A couple of months ago, I had the good fortune to come across a copy of ACW for sale.
I found the learning curve steep but persevered and I would say to all people new to the AGEOD game engine, "Don't give up, the rewards are well worth the effort."
Anyhow long story short. I saw RUS was out, downloaded the game and tried it out and loved what I saw.
Have not started a full RUS campaign yet as I wish to play one more campaign as the Federal side in the Northern War of Aggression in ACW before moving over fully to RUS for a change of scenery.
Thank you guys.