Ultimate General Civil War Tutorial

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Just a short tutorial focused mainly on defense, if you guys have any more ideas for a second tutorial, feel free to share them below. As always please SUBSCRIBE if this helped you, rate and comment as well, it's greatly appreciated. Cheers!

[@Grunge1012]

I found it fascinating that the guy who made this civil war series is the same game who made DarthMod for the Total War games!

[@darth-hellhound6534]

People knock DarthMod for collecting various smaller mods and compiling them, but with this he really showed that he's capable of making his own game.

[@cseijifja]

@@darth-hellhound6534 i mean, it's still a gigantic chore to put together so many mods, and picking choosing and balancing each of them to make such a good total war experience, but with this the "darth can't do shit" party of the comunity can take their complais and stick em werever they please . The man knows how to do stuff.

[@LesDuffy]

Got this game last night and lost my first 2 battles. Really enjoyed it though. It's a very well done game and I'll be playing a lot more of it! Thanks for the tuts.

[@AgrippaMaxentius]

Glad to hear it Les! No problem

[@dark_takedagaming9253]

You lost 2 battles but I'm sure you learned from them

[@calvin5541]

Which side were you playing as?

[@garyjd1166]

I'm finding that close management of supplies is especially important. I've noticed units start being resupplied as the supply wagon passes by, just as long as they fall into the circular zone around the wagon. I'm also making use of the hold fire command, especially for artillery. It's a waste of the resource to fire cannon or volley fire at targets at extreme range. I can handle a few casualties at extreme range and hold my volley until I can inflict several casualties. Holding fire also gives me the chance to deliver a solid blow to enemy should they decide to charge.

[@americasace]

Very good tutorial, especially for those just starting out. Stay off that RUN button or your men will lose condition very quickly.. only use it when it's very advantageous to do so.. Also, don't charge until your close or at the very least, not as far from the enemy so as not to lose as much condition. This applies to your cav units especially.

[@ThrobRoss]

There really should be a general Tips video regarding this game. this is the closest video to it. I just would expect a lot more in depth tutorials on such a good game.

[@taylormorris6890]

I always, always, always use the double quick button when I"m maneuvering troops within range of enemy fire. It's well worth it for the edge you gain by getting in position and getting that first volley off a few seconds earlier and it can help you get your brigade turned in time to avoid flanking fire.

[@christianwilson5956]

I find it best to deploy skirmishers from brigades that are in defensive positions. If im feeling more aggressive ill put the skirmishers in the defensive positions and send the brigades out. Slowing down and depleting the enemy with skirmishers is hugely important. They also can counter flanking attacks and protect cannons and supply wagons from cavalry and skirmishers who get behind your lines.

[@johnjohnson4237]

Kennywood ad is verse of "Hate to say I told you so" by the Hives. Lol Cool vid.

[@guywgane3]

I usually use Cavalry to chase down and capture enemy supply wagons and disrupt artillery.

[@ryanhynes6596]

wait wait, why put your cannons in front of the men? you do realise the cannons can still fire when they are behind the men right? putting them out front will get them killed

[@JoshuaZinewicz]

Nice little video man thanks for someone just starting to play the game it really does help maybe include what buttons do what as well. For instance, H can be used to hold, ect. Just a thought.

[@MasterOfTheBrood]

if I ever get charged by a battalion of troops I liked to split off skermishers if I can in that instance, because they basically give me main force enough time to basically shoot a whole volley a point blank range, it's surprisingly effective.

[@blackcorp0001]

Just got this on the Steam Sale for $10 ... good bargain !

[@blackcorp0001]

Can't wait for Ultimate Admirals , Age of Sail and Dreadnoughts

[@wdheaney]

hey I love watching your videos, it's like watching the civil war with commentary. my only request is if you can do a video regarding building your army in the campaign mode. types of weapons cannons and anything else. thanks and keep up the good work.

[@AgrippaMaxentius]

Thanks mate, I could do that at some point.

