I have modified the Tanelorn Kiev aircraft carrier unit again. So I have changed scenario of Cold War Crisis again.
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Of course, the ship is a beauty, as an attraction or as a hotel. Unfortunately I don't think I can afford one night.
But hard work in the navy is not the same as drinking a daikiri admiring the deckBut the Soviet Navy would have given you a stipend to stay there - back in the day. My how things have changed.![]()
I recently came across several scenarios in the Civ2 downloads that were converted by Catfish several years ago. There are a number of good ones, like Seize the Crown by John Ellis, but they suffer from outdated graphics. I wonder if you might want to upgrade them?
(edit) I converted and upgraded Brown Man's Burden by Carl Fritz, which I will upload when I can.
I think Ukraine, poorly run from then until the current disaster, took the largest and most obsolete part of the fleet, and without being able to maintain it, sold it at a price of expensive scrap metal. Surely the name came in handy in the negotiations ... for the Russians.
Hopefully yours works. For reasons I have yet to determine, both Catfish's v2 and the Boer War conversion broke after I switched to ToTPP, with the game crashing on or after the first turn. This hasn't happened with any other scenario, even if they weren't optimized for ToTPP.I converted and upgraded Brown Man's Burden by Carl Fritz, which I will upload when I can.
I think Catfish is one of the greats for Civ-2. His interests were also very complete, from graphics to conversions, applications, scenarios, improvements of all kinds. And although he has been a few years with much less contributions, his page is still essential, to get all kinds of resources and tutorials. On this page, you have access to the scenarios converted to ToT and some have many graphics, some specially created by Fairline. In other words, a joy. As a fan of both Fairline's and Catfish's graphics, and considering that the latter, most of the, for me, great classic ToT scenarios happened to ToT, I have almost all adapted to my liking. All in all, and Fairline proves it, everything can be improved. So I am happy with your future contributions Techumseh.
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I am sorry if my comment that the graphics from 6 years ago are dated imply for you a criticism of Catfish, who you obviously revere. But they do not. I appreciate the contribution of Catfish very much. If you do not wish to use your considerable artistic discernment to improve on them, then of course I respect your decision. It was just a suggestion.
I converted the Boer War scenario to ToT ... and I don't remember it giving me trouble. I will review it next time and I will tell you. And it is a good time to include the new graphics of my revered Fairline of this timeHopefully yours works. For reasons I have yet to determine, both Catfish's v2 and the Boer War conversion broke after I switched to ToTPP, with the game crashing on or after the first turn. This hasn't happened with any other scenario, even if they weren't optimized for ToTPP.
I also remember how Ukraine presented itself in the 90s as one of the European countries with great economic and geostrategic possibilities, but in just 8 years it lost 60% of its GDP, andwith a decade of some recovery with the new century, the following years were no better. Poverty, degradation of social and civil rights, a weak state, the expansion of ultra-conservative ideas and political violence turned it into a lawless frontier area between great powers. And the end seems to be a fascist coup d'etat, loss of Crimea, a civil war and a bankrupt country.The Post Cold War Ukrainian Navy is a case study in poor management of a naval service. I vaguely remember, there was a copy of Jane's Defense from the mid 90's, that talked about the Ukrainian Navy as a force, that if effective reforms were made, could have theoretically been a major player in the Post Cold War Eastern Bloc.