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Ultimate General: Gettysburg availible as early access - 6/19/2014 11:52:20 AM   
Kung Karl

 

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Status: offline 		See link for info: http://store.steampowered.com/search/?snr=1_4_4__12&term=ultimate+general

Anyone tried it yet?
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RE: Ultimate General: Gettysburg availible as early access - 6/19/2014 3:47:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		Not me. I don't do early access. BUT! It does look like something that will eventually be added to my inventory.

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RE: Ultimate General: Gettysburg availible as early access - 6/19/2014 3:57:58 PM   
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Status: offline 		Played a realy fast game and I like the scale and overview. Feels a little like sid meiers gettysbrug.

Initial impression: two thumbs up!

Although we have to wait and see if its outcomes is historical plausible. That is a big thing for me.

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RE: Ultimate General: Gettysburg availible as early access - 6/19/2014 4:04:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		bought it, enjoying it. The patch is a step in the right direction IMHO. It's really in good shape for an early release game. The speed might throw some people off, but after playing i was of the opinion that it didn't need to slow down as much as i thought. I like being able to finish a battle in a reasonable amount of time. I haven't had any crashes or freezes to this point. I'd say watch some video's and read the forums and if your interested in it, get it.

here's a link to where there at from the developer.

http://forum.game-labs.net/index.php?/topic/906-known-issues/

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RE: Ultimate General: Gettysburg availible as early access - 6/19/2014 9:42:54 PM   
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RE: Ultimate General: Gettysburg availible as early access - 6/19/2014 10:43:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		Just bought it. Looks fun :)

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RE: Ultimate General: Gettysburg availible as early access - 6/20/2014 2:46:44 AM   
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Status: offline 		It's a terrific game. To those with qualms about Early Access, rest assured that your fears are quite unfounded in this instance. Very enjoyable, and improving! So far the devs have been quite responsive to player requests.

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RE: Ultimate General: Gettysburg availible as early access - 6/20/2014 4:16:18 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks for the heads up. I have been following this game for a couple months now, glad to see it is out.

I like to keep a balance of complicated games and low tech fun games. I am hoping this is a low tech fun game.

Good timing on a Gettysburg game, refresh my mind before Historicon.

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RE: Ultimate General: Gettysburg availible as early access - 6/20/2014 8:16:38 AM   
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Status: offline 		I bought it and I like it. It moves very fast. I am not sure if that is a downside or not. I would like a slightly slower pace. Maybe 80% of what it is now.

The only other aspect that I wish would be added is that I would like to be able to see what weapons my brigades and artillery is using.
There appears to be no difference at all in different brigades having different rifles/muskets and every artillery battery appears to use the same cannon.
For small arms, I would not even care if it was just three basic types. Musket/Rifles/Repeater
I would love for there to be more than that. But I will take those three over the basic type presented.

And artillery is displayed well but there are no gun types. Am I using a 6 lb smoothbore? Lacking in range or hitting power? Am I using a moder Parrot of Whitworth? Or a 12 lb Napoleon which is fearsome when firing canister? Or a 3 inch rifle that does not provide much damage with was probably the most accurate gun in the war?


Other that those minor gripes. I really enjoyed it.
It plays a lot of Sid Meiers Gettysburg which I enjoyed immensely and poured hours into.

For $10 this is a fabulous wargame. I can only hope that the developer produces more battles. Some of the western battles like Shiloh, Chickamauga, Perryville, Cornith, Pea Ridge and Atlanta would be a lot of fun.

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RE: Ultimate General: Gettysburg availible as early access - 6/20/2014 8:39:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		Two other minor things I wish could be added. Sometimes my brigades will not properly face themselves to enemy fire. I think this is just a bug.

Second, I wish you could click and drag. I have a lot of artillery batteries that I want to jump to another ridge and I have to do it one at a time. Annoying.

But I have now finished the first day after driving my troops hard and I am really liking this. It is quick playing and very fun.


