Running a 350 player Massive Online Cooperative Tabletop War Game... "Week Three"

[@theelectricgamer9889]

This is Razgriz leader, we are currently heading up to the Endurance with the surrendered pilots in tow. Good luck everyone, and if we all get out alive drinks and pizza are on the house.

[@av8bharrier2modified76]

🗿

[@wilsonriley1856]

Nice reference in the name!

[@anguschamberlain633]

We will hold you to that

[@ilijaveselinovic8441]

This is a commander of tigers, I'm just glad I'm finally be on camera

[@velafie7513]

Your whole battlegroup are a bunch of badass's for taking on two fronts and dominating. Tigers is a hero.

[@alexi4829]

Enemy turret: _immobilises Tigers_ Tigers: _obliterates turret_ Someone over comms: "temper temper!"

[@BraydenParker-s5t]

😂😂😂 Tigers: they started it

[@YoshiBlad3]

Tigers: I DIDN’T HEAR NO BELL.

[@JanJansen985]

So basically this is the game foxhole but you dont have to play the game as a part time job

[@FeyTheBin]

Foxhole but turn-based strategy.

[@nod20090]

Just love watching these videos, congrats to you and everyone invloved for making something that I'm sure is wonderful to play, but equally as enjoyable to listen to the recaps of, though that might be slightly influenced by the music choice, massive fan of it!

[@sanskitten1581]

This is Blizzard checking in. Hope bringing in Yos will at least get Prometheus into the highlights

[@andreasbienert306]

Shack cheekily avoiding to show the area a bit further northeast of the VTOL shed... Turn 2, Icarus asked for a fire support mission on the enemies across the river, and us bombers from Hurricane answered *in force*.

[@honidian]

Oracle-Actual to all ARMCO units. Making final preparations for orbital insertion burn. Keep up the good work.

[@john_mystery]

I understand focusing on a different operations group each video but it can also leave out some pretty cool and interesting moments that happened elsewhere too.

[@goldenguardian8753]

Aether MBT actual, commander Gold speaking, "We did good lads, let's get out and drinks are on me back on our bird! I want to see everyone off this rock!"

[@sonoftroja1093]

This Is CROW reporting in; we are currently completing extraction and going to Orbit after Yos was captured. Luckily since round 3 we haven’t lost more units. It’s Important to note that when Icarus landed we had initially expected support from the Tornado in the east, yet they lost a-lot of Infantry on the landing which is why Icarus ended in a bit of a stalemate. Furthermore I wish to empathise how Icarus going absolutely bonkers when JAGS survived their engagement. While we rolled the highest the enemy rolled statistically implausible, the enemy should have obliterated Jags with an average roll of 9, but JAGS survived

[@AonghasMcTavish]

Some point at the end of turn 3. This is black widow squadron, we're headed west with Bluejays to the front. Ive submitted a plan for a few days from now, operation Freebird, it's just a deaft right now. Hang on i just got a ping from Bluejays... out.

[@laflol2316]

“Black Widows this is the Bluejays. I’ve got good copy on the documentation for Operation Free Bird. I’ve got word that Operation Blackout might be able to cut the power to the Citadel soon. I’ve sent you my ideas in an updated documentation. Spread word to other fighters, I’ve got an idea… Bluejays over and out!”

[@ic0niccal863]

looking forward to jumping into campaign 4

[@FeyTheBin]

10:19 AND THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!!

[@randomguy-tg7ok]

Question from someone interested in joining: How long is it expected to be until season 4? (Also, is there any knowledge level expected or is someone completely green who got algorithmed here a few days ago allowed to join in?)

[@rustedgaming8224]

Commenting so I see the response too

[@holy_crusaderoftheholyland4713]

If you want answers you should ask that in the discord.

[@calebmc5135]

We expect somewhere around the start of the new year, highly recommending joining the discord and getting the notifications for the meta campaign, then you can get pinged when we start the next one. That's the only way i got into campaign 3.

