Grand Tactician: The Civil War | A New Series | Getting Started as the Union | Part 1

[@stevetcg8297]

Might want to drop the music down a bit, super excited for this series! I have the game myself with about 100 hours and the devs are doing a great job. It's a fantastic game!

[@Speedster___]

Love the music but could be turned down 10%

[@Speedster___]

@Behemoth civil war is very deep. True znapleonic or 100 years would be cool but there is tactical depth but could be overhauled but is good as is. Unit types exist but can be expanded on. Legendary generals the issue is Sherman isn’t a legendary gen at the beginning you have to make it that way and I like it like that. Also who’d you’d play besides union or confed in the civil war

[@deeznoots6241]

The timberclad gunboats in the Mississippi is historical, they were a stopgap measure before they could get proper ironclads built and performed well at the battle of fort Henry where they easily overwhelmed the poorly positioned forts batteries to capture the fort before Grants troops even reached the fort

[@jaywerner8415]

10/10 for that fiddle playing in the background. very soothing.

[@Vogelkinder]

When you initially played this I bought it, but it has such a steep learning curve, that I appreciate this walk-through. Makes me want to play it again =)

[@dougjb7848]

Learning curve? Learning wall is more like it. I’m watching because I enjoy his presentation but I’ve NO IDEA what’s going on.

[@rontalbot4966]

Please lower the volume of the music. Great video, looking forward to watching this, I am very interested in this game, more for the strategic aspect then the tactical battles. When you master the navy interface please revisit it on the vod. Thanks!

[@buzzbro9823]

Just go to options and you can turn music off or very low

[@esteban1820]

I and a friend used to play The Civil War 1861-1865 (1983) from Victory Games back in the late 80s early 90s. I wish he'd lived long enough to see this game. It looks amazing.

[@harag9]

I used to play sid's Gettysburg game all the time with my brother, controlling the same side in the battles against AI - really wish this was MP as it does good very good.

[@anarchylad]

That's a whole lot of fiddle there. Very interested in seeing the progress the devs have made. Smash the traitors!

[@balduccioliv]

the real traitors are the one waging war over their fellow country men

[@NickBlethrow]

General James Shields (25:13) from CA was a real general in the Civil War. Prior to the war, he served in a variety of political (Senator from three different states!) and legal positions, fought in the Mexican-American War, and almost fought a duel with Abraham Lincoln in the 1840s. He was only "from" CA in the sense that he had been living in CA briefly immediately prior to the Civil War. He resigned from the Army in 1862 after his promotion to Major General was rejected. I'm guessing the developers don't currently have an adequate picture they can use for the stat card UI.

[@Dahostorynerd]

Yeah it was funny he popped up, I’m glad someone else caught he was real

[@lukeeagan5961]

I love the fiddle in the background makes it feel like you are there

[@jamesmaclennan4525]

Edward Dickinson Baker (February 24, 1811 - October 21, 1861) was an American politician, lawyer, and military leader. In his political career, Baker served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois and later as a U.S. Senator from Oregon. He was also known as an orator and poet A long-time close friend of the President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, Baker served as U.S. Army colonel during both the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. Baker was killed in the Battle of Ball's Bluff while leading a Union Army regiment, becoming the only sitting U.S. senator ever to be killed in a military engagement.

[@landerwamsley6552]

To make a comment about the treasury surplus and bonds that you mentioned towards the end of the video, my understanding (not totally sure on this, but still) is that the taxes come in large chunks, maybe even yearly, and that you take loans to make up the gap until the cash comes in and you can pay it back. Honestly though in my experience with the game so long as your not throwing money into a furnace you should be completely fine with taking a lot of debt so long as your credit rating doesn't drop too much.

[@edwardduncan7692]

Looking forward to this :). One piece of advice keep a close eye on your readiness and build lots of supply depots at regular intervals when on the move. And make sure when recruiting that your lcoal supply depots for the particular Army thats recruiting can handle the load. Good Luck :)

[@raphaelr.5904]

Can you mess the confederate industry up before the war started?

