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Just be a little patient and await v4,in all area's NTW is much more balanced and more of a challenge.Release date is not known yet because some of us have some computer problems so NTW v4 was postponed but it is very near.
For the latest info visit the Lordz forum also a new website is under construction.
http://www.thelordz.co.uk/forum/
LZoF
Hey all, what's up with the downloads? The Beta 2.09 dl is down, so is the music pack and stuff. ~:confused: Any ideas when it will be up again?
I was interested in your Mod when you first talked about making it. I downloaded it last night and it's great. The unit models look great, and I see you have put a lot of time and effort into this. IT is appreciated. Now, for comments on what I dont' like about it. Oh, and I've only played France for about 3 hours, so forgive me...
1. Enemy generals/kings are too easy to kill. This was a big problem for the original game before it was patched. I'd say, 9/10 battles I've fought, the ai's leader unit is killed, usually right away.
2. Artillery is too powerful. Again, I targeted the general unit once and killed him the first time. Now, artillery was an important part of any army of the Napoleonic era, with Napoleon being the master of it. But, again, it's too powerful here. Artillery could account for perhaps 15% -20% of battlefield causualties, but muskets were the big killers, inaccurate as they were. It simply didn't matter. Anyway, can you look into this problem? With the mod as it is, I simply don't use it because it is too powerful.
3. I don't think this is possible, but can you make the ai's units default anything by scirmage (sp?)? This is a major problem, as the ai has a hard time actually using his units to his fullest advantage, as they are constantly shifting around. This seemed to be a major flaw with the game itself. The computer rarely uses ranged pieces well. IIRC, Shogun did a much better job at this. In most battles I've fought, by the time he sets his units up to where there going toe to toe with my units, I've already blasted them to bits, and they don't last very long before they break and run.
4. Now, I've never attempted anything like what you've done to the game, but I did several mods for Shogun Total War (demo) and a few for Medieval demo. I made a Waterloo mod once for both I think. My point is, and I know I could be wrong, but it seemed hard to make it work right because 1. mainly because the game wasn't built for it, and 2. the use of these weapons caused fear in the units. In order to get the game to work right, I seem to remember that I had to really boost a unit's moral or some other stat, to make effective use of muskets. Maybe it was valour, in that I had to make each unit have a valour of 3 or 4, or they simply didn't act right, i.e. stand there and exchange fire over and over. Could making this the default for the ai improve they way a unit performs? I don't know.
Anyway, I'm having some fun with the MOD. I plan on starting a new game and playing someone other than France. There are a lot of good things in the MOD, so I'm sorry I've only talked about some problems with it. I hear your working on version 4.0, and I can't wait to play it. Thanks.
I remember reading somewhere that you guys were going to come out with a late 17th/18th Century mod, you know, that covered like the Wars of Louis XIV, Spanish Succession, Austrian Succession, etc. Any news on that? Or is that plan scrapped? That's my favourite period in history and I'm just wondering if you guys are making a NTW Early mod like that or something.
We will first finish NTW and await RTW and the full engine and hopefully some editing tools and see what is possible,all development is postponed untill we have more data and knowledge.So to soon to answer that one.
LZoF
NTW V5 The Final Release
Since it's inception in July of 2002 NTW has grown beyond all of our expectations. We have all come a long way since those days now after countless thousands of downloads, the many graciuos host websites, our own sites and forums, magazine feature articles and interviews the end is at hand! The Lordz are preparing for the release of RTW and new modding possibiltites and projects, towards that end it is only fitting we close the chapter that has been NTW! Of course we will continue to offer support for NTW via our forums etc. but no new content will be added. So The Lordz would like to thank the many people involved in the making of NTW and also for those who have been dedicated followers/players/fans for so long. The NTW fan base continues to grow , and the Lordz have worked long and hard to bring you this final version.
which will be made available on our new website that is being launched in conjunction with this final release, thanks to the hard work of Lord Of Moray and Lord Hal, we have a nice vehicle to carry the final version of NTW on!! visit the new site here:
http://www.thelordz.co.uk
The Final Version includes:
All new buildings & tech tree
New style Campaign Map
New unit stats
Balanced AI in 3D Battle & more assertive in strategy
Fixed ship spamming bugs
tweaked faction AI attitudes
Created new starting resources
two campaigns
New NTW custom battle maps
New historical battles
Faction specific portaits
new info pics
and much much more!!!
