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Thanks for the tips, Loki. They are most useful.

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loki100 wrote:are you not just looking at the recently conquered malus?

I've found it pretty easy to build up the population there but it takes a few buildings to get it going

Thank you for the information, Loki. Somehow, i was not aware of the recently conquered malus.

My apologies to all for the error.

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After conquering Syracuse and Agrigentum in Sicily, I was surprised to find that both regions had a fifty percent penalty to food production. The Sicily of today has poor soil, but in ancient times the soil was some of the most fertile in the ancient world, and the island was the bread basket of Rom...

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this is a very useful tip. I had been avoiding building anything that created decadence, but understand the error of my ways, and will go with the system.

Thank you for this most useful tip, Pocus.

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Pocus wrote:One says "Enlist, re-enlist, they said!" and the other "You'll do fine travel they said!"

(not totally literal translation)

Thank you, that is ;very humorous.

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Pocus, could you translate that for those of us who do not read French?

And let me congratulate you again for this brilliant game, which I ma enjoying very much.

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I am glad that worked for you. Figuring out how to solve the various problems the game throws at you is a lot of fun.

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I cannot stop playing it. Everything works, and the wars are fascinating, with the superb AI raising quite a challenge. Every nation is different, and feels historically right. There is so much to this game that I could go on for pages, but that means I cannot play the game while writing how much I ...

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Do you have Italia Superior as a formed province? If so, you can raise the special provincial unit, Italian infantry. These are medium infantry who should do much better in the mountains than legions or cavalry. I would also bring plenty of skirmishers to support them. A bit army of these units shou...

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Thank you, Pocus. And thanks for the information about Phithib, as i was concerned about him. it is great that he is working on so many projects. I intend to buy his new games when I can. On a different note, I have been going through the manual for FOG Empires, and I am very impressed. IF the game ...

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To Philthib and Pocus, Gentlemen, PhilTib has left the building, he is doing classical board games again, I hope he comes back to PC games at some point. Somehow I missed this. I had no idea until I read your comment. Thank you for letting me know. My apologies to PHilThib, Pocus, and everyone else...

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To Philthib and Pocus, Gentlemen, I am most excited about this game, I will buy it as soon as possible. This is the launch of a new gaming system which you have put so much work into over the last few years. I have read the manual, and it is clear to me that this new system will be a masterpiece. It...

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Ah yes, I admit there was some wishful thinking there. No doubt you are correct, Zakblood.

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Pocus, that is wonderful news!

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After reading the patch notes to the latest FOG 2 patch, which came out last week, I noticed that they had a reference to something that was done regarding GOG Empires. It seems likat FOG 2 is now ready for Empires battles. Does this mean that FOG Empires will be coming out soon, after the Steam sum...

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Pocus wrote:Try to check on various websites when are Steam Summer sales.

Then understand that no new game can be out during this period. So it must be before or after.

Ah, that makes sense. No doubt it will be4 after. Hopefully soon after.

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I have read all the developer diaries, watched the twitch video, looked at all the screenshots.

I want the game NOW.

I realize We will have to wait awhile, but could you give us a general idea of when we can actually buy this fascinating game?

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The above posts simply confirm my decision about these two games.

I will buy FOG Empires the day it comes out. I think it will be great, and I am very excited about it.

I have no interest in the Paradox game.

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This sounds Great!

It looks like the military and tactical system will have a lot of depth to it, even if you do not use FOG2 to resolve battles.

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This is very sad. The game has so many great ideas and attributes. All that really is needed to fix it would be to convert it into a two side game, the French and the allies. A few years ago, it looked like this was going to be done, but it never was, and most of the efforts of the Ageod team was pu...

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Plus one. I do prefer the old style counters, I think it would be nice of Slitherine to include that option. But I will buy the game regardless, because it has so many interesting features, and because it is the new Ageod system and I want to support Philthib and Pocus, who have done so much to enri...

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Thanks Vaalen, nice comments, and true about FOG2, even if I'm very newbie to it! But RBS is on my back ;) You'll want to read this about Empires gameplay also: http://www.ageod-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=411&t=53151&p=402326#p402326 Yes, I did indeed want to read that post you made, and I a...

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Pocus, I also appreciate the explanation, which is getting me even more excited about this game. Don Powell, thank you for your willingness to try the game on its own merits. For myself, I have accepted that some of the things I love the most about Ageod games will be treated in a different, maybe l...

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One of the very nice new features in this game will be the option to resolve battles tactically, in Field of Glory 2. I am very familiar with FOG 2, and play it regularly. I have all four expansions and have enjoyed all of them. The controls a re simple, and the game is easy to learn, but it is very...

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Tamas wrote:And of course due to the randomisation of leaders, a great leader rising from among the random leaders is possible as well, for any countries.

That is excellent news! It really adds some spice to the game, to think that any nation has a chance of generating a great leader.

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Tamas, That is an excellent point. No one could predict when a great leader would appear. Yet, great leaders had an enormous effect on the success of many wars, and they did appear from time to toime. Considering both these factors, i think the approach of having some great historical leaders having...

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Hi Tamas, I apologize for getting your name wrong. i do not know how it happened. it was not intentional. I have always appreciated the helpful and thoughtful replies you provide, and wish I had not made that mistake. You have my respect, as always. Thank you for the information. regards, Vaalen

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Thank you for the information, Pocus. I am glad to see that there is a chance for historical leaders to appear in the general period they actually were in, as this adds much flavor. Can you tell us some of the ratings and traits leaders will have? I do understand that everything is subject to change...

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I am wondering how leaders are handled in this game. Will historical leaders be included, or will they be randomly generated? Will leaders be able to have something like the huge range of traits they had in previous Ageod games, or will they have something else. And if it is different, what types of...

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Thi ssupply system does sound similar to AGE, which worked perfectly for the period. In AJe, supply was a huge, and challenging issue, especially when campaigning in less developed area, like Hispania. The more I hear about this game, the more excited I am getting about it. Any estimate of a release...

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Sicily was actuallly very fertile during this period. Change requested.

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