October 10, 2002, 14:03
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new ideas
ok, well, maybe not new. I am an old civ2 player that has recently returned to the game. its still a gem and probably the best game in my collection. I remember the days when this was called "addictedtociv" or "cyberaddiction" or something like that.
anyway....i was thinking about some scenario ideas and it occured to me that there aren't many scenarios covering the American Civil War. Am i wrong about this? I know that MGE included a civil war scenario, but its pretty lame. If anyone knows of any, i'm all ears.
I was thinking that a scenario about Grant's Vicksburg campaign might be doable. As i recall, he had an awful time trying to get around the guns on Vicksburg and Chicksaw Bluffs just to make an attack on the town. It took him several attempts any many months to accomplish. I don't know how it could be done, but it seems an interesting idea.
Also, i've had an idea to do a scenario about Hitler's rise to power in the 1930's. Kind of a "Gathering Storm" situation. All I have ever read on the subject is Shirer's "Rise and Fall," but it seems like good subject matter for a scenario. Pit the National Socialists against the Communists, the Republic, and the Army, for example. Maybe have rules.txt files that start with the "shackles of Versailles" and gradually remove them with addtional events files as the game progresses.
Anyway, these are some of my wandering thoughts.
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Last edited by Scurry; October 10, 2002 at 14:18.
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October 10, 2002, 14:23
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I don't think there has been any American Civil War scenario since Capt. Nemo's one. You can find it in all decent scenario collections.
I think it is still one of the better scenarios out there, and very hard to top despite the fact that it is a couple of years old by now.
I do think, however, it's worth a try, if you know enough about the subject.
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October 10, 2002, 14:48
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Thanks stefan...i just d/l it and it looks much better than the vanilla scenario in MGE. of course, anything by Nemo is premo with me. 
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October 10, 2002, 18:59
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IMO, the shortage of ACW scenarios is really wierd - It's a war that would translate really well into a civ scenario.
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October 11, 2002, 20:01
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The CSA wasn't fighting a war of extermination. Besides, there are more scenarios about the American Civil War than about the Spanish or the French (Huguenots).
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October 11, 2002, 20:02
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The CSA wasn't fighting a war of extermination. Besides, there are more scenarios about the American Civil War than about the Spanish or the French (Fronde? Huguenots? Something Merovingian?).
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October 12, 2002, 05:53
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What about the English Civil War? Now that would make a much better scenario...
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October 12, 2002, 06:02
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Or a Spanish Succession war scenario? 
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October 12, 2002, 15:42
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Mmm, Bourbons against the world.
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October 12, 2002, 15:44
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Mmm, bourbon.
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October 12, 2002, 16:15
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Mmm, bourbon.
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October 19, 2002, 21:40
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Addicted to Civ was the 2nd best civ site ever. But then it was just...gone. 
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November 8, 2002, 14:08
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I don't think there has been any American Civil War scenario since Capt. Nemo's one. You can find it in all decent scenario collections.
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well... I have one at my website accessable through the website option in my profile
Although it doesn't simulate just one battle as Scurry suggests...
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November 8, 2002, 19:26
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Originally posted by Prometeus
Or a Spanish Succession war scenario?
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In fact, Spanish Succesion war is also a Spanish civil war
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November 8, 2002, 19:51
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PolarisGL did a Gettysburg scenario. I have it, but don't know if it is available anywhere. Look 'round for that, its an interesting one!  If you can't find it let me know.
-FMK.
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November 11, 2002, 08:59
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Originally posted by yaroslav
In fact, Spanish Succesion war is also a Spanish civil war
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Sorry Bourbonic supporter, but my family was on Haugsburg side. Viva Carlo III rey de España!!!
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November 11, 2002, 17:23
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Originally posted by Prometeus
Sorry Bourbonic supporter, but my family was on Haugsburg side. Viva Carlo III rey de España!!!
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In fact, dear Prom, I am not a Bourbonic supporter. Bourbons give us very bad kings... I only wan to signal that while Castille supported Bourbons, Cataluña and other part of Spain, supported Hausburg
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November 12, 2002, 12:53
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I don't like the idea. There are many other better historical topics.
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November 12, 2002, 13:13
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Such as?
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November 12, 2002, 16:03
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Such as...
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November 12, 2002, 17:07
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Or perhaps the deluge wars ? 
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Last edited by Henrik; November 13, 2002 at 15:04.
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November 12, 2002, 19:13
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Hungary 1848?
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November 13, 2002, 13:17
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Originally posted by St Leo
Hungary 1848?
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Good! General Bem was Polish after all...
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