So we hope you will enjoy the final version and continue to support NTW,
With the advent of RTW looming on the horizon the future holds many new possibilties and prospects in the way of new Mods etc.
there are currently available exciting creative mods such HTW:Hellenic Total War, and METW: Middle Earth Total War, along with NTW: Napoleonic Total War, these mods have broke new ground in the modding of the TW series and we have learned and shared much together in the modding community, and things should only get better!!. So now let us look towards the future and gather new ideas and stretch the limits of our imaginations in what Rome Total War may have to offer. We The Lordz Modding Cooperative look forward to sharing these things together with the modding community. and finally a thanks to our loyal forum members whos contiued interest and support have been inspiring we appreciate you one and all! and on a personal note to my fellow Lordz : I could not have been more blessed in finding a better bunch of mates to work along side of, I have been working on NTW since the begining, but due to illness was taken away towards the end, but my mates did not count me out and I thank them for that! Cheers one and all God Bless! Lord Of Storms
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jonatha.../v5_header.jpg
Let me be the first to offer nothing but praise to you guys who worked on this wonderful mod.
Thanks for all the hard work and dedication, and for giving us many enjoyable gaming hours. ~:)
~:cheers:
congrats, i will d/l asap.
PeegeeTips
Years, okay maybe a few months of beta testing has shown me the hard work that the Lordz do for these sort of Mods. They have changed, created and broken barriers, and I am pround enough to call myself a
Lordz Beta Tester! ~:cheers:
Well I'm glad that's over :jumping:
Now I can relax and think about the next project ~:dizzy:
Ok not yet ~;)
I'd like to thank everybody for their support and the org for just being here ~:cheers:
This is the thread where it all started and it will alway's be the home of the Nap mod ,for me . ~:mecry:
LK
~:smoking:
I know RTW is close to release but I wanted to play your mod, just not to die ignorant. After a few minutes I can tell you that I really like the campaign map design, it truly adds flavour to the game. Also good historic job. :2thumbsup:
Wow the only problem I had was the lack of bodies, but not to worry there is a fix, just copy your 3x deadpage files (any in the textures/men directory at the bottom with the word dead) into your nap total war file.)
Great Job. I hope there will be a nap total war for RTW, but either way I will pobably continue to play this through the release of RTW untill my MTW dies.
I have hust got napoleon total war version 5 and i am it is great however i was wondering why there are two campaigns and what are the differences if any. Are they meant to represent different times in the Napoleonic war. Anyway i will look forward to start playing this online. Thanks again for a great mod.
Actually that's one campaign but with different starting allocations.Quote:
Originally Posted by saundersag
You can use them if you want a longer time scale though, change the date in one of the file and you can begin ealier.
I noticed a few pictures in the building list are still the old MTW ones, but it is very likely to be a problem with my own game.
oh so thats what thhere for;
Fantastic mod.I previously played NTW ver2.09 and enjoyed it but found that the AI was very bad in the battles.Well it was to my extreme surprise and delight(after i stopped cursing) when i downloaded last night and started the second campaign that the Brits outflanked me and stuck 4 units of Grenadiers in my right flank in the battle for Mercia.This is just what was needed.The Spanish also bribed one of my southern armies and the Austrians waste no time in gobbling up the rebel provinces in mid Europe.I'm really enjoying this mod.Well done to THE LORDZ. ~:)
Very nice and great new version, congratulations.
I try to modify the NAP_b5_unit_prod with Gnome editor, but appear an error message, i try also with the Hedge editor but i dont know how run this other program, any idea please? Thx.
This mod was probably not designed for Gnome editor, I got an error message too when trying to open it with GE. If you want to change something in this file, just open it and make your changes manually. It takes longer, but you can manage to find what you want.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shambler
Could anyone posts or send me the files needed for the corpses ? I've cute/pasted all the dead thingies from my MTW files to my NTW file, but it doesn't work ~:confused:
I just played for a few mins with the french in hard, and the game seems awesome. Battles are great and the AI isn't as bad as in MTW
They're looking into this anyway. They've already listed all the reported oddities and will release a patch soon.
Thanks Ldvs, its done.
The mod have a very very good things but i want do a little criticism, please dont offend.
The quantity of money to begin is excesive, in expert mode 50.000 francs, the economic benefits are also too high in general and the units are too cheaps, ofcourse i can be in a mistake, only an opinion to a better experience, thx.
I like the cash because believe me it's necessary in order to get the elite troops from your main homeland province.It also reflects the times as the main powers had no problems with income in general and just churned out huge amounts of troops.I think it's a good thing that as soon as you defeat a large army it doesn't leave their nation a spent force because the troops are easily replaced.
