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I have been using UMS for about a month & 1/2 & have had no
problems creating & hack with scenarios.
Assuming that your UMS2 disk is OK, it should just be a
matter of creating a couple of armies, a map and sim-building the
mess together.
While there are features I feel that are missing, the software
seems to work as (or better than) described, ie. it's easier to "hack"
a simulation than claimed.
If you need more help call me at DTN 282-1623.
I haven't looked at this notes file in a while. Sorry for the
late reply.
Mike Nelson
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| Mike,
Thanks for the reply. I left a message with Mary with my phone
number and to ask you to get in touch vial this NOTE (I don't have
DTN and this is someone else's DecMail account).
I went out and bought another copy of UMS. Same problem. I simply
cannot figure out how to either change an existing scenario or create
a completly new one.
I don't consider myself to be stupid and I've read the instruction
manual cover to cover. At best, the instructions are vague and
at worst, they are wrong.
Maybe some specifics would help:
1. Creating a new scenario...I can create a new map and give
it a unique name, no problem. I can create a new army (say white)
and give it a new name. But how do I create the Black army and,
more importantly, how do I tie at least three elements together
(two armies and a map) so that the program knows these three are
the pieces of a new scenario?
2. The CREATE SCENARIO icon asks if you want to create a new
or edit an old. But if I try to create a new scenario, the program
asks for a disk and filename. Typing in a unique name for a new
scenario doesn't work, UMS just beeps at me ( it seems to want me
to give it an existing scenario name. Isn't that the same an simply
editing an existing scenario?).
3. Even editing an old scenario doesn't seem to work. The
addendum page indicates that the method in the instruction book
is wrong, but doesn't work either way. I've edited existing armies
to add new elements but when you run the scenario, the new elements
aren't recognized by the program.
It's hard to imagine that so much work was put into the code of
a program as good as this seems to be, while so little effort was
put into the documentation. I've tried getting in touch with Rainbird
with no luck. If you managed to figure this one out, I would
appreciate any help you can give me.
Thanks,
Terry H.
Reno, Nevada
702-322-2104
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| Mike,
Finally got through to Rainbird!
Their rep talked me through building the scenarios...tried it last
night and it worked ok.
One last problem, though. Either a newly created or modified scenario
only executes one engagement then says the simulation is over.
Stats indicate something like a 10% loss on the losing side with
the winning side having won a decisive victory. The Gettysburg
pre-programmed simulation runs over half an hour with dozens of
engagements deciding the outcome. How do they does this and how
does the computer decide that one side has finally won?
Getting there slowly...
Terry Hutchin
Reno, Nevada
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