First look at Whiskey & Lemons DLC - Campaign

[@hastur1065]

I don't think I've ever been this excited about a DLC before

[@TikiJoe37]

Wow, I wasn't expecting it to be this indepth. I'm so hyped!

[@speglord4470]

Really promising stuff! I'm interested to see what the Career looks like in the normal campaign setups also.

[@PhilosopherScholarPoet6272]

This game looks awesome, makes me want a similar game for other conflicts in this era.

[@Rhbrehaut]

Do a game in the revolution and let me give Washington the boot from CIC.

[@RogerCillion]

Conflicts in Europe are plenty ! :)

[@nobitanobi6535]

This game but on the napoleonic wars would be the best thing ever

[@RobGM2]

I would like a revamped siege system eventually. Fighting large sieges over months like Petersburg or Vicksburg. Or even siege combat in D.C. So much potential in the Siege aspect.

[@rickt721]

I enjoyed that, eager to play the DLC, hoping you add a western campaign eventually.

[@partymoses]

looks interesting. Excited to see how things will work at higher levels, too!

[@anarchylad]

I could listen to that title screen music for hours. March through Georgia and chill

[@AhJeezEnt]

WOW. Looks fantastic, can't wait for the next video, or especially the DLC to release

[@garrettoliveto7483]

looks good. no battle was lame though. hope it comes out soon

[@LoremasterYnTaris]

Really excited for this DLC! Kind of overwhelming to get into managing the entire war from the onset, so this will probably make it a lot easier to actually get into the game, given command responsibility will increase gradually throughout the war.

[@secondbsmn77]

Take my money!! This looks amazing.

[@BuergerPT]

I cannot believe you all made this. It's incredible.

[@greatscots]

Looks great!

[@grimlockthe1823]

i cannot wait for one of your campaign's with this DLC my guy

[@greatscots]

@@grimlockthe1823 Thanks, I'm excited for it, too!

[@Rhett_Kierbow]

I’m exited to see you play it I’ve been watching your new confederate series and I like it

[@greatscots]

@@Rhett_Kierbow I’m excited to play it, and now we have a release date.

[@SteelWalrus]

New soundtrack is on point

[@greatgraham]

Yes about time Please release please😂

[@enrl5221]

just get this released please. my Hands were in the pocket for more than half a year now waiting to throw money at u guys. This is literally the most innovative game design Ive seen

[@Rhett_Kierbow]

It will be soon within the next month most likely

[@WarmasterBayou7]

I am beyond pumped for this dlc

[@stanleyrosella7042]

I had doubt on this, getting role play like CKIII, but it looks to interact very well with the core of the game. Always wanted to play this game from a "higher" command view, but this is a cool add to that.

[@CaffeineAndWargames]

Stitch it up and roll it out, dudes! I can hardly wait.

[@Rhbrehaut]

My body is ready!

[@richarddick1842]

Awesomeness! Thank you!

[@philb7789]

Excited to see how this plays out during the tactical battles. My character would be busted down to major for drinking and gambling for just waiting around with nothing to do!

[@scottanderson2476]

Looks fantastic gentlemen. No release date yet?????

[@WarhawkYT]

Nice, are yall going to have a regiment scale western theater campaign?

[@grandtactician1283]

Don’t know yet

[@WarhawkYT]

@@grandtactician1283 Alrighty, I hope yall do!

[@rob-xo2yg]

rare Chickenhawk W

[@WarhawkYT]

@@rob-xo2yg so true

[@ryana.brandt3930]

​@@grandtactician1283I vote yes!

[@caustic7480]

an instant day 1 buy

[@Enterprise6126]

very exited

[@lannisterfan3248]

He managed to roll up Ciaphus Cain as a character 😂

[@jamescoley7253]

Music is awesome

[@thesouthernhistorian4153]

Question can you raise Regiments? I would assume so and not really have to pick ant unit thats already made. And if you can are you able to pick from all the states that are on the side you pick. like example raising a Tennessee regiment for the confederacy and fighting in Virginia just like what happened with some Tennessee regiments being in Virginia in 1861

[@grandtactician1283]

When starting the game, you must pick one of the existing regiments. You can recruit more later, from all the states like in normal game (in eastern theater the western theater states have less recruits available to east, though)

[@thesouthernhistorian4153]

@@grandtactician1283 ah okay just wondering

[@briandenison2325]

Does anyone know the name of the the music in this game?

