That's rather unfortunate. I recall that I had an imagehack for my first two collapsed AARs, and they definitely did not bear up to the intent.It was easy to do back in the day. I'm unsure if I just assumed the links would last forever or that the work would be done and forgotten before they did. Either way mistakes were made.
Do you have a link for that?But I did still lose all the pictures from the first half of Furious Vengeance and that was a blow, particularly when it was the only AAR I'd ever finished.
I was expecting something... different.While this is obviously true, the picture I've found of Sarrat for Chapter XVII is quite spicy. It's from his Governor of Indochina phase and it is a very bold look he is rocking.
I appreciate the compliment, and say that if you'd like some help I'd be happy to oblige... though I must also admit that I'm no roverS3, either... that said, I'm working on getting through June 1944!I've got to a chapter with some maps in and, while I have the originals, they are a bit rough even by my own average-ish standards (I am no @roverS3 or @Wraith11B when it comes to such graphics! ). I'm fighting the temptation to redo them, because while I do like a nice bit of map making, to do so would lead me down the dark path towards doing Redux. So I am resisting for now and trying to work on an actual new update.
And trains.
Might sneak it in end of 1937. The King's Alternative Christmas Message.
An update in our time!
Resist the temptation to redo what you've already done... again... it can remain the way it is as it's not a testament of who you are now, but of who you were when you published it. If anything, it can provide contrast and context, showing how you have improved your craft over the years. Maybe finish the AAR before you start on a second round of retroactive improvements? Who am I kidding. Just do what feels right to you, and I'm sure we'll enjoy it regardless. Also thanks for the compliment, it is much appreciated.I've got to a chapter with some maps in and, while I have the originals, they are a bit rough even by my own average-ish standards (I am no @roverS3 or @Wraith11B when it comes to such graphics! ). I'm fighting the temptation to redo them, because while I do like a nice bit of map making, to do so would lead me down the dark path towards doing Redux. So I am resisting for now and trying to work on an actual new update.
@El Pip I'd be happy to help you out with the maps, especially if it would help you get the next update out sooner. Don't hesitate to send me a pm if I can be of assistance.I appreciate the compliment, and say that if you'd like some help I'd be happy to oblige... though I must also admit that I'm no roverS3, either... that said, I'm working on getting through June 1944!
That is a schedule I think I can meet.An update in our time!
Furious Vengeance - A 1944 UK AAR - I hope it still makes sense without a chunk of the images. It did win the Iron HeAARt Award for best finished HOI AAR back in 2009 so it was quite good when it had the pictures, hopefully the words are enough.That's rather unfortunate. I recall that I had an imagehack for my first two collapsed AARs, and they definitely did not bear up to the intent.
Do you have a link for that?
I was expecting something... different.
It is the diesel train preservation people you have to watch out for. Apparently they do exist and like to annoy heritage railway romantics by trying to preserve old diesel trains.I have many train photos from when there still was a railway in my birth town. Fortunately for the Romantics, the line ended before the steam engine so they can feel free to walk over the unsullied memories forever.
I am absolutely resisting the temptation to redo things, but I would like the pictures to work so people re-reading (or maybe even reading for the first time) can follow along better. And I do like making a map, even if the results are not up to the high standards of others.Resist the temptation to redo what you've already done... again... it can remain the way it is as it's not a testament of who you are now, but of who you were when you published it. If anything, it can provide contrast and context, showing how you have improved your craft over the years. Maybe finish the AAR before you start on a second round of retroactive improvements? Who am I kidding. Just do what feels right to you, and I'm sure we'll enjoy it regardless. Also thanks for the compliment, it is much appreciated.
I've been had! Me, king of page counting! I heartily apologise to my fellow travelers here and will figuratively go commit ritual seppuku.
Jokes on you, I've already watched them all!Thats too good for you. I sentence you to watch a random series of monty python. All of it. No skipping.
Jokes on you, I've already watched them all!
