Release Notes for Strategic Command: American Civil War

Update v01.10.00 (4th October 2024)

GAME ENGINE

• Fixed a SURRENDER_2 error that did not properly fire FREE_UNIT events (Lothos).
• Fixed a resource strength display error when using the 'Show Upgradeable Units/Resources' option for ports that have the possibility of Naval Construction being applied (Mithrilotter).
• Fixed a 'range' determination error for range checks at sea that did not properly take into some rare coastal formations (Bill R.).
• Fixed an in game interface crash when navigating from the Production screen to the Purchase screen during a specific mouse click sequence (El Condoro).
• Fixed a unit attrition loss error when units have been set to no action points, e.g. no attrition was calculated for these unit types such as pill boxes (gigiduru).
• Fixed an issue with the PBEM autosave saving right after your opponents replay, and increased the time slightly between autosaves as well (MJY).
• Fixed an issue where an Engineer that was preparing a fortification, that then Operated to protect a capital, did not lose its fortification preparation status (FOARP).
• Fixed capital transfer issue (Zuxius).
• Fixed a movement path calculation error when mulitple high penalty zones of control are in play (MrOrange).
• Fixed a VICTORY screen issue when the message was too long to fit (rhaltigan).
• Fixed a max zoom refresh error when switching from scenarios to a main campaign and vice versa (abchambe).
• Fixed a SAVE GAME screen issue where selecting the second page of saves would overwrite the the potential save 'file name' with the first selection on the second screen (achambe).
• Fixed a Motor Torpedo Boat reinforcement error that allowed it to reinforce > 5 at understrength ports (Tigertony).
• Fixed a disappearing AI unit under rare circumstances (Lothos).
• Fixed an introduced transport issue that did not allow land units to transport when adjacent a 'frozen' port that was not convered in ice.
• Fixed a MOBILIZATION_4_EVENT error that did not properly structure a DECISION like event that other events could link to (Lothos).
• Fixed an issue for AI units where they could incorrectly fly over NEUTRAL territory to otherwise strike 'unreachable' target hexes (Lothos).
• Fixed a TERRITORY event crash error for when COUNTRY_ID= 0 (Lothos).
• Added a SCORECARD which can be accessed using the 'L' key to view the campaign summaries. The scorecard will also appear after the VICTORY screen at the end of a game.
• Added ultra widescreen support for 21:9 and 32:9 resolutions such as 3840x1440 and 5120x1440.
• Added a new 'windowed mode' in the SETTINGS screen which will allow players to play the game in a moveable window on their desktop.
• Coastal Guns will now exert a zone of control not only on land hexes, but over sea hexes as well (Elessar2).
• HQs with the highest rating will try and attach to the most units possible superceding other HQs when in 'Auto' (Mithrilotter).
• Subs in Silent mode no longer spot along their movement path, only their from their final moved to position.
• Partisans no longer suffer any possible attrition as their minimum supply should always be >= 3 (Mithrilotter).
• Turn counter added as a tool tip highlight if you mouse hover over the in game date in the upper right hand corner (Simicro).
• Victory scripts connected to dummy Decision events set to Type= 2 should now fire as intended (Mithrilotter).
• Paratroops can no longer prepare if they have 0 action points.
• Amphibious Transports can no longer unload from a neutral sea coastal hex.
• Interceptors that receive attacks from an escort will no longer suffer morale loss from the attacking Escort, e.g. even if Fighters are set to inflict morale losses on defenders (Lothos).
• Abandoned port control with an adjacent enemy unit will flip to enemy control at the end of your turn, e.g. previously it would flip end of the follow up enemy turn (Mithrilotter).
• Defending Carriers that already start at 0 strength for their aircraft wing will no longer report 'shattered' when attacked, e.g. if they were to take further damage to their aircraft wing (rjh1971).
• AI planning and organization optimized/fixed for OFFENSIVE, DEFENSIVE, TRANSPORT and AMPHIBIOUS TRANSPORT plans.
• AI Maritime Bombers now fly recon missions at sea if they do not have a visible target to engage (Mithrilotter).
• AI Carriers will no longer prioritize subs in first strike attacks, but may target a sub if it has been already attacked by other units or if it can be potentially destroyed.
• AI Subs in Silent mode will no longer be affected by enemy naval unit Zone of Control.
• AI naval units that pass through enemy units and take damage will now temporarily reveal itself when taking damage (Mithrilotter).
• AI air and naval will no longer attack/prioritize empty enemy resources on the very first turn of the game unless it is a mine or oil resource.
• AI air and naval units will be much less likely to attack an enemy resource unless the attacking unit has a resource attack value > 0.
• Airfields can now be set as an ADVANCED campaign option where air units can only operate to and from AIRFIELD or adjacent to AIRFIELD hexes.
• Airfields provide supply to both land and air units.
• Air units can operate to airfields even if the 'Airfields' option is not selected.
• OFFENSIVE, AMPHIBIOUS and AMPHIBIOUS MINOR events can now all be scripted to target airfields.
• UNIT scripts can now be set to deploy units at airfields, e.g. the same as cities, capitals etc.
• Production/Deployment Queue now includes 'Airfields' as destinations for air units.

