Gil R. -> RE: Game Balance & Historical Accuracy (12/5/2006 3:42:16 AM)
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ORIGINAL: kentul one of the problems that i see as far as severly limiting offenisve ops is how long the seiges take. and also, just for to let you know, not all cities were fortified to the extent that they are in fof. but i have a question for yall. if you occupy an enemy territory, but dont start a seige, just how long will the garrision hold out? will they eventually starve to death or wil their food stores last forever? why are they casualites for sieges so enormous? that is very a-historical and not even based in reality. Kentul, two things. First, if sieges take too long for your taste, use the "faster sieges" option. And if you want them to go even faster, choose the "attack fort" option in the siegeworks (instead of encirclement, subterfuge, or one of the other options) and you'll get to fight a battle for a fort. Second, you are right that not all cities were as fortified as we have them, but that's because not all cities were in danger of attack. Had a Union city sensed itself in danger of an attack it would have quickly beefed up its defenses, as Pittsburgh began to do when its citizens thought that Lee was heading their way shortly before Gettysburg. So, it's quite realistic for an army to spend one or two weeks marching on an enemy city, only to find it heavily fortified upon arriving there.
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