[@jonskowitz]

I'm freaking loving this whole series

[@Constatine95]

Really love these videos. I miss your Table top series when you were a GM for the star wars story all those months back, so this is super cool and im loving it

[@theyoger]

This has been a amazing campaign, i like how the new order system seems to work

[@360tan]

Pegasus, Reporting for duty! I have somehow subsumed all of Prometheus and feeling like were going to storm a castle soon.

[@wepntech]

loving this, makes me wanna see more stuff like this.

[@morgansgames]

Thanks for the recap! Looks like a load of fun!

[@sillerbarly4927]

This is Bonesaw, glad we made back to the boat. Now to trade some medical supplies for some of the looted gold

[@frostbite4859]

I really love these episodes, jumping between the different groups and their turns each episode is a bit disorienting. But otherwise its great and it makes me feel like im in universe listining to a war report over the radio

[@Raio_Verusia]

Thanks again, Shack, loving every one of these!

[@Drakefance5]

I can't wait to see the battle for the wall recap.

[@LordCubbo]

The more and more I watch this series, the more and more I want to see how all the players interact with each other in real time. And I kind of want to join in too.😅

[@nymalous3428]

Enemy reinforcements? Typical. I'm really enjoying this. I'm so glad you decided to do this and also glad I found it. I'm invested now.

[@EthanB-n3t]

Once again this is awesome hope you keep up this hard work. Stay safe

[@Wind2378]

Rabbit: Look to my coming on the first light of the darkest day. ;)

[@JohnDoe-ut7cq]

Hitting the gas and getting out of atmo. This post was sponsored by the Norton sling wings, Norton: bombs, bullets, and birthday cakes; we delivered it all.

[@malaficus]

Command and conquer music? Good choice.

[@ObliviousNaga]

I would love to be a medic in something like this. Just looks like a lot of fun

[@donovian2538]

This is intriguing, but I do wonder how compelling the gameplay actually is. Feels like with this many people, support class are just stuck doing the cliche "Uh, yeah, I guess repair/heal the frontline unit" over and over again.

[@jarrenbrown9422]

I'm in Icarus and this happened with our HAT that paradropped us in. They had one turn where they helped a lot! Then they didn't really do anything until the last turn.

[@donovian2538]

@@jarrenbrown9422 Yeah, exactly my concern. That's unfortunate.

[@holy_crusaderoftheholyland4713]

​@@donovian2538I mean this campaign is still a test for shack.

[@donovian2538]

@@holy_crusaderoftheholyland4713 and?

[@mj6463]

It would be cool if medics rolled to see what proportion of a squad could be saved. Partial strength squads would have to have fresh troops reinforce them from orbit.

[@RasakBlood]

Love these action report type videos.

[@rylilund4636]

Very cool, is there any plan for a stealth component? Either infantry, vehicles, aircraft or all? I like the mental image of long range scout patrol being inserted behind enemy lines to gather info, sabotage infrastructure, etc but via stealth rather than a light vehicle drive-by. Maybe as a movement order where you can't move as far but enemies won't engage you unless you engage first or they get within a certain distance. I would be very interested to see a guerrilla campaign at some point.

[@EverydayNormieMadafacka]

Great video!

[@andreisitancrile6999]

shit man... I just found this, and already wish to play

[@ghillieguy52]

Current campaign is winding down, we don't know precisely when the next starts so pop into the discord

[@andreisitancrile6999]

Already am there

[@aureliusagustinustansil8526]

Royal jags gonna enter action hero mode lmao

[@blusoldier371]

MAN I gotta play this sometime or at least watch, looks sick. When will it be open?

[@scribblerstudios9895]

I honestly feel kinda bad for the enemy in this one. They were *not* prepared for the lightening war style that the players brought in it seems

[@fleetmastereddie6306]

ICARUS STANDS! Holy Divers put Holy in our name cause it won't be in our actions!

[@thinkergaming3299]

What Map creator/map maker are you using? I was thinking of using something similar for a BattleTech campaign at my local game store.

