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I have another problem and will post later when I'm home. But I have found in this game and the old COG that I got less militia spawn by reducing the draft ages. 18-35 or 20-35 from 18-60? As long as I was at war my population stayed stable and ...

Surely empty container units in enemy territory should be removed - as in Forge of Freedom ?

First the Spanish, and now the Prussians, have had empty container units (either army or corps) in my territory. The Spanish were moving theirs around - how ?

Thanks. Great work.

Yes - really wicked fun, It would help to prevent the naval battles getting repetitive by adding a touch of chaos.

Wouldn't be so nice if the wind changed direction and one had to avoid one's own fire-ships.

<r> I'd like to try PBEM but cannot provide the time commitment. I play the AI to relieve the pent up aggressions and frustrations of a busy work schedule.<br/>
Plus the wife's verbal onslaughts ( <SM sm="duel.gif">[sm=duel.gif]</SM>) about what I should be doing with my time are bad enough as it ...

<t> It struck me while watching my ships ablaze that the game does not include the use of fire-ships, in detailed naval combat.<br/>
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They would work very well against the Spanish navies , (as they did historically), which in the game set up a defensive line and sit and wait. Fire-ships would ...

<t> Ah ha ! Your explanation makes sense. <br/>
Yes - I've tried several scenarios as France, and the last time ran into awful waste problems due to a too rapid expansion., which is why it is such an issue right now.<br/>
The last game I was in constant war, not always of my own choosing, and ...

<t> Developing Courts and Culture uses up valuable textile resources needed for developing Barracks, Roads, and various units. I wonder if there is to much emphasis upon use textile resources, as it it not easy to build up a reasonable stockpile?<br/>
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Perhaps the greater use of money for ...

<t> Sorry guys, but it is still as clear as mud to me. <br/>
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"Five courts is the magic number you should strive for in as many of your provinces as you can, if you're an expansionist country. You get to have 30 non-protectorate provinces with no risk of waste. Once you get 31, you'll see ...

<t> According to the manual, 9+ Courts Level eliminates waste in any province. Am I right in thinking that 7+ Culture(Arts) Level achieves the same result ? The manual does not seem to be precisely clear on this issue.<br/>
It seems to me that it is more advantageous to develop Culture than Courts ...

Ah ha... did not realise the supporting units (which are in good order and adjacent) needed to be adjacent to the attacking enemy units. Thanks guys.

<t> [:-] Something I noticed in CoG also - how is it the AI cavalry, in single player detailed combat can charge artillery even though the artillery are well supported by adjacent units (infantry and cavalry) ? <br/>
According to the manual it is not possible - I certainly cannot do it. It is damn ...

Thanks Peter. I'll ponder on it. I love detailed combat - advanced chess gaming. Just imagine if one could play detailed combat via PBEM.

Thanks. I was beginning to think it was something my end.

Sorry to hear the problem. Have not played PBEM as there is no detailed combat available from what I've read in the forum - is that correct ?

Yes. Move the development slider full whack so that it shows it will only take 1 turn. Would'nt necessarily do it in ordinary game play but it is for the purpose of observing the anomaly.

Would like to see the cost of upgrades listed in the pdf Appendix Manual. One could plan better if one knew.

<t> It is worth building Dock Levels up I find for the following reasons :-<br/>
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a) Increases the rate of experience points which gives very useful upgrades, plus the acquisition/purchase of attributes,<br/>
all of which makes for more powerful ships, plus economic benefits via the Naval ...

<t> In the legendary dying words of Aleister Crowley - " I am perplexed".<br/>
I am wondering if it is worth starting a new thread headed - ' Spontaneous Development ' to see if any other gamers have encountered the same anomaly ? It may be that others have missed the spontaneous development ( when ...

<t> Have tried the same game again, twice, :-<br/>
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Game details :- <br/>
Scenario = 1792; Victory Condition = Path of Napoloeon: Game Length 23 years; Advanced Economy; <br/>
Difficulty - Normal; Power = Normal; Combat Difficulty = Normal <br/>
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On the first turn (June 1792) I chose ...