Leipzig Update

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Some of the very early previews of RTW had me thinking that it was going to be completely real time with the battle and strategy maps combined into one giant world/map. I can still remember a preview that talked about zooming all the way out from the strategy map down to where you could actually watch your troops marching along the road.

Obviously that didn't happen with RTW, but I wouldn't be surprised if their new engine went in that direction. Perhaps something like an EUII real-time interface with a 3D map where you could zoom down to the battle field without having a battle map load. I'd hate to see the specs for that kind of engine, but it's fun to speculate.