Comments on: Civil War Wargames

By: Born2see

Born2see — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:47:14 +0000

They do have plans for other battles but I’m not privy to which ones. It’s the source of much speculation on the board. Everyone has their favorites. How are you playing the Russo-Japanese war? Distant Guns? Read the reviews but have never played it.

By: PorgsterJohn

PorgsterJohn — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 05:46:49 +0000

Thanks for the additional info Born2See. No, I’ve not tried it again, though a revisit is still on my gaming ‘to do’ list. I finished the Shelby Foote ACW trilogy about a month ago, so my Civil War ‘mood’ has waned a bit and I’m playing other things like the Russo-Japanese War ;o). Yes, you are right in that any chaos in the Gettysburg game would be very realistic, and ditto for giving orders via couriers and LOS. Anyway, I guess I was spoiled by the unlimited view and the ease with which you can target enemy formations in comparable games like the Total War series. In any event I will probably try Gettysburg again in about 2-4 weeks. Does the design team have any plans to port the Gettysburg system to other battles? Better yet, an ACW campaign in the vein of the Total War series would be awesome! If not the entire war, at least specific campaigns like the ‘Red Clay Minuet’ (Atlanta) or the Wilderness campaign. )

By: Born2see

Born2see — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:08:05 +0000

Did you get a chance to try it again? You can remove all the terrain features by hitting the “T” key. There are three different levels from full to St. Andrews mode (my characterization and a golf reference) which has no trees, rocks, or fences.

I’m pretty involved with the SOWGB communty do I have some insight into the design considerations. The primary design consideration was historical accuracy. Keep in mind the the confusion during the battles is to simulate just that. At the highest difficulty level the camera is restricted to the line of sight you would have sitting on a horse and the only way to communicate with other subordinates is by courier. And those couriers can be killed or captured. And depending on who your sending the message to , your orders nay not be followed. Can you say Ewell? Anyway, give the game another try. I think you’ll enjoy it.

And no, I don’t have any financial interest in this game. I’m just an enthusiastic fan like so many.

By: ProgsterJohn

ProgsterJohn — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:08:15 +0000

Well Born2See, I took a good look at the Scourge of War: Gettysburg demo. On the plus side I would say that the graphics are beautiful. I can see that Indy game companies have been getting better at this. The bad news is that I thought the interface and controls were a bit clunky, and things were especially confusing when fighting in the woods. I suppose I’ve been a bit spoiled by the point and click ease of comparable games like the Total War series. In all fairness though it was rather late and I was tired when I tried the demo, so I’ll probably try it again soon.

By: John

John — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:17:52 +0000

Thanks Born2See,

I’m downloading the demo now. It looks very cool. Although I would have preferred Antietam, Shiloh, Spotsylvania, or some other less-covered battle, still in all Gettysburg will do nicely. The game seems perfect for what I was looking for; that is, something in the middle ground between the casual games and the hard-core Grognard games.

Speaking of Grognard games, after 4-5 tries I finally lost patience and gave up on AEGOD’s ACW. Bad things would happen and I wouldn’t have a clue as to why, and the Union AI seems far more aggressive than the Union was historically in 1861.

By: Born2see

Born2see — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:13:12 +0000

ProgsterJohn,

If you want a tactical level, realtime strategy game you have to try Scourge of War:Gettysburg. It’s by far the best Civil War game I’ve ever played. Here is the website:

http://www.norbsoftdev.net/

And check out the reviews at

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/scourge-of-war-gettysburg-pc-game-review.htmArmchairgeneral.com

and

http://www.outofeight.info/2010/04/scourge-of-war-gettysburg-review.html

By: ProgsterJohn

ProgsterJohn — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:07:55 +0000

I’ve been ‘jonesing’ for a really good Civil War game for a long time now. I generally liked John Tiller’s Campaign Atlanta, but the AI leaves much to be desired and the graphics are VERY dated. I also purchased AEGOD’s grand strategic Civil War game, and although there are some things I really like about it, it seems a bit overwhelming and has a very steep learning curve. Anyone have any recommendations?

By: Rick C

Rick C — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 22:39:23 +0000

I am looking for Mac games or compatible Max games for Civil War turn-based strategy games.

Thanks
Rmc II

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:56:18 +0000

looking for patches for Civil War Generals 2, Game freezes up during some of the battles.
Great game otherwise. Is there a better game than CWG2? All opinions welcome!
Thanks

By: Valentine

Valentine — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:18:58 +0000

I am new to this site but found it looking for a good civil war game for my PC. I reflect Mark in trying to find more info. Those ratings however don’t show you anything. Graphic’s and mapping are important. I enjoy the Command & Conquer game format if that helps. Thanks so much for any help you could provide.