[A few questions before I buy]

Thanks for your help, but can we play directly with an IP address, like we do now for Scourge of War Gettysburg?  That is, without using Steam.

[A few questions before I buy]

A friend and I always play MP cooperatively against the computer in Scourge of War: Gettysburg.  Will we be able to do the same with Ultimate General?  

 

Can we only play MP on Steam, or can we connect directly using an IP address?

 

Thanks in advance