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by mercenarius
Sun Oct 12, 2025 5:03 am
Forum: Hannibal: Rome and Carthage in the Second Punic War
Topic: New Game?
Replies: 479
Views: 64045

Re: New Game?

Good point about the long interval between the Roman Empire and the Napoleonic empire. I haven't studied Napoleonic logistics very much, actually. That's on my to-do list. One thing that I can't help but notice about the Napoleonic period is how much more densely populated Europe was than only a few ...
by mercenarius
Sun Sep 21, 2025 8:23 pm
Forum: Hannibal: Rome and Carthage in the Second Punic War
Topic: New Game?
Replies: 479
Views: 64045

Re: New Game?

I have cleaned up the typesetting on the previous dialog, but it's not that interesting to see again. But I do have a new screenshot for the effects of ordering immediate supply deliveries. Usually, the bookkeeping is done at the end of the turn, and the player doesn't have to think about it. But ...
by mercenarius
Mon Sep 15, 2025 1:27 am
Forum: Hannibal: Rome and Carthage in the Second Punic War
Topic: New Game?
Replies: 479
Views: 64045

Re: New Game?

Well, I haven't forgotten about all of you. I just didn't finish anything up soon enough to post something before tonight.

After looking at the game play involved, I realized that having an Operations Command on the strategy map which also implemented a function of "assign supply deliveries to this ...
by mercenarius
Sat Aug 30, 2025 3:41 pm
Forum: Hannibal: Rome and Carthage in the Second Punic War
Topic: New Game?
Replies: 479
Views: 64045

Re: New Game?

OK, I retooled the report dialogs for the forts and fortresses a little. These small changes are an effort to emphasize the military nature of fortress administration:


Fortress Report.png


The "stores" icon has been changed to make it different from the icon used for city stores. This new icon ...
by mercenarius
Sat Aug 16, 2025 3:48 am
Forum: Hannibal: Rome and Carthage in the Second Punic War
Topic: New Game?
Replies: 479
Views: 64045

Re: New Game?

So looking forward to this game!

Many thanks for your kind words!

Do the player have any options on how to handle supply for the army when on campaign? Or navy?

Short answer is yes, the longer answer is yes but the naval supply will need to get some modest revision to match what is already ...
by mercenarius
Sun Aug 10, 2025 2:09 am
Forum: Hannibal: Rome and Carthage in the Second Punic War
Topic: New Game?
Replies: 479
Views: 64045

Re: New Game?

So, I have added an extra setting in the Limites settings which allows the player to delegate some authority for maintaining and building defenses.

Here is a small screenshot to show this in action:


Limites Settings.jpg


This is about as close as the game comes to the kind of auto-management ...
by mercenarius
Sat Aug 09, 2025 3:43 am
Forum: Hannibal: Rome and Carthage in the Second Punic War
Topic: New Game?
Replies: 479
Views: 64045

Re: New Game?

I realized in doing the previously mentioned work that I hadn't actually done the logic for fortresses to receive supplies by water transport. And I noticed that there are some locations which will need access to water transport but don't have it at present. So, I had to do a little map editing.

In ...
by mercenarius
Sun Jul 27, 2025 5:46 am
Forum: Hannibal: Rome and Carthage in the Second Punic War
Topic: New Game?
Replies: 479
Views: 64045

Re: New Game?

Well, when I said a week, I guess that I meant a fortnight. :o

I had pretty bad writer's block until this week; I don't know why. But I did make some progress. Here is a revised version of the Limites Department, including most of the summary elements:


Limites Summary.png


As you can see, two ...
by mercenarius
Sat Jul 19, 2025 2:40 am
Forum: Victory and Glory: Napoleon
Topic: Let us now concentrate on Naval Battles
Replies: 2
Views: 21351

Re: Let us now concentrate on Naval Battles

Well, I have looked into the three issues that you have brought up here.

#1. My testing showed this to be a cosmetic issue. The captured French squadrons were improperly converted on the battle board to British squadrons. However, the captures were processed in Constantinople and when the repaired ...
by mercenarius
Mon Jul 14, 2025 4:46 am
Forum: Victory and Glory: Napoleon
Topic: Let us now concentrate on Naval Battles
Replies: 2
Views: 21351

Re: Let us now concentrate on Naval Battles

Well, I am sorry that you ran into a couple of problems. I will look into these, of course. These do seem to be errors that need to be corrected.
by mercenarius
Sat Jul 12, 2025 11:50 pm
Forum: Hannibal: Rome and Carthage in the Second Punic War
Topic: New Game?
Replies: 479
Views: 64045

Re: New Game?