[@jonathandavis1998]

I saw that there is a US Marine Battalion Unit, Will there be a CS Marine Battalion Unit to pick when doing CS Career Mode?

[@Rhett_Kierbow]

The confederacy didn’t have that much in terms of marines and those they did have were mostly on ships

[@jonathandavis1998]

@@Rhett_Kierbow While it is true that CS Marines served aboard ships, they did fight on land, here are the battles: Sailor’s Creek, Drewry's Bluff, Wilmington, Charleston, Pensacola, Norfolk, Galveston, and Savannah, among many others. whether small or big they contributed to the Confederacy, The many men of the CS Marine Corps deserve to be heard, told and learn about. The CS Marines fought with distinction, Fort Fisher, the strongest of Confederate coastal defense points along the Atlantic seaboard, had been built to protect the port of Wilmington, North Carolina. Its walls were 25 feet thick, and it mounted 44 heavy guns. Wilmington was the South’s last port open to commerce, and the Confederates intended to defend it. The Union was equally determined to capture the Fort and thus seal off the South. The first Union attempt to capture the bastion in December of 1864 was beaten back. A month later, Rear Admiral David D. Porter and Major General Alfred H. Terry returned with enough forces to do the job. A furious naval bombardment heralded the landing of 8,000 Federal soldiers and 2,000 U. S. sailors and Marines. The tragic aspects of a civil war are all too apparent in this action, where Confederate Marines and U. S. Marines fought each other. The Confederates beat back several Union assaults on that January afternoon in 1865, but finally the Confederate lines were pierced. The fighting continued far into the night and the defenders gave fierce resistance, but defeat was upon them. Although Federal sailors and Marines had been driven back, the U. S. infantry finally overran the Fort from the west on the land side. The South’s last major port had been closed. The end was near. Confederate Marines who had survived so many hard-fought land and naval battles were now gathered together in Richmond for the last stand of the Confederacy. It had been three years since the Marines had served together in a corps. Their ranks had been greatly thinned. Friends and comrades had gone down with the Alabama, died on board the Tennessee, and been lost at Fort Fisher. The surviving Marines would serve equally as heroically in the last, dying days of the Confederacy. Federal forces were pressing hard against the defenses of Richmond and Petersburg and it was evident that the haggard, starving remnants of the once proud Confederate forces could not hold out much longer. Finally, on the night of 2 April 1865, Lee decided to abandon Richmond and (lee westward where, perhaps, he could join forces with General Joseph E. Johnston in the Carolinas, or take to the mountains and continue the war in guerrilla style. It was a slim hope in the face of the overwhelming Federal forces, but Lee determined to try it. He started his army on the road to Appomattox. When the order was given to evacuate Richmond, Confederate Marines and sailors spiked their guns and blew up the ships to prevent their falling into Union hands. Amidst the exploding shells, smoke, confusion, and burning, the Confederate forces began their retreat. A detachment of Marines was assigned to guard one of the last trains out of Richmond, which bore Jefferson Davis, other high government officials, and much of the Confederate treasury. The rest of the Marine Corps, along with the Naval Brigade, was assigned to the Army under General Ewell. As the Confederates fled Richmond, the all-consuming fires cast eerie shadows on the gaunt men. For the next few days of retreat, the outnumbered and exhausted Marines helped to fight off the pursuing Federals. Finally, on 6 April 1865, the Confederate Army turned and faced the enemy. They would fight one last, desperate battle, and Confederate Leathernecks would share in that fight at, for them, the appropriately-named Sailor’s Creek. The ensuing action saw massed Union infantry and cavalry formations wipe out entire Confederate divisions. With Anderson’s and Gordon’s commands destroyed, only Ewell’s Corps and the Marines and Naval Brigade remained intact. They withstood several more determined Federal cavalry attacks, and at one point they even halted the grinding mass of the Federal infantry, but defeat was inevitable. Ewell’s flanks were turned and his command crumbled. The general himself was captured and he passed the word to surrender. Only then did the Marines lower their flag. That day, with the surrender of Ewell’s Corps, most of the Confederate Marines became prisoners. The few who managed to escape were scattered among the remaining decimated units of Lee’s Army. Within three days they, too, would fall into enemy hands with the final surrender at Appomattox. The end had come. The ninth of April 1865 marked the real demise of the Southern Confederacy. Seeing a US Marine Battalion Unit in this KZbin Video has me more eager to play a CS Marine Battalion as a Regimental Commander aka Colonel of a Marine Battalion.

