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[phoenix]

Been out of this for a bit, due to RL. But PB3 is looking exciting. I have a plea about the desert maps though, David. Hope this is the place to mention it. 

 I'm assuming you are importing the PC desert maps and converting them. I have major issues with the amount of trees in the western desert maps. It's bizarre, I think. You look at any period maps or photos, not to mention google earth, and it's clear that, for example, there are not all these 'forested' areas south of alamein or around Capuzzo. Tunisia is different - more green, obviously. But east of Tunisia right through to Egypt we are talking about a few oases here and there. I have raised this before in connection with the PC maps and had no real satisfactory response as to why all those trees are there. I have asked the question from the realism point of view. When all these trees were placed on the western desert maps in PC, was there a reason for it, a reason for placing them where they are - ie research and a period map showing them, or even trees in that position on google earth etc? - and it's clear there was not. They seem to have been put in randomly. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong. I really, truly hope that you don't just carry over all those random trees into the PB3 maps. Getting rid of all of them would be a more realistic default option. 

Cheers,

Peter