Main Menu Buttons
Retire: Retire from game or change side.
Dic roll: Roll 1 10 sided die.
Combat Multiplier & War Plans: Opens a window where you can draw Combat Multiplier chits and War Plans (only in the Full Campaign).
Reinforcements & Withdrawals: Opens a window with all available Reinforcements for the selected scenario. To withdrawal units click on the Withdrawal button for the formation. The button will be removed after the withdrawals have applied. Independend units should be after placement on the main map assigne to a formation.
Eliminated pieces: Here you find all pieces that are eliminated during play.
Combat Markers: Opens a window with some usefull pieces if you play per PBEM. You can use this pieces to show your attack directions on the map.
Remove Combat Markers & Combat Multiplier: Click on this menu entry to remove all combat markers from the map and send the combat multiplier back to the pool.
Reset Formation Highlight: Highlited formation will be resetted with this menu entry.
Play Aids & Charts: Opens a window with all play aids and charts. Be aware: The charts will only be shown if you have started a game!
Report VPs: Sum up all victory hexes captured by the US player. Only for Scenario 2 and 3.
Notes: Here you can make game notes.
Show VP Locations: Show or hide the VP locations. Without function in the Full Campaign Scenario. All other scenarios starts with hidden VP locations.
Hide Pieces: Hides all pieces on the main map.
Overview: Show or hide an overview window.
Camera: Hitting this button lets the player take a screen shot of the current main map view and save it to a location of their choice.
Map Zoom Buttons: I’ve set the default map zoom to 100% of normal. The player is able to set the zoom at whatever level they finds most comfortable.
Reset Movement: Reset the movement markes for all pieces on the main map.
Starting a game
In this module exist no predefinied scenarios as it is known from other vassal modules.
To start a new game, choose the New Game menu entry in the File menu. After side selection a window will apear, where you can choose the desired scenario.
The Initiative DRM marker starts for all scenarios on German +2. The US player has everytime the first activation.
Pieces/Units
Most of the pieces I’ve built into the module have right click menus available. The options on these menus, I believe, are self explanatory. So I won’t go into further detail.
When a unit isn't at its full strength it is marked with letter "R".
Some units can be assigned to other formation, primarly the indipendent ones. You would also use ^L to denote units designation to see at first glance which units changed their original echelons.
Units can be deleted with ^X. To prevent mishaps this hotkey only works on maps other than the main map. But I think that isn't necessary to use it. The scenario-selection will make all settings automaticly.
Unit states like Out of Command, Isolated, Improved Defence etc. can be marked with the menu entries of the right-click-menu of each unit.
VP locations
In the scenarios 1 to 3 victory point locations are marked with red outline hex borders.
They will be invisible at star of a new scenario. To show/hide them click on "Show VP locations" in the menu bar.
You may select each outline by clicking on it while holding left Meta (Alt on PCs) key. You can then flip it to US side (with ^F).
In the module is an inventory button, automatically summing up VP from locations currently held by US.
Specially Designed Pieces/Marker
Schlachtenglück/SNAFU: The marker can't be moved, only selected. There are only the option to use it. If it is used, it will be placed for the other player on his side.
Formation Activation Markers/Formation HQs: This both piece types have the option, to highlight the entire formation units, including the assigned indipendend units to this formation.
Victory Plan Markers: The US player is the only one who has acces to this markers and can handle it.
Combat Markers: There is marker palette for this marker. You would use blank marker to denote base odds, DRMs and combat results. In case of results you may want to use "Rx / By" notation, where "Rx" stands for red x result, "By" for black y. Example "B0 / R2" means 0 losses for attacker, no check required, two losess for defender, efficiency check required. Use ^L to change label of blank marker.