Introduction:
The OHRS will strive to establish an internet asylum for those interested in history enough to see a need to reenact it. It will use the modification for Mount and Blade Warband, Napoleonic Wars; North and South. The goal of the society is to provide a greater meaning and purpose for the playing of line battles. The incredible development, of said mod by Hinkel, will allow us to create a more realistic and attractive combat setting for reactors to engage in their favorite Civil War battles.
This society will provide, for those whom are interested, a cheap, convenient, and competitive alternative to physical civil war reenacting, perhaps for those who don't have the means to or are seeking something unique, that will hopefully revolutionize what it means to play a video game and what it means to reenact history in a century where new opportunities are available to us.
In further volumes i hope to go into more depth on the exact structure of the society and what immediate goals it will seek to accomplish. This introduction was simply a crude introduction to the idea of this sort of activity, please comment and express your opinions and/ or suggestions as well as interest bellow.
Structure:
The society will contain an indefinite amount of regiments who will participate in the the battle events of the OHRS. The acquisition of new regiments will always be a priority.
As for regimental structure; regiments should deviate from their current configurations in the following ways: Larger size (closer to a realistic magnitudes), the formation of companies (lead by captains), that accurate roles and meanings of promotions and ranks are upheld, and accurate tactics are drilled by the regiment to simulate history as closely as possible (look to next section).
The social conduct as well as in combat conduct of the OHRS will be outstanding. All members will mutually agree to represent the society as respectfully and maturely as possible. Those who deviate from this will risk expulsion.
The OHRS will host a server that would host weekly events for those within the community. The rules pertaining to these events are adapting constantly, but for now remain as follows:
Rules of the Standard Event Format:
-Admins will be respected as containing absolute authority over any in-game rules
-Regimental 1st in commands are responsible for the conduct of their regiment at all times
-Any regiment who is in the OHRS who has signed up for a particular event will report to myself whenever their respective regiments cannot attend
Infantry Rules:
-An infantry regiment will deploy itself and any sub-infantry unit above or equal to the magnitude of 8 men in double ranks, both on the march and when deployed in "line of battle"
-All infantry regiments must contain an initial number equal to or exceeding 12 men
- Whenever an infantry regiment is not under fire, on the charge, on an purposeful quick advance, or retreating, the unit must move at a walking pace, as human beings cannot run for 2 hours straight and be expected to fight afterwards, so we will respect realism in this circumstance
-Each unit must maintain a ratio of officers- enlisted of approx. 1/7 (few exceptions will be made)
-Each unit must choose to use either an musician classed soldier and/or flag bearer during each round of an event. only one is necessary per line
-Each regiment must fight shoulder to shoulder in tightened ranks, unless visible and obvious cover is available to the unit, in which case minor light infantry deployments will be allowed
Cavalry Rules:
-All units must maintain a dense formation when moving and stationary
-Firing from horseback is indeed permitted, however the horses must be stationary when firing, otherwise dismounting is an acceptable alternative for the more effective use of firearms (only officer pistols are an exception to this rule)
-Each unit must contain a minimum of 8 men
-one bugler per unit is required
Artillery Rules:
-All cannons must be manned by a minimum of 2 men
-All artillery units must have a minimum of 5 men
Event schedules will be posted here and in the OHRS's steam group, once substantial membership is established and such matters have been firmly decided on.