OK, the previous idea was a silly one. Here is the corrected version of the "Victualia" menu:


Victualia Menu.png


Clicking on "Organize Logistical Planning" will bring up a menu for an Administrative Action:


Logistics Authority Menu.png


Usually the players will use the "default" choice ...
by mercenarius
Sun Jul 06, 2025 5:01 am
Forum: Victory and Glory: Napoleon
Topic: Event Card Bug
Replies: 4
Views: 1473

Re: Event Card Bug

Checking the code shows what you had already observed: the AI will only upgrade one army with the Horse Artillery Card, so if there is only one eligible unit in an army, the card only upgrades a single unit. Now, this is a bug, of sorts, but it isn't a destructive one. I will put it on the list of ...
by mercenarius
Sat Jul 05, 2025 4:05 pm
Forum: Victory and Glory: Napoleon
Topic: Event Card Bug
Replies: 4
Views: 1473

Re: Event Card Bug


Hello and thanks for the answer. I sent the files to mercenarius@forcedmarchgames.com, hopefully it will arrive

No such luck, did not get delivered. Should I use the "info" recipient ?

Best regards


Yes, please use "info" as the recipient. Thanks in advance for the saved games!
by mercenarius
Sat Jul 05, 2025 5:00 am
Forum: Victory and Glory: Napoleon
Topic: Event Card Bug
Replies: 4
Views: 1473

Re: Event Card Bug

Glad that you are enjoying the game. I'll look at this issue and try to post a reply over the weekend.

I do know that the AI is happy to play the "upgrade" cards with only one candidate, but they should upgrade two if they are available. If you want to send me a saved game, that is very nice! You ...
by mercenarius
Sun Jun 29, 2025 4:47 pm
Forum: Hannibal: Rome and Carthage in the Second Punic War
Topic: New Game?
Replies: 479
Views: 64045

Re: New Game?

Well, I didn't get quite as far - or as fast - as I hoped. But I do have something to share.

Under the "Victualia" section (think "Vittles") of the Limites Department in the Administrative Interface, you will now have access to this menu:


Victualia Menu.png


What is new is the "Plan Out All ...
by mercenarius
Sun Jun 22, 2025 4:33 pm
Forum: Hannibal: Rome and Carthage in the Second Punic War
Topic: New Game?
Replies: 479
Views: 64045

Re: New Game?

Well, I haven't forgotten about all of you! This last week or so was crazy with personal business. On top of that, the video card in my 32-bit test machine died and finding a suitable replacement for hardware that old was difficult. But I keep that machine running as a gauge for checking to see if ...
by mercenarius
Sun Jun 08, 2025 5:42 pm
Forum: Hannibal: Rome and Carthage in the Second Punic War
Topic: New Game?
Replies: 479
Views: 64045

Re: New Game?

Don't make compromises. We want to play the game you want to make. We'll wait for it.

First off, thanks for the compliment! I'll try to live up to the spirit of that.

The third tutorial is now done, but it took a little longer than I thought. So, I don't have much new to post on "other" logic in ...
by mercenarius
Fri May 16, 2025 2:19 am
Forum: Hannibal: Rome and Carthage in the Second Punic War
Topic: New Game?
Replies: 479
Views: 64045

Re: New Game?


Is there a possibility or probability of a 2025 release?


There is certainly a possibility. I will try my best to get something released by the end of the year, even if I have to make compromises.

I'll post a couple of new screenshots (of other things) as soon as I get the first four tutorials ...
by mercenarius
Fri May 16, 2025 2:17 am
Forum: Hannibal: Rome and Carthage in the Second Punic War
Topic: New Game?
Replies: 479
Views: 64045

Re: New Game?


Is there a possibility or probability of a 2025 release?


There is certainly a possibility. I will try my best to get something released by the end of the year, even if I have to make compromises.

I'll try to post a couple of new screenshots by the end of this month. The Tutorials are going OK ...
by mercenarius
Sun Apr 06, 2025 12:12 am
Forum: Hannibal: Rome and Carthage in the Second Punic War
Topic: New Game?
Replies: 479
Views: 64045

Re: New Game?

Well, I haven't forgotten about all of you. I have been adding the final information markers and map labels, since they will be needed for the first tutorial. And I have designed the basic look and functionality of the tutorial panels themselves.

Here is the opening stage for the first tutorial ...

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