Alternate Earth Proves Too Constrained

You might think that it would be easier, taking existing maps and settlements, cultures and history and using those but try finding maps on the same scale, imposing grids on them, selecting out settlements, trying to recreate real places with very limited resources, having to provide players with sub standard maps and support data.

So, in the end, the Alternate Earth is going to be a fantasy one.  Here's a map of what was New Guinea Zone now as New Tromania. Hardly too far from what was being fought over but so much easier on us all.

It just looks and feels so much better.  The factions will have to change, of course. The British Empire becomes the Hardican Empire, a pretty similar setup and at this stage of the imperial lifecycle, in decay with apathy much as Britain's 1940s Pac Rim looked.  Nipoor replaces Japan, slightly more powerful by comparison but with much the same issues.  East Indies Fed stays as it fits the setup.  As for the others, well some to be revealed but we can safely assume that Nordovic will be there in some form along with the High Archon and his Cardinals, Templar States and own armies.  And Ant's old favourites, the Montemarians will be butting in, I'm sure.

My idea is to run campaigns from different times in the fantasy world history that will introduce our players (and readers) to the world and its fantasy-history but also allow us to gallop through some colourful periods including ancients, medieval and pike and shot, three of my favourites and so much less complex in terms of the sheer number of weapons we have these days.

I do have modern 1/300 to release on everyone as well, beware :)

Meanwhile back to New Tromania.  The news is out that Nipoor has made an undeclared attack on Hardic Troman, landing troops SW  and NE of Rabbavul as well as N and S of Kathvong. Nipporian aircraft are reported to have shot down Hardic Gladiator biplanes and raided Rabbavul airfield, strafing aircraft on the ground.

There are early, unconfirmed reports of naval clashes in the Straits of Troman.