@ Fullin. Agree, only time will tell. I might sound overenthusiastic, but I can see at least a dozen of former NTW3 players I am still in touch with to be willing to give mod a try, after months or even years of inactivity. I just hope people will not start digging into stats, but will just focus on big picture and will just play the mod.
Stupid question perhaps, but are the relevant historical maps part of the pack? If not, pls consider adding them (read: add them now!). I cannot imagine Desaix would mind.
@ Sloop. Casual lobby games will likely dominate, but when all are at home with mechanics, I hope players would want more.
@ Lancier. Although getting together never was easy, I still believe it's mostly about motivation and priorities.