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Re: TANAKA MOD 8.1: BALANCING AND THANK YOU go_rascals and Edelweiss93 for your 8.0 feedback! You are in the credits!
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2026 9:41 pm
by Tanaka
Tanaka wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 8:09 pm
go_rascals wrote: Mon Jan 19, 2026 10:10 pm
I've played the mod three times through, twice as Union and once as CSA. All three times CSA victory late 1863. Now, I haven't played since the lateset batch of updates so that's next.
One thing I noticed is that the CSA MPPs are nearly the same level as the Union. Union economic strength never really makes itself felt. After thinking about it, I think I figured part of it out: does the strength of a blockading ship affect the MPP losses to the South, or is it calculated per unit? If by SP that means that the MPP losses to the blockade would be half of what they are in vanilla. The Anaconda Plan becomes more like The Garter Snake Plan.
Have discovered what seems to be a bug that lets CSA fighting spirit go over the max of 100 set in the editor. Am consulting the Dev on this issue...
Not a bug and fixed the issue. Updated to 70% CSA fighting spirit.
Re: TANAKA MOD 8.1: BALANCING!
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2026 8:38 pm
by Tanaka
8.1 Updated:
TANAKA MOD 8.1: BALANCING!
Union FS decay per turn lowered from -400 to -200. CSA FS bonus for holding Richmond decreased from +500 to +200. AI levels for Union and CSA adjusted appropriately.
Naval costs have been lowered back down due to the need for more replacements for strength 5 ships.
DE 506: Raise Ohio/Indiana Volunteers has been returned to Union decisions due to strong CSA Ohio invasions.
Naval damage from rough seas has been lowered back down due to strength 5 ships.
Confederate fighting spirit has been lowered to 70%.
Naval ship defense has been raised against forts.
Naval ship defense has been raised against subs.
Naval ship defense has been raised against infantry, cavalry, and soft targets.
Sub costs have been doubled.
Due to stronger forts CSA and Union no longer start with chits in fort modernization.
Due to decreased spotting range scouts research has been given another level.
Buoyancy tanks for subs given another level.
European countries and Mexico balanced across the board to reflect all changes.
Union receives extra brigade in Lawrence, Kansas to invade Missouri.
Union receives extra regiment in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
CSA AI will focus more on defending Richmond!
All North Carolina gunboats deploy at Wilmington, NC to help CSA AI naval coordination.
Union AI naval landings improved across the board.
Union now deploys 3 Marines and Farragut HQ at New York, NY September 1861. Farragut removed from Marines and now HQ.
Added to Marine Units:
John Harris
Charles Heywood
William Butler Remey
Jacob Zeilin
John L. Broome
James Forney
Charles Grymes McCawley
Robert Leamy Meade
Norvel Nokes
Percival C. Pope