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So... silly question but following the announcement of age of sail does this mean that there should be no sequel on napoleonic wars in the short term or could there be more games being worked on on parallel ? If someone could give us a hint it would be great !

Yeah, Napoleon is probably the most logical choice, but the model could work well with pike and shot type of battles

SO.... i am still dying to get any tidbit of info on what a possible next game could be. I actually don't even know if there will be another game, let alone on which period it will be. Any info anywhere ? anyone ?

Gee that Percon guy sure reads cranky...

Indeed. Not only there are 3 different types of infantry (well actually 2 and guard units of the 2 types, but let's say 3) but also in battle formations are a lot more flexible : from the pure line to the mixed order to batallon up to divisional columns, the variation is huge. The cav component of the game would be capital, if done well it would set the tone for the combined arms ultimate orgasm that a napoleonic wargame can be : light cavalry for scouting, probing, pursuing and occasional charging. Heavy cavalry for shock assault, dragons with the ability to dismount as well... There is a massive amount of fun to be had.

then it isn't really focus, is it ?

Bah, if we think about it in a cold simple way, a napoleonic game is totally obvious : it's the most money making machine, it's a natural ambition for a game designer to want a make a great game about this holy totem of an era. I mean you nail Waterloo and such properly and your game becomes the Sid Meier's of its time. So I am pretty confident I will get to play an ultimate general Napoleon by next christmas time. Book it !

Like many of you, as a silly impatient customer I just can't wait for an announcement, hoping it will be a Napoleon type game. I have been dreaming of a quality nappy tactical game since the battleground series !

You only charge up a hill when you don't have a choice, be it by lack or space or lack of time : You need to take that position to break the ennemy's back and justify the whole battle and campaign, you try it, because endless flank turning isn't an option anymore lest the opportunity slip away. This is why although frontal assault was never the right option, it kept happening...

Come on, this is a bit of a passive aggressive comment here isn't it ?

Talking a bout a UG - Napoleonic wars, what I would really like to play is the 96-97 italian campaign, with the lean demi-brigades, the key tactical decisions, many exciting battles with lean and nimble armies of 20 000 to 30 000 men, cavalry and preciously limited arty man must make the best use of.

I am sure the devs would be fine providing a patch if some players prepare it I suppose, but I think they now have other plans in mind and other things to do : This game is done, beautifully so, and it's time to work on the next one with all lessons learnt from this one !

Honestly this game is done, it's great, it's fun, i'ts enough to be enjoyed... Rather than painstakingly making marginal improvements to please customers who already bought it, might as well expand on all they have learnt and build the next game !

Melee cavalry just shouldn't exist... All cav should be better in melee in the open but very brittle if encountering resistance imho

What I would like to see in a Napoleonic or 18th century game is the variety of uniform colors while still having sprites that are simple and not memory heavy so that the game can run smoothly on most computers including laptops one uses when travelling for work.Something akin to the sprites used in the Battleground series from John Tiller (but animated of course). We would still have the jolt of colors while keeping simple and effective sprites, not going with full Total War details which should not be the priorities for such a game.