[@Doc_Tar]

I keep getting my cavalry killed. I'm overly aggressive with it or forget to move them and level them exposed. There should be a skirmish button for them to automatically fall back before they get into trouble.

[@AgrippaMaxentius]

I used to do the same thing :D, now I either use my cavalry to raid the enemies flanks (Supplies, Artillery) or keep them in support to charge fleeing or weak enemy brigades.

[@davidarnold9324]

Anticipation for UG: American Revolution brought me here. I haven't played any of the UG games but I might pick up UG: CW to bid my time until American Revolution is released.

[@iFilippo82]

Hi. Just subscribed from Italy. Your gameplay and tutorial are very useful and entertaining

[@AgrippaMaxentius]

Graze Mille 👍

[@rangergxi]

You can have skirmishers firing constantly with HOLD.

[@CHEESYHEAD684]

A tip: click the 'i' above the map, there's a ton a important info, lists the gun, stats, perlks etc.

[@ThisOLmaan]

yeah, i was struggling with the cannon firing. I know they take time to reload, but they really don't show a fire mode. but you said the closer than more options they have. found Getty a little easier but i also have this one, well both and want to manage to learn both. But matter how many times i lose i just wanna learn

[@anthonyglennmollicasr.425]

Thank you A.M!

[@AgrippaMaxentius]

My pleasure :)

[@markbrandon7359]

using the shield icon to entrench a 2,000 man brig is a mistake they will suffer huge casualties and before long they will break . Your better off using skirmishers maybe 200 because there so spread out there hard to hit even when in the open and fired on by a full brig hardly any are killed. Next place two brig behind them on top of each other you must lock them in place or they will separate as soon as an enemy gets close enough move them and another two brig next to them forward lock them in place and order them to fire with all 4 brig firing at once the enemy will take massive losses and break after that move them back behind the skirmishers. Locking your brig in place is the most important tip otherwise they will make a stupid move or turn leaving their flank exposed or a cannon will pursue a brig that has pulled back out of range. Placing a brig on top of another is a sure way to out gun your enemy. Remember skirmishers are always running you must let them rest or they will exhaust themselves and be useless

[@alvaro.martinez]

That was helpful, thus upvoted.

[@benc640]

This looks brilliant though a bit ‘cartoony’. The terrain is great, it’s just a shame the units etc aren’t to scale.

[@hillelw.7951]

thanks this helped a ton

[@dannyfubar3099]

Excellent Job Gripper, great intel'.

[@AgrippaMaxentius]

Thanks Dan! Hope all is well with you my friend.

[@tomservo5347]

All was going well for me defending until I clicked a unit to simply re-position it and they somehow showed their flank right when an enemy volley crashed-immediate route and wasn't keeping tabs on where my supply wagon was-it surrenders...*forehead slap* I felt as incompetent as General Ben Butler. Skirmishers are your best friend in this game as well as keeping track of cover. I feel stupid blundering through this game...steep learning curve. Controls are fairly easy but I'm still figuring out specific buttons and actions as they can be catastrophic if you do the wrong thing at exactly the wrong time. I guess one could say that's 'realistic'. (I'm used to 'Total War' with non-firing units that's more forgiving as far as flanks and rear fire are concerned.)

[@ThisOLmaan]

this game looks pretty cool away from automatic weapons, i like this. just wondering why they didn't add the topography feature M key to see the Feild Layout

[@pavv7741]

Using art money I had an army of 130,000 with Springfield 1861s, played it like the Soviets, first line stand there until they run out of ammo, second line advance

[@ivanenfinger9331]

I know this is 3 years old but why send brigades foward to get destroyed in detail? Malvern Hill is one of the most defensible position of the entire civil war. You lose all the advantage of that ground holds by moving brigades foward of it. Just stay in those trenches and rotate fresh brigades as needed. Y

[@beverleyroberts6851]

