I play historical only.....do I need OOTP 26?
 

Like the title says, I play historical pretty much exclusively.
Should I get OOTP26?

Secondly, have there been any improvements to the match engine?
More animations, that kind of thing.
Thoughts?

I would recommend checking out the Changelist for 26. There's a link in this thread.

https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...d.php?t=360992

About 1/2 way down it lists historical changes/improvements.

Should help with your decision :)

Excellent. Thanks Blue.

EDIT: There's easily enough good stuff there to justify 26.