Vassal 'Central Front' modules, v0.0, date 31st Jan 2010.

Author: Bry Barnard.

IMPORTANT NOTE about opening these modules in Vassal:
The map in this module is huge and you will need to alter your memory settings in the Vassal preferences in order to open the mod file in Vassal.
I used initial memory and heap settings in the Vassal preferences of 1600Mb for my WinXp system that has 2Gb of RAM. Even with these settings it may take you a few attempts to open the module. If you have more than 2Gb of RAM then so much the better.

I have tested this module with Vassal versions 3.1.9 and v3.1.12 only.


This is the Readme for the Vassal modules for the Central Front Series of games produced by me, Bry Barnard.

The Central Front is a series of games originally produced by SPI in the 80's that portrays a Warsaw Pact invasion of West Germany in the 80's.

There were meant to have been 10 games in the series but SPI only produced 3 (Fifth Corps, Hof Gap and BAOR) before 3W produced 'North German Plain' and 'Donau Front' using maps to the same scale but new rules and counter values.

I've included two Vassal Modules of the Central Front Series, one where both players can see all pieces and one where the opponents pieces are hidden until one of your pieces gets within 12 hexes. The latter is an option allowable in ADC2.

These Vassal Modules have been created by importing the Aide-De-Camp2 module I made back in 2004/5 into Vassal. Each module combines all 5 Central Front games together. I set the piece values for the 'North German Plain' and 'Donau Front' counters to the equivalent of the 'Fifth Corps/Hof Gap/BAOR' values, ie using the original rules and values. I have made a best effort guess on the North German Plain and Donau Front counter values.

Pieter Dietrich originally started making the ADC2 modules and I picked up from where he started to put all 5 together. Thanks Peter for getting me started and to Nick Bell who has run an ADC module website for a number of years.

I have received permission from Decision Games and Christopher Cummins, the SPI copyrights holders, to publish the Central Front Vassal modules at the Vassal site and at Limey Yank Games only.

Note that I know next-to-nothing about Vassal so if you've got any questions about how Vassal works ask elsewhere - I probably won't be able to answer your questions.

If you've got any questions about the Central Front Series ask over at BoardGameGeek or over at ComsimWorld.

Many Thanks,

Bry Barnard