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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: WDS Artillery Error |
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2026 9:09 pm
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Replies: 13
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| So Put your batteries in Breastworks above and behind your lines when possible Yes. Here is a Hot Take and probably an unpopular one. This might not be the worst gaming bug possible. It may finally force people to adjust the way they use artillery and to really think about how best to utilize and p... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: WDS Artillery Error |
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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2026 2:55 pm
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Replies: 13
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| Is Atlanta's hex capacity 1,000? [I know that 480/800 is still below the two-thirds capacity where the modifier should kick in but 60% is close and maybe, just maybe, the games' coding has rounded it off and starts at 60%. You can't trust everything in the manual, as we know there are some things t... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: WDS Artillery Error |
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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2026 2:23 pm
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| Good News - The error does not effect infantry. As you can see below, the losses for infantry are the same from Version 4.04 to Version 4.05. This is the way it should be!!! It's also makes what is going on with artillery losses stand out so much. The gameplay results should remain consistent from ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: WDS Artillery Error |
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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2026 1:54 pm
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| Bad News: The artillery error has nothing to do with the Density Fire Modifier. I ran a test where I fired 1,000 times on a 6-gun unit. This makes it below the Density Fire Modifier Limit (667 men) in Version 4.05.5. Therefore, there should be no Optional Rule causing higher losses here than would ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: WDS Artillery Error |
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Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2026 10:04 pm
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| Here is some more information. These tests were done using the same PDT, SCN, and OOB and all variables were removed. The setup was 11 CSA guns firing against 10 USA guns at a range of 7 hexes across open fields. The tests were run 200 at a time for a total of 1,000 tests. I used WDS Atlanta Versio... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: WDS Artillery Error |
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Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2025 4:46 pm
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| I tested this out some and found some justification for Paul's theory. In a run of 550 tests using the Density Fire Modifier the probability of knocking out an enemy cannon (in my test) was 54%. Without the Density Fire Modifier on the percentage dropped to 48%. Is that a huge drop? No. But it is o... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: WDS Artillery Error |
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Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2025 3:45 pm
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| Club Members, The recent Version 4.05.5 has done something to the Artillery Effectiveness which has greatly increased the probability of gun kills. Without getting into exhaustive detail, just assume that whatever probability you previously believed would be "normal" to destroy an enemy a... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: New Recruit (USA) |
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2025 8:18 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 365
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: What If Scenarios |
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Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2025 10:50 am
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Replies: 3
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| Playing the "What If" game is hard with WDS games because we, the player, are always in command. So the hypothetical "what if Hooker led at Antietam instead of McClellan?" question is a moot point because we play the role of AC in both situations. Therefore, anything dealing with... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: File Name Question |
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2025 8:37 pm
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Replies: 6
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| Don't overthink this. Every time I download a game file from an email with the same exact name as an existing file, Google automatically renames the file with a (1) next to it. So... BSPS_Gettysburg.bte BSPS_Gettysburg (1).bte BSPS_Gettysburg (2).bte BSPS_Gettysburg (3).bte In my game folder I will ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: MELEE IN COLUMN |
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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2025 11:18 am
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Replies: 6
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| You will get a lot of different opinions on this issue. Just to clarify the basics... Melee in Column is always allowed in all games unless the players agree beforehand to disallow it. That is a common misunderstanding people have. The intent behind the No Melee in Column House Rule is to avoid sit... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Ammunition Idea |
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Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2025 12:01 am
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Replies: 3
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| This is just for fun. WDS has no plans to change anything that I am aware of. Right now the units in our games have about a 4% chance of being Low on Ammo with each firing action. WDS states, "Having a full complement of ammunition was never guaranteed in any battle. While most often, a unit h... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: CW Talk Radio -S.2-Ep.27- What Everybody Knows |
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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2025 7:10 pm
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Replies: 44
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| EPISODE 2.27 - April 14, 2006 What Everybody Knows Guest: Joshua Wolf Shenk Everybody knows that Lincoln suffered from depression, right? Joshua Wolf Shenk, author of Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness, takes closer look at what we really know about... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: CW Talk Radio -S.2-Ep.27- What Everybody Knows |
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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2025 6:51 pm
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Replies: 44
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| EPISODE 2.26 - April 7, 2006 Far from Farb Guest: Robert Lee Hodge You've seen him in movies, TV, and on the cover of Confederates in the Attic. Now he researches and produces his own Civil War films. Spend a fascinating hour with Robert Lee Hodge. Blake's Review: This is more of a friendly chat wi... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: CW Talk Radio -S.2-Ep.27- What Everybody Knows |
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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2025 6:45 pm
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| EPISODE 2.25 - March 31, 2006 Living With Lincoln Guest: Doris Kearns Goodwin Dr. Doris Kearns Goodwin discusses her prize-winning study of Lincoln and his Cabinet, Team of Rivals: the Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. Blake's Review: I was very much looking forward to this one! Unfortunately, t... |
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