Hi everybody,
1) It was a very good surprise to discover this PC version of a game I loved 20 years ago. Thx a lot Kroah for this amazing job ! The game is faster, the UI is far better, the map view larger.
2) I have never understood why game industry didn't make a sequel for this game. All my friends loved it. That's a mystery.
3) The 'official release' didn't work on my 64bits Vista OS. I used the special compilation I found elsewhere in the forum.
I have a question about the annual income model, as I never found documentation about it.
In your version, it looks like you get the sum of your territories value + bonus for each full region you entirely control.
This full-region bonus seems to be random. How does it work ?
But one thing I remember very well from our Atari ST games is a big income bonus we can get by a fast expansion during the first year.
Example : ~$60.000.000 for england with ~15 territories.
We never understood the exact mechanism, but it looks like spreading fast was the key, and it was easier for nations with strong fleet and more money to spy/subvert.
Anyway, I think a good enhancement to the game would be to create income rewards for :
- presence in all regions (+5M for 8, +10M for 9, +15M for 9 if the only one)
- partial domination of a region :
* at least one territory : +1M
* more territories than other nations : +4M
* >50% : +7M
* 100% : +12M
Best regards,
Kamino