New Bastogne: WW2 in Second Life

It's been about a couple years since Bixyl Shuftan wrote on the WW2 Combat Roleplay. Two years later, the sims have gone through triumphs and troubles, but are still around. Recently, Grease Coakes took a look at the place to give his own observations.

Read Grease's story in Places. 

Axis vs. Allies Infantry Tournament: Tonight 6PM

Old soldiers never die!
Not fade away, they live in us!

Join us, Sunday, August 5th, at 6PM SLT for the New Bastogne Axis vs. Allies Tournament!
More than 20K L$ Prize Aircraft from E.G. Aircraft and Milestone Aircraft!
More Fabulous WW2 prizes from Sera Otoro, Sunshine Juneberry, Patrick Pasplund, Chris Kaylor, and Tank Kwaszes! And the prize list is still growing!

SCG, SMG, & SSG bullet class weapons only are eligible for the prizes.

Contest Prizes:
Most Kills 1st Place-
Axis: $1000L
Allied: $1000L

2nd Most Kills:
Axis: $500L
Allied $500L

There will also be an additional $1000L in cash prizes to be handed out at random for most deaths, best kill/death ratio etc.

Sim rules apply, admins have full right to request you use a different weapon as they see fit for this event. And have fun!!!!

See You There!!

WW II Role Play & VICE Combat - New Bastogne (111, 148, 35)
Show your mettle!

"Free-For-All" Battle Event in New Bastogne WW2 Combat RP

This weekend starting at one minute after Midnight SL time (3 AM EST) on March 10th will be a "free-for-all" special battle event at the New Bastogne WW2 combat RP that will last until Sunday March 11th. All players from all groups in the combat RP are invited, plus the fight is open to all. New players are welcome and freebie weapons are available, though they will be asked to read and be required to follow the rules. For more information, contact Joe Sparrow or Vickster Khun.

Anzio Italy Sim at New Bastogne

On Thursday December 1st, the Tataria sim in the New Bastogne combat roleplay region was re-opened. There was an official ceremony by the German teams at 2PM, with Vickster Kuhn presiding,

Please join us for our rededication of the Tataria Sim in the Bastogne Combat Area! Tataria has gotten a makeover! It now depicts Anzio, Italy, 1944. The sim features a new Luftwaffe Airfield and spectacular views. All members are invited to attend the ceremony.


Tataria used to be a mix of themes, a Japanese navy base next to a small Nationalist Chinese base and the Great Wall, and further away a small Romanian base. They were torn down and in their place an Italian theme. To the north is a Luftwaffe airfield. To the south across a bridge is a small Italian coastal village. To the east is a beach, and to the west railroad track and woods.

I wasn’t able to attend the ceremony, though pictures provided show more than a dozen of the German and Italian teams were able to make it. A few of the women fighters hung around after the ceremony as an Italian soldier peddled away on a bicycle. Asked how the place looked, soldier Flea Habilis answered, “I’d say the appearance is top-notch. I defy anyone to find a sim that has as much creativity and decoration as this and *still* host open combat. ... It reminds me of a real military base. I like the high walls around the houses. Details like that sometimes go overlooked.”

“I suppose I also like the bell tower. I’m drawn to good sniping positions.” Flea doubted there’d be pitched battles for it, though, “people around here like to run and gun. ... I suppose that’s better than it is in a lot of first-person-shooter games where you have fifteen snipers and one foot soldier.”

Corporal Angelblue Xeno was in a 1940’s-era swimsuit enjoying the Italian beach, “Yes, my swimsuit is period wear, hee-hee! ... As soon as the parade was over, I headed to the beach, ha ha! There will be no combat today. There’s too much to discover and toys to play with. I went to Italy when I was very young. I can remember the chou chou nuts salesmen on the beach, they were always covered in sand (laughter).”

“Wait until it’s nighttime,” Angelblue told, “Have you seen the lamp light? You must look ... and notice the little flies attracted to the light. Oh, the church. You must play the organ in there. The lighting effect as you get near the altar is amazing. ... getting some real nice dawn reflections in the water, going right up into the lilies in the water past the bridge.” I would later see her flying a seaplane around.

Emil Byon was the administrator of the new Anzio sim. He explains the decision was made to give the place a new look in November,”Tataria had many difficulties for combat, so we proposed a new sim ... we chose to do Italy and the Mediterranean Sea. ... We had the Afrika Corp, France, Russia, D-Day, Belgium, but never Italy and the Mediterranean. In real life, this was the first door to Europe for the Allies. It’s a very important front.” He had never heard of anyone else trying to recreate Anzio on the grid.

Emil told Anzio will differ a bit from the other sims in New Bastogne, “This is not just a battle sim.” He wanted aspects of a social sim, “with cultural and historical activities, not just combat.” He planned to have religious services at the village church. While there may be some people roleplaying as nuns and altar boys, there will be at least one priest whom is also one in real life. Emil described the feedback so far as very positive, “I think the people really like it.”

I had the impression Anzio was open to visitors, at least for now, but it is part of a combat roleplay. Those not part of the teams are asked not to interfere in any combat, or they will be asked to leave. To join a side, get in contact with one of the administrators such as Vickster Kuhn or AngusGraham Ceawlin.

Bixyl Shuftan

Changes at the New Bastogne WW2 RP

The first few months of 2011 have been a time of change for the New Bastogne WW2 combat roleplay area. More sims have meant a fresh look for the region. More events give the soldiers and pilots something to do here besides fight. And recently was the Anniversary Party, celebrating one year since the historical combat area came to be as it is known today.

For the article, go to Places.

Youtube: A Morning Drive to Caen

From Vickster Khun, "A morning drive with the Kommodore.. Leaving the German base in Normandie, the Kommodore of JG 2 Richthofen winds her way past hedgrows, surveys the beach, and finally returns to her airbase in Caen, France."

New Allied Base Sim in WW2 RP Area

For the players on the Allied teams, the layout of the sims gave them just one small area at the bottom of the southernmost sim. This came to an end last week on Dec 9 when the new "Allied Base" sim was declared open in a ceremony and party, with a truce declared and all teams invited.

Read about the new sim in Places.

The Oct. 12 Battle for Bastogne

Usually in the New Bastogne and Fallout sims in the WW2 RP area, pitched battles last an hour or two at most. But on October 12, it went on for hour after hour. One of SL Newser's reporters dropped in to see some of the match, and an unexpected ending.

Read about the account in People.

The WW2 Combat Roleplay

Somewhere in France 1944, American and British forces battle in the streets of a town against the German Wehrmacht and Waffen SS. Up above, Mustangs and Hurricanes engage in dogfights against Me109s and Focke Wulfs.

Who will win the day? Well, that's up to you.

The WW2 RP, three sims of furious combat over land and air. Both sides continue to accept new players into their ranks. If you're a history buff of the era, or find a thrill in combat gaming, this may be the place for you.

To read the story, go to Places.