<t> Boelke has to be included as one of the great front line commanders. He literally wrote the book on fighter tactics. After leaving the General Staff, Falkenhaym proved an able commander in the East, applying his "let the enemy break itself against us then attack" concept on a smaller level.<br ...

Check it out: http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/search.php?query=world+war&queryType=@attr+1%3D21

Thanks for all the answers Ralegh, I really do appreciate it. But as far as problem #1 goes, Reg Pither and Deerslayer have apparently experienced it as well. I'll track it down yet. Thanks again.

<t> You may also be experiencing the multiple province minor country bug. If for example you attack Denmark with it's 4 or so provinces, you often have to declare war every turn even as your troops are trying to besiege a city, or besieged it a previous turn, even though no official peace treaty or ...

"AI not very smart?" Now you're being polite to the AI, considering some of the things I've seen it do.

Excellent ideas eMontecello! These would add historical and well as play value to privateers.

<t> The real money maker IMHO are trades, especially wool. You should make what trades you want manually, every turn, but it's worth it. And shop around for the best deal. Countries that really like you can offer significantly more for your goods than neutral/hostile nations. Also, trade stops with ...

Historically wasn't sea travel MUCH faster than land travel? When I see armies bookin' through Europe while I barely make it out of port it's frustrating. I understand it's a design decision, but it seems too harsh.

More information: If I click on play the game and wait a minute or two to click "Local Game" the opening screen comes up quick. Otherwise it seems it taking a while to load and my eager clicks disrupt it. I checked my virtual RAM, 3/4 of a Gig, and adjusting made no difference either.

My first detailed battle lasted to night of Day 4 as well when I thought 3 was the limit.

<t> Thanks for all your quick replies Eric. To answer your questions:<br/>
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1. I don't have any other programs running, just CoG. My system's pretty streamlined and there aren't a lot of other background processes, just a couple percent typical CPU usage.<br/>
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2. I didn't know about ...

I'm not comparing CoG to Civ or any other Sid Meier Game; his statement, IMHO, is just a good piece of game design advice.

<t> As much as I am enjoying this game, I question the design rationale behind POW's, Rebels, and to a lesser extent Cossacks. I'm sure the decision is well grounded in historical fact, but playing Napoleonic whack-a-mole gets tedious. Fast. If POW's and Rebels, at least, were handled abstractly the ...

And yes, I was going to keep them secret, but in an incredibly magnanimous gesture I am willing to share them with the world.

<t> Sorry, hit OK by mistake. Bugs are:<br/>
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1. On the opening screen, when you're choosing nationality and diffficulty, etc. , the fade in is really slow, combined with frequent artifacts including flashes of the victory screen. I'm running 1.4 Pentium 4 with 512 mb Ram, 64 mb ATI Graphics ...

I've been playing and enjoying CoG, but noticed some bugs I haven't seen reported elsewhere.