CWII - Public Beta 1.02 impressions

[wosung]

Just finished first game against confed AI, union victory in Nov. 1863 by beating down confed moral to 19 (capturing Richmond and Nashville).

With ole XP no CTD or other instabilities.

AI is aiming less on Ft. Pickens than before.

In 1863 CSS Virginia/Buchanan loves to patrol Hudson up to Erie Canal. WAD?

Have built an armory and an ironwork in 1861. But with some 3350 WS in Nov. 1863 and each turn + 338 WS probably shouldn't have done it. For the Union it's a waste like before.

Best regards

[Ebbingford]

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Have built an armory and an ironwork in 1861. But with some 3350 WS in Nov. 1863 and each turn + 338 WS probably shouldn't have done it. For the Union it's a waste like before.

Best regards

When I play as the Union I need all the money that I can lay my hands on so I build all the armouries, Iron works and powder mills that I can. Each one increases your income by at least 1 each turn.

[Ace]

As Union do not build Ironworks, and your WS levels will be just fine.

[Pocus]

Are we talking of a game started in 1.02 ?

[wosung]

Are we talking of a game started in 1.02 ?

At least I do.

Best regards

[Pocus]

Can you please post or forward me your saved game, this WS level is impressive. We raised quite a bit the cost of units in 1.02, so this comes as a surprise ... except if you did not build a blue navy fleet perhaps.

[wosung]

Can you please post or forward me your saved game, this WS level is impressive. We raised quite a bit the cost of units in 1.02, so this comes as a surprise ... except if you did not build a blue navy fleet perhaps.

Yup, built all (blue water) transports but no other blue water ships. No coastal adventures but continental maneuvering. I can confirm though that brown water ships are more expensive WS wise.

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[Keeler]

AI is aiming less on Ft. Pickens than before.

In my current game (sergeant, +1 activation bonus medium detect bonus, normal aggressiveness) the Confederates have forces at Ft. Pickens (~900 power facing a garrison), EL Paso (~1000 power facing a stack of ~250), St Josephs MO (~450 power facing about an equal power), and several commands hanging around Union-occupied Ft. Macon (~500 power facing a garrison). The AI has done a good job of concentrating forces around Virginia, but isn't putting up much of a fight in the Tennessee theater. Bragg is leading the Army of the West but it's sitting in Tallahassee with a locked state guard unit in its stack. Van Dorn is leading the Army of Mississippi in Austin, TX with a militia element . AS Johnston is commanding an army around Corinth (which I have just captured) and has a corps of about ~900 power attached to his command; the AI is moving both this corps and another independent stack of ~500 power towards Johnston.

Perhaps the AI is being opportunistic, but I think it's still acting too aggressive towards secondary or tertiary targets. It also has a pretty big fleet (3 ironclads (none of which are the Virginia), 6 gunboats, and 3 transports) near Pensacola. I captured another ironclad under construction when I took Nashville. Is the Confederate AI building too many ironclads for mid 1862?

[fred zeppelin]

In my current game (sergeant, +1 activation bonus medium detect bonus, normal aggressiveness) the Confederates have forces at Ft. Pickens (~900 power facing a garrison), EL Paso (~1000 power facing a stack of ~250), St Josephs MO (~450 power facing about an equal power), and several commands hanging around Union-occupied Ft. Macon (~500 power facing a garrison). The AI has done a good job of concentrating forces around Virginia, but isn't putting up much of a fight in the Tennessee theater. Bragg is leading the Army of the West but it's sitting in Tallahassee with a locked state guard unit in its stack. Van Dorn is leading the Army of Mississippi in Austin, TX with a militia element . AS Johnston is commanding an army around Corinth (which I have just captured) and has a corps of about ~900 power attached to his command; the AI is moving both this corps and another independent stack of ~500 power towards Johnston.

Perhaps the AI is being opportunistic, but I think it's still acting too aggressive towards secondary or tertiary targets. It also has a pretty big fleet (3 ironclads (none of which are the Virginia), 6 gunboats, and 3 transports) near Pensacola. I captured another ironclad under construction when I took Nashville. Is the Confederate AI building too many ironclads for mid 1862?

None of this bothers me too much if the CSA AI can play a competitive game doing it. Being a bit ahistorical is fine - variety is good - so long as the AI can be competitive.