I've given this game another shot after buying a new mouse with a functional middle mouse button. I'm a big fan of wargames. This game was recommended by a lot of reviewers as the next evolution of our hobby, so I had to find out what the fuss was about.

The fuss was about nothing. This game is an awkward mess. The unit control feels disgustingly sloppy (I can never get my units where I want them), the vaunted AI makes completely unrealistic decisions, and there are better civil war games out there even of the beer and pretzels type. I like that people still make wargames. I love the civil war. This game was overhyped by people that liked drawing arrows on the screen, which is a cool concept, that can't make up for the rest of the mechanical mess.

Another thing is this game could use would be an actual playable tutorial. They have a few movies, but they really need to go over the strengths and weaknesses of the various units.


To Admin :

While I am happy to see you supporting your projects you shouldn't back away from good advise. A lot of developers get tunnel vision. A tutorial level would help your game. I also understand most of your points about the civil war. You are correct, but all games can be found on this fulcrum between sim and game. Too me what you guys were going for was on the game side. There are far better civil war 'sims' out there that simulate realistic command structures.

I get frustrated though because the game world probably work better without the bad controls. Controls are a choice made by the developer and the medium. A real general can speak. I have to input commands and I have a limited number of commands. There were positions no company commander would ever take that my troops would assume because i was inputting commands into a PC and not giving simple orders. I was restrained. The game can do better.

Try looking at Combat Mission : Battle for Normandy.

I've given this game another shot after buying a new mouse with a functional middle mouse button. I'm a big fan of wargames. This game was recommended by a lot of reviewers as the next evolution of our hobby, so I had to find out what the fuss was about. The fuss was about nothing. This game is an awkward mess. The unit control feels disgustingly sloppy (I can never get my units where I want them), the vaunted AI makes completely unrealistic decisions, and there are better civil war games out there even of the beer and pretzels type. I like that people still make wargames. I love the civil war. This game was overhyped by people that liked drawing arrows on the screen, which is a cool concept, that can't make up for the rest of the mechanical mess. Another thing is this game could use would be an actual playable tutorial. They have a few movies, but they really need to go over the strengths and weaknesses of the various units. To Admin : While I am happy to see you supporting your projects you shouldn't back away from good advise. A lot of developers get tunnel vision. A tutorial level would help your game. I also understand most of your points about the civil war. You are correct, but all games can be found on this fulcrum between sim and game. Too me what you guys were going for was on the game side. There are far better civil war 'sims' out there that simulate realistic command structures. I get frustrated though because the game world probably work better without the bad controls. Controls are a choice made by the developer and the medium. A real general can speak. I have to input commands and I have a limited number of commands. There were positions no company commander would ever take that my troops would assume because i was inputting commands into a PC and not giving simple orders. I was restrained. The game can do better. Try looking at Combat Mission : Battle for Normandy.