<t> Thanks for the input Terje.<br/>
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I will be writing a new guide for the South entitled "Southern Strategy 2.0", which will include some of these points and tips.<br/>
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The reasons are:<br/>
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1) When I wrote this guide, I was still a new player and experience has changed some ...

<r> Gil,<br/>
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I'm suggesting that players be allowed to pick <B><s>[b]</s>both<e>[/b]</e></B> the unit that gets trained, and the skill as well.<br/>
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1) General makes training check.<br/>
2) Player prompted to pick which of his skills is taught<br/>
3) and to which unit in his ...

<r> <U><s>[u]</s>Unit Training by Generals<e>[/u]</e></U><br/>
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<B><s>[b]</s>Allow players to choose the special ability and the unit which learns it when generals make their training roll.<e>[/b]</e></B> <br/>
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I realize the developers really love randomness in the game, especially if ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Twotribes<br/>
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AND whats truly funny is being branded a Marxist AND a Liberal. As well as an uneducated simpleton.<br/>
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You may want to do some fact checking on my belief system.
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Tribes;<br/>
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Man, this like ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Twotribes<br/>
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LOL, Slavery was indeed the main cause of the Civil War, I have already said that, and if you could bother to read whats written you would know that. Pretending though that economics had nothing to do with it is disengenuos at best. Your own ...

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Valdemar,<br/>
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You're new to the forum, so let me bring you up to speed on one of our most important rules. No politics - that means current politics. If you want to discuss the political situation during the Civil War, no problem ...

<t> Gray;<br/>
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Most people are just parroting what they've heard someone else say. It's sad but true that the average American is not well educated, terribly uninformed, not paying attention, and generally doesn't care about events now, or in the past.<br/>
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But to your point...<br ...

<t> Ernest Hemingway wrote succinctly?<br/>
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Shakespeare! Now there was a man who could convey a lot in few words.<br/>
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Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing some more AARs. I'd do one myself, but I'm a techno-tard and can't figure out how to post screens.<br/>
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Regards,<br ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Twotribes<br/>
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You make the claim that tariffs had nothing to do with the Civil war... then list as one of the root causes and an early attempt to leave the Union, the tariff act of 1828.<br/>
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Further you claim that Lincoln's abolitionist views were ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: MengCiao<br/>
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Valdemar<br/>
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Some, particularly those who hold Marxist views of history, attribute economic issues as a major cause in the conflict. In a word, it is total crap. <br/>
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<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: MengCiao<br/>
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However, I think your last sentence was completely unnecessary. The only people I've called Marxist were those authors who've promulgated the notion that the chief cause of the War was this sort of mass class ...

<t> Mike,<br/>
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Maybe I'm unlucky, but I've NEVER had Kentucky join the Confederacy. I used pull my forces out immediately in order to garner the best chance for those stiffs to see the light and join the Confederacy, but it never happened. I just abandon that tac and went full bore to ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Paul Roberts<br/>
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Valdemer,<br/>
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A very good post! Thanks.<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Valdemar<br/>
Before I try to answer you question, I think it is important to note that most Americans, including some who've posted here, don ...

<r> Roger;<br/>
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Let me first thank you for asking this question. It is refreshing to see a European taking an interest in America for something other than vilifying us as "a force for evil in the world" (<I><s>[i]</s>Times of London<e>[/i]</e></I>). It is also nice that a game sparks this ...

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While COG has its Ralegh guide I guess we have our Valdemar Guide. Very well thought out. Can you do one for the North?
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Wow, thanks Drex.<br/>
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I suppose I could do one for the USA. Frankly, I've never ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Gil R.<br/>
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Excellent post, Valdemar. While I might quibble with one or two strategies, this is easily one of the most informative posts written about "Forge of Freedom" so far.<br/>
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One quibble I'll share is that I think it's more important for the ...

<r> What follows are suggestions for an opening southern strategy. The operative word here is <I><s>[i]</s>strategy<e>[/i]</e></I>, meaning that the discussion will center on the grand situation and operational level concerns. The other disclaimer I need to add is that my strategic view is colored ...

<t> As a solution, I propose that Brigade Artillery attachments do a set amount of damage rather than a percentage of the brigade's fire damage. And they should do that set damage up to the seven hex maximum range. When the brigade moves to a range where it can employ it's fire damage, the artillery ...

<r> I have a few suggestions for FoF that I hope both players and developers will support.<br/>
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<U><s>[u]</s><B><s>[b]</s>Major changes:<e>[/b]</e></B><e>[/u]</e></U><br/>
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1) Extend the map westward to include all of TX, NM, and the eastern half of AZ.<br/>
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2) Include cities ...