Hook, what is your problem with historical accuracy?
Excuse me? You can rephrase that, or we can meet with pistols at dawn.
A lot of people have expressed an interest in a Seven Years War mod, although you aren't one of them. You *have* said you love the 18th century, and have brought it up several times. We've been over the "nothing but linear formations" a half dozen times, and my opinion is still the same: let's get the more important features implemented first, and a few more bugs fixed.
Other people have asked for the ability to require early period non-French tactics to be more linear without making it sound like they're trying to implement the Seven Years War. I believe JMM answered them.
Which features would you rather have: Division and brigade formations, the ability to play as a corps commander under an AI CinC (both of which are mentioned in the manual along with others), improvements to PBEM and mulitplayer, bug fixes, or "nothing but linear formations for early non-French troops"? Which ones will be more popular and make the game better?
At some point, JMM is sure to add nation specific and date specific doctrines, about the time he implements British troops and reverse slope tactics. This would be a good time to differentiate the French and other nations in the earliest years of the game. Currently, all nations use a more generic set of doctrines, which is appropriate for the game at this stage. Just give it time.
Hook