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Where We Are with the Battleground Series - 6/18/2007 6:14:12 PM   
David Heath


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I expect the new bundles to be released in July some time after Origins 2007. The current plan is to make two sets, one on the Civil War and one on the Napoleonics Wars with possibly of Age of Sail I thrown in. These will be updated to work in Windows XP and Vista OS. There will be no major new game features but will be priced to make everyone happy. I want everyone to considered this to be a re-release and not an on going project. I am going to guess the price will be around $29.99 per bundle and maybe a discount on top of that if you purchased them together at the same time. I am still working out these details but this should give everyone a good idea of what and when. There might also be some new battles released in the series but we need to take a wait andd see on doing that.

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RE: Where We Are with the Battleground Series - 6/18/2007 7:37:47 PM   
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Status: offline 		That's brilliant David. Great news. I'm really looking forward to their release.

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RE: Where We Are with the Battleground Series - 6/18/2007 8:48:05 PM   
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Status: offline 		Anyone know if the user scenarios that were made to run on the old Talonsoft series will work on this version?

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RE: Where We Are with the Battleground Series - 6/20/2007 3:24:31 AM   
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ORIGINAL: captskillet

Anyone know if the user scenarios that were made to run on the old Talonsoft series will work on this version?


I can't promise but I can't see why not. What scenarios are you talking about.

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RE: Where We Are with the Battleground Series - 6/20/2007 5:22:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		Just a question, will they still have exactly the same mechanics? (The 25 man strength units)
Also, is the videos and music still included, and is music going to be added for Gettysburg?

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RE: Where We Are with the Battleground Series - 6/20/2007 5:20:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		Some of the smaller stuff on the ACWCO site not covered in a HPS game that will only run on the old BG engine.............Mansfield, etc.

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RE: Where We Are with the Battleground Series - 6/26/2007 7:51:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		David, are we still looking forward to a July release? this is still on the to buy list unless another nap style game arrives!

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RE: Where We Are with the Battleground Series - 6/30/2007 9:14:12 PM   
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RE: Where We Are with the Battleground Series - 7/1/2007 6:41:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		I am probably about a day late and a dollar short on this, as I gather that for technical reasons this series has gone to reissue status, as opposed the an improved model, ala Campaign Series - David, am I correct?

There are a small things that could be done to improve the series and you already possess the model - in the form of the napoleonic games. I refer to the unit icons. The civil war utilises just a handful and all on one bmp. The Napoleonic games have separate bmps for artillery, cavalry, leaders, and infantry, providing pretty rich detail (considering the age and relative simplicity of the games) that evoked the period and enhanced (in my opinion) the gaming experience.

Please consider such a tweak, possibly in the form of an update or patch sometime in the future

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RE: Where We Are with the Battleground Series - 7/9/2007 12:06:40 AM   
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RE: Where We Are with the Battleground Series - 7/18/2007 9:05:57 PM   
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Thanks!

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RE: Where We Are with the Battleground Series - 7/19/2007 5:16:54 PM   
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I expect the new bundles to be released in July some time after Origins 2007.


Well it is July and it is after Origins................(maybe a double-header..........Campaign Series Patch and Battleground all in one day !!!!

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RE: Where We Are with the Battleground Series - 7/22/2007 5:14:13 AM   
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Status: offline 		Maybe a dumb question, but will the Civil War set contain the later Battleground 9: Chickamauga as well?

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RE: Where We Are with the Battleground Series - 7/24/2007 7:16:33 AM   
David Heath


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Status: offline 		Battlegrounds is pretty much done and we are waiting on the manual to release it.  It should be done before the end of the month.

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RE: Where We Are with the Battleground Series - 7/24/2007 3:41:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		...great news indeed, David.
I'm looking forward to get the whole thing :)

< Message edited by Luciano B -- 8/3/2007 12:10:58 AM >

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RE: Where We Are with the Battleground Series - 7/31/2007 2:12:26 AM   
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Battlegrounds is pretty much done and we are waiting on the manual to release it. It should be done before the end of the month.

David


Well there's one more day in July..............is Tue. the Day??????

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