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by Chaplain Lovejoy
Thu Dec 25, 2014 5:55 pm
Forum: Civil War II
Topic: If you were a Civil War general, how would you rate yourself in game stats?
Replies: 41
Views: 40903

2-1-4
Logistician
Trainer
Wordsmith
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Sat Mar 01, 2014 7:25 pm
Forum: Civil War II
Topic: My take on forming Divisions
Replies: 77
Views: 25124

I don't know why, but I have no problem rereading Supreme Court opinions & delving into the pedigree of the cases; I did pretty good in Physics; I can understand readily why the indefinite integral from zero to infinity of 1/e^[x^2] = [sqrt pi]/2, but reading about Frontage gives me a headache. It'...
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Sun Oct 20, 2013 7:48 pm
Forum: Civil War II
Topic: Who is the target audience for the Civil War II game?
Replies: 19
Views: 9711

DavidG3276 wrote:Does anyone remember Avalon Hill's "Kriegspiel"?


I do. Owned it.
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Sat Oct 12, 2013 2:42 pm
Forum: Civil War II
Topic: How do you pronounce 'AGEOD'
Replies: 7
Views: 4700

Pocus wrote:the English way is age-e-od

AGEOD means Athena Game Engine Online Distribution


I thought the "A" was for "Adaptive."
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Sat Oct 12, 2013 2:31 pm
Forum: Civil War II
Topic: Questions of building units and region improvements
Replies: 16
Views: 8676

Captain_Orso wrote:Tip: Don't use captured artillery or supply units to build with. Once you have used them they are returned to the building faction's build pool.


Is this a design deficiency to be fixed?
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Fri Oct 04, 2013 8:20 pm
Forum: Civil War II
Topic: Question on Force Production
Replies: 19
Views: 10407

IIRC, I used militia as USA to build trenches/fortifications outside key cities like Pittsburgh. Then when Athena sent a force that way, I could RR in a sizable defensive force to move right in to said trenches/fortifications. Haven't played CW2 yet, so don't know if this still works.
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:24 pm
Forum: News from AGEod
Topic: AGEOD, Matrix and Slitherine merged! - A message to the players
Replies: 102
Views: 65840

Nicht kleckern, sondern klotzen!
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Sun May 20, 2012 8:22 pm
Forum: AGEod's American Civil War
Topic: On Rivers and Who is Attacking or Defending
Replies: 16
Views: 7052

An experience with generic river transportation across the Chesapeake: I, as USA, was shipping Gatling guns from, I think, Salisbury to Ft Monroe. They never made it; just disappeared. I found out a couple of game-years later that they had been captured, as I saw their icon on the CSA/AI side of a b...
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Sun May 06, 2012 12:57 pm
Forum: AGEod's American Civil War
Topic: civil war author's
Replies: 20
Views: 10069

If you're interested in the naval side of the war, consider: Luraghi, Raimondo. 1996. A History of the Confederate Navy Browning, Robert M., jr. 1993. From Cape Charles to Cape Fear (on the North Atlantic blockading squadron) _____. 2002. Success Was All That Was Expected (on the South Atlantic blo...
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Sat May 05, 2012 4:21 pm
Forum: AGEod's American Civil War
Topic: Full Campaign 1.16 nits
Replies: 12
Views: 6813

Ref #1: The factory icons "stayed put" on F6 in all other southern states immediately after I took a city: Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee.
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Sat May 05, 2012 12:48 am
Forum: AGEod's American Civil War
Topic: Full Campaign 1.16 nits
Replies: 12
Views: 6813

Full Campaign 1.16 nits

Just completed a full campaign as USA vs. Athena. Here are my nits: 1. After conquering some cities in Louisiana, I hit F6 to start building industry down there. The next turn when I go back to F6, the state is always "empty"--none of the 1, 2, or 3 factory icons I put there the turn before remain. ...
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Sat Apr 28, 2012 1:57 pm
Forum: AGEod's American Civil War
Topic: Null Unit
Replies: 12
Views: 6613

Null Unit

Got a "null" unit. See pic.
The attachment NullUnit.jpg is no longer available
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:23 pm
Forum: AGEod's American Civil War
Topic: Pillaged Water
Replies: 1
Views: 1684

Pillaged Water

Does "pillaged water" represent overfishing? Maybe a BP oil spill that is ablaze? :)

This isn't as bad as the previous turn, when three water regions in the gulf were "pillaged."

Want saved game?
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:50 am
Forum: AGEod's American Civil War
Topic: Replacement screen closes
Replies: 30
Views: 11277

Franciscus wrote:Definitely ! :love:

But my apologies, as a beta, for not having spotted this annoying bug... :(


My own apologies, as a beta, for having spotted it but not reporting it. I thought it was "just me" messing something up. :wacko:
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Sun Mar 25, 2012 8:24 pm
Forum: AGEod's American Civil War
Topic: Replacement screen closes
Replies: 30
Views: 11277

My experience too.
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:59 am
Forum: AGEod's American Civil War
Topic: Full Campaign - New Player Questions
Replies: 73
Views: 28295

Longshanks wrote:Gatlings are great, but not THAT much different. They are best on defense (check out their range). Don't let the Rebels capture them!


