I didn't quite get this done before last weekend, but I did add some things to show all of you.

You have seen the "Augustus" department selected in the Admin Dialog:



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This happens to be what you'd have if you choose to play Didius Julianus in the 193 A.D. scenario. No one ...

Many, many thanks for your kind words!

I do not remember how long time period each turn will be? When an action takes a year to complete, how man turns is that?

Each turn represents one season, so 4 turns is one calendar year.

The other "new" materials to show you consist of revision to two elements from this menu, which you have seen before:


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I did change one icon in that menu to improve its aesthetic appeal if nothing else. Otherwise, it's the same as before.

Previoulys, the "Sponsor ...

I do have a few new things to show you, although they are mostly in the manner of refinements to existing elements.

I realized that the materials from the previous post needed some revision, and I have done that. I changed the Latin title of that new button on the "Augustus" menu to a simpler text ...

OK, well, it's not "before" the weekend, but here goes. I have added the enactment for supporting higher education and have also revised the way players can review all pending major enactments.

I have added a button to the "Augustus" menu to allow a review from the strategy map. This mirrors what ...

In the process of checking the logic for "repair damage in a city" I found that I had not yet devised the way that players will see horse breeding activity at a city. So, this last week and a half that has been my task.

If a city does have what the game calls "Horse Farms," there is an extra ...

Many thanks for the compliment!

I have revised the last option in the "City Options Menu" that was posted earlier. The "final" version now looks like this:


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The last option brings up the usual "selection area" to choose a city. But the enactment menu itself has ...

At least I am not drooling. Yet. :lol:

:D

Regarding the previous mention of "complexity" and such, here is the enactment area for converting a fortress to a town with the option of resettling the garrison:


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If the player proceeds, the enactment is confirmed in ...

Hey Orm, thanks for your kind words!

Yes, I have tried to make The Fall of Rome a deeper game than Hannibal and it is more complex. I haven't played War in the Pacific, so I cannot compare. I mostly stopped playing "other" strategy games with Rome: Total War. I have never played Europa Universalis ...

The "Sponsor Colonia" enactment is inspired somewhat by Gibbon's chapter on Septimius Septimus, and the need for the player to have a mechanism to strengthen a city's landowning class. There are indirect ways to do this, such as reductions in taxes for a particular city, and those methods will be ...

Thanks for the kind words! And I am sorry about the delay in responding. :oops:

I got a little bored with the particular Ops Command that I was demonstrating earlier, and I decided to finish the last remaining enactment from the "Urbes" choice in the Civitas Department. You have seen this before ...

I haven't forgotten about all of you! I hope that those of you who live here in the U.S. had a nice 4th of July holiday. :D

I have been working on refining the Admin Interface a little and finishing any remaining Ops Commands.

Here is the Ops Command for "Communicate with Cities" from the menu ...

Very good points! In particular, there should be a check for "interference" and I will add that at some point (hopefully very soon). Obviously, any attempt to court a leader or interfere with forces belonging to another faction or nation must produce some kind of response.

I am not sure how the AI ...

So, I finished, and then revised, the front end of the "Secret Negotiations" and have mostly worked out the factors for success. Here is what the revised version looks like, with the same target as before:


Remote Negotiations.jpg


Now that is the chances for a "remote" negotiation. The other ...

I don't think that Hannibal adds a specific bonus for his presence. The total Carthaginian strength is an important factor in determining the effects of the card. Same thing for Roman strength in field units. On top of all that, you seem to have gotten a very good roll. :D

I don't normally play ...

Well, I haven't forgotten about you or what I posted last. I went on vacation for a family thing (which was good) and took my laptop. But I didn't get a lot done. :oops:

If also occurred to me that there are two things which haven't been finished which are actually needed before the acclamation ...

Mercenarius, Watching with baited breath for many years! Is it possible we may see our legions spring forth this year?


I will do everything in my power to make that happen. But...we'll see how it goes.

In the meantime, here is a screenshot of something new. This is the dialog for the "Acclaim ...

Some good ideas there, although I have a few qualms which don't need to be hashed out here.

I don't know when/if Glenn is going to want to fund a revised version of the game. But I will make it a point to ask him if there is any news that I can share with you on this subject.

Hello Orm!

As always, thanks for your kind words!

Unfortunately, lately I have focused on interface issues, and still have a little cleanup to do concerning supply and finance. But I will try to post some news on the AI as soon as I can. I do plan to get more work done in that area this month ...

I haven't forgotten about all of you! I got - somewhat - derailed a little with some typesetting issues that I encountered after purchasing a new laptop. The admin dialog needed to be bigger at its maximum size for a large, high DPI display. I didn't have the hardware to test this until I got the ...