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ORIGINAL: Iñaki Harrizabalagatar

Watching the pictures, it is difficult to see if there is a proper battleline, some units look as if they were mixed together with enemy lines. What is your experience, do you form battlelines? does the battle in general follow an historically realistic pattern?

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What is your experience, do you form battlelines? does the battle in general follow an historically realistic pattern?

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ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

Please note that the uniforms are moddable and my impression is that a few people are interested in releasing a more accurate uniform set after release. Those in the game were designed primarily with playability and identification for non-grognards in mind, though the game as a whole has very high historical fidelity.

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This game looks promising, I'm probably going to buy it. But, being a Napoleonic enthusiast, I must admit that the soldiers dont have the 'look and feel' of Napoleonic soldiers, they REALLY seem late 1800 mexicans.

It's a shame, because I dont think that choosing the right colours or 'feel' would have costed one single dollar more.

My question is: how can the developers have not caught a big mistake like this one?

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I've had a dozen or so non-Napoleonic-hobbiest-but-strategy-game players in-house for testing and feedback: the initial reaction of every one of them was that they found the Napoleonic details confusing. They don't recognize the old flags, don't know the names of things, don't associate uniforms with nations. I try to be close to my customer, and we use flags and units that are as historical as possible but that still cohere in such a way that is accessible to new users.

never read something like that from a designer working on a napoleonic project

by the way for the french, the 3 colors was only use in 1815, during most of the period it was a diamond, certainly to confusing....

if your army look like a mexican one, it's not only an RGB color question but also the general design of the uniform and shakos.
It's only requiered to have a minimun background on the period.

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Your enthusiasm for this project is charming.

difficult to be very enthusiasm when I think than the Russian guard will look like the French Old Guard but in green


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I have received an enormous amount of enthusiasm and encouragement for our game via electronic mail, and I am certain that the Napoleonics community at large will be as understanding of the need for such compromises.

I begin to ask myself if you use electronic mail tactic like ADM's Bush .

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Also, because of the severe time constraint we have, I have to prioritize work and I might not be able to fix it, because there are plenty of critical things that must be addressed.

the last time I have heard about severe time constraint was for "Pax Romana" ....

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Oh yeah. What's that red and white flag? I've never seen an Austrian flag like that. (Thanks again.)

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ORIGINAL: Malagant

"Duke Friedrich II (1210-1246), the last Babenberg, sought to become more independent of the Roman Emperor (also Friedrich II) and adopted as a new "logo" the red-white-red arms in the year 1230. The first colour document bearing them dates from 1232."

Austrian Flags - Bundesdienstflagge