[@SymeonPhronema]

I do realize this hasn't been labeled as a tutorial, but it sure was informative, and helpful. Great job with this man!

[@TayBridgeDisaster]

I'm probably biased because I've been following keppelmueller games since before he released the 7 years war, but the passion for the history that comes through the game and from the team is just awesome. Triple A games had me super jaded when I found TSYW and i loved the freedom it gave me and grand tactician turned it up to 11. Ever since scourge of war Waterloo released I've wanted a brigade level game in the peninsula war and the Grand Tactician has so much potential to expand into other musket era wars.

[@rbfishcs123]

Wow!! This game has so much potential, and it already looks incredible.

[@daviddanyluk535]

Glad to have you back. Looking forward to your play through starting with part 1. Take care,

[@VonBek2009]

Last time you played this I wasn't sure, so have not yet purchased it. Hopefully this time round might persuade me to part with my cash. It took me a while to get Scourge of War Waterloo, but well into that game now...thanks to you!

[@TheBelrick]

The bugs are really immersion breaking and once you ruin the feeling towards a game its hard to pickup again. My suggestion is to leave it for another year so that you get the best experience.

[@VonBek2009]

@@TheBelrick I do really want to play this as there are aspects of the game I really like. Also it's early access and it would be good to support the developer...but I think your right, I will leave it to see how things have developed, but will still watch this campaign to the end...and I might weaken and buy it anyways!! 😉

[@herecomesaregular8418]

@@VonBek2009 I was in your position about a month ago. Caved in and bought it because there just aren't a lot of Civil War games out there. It's....still got a ways to go. But it's understandable because this kind of game is hard to iron out.

[@tjn2254]

General James Shields isn't a random generated character. He was my great great great great grandfather. He had the only tactical defeat on stonewall Jackson in the civil war. He challenger Abraham Lincoln to a dual because they liked the same woman before Mary Todd. He has a statue in the hall of statues in the Capitol for Illinois was offered command of the army of the Potomac from Lincoln and declined. He also was the man that planted the American flag in the hall of Montezuma during the American Mexican war. (Marine corps song)

[@MrRrusiii]

I really really really want them to get Atun-Shei to do the voice over. He'd KILL it !!!

[@charlesanderson533]

I hope you continue this, updates can break saved games.

[@louislinsley3128]

A 'Commodore' is a naval rank for a 'Captain' or 'Commander' that commands several ships on an assignment. It's a conditional and temporary rank.

[@MSwarlordTV]

I made it into a video game, in the initial RL film scenes - cool beans! Looking forward to playing this!

[@MintyLime703]

24:00 first time I've ever seen Quincy actually represented on a map. If anything it's usually just Springfield and Chicago and sometimes Peoria that get all the attention. But seeing as Lincoln had a history here it makes sense that it's actually labelled on a game for once, along with all the other towns in the area. If it isn't apparent I live around there. Pre-war there was actually a small skirmish between Lincoln and Douglas supporters just south of Quincy on the outskirts of Payson, a small local town. Quincy was primarily in support of Lincoln but Payson was for Douglas. Payson residents gathered and mocked Lincoln supporters as they passed Payson on their way to a rally, as Lincoln was in Pittsfield at the time. As the story goes, supposedly, on their way back to Quincy a few Payson residents fired on the group and may or may not have wounded a few guys. Details are pretty vague and mostly come from Lincoln's side so they're likely a bit biased. But it's a pretty neat bit of history leading up to the war proper. Illinois may have been a northern state but lots of smaller communities, especially those bordering Missouri such as Payson, weren't happy with it. Makes sense why Lincoln would place some focus on the area.

[@pikoloksh6195]

Y'all also are near the river, so maybe that's why you're getting attention.

[@matt9897]

Thanks so much man. Been waiting for a new campaign. Rooting for these devs to pull it off.

[@shaunsteele4968]

You sir, have just made my week. More of this games industry. More. Less fantasy. More history please.