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Dear Butterfly fans, could you perhaps point me to HoI3/HoI4 British AAR's similar to old HoI2 UK AAR's like "Sacred Grove of Britannia", "British interests, British honour, British obligations" (and of course "Butterfly effect")? So history book AAR's with attention to realism and detail (not gameplay driven).
Other countries history book AAR's also, I prefer British but I like them all. In my younger days I used to scour the forums for such threads, but now I lack both time and willpower.
Naval porn is also a huge plus.
Mine is Axis-focused, but certainly meets the HoI3 + Naval Porn qualifications.Dear Butterfly fans, could you perhaps point me to HoI3/HoI4 British AAR's similar to old HoI2 UK AAR's like "Sacred Grove of Britannia", "British interests, British honour, British obligations" (and of course "Butterfly effect")? So history book AAR's with attention to realism and detail (not gameplay driven).
Other countries history book AAR's also, I prefer British but I like them all. In my younger days I used to scour the forums for such threads, but now I lack both time and willpower.
Naval porn is also a huge plus.
A few of them still are on that kick!That is, in fact, most of the big hoi2 aars from yesteryear. Everyone was on a save the empire kick a few decades ago.
Mine is Axis-focused, but certainly meets the HoI3 + Naval Porn qualifications.
A few of them still are on that kick!
Subjects.We, Butterfly effect fans... what are we?
Butterfliers? Butterflieffecters? Butterfects? Pip's minions?
Wise words as always. This is probably why the actual next chapter ended up as around 4,000 words. Which as you say is a proper Butterfly length.For you, Pip, 1000 words is a mere abstract, bereft of details worthy of the Butterfly name!
Regardless, we eagerly await your next installment, regardless of length.
Dundee chapter was 2,000 so you are probably correct on the length. I do have aspirations to be able to dismiss entire topics in a single less than respectful sentence, I just can't quite manage it.Anyway, it's hard to keep updates under a thousand words. GEN was supposed to be that, exploring the tutorial guide of the day and asks questions the game didn't answer. Ballooned quickly to 2000 words average and lots of strange musings in what's going on in the world of CK3. And butterfly was never supposed to be quick summaries of topics anyway.
Odd is how it looks. 315 Navy, 150 Churchill, only 16 tractor/tractors, no bastards and somehow only a single incompetence. Strip out the obvious words ('the' and so on) and leaders are 717 British followed by 385 Royal.Wonder what a wordflow chart would look like of this work? Navy would be huge, of course, but how large would tractors, Churchill, bastards, incompetence etc be?
I too would be interested in such a thing should you find it. The History Book style is somewhat of a rarity these days.Dear Butterfly fans, could you perhaps point me to HoI3/HoI4 British AAR's similar to old HoI2 UK AAR's like "Sacred Grove of Britannia", "British interests, British honour, British obligations" (and of course "Butterfly effect")? So history book AAR's with attention to realism and detail (not gameplay driven).
Other countries history book AAR's also, I prefer British but I like them all. In my younger days I used to scour the forums for such threads, but now I lack both time and willpower.
Naval porn is also a huge plus.
A lot of British AARs perhaps, but they were mostly narrative. In addition to the ones mentioned For King and Country, Against All Odds, Kings First Minister stand out and they were narrative. There were actually surprisingly few History Book ones.That is, in fact, most of the big hoi2 aars from yesteryear. Everyone was on a save the empire kick a few decades ago.
This is absolutely true. Though some of the German ships more qualify as horror shows than naval-pron, especially given the tragic and miserable uses to which they are put ( )Mine is Axis-focused, but certainly meets the HoI3 + Naval Porn qualifications.
We, Butterfly effect fans... what are we?
Butterfliers? Butterflieffecters? Butterfects? Pip's minions?
Minions or Subjects. Either works for me.Subjects.
A foolish role to put yourself in. If nothing else I have endurance on my side, I can probably keep majestically writing this longer than people will have patience to keep reading.Adversaries.