Map Grid and Multizone Definitions - V3 / V4

Feature Requests
1

I’ve been experimenting with an old module that (IMHO) didn’t implement map zones very well. Example Soviet Union is defined as one LARGE zone (not enough granularity).

What I would like to be able to do:

  1. Define a hex grid in Vassal and align it to the preprinted map grid (Vassal allows this)
  2. Define Multi-zone Grid for some specific locations, city/resource names (e.g., Leningrad (6)).

Currently, I get a warning that using both is buggy and can cause errors.

My future-state use case is that when a player:

  1. moves units to a named city location, echo city name to chat log (e.g., “Leningrad”)
  2. moves units to a generic hex (not-named), echo the hex grid number to chat log (e.g., AA23)
2

With further investigation, it looks like this should have been possible in V3, but it isn’t working.

Specifically, you can add a hex grid to a already-defined multi-zone grid. However, when you do so it is missing the “Color Definition” and when you use “Edit Grid” it doesn’t appear to work…

So looks like this is a bug report and not a feature request…

3

One of the VASSAL Module Design 101 Lessons covers this. I think it is lesson 7 here: VASSAL Module Design 101 Lesson 7 - YouTube

As you mention I would suggest you take the large one zone Soviet map and make it a multi-zone. However, since you found bugs, perhaps multiple maps would work?