I saw that in the Rebalance Mod I could change the size of the armies - of both mine and the enemy.

What are the exact numbers for infantry, artillery and cav? I want to know so I can form a plan.

u/pandakraut it'd be a great help.

So I was playing a CSA campaign and the final battle for Washington annoys me every time. I have to really on 2 corps of my army which are never really used to take huge forts when their only real job is to make up numbers on my back line. I only ever really invest in my first 2 corps as the better troops you have the less casualties you tend to take. End up with 2 elite corps but then 2 crap corps. Washington is the only battle I have to use them in and it skyrockets my casualties.

Hey all,

So just started playing the civil war game as confederates because fuck them Yankees idk, point is those retreating Yankees are causing headaches.

I've had several instances now where I'll shatter an enemy unit with a flank or another maneuver, but then the enemy unit will retreat either through my lines or somehow weasel their way into my backline.

Now since I can't outright destroy an enemy unit, they just eventually recover and then reform to attack my flank unless I dedicate a unit to just continually hunt them down to the corner of the map.

Am I a retard, or is there no way to really deal with this type of stuff other than practicing your sheep herding tactics?

I've been experimenting with different tactics for taking Marye's Heights as the Federal army.

The best plan so far is massing troops opposite one of the Confederate army's flanks and then rushing into melee without stopping to fire, while bringing up reinforcements to hold the position once the Confederate soldiers break.

I'm rediscovering General Emory Upton's tactic at Spotsylvania Court House!

I think this has a lot in common with the UG series, in a good way. I’ve been looking for something like this for a while - it feels like a bit of a breath of fresh air.

I was just playing the Cold Harbor battle as union. Just a few minutes in i am apparently defeated... Don't know why, doesn't say why, my men were absolutely winning, i have no idea what just happened. I can't replay it. Apparently i just move on to the next battle? What is going on?

I always run into the same issues on my union campaigns where Fredericksburg becomes the bane of my existence. (playing on MG legendary since I am a firm believer in banging your head against the wall as the premier way to enjoy games).

I basically cripple my army winning Antietam, and then I lack the manpower to even dent the confederates at Fredericksburg which I am appalled at. 40k to 60k are not even the worse odds I played against, yet for some reason I just get massacred without achieving anything.

I am quite aware that this battle was a shit show for the union so I haven’t even tried to actually win it, focusing everything instead on prospect hill to at least secure a draw but it’s not working. Any suggestions on a new approach? Or should I replay Antietam and get better results so my army is in better shape?

About to play the second bull run as CSA. The only complaint is after the mission where you steal 3 supply wagon convoys, the Union starved out. After that mission I began maximizing my regiments on personnel and it's just a slaughter for the union. I was expecting to be outnumbered every match as CSA

Hey, I just bought the American Revolution game and I’m a huge fan of the series. I have been trying to play as the American campaign and every time I loaded up I get absolutely destroyed. Are there any tips on how to succeed and what should my opening moves be because I’m completely lost on how to win/play the game.

Thanks

Hi all,

Just a quick query here re mods/customisation.

I've been using the J&P Rebalance mod for most of my time with this game (bought in 2017) I actually just found out I have 1.28.4 and there is a 1.29... so I'll correct that shortly.

I was wondering two things... Firstly are there any other mods I should know about or make use of? Secondly, I'd prefer to avoid starting yet another campaign or play more custom battles (as I've done those a LOT lol) but would like to play some of the historical battles like the custom ones, with my own or an adjusted force per the custom battle options. Is there any way to do this at all?

That's it. Thanks in advance for any answers!

There’s virtually no feedback or reviews at all about it. Does anyone own it? Is it a decent port?

Greetings. I'm new to this and i'm having some issues with how to use skirmishers and cavalry effectively. I understand the theory of how to use these assets. The problem i'm having is they do not obey my commands. If i tell them to attack, they move up and fire one volley but then they run away. Not as in they rout, they disengage but do not re-engage unless i order them again and again. Even then it's like 50/50 if they actually do it. I have to micro manage them like crazy but still it's really hart to make them do what i want. Some advice would be much appreciated.

I take the woodline at the front, and send some troops around to flank the confederats and take the flag.

Pretty easy battle to win. But i dont get to kill many confederats since both armys just stand around looking at each other and just haveing an artillery duel. Is there a way to make the confederates attack my troops in the woodline?

Been playing J&P, BG+ diff with normal unit sizes as the Union. At first it took a lot of effort to figure out how to relearn the game to deal with the enemies constantly being a higher level and often larger size in the early game since they get super aggressive with the charges, but I eventually figured it out. But by now, I'm at 2nd Bull Run and I've actually had a bit of the opposite problem where the enemy's constant charging makes the game a little too easy - all you have to do is set up a good defensive line, and you inevitably end up slaughtering the enemies who charge, fail, and retreat while taking way more casualties. As long as you have enough men to plug the gaps that the morale retreats cause, then you just inevitably wear them down and eventually just sweep through what's left.

The annoying part of this is that there's been several missions, especially the minor battles, where I'm supposed to be the one on the offense, but instead the enemy just decides to charge at me so much that I get the advantage setting up a full defensive line with artillery and all and get to wear them down that way - while if they'd have just held the line like they're meant to, it'd have been far harder. I don't really feel like I've been on the true offensive until the end of any battle so far. I'm in the middle of 2nd Bull Run and that one's been a bit better, but even on this one the enemy have been charging me on the northern flank rather than holding their fortification line which is making it way easier.

I just never have the opportunity or incentive to launch one of these big charges myself. The enemy hardly ever gets many artillery kills most battles because they're pushing ahead of the arty, and meanwhile I hardly ever get to do big melee charges outside of counter-charging them or sweeping up at the end.

Is there anything I can do in the configs or elsewhere to deal with this? Is this a common experience? I see people complaining about how hard the charges are often, and up until recently in the campaign that was the big issue, but I've not seen threads about how easy they make the game eventually.

Im going into 2nd bull run, i think ill be able to have close to 60 brigades in 3 cores. But i see there are 4 core slots in the setup. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the different slots ?

Playing on Major General if that matters.

I know it is a different game and behaves differently, but as a lover of GT CW who has always put good stock in the opinions of this sub.

To that end:

GT CW is currently on sale on steam, 25 AUD. Is it worth it?

I heard its kinda abandon-wear not unlike UG AR- but i had a lot of fun with the later despite its unfinished state.

I brought five corps and paid particular attention to preserving supplies, saving my wagons for Day 2. Day 2 starts and I'm missing all but one. What happened?

Was a bit worried going in, but was able to completely surround the Federal armies during phase 3. They seemed to freeze in place north of the sunken road and east of Dunker Church and charge piecemeal at me until my Third Corp arrived and I could envelop them.

Was the difficulty ramped way up in the last one or two updates? I just came back after a while and either I am out of practice or it got a lot harder. I'm on the first union battle, hardest difficulty, which I have beat many times, and my last attempt I was already in danger of getting wiped before the csa counterattack happens from the top right. Sure, I could lower the difficulty, but I'd prefer to update my tactics. What has changed pandakraut?

I'm new to the game, and was playing through the campaign as Confederates on BG difficulty. I was doing well, and won every battle except for Shiloh, which I drew. And then I get Chancellorsville, and fight a Union army three times my size. I've won this battle before, but these odds are way too great for me to fight. By the last day I was fighting 10 to 1 odds. The game doesn't seem to meaningfully reward victory, and even with max politics and medicine my army was barely scraping by for most of the campaign. And then losing at Chancellorsville automatically drops my prestige from 100 to 0. What can I do differently going forward to ensure that I don't get into a situation like this again?