The last official patch for Ageod’s American Civil War, v1.15, has been released and is available at Ageod’s web site.  The patch fixes any remaining major bugs and comes in at a hefty 120 MB for the download.  Please note that this patch is NOT comprehensive.  You must update to v1.14 first prior to applying this patch.

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Last Official Patch For Ageod’s American Civil War Released

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On September 18, 2009, HPS Simulations released patches for Campaign Peninsula and Campaign Ozark.

• Campaign Peninsula has been patched to version 1.05.
• Campaign Ozark has been patched to version 1.08.

The following changes were made to Campaign Peninsula:

NOTE: Starting with this version, no CD-check is performed by the
main program and all documentation is supported only in PDF format,
available from the Help menu in each application.

Changes for Campaign Peninsula 1.05
- AI firing is now by stack instead of by unit.
- Activate AI when under Manual control now only activates AI Firing and not AI Movement.
- Added new Ammo Artillery by Cannon optional rule.
- Added ability to specify alternative arrival hexes for a reinforcement.
- Added Alternate Melee Resolution rule which separates melees into separate phase.
- Added fix for Uncrewed or Spiked artillery spotting enemy units.
- Added toolbar button for Command Range.
- Added new Proportional Opportunity Fire Optional Rule that causes Opportunity Fire generated by firing units to be more proportional to the total strength of the units firing.
- Added new Parameter Data value that controls when artillery crews are killed.
- Added new Alternate Fixed Unit release Optional Rule that releases Fixed units within 5 hexes of an enemy unit regardless of Line-of-Sight to that unit.
- Fix for some screensavers causing game to go blank.

The following changes were made to Campaign Ozark:

NOTE: Starting with this version, no CD-check is performed by the
main program and all documentation is supported only in PDF format,
available from the Help menu in each application.

Changes for Campaign Ozark 1.08
- AI firing is now by stack instead of by unit.
- Activate AI when under Manual control now only activates AI Firing and not AI Movement.
- Added new Ammo Artillery by Cannon optional rule.
- Added ability to specify alternative arrival hexes for a reinforcement.
- Added Alternate Melee Resolution rule which separates melees into separate phase.
- Added fix for Uncrewed or Spiked artillery spotting enemy units.
- Added toolbar button for Command Range.
- Added new Proportional Opportunity Fire Optional Rule that causes Opportunity Fire generated by firing units to be more proportional to the total strength of the units firing.
- Added new Parameter Data value that controls when artillery crews are killed.
- Added new Alternate Fixed Unit release Optional Rule that releases Fixed units within 5 hexes of an enemy unit regardless of Line-of-Sight to that unit.
- Fix for some screensavers causing game to go blank.

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HPS Simulations Patches Campaign Peninsula and Campaign Ozark

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HPS Simulations has announced that Campaign Franklin has been updated to v1.08.  Designer Rich Walker changed the names of all of the scenarios in the game with this update, so people applying the update are advised to remove all scenario files from your hard drive before applying the new patch.

The following list details the changes to this version of Campaign Franklin:

** PLEASE READ FOR BEST RESULTS **

You should delete all SCN files before applying patch 1.08 as all scenario
files have been reworked and renamed. Note that current games will be
unaffected.

Changes for Campaign Franklin 1.08
- Weather scenarios have been added.
- A/I Challenge scenarios have been added.
- Dual graphics has been added and all scenarios can be configured for
either default Winter or Spring graphics.
- AI firing is now by stack instead of by unit.
- Activate AI when under Manual control now only activates AI Firing and
not AI Movement.
- Added new Ammo Artillery by Cannon optional rule.
- Added ability to specify alternative arrival hexes for a reinforcement.
- Added Alternate Melee Resolution rule which separates melees into
separate phase.
- Added fix for Uncrewed or Spiked artillery spotting enemy units.
- Added toolbar button for Command Range.
- Added new Proportional Opportunity Fire Optional Rule that causes
Opportunity Fire generated by firing units to be more proportional to
the total strength of the units firing.
- Added new Parameter Data value that controls when artillery crews are
killed.
- Added new Alternate Fixed Unit release Optional Rule that releases Fixed
units within 5 hexes of an enemy unit regardless of Line-of-Sight to that
unit.
- Fix for some screensavers causing game to go blank.

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Campaign Franklin is Updated to v1.08

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I missed the fact that HPS Simulations released patches for Campaign Shiloh and Campaign Chickamauga over the Memorial Day weekend.

