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by midnight
Sun Jun 01, 2014 6:44 pm
Forum: Civil War II
Topic: Thoughts after finishing my second game
Replies: 9
Views: 4321

Thanks for the input and support guys! Destroyed?? Did you set you fleet to bombard by chance? I don't think I did but I wouldn't rule it out! After all I did accidentally leave the fleet there for 2 turns and lost all 16 ships ;) Max out Athena's detection and don't push her aggressiveness above de...
by midnight
Sat May 31, 2014 11:39 am
Forum: CW2 AARs
Topic: Full Campaign: Mickey3D (CSA) vs. Gray Fox (Union)
Replies: 87
Views: 41702

Thanks for the update Gray Fox. I must admit I'm still very curious on Micky3D's plans for the west, whether he plans on largely ignoring it too or whether he tries to force your hand by applying pressure in the west hoping to relieve pressure on Richmond. Assuming a) that he can spare the manpower ...
by midnight
Fri May 30, 2014 10:42 pm
Forum: Civil War II
Topic: Thoughts after finishing my second game
Replies: 9
Views: 4321

Thoughts after finishing my second game

Just finished my second game vs Athena playing as the Union using the RC4 build and thought I'd give provide a brief overview of how I did and some random thoughts. ⋅ The Mississippi campaign is REALLY fun and is great for gaining experience. I loved seeing Grant, Sherman, Rosecrans, Lyon,...
by midnight
Fri May 30, 2014 7:29 pm
Forum: CW2 AARs
Topic: Full Campaign: Mickey3D (CSA) vs. Gray Fox (Union)
Replies: 87
Views: 41702

Very sneaky Mr. Fox! So is Garysburg NC really that important to the CSA? I must admit it is not something I would have ever considered. Has Micky3D given any indications of his intentions? I'd be very interested on hearing your thoughts on how he plans to counter the inevitable rush to Richmond (be...
by midnight
Thu May 29, 2014 10:32 pm
Forum: CW2 AARs
Topic: Full Campaign: Mickey3D (CSA) vs. Gray Fox (Union)
Replies: 87
Views: 41702

Ahhh that was it, the old naval boxes handling was on in game settings. Thanks Merlin!
by midnight
Thu May 29, 2014 7:46 pm
Forum: CW2 AARs
Topic: Full Campaign: Mickey3D (CSA) vs. Gray Fox (Union)
Replies: 87
Views: 41702

Wow very interesting indeed, thanks for all the insights Gray Fox! Yes, I would definitely like to see the promotion option apply to any/all eligible leaders in a stack and be permanently available after the seniority requirement has been fulfilled. I'm sure a lot of players would appreciate that. ....
by midnight
Wed May 28, 2014 10:18 pm
Forum: CW2 AARs
Topic: Full Campaign: Mickey3D (CSA) vs. Gray Fox (Union)
Replies: 87
Views: 41702

Thanks Merlin and Gray Fox, turns out I hadn't quite distributed my fleets as evenly as I thought! Very interesting so far, I'm Eagerly awaiting the next update!
by midnight
Sun May 25, 2014 3:44 pm
Forum: CW2 AARs
Topic: Full Campaign: Mickey3D (CSA) vs. Gray Fox (Union)
Replies: 87
Views: 41702

+1. Very interested to see how this one turns out. Love hearing the rationale behind decision making, very useful for a beginner like me! Can I ask how you got your blockade to 35%? In my game I've evenly distributed my fleet between
2 blockade zones and can only get 20%. Am I missing something?
by midnight
Sat May 24, 2014 10:44 am
Forum: Civil War II
Topic: Naval dispositions and employment questions
Replies: 29
Views: 9156

Thanks for the update Gray Fox, I will be sure to check it out. In my game vs Athena it's march 1862 and I've still yet to launch an amphibious invasion! all available reinforcements are being sent to my armies surrounding Richmond and to Grant in Tennessee!
by midnight
Mon May 12, 2014 6:51 pm
Forum: Civil War II
Topic: Feature Request - Leader List
Replies: 10
Views: 5598

+1
by midnight
Sat May 03, 2014 12:31 pm
Forum: Civil War II
Topic: Naval dispositions and employment questions
Replies: 29
Views: 9156

Thanks for the tips Jim and Captain_Orso, they will come in very handy! I didn't even think about checking posture, I guess I assumed the default was defensive (school boy error). I did exactly that with the ironclads but in my last game Athena didn't challenge me on the rivers at all. I'm assuming ...
by midnight
Sat May 03, 2014 11:43 am
Forum: Civil War II
Topic: Naval dispositions and employment questions
Replies: 29
Views: 9156

Thanks for the advice and useful insights. As suggested by GraniteStater I think I'll experiment and place more emphasis on the blockade and naval invasions in my next game and I am counting on the increased difficulty and detection settings to punish me for any mistakes I make. I think my first gam...
by midnight
Thu May 01, 2014 9:39 pm
Forum: Civil War II
Topic: Naval dispositions and employment questions
Replies: 29
Views: 9156

Naval dispositions and employment questions

After recently finishing my first game in CW2 (and ageod games in general) as the union against athena (sergeant difficulty) I realised that I still know very little about the naval aspect of the game. In my first game I almost completely neglected the naval aspect and completely neglected my blue w...
by midnight
Tue Apr 29, 2014 9:20 pm
Forum: CW2 Technical support / Aide technique
Topic: Corrupt save games
Replies: 4
Views: 2565

Thanks for the help Pocus, I've delete the userpath.ini and am just about to start a new campaign. FYI there is a whitelist in avast but I've installed on a separate drive to my OS so theoretically there should be no issues writing. If there is this will be the first thing I try.