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RE: Ultimate General: Gettysburg availible as early access - 6/20/2014 12:19:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		Fallschirmjager, you may want to try using some of the newly introduced unit grouping commands for your artillery. They just introduced them in the most recent patch. You can also use your mouse wheel to re-orient your unit facing (press and hold). Double clicking corps commanders will select units within his command radius as well, I believe.

Such a fun game. I love the art style, and the sound effects are top notch!

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RE: Ultimate General: Gettysburg availible as early access - 6/20/2014 7:23:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		Really enjoying it. Looks amazing (Slitherine take note). With a few little extras it will be a classic. Also shows wargames if done right will sell on Steam niche or no niche. Make the game look smart and give it some great mechanics it will sell. Make it look dry and basic and I suppose old style boardgame looks i will only sell to grogs.

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RE: Ultimate General: Gettysburg availible as early access - 6/20/2014 8:23:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		Very good looking game. I was considering buying Civil War 2 but looks like many are experiencing crashing issues and the forum looks dead.

The low cost of UG is screaming for a purchase.

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RE: Ultimate General: Gettysburg availible as early access - 6/20/2014 9:05:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		I've put together a playlist and the start of a lets play of the game if anyone is interested in checking it out. You can click here to see it.

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RE: Ultimate General: Gettysburg availible as early access - 6/21/2014 2:52:02 AM   
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ORIGINAL: SuluSea

Very good looking game. I was considering buying Civil War 2 but looks like many are experiencing crashing issues and the forum looks dead.

The low cost of UG is screaming for a purchase.


It is. That price is surprisingly low. I guess once the have engine done that they will probably crank out a bunch of dlc battles. Low entrance fee, then continue dlc content additions. That's my 100% guess with no factual backing.

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RE: Ultimate General: Gettysburg availible as early access - 6/21/2014 9:42:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'm obviously missing something here (?), as I don't see 'classic' anywhere along the line. It's pretty and the UI is nice, but in it's current state the game is a click-fest RTS (far more so than SMG) with a pause button, and not a 'wargame' at all. And I'm no grog purist, believe me.

Still, it's very affordable and potentially a decent time-filler, I suppose. Will try again after a few more patches.

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RE: Ultimate General: Gettysburg availible as early access - 6/22/2014 11:41:55 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yes I've been following for a while and I agree with Mr Hertston. Tactics don't seem to ring true to the era (skirmishers pressing home charges for instance) and the time scale/speed is way out of whack (imho). But I am glad people are having fun with it, that might encourage looking at wargames on the subject in the future.

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RE: Ultimate General: Gettysburg availible as early access - 6/22/2014 2:54:49 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Chris Merchant

Yes I've been following for a while and I agree with Mr Hertston. Tactics don't seem to ring true to the era (skirmishers pressing home charges for instance) and the time scale/speed is way out of whack (imho). But I am glad people are having fun with it, that might encourage looking at wargames on the subject in the future.

cheers


Your right on with your points.......hard core sim it's not. Flanking seems quite effective and being the firstest with the mostest seems to work alright. Yea i think the speed ratio could be dialed back, the morale elevator bugs me the most and yes the charges are wonked at the moment. Having said all that...it is fun and doesn't take forever to complete a battle and the AI is at least decent. I found it pretty fun when the rebs charged me and i switched my cannons to canister and blasted their charge...O.. the carnage. As always...YMMV.


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RE: Ultimate General: Gettysburg availible as early access - 6/22/2014 4:53:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		I took the plunge and think the recent comments above are fair. A fun little time filler that is well worth the asking price.

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RE: Ultimate General: Gettysburg availible as early access - 6/22/2014 8:46:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks for bringing this game to our attention. That Panzer Tactics HD game is now 50% off on Steam. Again, less of a grind than Panzer Corps and quite fun and challenging. Axis/Allied/Soviet campaigns. Only possible issue is no difficulty levels, so you could get stuck on a harder mission - if you're me, at least :)

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