American Civil War Game Club (ACWGC)

Gentlemen,

I've returned from my Mississippi Valley Review and I'm ready and raring to get back to the battles my opponents so graciously put on hold for me. Unfortunately, I've run across something that I need help with.

I'm in an HPS Gettysburg game, and I've somehow turned on the switch that moves units in column all together. Whenever I select and move a unit, adjacent units in the same organization automatically follow it. This isn't too bad when I'm in column moving down a road, but when I'm ready to deploy it's causing all kinds of chaos. And don't even THINK about what happens when Robert E. Lee rides past [:(] ! I don't want this option on, but I can't figure out how to turn it off.

Who'll be the first to straighten out a poor confused Rebel commander?


Your humble servant,
LGen 'Dee Dubya' Mallory

David W. Mallory
ACW - Lieutenant General, Chief of the Armies, Confederate States of America
CCC - Corporal, Georgia Volunteers, Southern Regional Deaprtment, Colonial American Army

Gentlemen,

This is getting even weirder: We are playing in multi-phase mode (movement, DF, OF, melee). I've advanced my turn to the Offensive Fire phase, but whenever I attempt to fire a unit, some OTHER unit 'auto fires'.

I've checked all the options on the tool bar that would seem to have any effect on movement or 'auto fire', but I can't figure out how to turn these off!


Your humble servant,
LGen 'Dee Dubya' Mallory

David W. Mallory
ACW - Lieutenant General, Chief of the Armies, Confederate States of America
CCC - Corporal, Georgia Volunteers, Southern Regional Deaprtment, Colonial American Army

Go to the view menu and uncheck AI orders? That might be it.

General Mark Nelms
Union Chief of the Army

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<br />Go to the view menu and uncheck AI orders? That might be it.

General Mark Nelms
Union Chief of the Army

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General Nelms,

Thanks, but that doesn't seem to be the cause. I looked at the 'View' menu, and 'A/I orders'is not checked.


'Dee Dubya'

David W. Mallory
ACW - Lieutenant General, Chief of the Armies, Confederate States of America
CCC - Corporal, Georgia Volunteers, Southern Regional Deaprtment, Colonial American Army

Both things would occur if you would press down the ALT key while moving / firing. Now I find it hard to imagine that you would do that without noticing, but maybe there's something wrong (physically) with your keyboard?

Gen. Walter, USA
AoS / War College

'Dee Dubya' Suh! <Salute>

I would concur with Gen. Walter's opinion re: the physical condition of your Keyboard.

Recently, I had a similar problem to Yours. It turned out that 2 Years old Corporal Jack had spilt a minute drop of Coke onto my Spacebar and it had seeped inta the works.

The results were chaotic - amusing in hindsight, but mind blowingly frustrating at the time. A screwdriver,Tissues and my wife's hairdryer sorted out the problem in short-time!

The tools of a well-equipped Comp "Techie"! [:D][;)]

Pat.


Colonel Patrick G.M.Carroll,
II Corps, Commanding.
"Spartan Southrons"
Army of Georgia,
C.S.A.

" When My Country takes it's rightful place, amongst the Nations of the World, then and only then, let My Epitaph be written. "

It might be solved by deleting the PBEMail.XXX and YYY files. Or try uninstalling and reinstalling the game.

<b><font color="gold">Ernie Sands
LtGen, CO XXIII Corps, AoO

President, Colonial Campaigns Club
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Got me a bucket of grease Gen'r'l. Now where are these bearings you need he'p with? hehehehe.... [}:)][:D]

MajGen Al 'Ambushed' Amos
3rd "Amos' Ambushers" Bde, Cavalry Division, XX Corps, AoC
The Union Forever! Huzzah!