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KINGMAKER –
DELUXE: MODULE DEVELOPMENT HISTORY
- About
the Kingmaker Deluxe Module:
- Kingmaker – Deluxe 2.3 includes the following
improvements:
- Added
delete capability to Faction Control Markers
- Improved
Dice with image results displayed in the menu windows as well as the
chat window
- Removed
errors for missing menu graphics
- Improved
menu icons
- Kingmaker
- Deluxe 2.2 includes the following improvement:
- Enabled
Right click to shuffle the Event card deck.
- Added
delete capability to Faction Control Markers. (actually
this did not get in...sorry...2.3 awaits!)
- Kingmaker
- Deluxe 2.1 includes the following improvements:
- Improved
mouseover information.
- Right
click to send Nobles, Heirs, and Ships back to the
their original holding places in the pieces tray.
- Right
click to display a small faction icon to indicate Noble, Heir and Ship
ownership.
- Improved
artwork for the advanced/expansion cards tray.
- Moved
the Advanced game pieces to the pieces tray.
- Corrects
a minor border connection on the "improved" map.
- Corrects
numbering convention to x.x instead of x.xx.
- Kingmaker
Deluxe functions listed below are included unless specifically changed by
higher version numbers
- The
Kingmaker Deluxe Module incorporates the original 1976 AH map and a
re-imagined one that "improves" the glorious but flawed
original. New functions listed below are an attempt to make the module a
little more useful to the players and reduce some of the interaction
problems that occurred as a result of a shared player board. The cards
have been returned to the player board except for the specialty cards,
which can be added as needed.
- Several
small, but useful (and one non-useful) functions have been added to this
version.
- Provided
each faction with their own player board to eliminate the Vassal effect
of having your cards and pieces be in a state of constant movement as
other players adjust their cards.
- Moved
the Crown deck to the map board, but included the Plantagenet and
discard piles as well.
- Removed
the individual card names from the card properties.
- Included
right-click options to send the nobles, heirs and ships to their
possible starting locations.
- Improved
mouseovers, to provide the pieces names. This
is especially helpful in identifying the nobles.
- Display
garrison permanent levels visible at all times for all
building/city/town types.
- Added
mouseover for garrison level and max troop
level for all building/city/town types.
- Added
the ability to right click and change troop levels (This is the
non-useful addition) if desired. If you don’t want to use this,
just ignore it.
- Removed
movement trails as much as possible, where not needed and removed
stacking where unnecessary.
- The
original map is included as an option, should someone prefer to use it.
For changes and clarifications for the new map…see below. It
should be noted that the original map and the new map share some global
Vassal attributes. When a decision had to be made to favor one map or
the other, the new map was given nod. As a result the old map has a few
inconsistencies in regards to some of the functional additions designed
for Kingmaker - Deluxe. None of these render the map unusable, but
players should be aware that unless there is an obvious problem with both
maps, the old map will retain some workaround issues.
- What
is different about the “improved” map and cards?
- This new map has restored 2 ports missing from the classic A-H
version, Preston and Caernarvon, as well as the port boxes which abut
specific land and sea squares. Additionally, ports have been added to
Ireland and Dublin. The whole of Ireland is a port in the same manner
as the Continent. Inlets which may or may not block movement have been
delineated to a greater degree. The general tendency in this map has
been to impede off-road movement. Roads have been rerouted at
Shrewsbury and London to make it plain that those towns control
passage. Town cards have been color-coded to their regions and optional
troop strengths are added as per A-H 1978 variants. Regarding town
troops, players may want to try an option in which the troops may be
used for attack and defense, but only in the home region. Therefore,
Shrewsbury's 20 men can be used anywhere in England, but not north of
the River Trent, in Wales or Cornwall. As always, house rules rule!
- Here’s
to hoping everyone interested in playing Kingmaker enjoys this Vassal
version.
- About
the Kingmaker by Avalon Hill (1976) Module
- This
module uses a larger version of the 1976 map from Avalon Hill. Module includes
all Basic and Advanced components from the
original set, and also Crown and Event cards from the two Avalon Hill
expansions.
- The
current release is the v1.0 module, which is pretty much complete. The
v0.8 is an older version.