Preliminary notes, after brief testing.
Began running simulation on the mighty Atlantean Empire earlier, and wanted to send in my first thoughts, before I got so sucked into it that I forgot.
Things to keep in mind are that I am, unless mentioned otherwise, playing M/M and on Large unit setting instead of Huge and VH/VH, which seems to be the preferred set-up for all the strategy gaming masochists out there, who have decent computers.
It is running fine so far, and quite enjoyable, although rather easy in the early years. The only nearby enemy to worry about is the rebel settlement to the north, and while that has a substantial garrison, Atlantis is rolling in money at the moment and can basically throw spearmen and javelinmen at the problem until they drown in bodies. After that, no invasions will likely be forthcoming, at least for a very long time, and Atlantis is free to bring the light of glorious civilization to the barbarians of the Atlantic coast with little to no opposition. Or rather, no opposition until Rome gets its act together. I have not gotten that far into the game though, so I can't speak as to how well Atlantean arms and bravery will fare against the legions of the Senatus Populusque Romanus.
The unit roster is interesting, and a good selection, although I lament the lack of proper heavy cavalry. (STATEMENT REMOVED)
Overall, it is very enjoyable so far. I absolutely love mods that add new factions and other assorted things, while keeping the vanilla-feel, and this is one of the best mods of that sort that I have played. I did have a few suggestions, which you are obviously free to think about or ignore as you see fit, since you obviously know what you are going for with this, better than I. (STATEMENT REMOVED)
Other random note. I love the fact that the Atlantean culture is Punic, as I always pictured them as being similar to the Phoenicians.
Anyways, that is just my early thoughts and musings on it. Fantastic job so far, and I will have more for you once I actually get further into a game.
Signed,
John McKintire, Head Simulation Tester for the AMSTS
The following statement is from the head of the AMSTS.
There appeared to be some confusion amongst my testers about the exact installation procedures required for your simulation. Such problems have been dealt with, as have my clueless subordinates. I am happy to report that the before-mentioned simulation is now running perfectly smoothly.