American Civil War Game Club (ACWGC)

I recently experienced an issue with the HPS Campaign Gettysburg game. In playing the first turn Scenario # 63, Encounters Along South Mountain, in a PBEM match, I advanced my Union infantry in column against deployed Rebel cavalry units at several different locations. ADF was in effect and I took light casualties to my columns as a result of my approach, but no units were disrupted. In all cases my infantry units occupied an adjacent hex and were correctly facing the Rebel units, yet when the ADF sequence was concluded and I touched off the "Next Phase" button, the game immediately went into its PBEM cycle without allowing any melees!

I am familiar with the engine mechanic that disallows infantry from meleeing <i>mounted</i> cavalry, but I am unaware of any provision that disallows infantry in column from meleeing dismounted cavalry. Can someone please enlighten me here? Is there some sort of special first-turn or all-turn provision in this particular scenario that prohibits this knid of melee? Need help!

Send an email to HPS support and they should be able to assist you.

<b><font color="gold">Ernie Sands
General, Commanding, Army of Ohio

ACWGC Cabinet member
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Sounds to me like you are in the default "single turn" mode, and not phases. Send me the game file at Support at hpssims.com and I'll confirm that one way or the other. Make sure and Zip it first!

LGen. Hamilton
II Corps
ANV, CSA

Dear Joe,

Yep you are playing single phase with ADF in effect while you were marching. In multi-phase play teh ADF only occurs after you hit the advance turn.

Lt Gen Joe Mishurda




Lt General Joseph C. Mishurda,
"Killer Angels"
VI Corps, AoS, USA

That'll chap yer hide - get all the Reb cavalry troopers you can, I like to say![:D]

Good luck getting it straightened out and moving forward!


General Jeff Laub
Union Chief of the Army
ACWGC Cabinet Member
http://www.geocities.com/laubster22/UnionHQ/

OK! I got this one solved. It was a simple matter of readjusting the head on my shoulders, something I've been doing more frequently the older I get!

Thanks to all.