[@jaywerner8415]

_Shack finding out the hard way what it means to be a Quatermaster_

[@Owen902]

Engagement for the algorithm

[@MrTurtleman1107]

was just thinking about this and saw the post

[@Joe-s4y]

How do you make the maps? I realy wanted to make a game like this to play with friends

[@jacksonschulein3216]

Herald -01 to all Armco forces we are burning for high orbit time to GTFO! Last craft to land buys drinks!

[@pastramiandrye]

has the resupply system been described yet? You could give units an ammo count that they use up during engagements, and that would give all the pilots something to do once they've dropped troops into an area, making them essential for keeping an offensive action going

[@sierranevada4601]

is this a suggestion or a description of the resuplly for air units and arty?

[@pastramiandrye]

@@sierranevada4601 A suggestion

[@XxboxodxX-nk4mz]

i love theses

[@David-rs4po]

Very interesting project. Obviously, what you're doing isn't particularly new. Wargaming magazines used to run projects like this in the dawn of gaming, but it's a cool take on things. Also the combat mission community has done WW II projects like this before.

[@chocobo8402]

What program did you use to make that really nice blue map.

[@zalansandor8660]

Is there any specific needs to join ? Like age or anything ? Also gotta suscribe this is amazing

[@sierranevada4601]

you must like coffee /j Otherwise uhhh be respectful, don't make warcrime jokes. you'd be suprised how much that second one comes up.

[@zalansandor8660]

@sierranevada4601 can I put ICE cream in my coffe ?

[@Warork41]

How can you join? I’m really interested in participating.

[@talscorner3696]

Amazing!

[@cheesiestmaster879]

It's Cheese here

[@gabefaught7979]

what are you using to make the maps? ik you use photoshop and SC for the discord posts but what about the base map itself?

[@holy_crusaderoftheholyland4713]

For this campaign shack used photo shop to make that map and then import it into table top simulator.

[@calejohnson173]

Oh this is cool. Is there any way for me and my board game group to see about joining something like this?

[@jasoncox4640]

Yes!!!

[@BrianHall33]

Can Arty do any damage? You keep talking about the debuffs and cover destruction they do but is that on top of the damage or instead of the damage?

[@holy_crusaderoftheholyland4713]

Yes, artillery can do damage.

[@sonoftroja1093]

Essentially Artillery worked in this campaign as solely a support unit. So they can both lower and buff enemy and friendly defence stats. They can also join in a friendly assault and roll for damage, but importantly they can’t target individual units as before, so they have to support a friendly assault

[@SonofWolfe23]

How does someone join this as a player?

[@hismajestysirkart0she4ka2nd]

I like the series and the idea overall, but there is too much “technical details” for my taste. Like, I don't really need to know specifics of how this and that unit works in current game mechanic or which dice rolls have made to enjoy the story. In my opinion a “pure narrative” with only minor mechanical details would be far more enjoyable for those of us, who don’t actually play in this game. P.S Sorry for my bad English, it's neither my native language nor a language I know well

[@holy_crusaderoftheholyland4713]

The entire point of the meta campaign is about the community coming together to do this. You will need rules and everything to be explained or there will be a lot of confusion. It's impossible to separate the "technical details" from the game.

[@hismajestysirkart0she4ka2nd]

And I thought that the whole point of such a campaign, in bigger picture, is to create interesting interactive stories that take place as a result of the actions of a large number of players and gamemasters. Only a relatively small part of the community will be directly involved in the process, and the rules and such would be relevant mainly to those players. I think that for the rest of the audience, a detailed explanation of the "backend" may be somewhat redundant

[@siluda9255]

i wish i could participate but for some reason i can't join armco discord

[@ChainsWorld1]

Where can i buy it?

[@sierranevada4601]

its shack run, there's nothing to buy

[@nightlord251]

What about Prometheus

[@Thefirstcommenter]

Hi

[@mustlovedragons8047]

Trump is not Hitler. We are not trash. I'm sorry you can't see that. I'm sorry if we met you'd tell me we couldn't be friends. All because of a bunch of lies.

[@shoootme]

I wish I had the time to play this, but my schedule is a little tight at the moment. I do however have some 3D models that I am happy for you to use in this if you feel they would fit, where's the best place to put them on the Discord server?