Campaign Shiloh has been patched to version 1.06.  Click to read the list of changes to Campaign Shiloh, or check out the changes below:
Changes for Campaign Shiloh 1.06

• New weather scenarios added
• Dual graphics has been added and all scenarios can be configured for either default Winter or Spring graphics.
• AI firing is now by stack instead of by unit.
• Activate AI when under Manual control now only activates AI Firing and not AI Movement.
• Added new Ammo Artillery by Cannon optional rule.
• Added ability to specify alternative arrival hexes for a reinforcement.
• Added Alternate Melee Resolution rule which separates melees into separate phase.
• Added fix for Uncrewed or Spiked artillery spotting enemy units.
• Added toolbar button for Command Range.
• Added new Proportional Opportunity Fire Optional Rule that causes Opportunity Fire generated by firing units to be more proportional to the total strength of the units firing.
• Added new Parameter Data value that controls when artillery crews are killed.
• Added new Alternate Fixed Unit release Optional Rule that releases Fixed units within 5 hexes of an enemy unit regardless of Line-of-Sight to that unit.
• Fix for some screensavers causing game to go blank.

Campaign Chickamauga has been patched to version 1.02.  Click to read the list of changes to Campaign Chickamauga, or check out the changes below:

Changes for Campaign Chickamauga 1.02

• AI firing is now by stack instead of by unit.
• Activate AI when under Manual control now only activates AI Firing and not AI Movement.
• Added new Ammo Artillery by Cannon optional rule.
• Added ability to specify alternative arrival hexes for a reinforcement.
• Added Alternate Melee Resolution rule which separates melees into separate phase.
• Added fix for Uncrewed or Spiked artillery spotting enemy units.
• Added toolbar button for Command Range.
• Added new Proportional Opportunity Fire Optional Rule that causes Opportunity Fire generated by firing units to be more proportional to the total strength of the units firing.
• Added new Parameter Data value that controls when artillery crews are killed.
• Added new Alternate Fixed Unit release Optional Rule that releases Fixed units within 5 hexes of an enemy unit regardless of Line-of-Sight to that unit.
• Fix for some screensavers causing game to go blank.

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HPS Patches Campaign Shiloh and Campaign Chickamauga

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Real world has been intruding again, leaving little time for blogging. Nevertheless…

A group of academics, some of them historians, urged President Obama not to lay a wreath at the Confederate memorial in Arlington on Memorial Day. One of them was James McPherson. Now my opinion of McP has been declining for a while, as he seems to be just coasting along on his reputation, but it hit rock bottom when he signed this, joining such luminaries as domestic terrorist Bill Ayers. Blogger John Rosenberg likens it to “waving the bloody shirt” and I agree. Rum, Romanism and Rebellion anyone?

I’m happy to say that the nation’s first black president did the right thing and sent it anyway, along with another one honoring black CW soldiers. Then again, Barack Obama is not a descendant of slaves, and indeed his ancestors may have owned a few themselves.

In less divisive news, the Civil War coin market has been active. Collectors stood in line for a new Lincoln penny:

Amid rain, traffic and music, more than 2,500 people showed up for the official launch of the “Indiana” Lincoln penny, depicting (on the “tails side”) a teenage Abe sitting on a log reading while taking a break from rail splitting.

The US Mint is also offering a limited edition of a Lincoln silver dollar, which you can buy for an introductory price of $37.95.  I’ll sign up when they make one of Jeff Davis.

And, a Gettysburg commemorative coin is under consideration.

NPR has a lengthy article on CW soldier Jennie Wade/Albert Cashier, who although considered a curiosity in her time is now considered a feminist icon, and may well have been the first woman to vote (as a man, of course).

And finally, if you’re a Dakota Indian, you can legally go back to Minnesota. Abe Lincoln banished the tribe in 1863 after some unpleasant events, and the law remains on the books.

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Gary Grigbsy’s War Between the States has been patched to version 1.040.  Get the 1.040 update HERE.

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Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States Patched to Version 1.040

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Recent patches have come out for three Civil War computer games.  Forge of Freedom from Western Civilization and Matrix Games has been updated to version 1.12.2.  Campaign Atlanta from HPS Simulations has been updated to version 1.03.  HPS’ newest Civil War game, Campaign Chancellorsville, is now at version 1.01.

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Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States has been patched to version 1.020. Get the latest patch either here at the Macon Armory GGWBTS fan site Latest Patch page or directly from the Matrix Games web site. In addition to quite a few changes, the patch contains three rules changes as well:

1. Damaged units may not be sent to border states.
2. Scouting Levels and Rules have been improved.
3. Smaller cavalry raids are now less destructive.

The official press release reads as follows:

Another update is released for the turn-based American Civil War grand strategy hit!

Matrix Games and 2 by 3 Games (www.2by3games.com) are proud to release an update for their popular American Civil War grand strategy game, Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States. The update includes over a dozen fixes, and three rule changes: one to prevent damaged units being sent to border states, an improvement in scouting rules and levels, and a change to make smaller cavalry raids less destructive.  We recommend that all players upgrade to v1.020.

