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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Civil War Game Engine - Volunteers Needed |
| KWhitehead |
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Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2019 4:15 pm
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Replies: 23
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| Over the years when I mentioned I was developing my own Civil War game a number of people said they might be interesting in helping me test it. Well its your lucky day!! :D :D :D I need some people to do some testing. The game is Alpha so right now it needs some very basic testing along with the web... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Reloading Artillery |
| KWhitehead |
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Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2019 9:35 am
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Replies: 5
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| I'll take a look at those. I have the US Army Field Guide to Artillery but it mostly covers how to maneuver the guns similar to the Infantry guide. I found very little on how they actually used the guns in battle. Most of what I am setting up for them is based on just logical assumptions with no fac... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Reloading Artillery |
| KWhitehead |
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Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2019 11:45 am
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Replies: 5
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| This is more a technical question of how they actually handled field pieces. Could a gun crew change the type of ammo in the gun without having to clear the current load by firing the gun? This is important in that it determines how fast a battery could respond to a sudden change in situation like i... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: War of Rights Game - Update and Observations |
| KWhitehead |
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Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 4:42 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 8544
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: War of Rights Game - Update and Observations |
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Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 5:01 pm
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Replies: 6
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| This screen shot will give you an idea of how difficult it is to even see a soldier much less shoot one. This is a shot from new South Mountain scenarios. I believe it was Garland's defense of Fox Gap. There is a group of confederates charging but are partially hidden by the rocks right above the en... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: War of Rights Game - Update and Observations |
| KWhitehead |
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Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 3:00 pm
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Replies: 6
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| War of Rights has added three more skirmish area for a new location, South Mountain. One on holding Fox Gap and two on Turners Gap. They are still working on being able to man artillery pieces in the game. It will be interesting to see how they work that into a skirmish fight. Now for some observati... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Regimental Strenths - Source for |
| KWhitehead |
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Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 4:27 pm
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Replies: 8
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Wayne wrote: You can get a copy of the "Official Records" on Amazon for about 10 bucks.
Unless you found something I didn't that is one volume of a 128 volume set. Which is why I am looking for some University or Library that has made an ebook version of it available online. |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Shortcomings of the Union Officer in the Civil War |
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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2019 4:03 pm
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| Then you have Sheridan described as: Fully grown, he reached only 165 cm (5 feet 5 inches) tall, a stature that led to the nickname, "Little Phil." Abraham Lincoln described his appearance in a famous anecdote: "A brown, chunky little chap, with a long body, short legs, not enough nec... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Regimental Strenths - Source for |
| KWhitehead |
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Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2019 12:14 pm
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Replies: 8
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| Priest's "Antietam The Soldiers' Battle" so far has the best muster list but it is a little spotty. Schulte has a lot of info but still sorting through it. So far no muster roles but he may have them unpublished. Still hoping to find a searchable version of the "Official Records"... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Regimental Strenths - Source for |
| KWhitehead |
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Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 8:50 am
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| Anyone know where I can find regimental rosters for the armies before the various battles? I am trying to find the actual muster strengths of the regiments prior to or at least close to the time of the coming battles. I suspect I need to get this from the "Official Records" but I haven't f... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Wargamer Column |
| KWhitehead |
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Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 3:16 pm
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Replies: 4
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| Grand Tactician I am looking forward too. It has some interesting features. Brother Against Brother is probably the best tactical regiment level game made for the Civil War. It just didn't attract enough buyers to support the game. Using First Manassas as their main battle scenario didn't leave it e... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: War of Rights Game |
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 4:08 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 54386
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| Quite a few since those posts. They have about thirty scenarios now including Historical for Antietam and hypothetical for Harpers Ferry. They also added some special end game features like Last Stand and Final Push that you get when you run out of reinforcements. They added weather which is mostly ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Early At Cedar Creek |
| KWhitehead |
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 12:24 pm
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Replies: 3
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| I think you will find most generals with the exception of Robert E. Lee tended to find other causes for their defeats other than themselves. Both Early, Gordon, Jackson, etc. have done this especially once the war was over and they were trying to protect their reputations. Early can be faulted for w... |
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Forum: WDS/JTS Campaign Peninsula Topic: Buck and Ball |
| KWhitehead |
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 12:31 pm
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Replies: 8
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| The "M" weapon is a smoothbore musket. Most games give it a higher factor for one hex range because of it could fire buck and ball. Essentially making it a shot gun. I don't know why it isn't higher in Peninsula since it was a 5 vs 4 in earlier versions. I haven't checked the most recent J... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Gettysburg River Fords & Supply Lines |
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2018 10:34 am
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Replies: 30
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| Don't go by the graphics alone, also look at the terrain by right clocking on the Terrainh/v.bmp to confirm its path. This is particularly true of some titles. No need for a map editor to do that, but admittedly the acronym that would come to mind is PITA. ;) The question at that point might become... |
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