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    UGCW Feedback v0.90+

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    14 hours ago, Andre Bolkonsky said:

    Question? , what is Zook's first name in your barracks? 

    Samuel was the Zook who was slain at Gettysburg but was smart enough to sniff out Prince MacGruder's deceptions during the Penninsular Campaig -- information which McClellan refused to accept, big surprise -- but there are 'random' generals with the usual last names. 

    William Brooks and William Brewster are the generals currently showing up in camp for me after Phillipi. But then, way back when, my first camp commander after Phillipi was Phil Sheridan. And, my last previous major restart, I have four brigadier generals in Camp, two being Brewster and Brooks. . 

    Its the same Zook that you play with in the Tutorial.  

     

    Usually its Walton + Loomis + Scales + Woods

     

    Zook was wounded during the tutorial battle.  Afterwards, he was in my barracks for free... Kinda weird seeing as this has never happened before. 

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    Proper Placeholders for Generals?

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    2 hours ago, The Soldier said:

    Many have placeholder portraits?  Who?  Fairly certain 99% of the historical (or "hero") commanders have their own unique portrait (or a mix of the random + unique stuff that gets it close enough).  Pretty much all the people you listed (minus AS Johnston, who still has white hair and looks more like that other Johnston) have their own portrait that's recognizable enough.  Grant looks like Grant, Sherman looks Sherman, Jackson as Jackson, etc.

    It would be nice to see ALL historic Generals with their actual portraits.  Having some that do and some that "look close enough" just seems lack of uniform & unpolished.  I'm sure they'll resolve the portrait debacle in version 1.0.

    And I second Ross24899... I would LOVE to see the ability to change player avatar before starting a new campaign.

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    Home Grown Officers

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    Has anyone played the campaign without recruiting any Generals; either in the barracks or via Government reputation? 

    I think my next play through I'm only going to recruit Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels, and Majors. Save the reputation for extra money & weapons.

    UGCW Feedback v0.78+

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    50 minutes ago, vren55 said:

    I found Saunder's fields a bit annoying because it required me to basically to have failed winning to win it. They should have given us the TWO points we needed to take immediatley because the only way I can find to win it on Colonel, is to be uber aggressive and ensure that you have a foothold in the forest from the start. If you don't, the fortifications the union take are so heavy that there is no way to break through or even flank them. I

    Not all engagements are meant to be won. Thought it would be grand if we could win them all.

    In some situations I'd rather settle for a draw, rather than sacrifice my men to a massacre.  

    I suppose it's all up to your playing style and game-level that your playing on. 

    Each Ultimate General is different :) 

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    UGCW Feedback v0.78+

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    13 minutes ago, The Soldier said:

    10pdr Parrotts aren't too bad either, and even though they perform slightly worse than 3-Inch Ordnance Rifles, you don't have much of a choice when you've got 51 of the things in your Armory after Antietam. :) Tredgars also seems good, but are much rarer.

    The Tredgar's are confederate guns?  I cant seem to get them off the battlefield or in the armory? I'm currently doing the Union Campaign...

    UGCW Feedback v0.78+

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    14 minutes ago, Aetius said:

    Based on limited experience with one unit in one battle, the 20pd Parrots are still underperforming for their stats. My unit was moving in company with two 24pd Howitzer batteries, both of which out-damaged the 20pd Parrots by more than 2 to 1 - and one of the 24pd Howitzer batteries was completely green, with only the base stats.

    When I re-start my campaign I think I'm only going with 24pdr Howitzers and Ordnance... They seem to be the only two reliable cannons that offer the best dividends.

    Inverted Artillery Battery Performance

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    8 minutes ago, The Soldier said:

    Indeed it is. :) And what's more, I'm at the perfect place and time to test it - defending Fredricksburg from the Federal hordes.  I'll do a re-test of battery size as well as testing 20pdr Parrotts, although it doesn't look too good from a short experience at Cold Harbor with a couple batteries.

    I look forward to your debrief.  I'm hoping well see better artillery/battery performance.  Stupid question; do we have to re-start the campaign to see the updated changes? I'm seeing some glitches with no generals/weapons in the govt reward section after Chickamauga...

    UGCW Feedback v0.78+

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    19 minutes ago, sonnypemberton said:

    not sure if it is intended, but there are no weapons or generals to be bought with reputation after Chickamauga?

    I'm having the same issue -- I guess the only fix is to completely re-start the game/campaign?

    Rewards

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    Posted · Edited by Sykes

    I agree, I would LOVE to see more historical generals available for purchase or with reputation points. 

    The newsletter idea is actually pretty awesome, never thought of that -- could even read Harpers Weekly...

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    Skirmishers or Dismounted Cavalry

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    Which do you prefer?  Both seem to serve the same function on the battlefield.  However, skirmishers seem to be cheaper with better range (weapon depending). 

    If you had to chose between the two, which would you field the most? 

    Would enjoy hearing your opinions...

     

    Inverted Artillery Battery Performance

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    12 minutes ago, civsully1 said:

    So what with Soldier has determined and supported by other's trials....if in the middle of a campaign and one had built 24 gun batteries...would it be wise to disband that unit to form smaller more effective ones?  Would there be any penalties involved in doing this?

    I've actually thought of this too.  I'm tired of two star under performing 24 gun battery brigades. 

    At this point, I almost think it would be wise to just re-start the campaign & rebuild your army.  I'll probably end up doing that next time I play knowing what I know now after reading the forums.

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