David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said “The legendary 2 by 3 Games team has done it again with War Between the States. This new grand strategy game is already being hailed as a must-have classic.  It brings fantastic innovation and addicting gameplay to one of the most important events in American history.”

Taking gamers back to the start of the American Civil War, Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States allows players to experience the trials and tribulations of the role of commander-in-chief for either side.  Historically accurate, detailed and finely balanced for realistic gameplay, War Between the States is also easy to play and does not take months to finish.

Promote and cultivate talented young colonels or brigadiers to build Corps and Army commanders that will help you fight and manage the war effort from battles to training of recruits with the utmost efficiency and success.  An innovative multi-faceted rank promotion system allows leaders to gain in abilities and power based on their successes, while also simulating the historical progression of leaders during the war.  Each decision you make must be weighed carefully, as promoting and demoting leaders, entering neutral states, raising troops and many other actions cost you the political capital that will determine your ability to achieve victory.

Get the update here.

Hat tip to Eddy Sterckx for scooping the information.

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Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States Patch to Version 1.020

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Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States was patched yesterday to version 1.01.  Get the patch either on the Matrix Games web site for the game or on the Latest Patch page of The Macon Armory, my War Between the States (WBTS) mod hosting site.

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Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States Patched to Version 1.01

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MMG today announced the release of a second patch for Take Command: 2nd Manassas. This brings the game up to version 2.51. Links are available for both the English CD version and the German CD version. Read the details by clicking on the full blog entry below.

Patch 2 is Up! July 14, 2006

The MMG has been working hard and is happy to bring you the 2nd and final (hopefully) patch for Take Command – 2nd Manassas. Please note that the patch includes all fixes from the first patch. Get the patch here. Here’s a list of features:

a. Added a new walk command for modders if they want to use this capability on their toolbar mods.
b. The following commands are now supported in Open Play ini files:
“Init”,”TimeOfDay”
“Init”,”CantKillMe”
“Init”,”CommandHeight”
“Init”,”CommandRadius”
The TimeOfDay command allows you to change the appearance of the sky in Open Play to day, dawn/dusk, or night (TimeOfDay=0, 1, or 2 respectively). If you don’t want your commander to die during game play, then use the CantKillMe command. If you want to try out the Headquarters in the Saddle (HITS) mode of play, then use CommandHeight=10 and CommandRadius=5. This will restrict your view to what your commander could actually see “from the saddle” during Open Play. If you want to try out any of these new commands, make the appropriate entries in all of the ini files contained in the Open Play folder of the main game directory. The appropriate one will be copied to level.ini before an Open Play scenario starts and these commands will affect game play as outlined above.

2. The following fixes were applied in this patch:

1. Corrected improper grammar in scenario End Screen messages.
2. Corrected typo on Open Play screen.
3. Fixed Highlight strings on the OB page that were not being translated.
4. Scenario End Screen score and text now displays correctly.
5. Fixed issue with scenario End Screen disappearing and causing scenarios to appear as if they would never end.
6. Fixed Pause game bug – esc key still opening toolbar menu.
7. Moved the location of the completed objective ‘X’ on the officer’s popup display.
8. Fixed Map Modding – modified csv, dds, and tga map files can now be read from a Custom Scenario folder.
9. Fixed Open Play VP clock countdown on the mini map.
10. Added new Compass graphic with larger direction arrow so it is easier to see and use.
11. Enhanced button highlights for the Confederates so they are easier to see.
12. Changed double quick buttons; the Arun highlight has been removed as it was confusing to many players.
13. Changed the Arun command to not be a toggle between run and walk. The run command will now only run and will not toggle to walk.
14. Added missing low res flag graphic that showed up during game play as white block.
15. Fixed incorrect artillery graphic in the 2M Open Play OB.
16. Fixed issue with Wavering troops not retreating.
17. Fixed issue with Broken Prone troops not retreating when required to do so.
18. Fixed issue with charging units not completing their charge.
19. Reduced the likelihood of cavalry retreating after suffering casualties.
20. Fixed issue with cavalry commanders falling behind their units.
21. Fixed issue with dismounted cavalry that did not appear to be firing or repositioning even with status showing as ‘engaged’ and with valid targets in range.
22. Fixed artillery units not resupplying when out of canister ammunition.
23. Fixed No Retreat when out of ammo.
24. Fixed a unit drawing issue that was caused by units popping in and out of line of sight.
25. All scenarios now provide the player the opportunity to gain sufficient points for promotions.
26. Fixed scenario SM12 – 29 Aug – Pender (C_Brig); Confederate AI Commanders will no longer “steal” VPs from Player.
27. Fixed issue with carryover strengths not adding up correctly due to the presence of “hidden units” in some scenarios.

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