Thanks again
by midnight
Tue Apr 29, 2014 8:59 pm
Forum: Civil War II
Topic: Beginner Advice needed!
Replies: 37
Views: 11264

Thanks for the clarification Granite, sounds like I'll give RC4 a try!
by midnight
Tue Apr 29, 2014 8:43 pm
Forum: Civil War II
Topic: Beginner Advice needed!
Replies: 37
Views: 11264

Before I start a new game, does any have any experience with 1.04 beta patch? I'm wondering if I should update or stay with 1.03.

Thanks
by midnight
Tue Apr 29, 2014 6:53 pm
Forum: Civil War II
Topic: Beginner Advice needed!
Replies: 37
Views: 11264

Thanks Gray Fox! I'm definitely having fun, so I'm thinking I will crank up the difficulty and play as the Union again and see if I can make fewer mistakes this time!
by midnight
Mon Apr 28, 2014 10:39 pm
Forum: CW2 Mods
Topic: Built-In CSA Flag Mod
Replies: 22
Views: 14297

Apologies if this is already solved / common knowledge but editing the following line in the flag .ini files (CSFlag_USA.ini, CSFlag_CSA.ini etc.) will alleviate the waving flag problem.

Pace = 33 to Pace = 0

Now this doesn't "fix" the problem but the flags flutter at a MUCH lower frequency.
by midnight
Mon Apr 28, 2014 7:34 pm
Forum: Civil War II
Topic: Beginner Advice needed!
Replies: 37
Views: 11264

Thanks guys, I'm pretty sure I only lost 5NM when I lost Richmond. I went from 118NM -> 168NM (taking Richmond)-> 164NM (losing Richmond) -> 218NM (retaking Richmond and maybe something else?)
by midnight
Mon Apr 28, 2014 7:29 pm
Forum: CW2 Technical support / Aide technique
Topic: Corrupt save games
Replies: 4
Views: 2565

Thanks Pocus. Yes it is saving in the users directory and as a work around I've been manually copying the files before ending each turn. How do you change the saved game directory? I can see the directory in options but can't edit it. I'm an admin and I don't think changing UAC controls will help as...
by midnight
Sun Apr 27, 2014 4:52 pm
Forum: Civil War II
Topic: Beginner Advice needed!
Replies: 37
Views: 11264

Thanks Jim, good to know! I just managed to win my first game 1862, Late Aug by taking Richmond and by isolating Lee and Beaurgard and destroying them individually. 74K losses (and 91K prisoners) for the CSA compared to 63k losses for me and ending with 219NM. Now after taking Richmond the first tim...
by midnight
Sat Apr 26, 2014 9:30 pm
Forum: CW2 Technical support / Aide technique
Topic: Corrupt save games
Replies: 4
Views: 2565

Corrupt save games

I have been having a number of problems with the game crashing and the saved game getting corrupted. I have turned off save compression which fixed one problem with a missing/broken .dll. However another frequent problem is that when I click next turn the game will say that it is saving (which it do...
by midnight
Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:16 pm
Forum: Civil War II
Topic: Beginner Advice needed!
Replies: 37
Views: 11264

Thanks so much Philo32b! Now I can finally start organizing my rabble. Also the link to the strategy guide has been incredibly useful, thanks!
by midnight
Sat Apr 26, 2014 6:55 pm
Forum: Civil War II
Topic: Beginner Advice needed!
Replies: 37
Views: 11264

A quick update, it is 1861, Early Nov. and I have mainly been consolidating and defending. I have taken Manassas, Harpers Ferry, Winchester and am making my way down the Shenandoah river (without a fight, total 4.9K losses so far to 5k for confederacy). The only silly thing I have done so far is to ...
by midnight
Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:00 pm
Forum: Civil War II
Topic: Beginner Advice needed!
Replies: 37
Views: 11264

Thanks everyone for the kind words and very detailed advice. I think I am in a much better position and now just need to take the plunge and jump into a game! Just so I can gain a better understanding, why doesn't splitting confederacy in two offer military or economic benefits? I was under the (may...
by midnight
Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:27 pm
Forum: Civil War II
Topic: Beginner Advice needed!
Replies: 37
Views: 11264

Beginner Advice needed!

Being new to the the Civil war period I decided to purchase AACW and Civiil War 2. After deciding to start with Civil War 2 I began by reading the manual, AARs, completing the tutorials and smaller scenarios numerous times. Now I *think* I am ready to delve into my first campaign against the AI. The...

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