[@randyclark1221]

Good video. While the game doesn't have a really steep learning curve, there is enough going on and the in-game tutorial is weak enough, that your video adds greatly to my understanding. I've played Glorieta Pass a few times to get used to tactical movement, and looked at the start of the 1861 campaign, which, thanks to your video, I feel ready to play, albeit slowly, as I learn the game's mechanics. Thanks for your video series. BTW, this is a great game and well worth the time investment to learn to play it well.

[@dflatt1783]

" ... so there won't be any tomfoolery in my rear." -A motto to live by, THG, 2021

[@TheRealDill93]

I remember you saying this might be the best civil war game ever if they could manage to refine it and deliver their goals. Or it had the potential anyway. I was pretty excited when it was announced. Just not sure if they’re going to get the ai good enough.

[@10Tabris01]

Looking from the seventh of september, the battle AI has improved massively, the campaign AI still has problems coordinating troops, but it is definitely getting there IMHO

[@seathomplay4167]

The Union war effort is bound to succeed since it first start in Quincy, Illinois, home to Quincy College (now Quincy University) and has such famous alumni as me!!!

[@EdgeWalker69]

Imagine this game + Total war?! :O What a dream!

[@chadcoady4882]

Outstanding video! I'm debating buying this and this helped. I'm a sucker for historic games.

[@leftcoastpaintballers2976]

exciting! going right to the next video

[@patttrick]

Glad to see Im not the only 1 who cant build a fleet

[@kirkbt3475]

Its awesome this game The main menu music is Blackest crow

[@Rellana1]

Does the economy simulate in response from what I do? For instance If I create several armies and want a big amount of the best rifles I can get regularly,will factories expand in response to my need if the current ones can't cover it?

[@shaunsteele4968]

It needs to be like axis and allies sort of. Properly balanced. Axis gets huge gains and bonuses at the beggining that you need to try and kind of keep in check as the competing army more so than outright defeat from the start.

[@herecomesaregular8418]

The Kentucky thing does bug me. Historically Kentucky was majority Unionist, (and even using the word "majority" seems like an understatement in this case). It shouldn't matter (and didn't matter in reality) whether or not the Confederates can "get there first with the most", it shouldn't (and didn't) suddenly align with the CSA. Kentucky is the only state that was *retroactively* made a Confederate state long after the war was over by lost cause sympathizers. As far as border states go, Missouri was probably the most likely to be swayed amongst them, and even then there was still too much Union sentiment to pull it off. Even in the seceded states themselves the CSA had war-long troubles with Unionist stronghold communities.

[@shaunsteele4968]

I just was called an idiot by a kid the other night for being in the middle of discussing early Russian-german cooperation in ww2. They need more of this.

[@edwardmeade]

Interesting you picked Baker first. He died about 3 miles from where I live during the disastrous Battle of Balls Bluff in Oct '61.

[@sierrahun1]

Oliver Otis Howard ended up a corps commander _on_the_eastern_theater_ however he made to army commander on the western.

[@hanssteiner4315]

Great that you are picking this up again. My impression is that the achillesheel is the AI. I hope it gives you a hard time this session.

[@archersterling8707]

The before the war period may be for later updates? Kind of like HOI. Where you can figure a build path before the start of WW2.

[@timfrye3586]

Got it a couple of weeks ago, and it is fun, but complex. Have not really gotten a campaign going, but have played a couple of the hisotircal battles

[@thomaspaine3394]

It looks like a fun game :) it reminds me a little of Agoed Civil war 2

[@digitalworms]

I wish I had a pc or they would make this for ps4 I'd grab it in a heartbeat!

[@SteinsGaming]

Supply system was upgraded it seems.

[@rerun3283]

I agree about the narration. They should have used Gilbert Gottfried.

[@shaunsteele4968]

Like the battle of the bulge. The mission says. Hold out from the assault. Why are we being assaulted? A port. What is the germans endgame? Antwerp. Who are we holding out for? 3rd army and George Patton to break the seige. Why does this seem like long odds? Because he was just laughed out by the entire allied command for only saying he needed 72 hours like an unrealistic fool. He would take slightly over 48.

