Teamproject "Hell gate: The Breakout from Cherkassy“

[Kool Kat]

Petri,

I'm not saying anything bad. You and the team have been open all the way. I knew from the beginning that it will be a new game, with new scenarios and campaigns. I was all for it.

My issue has always been to not mess with the classic and make whatever new game that you would like. Unfortunately the classic has been messed with. That fractured the community.
I'm disappointed that the decision to drop the support for JTCS and do nothing to add to it, like the new kick ass 2-D view, kinda left the "die hards" to wither on the vine.

All that said, I will most likely buy EFIII in hopes that it is not too similar to ME (the team learned from their mistakes) and will have good scenarios and campaigns. From my experience with the team their track record is thin at best. I may try to redo some of my scenarios but I have to get my interest boosted. And, they have not been played much anyway?

But, I will continue to play on with JTCS until I run out of opponents or self.



HSL

Hey Ed: 

It's been a while? 

Like you, I recognized during the early EFIII development phase that the "classic" JTCS was being abandoned - no support or new development. Also, NO ability to port player developed JTCS scenarios to the new game.

Remember my "old train rusting on the tracks" post over at Matrix Games Forums?

For me, these initiatives knocked the wind out of my sails. There were several WF, EF, and RS scenarios that I had developed, taken through H2H Productions, gotten approved and have been enjoyed by players. These scenarios were definitely "labors of love" and I will always value the time I spent working with fellow players and tweaking my creations to their final results.

But time has a way of marching on... and I have moved on in my life. I don't have the time or desire to go back and "re-create" these scenarios in the EFIII or other III'ish platforms. I don't have the desire to continue to play games in a JTCS environment that has no support or new development initiatives. And I don't have plans to purchase EFIII and go down that road of learning an entirely new game platform. So be it.

I moved on to the JTS operational games (Panzer Campaigns, Modern Campaigns) several years ago and have found my gaming niche.

Shout out to all my former JTCS comrades!  Good to read there are still some spirited discussions in the CS Forums! I wish you guys all the best! Good gaming everyone!