The main thing for me is the improved AI however.Fantastic ~D
I noticed a little "bug" in the SwedishHussars' charge.
I attacked the Danes and sent some indelta hussars (SwedishHussars) as skirmishers, and I was quite astonished because they ran normally but made such a charge ! Not even an elephant would have withstood it !
In fact it was a light speed charge ~D
I've looked into the unit production file afterwards and found the little slip-up.
Everyone can change it. Go to your main folder, open NAP_b5_unit_prod.txt
then search for SwedishHussars. The CHARGE_SPEED is set to 264, according to other Hussars' charge value, set it to 26 instead.
No wonder they are running rough-shod over the russias.I'll change it.I haven't fought them yet so that would have been one hell of a surprise. ~:joker:
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Originally Posted by Ldvs
Thank you, this is a known issue and will be patched very soon
along with a couple of other things .
If you do not wish to wait do as stated above by, Ldvs .
LK ~:smoking:
Woot!
Indeed ! With a single unit of Indelta Hussars I routed the whole danish army ~D It was too unfair so I gave up this savegame ~;pQuote:
Originally Posted by Spartiate
It's worth trying them before applying the changes, just to have a laugh at them.
Final Version is great! Just a couple of things.
1) The English should be called the British, and England called Britain, etc.
2) The description of the Highland Infantry is wrong. I suggest:
{"After the 1746 Rebellion, and the banning of tartan and the clan armies, the old Highland men joined the ranks of the Highland regiments, so they could wear their beloved tartan. Their ferocity made them into fine fighting men, and so they got their nickname, the "Highland Furies". The Scottish regiments were admired, respected, and feared by soldiers of all nations."}
or something along those lines.
3) You should have Scots Greys, and the British Guards infantry should be trained in Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and Wessex.
I've only played the one nation, so far.
Also, what's the difference between the 2 campaigns?
Actually it's one campaign but with two different starting allocations.Quote:
Originally Posted by King Malcolm
since the lordz page is down is there a alt DL? 3D or so?
There were many mirrors, if I remember well there were 5. However, their name isn't displayed on the lords' website.
I downloaded from there and it apparently still works.
http://www.thehoard.com/downloads/ts-2.1-full.exe
You might already know that, but some historical battles are bugged
I get error messages related to troops deployment for the 2 last battles of the Austerlitz campaign, and I can't play the Russian Campaign at all.
thank U !Quote:
Originally Posted by Ldvs
I hope it still works, otherwise, the lordz's website is back.
Could i install NTW mod over MTW and VI spanish versions?
I guess you can, but your game is very likely to become bilingual. You must move the english Loc files to your spanish folder, and then it should work well.Quote:
Originally Posted by einar
I haven't these english loc files, i've only the spanish loc files. How can i get the english files?. Could anybody send them to me?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ldvs
Just installed the mod and tried playing. But on loading I get an error message
"Unknown faction specified: column 20, row 8
FN_Egyptian"
Brand new installation, hasn't been modded, much less played. What do I do?
You don't need them, just paste the content of the english Loc files that will be created during the installation to your already existing spanish Loc folder.Quote:
Originally Posted by einar
However, if you want a full english game, leave me your e-mail in a private message and I'll send you my files.
It happened to someone else in another mod, so it's not NTW related. He fixed this bug, proceed as follows :Quote:
Originally Posted by JimBob
"I threw out the prod3 file and all other files in the startpos except the 3 hellenic time periods and the vssver.scc It then worked???? Those same deleted files were always in the previous game but after inserting these new files there perhaps is a conflict between the existing files and the new ones. Where ever the building associations are could be the issue."
Of course you don't have any hellenic files, but napoleonic instead ~;)
Thanks, but i've already got the files from the wes medmod. This mod includes the original loc\eng files if you want to unistall it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ldvs
Thanks again, the NTW is great.
Hi Einar,Quote:
Originally Posted by einar
I had the idea of translating to Spanish most of the popular mods: Hellenic, Napoleonic, BKB...any other?
Do you think it is interesting?
It is only a question of time. Now I am finishing the Reconquista mod (version 1.0) and I am translating the XL mod. I think I have some experience that could be used in this way.
Are you registered in the www.celtiberos.com forum?
There you can find (and propose) a lot of questions about mods for the Spanish version of the game.
