I fear a competent human player will in these circumstances have little difficulty picking off enemy conscript formations before they can group and organise.
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It did group 30,000 troops, I think the AI just didn't let them get to complete ORG before attacking. I could be wrong though.
Simply great! Another example of V2 AI being of no challenge 
I'll definitely wait for players' reports before buying the game, I really don't want this incompetent (and by mods unfixable) AI like in HoI3.
I'll definitely wait for players' reports before buying the game, I really don't want this incompetent (and by mods unfixable) AI like in HoI3.
Did the civil war start with union troops in southern territory? That wouldn't make much sense since the standing armies that did exist at the time were all state militia's except for a few tiny garrisons and armies of little importance. At the start of the war, troop divisions in enemy territory should be sent home.
There were a few garrisons in the South. Most moved north by rail or ship before the fighting started. A few stayed put like the Pensacola garrison but didn't have an impact on the fighting.
The first battle shown was a battle for the province of Charleston.
Prize question for US History 101 students: What is the name of the fort that guards the port of Charleston, and what was its significance in the US Civil War?
The first battle shown was a battle for the province of Charleston.
Prize question for US History 101 students: What is the name of the fort that guards the port of Charleston, and what was its significance in the US Civil War?
Sumter, First shot.
Just so I understand what happened, the US intervened in the Texan War of independence, and then smashed Mexico?
My only question is: why are the Whigs laissez-faire? It doesn't make any sense. They were the ones who were all for the National Road and the National Bank and other (unconstitutional) expansions of federal power. It was the Democrats who were laissez-faire, as unintuitive as that may be, given that they were the main backers of slavery.
That was over pretty quick though, and took the form of a bombardment not two field armies slugging it out.
In cases like this I reckon forces caught in enemy territory should go back to the deployment pool (if there is one).
In cases like this I reckon forces caught in enemy territory should go back to the deployment pool (if there is one).
It was over in 36 hours. And as it wasn't really a battle at all it shouldn't be portraid as one. Yes, sending them back to the deployment pool is a good solution.
How did the CSA not have any problems with its economy? No factories, cotton production cut off, Southern coast blockaded. Shouldn't the CSA have at least taken some loans? Cause if the CSA had a stable economy, I don't know how any player could have a tough time.
Indeed. We were not given any details of the economy so we don't know what actually happened, but the CSA should definately be in a lot of trouble under the conditions seen in this AAR.
A bit of info would be nice, because that looked way too easy, and there might be a good explanation for it.
Good point. Apart from OOHgamers AAR, the AARs so far has shown the sunny, propaganda version of history - not getting into the details of what was actually done by the player to ensure events went as they did. While it's fun to see the CSA formation event and successful war of independence, it would be much more satisfying to know all the knitty-gritty that went into making it possible - including a quick overview of the history of the US up to that point.
Sorry to nitpick, but I noticed in one of the screenshots that Massachusetts is spelled with only one T. I know that players can rename states so I am unsure if the mistake is a matter of the game build or typo, but being a native of the fine Commonwealth I had to let the powers that be know
What's unintuitive about that?
Laissez-faire here meant that the national gov would not interfere with the "peculiar instititution", i.e. a business practice in the South. It hardly gets more laissez-faire than tolerating such extreme exploitation of men.
Plainly, a lot of the political stuff in the game needs to be overhauled. My big gripe are the weird ideological groupings. Anarch-liberals? But not radical liberals? Communists against political reform? Give me a break.
But hey, that's what modding's for.