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I like the thickness idea and I wouldnt mind having the lower elevation designated also as I like knowing where to have them fallback for cover or have the lowest elevation line a different color or thickness for fast reference. But I am happy with it as is as well.

So had a game freeze and had to get out of it to get the game going again when I came back in it was an entirely different battle with continue.. Ah it reverted back to the battle before it.

A campaign like this.. http://johnsmilitaryhistory.com/cwvirtual.html

NEW NECESSITIES OF WARFARE The increased deadliness of firearms taught the commanders in the Civil War the habit of greatly strengthening every new position occupied with earthworks as formidable as possible. The works in the upper picture were thrown up in a night by the Federals near North Anna River, Virginia, in 1864. It is apparent how they would strengthen the resistance of a small force to larger numbers who might advance across the open upon the position. In the lower picture we see the salient of " Fort Hell," with its ditch and abattis and breastworks constructed of gabions, the result of many days' work of the soldiers in anticipation of attack. This was one of the fortifications about Petersburg, where the construction of fieldworks was developed to the highest point of efficiency.

These armies cut and cleared whole patches of forest for breastworks in mere hours at times, built bridges in advance of retreats as well as assaults and had engineers in the rear doing it all day long for fallback positions, I thnk the army corp of engineers in the game is historical and would play a major role in this as well. http://civilwarhome.com/engineers.htm Engineers In The Civil War When the war began, the Union had 2 engineer corps. The Corps of Topographical Engineers conducted explorations, surveys, and reconnaissance's of uncharted areas and sites for defenses, first under the command of Col. John J. Abert, then beginning Sept. 1861, under Col. Stephen H. Long. B for reasons of efficiency, the Corps of Engineers absorbed the topographical engineers in 1863. The Corps of Engineers' duties included planning and erecting defenses, construction and destroying roads and bridges, placing and removing obstruction, conducting topographical surveys during campaigns, reconnoitering enemy works, and preparing and distributing accurate maps. The wartime chiefs of engineers, Brig. Gens. Joseph G. Totten and Richard Delafield (who succeeded to command in 1864), attempted to perform these duties with an assortment of Regular Army and volunteer officers and men, and with hired civilians. The Confederacy established a Corps of Engineers commanded by 4 chief during the war: Brig. Gens. Josiah Gorgas and Danville Leadbetter, Col. Alfred L. Rives, and Maj. Gen. Jeremy F. Gilmer. Fortunately, the Confederate engineers obtained the services of trained officers who had resigned from the U.S. Army, but they lacked equipment and maps when the war began. Equipment was purchased from foreign countries, captured from the enemy, and manufactured in the South, but deficiencies continued throughout the war. Among other duties, engineer officers energetically prepared maps that were quickly distributed to the various army commands. The Confederacy also organized engineer troops and hired hundreds of civilians and slaves to work on fortifications, roads, and bridges. Both Union and Confederate armies were unable to or, at times, unwilling to furnish sufficient men and equipment to the corps to complete important tasks. In spite of deficiencies, the engineers performed valuable and diverse services, and many trained engineer officers--among them George G. Meade, P.G.T. Beauregard, Joseph E. Johnston, and Robert E. Lee--became worth commanders of troops. Wikipedia Civil War Pontoon bridge across the James River, Virginia, 1864 The Army Corps of Engineers played a significant role in the American Civil War. Many of the men who would serve in the top leadership in this institution were West Point graduates, who rose to military fame and power during the Civil War. Some of these men were Union Generals George McClellan, Henry Halleck, George Meade, and Confederate generals Robert E. Lee, Joseph Johnston, and P.G.T. Beauregard.[5] The versatility of officers in the Army Corps of Engineers contributed to the success of numerous missions throughout the Civil War. They were responsible for building pontoon and railroad bridges, forts and batteries, the destruction of enemy supply lines, and the construction of roads.[5] The Union forces were not the only ones to employ the use of engineers throughout the war; and on 6 March 1861, once the South had seceded from the Union, among the different acts passed at the time, a provision was included that called for the creation of a Confederate Corps of Engineers.[10] The progression of the war demonstrated the South's disadvantage in engineering expertise; of the initial 65 cadets who resigned from West Point to accept positions with the Confederate Army, only seven were placed in the Corps of Engineers.[10] To overcome this obstacle, the Confederate Congress passed legislation that gave a company of engineers to every division in the field; by 1865, they actually had more engineer officers serving in the field of action than the Union Army.[10] The Army Corps of Engineers served as a main function in making the war effort logistically feasible. One of the main projects for the Army Corps of Engineers was constructing railroads and bridges, which Union forces took advantage of because railroads and bridges provided access to resources and industry. One area where the Confederate engineers were able to outperform the Union Army was in the ability to build fortifications that were used both offensively and defensively along with trenches that made them harder to penetrate. This method of building trenches was known as the zigzag pattern.

If the game crashes on startup go to the link on your computor below and attach the log file for the developers to check it out for you. (your instalation drive) C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Ultimate General Gettysburg_data grab the output_log.txt.

Id like to see several dozen civil war battlefields and or a grand campaign combination first then on to another time period. That way we can be fully engulfed until the next time period comes out.

this has been mentioned all thru testing and they posted a response on steam as well. Game-Labs [developer] 6 hours ago yes already started designing such feature.. lots of requests for this

I agree with this..

I like option 3 as well as I will tend to play many campaigns with different strategies.

Testing continues all I can say is:

Been gaming along time as well, beta tested World of tanks, War in the pacific, War thunder, and other titles that go back 25 years Waiting along time for a good civil war game since civil war generals 2 and am excited about this game.