Some guy named Buckner appeared, no clue who he is as all my original crew were still alive and kicking.
I let the snake go after it bit me, but Boudiaf killed it with a glare…
%! {tank_nickname} isn’t as catchy as Ironsides.
Good point about using other loot with Sergeant Ray. Will have to retrofit that in. Chapter 2 months after the others chapters because I didn’t know enough about Casablanca (Anfa).
Will also consider the radio part issue as you laid out.
(Edit - Moved the html update to a post below.)
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I also thought I’d be able to use the cash I got from helping the german spy, but I was broke when trading with Ray.
Speaking of that bit, it’s currently possible to cheat the dice tent. By going in and out of the stat screen, you can reroll the dice until you win. Hate to be a narc but there you go
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Damn you narc! 
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I make the hard choice that must be made…
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the snitches get stiches :: snickers ::
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Hmm. How to stop cheating… It is possible to set a variable that only interacts when the stat screen is opened. *set var_are_they_cheating_at_dice +1… This variable would only be checked when where_are_we = “dice_tent”. set the cheating check threshold at… seven or so, because players might want to check their stat screen.
Then… finally, set the die_roll to “2” for a snake eyes result as well as a personal admonishment from Sergeant Ray to get those loaded cubits out of here. Feels a little clunky, but could be worth it.
However, can the player still manipulate the dice in other ways? IIRC someone did that by going back to the specific generated page just before the random die_roll occurred and then continuing on.
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@AllenGies is there supposed to be a image in this part?
There is definitely supposed to be an image. Apparently it didn’t load. Can you try to refresh and see if the image reappears as it should?
Has anyone else had an issue with loading the chapter banners?
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tried to load them on the browser and downloaded. both times the banner did not load.
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You could always have the random number generated on a previous page, and have it stored until the game calls it up for a dice game.
You could even just roll a bunch of numbers at the beginning of the chapter and keep those temp variables on hand until they’re needed.
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Refreshed and same thing still happens.
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That’s intriguing. Generate, say, ten numbers at the start of the chapter and then use those for the first 10 rolls. Refresh at intervals.
Could I just generate the first random_dieroll and then generate a new one after using it? Would that prevent a refresh from working? Hmmm.
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So long as you’re not generating the new roll on the same page it’s being tested on, switching to the menu shouldn’t reset the roll.
Obviously, if the player goes to the menu on the page it’s being generated, that would reset the roll, but there’s no reason to tell the player which page that is - and the ones who code-dive to find out aren’t interested in playing fair anyhow, so it’s probably best to just let’em have their fun the way they want.
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Working on the next update. Fewer and fewer things as time passes.
Anyone have any suggestions to make?
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This has been said, but the chapter pictures don’t show up yet.
As for suggestions, maybe it can be mentioned in the Epilogue that the MC gets awarded a medal? One of the text descriptions of Career is “there has to be a medal in all this”, and if the MC charges into the airfield first, Lt. Driscoll tells the MC, “you’ll get a medal for this if I can swing it.” Also, if the MC gets many kills at Chewy Gouey Pass, he says, “should be worth a medal.” And perhaps the medal awarded, if any, be based on the career stat as well?
Similarly, if not a medal, maybe a promotion?
Also, if the MC fights well with the Hampshires (I think the Epilogue text should be “the Hampshires attested there was no better ally than the [tank name]”), maybe the MC or the tank can get mentioned in dispatches?
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Good point. We can talk medals after this update. First, the update.
Version v.804
XP expenditure at checkpoints once past chapter 5. Suggested by several.
Added ways to sell specific items (Jewelry and gems) at the crossroads in chapters 4 and 7. This transaction is one way though, you can only obtain scrip in exchange for items.
Mucked about with the images a bit. Ultra_In_Something and dividom indicated there was an issue.
Trying to figure out how to curb cheating with the dice tent. Eh.
Cover art is pending. However, the artist in question has gone off-grid.
Link below or at the top of this folder.
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Firstly, looked into the image issue. It appears that others have had the same issue. The basic choicescript compiler apparently doesn’t do images… though the game itself will have them.
I’ll attach one chapter heading here anyway so that you can see Paul Wang’s excellent work.
For medals, well, each wound is a Purple Heart award. There were also awards of the Purple Heart for meritorious performance of duties prior to September 1943… but that’d be odd for modern players.
The Legion of Merit is a new award for the time period, put into motion just before the Torch landings. It required Presidential approval.
.The Bronze Star was initiated in 1944, so that comes too late for us.
The Silver Star Medal for gallantry is possible.
The Distinguished Service Cross is the United States Army’s second highest military decoration awarded to soldiers who displayed extraordinary heroism in combat with an armed enemy force. Could see this being awarded for action at Kasserine.
Medal of Honor… My instinct is to leave that honor to the actual heroes.
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I agree you should leave the metal of honor out of it, it feels, I don’t know, wrong to include it? Disrespectful?
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In awarding medals, it is possible that the period of gallantry or heroism be split into more than one engagement with the enemy, or does it have to be in one engagement?
If it is the former, then the MC being the first to attack the airfield and then destroying many tanks at Chewy Gouey Pass may be awarded the Silver Star Medal for both engagements; but if the MC only did one of those, then the MC may be awarded the Purple Heart but for meritorious performance of duty? The Legion of Merit requires presidential approval and I am not sure that Lt. Driscoll can swing this this.
I agree that it is odd for players to see the Purple Heart awarded not for wounds, but that fits in with the time period of the game, and it is a junior award to the other medals for gallantry.
While we’re at this topic, is it also possible to receive a promotion to the next rank instead of a medal? This may even use the career stat.
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