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Conhugeco

Old Peter wrote:Thanks for the help Rafiki!

Old Peter

Young man, what are you doing over here? Just kidding, it's a great game isn't it?

Dick

Conhugeco

I'm really, really beginning to hate Photoshop.

Dick

Conhugeco

Very nice, I like the idea. The links you have provided are already useful, even if they don't make it into the game.

Thanks,
Dick

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To choose between McPherson and Foote depends on your own tastes. I'll take McPherson, because of his more scholarly approach. Foote is writing fiction, for the most part. Currently I'm reading Porter Alexander's Personal Recollections . Though obviously biased in approach, Alexander's work is bett...

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The fact that the war lasted 4 years proves that there was a serious problem. I've always wondered when I see statements like this exactly how long it should have taken the Union to suppress the rebellion. 90 days? I think it should have taken 8 years, which means that the Union did very very well,...

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1862 scenario as the Union. I like the idea of having major forces already organized.

Will try the earlier scenarios as Union at some point.

Dick

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Pretty much anything written after the war by Jubal Early is fiction.

Dick

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Wilhammer, I understand what you're getting at, but why not then just dispense with the light damage entirely? Would a light force be able to put a RR line out of commission for two weeeks or more? I really don't know. Excessive and unrealistic cavalry raiding was one of the game breakers for the ol...

Conhugeco

How about temporarily assigning the general who has been bypassed the quick-angered trait?

Dick

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Although I have to agree with Czrasai that I don't want to see variable railroad damage represented in the game, Crimguy does make an interesting point. By 1864 the Union could repair rail lines almost as quickly as Confederate raiders could destroy them.

Dick

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I agree that Sears is a great read, that his books are always backed by solid research, and that he provides a fresh analysis to events. For an example of the latter, read his book on Chancellorsville. Hooker does not come off quite as badly as the "traditional" story would have us believe.

Dick

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Here is a screenie of Ben Huger. He formed a division 3 turns ago. Look at his rating....it is at 0-0-0. Likewise Jeb Magruder is 1-0-2. I am sure they were not rate this poorly before I made the division.... Don't play as the Union much do you? I would kill to have generals that good. :niark: On t...

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Thanks for the information about the western armies McNaughton. I inadvertently fell into the "Virginia-centric" mentality. Shame on me, since I should know better. However, I'm not entirely convinced about the East. The Peninsula Campaign was almost a full year into the war, and I do think that it ...

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If we want to be historical then the Union should be able to form divisions and corps earlier than the Confederacy. McDowell's force was not a mess at 1st Bull Run. It was much better organized than Beauregard's force. The former had five organized divisions, while the latter had two independent for...

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This thread is useless without pictures! ;) The title is a bit misleading too, since in fact most of it did not need to be said. I am sick and tired of thread titles that don't completely meet my expectations when I subsequently read the first thread. Why was there no demo of this thread before I ac...

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... It's just lucky for the Union, to paraphrase Lincoln, that both armies were green together. If the army that marched to Manassas had met anything but another green army, it would have only taken one quick battle most likely.... And vice versa of course. I think it is helpful to remember that th...

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McPherson is the better history.

Foote is the better story.

They are both well worth the read.

Dick

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Franciscus wrote:I absolutely agree with Stonewall and McNaughton

Me too. Although there are some interesting ideas in this thread. I would put any changes far down on the list of things to spend time on.

Dick

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I don't really mind the system as is. In my opinion the one thing that would help would to be able to designate one or two cities in each state as muster centers. All reinforcements except militia would show up in these cities.

Dick

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In both 1.045 and 1,046, newly started 1862 scenario, I receive Confederate generals while playing the Union. Just fire up the scenario and check Pope's wing command, Burnside's command, and Franklin's corps. I have also noticed that the division graphic does not display with the division on the map...

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Hi Queeg, I understand what you're saying, but it does raise some interesting questions. I don't think that anyone would argue that a particular city should fall by a particular date, but if we find out that a Union player can never/rarely win by early '65, or a Confederate player hold out until the...

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Thanks Jabberwock - I really don't like the blank leaders and you are providing a very nice service to the community.

On the other hand, the title of your post for the new Confederate generals says 61 Confederates, but I only count 6. Where are the rest?

Dick

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This is an excellent idea for a thread. Many seemingly little changes are being made to the game which may add up enough to significantly alter play balance. I've played the 1862 scenario as the Union against the AI at normal settings, and was not quite able to keep to the particulars of the histori...

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For the Union, some of those one element units can prove useful as garrisons for conquered cities.

Dick

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Thanks to both.

And hello Mr. Canuck.

Dick

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Jabberwock, why the deliberate snub to Georgia?

Dick

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In South Carolina, Camden is a strategic city. Wouldn't it make more sense to have Columbia, one area over, to be the strategic city in this vicinity? Columbia was the capital of SC, and a specific target of Sherman in his march through the Carolinas. Plus, I want an extra incentive to burn it. :nia...

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Hi Mike,

Right click on the tab to lock the force. That prevents it from merging with other units. Right click again to unlock.

Control L locks and unlocks all stacks/tabs.

Dick

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Nice job Cat. Thanks.

Thanks for the ones you did too Jabberwock.

Dick

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Mr Dimbleby wrote:Is there a side effect that represents the regiments that deserted en masse after the E.P. was announced?

Yes - they don't because they didn't.

Dick

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