I now realise that the hexes shown are whatever is directly underneath the relevant parts of Unit Details display. The unit pictures are acting as a transparent area of the display.

Using Tutorial 3 to illustrate. At the start of the scenario the 4 hexes where purchased units can "appear" are occupied by other units. The Purchase Unit function is enabled and a unit can be selected and the Purchase button clicked. The view returns to the map and nothing happens except the ...

Dang! Those AutoSave files are obvious (now) and also fit for the purpose I described - a good compromise between providing a "safety net" / experimentation point and auto-cluttering the save game folder. Thanks for the info ...

Rob Thomasson

When I use Alt-Click on a unit to see the Unit Details the pictures of the units directly above the stats appear as silhouettes of the relevant units with part of one of the game hexes showing through (so the picture of the unit is replaced by a same shape picture of part of a hex). The hex shown is ...

My First 30 Minutes +

* On to Tutorial 2 and increased understanding dawning.
--- Such as the numbers presented before combat, even basics like numbers to left of Prestige are current and total turns. Completely obvious when you know.
* Plays smoothly, easy to issue orders.
--- Still understanding ...

Thanks for that CactusWillie. Whilst I have played some Panzer General it was a long time ago - so I had much less of a "starting point". A lot of what I said is immediately irrelevant after the first five minutes and of course it's all about who the game is aimed at. No doubt (hopefully) there are ...

First (and of course subjective) reaction -

My First 30 Seconds +

* Loading was quick and stylish - a good start (including easy registration).
--- The Slitherine logo breaks the design flow - but I guess there's no getting away from that. Not any sort of real problem
* Went to choose a New Game ...