1863_tutorial

1863: Gettysburg Tutorial

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Help
Click on* help on tool bar, then go to content for more program information.
Start: To start game click on*stop/go  green flag. To pause click on the red flag.
Speed : To set the game speed click on speed (top of screen), move to speed desired.
Moving: Click on Infantry, Artillery or Cavalry, drag the cursor to where you want to it to move to, a blue line will appear showing location to move to (see blue arrow going from blue box, image on right).
I click on the soldier but can't draw an arrow? Repeatedly clicking on soldier until arrow appears.
Move more than one: Click on select, select division you can now select an entire divisions move together. Other multiple moves are by brigade or whole corps.
Aiming: click on* 1863_aim.jpg (1153 bytes)aiming image, a window with a compass opens (see image on right). To change aim click on red rifle or cannon, while holding down mouse drag the line to new aim direction.
Changing the battlefield view: click one the following button battle_of_gettysburg_civil_move.jpg (3179 bytes) with a purple arrow pointing in the direction you want to look.
Saving battles: Click on file, select save as,  rename file leaving (.gty).

1863_layout.jpg (7133 bytes)

1863_aim_screen.jpg (8189 bytes)
Aiming
infantry
or Cavalry

1863_cannon.jpg (4115 bytes)
Aiming cannon

Field notes: To see field notes click on number.
Clicking on gettysburg_civil_war_three.jpg (590 bytes) opened the notes on the right.
Infantry1863_Infantry.jpg (903 bytes) at rest, 1863_Infantry_marching.jpg (878 bytes) marching or running,
1863_Infantry_combat.jpg (881 bytes) in combat
Artillery1863_Artillery.jpg (890 bytes)
Cavalry1863_Cavalry.jpg (911 bytes)
Confederate army:
gray background gettysburg_civil_war_Infantry_marching.jpg (553 bytes)
Union army: blue backgroundgettysburg_war_Cavalry.jpg (568 bytes)
Troop statistics: Click on battle_of_gettysburg_troops.jpg (1150 bytes) to see troop information: dead, wounded, ammo and morale (see image on right).
Zoom: To make area larger click gettysburg_zoom _in.jpg (685 bytes), to make area smallerclickgettysburg_zoom _out.jpg (680 bytes)
Time Line
: Timeline is located at the bottom of your screen. Line shows the day and time of the battle (see image below). Red arrowgettysburg_time.jpg (886 bytes) shows current time of war. Blue bars show night time
gettysburg_time_line.jpg (2219 bytes)

gettysburg_civil_war_field-note.jpg (4495 bytes)

 

battle_of_gettysburg_troops_data.jpg (2332 bytes)

Orders: to change battle orders click on gettysburg_engagement_orders.jpg (673 bytes) then click in white circle to change to: hold position, seek enemy, ask before firing (see image on right). To disengage orders click on battle_of_gettysburg_disengage_.jpg (612 bytes)  then click in white circle to change to orders. Engagement and disengagement order window do not open unless troops engaged in battle. 
Entrenchment: Select the troops and click on battle_of_gettysburg_entrench_.jpg (666 bytes) to tell your troops to dig and build trenches. Entrenchment is a fortifying or defending strategy.

gettysburg_orders.jpg (3196 bytes)
gettysburg_disengagement_orders.jpg (2824 bytes)

Historical Play: 1.Click on File, select Open
2.Select the file july1.gty and choose OK. The screen will display the Gettysburg battlefield as it looked the morning of July 1, 1863.
3.Click on Play, select Historical Play - Union or Confederate allows you to move your troops as described above, except the troops will still come onto the battlefield and move just as they did in 1863.
Setting the program to Historical Play both sides you can watch the historical battle unfold.
Non historical play: Click on Play, select Free Play Union, or Free Play Confederate. The computer will take the other side and play against you, using artificial intelligence tactics that are appropriate for its army.
If you select Free Play Both Sides you control both armies.
The troops will come onto the battlefield just as they did in 1863

For more information click on help, then select contents.

*Click on: Using your mouse move the cursor on the computer screen to where you need to click. Then press your mouse button.

 

 

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