The Kommandeur Volume 45 Number 3 A Publication of AHIKS June 2010 From the President Charles Marshall Perhaps you have a good idea that you'd like to share with us? We're all Hello fellow members! I hope you called up the Third Reich roll page, ears! Please do not hesitate to drop us a all had the chance to enjoy a nice Me- his email address would automati- line. You can contact me directly at morial Day weekend, not just to get a cally appear in the recipient's email [email protected]. I'm always day off or have a cookout but to re- address box. An alternative to this interested in new ideas and thoughts member those who have served and would be to at least list all current from our membership. AHIKS is here continue to serve our country. Their users in a drop-down box next to the for you. If you'd like to see something sacrifice for our freedom is priceless. email recipient data field. Then you done differently or something entirely I have only a few updates this time would be able to pick from a list of new implemented, send me an email around, but I'd like you to know that user's email addresses rather than and let's talk. My door is always open! we're always considering ways to im- have to manually type it in each time. Until next time, Happy Wargaming prove our Society. Our forum is seeing If you haven't had the chance yet, everybody! growth in membership as is our Society I encourage you to sign up for the ÚÚ as a whole. So too is the AHIKS Die AHIKS Die Roller. It's located on the Roller. There have been some sugges- Members Only page of our website tions as to how to go forward, and I'd (www.ahiks.com). The system re- Unit Counter Pool like to present them here. Primarily, quires users to create a username and we'd like to make the Die Roller more password, but it's a very simple proc- News user-friendly. One way we can accom- ess not unlike any other secure online from Brian Laskey plish this is to allow users to share system that you've probably used in games. Currently a user “creates” a the past. There are several items to touch game and all rolls are saved for that I also encourage you to visit our base on so I’ll get right down to busi- game in order to review them at a later forum. Even if you haven't signed up ness. First, there were a couple of addi- time on a “roll history” page. Unfortu- yet, you can read just about any post tions, thanks to Chris Geggus from nately only the user who created that in the forum. It is for AHIKS mem- across the pond, and several deletions game is able to see that roll history. bers only, however, so to get full ac- all of which have been added to, or We'd like to allow a user to share that cess I encourage you sign up there removed from the appropriate lists. history with his opponent. This was the too. There is no better place to stay in Should you ever find yourself in need original intention of the die roller, but it touch with everything that is happen- of a game part or counter and wonder if just wasn't implemented in this version. ing within AHIKS. We have a design the UCP may have it, you can easily Another way is to allow users to “save” forum, a rules interpretation forum, find this out by checking the lists on a roll configuration. Say, for instance, after-action reports, even online the AHIKS web site, which are updated you frequently roll three 6-sided dice games played through the forum it- as needed, or by dropping me a note. for your given game. With the ability to self, as well as a place to simply chat For the most part though, if you check save a custom configuration, your die about any topic you feel like discuss- the web site and do not see a particular roller page would always show up with ing. Have an issue you feel needs game title listed, it means that the UCP three 6-sided dice already selected. addressing? We've recently added a does not have any parts or counters for You would simply need to fill in the “Suggestion Box” forum for that very it. Please also be aware that there are “Comments” text box, email address of reason. We're here for our members, two lists, one for game counters, and recipients, and email subject line and and, if you've got a suggestion you'd another for game parts. At some point I roll. If the numbers and/or sides of dice like us to hear, then that's the place. may combine everything into one main changed, you would just resave that Finally we're considering other list to avoid any confusion, but that is combination as your new custom con- upgrades to our website, one of still under debate on whether or not to figuration. If you wanted a generic roll which would be an online new mem- do so. If anyone has an opinion on that, page, you could simply select “default ber application form. Currently we please let me know. I have also decided configuration” to go back to the origi- only have a printable form which to no longer keep any “Want List” as nal roll page. Finally, we would like to must be mailed in, but I think it's time that has proven to be rather less than be able to save recipient email ad- we make that easier to do for poten- successful. So, should the UCP not dresses on a per-game basis. In other tial new members. As you can see have something you are inquiring words, if you are playing we're always thinking of ways to im- about, I will automatically mention the “[email protected]” in a game of prove our Society. These are just request in the next issue of The K and, Third Reich , then, whenever you some of the things that are possible. 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