[@tjn2254]

Historical gamer!!!! can you recommend to the devs to put this game on GeForce now so people with crap computers can still play?????

[@brianschumacher5914]

I am surprised that the game doesn't acknowledge Jefferson Barracks outside of St. Louis as a potential are for troop assignment as was the case in real time

[@miserychickadee]

15:47 ♫Rattlesnakes and alligators♪♫

[@Speedster___]

13:05 OOBs? Also what’s Sherman ranking? Also will you try the historical union method of anaconda Mississippi and a main push for Richmond followed by a secondary one in Tennessee/Mississippi River and a Tertiary one in Texas?

[@deeznoots6241]

OOB=Order of Battle, aka how the army is organised Btw your comment. makes it seem that Tennessee was taken by the union after the Mississippi and Richmond but Tennessee practically fell to the union after the battles of fort henry and fort donelson in early 1862 before the Union had even started pushing down the Mississippi

[@Speedster___]

@@deeznoots6241 sorry. That wasn’t what I intended to convey. If I remember my history the secondary primary and tertiary are susposed to represent the amount of resources committed not the chronological order

[@georgeharris3630]

I WANT some tomfoolery in my rear

[@SlayerGodOfDeath]

this is why nation hire people who doing other thing , not one person command everything .... seeing all ui like that make my brain explode lmao

[@matt9897]

Also, FYI, CDR is commander

[@trickyboy1517]

So I've had this game for awhile but haven't really touched it as it was very hard to figure out plus the fact that it has a hell of a written tutorial to read. I have now updated the game to 0.9113. I cannot see "Glorieta Pass" in the Historical Battles option. Did the take it away with the recent update? If so, why? And finally there is no "roadmap" any more have the Devs removed it or is it under review? Lovin this Tutorial. Keep em coming :)

[@xXLightningFan9864Xx]

Has the AI improved? Im tempted to buy the game

[@MrGeneralPB]

well, i am looking forward to your inevitable and inescapable victory over those confederates ^^,

[@dougjb7848]

He’s back!

[@thehistoricalgamer]

Yup, the baby had kinda killed a lot of my gaming time but I'll be making stuff more regularly, though trying to stream is tricky, so I'm not sure how to do that yet.

[@shaunsteele4968]

So they know enough about dragons and wizards. More of this.

[@discoverynorthcarolina9824]

Your video has me thinking of getting ....

[@discoverynorthcarolina9824]

And I did 😂

[@shaunsteele4968]

My concern is with the AI to this game. They will almost have to make the south op and give it some artificial buffs at the begginibg of the game. Lee got lucky in several battles that I don't think a simulation will repeat unless an invisible hand guides it. That's probably the reason it feels dumb.

[@raaven616]

I've got this... I get to it every now and then. I still think they need to work on the combat graphics. They are a bit wonky still.

[@filipinorutherford7818]

Yeagh its a wargame..... so that battles need to be fun. Its so difficult to get your guys to do anything. The graphics of the soldiers doesnt really tell you much. One minute you get a report that they are engaging the enemy and the next thing is your guys are routed, no way of gauging how the fight is going until they run. In Sid Meirs Gettysburg they have blocks of morale, formation position ie flanks covered, cover, comanders experience etc etc that fills up with a red line due to casualties and other morale factors such as them being higher ground to you. Also the flag flutters or flashes in certain ways so as show the morale level. No way of getting surprised if your guys flee as you can gauge how quikly their morale bar is dropping. The standard of tactical musket warfare video games these days are Empire Total War and Grand Strategy American Civil War. They should be trying to be on par game wise with them. Maybe they should do a deal with these companies to have a better tactical battle and they focus on the strategic level?

[@Daytonskulldude]

I wanna get this soon

[@anthonylarocco573]

You can add up to 5 policies, so you actually have 10 policies. I always increase the policies to five

[@jurgen4466]

Looks very intresting. I sure hope they gotten the AI up to a good level.

[@juanredman9882]

The South Will Rise Again !!!

[@Engineer_Eric_59]

Hi all, Never played a Civil War game. Do you guys recommend this one? Thx

[@Beaguins]

This looks too good to be true. I've been waiting for it to go on sale, but I don't know if I can wait much longer.

