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Thanks Gray Fox. ADDIT: Wow. I vaguely recalled having engaged in some discussions about this game on this board in the past, but after reviewing my old posts: last time I posted on this board was 10 or 11 years ago and about Rise of Prussia! I guess I won't find any "notes" I left for mys...

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I'm up to about turn 30 or so on a Rome "Experienced" campaign. I have some specific buildings I want, and I keep shuffling to try to get them, but every time it just seems to come up with the same set of selections. This has carried on for at least 7 years for at least two different regio...

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So, apparently it is a negative trait. I eventually spotted a general with some kind of wilderness trait and that expression was something like "-1 Supply use" and the text was in green font so . . .

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It is not clear if general trait is a benefit or a cost.

Also: is there a resource of some sort which lists all of the buildings/traits/stuff in the game with more complete explanations?

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Interesting poll.

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I checked my Duffy books on the Prussian and Austrian army and they do not list one regiment which was merged or voluntarily disbanded during the SYW. Remember that regiments in the mid 18th century were a semi-private affair with every officer from company captain on up deriving a nice profit from...

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tagwyn wrote:Dear A: Please try AACW! Now there is a great game!! t

Will do!

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I'm guessing this will break saves from 1.03 beta 5?

ADDIT: and big thanks!

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VERY interesting!

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Having played some more, I am even more sure that this is a really fantastic game. That rating of 9.6 might need to be even be higher . . . need to play more. The balance is incredible, and the need to prosecute your war in an 18th century style is impeccable. This FEELS like 18th century warfare! :...

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Thanks for the information Hohenlohe! Interesting stuff. I think a diplomacy page in the ledger that simply showed relations with every sovereign might be better than events. There is probably a way to skim through past events which I have not figured out yet. But the ledger is obvious even to new p...

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Something related to this I suspect. It is March 1757, same situation I describe above, playing with the 1.03 beta 5 patch. At the end of 1756 the Hessian, Hannoverian, and Braunschweig formations became manipulable by me (I reorganized how the Rgt are grouped into brigades). A couple turns later th...

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"Who Am I at War With?" thread I just posted in at Paradox . . . why are these AGEOD forums so dead? It is March 1757 I'm Prussia. I took Prague and Koneiggratz in late 1756. The event for "Russia allies with France and is 'technically' at war' fired. HRE declared war on Prussia. I can move units i...

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So the generalizations which this thread lead me to: 1. It is good to have one Cav Rgt in each Bgd Question: the Cavalryman ability says "+25% bonus to all units in the stack" does this (e.g.) mean Seydlitz gives a bonus to Cavs that are not in his brigade, but attached to other brigades that are in...

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In general, I prefer muted colors on computer-game maps . . . or so I thought. I'm not colorblined, but I agree with the OP and some of the other contents that the colors could be a bit more contrasting. Particularly some of the opaque overlay mixtures that result in very difficult to interpret patt...

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I've tried in the Saxony scenario to either (a) assign a brigade to a 3 star (e.g., Ferdinand or Keith), and then assign him a corps commander as well else to (b) assign a brigade to him after a corps has been formed. I've never been able to get this to work so far, and it seems these guys can be ei...

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Have now patched up to 1.3b, played through tutorial, and finished the Saxony scenario and come to the conclusion that this is a terrific game! :thumbsup: I'm very encouraged by this because, I had stayed away for quite a while based on a past experience and it is good to see based on BoA1 and ROP t...

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It is something I'm good at, so I'll offer up any I notice here in this thread. I'm playing right now with the 1.02 patch, which is the latest available via Gamersgate. Tutorial Movement Orders 2/2 1st paragraph, 4th line: "and, of course, the units itself." Should be: "and, of course, the units the...

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Victory Games "Vietnam 65-75" yep, that is the same board game I was thinking of. Beautifully done strategy and tactics game . . . well operational level strategy, though with no influence over national or international strategy.

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tagwyn wrote:What if the Goobies had won the war? Any books on this?

Who the heck are the Goobies?

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. . . I'd just caution that the the war may not have been particularly important in a classical, geopolitical sense. This reality is suggested by the fact that the United States lost the war only to see its strategic position in East Asia improved. That all said, I do believe the war is a very inte...

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Thanks Ardie!

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I voted for "other". ⋅ Arab/Israeli wars from 1948 to present day ⋅ Korean War 1950-1954 Hey Moff! It's you're old Buddy Anthropoid from the Cold War Deluxe PBEM over at CivFanatics!! :D I voted Vietnam only. I don't know what NCP is. An "Arab-Israeli Wars" 1948 to present could...

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I'm surprised you guys are so disinterested in this topic :blink: We're having a great discussion when I posted this same question over at the Paradox general discussion forums. I'd post a link, but I guess it might be not allowed? Here is a quote of my latest post over there @Dewirix: what I gather...

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Anyone smell petrol? I love the smell of napalm in the morning . . . I would love to see a really good Vietnam game that was purpose built to focus on that conflict. However, I would note that: it would seem to be a very challenging game to do well, for the simple reason that political, journalisti...

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So I'm playing BoA. Great game!! :thumbsup: Looking forward to getting all my fun out of it, then trying WIA as well. Anyway, playing as French in the 1755-1763 campaign, and realizing what a challenge it must have been for the French, I asked myself: what if the French had not lost the French & Ind...

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Obviously there are some good leaders, and the irregulars and indians are well suited for the role. But beyond that I'm not getting a clear sense for the best way to use them. I would think that to get maximum ambush effect you should have one or two regiments both sneaky types grouped together into...

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Great game

Classic well-balanced strategy. Real treat!

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Thanks for answering my question Lodilefty :) So I'm gathering that the limited number of supply wagons effectively models the limited capacity to engage in campaigns into enemy territory? They replenish when they are inside structures, right? Had something a bit strange happen in the 1755 Montcalm ...

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I'm playing BOA. At $15 how can I go wrong?

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Re: Shuffle Not Shuffling

Shuffle Not Shuffling

Re: Spendthrift

Spendthrift

Diplo Relations Ledger Page: Game Desperately Needs This

Corps Commanders also Brigade Commanders?

Great Game!

Typographical & Editorial Errors

What IF: The French had Won 7-Years War?

Best Way to Make use of Ambushing Sneaky Types?