I seem to recall many moons ago a comment in a thread that a great thing about Gatlings was that they were useless to the Rebs if captured. :confused:
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:53 am
Forum: AGEod's American Civil War
Topic: Full Campaign - New Player Questions
Replies: 73
Views: 28295

Gatlings excellent value for defense of choke points like Harper's Ferry. Gatlings are defensive weapons, but USA is on the attack. Buying too many Gatlings will result in (or from) a "Maginot mentality." [No insult intended to my French brethren here for the reference!]
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:02 am
Forum: AGEod's American Civil War
Topic: Full Campaign - New Player Questions
Replies: 73
Views: 28295

I think what is tough with this game for a newbie is all the little rules like the one you mentioned about the no Ironclad builds in MO without industrialization even though you can click on Ironclad units to build in reinforcements. Good point! If there is no possibility of building ironclads in M...
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:08 pm
Forum: AACW Technical support / Aide technique
Topic: F1, F2, etc., glitches
Replies: 2
Views: 2268

Ah, thanks. I've had to be away from AACW for a while, so I apologize for not being aware of this known issue.
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:06 pm
Forum: Help to improve AACW!
Topic: Call for Volunteers - AACW
Replies: 20
Views: 11901

Real-life issues somewhat stabilized, so I now have time to do beta testing. Glutton for punishment, me.
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:00 pm
Forum: AACW Technical support / Aide technique
Topic: F1, F2, etc., glitches
Replies: 2
Views: 2268

F1, F2, etc., glitches

Just reinstalled AACW with patch 1.16 Release Candidate 10a. Minor problem: none of my F-keys work. Hitting any of them causes only a brief flash of whatever F-key-related screen should present itself. I say this is "minor" because I have discovered the workaround: I hit Esc to go to the main menu, ...
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:26 pm
Forum: AGEod's American Civil War
Topic: Full Campaign - New Player Questions
Replies: 73
Views: 28295

1. Go where he ain't. (Corollary: when he shows up to outnumber you, leave or dig in heavy.) 2. Go around behind him and cut off his supply. Do I need to add to take engineers and SUs (and a Gatling if you have them)? Agree totally, although I express these two a bit differently: 1. Like a good qua...
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Sat Feb 04, 2012 4:57 pm
Forum: AGEod's American Civil War
Topic: Fleets suffering wear and tear for no apparent reason
Replies: 25
Views: 10331

Read an excerpt from a diary of a guy who served aboard a Monitor-class vessel. The sailor said he couldn't imagine why anybody in his right mind would volunteer for such duty. Very taxing physically due to the heat below deck, especially in summer.
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:31 pm
Forum: AGEod's American Civil War
Topic: Historical 'What-Ifs'
Replies: 157
Views: 59842

Don't forget Tennessee (and even Alabama) had a very large pro-union chunk of territory in the East that rebelled and was put down by Mr. Davis fairly early in the war. The votes to secede in the part of the state failed miserably. The game starts with 100% CSA loyalty there, which is just flat wro...
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:26 pm
Forum: AGEod's American Civil War
Topic: Industrialization - for or against?
Replies: 36
Views: 18885

Captain_Orso wrote: I have 4 WS being produced in Indianapolis but none in any harbor region, so no ironclads for Illinois without industrializing.


Indiana?
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:26 pm
Forum: AGEod's American Civil War
Topic: DAR (Double Ajdacency Rule) and non-water regions
Replies: 20
Views: 8900

But the backdrop to all this is how effective is fire from forts against ships in the game vs real life? At the beginning of the conflict both sides assumed fort to ship fire would be devastating—as it was against primarily sail ships in the past. What they discovered however was that constantly mo...
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:27 am
Forum: AGEod's American Civil War
Topic: Historical 'What-Ifs'
Replies: 157
Views: 59842

Henry Clay Fails

An intriguing what-if: Henry Clay fails in one or more of his compromise efforts. This results in the ACW being fought 10 years earlier, 20 years earlier, etc. Fewer RRs. Different generals.
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:26 pm
Forum: AGEod's American Civil War
Topic: Burn, Atlanta, burn!
Replies: 12
Views: 7335

I guess Sherman had no need to leave a garrison in Atlanta if there was nothing left there to garrison!

Feel free to burn Cincinatti, just please don't burn Cincinnati. I live there! ;)
by Chaplain Lovejoy
Wed Jan 04, 2012 1:40 am
Forum: AGEod's American Civil War
Topic: Why does everybody loves this game?
Replies: 63
Views: 26249

:eek:

Gasp! The queen has revealed my real name!! I must flee this fiefdom at once!!!

;)

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