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Is there any chance we'll see this engine in a more generic game in the future. I mean, the game mechanics look fantastic, but the time frame is very specific. Wouldn't it be nice to see it working for multiple conflicts like Toaw, even if sacrificing some realism? At least, let people edit weapons in order to create scenarios outside WWII scope, even if less realistic. I think that in such a case, this game would be really revolutionary. As it is, it may be revolutionary in terms of mechanics, but very restricted in terms of scope.
Any plans in this direction?

SRenault,

Thanks for your post. I appreciate uyour feedback. I am going to be making an announcement, that will relate to your question, once we sign off on BFTB - ie when we hand things over to Matrix to publish. This should IMO be in about two weeks time. We have just a few bugs remaining to squash. So stay tuned. I'm not going to say anymore at this stage. Be patient.

Arjuna, I can understand your silence. Yet, you got me extremely curious. I'll wait anxiously. Thanks

Very interesting...

One further question: most of us don't have time to sit and play a game for hours at once. This is one of the reasons I always preferred turn based or wego games, since playing an human opponent is a lot more challenging then playing the AI. Is there a way to play COTA by e-mail? I mean, I know the game is real time, but perhaps someone already tried setting orders for both sides with the game paused and establishing a lapse of time the game will run before setting new orders, simulating a wego system. Is it possible? Do people play the game by e-mail?

pbem is not possible with this system. Definitely a shortfall but that's one of the reasons why so much effort goes in to developing a challenging and unpredictable AI.[;)]