So I was sitting there in my computer chair trying to figure out what a good enjoyable scenario would be. World War II obviously comes up. But I just didn't feel like taking the time to make a huge map with all the cities in place and thousands of units etc. etc. etc.

So I think back to my Civ2 days and realize, wow that was a fun World War 2 scenario. Very addictive and fast-paced. So I get the idea:

Why not recreate the Civ2 World War II scenario into PTW?? :D

Which is what I'm working on right now. I'll finish it up pretty soon. It's going to be exactly the same as the Civ2 scenario except the leaderheads, flavor units, graphics, etc. etc.

Now in the meanwhile, while I'm working on this scenario, I was wondering if anyone here had the time to make a unit that's used a lot in this scenario.

The Alpine Troops.

Fast paced units ignoring the movement cost on tundra squares. Pretty good offensive and decent defense. They'd certainly be an interesting addition to the game and vital to this scenario.

Something like this:

http://www.strategyplanet.com/civilization/unit2/alp.gif

Anybody else like this idea and the unit?

I REALLY like the idea, the CIVII WWII scenario was fast and fun and addictive as you said...

Don't like the unit at all, the unit should be a more "real life looking" I mean it look stupid when moving around with him in desert... So why not a use some kind of "alpine" uniform, large backpack, heavy clothing etc, woulden't look that dull when moving around at least...

I remember that this unit plus the paratrooper was annoying me quite a bit, I just felt they looked utterly stupid...

:lol:

Yeah honestly I didn't like the alpine troops that much either, but it's the one unit in the scenario that I can't find a single civ3 equivalent for.



Maybe just replace him with Balou's Light Infantry (middle of this (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?threadid=22289&perpage=20&display=&pagenumber=20) page)?

Yes, the Alpine trooper looks like he's competing in the olympics rather than going to war in that silly yellow suit - you may want to discard the skis entirely and dress him in bulky od or alpenflage clothing to suggest his prefered operating environment.

For Alpine troops, I simply use the Italian infantry from PTW

Or use the Russian Spetsnaz unit made by Balou. It uses the right camo and all.

He's to modern for WWII