Never gonna see that movie. The producers allowed FoW.

Agreed. Much too cold for a November update.

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<t>Should the AI be able to perform certain actions when a player misses his turn? Maybe it should have limited powers: no declaring war, no breaking/forming alliances. If the country's not at war, the AI plays status quo. If it's at war, the AI plays the war. <br/>
The flipside, how is the player ...

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Here's the situation:<br/>
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I'm France and you're Russia. I come to you and tell you "Let's act in concert this game, and you can have the VP win..." What are you gonna think?<br/>
(IMO, the more powerful the country that allies with France, the higher the proportion of ...

<t>Could it be that Tondu's point is being missed?<br/>
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If trade through Britain is reasonably interrupted, because they've lost Dominance, etc, then it would be nice to have a game system that could adapt to this changed/unusual circumstance by allowing other players/countries to fill the ...

Matrix, if you guys decide to close the forum, please do so AFTER the October update:)

EIA is obviously an un-improvable game. So Matrix definitely should not try. A straight port will be fine.

<t>Some good points. But how was all of this knowledge gotten? Spys, defections, etc. The Brits before Waterloo knew the entire composition of the French army because of a spy in Paris, and defecting generals. <br/>
But the question is, are we satisfied letting FoW being just part of the game, or ...

True France moves four, but let's face it: Britain, Austria, Prussia, Spain, and probably Russia would all be spying on France anyway. France might need that advantage. Naturally the one with the most counters would have the most potential to see through FoW.

<t>Pure EIA in one sense is not a balanced game (anyone care to argue that France and Spain are on equal footing?). But it is pretty balanced historically. What is the problem with altering the game--why the preference for game realism over historical realism? <br/>
Good point about English fleet ...

<t>Capitaine: IMO, having absolute FOW would require a game system designed with that intent in mind at the inception. <br/>
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Probably true.<br/>
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Hoche--easy killer! The purists can have their game, but we're talking about options here. Options--any options--are an improvement, because ...

<t>Capitaine had some great points, particularly about how much of the era's FOW was in an area that would essentially be contained in a sector of the EIA map. I agree with Tondu though. <br/>
I think it would be great to have FOW, and the ability to set up spy networks (think I mentioned it in a ...

Sweden is probably not important enough to be a major power, but maybe it merits having an AI of it's own so that it's essentially always a Computer controlled "player". Same goes for certain other countries, notably America, and possibly Kingdoms once they're created.

I second the question about new maps in a future upgrade--anything New World in particular. I've always thought the original EIA trivialized America a bit too much. Any plans?

<t>Absolutely! Had to register to put in a vote for that!<br/>
Fog of war would be key on the computer. If it's not on the first release, fine, but hopefully in an upgrade. Also, the idea of France & Russia (for example) having absolutely no idea about the other's troop dispositions, etc, is ...