XD ILL BE TO STUPID TO PLAY THIS GAME. awesome vid man! looks too complicated for me XD! :)

[@ishadorman5682]

In this map rather than defending, i would chose to attack them first using forest as perimeter and canons beside my division, at least until they bring reinforcement. Those forest offer excellent defensive position and shooting the enemies in open field means the disadvantage stacked against them, In the main fortification perimeter after our reinforcement arrived, I use a lot of 10pdr & nap cannons at the left center and 2 12 gun strenght 10pdr at my right, when their last bit troops charge i literally obliterate their army

[@josephsmith7114]

Do your guys automatically fall back to a certain position, or do you have to tell them where to go once you've told them to fall back? Edit: If I'd watchd the video for five more seconds I would have had the answer, lol.

[@AgrippaMaxentius]

Hehe, that's ok :)

[@tk5800thesecond]

the only thing I dont like about this game is during the campaign it will say "your 2nd division approach's from the north, and your third division has set up on the east hill" im like, no? I dont want to do that, I would never do that? I want to decide if my divisions split up or if we march as one whole corps. it just feels like the first half of a battle is just getting my army together after they split up for no reaso

[@aidanlutz8106]

My guys ran out of ammo, and they wee cut off, so I charged with everything I had, and managed to get through the enemy.

[@55098]

the artillery has an extreme importance on this fight

[@AgrippaMaxentius]

Oh yes, Canister and Shell are essential.

[@dgarcia73198]

Agrippa Maxentius can you do a tutorial about this but on theipad because i have ipad version only

[@AgrippaMaxentius]

Sorry Garcia I do not have IPAD :(

[@eugenemccabe7592]

what's your favorite type of unit and why? for me it's gotta be carbine cavalry because of their mobility which makes them great for harassing and scouting

[@AgrippaMaxentius]

I'm a straightforward infantry guy, though I do like some Cavalry :)

[@enzopulido2579]

How do you add a 3rd division? I am stuck in 2nd only

[@chessgeak]

Any suggestions on beating Chancellorsville as the union

[@AgrippaMaxentius]

This is a great question, I will look for my video on Chancellorsville regarding this. From what I remember the Confederates have a long line extending almost through the map. The way I won was focusing entirely on one point of this line, charging it and then rolling up the rest of the line.

[@rick5493]

Thanks!

[@AgrippaMaxentius]

Rick Agee Cheers rick!

[@snacko30]

Why would a flanking shot do more damage? I would assume it would only cause a moral penalty.

[@harrisvalle6639]

It has to do with focused fire. Imagine your regiment and the enemy's is 100 men wide and 5 men deep. If you fire at the enemy regiment front-to-front, you are targeting the whole line, and missed shots are more likely to fly past inflicting no damage. Your fire becomes spread-out, hitting everywhere but not hitting anywhere efficiently. If you fire at their flank, your fire is focused and effective, and missed shots are more likely to hit men deeper in the enemy regiment. Also, the enemy regiment cannot effectively return fire. Other then that, being flanked is extremely demoralizing as well as deadly, both in the game and in real life. The best thing to do is have a regiment engage their front, and another regiment or skirmishers engage their flank. Just remember to protect the flanking units' flank!

[@TheManofthecross]

what happened how come some of the vds in your let's play been taken down?

[@moose8128]

We need a total war civil war game

[@ragimundvonwallat8961]

good idea to make a tuto....i have one request, what about a victoria revolution+ VIP game... the best grand strategy game ever made

[@AgrippaMaxentius]

Thank you sir, I have Victoria II but not Victoria. What country should I play? How could I make this series appeal to viewers?

[@ragimundvonwallat8961]

Agrippa Maxentius mmmm if i were you i would choose a small country so everything is more epic, maybe sicily and try to unify italy or whatever you think would be good,i dont have your talent of entertainer.if you are not sure dont loose your time with it, it was just a suggestion while passing by (oh maybe you could take portugal and reforge the colonial empire)

[@eddarby469]

Understanding Fall Back and Skirmishers is essential to the success in this game. Bring your artillery up close but make sure to protect thos batteries. Dont think cavalry will route the enemy as they do in Total War games. This is a different experience.

