Les Grognards - Marengo

Murat's cavalry clashes with Austrian Hussars on the Marengo plain.
I downloaded the modded scenario for Marengo and have enjoyed it very much.  The deployed forces are smaller and the terrain is wide open.  Will update soon...

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Doug Miller said…
What sprite ration are you using? The battlefields in this game are so huge they cry out for 1:1 troop to sprite ratios.

I'm finding the SOW scale seeming to be a bit off for that many sprites on the field at once. Not enough room for the regiments to get in line without overlap.
March 18, 2013 at 9:36 PM
Chris said…
Hi Doug. I have been playing 1:10 because it was default and I figured it might be easier to distinguish smaller units than a mass of sprites. That said, I have been considering moving to 1:2 because you can drive whole armies between the gaps between regiments at 1:10. So I haven't bumped into the overlap issue your are having yet.

I did have a heck of time distinguishing units while playing the Austerlitz scenario at 1:10. I can't imagine it at 1:1 or 1:2. The fighting for instance around the Pratzen heights involved elements of 2 French Corps and 3 Coalition Corps.
March 18, 2013 at 10:55 PM
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