I have the game but not enough opponents, so I have tried Vassal. Very good.

But can anyone tell me where to put the .vlod ship template files Rebel and Imperial? It would save me a heartattack.

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1) do you mean .vlog?

2) are those prepared ships that you can then pick and choose to build squads?

3) those files can be anywhere. The only constraint on file location that vassal has is between a module file, and the folder it uses to deposit its extensions, should it have any (in this case, 3 map packs are the only extensions for v5.0.0). If your module file is called "MagicWonderland.vmod", your extension folder will be at the same location and be called "MagicWonderland_ext".

4) .vlog files, be they squad files, replays or just collections of ships like I think you have, can sit anywhere you want

5) to load a .vlog file, you must be in a game room, with a game created already (map chosen, player # chosen).

6) Load Continuation through file menu

7) pick your .vlog file

8) press the step button (looks like ->| ) at least twice (more if you need to, depends on how efficiently it was saved. In any case, press it until you get a prompt asking you to load another (say no)

9) your stuff is loaded

for v5.0.0, I put in all these explanations under little graphics that you can access through a pull-down menu under the button 'Quick Ref' of the main window. There were already some, but I improved those and added new ones, including squad loading, squad saving and replay loading.

OK, thanks for the prompt answer, I'll try it out later.