
About 10 seconds after finishing with the wizard with memory-mapped
images off.
About 45 seconds after finishing with the wizard with memory-mapped
images on.

So, maybe you need to either wait a bit longer or else try turning the
memory-mapped images off.

This is on a Mac, 2.4GHz Core Duo, 4GB RAM.
java version “1.5.0_16”
Java™ 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_16-
b06-284)
Java HotSpot™ Client VM (build 1.5.0_16-133, mixed mode, sharing)

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[bsmith]

Added Iron Tide and Western Desert (Europa VI) modules.

Enjoy.

[bsmith]

Added Barbarossa - Kiev to Rostov. Looks like we’re having some Internet pipe troubles here in AU, but I’ll try to get the file up as soon as I can.

Ben

[dougb]

Hi Ben,

Tried to load Kiev to Rostov and Vassal didn’t recognize it as a module. I installed it to the root Vassal directory - do I need to put it somewhere else or do something to get it to work. I’m assuming the file wasn’t zipped.

BTW, thanks much for taking the time to putting together something for KTR - was waiting for a Vassal module before playing.

[dougb]

Hi Ben,

My bad. The first time I downloaded I didn’t get the complete file. Tried again and it works like a charm.

Many putting together the module! Looking forwards to getting a game in some time.

Thanks,

Doug

[uckelman]

Thus spake “dougb”:

Hi Ben,

Tried to load Kiev to Rostov and Vassal didn’t recognize it as a module. I
installed it to the root Vassal directory - do I need to put it somewhere els
e or do something to get it to work. I’m assuming the file wasn’t zipped.

It loads fine for me. How exactly are you trying to load it?

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J.

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[dougb]

@uckelman

Thus spake “dougb”:

Hi Ben,

Tried to load Kiev to Rostov and Vassal didn’t recognize it as a module. I
installed it to the root Vassal directory - do I need to put it somewhere els
e or do something to get it to work. I’m assuming the file wasn’t zipped.

It loads fine for me. How exactly are you trying to load it?

–
J.

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Works fine for me now - just didn’t get the whole thing the first time I downloaded.

Doug

[bsmith]

Added a new module for The Seven Days of 1809 from Operational Studies Group.

[ktodd]

@bsmith

Added a new module for The Seven Days of 1809 from Operational Studies Group.

I do not see it on the Media Fire page.

Keith