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Headlines!
Still looking for Gettysburg action?
Activity at The Angle
Unofficial Artillery Patch
Extra Innings
The Angle - Closing
Austerlitz @ The Wargamer
Mike Rea (BreakAway) Chat!
The Battle of Sokolnitz
Lost and Found
New Sid Meier's Gettysburg Patch!
Readme for SMG Patch
Austerlitz Ladder Up!
Good News!
Sad News

Saturday, April 23, 2005
Still looking for Gettysburg action?
Saturday, April 23, 2005 | 13:04 PST | Matthew Morelli | Discussion Forums |

I stopped by the GameSpy Arcade Gettysburg lobby today, and to much suprise, it is still active. So if you are still looking for a game of Gettysburg! multiplayer, be sure to stop by the Gettysburg lobby.

Additionally, the The Gettysburg Online Society is another active place to head over for all of your SMx needs.


Thursday, January 8, 2004
Activity at The Angle
Thursday, January 8, 2004 | 21:01 PST | Matthew Morelli | Discussion Forums |

Been a long time, hasn't it? Well things are kicking up ... ideas up in the air, and if you've happened to stumble apon The Angle again, we'll see what's up in the air.

Critical Links:
Greatest Battles (And Forums)
Davros' Mods
Junot's Mods


Tuesday, December 3, 2002
Unofficial Artillery Patch
Tuesday, December 3, 2002 | 15:12 PST | Matthew Morelli | Discussion Forums |

For those that still check in, or perhaps have stumbled in, Larry Hookins sends word that he has released an unofficial patch for Austerlitz that reduces the Artillery strength by 1/2. Get it at the Greatest Battle Resource Center, here.

Wednesday, August 14, 2002
Extra Innings
Wednesday, August 14, 2002 | 20:08 PST | Matthew Morelli | Discussion Forums |

The Angle will remain open until at least September 30th, when hopefully Craig Foster (from the BreakAway Games message board) has his site for the game series up and running, which will have all of The Angle's downloads. The Angle will remain in an archived state until everything is ready, and once again I would like to thank everyone who has helped along the way, and of course StrategyPlanet.com and GameSpy.com for their services and hosting.

Wednesday, July 24, 2002
The Angle - Closing
Wednesday, July 24, 2002 | 19:07 PST | Matthew Morelli | Discussion Forums |

On August 17th, The Angle will be closing its doors for good.

Since launching in March of 2001, The Angle has seen the rise of Waterloo and Antietam. It's seen it's high points, and it's low points, but it's time to say goodbye and move onto bigger and better things. As the series has taken a turn into the world of Napoleonics, the games have been fun, but my true intrest lies within the realm of the American Civil War. If you would like to read a little more about why The Angle is closing, check out this post on our forums, here

But, I wouldn't leave without giving directions to the future of the Great Battle Series! So get ready, here's everything I know of, that you should check out!

Looking to be the best place to keep up on either the game or the history, check out Austerlitz @ The Wargamer
The Shrapnel Games forums. Nice place to be, but just not very active yet. Strong community with a bunch of nice folks.
The Discussion Boards at BreakAway Games. Rough and quite violent. Bring your firesuit and I hope you have some thick skin.

Well that's all,

I'll be around, just keep a watchful eye out for the Vermont Tornado, mm14thvt. For all those interested in the Civil War, check out The Signal Post

Matt Morelli


Wednesday, July 10, 2002
Austerlitz @ The Wargamer
Wednesday, July 10, 2002 | 20:07 PST | Matthew Morelli | Discussion Forums |

Wow! Talk about an impressive site for Austerlitz, the game, the battle and Napoleonic History! Check it out: Austerlitz.Wargamer.com

Monday, July 8, 2002
Mike Rea (BreakAway) Chat!
Monday, July 8, 2002 | 11:07 PST | Matthew Morelli | Discussion Forums |

Mike Rea, the producer of Austerlitz: Napoleon's Greatest Vicotry will be in the Austerlitz room this upcoming Friday (7/12) to chat about Austerlitz and to possibly play a game or two. Catch him at 4pm and 10pm (EST), and throughout July and August.

