Well I am definitely making progress. Trying my hand at the single theatre scenario in the East. Being crippled by useless generals though, who refuse to go on the offensive.

Z74 wrote:I know this sounds easy to understand and hard to do properly but you must learn to control the land by detaching your forces carefully so that the CSA can't go where it wants but must go where you want.

I rather suspect being able to do that is key to mastering this game.

A minor issue, but when you run the installer for The Bloody Road South you get prompted to install the 1.03 update. However the text talks of installing it for Alea Jacta Est! It seems to install OK though.

The Bloody Road South is released on Matrix, and has the 1.03 update included in the download.

Yes, good point. Running past a gauntlet and duking it out are different. My AACW experience did not lead me to Bombard very often unless I had a good situation to justify the Bombard button. First time I ever did it, I was chewed up but good. There are also considerable differences in the ability ...

Thanks everyone. Played a few more games last night, and I am getting better! Good to know it was not just me being stupid (although I am sure that helped).

Thanks both of you. Have tried out your tips, and I am definitely improving.

I have only just bought the game, and have played through the tutorials and have been having a go with the Shiloh campaign. I am OK, I think, getting by forces organised and moving, but what I am having real problems with is pinning down and destroying the CSA army. I initially defeat them, and move...