General Tactics

**Fisherking** · 12-18-2008, 10:56

I am guessing that I will play the Road To Independence first. With that, in taking on the British I want to try about a three to one mix of Rifle Militia and Regular Line Infantry with Bayonets.

I want to see how much skirmishing riflemen can whittle down the opposition before engaging them with the regulars. Of course I might have some dragoons and a few cannon in the mix but that is the basic tactical experiment that I want to try.

**Pinxit** · 12-18-2008, 14:25

Originally Posted by Fisherking

I am guessing that I will play the Road To Independence first. With that, in taking on the British I want to try about a three to one mix of Rifle Militia and Regular Line Infantry with Bayonets.

I want to see how much skirmishing riflemen can whittle down the opposition before engaging them with the regulars. Of course I might have some dragoons and a few cannon in the mix but that is the basic tactical experiment that I want to try.

Wont I be able to play Road to Independence as the Brittish hindering the road to independence?

**Fisherking** · 12-18-2008, 16:32

@Pinxit

Sorry if it was unclear due to the differences in use of certain words but “taking on” in this case meant going against the British with the Americans.

**Pinxit** · 12-18-2008, 18:03

Originally Posted by Fisherking

@Pinxit

Sorry if it was unclear due to the differences in use of certain words but “taking on” in this case meant going against the British with the Americans.

Yes, I am aware of that. Im simply asking if CA enables the players to play as the British against the Americans? In the Road to Independence campaign, ofcourse. Will I be able to stop the Americans from gaining independence?

**Martok** · 12-18-2008, 18:35

Originally Posted by Pinxit

Yes, I am aware of that. Im simply asking if CA enables the players to play as the British against the Americans? In the Road to Independence campaign, ofcourse. Will I be able to stop the Americans from gaining independence?

I've been wondering this as well. My hunch is that no, we won't be able to play as the British, but I would dearly love to be wrong about that.

**Fisherking** · 12-19-2008, 09:14

I think that may be something for the main campaign. Road to Independence is a kind of tutorial campaign on the one hand and from what I gather it is scripted a bit and jumps in time, so I am not sure that it is desirable that you be able to play as the Brits…at least in the first go around. Who knows if something gets unlocked when you win it.

Once some of these great Moders get started though, all bets are off!

I can see it now! Massive Indian Coalitions! Jamestown flattened as Coalition drive massive bison herd to the sea! ROFLOL! Elephants lookout the bison are attacking!

**Sir Beane** · 12-20-2008, 21:45

Originally Posted by Fisherking

I think that may be something for the main campaign. Road to Independence is a kind of tutorial campaign on the one hand and from what I gather it is scripted a bit and jumps in time, so I am not sure that it is desirable that you be able to play as the Brits…at least in the first go around. Who knows if something gets unlocked when you win it.

Once some of these great Moders get started though, all bets are off!

I can see it now! Massive Indian Coalitions! Jamestown flattened as Coalition drive massive bison herd to the sea! ROFLOL! Elephants lookout the bison are attacking!

I'd like to see a mod that makes it possible to play from the point of view of Britain, or one of the Native factions. (Assuming of course that this is not going to be in the game anyway.)

It would be nice to be able to change history a little and stop the United States from ever forming, or forming a United States made up of allied Native tribes!