CoG EE, the Path Of Nappy, early AAR

[Hard Sarge]

Gil wanted me to stay away from the Strat side of the game, but you can't understand the battles with out seeing some of what is going on

there is a large number of Russians right on the side of my main Army, but, I need that land, so, and since, I am at total war with Prussia, I want to wait, before I go for the kill on Russia, I will try and grab some of the flanking lands, then when Prussia falls, I can then march into the Russian Lands I want and need

[general_solomon]

HS : any chance of finding us a brigade level detailed battles. 

also, matrix really needs to market this game to all the 18/19th century war forums.  I did my research and there non like it. 

Buzz needs to be generated for the this game on the wargamer.com, gamespot.com, armchairgeneral.com ect.  especially in the forums. 

[Reiryc]

thanks for the posts sarge....

This is looking great so far!

[Gil R.]

ORIGINAL: general_solomon

also, matrix really needs to market this game to all the 18/19th century war forums. I did my research and there non like it.

Buzz needs to be generated for the this game on the wargamer.com, gamespot.com, armchairgeneral.com ect. especially in the forums.

I agree wholeheartedly. I've already posted over at Wargamer to let everyone there know about Hard Sarge's AAR, and that we'd have other AAR's starting soon. Also, some other places. Not Gamespot and Armchairgeneral yet, though. Are there other sites with 18th/19th-cent. forums that you'd recommend? Thanks for the suggestions.

I certainly make an effort to spread the word about WCS games, but help in building buzz is always very much welcome. And now that I think of it, it's in all of your interest to help build that buzz, because the more people who play the game, the easier it will be to find seven PBEM opponents!

[Hard Sarge]

ORIGINAL: general_solomon

HS : any chance of finding us a brigade level detailed battles.

also, matrix really needs to market this game to all the 18/19th century war forums. I did my research and there non like it.

Buzz needs to be generated for the this game on the wargamer.com, gamespot.com, armchairgeneral.com ect. especially in the forums.

right now, as it is later in the campaign, most of the Armies are large, Brig battles are really better when it is a smaller battle, but will try and watch for a smaller scale battle to get something to show

[general_solomon]

Gil: I am going to do my best to spread the word. My reason for wanting more people to purchase the game is you guys will keep making this game better.

I think we can get the empire total war fans to play this game because most hardcore gamers want depth and just eye candy. I am sure empire will fall short on the depth part.

they are incorporating the land and see battles.

another suggestion would be to have someone from your team do three or four long video's of the game and post it on the COG web page.

This way people can include the video's when trying to generate the buzz.

you have a good product but no one know's about it.

hell, you should give a copy to the napoleonic international society and alot of the table top and miniture war gaming fan sites.

[Randomizer]

Well you guys have sold me and that's even before seeing the detailed naval combat screenshots.

[Gil R.]

ORIGINAL: general_solomon

Gil: I am going to do my best to spread the word. My reason for wanting more people to purchase the game is you guys will keep making this game better.

I think we can get the empire total war fans to play this game because most hardcore gamers want depth and just eye candy. I am sure empire will fall short on the depth part.

they are incorporating the land and see battles.

another suggestion would be to have someone from your team do three or four long video's of the game and post it on the COG web page.

This way people can include the video's when trying to generate the buzz.

you have a good product but no one know's about it.

hell, you should give a copy to the napoleonic international society and alot of the table top and miniture war gaming fan sites.

Thanks, it's definitely appreciated.

I agree that it would be good to spread the word by means of videos. The one for FOF certainly had a positive effect, and we are definitely looking at doing one or more for COG:EE. Gotta finish the game first, though.

[Hard Sarge]

ORIGINAL: general_solomon

HS : any chance of finding us a brigade level detailed battles.

also, matrix really needs to market this game to all the 18/19th century war forums. I did my research and there non like it.

Buzz needs to be generated for the this game on the wargamer.com, gamespot.com, armchairgeneral.com ect. especially in the forums.

okay went with a Brig type battle this time around, over all, the number of units are higher, the scale is a bit different, not as easy to set up and deploy

the Ossites are in pretty poor shape, they sent a Army into the border land, while I was marching on them, they have called them back

odds are, I will send them back again

[Hard Sarge]

one of my units failed it's deployment check and went disordered, (not a good thing with Cav close by)

I have fired into the Cav to shake him up, I have charged two Ossite units and broke them

[Hard Sarge]

movement and damage is less, a little bit HARDer to control

[Hard Sarge]

timing out again while trying to post

slowly pushing the enemy back, and breaking anything that don't get out of my way

look at the WTF numbers, they are getting higher on both sides, that means the reinforcements are reaching the battle

[Hard Sarge]

oops, not fair, you didn't get to see the WTF numbers fall, and then come back up, the last shot I showed the numbers were higher

[Hard Sarge]

the night has been good to my enemy, his numbers are up, his morale is up, he is ready for battle when the sun comes up

at times like this, it would be interesting to know the enemy, and know what he is thinking

during the night, he finds out his Friends have come to his aid, he has held the enemy during the day, and now, he will be able to hold and push the enemy back

did he have his orderly, pour him and his friends some wine, while they looked over the map, and plan out the defeat of there enemies, once he released them to get there troops in place and bedded down to get what rest a solders can get while a battle is beyond the dawn

when he laid down, to get his bit of rest before the great day, did he smile, and wonder what his foe would say when the sun came up, did he dream of what honors and glories were about to fall upon his shoulders

what were his thoughts, before the sun came up ?

[Hard Sarge]

or were his dreams about the doom about to fall upon him

[Hard Sarge]

been a decent little battle, the Ossites are holding as they can, but, I got too much for them to hold long, and they were not the best enemy I have

[Hard Sarge]

they are holding out better then I expected, the terrian is very good for the, I can't mass, and my reinforcements have low morale, so can't form my lines too well

panic is beginning to set in for the Ossites, but I have take two of the 3 VHs just in case and have the 3rd, locked down

[Hard Sarge]

he has held as long as he can, his panic is up to -16, with -12 for losses, he is all but broke, this morale is shattered

a good battle

[Hard Sarge]

they finally break, and the slaughter really begins

[Hard Sarge]

bloody battle, what started out as a little backwater affair, turned into a major battle