I went Gold! (and boy am I sorry!)

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I don't care for the NEW Maps either.  So I just copy the old maps from the Disks of the old games.  I still have the Gold with just a better looking Map.   

For what it's worth -check to see if that works in all situations. I am pretty sure that I recall a thread where the map files were changed around some (in Smolensk '41 - maybe a few other titles- as the idea was to get them all to link up).

There was one scenario (one of the longer ones I think in Smolensk maybe) where Russians who were behind ( off the top of my head it was the Dnepr- might have been the Dvina [well the one in the north sort of opposite the Dnepr) - were all of a sudden on the west bank with no way to get away -- so the deployment had to be adjusted.

Just taking the maps from older titles - if you have an OOB file like that - may not work.  

For my money - ultimately it ends up finding and integrating a graphic set ( plus where additional features were added -finding graphics that are compatible/consistent with your new choice) and just go with that.  

I mean -for me, I'd have loved it if the powers that be could see that not having banks/shores hexsides like the grand tactical scales leaves for some really hex-y coastlines, and wide rivers/lakes .... sure a hexside graphic is only really a bit of a bandaid but in those instances  -you can apply some effects that maybe make it slightly less so.   Of course to so so - you have to put some water effects directly on those hexside graphics - not just go with a singular colour (like say green - like is done in the Civil War and probably all of the grand tactical series now ...   however I will concede that you will indeed find a network of people that think the new look is the best thing since sliced bread.