Is anyone here?

[Moltke71]

Yeah, I'm here tp see if an April '61 scenario will ever be done.  Rationalizing a November start after 1st Bull Run and Missouri's forced adherence to the Union will NOT be part of my reviw.

Having said that, I thought a patch did have an earlier start date option.  Was I dreaming?

[Erik Rutins]

Jim,

A July, 1861 scenario has been in the game since the first release. The most historical version in the latest update is the Coming Fury (Historical) scenario - that's a July, 1861 start. The Southern Steel is the November, 1861 Historical and the Standard Campaign is the November, 1861 'Balanced'. There are no current plans for an April, 1861, but we're working on a 1863 scenario.

Regards,

- Erik

[Moltke71]

Good. I just went back to FoF last night and forgot how to find the scenarios. So many rushed reviews; I need a rest.

[Erik Rutins]

No problem. As long as you've applied the latest official update (or the latest public beta) you should have the Coming Fury (Historical), which is the earliest historical start.

[Moltke71]

I'm fairly sure I updated but who knows? I remember the name.

[Erik Rutins]

FWIW, while the game is loading you should see the version number in the top right hand corner. If it doesn't match the latest, I highly recommend grabbing the latest official or beta update as each has some very significant improvements.

[Gil R.]

Bismarck,
As has been mentioned in another thread, some people for some reason have the OLD versions of the July scenario left in their systems, even though the installer should have deleted those. So, definitely be sure to look for "Coming Fury (Historical)" (as Erik mentioned) or "Coming Fury (Balanced)" (as I believe it's called; I'm overseas and can't check the precise name myself).

By the way, please note that the cities in riverine provinces (e.g., Little Rock) now have their names provided when one mouses over them, as per your suggestion a while back.

[Yogi the Great]

ORIGINAL: jchastain

ORIGINAL: Yogi the Great

ORIGINAL: JoePirulo

Sorry, nothing interesting to post, and yesterday didn´t have dinner, my stomach was bad [8|]... But wait I notice that I´m not a recruit anymore... I´ve earn my first star and now I´m a trooper!! Wow, any congratulations are welcome...[:D][:D][:D][8D]

Congratulations! And now I'm one post closer to my next promotion.[:'(]

You've made it to 99 Yogi. Don't you wish you had a topic that would allow you to get just one more post so you'd hit 100? (Hint: This is a yes or no question). [:D]

Thanks for the set up

Yes.

[madgamer2]

Me to....I wonder if all the young guys know how far BACK that really is for us old guys

Madgamer

[madgamer2]

Did ya learn any magic while there?

Madgamer

[madgamer2]

Heck I admire ya just for making over 2,000 posts....and I thought I was long winded

Madgamer

[Yogi the Great]

[:-]Shame on us, we should be posting useful and important FOF material, and not just gibberish trying to up our counts.
 
Did this post finally get me to my long overdue forum promtion?[;)]

[ericbabe]

ORIGINAL: madgamer

Did ya learn any magic while there?

Heh, I'm sure Gil did; check out the third paragraph:
http://www.case.edu/artsci/clsc/courses ... ring07.htm

[madgamer2]

Ya don't think it will improve his game design ....... Do ya? I can see the wizard's showing up on the FoF battlefield waving there magic wands and making the other sides forces into toads or something LOL.

Madgamer

[Gil R.]

Two words: "egg" and "Easter." Not necessarily in that order.

[Moltke71]

Probably been asked before but I'll ask again"  why is there no artillery in the Union ar,y in 1861 either in the standard or July campaigns?

[Erik Rutins]

There is, but it's divided among various "Brigade Artillery" attributes rather than concentrated in an artillery brigade unit.

[Moltke71]

Good but I'll check to see if that's mentioned in the manual. Nice point, though.

[Gil R.]

Adding to what Erik wrote, it's up to the player to make the same organizational changes that the Union army did when it concentrated it's artillery more (which in FOF can be simulated by buying a second Brigade Artillery attribute for a unit that starts with one, or else purchasing a new artillery unit). If you look at the 1st Bull Run OOB's, you'll see that most of the Union's artillery was divided among companies, while the majority of the CSA's guns were in batteries. This is what we've tried to represent by having the CSA start off with some artillery units while the USA has more brigade artillery.

[Moltke71]

I like the concept. What I'm checking is if it's in the manual. I'm doing a review and, for the sake or argument, I write a glowing one. Somebody buys the game because of it, opens up the first campaign and no visible Union arty. If your reasoning is in the manual, we can just tell him to RTFM. However, is everyone savvy enough to come here or check the OBs? I will mention this point as a positive in the review.