Opening Campaign Moves

[Charleson]

Stonewall wrote: Next, I check all the events using the message filter. Then I check all the battles using the message filter. Then I check the reinforcement filter and move all my new units to their various staging points.

I never thought about using the filters to look at the events log in an organized, sequential way. I've been blundering through it starting at message #1 to the end. Nice tip, thanks!

[Grotius]

Can one safely move brand-new units to "staging points," even before they've received replacements? I'd like to do this, in order to start using McLellan to train their conscripts, but I'm nervous about moving a unit that has almost no men yet. I usually wait a turn and then move them.

[Crimguy]

Can one safely move brand-new units to "staging points," even before they've received replacements? I'd like to do this, in order to start using McLellan to train their conscripts, but I'm nervous about moving a unit that has almost no men yet. I usually wait a turn and then move them.

I do the same thing. Not sure what to do, but it seems logical to just leave the new ones where they are until they fill up.

[Grotius]

One reason I don't touch new arrivals with "red horizontal bars" across their counters: if I add them to a stack, their "time to completion" seems to go up by 10 days or more! Removing them from the stack doesn't fix this. Is this working as intended?

[Pocus]

this is because you have changed their posture. Revert them to passive and it should do the trick.

[freeboy]

Seems gamey to me that we are allowed to move fresh yet 'unfilled' units, allow them to fill wherever and suffer no ill consecenses ...

unless I missunderstood.. they should fill the same way as a depleted unit fills at the front if they are moved!