so im liking the game so far but my common shels stop working after the first battle. how do i fix it?

Some time ago i made the mistake to buy the Schleswig Game from this series. Not only was there nothing intended to control except the movement of the colums as a whole - but even that did not work! Ships didnt fire and left the formation obviously without any reason. Now i see there is a sequel that at least seems to give the player more options to interact (at least judging by the handbook). BUT - even as a discount offer - i don't want to buy crap again. Nevertheless I am a history freak interested in n...

I have looked at this dev team's history of games and have seen mostly negative reviews on their older games, but they continue to get better reviews on their newer games. Have the developers finished their redemption arc and make very solid games?

I cannot find any projects for this map. Just bought the Ironclad 2 bundle and in the three other campaigns you can build new units. But not in this campaign. Is this intentional or have I not found the projects ?

What is the difference between these two series? They are both by the same developer (but different publishers). Which is better?