[@vincentedwards4687]

It is on sale on steam

[@Beaguins]

@@vincentedwards4687 The bundle with the soundtrack is on sale, but I'm not interested in that (yet). The basic game doesn't appear to be on sale right now.

[@shaunsteele4968]

Everyone's upset about superheros and star wars and he man right now. I'm just glad fantasy is at an all time high and historical knowledge is at an all time low while at the same time the confidence of one possessing some form of historical wisdom is at an all time high. Not good situations to be in.

[@axelscharf2415]

Is the AI any improved by now ?

[@AbdulHannanAbdulMatheen]

👏🙂

[@TheMartymar1976]

I would like to pick this up but I have an older system. Are the requirements pretty intensive or it doesn't use lots of resources?

[@thomasbardenwerper9365]

I run it on a 10 year-old old, AMD A6, graphics at max and it plays flawlessly. IMO, it does not need a new "NASA certified" high-end gaming system. Buy it on Steam. If it doesn't run well, you can easily get a refund - Steam is very good that way.

[@snoo333]

I hope they work on a European version.

[@fastfireguy3491]

That would be fun. Something like a napoleonic era or 7 years war where it spreads over multiple countries and continents.

[@firstname7856]

@@fastfireguy3491 They did make a one based on the Seven Years' War, but it was a while ago.

[@fastfireguy3491]

@@firstname7856 I did not know that. Might have to check it out.

[@snoo333]

@@fastfireguy3491 oh man, that would be epic.

[@thomasjefferson3552]

can you make the font bigger in game? Also, is it possible to turn down background music?

[@thehistoricalgamer]

Background music can be adjusted but font size is fixed.

[@themodernwarfarehistorian825]

I will say it, honestly, I don't like the topic of the US Civil war that much In fact, I don't like that much everything (regarding warfare) before 1900 But DAMN this game is wonderful! I can't wait for more! Thanks THG for bringing us this masterpiece to see!

[@TheRealDill93]

Why is that? To me it’s so interesting

[@philiphughes7481]

750 is too small for an effective brigade.

[@TheSchreckse]

pls disable the music in further videos there´s only that many times you can listen to civil war songs especially after what ken burns did to us o_o

[@raphaelr.5904]

Can you mess the confederate industry up before the war even started?

[@internationalartprojects8660]

Ive spent 5 hrs on this game and still have no idea how to play it.

[@shaunsteele4968]

And yes they make ww2 games. But look at them all. They are all written like an Atckinson book. It gives you much knowledge of an everyday soldiers life. Absolutely zero on what was going on tactically in the war at that moment. No fill in narrations. Just some scenes with the boys. Usually all from new York city.

[@shaunsteele4968]

I just had to defend Lee against claims of being a poor logistitician from people who really like the union. But had no clue grant cut his own supply lines and joked about it.

[@thehistoricalgamer]

I mean I’m a unionist and from Wisconsin (iron brigade forever!) but I’ve never heard Lee was a bad logistician… he didn’t have a ton of logistics to work with… he did pretty good for what he had. With that said, Lee was no napoleon (imho), Grant was his superior imho, but Lee was no fool, he was more than competent, if a bit short sighted strategically.

[@shaunsteele4968]

@@thehistoricalgamer I couldn't have said any of that better myself and I'm from Indiana sir. But I was just on another civil war youtubers page arguing this.

[@briansass4865]

Feel like something is wrong or I'm wrong (more likely). I have 36 month recruits and still can't create Army Corps. Everything is still Army to Division command when I create something new. Just now got into 1862. Anyone else with this issue?

[@KrolPotato]

One of the military policies unlocks the Army Corps, if I remember right.

[@briansass4865]

@@KrolPotato it used to be 12 month recruits. Did they change it? None of the research descriptors list it anymore?

[@thehistoricalgamer]

I believe Militia Act is what influences the duration of soldiers, while the Military Policies are what allow for the creation of corps, two different policies pertain directly to army organization vs troop length. I'm not sure if that's changed, but that's what it looks like, looking at it right now.

