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There are automatic promotions for some generals for both the North and South. They are built into the game and are added for realism and flavor. I don't have an exhaustive list, but for the North I believe the automatic promotions will go to Lew Wallace, Sumner, Keyes, and Kearney. There are some o...

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Triggering FI definitely adds a new wrinkle to the campaign when it happens. In my current solitaire hot-seat game, it fired off in July '63. On the preceeding turn, Grant's army actually overran R.E. Lee's headquarters near Charlottesville, VA. In addition to wiping out JEB Stuart's division, they ...

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Using the BEF for amphibious assaults is not without risks. During a campaign in which the Foreign Intervention triggered, I attempted to land the entire BEF at Boston to capture the city. Unfortunately a Federal naval squadron delayed the landing long enough for a scratch force of 40,000 Union troo...

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I'm a purist when it comes to forming divisions, so I generally like to organize my divisions along historical lines--a few brigades of infantry and some cannon batteries to go along with it. If room allows, I also try to mix in sharpshooters and cavalry for the scouting and combat bonuses. An examp...

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Maybe "Siege at Red River," from 1954. I've never seen it, but it might be the movie you are thinking of.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047488/

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1. Taking Galveston, Matagorda, and Houston should be enough to get Van Dorn to meet your force in Texas. If that doesn't shake him lose, then I think owning Ft. Smith, Dallas, and the cluster of towns in the SW corner of the map should make it hard for them to stay supplied. But I would expect Athe...

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Sounds like you are gaining a handle on your campaign. 1. The wagon shuttle service is only necessary in areas where no supply depots exist, or the supply network can't push enough to that location. If supplies aren't being pushed to a specific region and if you don't feel like building a supply dep...

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If the Rebs got Pittsburgh, you're probably in for a rough time. In one campaign, a Reb division of 10,000 men kept a 60,000 man Yank army at bay for three months. It is a very hard nut to crack if they are present in force. Answering your questions: 1. Dealing with raids in the west is extremely fr...

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Provided both computers have the same version of the mod installed on their PCs, I would think it would work. I'm playing the game in hotseat mode with Clovis' mod and it works fine for me. I would take it for granted that PBEM would work as well. From a game-balance point of view, I'm still conside...

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I don't recall if the division cap was raised by AGEOD in the latest version of the game. Are you using a player-designed mod? I would guess that is the reason why the division limit would be increased.

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I've successfully installed other mods on here but the installation of this mod escapes me. I spent over an hour trying to get the installation of this mod to work with no success. I get a prompt to re-enter my password then it flashes a critical error but continues to install. The game when runs C...

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Here is a basic overview of how to take a screen capture: http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/general/ht/winscreenshot.htm There are also 3rd party programs which can accomplish the same thing, but the Print Screen function is built directly into the Windows OS. Posting the image to these forums is mor...

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Leaders seniority can be upgraded also? Well i ll see it. The randomization will change the seniority levels for some of your generals--some up, some down. On average I see maybe six generals who spawn with enough seniority to be promoted to the 2* status. I'd say 90% of the time, the generals are ...

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In the early turns as the Union (playing against the AI, using Clovis' Coming Fury mod), I usually do the following things: -Light industrialization in WI, MI, DE, and maybe a 4th state. Not really necessary, but it does seem to help over the long haul. -Build rail and ship transports. Usually 20 or...

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I use the "slight randomization" setting in all my games now. It should not impact the game too much for you. You will see the most variations with the generals at the lower end of the spectrum. It also gives you the option to promote some generals as soon as they appear in the game, because of rand...

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Wait 'till you promote someone over 'lil Mac's head, or give a less senior man an Army.... Yeah, I did that in one campaign. The 900+ VP swing was dramatic, to put it politely.... I am going to expiriment with 3* seniority on the Union side in my upcoming campaign. As I see it, the Union spends muc...

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Using some troubleshooting suggestions from Pocus in a different thread, I solved the issue myself. Although I had a sound card installed an enabled on my PC, I didn't have it connected to any external speakers. This caused the OS to interpret my computer as not having any audio device configured. A...

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I had previously installed the software on a different PC. I recently replaced the PC and deleted the copy off the old computer. However, I ran into the following problems during the install on my new PC: 1) The install seemed to run fine. Immediately after I typed in my license key, the installer c...

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Was there ever any discussion about giving Bragg the "Quickly Angered" trait as well? Or is "Dispirited Leader" more punishing overall? to any army he commands? I've read that during the battle of Chickamauga, Bragg tried to find out what delayed "Bishop" Polk's attack for four hours on Sept. 20. Th...

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One of the formations, under Ramon Corona, unlocked on his own. He's a 2* general, so I designated him as a corps commander under Diaz's army. But now I've got a joint Mexican/USA army moving into Louisiana from the Houston, TX area.

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Meant to respond to this much sooner, but thank you for your suggestion. I'm garrisoning my harbors where I think raiders will attack. I find that they tend to keep a wide berth. Units in the harbors also don't seem to take damage from the winter elements, which makes the strategy more attractive.

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The biggest reason to promote Stonewall is because he's so darn good at his job. Seriously, he's one of the very best corps commanders in the game on either side. Even with the Q.A. trait, you should try to get him into a corps command as quickly as possible. I know the Quickly Angered trait causes ...

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I've seen campaigns go in both directions. In some cases, the Reb army is out of position to the west of Fredricksburg and never gets back to Richmond in time. On the other hand, I've fought campaigns where I thought they did a good job of challenging my advances. Defending in place at Fredricksburg...

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Thanks for the info everybody. I won my current campaign in mid-1863 by capturing Richmond, and the BEF never showed up (Foreign Intervention triggered the year before). But I think I will keep playing to see what happens. In my next game, I will definitely try the adjustments Jabberwork suggested. ...

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The screenshot you included is for July '61. According to the thread URL below, divisions can't be created until late 1861.

http://www.ageod-forum.com/showthread.php?t=7695&highlight=create+divisions

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I can personally vouch that the Mexican division the USA gets isn't very powerful. They captured Laredo, TX for me, then got mauled by the French expeditionary force quickly afterwards. Out of curiousity, how strong is the BEF? I'm playing as the Union against the AI, and I let the foreign intervent...

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I agree that historical division strength was much lower than what AACW allows. When I play the game, I normally cap my division strength around 6000 men, which usually is 2 brigades+plus artillary and a few extra regiments to round off. Clovis' Coming Fury Mod adjusts the default size of regiments,...

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Essentially these troops represent a part of the Anaconda plan, which involved cutting off port access to the South and slowly capturing strategic points and forts. I don't have the game directly in front of me, but I'd say it depends on how powerful the units are. During early 1862, the Union captu...

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You pretty well hit the nail on the head. McClellen makes it hard to do anything offensive with your army. Not impossible, but definitely hard. And if he's not in command of an army, then you take a serious hit to your VP level if you put another general in charge. While not historically correct, it...

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Thank you for pointing out the Wiki link to modding the game events. I will definitely start expirimenting with that!

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