S! all,

I am happy to announce the availablity of the Beta .5 of the new Grenadier Guards mod for Napoleonic Total War...

American War for Independence - Total War.

WHAT THIS MOD DOES:

Adds a new era for MP and SP Custom games, AWI-TW. Adds three factions, each with a full compliment of units. Adds new colors, shields, and flags. Adds new maps, both historical and generic, under the [AWI-TW] label. Adds new unit commander names. Replaces music with appropriate music.

WHAT WILL CHANGE BETWEEN THIS VERSION, .5 AND THE FINAL VERSION 1

We hope to use this version .5 as a largescale test bed. Most of the work is done. All we want is to hear from you all about what might need further tweaking, especially as we have only been able to playtest in small games. Along with another major balance based on player input, we will be adding a unit graphic or two to V1, a few more historical maps, some new sound effects, load screens, and some of the other "eyecandy."

REQUIREMENTS:

For now, the install might take a few steps, but don't worry, they are VERY simple. As a person who doesn't know his C: drive from his E: drive, don't worry, it isn't bad

You must have an install of Napoleonic Total War to play this game. PLEASE UNDERSTAND that installing this mod will make your version of Napoleonic Total War UNPLAYABLE, in the same way NTW made MTW unplayable.

THEREFORE YOU MUST MAKE A SEPERATE COPY OF NTW upon which you can install your AWI-TW mod. This is easily done by right clicking your original NTW folder, copying, and pasting a new one in a new folder.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, including how to get this mod, please visit the appropriate thread at the Grenadier Guards forums at http://ntwgg.proboards26.com/index.cgi?board=AWITW

FINALLY, THANKS:

First and foremost, thanks to the Lordz. Based heavily on their work, there is no way we could ever hope to offer this extension to the MTW experience without their support and HOURS of hard, hard work.

Also, thanks to the Guards who not only contributed work but also time with Beta testing. Special thanks to [GG] Von Doblen for his beautiful maps and [gg]TheAlmightyFork for his music.