[@dutovdevlich3781]

Military 2 policy to get corps

[@briansass4865]

@@dutovdevlich3781 thank you! Did that change?

[@JJAmes-mb4du]

I'm 17 minutes in and the music is a bit much.

[@thehistoricalgamer]

I’ll lower the volume a bit in future videos, thanks :)

[@shaunsteele4968]

I love your series sir. I love this game sir. My valve deck is not being made quick enough. One piece of advice. Pi$$ off the south sir. Otherwise, you're not in proper spirit of the times. Those b@^$& go a hunting all day long with their pets that work for them at home. And we slave away for pennies in a hot factory up north. Let's cut the hunt short shall we?

[@josephcade6425]

Interesting though too much minutia for my taste - I will follow your progress though and go Union! Oh and agree with those about the music........it is too high. It got annoying fast.

[@unwokeneuropean3590]

Seems like an interesting game, but the only problem is that i never had any interest in american history.

[@norsia1946]

I have to agree with THG, the narrator they hired to do the history documentary-style cutscenes and the voiced quotations are atrociously dry and emotionless. he even voiced the trailers of the game and it's just... bad. it wouldn't kill him to add some emotion and inflection into his voice. its the kind of performance you should get if you paid the guy three dollars, not a legit paycheck.

[@Doc_Tar]

Feel free to turn the music off. It gets repetitive.

[@shaunsteele4968]

I don't want to make the south angry. And you call yourself a unionist? We had the quiet and pensive Lee calling us "those people." You can do a little better than that. Play this game. Like you are trump. And that's realism mode.

[@relaxorancho8598]

should have played before to know the basics its pretty emberassing to not know how to play a game in your own language

[@shaunsteele4968]

You should do a little digging into the history books before you talk so forsakingly of your true christ. Lest you make some higher power upset and cannot take it back. You owe him plenty more than that.

[@shaunsteele4968]

Wow. I bet this is like what. I was typing a comment on another page and it decided to post to the background page lol. It's too complicated to even try to explain the comment.

[@s1nb4d59]

It was hard to watch everytime you pronounced cairo.

[@xendk]

please kill the music or take the cat to a vet

[@thesilencec2915]

No multiplayer graphics complet garbage expansive as hell 34 pounds, this is a game that's not worth more then 5 pounds....

[@deeznoots6241]

30 quid is pretty much that standard price for high end history strategy war games

[@thehistoricalgamer]

No developer could feed themselves if they only asked for $5. It's ok to say the game isn't worth that much for you, but the game devs are going to sell games for what they need to sell them for, if its too much then they likely will give up the trade and move on to do something else, if its for too little and the game doesn't sell enough, they will likely give up the trade and move onto something else. It's a fine line of pricing what people will pay and what you need to survive, but generally speaking I wont complain if a dev charges whatever price they want, at the end of the day its either worth it for me, or its not, but it's not something I'm going to complain to a dev about, its their game, their right to charge what they want or think they should, as consumers its our right to decide if its a good price or not.

[@thesilencec2915]

@@thehistoricalgamer mate I could care less if a developer could feed themselves or not I care about the quality of the product, the quality is shit garbage with zero consistency, we are tolking about commun sens I don't care who you are or what's your excus the price of a product should reflect the quality of the certain product, a guy whose selling an cheap car let's say Opel, can't ask for his Opel as much you would pay for a Mercedes just because the guy with the Opel most eat, you're argument is stupid, and all the ppl who pay for something more then it's worth are stupid and that's a fact, you're lame attempt to excuse the means for an end are pathetic, I expected more for someone such as yourself, oooh well

[@thehistoricalgamer]

That's a bit of an entitled view. The Price of a product should reflect what the producer thinks its worth, you the consumer can then agree or disagree on the price and choose to pay it or not, but you're not entitled to a lower price, you just don't pay it if you don't think it's worth that. I wouldn't pay a Mercedes price for an Opel, but I also wouldn't presume to call Opel and tell them to lower their price.