Replacement questions.

[wayne57]

I have just started playing a full campaign game and have a few questions.
I have new milita units appear on the map that have red elements.
In order to fill these in do I have to purchase them?
Does one envelope of purchased replacement equal to 1
company of the element?
I have heard that you get free replacements.
How many and of what kind do you get?
Do these appear only at the beggining of the game.
Thanks for the help on this.

Wayne57

[runyan99]

Yes you will need to purchase replacement points to fill up the units that you recruit. One replacement point is ususally worth a bit more than one company. You will get some free replacements to help you with the building up of your army in 1861.

[Aurelin]

In your AACW directory is a folder labeled Docs. It has the 1861 reenforcements.

Units you buy fill on their own. Once filled, then you'll need replacements.

[johnnycai]

Yes you will need to purchase replacement points to fill up the units that you recruit. One replacement point is ususally worth a bit more than one company. You will get some free replacements to help you with the building up of your army in 1861.

Just to clarify what Runyan said:
The costs are similar to purchase of a regiment. Eg. 10 conscript company's and 10K of dollars to buy a line inf. replacement. The formula for actual expenditure wasnt disclosed in detail but using replacements was deemed superior to having regiments destroyed and having to replace with new regiments.
Something like replacing 5 regiments averaging 50% losses (roughly equal to 2.5 regiments) would work out to 2 replacement regiments being used up. Am thinking unit experience must be lowered due to replacements being new conscripts but it must be better than a fresh "green" regiment experience level when purchased.

[runyan99]

Units you buy fill on their own.

No, they don't. They will remain in the red if you have no replacements in the pool. This is easy to see by a test game where you advance through several turns without buying any replacements.

[GShock]

No, they don't. They will remain in the red if you have no replacements in the pool. This is easy to see by a test game where you advance through several turns without buying any replacements.

Actually, in the beginning of the '61 campaign, some units are spawned by events and they begin with red elements. These self-spawned units, have elements going red->blue on their own according to the "received new regular and militia replacements" event.

When the Army of Shenandoah was spawned, i bought an Army HQ to speed up the replacements process. After 9 months of war this replacement is still in the pool. Sigh

[Paul Roberts]

If I have to buy replacements to fill up the units that I buy, what am I paying for when I buy the units?

[runyan99]

If I have to buy replacements to fill up the units that I buy, what am I paying for when I buy the units?

A shell of a new unit, basically. You kind of have to 'pay' twice. Once for the shell, and once to fill it up with replacements.

[Pocus]

hu? when you buy a unit, it is at full complement. You only use repl if you refill a weakened units, either given by events or having sustained losses in battles or march.

[runyan99]

Mmm, yes I guess you are right. I just did a test with 1.06d building some light artillery with no replacements in the pool. I somehow remember my units not filling up in 1.04 without replacements in the pool, but either I was wrong or it was a bug that is now gone.

[Aurelin]

No, they don't. They will remain in the red if you have no replacements in the pool. This is easy to see by a test game where you advance through several turns without buying any replacements.

Yes, they do. After they fill and then get damaged, it is as you say. I did notice that the scripted events, like 1st Tenn brigade gets infantry, or something like that, don't fire if you have no replacements.

[Pocus]

there is no test in ACW checking the replacement level, the commands don't even exists for now.

[runyan99]

The main eastern armies that appear by event, Beauregard's and McDowell's, do use replacements. If you never purchase replacement points, they never quite fill up to full strength.

[blackbellamy]

When the Army of Shenandoah was spawned, i bought an Army HQ to speed up the replacements process. After 9 months of war this replacement is still in the pool. Sigh

Why "sigh"? Do you want your HQ replacement eaten so you have to buy another expensive one? You should count yourself lucky the HQ replacement was able to provide replacement value to your depleted HQ units without using itself up.