Sunday, July 7, 2002
The Battle of Sokolnitz
Sunday, July 7, 2002 | 21:07 PST | Matthew Morelli | Discussion Forums |

Laudon on our forums has posted a GREAT story of the Battle of Sokolnitz, with real pictures, portraits and images from the demo of Austerlitz. A great read and a very well done display of text, images and story. See it here.

Lost and Found
Sunday, July 7, 2002 | 21:07 PST | Matthew Morelli | Discussion Forums |

Lost, around a year and a half ago were some of the names of the SMG scenarios we have here. But, the author of two of the scenarios reported in and we've been able to update the scenario list. Get Steve Hall's scenarios: Wilson's Creek and Battle In The Woods, and while you're at it, check out the rest of our scenarios on our SMG scenario page.

Friday, June 21, 2002
FilePlanet Mirror - SMG Patch
Friday, June 21, 2002 | 9:06 PST | Matthew Morelli | Discussion Forums |

Download the new Windows XP/2000 Update for Sid Meier's Gettysburg from FilePlanet.

Thursday, June 20, 2002
New Sid Meier's Gettysburg Patch!
Thursday, June 20, 2002 | 20:06 PST | Matthew Morelli | Discussion Forums |

Yes that's right, Firaxis Games has released a new patch for Sid Meier's Gettysburg! It's only been a couple of years since the last patch, but Firaxis has returned to allow Windows 2000/Windows XP users to play Gettysburg with no errors after installing, or attempting to run. You'll also need to download this in order to play against people online, because of the change in files. Download the patch now.

Readme for SMG Patch
Thursday, June 20, 2002 | 20:06 PST | Matthew Morelli | Discussion Forums |

Sid Meier's Gettysburg
Windows XP/2000 Compatibility Update
June 6, 2002

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** Notes
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-- This patch is a Windows 2000/XP compatibility update, to allow users of Windows 2000 or XP to run Gettysburg. It is not required for users of Windows 95, 98, or ME. However, users with these operating systems will need to install this patch if they wish to play multiplayer games with other players who have installed this patch.

-- This patch will attempt to locate your installation of Sid Meier's Gettysburg, and defaults to that location, if found. If the patch cannot locate Gettysburg, it will default to C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Gettysburg.

In this situation, you should ensure the patch installs to the directory that you have installed Gettysburg into.

-- If you get an error message when you try to load the game, you may need to rename or delete the file named "MSVFW32.DLL" in your Gettysburg install directory. The Compatibility Update installer will do this automatically if it can find this file.

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** Special Thanks to our Beta Testers:
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epecho
Jester
Gallagher
homegrown
Kimmitt
Ronald Nickelson
Brian Wade
Windancer


Monday, June 17, 2002
Austerlitz Ladder Up!
Monday, June 17, 2002 | 21:06 PST | Matthew Morelli | Discussion Forums |

For those of you who will be playing Austerlitz, thanks to our excellent ladder man, Phootsoldier, we're proud to announce the return of The Angle Ladder for Austerlitz. Get ready to play some matches, and head over to the ladder now! Oh and by the way, if you like the ladder, and would like to use it for your own site, send him an email

Sunday, June 16, 2002
Good News!
Sunday, June 16, 2002 | 15:06 PST | Matthew Morelli | Discussion Forums |

A follow-up to yesterday's news; Larry underwent emergency sugery yesterday, and it was a success! He was awake and alert this morning, and is doing much better. As more comes in, I'll post as often as I can.

Saturday, June 15, 2002
Sad News
Saturday, June 15, 2002 | 10:06 PST | Matthew Morelli | Discussion Forums |

The SMG Annex and W:NLB Annex's webmaster Larry Hookins has suffered a serious heart attack and will have to undergo complex bypass surgery this weekend. For those who better know him as "Hook", he has done so much for the community and the game, that one may never know all that he has done. Please put Larry in your prayers.
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