jennison wrote:Couple questions:
At the start of the full 2 1861 campaign. I'm not able to organize divisions. Is this normal this early? Will it come available automatically or do I need to do something special?
Yes it is normal. It will automatically become available at some point as will the ability to form corps a good while after that.
You do not have to do anything special.
Also, I have a force that includes a few infantry brigades and a cavalry unit that has a 5% penalty. When the cav unit leaves the force, I lose the penalty. Just curious why that is.
Each brigade no matter how many elements/regiments it has will also have a CP (command point) cost. Look in the unit tool tip. You will see it.
Each Leader (General) has a Command Point limit that it can command without suffering a command point penalty.
The average General (One Star *) has 2 CP, but that increases by their rank. Two Star (**) has 4; and Three Star (***) has 8.
Multiple generals in the same stack can increase the overall command capability of a stack. x4 One Star (*) Generals in the same stack will allow 8 CP worth of brigades with no penalty.
A stack with no leaders is going to suffer a penalty period and the more CP the units in the stack add up to the higher the penalty. The fewer in the stack the lower the penalty.
Hope that gives you the idea.