Second to this one. WiE, WaW, and even WWI's "entire country surrender after capital have been taken" cannot really represent how native nations were organized in the 19th century.

(TBH it sometimes cannot really represent how modern nations are organized either, for instance, the "rush Sofia to ...

Well, at least he was very erperienced. He faught in multiple wars so he probably was ahead compared to most (especially Union) generals in the US. Maybe he should be nerved by 1 or even 2 points (so he would be as good as Grant and not that op) but then maybe with 1 more experience point?
The ACW ...

Lowering the tech/chit level of Infantry Weapons for balancing is undoubtedly interesting. Surprised to know there are even actual playtests to support this idea; it might work out for CSA. Currently, with Inf W at level 2, it is pretty easy to murder entire Divisions, which did not happen much ...

IIRC these two forts currently cannot be upgraded due to too low supply.

IIRC historically one thing that kept the Eastern Theater relatively stable (or in a state of back-and-forth without a major breakthrough until Grant's maneuver towards Petersburg) was that both sides rarely annihilated or completely routed their opponents.
Most of the time, with/despite heavy ...

In previous SC titles, forts are usually represented by a "Fortified Town" type terrain hex instead of independent Fort units, even though this type of unit already existed in the engine.

I understand that "Fortified Town" with units inside it would be near impossible to take unless throwing in ...

A brief research tells me that the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, which this the railway going from Atlanta-Chattanooga-Decatur-Corinth on this map, should have a direct connection between Corinth and Memphis by the time of 1861 (it was completed by 1857).

It seems this section of the railway is ...

I'm sorry but I'm not seeing how its brilliant. The map goes all the way to Grenada & Honduras. We've been to Antigua & BVI many times on vacation, its beautiful, but I don't see its relevance here. I'm certainly not a game architect but the net result is hexes having a large amount of sq miles ...

I think the Garibaldi event is a big problem for balance. The main weakness early war for the Union was a lack of quality leadership which Garibaldi alleviates. Not only does the Union get a top-tier leader they get free units - that god knows they do not need. There is functionally no downside to ...

The only problem being if the current engine could handle a stacking mechanic. Next title in the series, maybe.

Garibaldi has a base rating of 7. This gets increased with Leadership tech.
- BNC


Thank you for the correction. Still, this particular event choice seems to bring a considerable advantage to the Union in the East. One of the early major issues the Union needs to face is the lack of good ...

Wait, Garibaldi is an 8-rating general?

I don't know how much diplo damage Garibaldi will cause for the Union - but if he has a rating of 8, then the advantages of having him as a Union general in the Eastern Theater would far exceed the diplomatic disadvantages.

(In the screenshot he has a rating ...

Very much agree with the sentiment. Anyone who has played SC:WiE and/or SC:WWI might already notice that, sometimes it's not easy to form a continuous frontline on the Eastern Front of the map - Eastern Europe-Russia is too big to be covered early in the game. By enlarging the ACW Western Theather ...

<r> Another thing worth noting about the China-Japan balancing is the terrain. For instance, in the game, you can see the hexes around Changsha are relatively flat, thus making a Japanese push from Nanchang into Changsha or from Changsha into Kweichow (Guiyang) quite easy.<br/>
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For the Ottomans, these changes make the Gallipoli Peninsula harder to supply (by removing and shifting the towns) but easier to defend (by adding the hills and the coastal gun). For the Entente, it makes Gallipoli a more attractive target by giving it a port on the Sea of ...

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For the Ottomans, these changes make the Gallipoli Peninsula harder to supply (by removing and shifting the towns) but easier to defend (by adding the hills and the coastal gun). For the Entente, it makes Gallipoli a more attractive target by giving it a port on the Sea of ...

Most effective for USA and UK. Concentrate all the Strategic Bombers on British Isles and bomb the industrial cities around Rhine/Ruhr, would seriously reduce German MPP income from 42-43, as well as prevent Germany from reinforcing the Western Front. It is a viable strategy.

<t> What will be the Alternative Capitals of USA, CSA, and Canada in this scenario?<br/>
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IIRC, the novel doesn't mention any AC plan for USA, and the AC plan of CSA doesn't even really emerge in the WWII later (Featherston just flee with his cabinet).<br/>
Personally I would guess NYC ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: FOARP<br/>
Utah Rebels - Right at the end of the year you get a choice of whether to smuggle weapons to the rebels in Utah or not. Go ahead with it and Utah rebels and forms the state of Deseret (see picture). This was a difficult one to code as I'm not sure it's ...

<r> The play test looks fantastic, esp. the AI moves. Did you write/arrange AI scripts by yourself? Because that's simply another level of fantastic.<br/>
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I'm a firm supporter of making major rivers more difficult to across.[:D] Mississippi is wide enough to make the border of two theaters ...