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John Tillers Battleground series ACW/Nap - gabeeg - 08-23-2011 Hello everyone, Looking for some opinions on Matrix's John Tiller Battleground Series, both the Napoleon and the American Civil War. They look nice, in some sense nicer than the more current HPS stuff. I am sure they are missing some features of the later HPS stuff...but how are they over all. I am really enticed by the fact that the Nappy title has a naval component. Is PBEM fairly active for these Matrix titles? RE: John Tillers Battleground series ACW/Nap - Compass Rose - 08-23-2011 gabeeg, This link here should help you out in finding your information. https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=54954 As for how popular/active the BG series is, you can check here to see what was reported to the Black Powder ladder for the last 90 days. https://www.theblitz.club/ladders/Black-Powder/action=results&lid=7 If I counted correctly, out of 42 games reported in the last 90 days, only one game was a BG game, and it was a Nap game. Out of a total of 10 Nap games reported, 9 were HPS and one was BG. Hope that helps. RE: John Tillers Battleground series ACW/Nap - Al Amos - 08-23-2011 The Nappy does not have a naval component. JT made a sailing ship game, but it is completely stand alone, no interface with his Nap BG games at all. The games are fun, basic compared to the later HPS stuff. It's an inexpensive way to get your feet wet. RE: John Tillers Battleground series ACW/Nap - gabeeg - 08-23-2011 Thanks Checkmate, That was an excellent thread...but I am still indecisive. Still tempted by the "Age of Sail" bonus game (wish JTS or HPS would release an age of sail game) included in the Matrix Nap Battleground. It does sound like there were some not so minor game play tweaks made in the HPS versions...still in its own right the battleground games sound fun. I think I will save it for an impulse buy when I am desperate for a new game. Al, Yeah, I re-read the matrix blurb the naval part is included as a "bonus game"...even better for my likes. RE: John Tillers Battleground series ACW/Nap - Al Amos - 08-23-2011 It is a very fun naval game. RE: John Tillers Battleground series ACW/Nap - jonnymacbrown - 08-23-2011 (08-23-2011, 11:39 AM)Al Amos Wrote: It is a very fun naval game. Yeah, Age of Sail is a BLAST! 
RE: John Tillers Battleground series ACW/Nap - Cats - 09-01-2011 Sir, In my opinion the biggest difference is in the maps. I think the detail is nicer on the Matrix compared to the HPS. Below is the Matrix pic of the Waterloo area: [attachment=3270] Below is the HPS of same: [attachment=3271] There are some differences in the engine, if you are used to the HPS it will take a bit of patience for the Matrix. As for the engine, I prefer the HPS. Hope this helped! RE: John Tillers Battleground series ACW/Nap - FM WarB - 09-03-2011 The Talonsoft/Matrix maps [ilooki] nicer. The Ligny/Quatrebras map was quite inaccurate, however. RE: John Tillers Battleground series ACW/Nap - gabeeg - 09-03-2011 I decided to buy both the Napy and CW titles since Matrix has the $10.00 off deal if you buy both. I am primarily interested in "Age of Sail"...thats how desperate I am for a half decent age of sail PC game (that also runs on Win 7 x64). I am using the games to see if I am actually interested in tactical CW and Nap battles. I love SB and 1776... Thanks all that replied! RE: John Tillers Battleground series ACW/Nap - Compass Rose - 09-03-2011 (09-03-2011, 07:33 AM)gabeeg Wrote: I decided to buy both the Napy and CW titles since Matrix has the $10.00 off deal if you buy both. I am primarily interested in "Age of Sail"...thats how desperate I am for a half decent age of sail PC game (that also runs on Win 7 x64). I am using the games to see if I am actually interested in tactical CW and Nap battles. I love SB and 1776... Good Luck with it. I'm sure there are many of us waiting of John Tiller to release a updated version of Age of Sail which offers PBEM. |
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