[@Rhett_Kierbow]

Can you give a specific date on which you think it will come out I just want a date too look at for point of reference

[@grandtactician1283]

We should be able to tell soon

[@Rhett_Kierbow]

@@grandtactician1283btw how much do you think it will be

[@diablog1621]

So I saw some units missing from the various brigades (such as a certain zouave unit in Willcox's brigade) have they been yet to be added or are they somewhere else on the map?

[@grandtactician1283]

This presents situation on June 1. Many of the units that would fight in Bull Run are not yet fullt mustered/attached to said brigades, etc.

[@diablog1621]

@@grandtactician1283 so as the campaign progresses they will show up into the brigades? or will we need to mod them in

[@grandtactician1283]

@@diablog1621 if you want them specifically you can mod them in or recruit them

[@PhilosopherScholarPoet6272]

how can you do a custom portrait? also can you rename units?

[@grandtactician1283]

Custom portrait: see folder ”avatar” in game files for a Photoshop template you can use. There’s also a guide in folder ”modding”. Renaming units: in military management view, click the unit’s name and type.

[@LEGOALEX97]

In higher commands how much influence do you have over your OOB changing? Does the AI ever decide to pull brigades/regiments from your command? Can you recruit fresh units? Is there a prestige cost to replacing commanders you don't want?

[@grandtactician1283]

You are always in charge of all the units under your command. You may change the OOB and recruit fresh units, change commanders… this costs prestige

[@LEGOALEX97]

Nothing stopping me from recruiting 20 regiments in a brigade other than self restraint?

[@Enterprise6126]

​@@LEGOALEX97and probably prestige Also manpower availability

[@Rhett_Kierbow]

@@LEGOALEX97there might be a limit to the regiments in a brigade plus prestige would halt you from recruiting a lot

[@enrl5221]

one question tho, can I roleplay as someone? or I will have to mod them in? Because I only see custom characters at the starting menu. btw mad love to u guys :)

[@grandtactician1283]

Only custom, but you may mod.

[@notagrape160]

Does the influence move and apply for command always work or can they just not move or no grant you the command

[@grandtactician1283]

Command will be granted if rank & prestige requirements are fullfilled. But the prestige cost may differ depending on difference in rank, relations, etc.

[@JoshuaBizon-qp8hx]

Is there any idea to add a prisoner swap I know there is the parole option but

[@FullWinchester]

Wish the game was playable for me, it runs 5-10 fps consistently

[@sasquatch7234]

During battles or campaigns?

[@FullWinchester]

Both @@sasquatch7234

[@Enterprise6126]

will you eventually make a regiment scale for the west?

[@grandtactician1283]

Don’t know yet

[@adavis5926]

I wish this had a battles only mode. I'm not that interested in the campaign, but the battles look fun.

[@grandtactician1283]

Have you tried Ultimate General? There are a number of historical battles in this game, but the meat is on the campaigns.

[@superrodge8352]

Shut up and take my money!

[@colec3828]

How many regimental commands will be available to southern unionist, or northern confederates?

[@grandtactician1283]

The commands to choose from are as per starting setup of the campaign scenario. If there are such units available, from same state as your character, you could be offered a position.

[@TheMegaSuperPickle]

Will created officers appear in the career mode? Or is that going to be limited to the vanilla campaign?

[@grandtactician1283]

Yes they will

[@viktorvankov6666]

What is the game?

[@grandtactician1283]

store.steampowered.com/app/654890/Grand_Tactician_The_Civil_War_18611865/ An upcoming DLC for the above game.

[@ColonelCharisma]

Shut up and take my money.

[@wagonmaker5509]

this is all good and well. but are you going to fix the dumb A.I.? its horrible. ive played 4 campaigns and win in 63' every time on the hardest level. 2 times as union and 2 as confederates. the A.I. is not a challenge.

[@timfrye3586]

can't wait - looks great!