~:wave:
Well, i haven't much time now, job, studies, maybe i could dedicate a few of my job time to translate the files. I think i could translate Napoleonic, for example.Quote:
Originally Posted by Monkwarrior
Worked perfectly, thanks for the advice now to enjoy myself :knight:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ldvs
When I play a battle I see no dead bodies. Is there a patch that fixes some of the bugs in NTW5? Just wondering. By the way, this mod kicks severe you know what! ~:pimp:
Oh i have just noticed one annoying thing some of the units i thin, swiss legion and grenadiers when they fire javelins come out of their rifles, it looks a bit strange and could the lordz please change this for the patch.
Quote:
Originally Posted by saundersag
These bugs have already been noticed and fixed, a patch will be released within a few weeks.Quote:
Originally Posted by vladthewallachian
For more info : http://www.thelordz.co.uk/forum/
I just decided today to get involved with NTW. Wow! Bad timing. Any idea when you guys are going to get your bandwidth thing straightened out, or is it going to have to wait till your hoster rolls into the next month and your counter resets? If so, when will that be.
Or... is this very temporary and in an hour or so, everything will be OK
The Lordz site is back up.
regards LBG~:smoking:
http://www.thelordz.co.uk/Lordzsite/...d=26,0,0,1,0,0
have they closed their forum?
Not really, but you can't reach it via the link on their homepage though.Quote:
Originally Posted by oblivious maximus
http://www.thelordz.co.uk/forum/
oh joy Ldvs :jumping: ~:cheers: ...i had lost it.
lordz when a new version of this mod is out m8 ??
The current version (v5) is the last one. Maybe they'll try something with RTW ~:)
In SP2 for Windows XP is a build in pop-up killer for IE, and if you use any other pop-up killers the link to the forum is blocked as it appears as a pop-up.
The forum is still there just turn off any add or pop-up killers you use.
LZoF
@Lord Z of Flanders
Are the Lordz still working on the music pack for NTW5. Hope it is good. NTW5 rocks the house dude! ~:pimp:
A patch will be out soon and a music pack is worked on.
LZoF
I recently downloaded the mod and it is a great mod that rocks but I only have one question. What is the difference between the two campaigns, as far as i can tell there is no difference but mabey i am missing something.
The only difference is the setup from start. Start one as any faction then re-start as the same faction but in the other campaign and you´ll see the difference m8! ~:cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by ColdKnight
Alright thanks for the info. ~:cheers:
In the Napoleonic War Downloads downloads section we now have the music add-on available for download.
Enjoy!.
http://www.thelordz.co.uk/Lordzsite/index.php?id=27,0,0,1,0,0
LZoF http://www.thelordz.co.uk/forum/imag.../icon_wink.gif
P.S. You need WinRar(alternative for WinZip) to open it:
http://www.download.com/WinRAR/3000-2250-10320617.html?tag=lst-0-1
Cool dude.
In your mod, why the h*ll is constantinople still called constantinople? Everyone knows that after 1453 it's name was 'Stanbul.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I seriously doubt I am.
great work! What is the ETA on the V5 patch?
Two things: The English speaking world didn't call it Istanbul until the last century or so. That, and "Istanbul" is a Turkish rendering of Constantinople, so both are technically correct, depending on the language you're speaking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Silver Rusher
@Count Zimoa
Is there any way to start at an earlier date and end at a later date on NTW 5? I tried to change the starting date for the NTW campaign, but it would not let me produce troops and build any buildings. This was a month ago when I tried it. I reinstalled this mod today because I was getting bored of the other mods like MTWXL and Super MOD. I like NTW 5 mod but I would like the game to last longer. It just seems too short on playing the two campaigns. Thanks for any info you might have. ~:cheers:
Depending on faith, better saidQuote:
Originally Posted by metatron
-The v5 Patch will be out very soon.
-Changing the dates:as an example:
SetStartDate:: 1600
SetGameEndDate:: 1887
SetPeriod:: LATE
SetEarlyPeriodStartDate:: 1600
SetHighPeriodStartDate:: 1600
SetLatePeriodStartDate:: 1600
LZoF
1600?
Is that not a bit early?
Britain wasn't a country until 1707.
@Count Z
Changing the starting date to 1600 would be awesom! But will it work. I can see where I went wrong the first time. I just changed the starting date and not the early, high, or late dates. No wonder I could not produce units or facilities. I hope this works! Thanks Count Z. ~:cheers:
If you read exacly i wrote AS AN EXAMPLE~;)Quote:
1600?
Is that not a bit early?
Use whatever date that you like if you want longer Campaigns.
LZoF
The new NTW v5 patch is now available for download:
http://www.thelordz.co.uk/Lordzsite/...d=27,0,0,1,0,0
LZoF
Hi there LORDZ,
First off, it's a great mod!! The new maps and soldiers are amazing. Its certainly a credit to its creators.
