Campaign System

[Easymeat]

What does the CM community want from a campaign system? I was thinking along the lines of consequences. That is what happened earlier in the campaign affects how the campaign develops.

We can get info out of CM, alter the data if needed and put the info back in CM. If this sort of thing is not needed then it is not needed.

It may be best to make a list of what is wanted from a campaign system.

It could be linked battles or a series of battles which are generated randomly.

You could have a master map, units move around, come into contact with the enemy and a battle is generated and fought.

The computer does the bookkeeeping, tourney master has more time for other things, the players make a few choices and fight battles.

Lots of things are possible it is just a matter of specifications.

On a different point, a player created a CMBB database and posted it on Battlefront forum, these programs could update the database automatically. That is another use for these programs not just for a campaign system.

To put things in perspective, the smallest battle a player is willing to fight would be a couple of units on a small map, up to about 200 units on large map (Monty's Gambit, NP2 Blut). Anything larger in CM would be tedious.

So, the specifications, what is to be include and what is not?

Or it could be left for a few more months. Does CM have the potential or not?