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ORIGINAL: Gil R.


Right now, the only Dreaded general I have is Forrest (CSA) and H.J. Hunt (USA), while Heroes goes to A.P. Hill and Armistead for the CSA and Hancock, Chamberlain and Thomas for the USA. Ideally, we'd have one more CSA general with Heroes and a total of 4-6 generals with Dreaded. Any suggestions? Should Stuart get Dreaded, too?

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What about Longstreet as one for Heroes? I do not know which abilities he has but his confidence, calm and care for his men affected his men. Before Pickett's Charge during the artillery duell, he rode along the line of his men and helped them to calm down just like Hancock did with his men.

I would not credit Chamberlain too much. He was a well educated soldier, a great example for an inspiring leader, but he played only a minor role in the war. Without the movie "Gettysburg" he and his soldiers from Maine would not be as popular as they are now.

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ORIGINAL: jkBluesman

What about Longstreet as one for Heroes? I do not know which abilities he has but his confidence, calm and care for his men affected his men. Before Pickett's Charge during the artillery duell, he rode along the line of his men and helped them to calm down just like Hancock did with his men.

I would not credit Chamberlain too much. He was a well educated soldier, a great example for an inspiring leader, but he played only a minor role in the war. Without the movie "Gettysburg" he and his soldiers from Maine would not be as popular as they are now.

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Perhaps Chamberlin is a good candidate for the Heroes and Staeadfast (I think that is the name??) attributes.

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I guess we can mod these to our own interpretation anyway.

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ORIGINAL: Walloc

Hi Gil,


I would purely gaming wise take an interest in how high the leadership rating of the generals which you give heroes/dreaded.
It determains how "easy" it is to teach the abilty(less other wise changed in patch) for whom ever has it. So IMO that is as an importand factor as how high they will go command wise. Balance wise too.

I agree that it's important, but I'm not sure if you're encouraging that I give the abilities to guys with higher or lower Leadership ratings.

I applude the removal from the obvious leaders like Jackson and Lee. Just saying give notice to the leadership rating too, when you hand it out to the few generals who gets it, its an just an importand factor.
I'd say no for giving Heroes too Forrest for those reasons tho he comes atleased pre patch late into the game. Longstreet i'd be doubtfull about for same reason's. Heroes wise.

Forrest now appears in Turn 36 (July 1862). I'm not sure what that number is in the initial release.

When u say u thinking about giving Thomas from US side Heroes do u mean G.H. Thomas or? again if so he about the 3rd best US commander and comes early. I'd personaly make him army commander the instand he comes along since you'd from mid 62 have at leased 2 if not 3 armies. I'd take that over atleased Sherman if i get an army commander that can teach heroes and a fairly high Leadership rating. Just my opinion.

Yes, George Thomas. Thomas does have four other ratings, so if he's going to teach a rating there's just a 20% chance that it's Heroes. I think it's okay for one general who'd be a candidate for army command to have this ability or Dreaded, but if Thomas, Sherman, Sheridan and Grant ALL had it that would be bad.

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I gave him Heroes, Sustained Volley (25% fewer casualties when firing on enemy) and Brave (can charge without change of fire-fight). I guess I could give him Steady, too.

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ORIGINAL: christof139

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What about Longstreet as one for Heroes? I do not know which abilities he has but his confidence, calm and care for his men affected his men. Before Pickett's Charge during the artillery duell, he rode along the line of his men and helped them to calm down just like Hancock did with his men.

I would not credit Chamberlain too much. He was a well educated soldier, a great example for an inspiring leader, but he played only a minor role in the war. Without the movie "Gettysburg" he and his soldiers from Maine would not be as popular as they are now.

Didn't Chamberlin go on to command a Brigade, a Division, and then possibly a Corps?? He was wounded about 5-times also, and was very well known and repsected during the ACW, and the 20th Maine did save the Union left flank at Gettysburg, and in the process effectively put ot of action one Alabama Regiment for a short time.

Perhaps Chamberlin is a good candidate for the Heroes and Staeadfast (I think that is the name??) attributes.

Personally, I think Cleburne is too, along with Lee, Jackson, maybe Longstreet as someone else mentioned, and for the Union perhaps Thomas, Chamberlin, maybe Grant, Custer and Stuart for Heroes and Wild but not Steadfast, and NB Forrest probably for Heroes and Steadfast and Dreaded. Dreaded is a hard one to determine who gets it. Maybe Custer should also have Dreaded, because he was dreaded, and a big fellow to boot. Forrest was also a large man, and personally killed about 20 or so Yanks.

'That devil Forrest!!' as Sherman stated. 'Forrest and the whole pack of devils turned loose!', something like that.

I guess we can mod these to our own interpretation anyway.

Chris

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Chamberlain commanded a brigade at he end of the war.

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Right now, the only Dreaded general I have is Forrest (CSA) and H.J. Hunt (USA),

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ORIGINAL: Drex

In the battle of Five Forks, he commanded two brigades but his rank was the same. After the surrender, he commanded a division and then attained the rank of MG with the recommendations of Meade and Grant.(per the memorial tribute of 1914).

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He had the Brevet Rank of Major General. That's an honorary rank which entitled him to be addressed as Major General but nothing else. He had the pay and responsibilities of a Brigadier General. Brevet ranks were the Civil War equivalent of the medals soldiers receive today.

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ORIGINAL: christof139

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He had the Brevet Rank of Major General. That's an honorary rank which entitled him to be addressed as Major General but nothing else. He had the pay and responsibilities of a Brigadier General. Brevet ranks were the Civil War equivalent of the medals soldiers receive today.

I know. I knew a long time ago. Thanx anyway. What's a medal, I thought they were decorations, I have to look at the measley few I have, they do look decorative. Chris

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ORIGINAL: Gil R.

units now can earn special abilities through combat.

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My post was not a reply to you

And how am I supposed to know what you or anyone else already knows?