A few observations....
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:29 am
1. In CoG the first advance I used to try to acquire was Impromptu Squares. Experience had shown that enemy cav were quite active in trying to drive my troops into squares.
In CoG:EE reaction fire seems to have negated that threat to a large degree. My foe's cav does a lot of running up to my line, getting blasted by reaction fire for heavy losses, and then deciding that their morale is too smashed to continue with a charge. In fact, through a great many battles I have had only two instances where cav delivered a charge and forced me into square.
2. In detailed battles, the AI is extremely dilatory when, as the attacker, it is faced with a choice between approaching my forces or attacking the various garrison units. The too slow advance has often spent the first two days approaching with infantry while their cav get blasted doing unsupported charges. Strangely, when my foe has artillery, their lassitude disappears and they quickly deal with garrison troops in their path, and move on.
3. As France, 1792,I have controlled the Channel with my Brittany and Normandy fleets for over a year without ever being challenged by the English fleet. I blockaded one fleet in Kent and the rest of the Jolly Tars are gathered adjacent, west and north, allowing me to dominate. There's should be no way this is permitted by England. They are practically begging me to land troops. They've not been involved in war prior and, so, have their entire complement of ships.
4. In naval combat, grappling, it seems, is never conducted by the AI, though they have successfully UNgrappled on occasion. Maybe it's because their morale is too low or their crews inferior in number. All I can say is that, in battles between my France and all the other nations, they have never, once, grappled a French ship.
5. I had a war with Spain, which they declared. I had but a single army of 52k to spare for that front. The Spanish attacked with equal numbers. They had several arty, which I feared, at first. However, after taking not much worse than equal losses from their attacks on my infantry, I had inflicted about 1500 losses, each, on their arty. Strangely, their strength now read as '0'! Worse, I captured them both and both were disbanded after battle for being too low in strength. Was Spain going to war with military readiness at 50%? Their other units, too, were below strength. I was playing defense, so, Spain chose to go to battle with these.
6. I love the unrest caused by the French Revolution. Scrambling to feed the nation was very enlightening for this, doubtless, was the mirror of the actual event then. The guerrillas which might occur in neighboring provinces do not seem to be prolific, however. Only one group has ever sprung up, (of 30K) in Spain.
7.In France, 1792, I thought I'd be giving the other nations a boost by starting them off with 100 or 200 glory points. Instead, it seems to inhibit them, early on, from perceiving France as a very great threat. Anyway, after trouncing Prussia and Austria pretty quickly, France is leading in Glory again and all I seem to have achieved by granting the others glory points is to insulate France from multiple enemies, early on.
8. Do units, other than charging cav, ever get disordered from combat? I have yet to see it occur, despite inflicting 1200 to 1800 losses in a single fire attack. If this has changed it negates any point in acquiring the Mixed Order advancement.
Lastly, This should not be read as negative. I waited for and am truly enjoying this game.
In CoG:EE reaction fire seems to have negated that threat to a large degree. My foe's cav does a lot of running up to my line, getting blasted by reaction fire for heavy losses, and then deciding that their morale is too smashed to continue with a charge. In fact, through a great many battles I have had only two instances where cav delivered a charge and forced me into square.
2. In detailed battles, the AI is extremely dilatory when, as the attacker, it is faced with a choice between approaching my forces or attacking the various garrison units. The too slow advance has often spent the first two days approaching with infantry while their cav get blasted doing unsupported charges. Strangely, when my foe has artillery, their lassitude disappears and they quickly deal with garrison troops in their path, and move on.
3. As France, 1792,I have controlled the Channel with my Brittany and Normandy fleets for over a year without ever being challenged by the English fleet. I blockaded one fleet in Kent and the rest of the Jolly Tars are gathered adjacent, west and north, allowing me to dominate. There's should be no way this is permitted by England. They are practically begging me to land troops. They've not been involved in war prior and, so, have their entire complement of ships.
4. In naval combat, grappling, it seems, is never conducted by the AI, though they have successfully UNgrappled on occasion. Maybe it's because their morale is too low or their crews inferior in number. All I can say is that, in battles between my France and all the other nations, they have never, once, grappled a French ship.
5. I had a war with Spain, which they declared. I had but a single army of 52k to spare for that front. The Spanish attacked with equal numbers. They had several arty, which I feared, at first. However, after taking not much worse than equal losses from their attacks on my infantry, I had inflicted about 1500 losses, each, on their arty. Strangely, their strength now read as '0'! Worse, I captured them both and both were disbanded after battle for being too low in strength. Was Spain going to war with military readiness at 50%? Their other units, too, were below strength. I was playing defense, so, Spain chose to go to battle with these.
6. I love the unrest caused by the French Revolution. Scrambling to feed the nation was very enlightening for this, doubtless, was the mirror of the actual event then. The guerrillas which might occur in neighboring provinces do not seem to be prolific, however. Only one group has ever sprung up, (of 30K) in Spain.
7.In France, 1792, I thought I'd be giving the other nations a boost by starting them off with 100 or 200 glory points. Instead, it seems to inhibit them, early on, from perceiving France as a very great threat. Anyway, after trouncing Prussia and Austria pretty quickly, France is leading in Glory again and all I seem to have achieved by granting the others glory points is to insulate France from multiple enemies, early on.
8. Do units, other than charging cav, ever get disordered from combat? I have yet to see it occur, despite inflicting 1200 to 1800 losses in a single fire attack. If this has changed it negates any point in acquiring the Mixed Order advancement.
Lastly, This should not be read as negative. I waited for and am truly enjoying this game.