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Use the svn development version of the game.

Agreed. Though an initial iteration could be based on gather rates and such, while a later iteration could be based on strategy and tactics.

Perhaps someone can make a "Very Very Easy" mod. There should also be an "Insane" difficulty level.

Indeed, I always felt the log was way too big and the way the men carried it looked awkward/unrealistic. But the overall theory is sound, I believe. EDIT: There are also alternative designs we can look into. Much like how different civs have different "tiers" of catapults, different civs can have different tiers of battering rams. Some civs start out with Hand Rams ("dudes carrying a log"), which are tier 1, and then they can upgrade to tier 2, which looks like this: Some civs (Romans, Greeks, Carthage) start at tier 2 (examples above^), and then upgrade to tier 3 (examples below): Their exact look can be determined later. (I've always felt that the rams need their looks updated, siege towers too, but they are a different thread).

Make Spearmen and Swordsmen have the same attack (hack only!), then differentiate them with a 2x bonus vs. cavalry for Spearmen and 2x bonus vs. infantry for Swordsmen.

Right.

Perhaps a minimap button that makes the minimap big, lol:

So, I think ideally it should be done with the ranking feature, instead of adjusting the actor, footprint, stats, etc. with the "covered ram" tech. Just use the tech to rank up the log to the next rank which is a covered ram. Has that one patch been committed where we don't have to make the required xp 99999 for the log ram?

Pigs will eat anything. Now we need to be able to garrison animals in the corrals!

I actually like the HUD being centered. It keeps all the info I need right there in the middle of the screen. I felt some eye strain shifting my eyes from corner to corner with the edited versions.

DE will be creating a progression for rams. First, it's a log carried by soldiers, then with an upgrade it becomes a covered ram. Perhaps EA can do something similar.

I believe this would be negated somewhat if template values were used for these things instead of "cleaner" auto-researched techs.

I think if we went to a minimum resolution of 720p then you'd have 200+ more horizontal pixels to work with. Anyway, here are a couple simple ideas for GUI changes:

Indeed. @badosu do u even play bro?

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<object size="50%-512 100%-200 50%-312 100%"> Very confusing. I think it means the object starts 512 pixels from center, then goes to 312 pixels from center (making it 200 pixels wide), then it goes 200 pixels up from the bottom? The percentages trip me up too.

You think it would be a narrow valley no man's land in the middle with two open areas on the end? Players have to fight through the vale to get to the enemy's side.

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Took another stab at Lorraine Plain:

A typical stone mine:

What now?

I'll edit my post with references when I have time.

Seven Hills The 7 hills of Rome and the Tiber River before the city was founded. The Fields of Mars (Campus Martius) and the area of the Forum should be marshy. The Tiber should have an island in it.

Just apply a default to all, then adjust those few by hand that need it.