JTS The Seven Years War Released

[Xaver]

Well i finally do my megabuy earlier and leave a 2nd one when PzB-NA41 be released... expect i can keep this hide to NKVD 

Ummm i see fast the update REN manual and the most clear changes are in unit backgrounds... suisse and french units (but now i remember use a mod maybe i am wrong here), i need take my time and try find if in text are new hidding diamonds.

I find SYW as a good title, if you come from nap series is easy adapt to the title, you need keep in mind things like take it "easy" with formations (here is similar to ACW with only 2 formations (until i read no square present i smash the block buttom all the time  ) if you dont have in consideration the deploy skirmish option in ACW) and if you play REN are old friends like see the unit value in victory points and the bonus to melee (i spot in rusian units the old +2 fanatical bonus).

One thing i notice is how small is the presence of high quality units, C-D are the core of your armies and i am curious about performance with this low levels of morale (remember me a little in Waterloo the carefull use for prussian landwehr units) and the use of musket VS improved musket, diference is small (compared with nap titles) but is an interesting thing to have in mind.

Force have units all the time in commander range to enter in melee is a great idea to prevent the use of "recon" commanders, i think this rule could be very usefull in EAW and Nap series, i find it an easy but elegant solution for an old problem.

One thing i miss is the 3D, a title based on this period is perfect to enter in 3D and see your brave pixels before you send them to his digital fate 

Music is MIA to but i play with no sound so is not a problem.

The art improvement is very good, maps now are better colored and is a joy open minimap, i know i see the village art in other title but i cant remember where... could be SB???.

The only thing in new art i think you need improve is the unitbox because is very hard know when an unit is selected or not, when unit is selected the nation flag in the background doesnt change (usually when you select an unit the full unitbox appear more shiny in other titles) and using for all nations a dark background made less noticiable when an unit is selected or not.

Other possible improvement could be try do like in a .... FIW mod (i think is FIW) where the soldier portrait has as background when is possible the regimental flag... here i find strange have german units using as background flag the Union Jack... i imagine when the soldier portrait lacks a background appear the unitboxbackground no???

Out of this the title is great and open an interesting option in the M&P serie to cover more XVII-XVIII century wars-battles i think many players think now in a war set in north Europe... and other set in south Europe 

Thanks for a great title for one of the "Ugly duckling" series in Tiller "small" selection of wargames