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[MattP]

You have to remember that until the recent GOLD updates these games went through a long period without any work being done on them. The GOLD updates were primarily about improving the graphics and I think this was done extremely well. Whether these graphics could have been made better by a modder is a subjective judgement. Personally I have not seen anything that I think is superior.

Also there are Hotkeys for things such as Command Radius. More hotkeys would be desirable but the main ones are there.

It seems to me that work is being done to improve these old games but it a question of time and priorities. We just need to be patient.

I do understand that as I've been playing the Napoleonic series off and on for years.   I had written them a very long email a few years ago basically saying that the game engine is solid and the games are enjoyable, but they could be so much more so if they just spent some time making them look better.   I think I wrote this after playing Line of Battle Gettysburg on Vassal and noting that it just looked so much better.    It wasn't long after this, less than a year I think, that they started updating the ACW game graphics.   Believe me, I'm in no way looking for anything super amazing or 3d (and feel they should just dump the 3d views in the game and focus on the 2d stuff), but the games are really good to play PBEM, they would be even better is they just looked better.    Anyway, I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way.   I suspect the problem is that the native incredibly low resolution of the game is just so limiting but would probably require a big overhaul to change.  

As for the graphics being better in mods, you're right it is subjective.   And for me, Jison's mod for one is a massive improvement over the stock graphics, both functionally and aesthetically.    Being able to see who is in a trench alone is helpful.....

Anyway, they certainly don't price them like old games.   If they were selling them for $10 I'd have nothing to say.  But they aren't. 

Thanks for the tip on the hotkeys.  I'm just starting with this series, so it's helpful to know for sure. 

Matt