Some great responses there guys, and lots of food for thought, thank you
Iconoclast.
I'm going to stick with what, and just as importantly, who I know best I think.
That would be Dave and Command Ops.
As you know I have been churning out bits and bobs of stuff for quite a while now for command Ops.
Most of it very disjointed, and the majority of it very amateurish, but I have enjoyed doing it, especially the praise from you guys even though when I look back at it on the Matrix site, some of what I have done makes me cringe a bit
Your right we are a small niche market and I am going to have to take a large pay cut I think, but like I said in another post I am getting to old for what I do.
I came back from a big tree job last week, downed a handful of pain killers, washed it down with red win and went straight to sleep hoping that when I woke up most of the pain would be gone.
I have white finger in my right ( one handed chainsaw) hand and in cold weather I can't feel it at all, almost permanent tennis elbow in my left arm, my back gives in for about five weeks a year on average, where I can't even got of my hands and knees sometimes. My eyesight is deteriorating rapidly and I have developed a come and go pain in my hips, so I think its time I started looking at alternatives anyway lol
Daz your a trouper , your ailments are similar to mine LOL , just don't take booze and pain-killers together mate !
Daniel Cornell.
Thanks for the input Daniel. It's something I will have to think about I guess.
Peter.
I don't think I am going to have enough time, at least at the start, to include other games in the magazine.
If I get faster at doing them, which hopefully I will, then I might start doing short AAR's or even just the first few pages for other games and post them on their forums with a link back to my work here.
That will hopefully give people on other war games I like, a taste of my style, and if they like it, it might even get them interested in Command Ops.
As you know its the best Operation war game out there, so all we need to do is get them to take a look at it
Markshot
Its great to have advice from someone that has been and done it Mark thanks.
My intention is not really to be the best and teach everyone.
One of the reasons I refused Dave's kind offer to do the Beta Testing, is I don't want to know to much about how the AI works and I also think that I am quite a valuable tester not having the software that allows you to see both sides moves anyway.
It allows me to see things from the players view point, which also helps me to identify the bugs that really matter to someone that doesn't have that kind of intel.
The game breaking (IMHO) intel bug that we have had a couple of times, for example.
So although I hope to impart some of what I have learnt onto other players, I certainly don't confess to being an expert on the game.
My main intention is to present my game in an attractive manor, so they can see the successes, and the disasters I make, and learn along with me.
Obviously I also like to share game tips that I have learnt while playing the last few years as well, and I have played the St Vith Tutorial enough now to be proficient at that one at least
Melmoth2
Thanks for the advice and support mate.
Its very much appreciated.
Kip.
It's going to be primarily for digital publishing I think, as maps are big things I'm afraid.
There are not that many maps printed on A4 paper for sale out there
Did you download the Ordeal at Overlon part 2 planning aids pdf I did for you with instructions on how to print out the maps/large pages?
