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Thanks for the response in re. everything, MingLee.

As Anguille says, too bad about the elephants. Not a game killer, but it is unfortunate. Maybe we might see them in a patch? As far as the relatively limited number of wall maps, so long as sieges are possible I will be pleased! The ladders in Sango 2 are adequate for the purpose as well, and it is not as if ladders are ahistorical or anything.

Could I make suggestions for siege engines in the future for patches or for subsequent Magtitech games? First, if a force waits for a turn outside of a city before attacking, they can use towers. If they attack right away, ladders only. Second, if towers are used, use 3D models, and have them placed just outside of arrow range at say three preset positions outside of the walls (the positions being preset when the map is created, like flanking zones...if the terrain does not allow them due to roughness or just no available wood, too bad, no towers). When soldiers come up to them, allow them to move slowly in a straight line to the wall. Once in place, they can act like the stairs behind the walls. Soldiers in them are immune to arrows, but the towers could be set alight like a forest by appropriate commanders who use fire in a Sango-type game, or possibly if they remain adjacent to living enemies for more than say five to ten minutes in games such as S&H (simulating the efforts of defenders to set them alight with pitch, flaming arrows, oil, or whatnot).

I suppose that a similarly abstract method could be used to simulate rams on doors. Also, re. catapults and ballistas etc., I daresay that could be simulated by a few damage textures, a randomly burning building or two and say a 5% drop in defending strength to represent bombardment. Bombardment would only be assumed after TWO turns on the strat map, one to build the engines, and one more to throw rocks etc.. One would not need to simulate the catapults etc. active during the battle, as it is likely that the bombardment would stop prior to an assault to limit the casualties sustained by the attacker.

Of course, you have probably thought of all of that.

232BC seems to be a reasonable start date, although it would be nice to have more. Are scenarios difficult to create? Is there some sort of tool or editing method that could be used by the community to make a few?

Thanks for the response and the info. Your games are fine!