[@nima.sayadi]

I don’t like the scales . 2 soldiers’s size is equal to a building?! Really?

[@maida98080]

This seems like Take Command 2nd Manassas with updated graphics.

[@AgrippaMaxentius]

That's a fantastic game!

[@maida98080]

@@AgrippaMaxentius if this is similar I'm gonna buy it. I loved Take Command.

[@AgrippaMaxentius]

@@maida98080 The same company is also behind Ultimate General American Revolution which I uploaded some videos on recently. Just make sure to get "Civil War" and not "Gettysburg" as the latter focuses exclusively on that one battle.

[@Alex-ej4wm]

With the supply truck I noticed it has options for it looks like infantry rifles and cannon balls. Do you have to click on them when the supplies truck stops for them to distribute supplies? Also, how do you know how much supplies your units have, can you monitor a infantry units supplies as the battle goes on to make sure they don't run out? I've run into that a couple times where my units ran out of ammo.

[@KrisWustrow]

Hi, I am a long-time player of this game. Answers to your questions: (1) do you have to click on supply wagon to distribute? No. As long as the supply wagon has supplies and is not set to "off", then supplies will automatically distribute to all units within the circle. (2) can you monitor unit ammo level? Yes. When you click on a unit, in the left corner of screen a unit info box will appear. There is a horizontal bar which shows the ammo amount.

[@Alex-ej4wm]

@@KrisWustrow Thanks! One other question if you don't mind? When you're in Camp before a battle there is the "supply" part of camp with the arrows going up or down. How do you know you have enough supplies in that number? I never know how much money I should put into that before a battle.

[@KrisWustrow]

@@Alex-ej4wm Yes, this feature is the amount of money you decide to put as ammo for that specific corp's supply wagon. How much to put in? Typically I always just keep it maxed to $35000 (unless you are short on cash, you can go down to about $15-18K). Basically, your artillery soaks up the most ammo supply, then your snipers. The best answer is how long is your next battle. For a short one-day battle, with only 10 or 12 units allowed, you need maybe $15K. For a long slug-fest like 2nd Bull Run, you'll need the full $35K. Here is another note about supply wagons: For ONE DAY battles, your supply resets to your selected amount WITHOUT taking any money from your treasury (it's like a gift). So, no matter if you use $15K or $35K or whatever amount, after the one-day battle it goes back to the original amount at no charge. So that's why it is best to set it higher...it's essentially ammo for free. For multi-day battles, the supply wagons are refilled but money comes from your treasury (if you haven't spent it all). So be careful of that on the grand battles.

[@KrisWustrow]

The most I've learned came from watching Pandakraut. He is doing a series now on his CSA Legendary campaign which is amazing to watch. Also Col Kelly is really good for CSA, as is HforHavoc. For USA, watch Tactical Gaming Analysis and also Something Compass.

[@Alex-ej4wm]

@@KrisWustrow Hey man, thanks a lot in explaining that! It helps out tremendously because I got to Shiloh as CSA when I ran out of ammo and got destroyed. From there I had to just start over a whole new campaign because I realized I did so many things wrong in my camp when I created my divisions. I'm new to PC strategy games but I love history and these games so it's a learning experience but it's fun as hell!

[@designedbybold]

shit i always sprint, rarely use skirmishers, and i lost like 4 battles in campaign.

[@Herintruththelies]

Jesus Christ this is almost all bad advice. The only thing I agree with is detaching skirmishers, but even then you miss the real reasons why.

[@AgrippaMaxentius]

Always one asshole in the comments. Check the like ratio fella.

[@CommonSenserules1981]

I'll stick with Total war.

[@KrisWustrow]

This is much better than Total War.