Magpius wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2026 8:30 pm I'm getting old.
(I was waiting for the fuzzy bit of the graphic to load...then I realised )

Ah the good old days of dial up internet, and waiting for images to load...

I have one thing to add, that I recently thought of.

If you are going to use the AIConservative setting you need to also set the rulevar for random AI personalities to be off. If not that will also cause trouble.

I had a problem with the AI building just one thing. I found that in general it produces the best bang for the buck. That means it looks at the power points of an item, and the cost to produce it, and then determines. Or more or less that. So, if it likes to produce something, and you don't want it ...

Going on to the VRDesigns homepage: VRDesigns.net, then logging in, for instance on the VRDesigns community page, and then navigating to the page, and there clicking on the link "Get started with..." leads you to a page, where you can download it.

I just tried and did so.

A Pause?

This AAR has been quite fun to make. There was always some detail to write about, and that was nice. I hope it shows how much fun I have had while playing it.

There have been some let downs here and there. So while I have been playing this I have been tinkering with and upgrading the ...

At the link I provided, it seems the question about if this is the new norm is answered.

Basically it says:

We have done this before with Slitherine titles. We will do it again, at times.

We have not done this with Matrix titles, and they will have standalone downloads.

There is a thread on the Slitherine forum where they wrote that the initial information had not contained that it was steam only. That has now changed.

https://forum.slitherine.com/viewtopic.php?t=122062

If it will be the norm from now on, is not something that has been answered at this time.

Welcome to the Party. Better late than never

Lion of Judah is correct, but, that is because that the Beta Patch now has been replaced by the official patch.

To get the official patch, login on Matrixgames.com, go to the members section (My page), choose the game (Advanced tactics Gold), open up the File downloads, and then select the patch ...

There has been a lot of talk about the front against Austria. I thought that a look at it might be fun.

Here is the northern section of it. Not quite yet formed, and a lot of M.Korpus's (4 Infantry, 2 cavalry) HQs, but more are coming. So I am not that afraid of not being in strength there, yet ...

"March 27th, 1802.

- Derzjazin, the new Minister of Justice, is a bit coarse. He has begun looking at the laws, trying to make them just, but his language, and form, leave a lot to be wanting. He is also very much old fashioned. The new young nobles that want reforms are not happy. I get that the ...

turn 37 Turkey all before.jpg

This turns action happened in Turkey, just like last turn. Just because there is no combat, doesn't mean the AI isn't threatening some flank attacks and surrounding of its own. Not this turn, however the opposition is getting to be of higher quality. Those are ...

"March 7th, 1802.

- I have been pondering a lot about who should be the new Minister of Justice. As I wandered through the Winter Palace, something sprang into my mind. A thought: Why not someone beloved by the everyman, and also admired by the nobility and one of their own. Who is beloved more ...

Now to the action.

But first a look at how the map in Turkey was, before the moves were made.

turn 36 Turkey ALL before.jpg

The first thing you will notice is that the horrible weather is gone! Great time for campaigning. Excellent movement distances. I use that movement to, with Ushakov the ...

"February 15th, 1802.

- The court is a buzz since I announced opportunities of gaining new lands in the conquered Ottoman territories. Ordinarily I would let the regional structure and nobility of areas I add to the Empire become a self-governing entity, if they were loyal to me, and me alone ...

So... I have to do something about that. I swing Imereti's forces in that direction, and let some of the cavalry from Kiselyov's command help out. Unfortunately I am in no position to surround the unit, so I have to "just" push it back, and then form a line.

turn 35 turkey ALL after.jpg

This is ...

"January 26th, 1802.

- I am growing tired of settling disputes that the nobles are unable to get satisfactory results from the courts. They say that the courts are unjust, that the law is too complex, that this noble or that noble bought off a legal representative. Corruption, in other words. So ...

turn 34 Turkey all before.jpg

Above is the map of the whole Turkish Area. The details I know are a bit small, but, you can, as I have said before right click on it, and get shown the whole picture, by choosing to see it in a new window. Purple striped units are Ushakov's (Terenty), the Yellow ...

"January 6th, 1802.

- As I look out over the snow-clad landscape my mind wanders. How are the poorest people in my Empire doing. Is it true that the true nature of a country can be found by looking at its people, and its poor people at that. There are many who live as serfs, and are treated as ...

turn 33 Turkey ALL Before.jpg

Turkey, as it looked before my moves. Not much happening. There is a staff unit isolated from everywhere else to begin with. I decide to take that out, and have some combat elsewhere south of Angora too, as my forces there advance a little.

turn 33 Turkey ...