We will have to make a new Q&A fairly soon. We will do that for sure.
Does Battle Cry of Freedom aim at making a full release, or is there a possibility of an early access release?
We will not be going on Steam Early access. We might be doing a smaller scale FSE hosted "Early Access" / Early Alpha. But we are not sure about that yet.
Around how many playable units (different unique regiments like the 20thMaine) are planned to be made for both sides?
We hope to include a good number of units on both sides, but we are not entirely sure about how many we will manage by release. We will certainly be adding more even after release though.
Making these uniforms and equipment pieces takes a lot of time and we would like to go with the Quality > Quantity approach.
Well, thank you for answering, as always.
I didn't know who to contact of the FSE developers for another matter that I have wondered about. In the ABC Regimental System thread, where it is explained what can/can not be done regarding the reserving the regiments etc. I have not found a rule that I think, the addition of, might prove useful, if the team agrees with my opinion.
So, as we know, in Napoleonic Wars regarding that era, compared to BCoF covering the American Civil War, there has not been many issues of this sort even if some have occured, but in regards to armies and brigades reservings, I believe there is one point that should be made.
I think that there should be a rule regarding this matter that I will put the two choices of down here:
Option A: If an individual decides to reserve a historical army/brigade and one of the historical regiments within that brigade/army are already reserved, then the making of that army/brigade will be banned. Note: I am mentioning this, because someone could easily become a subject of this mechanism.
I will put this into perspective with an example: Person A reserves the regimental name of the 69th New York Irish. Person B decides to reserve the Union Irish Brigade, which covers all the regiments within the Brigade. If option A is chosen to handle this matter, then Person B is going to be asked to deform the Brigade as to not infringe on Person A's freedom of an independent unit, so that also Person B can not form a in-brigade copy of the regiment, using the separate brigade as an excuse (which I have bore witness to before).
Option B: If an individual decides to reserve a historical army/brigade, of which containing elements already exist as a sovereign regiment, they are to ask permission to form the Brigade, not necessarily forcing the other individual to work with them.
Example: Person A reserves the regimental name of the 69th New York Irish. Person B decides to reserve the Union Irish Brigade, which covers all the regiments within the brigade. If option B is chosen, then Person B would have to have first asked for permission from the 69th New York and have worked out wether the Brigade will:
1. Not cover the 69th New York, or reserve it, infringing on their independent regimental rights.
2. Not be able to exist, upon Person A, who has reserved the 69th New York, giving his disapproval with the forming of a Brigade containing his independent historical regiment.
3. Assimilate the regiment within itself.
And if no discussions has been had or brought up on the issue, the disagreeing first reserved side will be able to report the infringing of the rules.
Let me know what you think, but I think it is a good thing to cover, if the reserving system is to be fleshed out. Option B, personally I think, gives the most rights for talks to be had between community members and will result in a more diplomatic resolution.
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