EDITOR

• UNIT script #FULL_RESEARCH= 0 or 1 line can now also contain the optional line #FULL_RESEARCH= x.x.x where each 'x' represents the desired research level the unit is to arrive with, e.g. #FULL_RESEARCH= 2.3.4
• FLEET, AMPHIBIOUS, AMPHIBIOUS_MINOR, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT_MINOR plans all now support the use of [<] and <unit_id, unit_id,...> for #ACTIVATION_POSITION. See the header notes for each script type for more information
• Fixed a Diplomacy 'Apply Data' error that did not properly set itself to the currently selected country (Lothos).
• All AI scripts that have an #ACTIVATE_POSITION field, now make use of [<] as well as <unit_id, ...>. See Templates\AI for more details in the NOTES section of the header of the applicable files.
• All AI scripts can now have an optional #ALIGNMENT_POSITION field added. See Templates\Events for more details in the NOTES section of the header of of the applicable files.
• Added new functionality for any EVENT script that uses the #CONDITION_POSITION field, e.g. the use of [<] as well as <unit_id, ...>. See Templates\Events for more details in the NOTES section of the header of the applicable files.
• MOBILIZATION_1 and MOBILIZATION_4 events have added functionality for the #CONDITION field, see the applicable Templates\Events files for more details in the NOTES section of the header for these files.
• Enabled the options to edit the Resource attack/defence research upgrade increments for Fighters (Lothos).

CAMPAIGNS

• All CW Campaigns
• Union ships will now be automatically moved from the St Lawrence River to the Great Lakes on British surrender (Tendraline)
• Corrected name of Cedar Key FL (DarkHorse2)
• Hex 295,145 is now correctly hidden

  1846

• Corrected colour of the victory objective star next to Santa Fe NM
• 1848/12/30 is now a playable turn for the USA, giving both sides 48 turns (OldCrowBalthazor)

  1861, 1861/7

• Confederate Regiment will deploy in El Paso if Mesilla is not controlled by the Confederacy (sokulsky)

  1866

• Added Paraguayan HQs Alen and Caballero

  1866, 1879

• Corrected line breaks in the initial Strategic Advice popups

  1870

• 1871/01/31 is now a playable turn for the Germans, giving both sides 96 turns (OldCrowBalthazor)

  1879

• 1881/12/30 is now a playable turn for the Allies, giving both sides 53 turns (OldCrowBalthazor)

  1904

• Improved wording of Strategy Guide

Update 1.03.00 (1st September 2022)

GAME ENGINE

• Fixed a bug that had could have Long Range Transports unload with supply = 11 (Bill Runacre).
• Fixed a unit morale re-calculation relative to overall national Fighting Spirit error, when the Fighting Spirit value was >= 75% and <= 125% (Pocus).
• Fixed an issue where some units being destroyed under 5 supply did not provide the attacker with a Fighting Spirit bonus (Pocus).
• Fixed an HQ attachment range highlight error that did not properly reach all proper in range positions (LoneRunner).
• Fixed a FoW reveal error for enemy naval units hidden on neutral Major coastlines (Bavre).
• Oceanic Gunboats can no longer be deployed in River Ports.
• Windows scaling is now detected and reported in the SETTINGS screen, and listed resolutions will be relative to the current scaling setting as well.
• Forts can now be disbanded when supply >= 5, no MPPs gained. (PvtBenjamin, battlevonwar)
• Mouse hovering over major rives now shows a +1 movement penalty in the Operational information panel (Professor Von-Wulfen).

CAMPAIGNS

1861

• Confederate Gunboats in North Carolina will now spawn one in each of Elizabeth City, New Berne and Wilmington (PvtBenjamin)
• Increased Missouri starting mobilisation to 35% (was 20)
• Saying NO to DE 501 will now shift Missouri 45-55% towards the Union (was 30-40%)

1861, 1861/7

• Marines now cannot be produced until 1861-09-01
• Union AI Marines that arrive in late 1861 are now replaced with Divisions

1862, 1862/T, 1863, 1864

• Corrected WAR ENTRY scripts preventing Mexico from entering upon French intervention (Beriand)

All CW Campaigns

• Corrected several minor map typos
• Added missing railroads connecting Memphis TN-Corinth MS, La Grange TN-Grenada MS and New Albany IN-Louisville KY (eightroomofelixir, Boss Gnome)
• 155,71 (between Richmond and Petersburg) is now a land hex, with fortifications representing the Confederate defences at Drewry's Bluff (Patrat)
• Maximum strength of partisans reduced to 5 (was 8) (gdpsnake)
• Reduced Defence of Marines by 1 against all land unit types
• AI will now receive 100 FS points each turn after 1861-07-01 on Veteran difficulty or higher (Patrat)
• AI will now receive a further 150 FS points each turn after 1861-07-01 on Expert difficulty (Patrat, Pocus)
• Some blockade runner MPPs will now be directed to alternative ports when Confederate ports are captured or disabled via events
• Divisions and Mountain Divisions now receive a +1 defence bonus in Fortified Towns and Fortifications
• Corps now receive a +2 defence bonus in Fortified Towns and Fortifications
• Reduced Union AI prioritisation of Engineer production (Pocus)
• Land defence values of Indians and Cavalry Brigades increased by 0.5
• Increased base Confederate Fighting Spirit to 125000 (was 120000). Starting FS has also been increased in each campaign to reflect this change.
• Confederate FS falls from Union capture of New Orleans, Mobile, Charleston and Norfolk have been reduced. The difference is made up by new events that reduce Confederate FS when the forts in each of these locations are destroyed.
• Confederate FS will now fall when Forts Henry, Donelson, Blakeley, Fisher and Cobb's Point are destroyed.
• Petersburg VA is now an Industrial Centre (Beriand)

OTHER

• Added German and French translation
• Strategy Guides updated