Battle for Europe 1900 v0.11 - France

France is the focus of this week's build. There are changes to territories, factories and divsisions they start the game with. Additional ports have also been added to the North Sea and Western Med.

• Metz territory has been renamed Verdun.

Developer Comments: Metz was taken by the German's in the Franco-Prussian war so it didn't make sense to have a French territory called this. Instead it has been renamed to Verdun which reflect the importance of this territory.

• Verdun territory has been dividied into Verdun and Dijon.

Developer Comments: Both Verdun and Dijon are landlocked territories. Verdun is on the frontier with Germany and Dijon intersects southern and northenr France.

• Lyon territory has been renamed Marseille.

Developer Comments: Marseille was a far more important city than Lyon. It was a major nexus between France and her colonial empire, and deserves to be referenced in the game.

• Marseille territory has been divided into Marseille and Toulouse.

Developer Comments: Both Marseille and Toulouse have ports in the Western Med which France controls. Marseille borders Italy and Toulouse borders Spain.

• Amiens territory has been dividied into Amiens and Caen.

Developer Comments: Both Amiens and Caen have access to the North Sea. Amiens is on the border with Belgium, and Caen has the potential to be naval invaded by enemies who control the North Sea.

• The Marne River has been added.

Developer Comments: A cosmetic terrain detail that divides the borders of some territories. In future updates rivers will give a negative combat bonus to armies that attack over them.

• Pyrenees have been added.

Developer Comments: A terrain detail that blocks passage between territories that would otherwise share a land border.