WF Leros 1943

[Scud]

Night turns
Enclosed in this package you will find an application “Leros 1943 Night.exe”. The application should be run by each player just before playing their turn. The first player should load the scenario up, save it, exit, run the application and then re-load the scenario. This application changes the visibility for the scenario from the default (40) to 1 on turns 8, 9, 18, 19, 28, 29, 38, 39, 48 and 49, thereby simulating night, and to 5 on turns 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 as dawn breaks and the early morning mist is driven off. This gives each player an opportunity for each player to prepare their forces out of the reach of enemy air-power or artillery.

If you prefer to play without night turns simply play the scenario straight up as usual.



There's a spot in the saved game file where you can change the code to make it a night scenario. Umbro included an exe file that, I assume, checks the saved game file for the turn number and if it should be night, changes the value of that number for you. Pretty cool if it still works. You won't know until those turns.

From what I read, before you play each turn you run the exe. Both players do this. It has to check the saved game file, though. That's why he wants the first player to open the scenario first and save it naming it whatever and adding your password (don't end turn, just save). Then close it. Now run the app and open the scenario. When you send to your opponent, they run the app then open the scenario. You both run the app before each turn.

Another way of doing this is to manually change that number in the code, but I've forgotten where it is. Jason Petho might know or Big Ivan. I played a scenario years ago where I had to do this. If I can find it I'll let you know. Manually changing it is easy. In this case, at the end of turn 7, the first side player remembers turn 8 is beginning. He opens the saved game file in notepad, changes that day to night number and saves the file. Then continues to play the game. At the end of turn whatever, he changes it back. Sounds confusing until you do it.

Hope that helps,

Dave