Next release date and also improving unit route selection

[Ed .]

Hi,

Just found xconq and installed it on my Red Hat system, as an old 
afficionado of Empire Deluxe (found v3.12 in a charity shop early last year) 
I'd be quite keen on improve on the empire scenario to make it more faithful 
to the original (except for the AI of course, I don't have the strategy 
guide). Is anyone already working on this?

A particular problem with the game engine itself is moving a unit between 
distant points, xconq will not take the shortest route or even attempt to 
take a possible non-straight-line route. E.g. armoured units may need to go 
to one particular side of a mountain range to reach a distant city. Empire 
deluxe makes a good job of this particular manoeuvre. Is anyone looking at 
this? Is it a viable problem for an xconq newbie to tackle?.

Ed
_________________________________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com .