<t> The changes in 1.07 on the blockade side are much needed. Now taking a confed fort actually does something in terms of the blockade (I took Ft. Pulaski near Savannah in a game with great effort, only to find it didn't do anything to help blockade the port), and changing from "units" to "elements ...

How did you get those nifty screenshots?

Doug

The only time I've had a unit vanish was due to a lack of supply (food, not the ammo) for a several turns. How much sea transport do you have, and do you have control of the nearby sea zones so supply can get there?

<t> I had the same thing pop up with the Mexicans, but all the units are locked so I don't think it means you need to do anything. I guess if the French decide to intervene in the US civil war you get to control the Mexican Army as an ally?<br/>
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On the event, I had a similar one pop up on ...

<t> I've taken three forts in my current campaign game (Ft. Jackson, Ft. Pulaski, Ft. Macon). In each case I had to send a solid division (about 7,000 troops, say 3 brigades?) with some artillery. I usually landed and put on a siege and then the following turn I set the fleet to bombard and launched ...

<t> The rule book is a little thin, to say the least, on how to actually set up the blockade. <br/>
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For the "distant" blockade, blockade fleets appear to be best, but you have to have enough to rotate so you can keep about 4 such fleets in each blockade zone all the time. That appears to get ...

I got a message saying I have 3 Army HQs available (that I haven't used yet), but how do you find them? I have only formed one Army, but the Army HQ elements do not show up on the roster, so is there another way to locate them so I can move them where they need to go?