Just have a question, the battlefields seem somewhat corpse-less, is there a way to fix the deadpages so that there are more dead around the field?
Thanks!
Clare
By the way, I think someone made an Iberia map which is probably still in the files section. Any chance that you guys might do a Peninsular Total War? :)
best regards,
Clare
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Originally Posted by dclare4
Have you installed the patch yet ?
LK ~:smoking:
Hi
Can you tell me how to change or add new units and their icons?
Have you been to the Repository yet ?
You should find info there on modding the game .
LK ~:smoking:
Greetings all,
The Lordz are in the process of determining our next project.
And whilst the dissection of RTW and its capabilites are being determined and discovered evreyday, we feel it would be a good step to do an NTW sequel of sorts with the RTW platform.
We have other projects in mind as well but it to early to speak of.
Things are changing daily as to RTW and its moddability so we feel it prudent to be patient and challenge the scope of uses for RTW and what it can or may offer in the near future.
So for those interested I will keep you up on the changes and whats coming next.
The Org has been our first home and was the birthplace of the Original NTW over 2 years ago, and The Lordz have always been faithful members ~:cheers: to new projects! cheers..LOS
cheers for the patch. :)
S!, valued members of the Napoleonic Total War Multiplayer Community!
The Grenadier Guards are proud to announce the opening of registration for the second Grenadier Guards Napoleonic Total War Campaign: The Eastern Alliance, 1816-1818 AD.
The European War of 1815 has raged across Western Europe. The pre-emptive invasion of France by England, Holland, and Prussia has left both sides weary and spent by war. And in the frozen wastes of Eastern Europe, a wolf stalks, sensing its weakened prey. In the late fall of 1816, the Russian and Austrian Empires form an alliance and strike at France’s weakened eastern border. Hundreds of thousands of Russian and Austrian troops pour from the snowy forests in an attempt to cut themselves a piece of France’s rich underbelly. Once again, the curtain of war falls over Europe.
The full Rules for the campaign will be posted shortly on the regiment web site, www.ntwgg.com. The campaign allows for as many generals to particpate as register, so I ask that all Generals who wish to participate in this campaign visit the Grenadier Guards website at www.ntwgg.com for registration details and rules in the Grenadier Guards On-line Campaign Forum, and the *exclusive* Eastern Alliance Campaign Trailer.
Registration will last approx. three weeks. At the end of this time, teams will be finalized and the War will begin. While the full rules will be posted shortly, registered players will be able to play campaign games at any time and at their convenience against any other players who are online thanks to the new and unique Grenadier Guard Campaign Format, a Format that allows the smaller, nightly individual battles to influence the overall war. We would be thrilled if all active players of NTW would consider registering for the campaign, and promise that doing so will result in a more regular, accurate, interesting, and fun multiplayer Napoleonic Total War experience!
Send out your riders, prepare your men, and let loose the dogs of war.
For Glory and Eagles,
[GG]Ashram
The Lordz are pleased to announce the release of "The Fields of Battle Multiplayer Expansion add-on"
This add-on to the Napoleonic Total War mod (Version 503 required) for Medieval Total War makes several balancing improvements to units, weapons and cost with the aim of a more realistic multiplayer experience.
This Expansion gives access to two new eras of play:
The Fields of Battle and The Eastern Alliance scenario's. Now it must be stressed these are "Multiplayer options only"!: altough it may appear available as an SP campaign it will not function as such and will cause a CTD(Crash to Desktop).
Some of the features of this expansion are as follows:
1= Changes in unit cost relative to there abilities, this should mean less need for "extra rules" and setup in multiplayer games.
2= Cavalry combat stats have been improved, Infantry must now form deeper rank formations to withstand cavalry.
3= Artillery "Kill Chance" has been reduced, while ammo has been increased.
This allows artillery to be used in all battles, while making it much less of a "Unit Killer", also artillery trajectory flattened and targetting improved.
The 4pounder is now a high speed "Horse Artillery Unit".
4= Musket /Rifles accuracy reduced, this should lead to longer battles and shows the scale of units better.
Also=new playable factions and units in EA: Saxony and Bavaria etc.
All these improvements have been done to improve the quality and enjoyment in a true Napoleonic era battle.
The ReadMe contains install instructions, follow the link for the download!
The Lordz wish to thank all those who have faithfully followed and contributed there feedback to make this addon possible,
Again we must stress this is a "Multiplayer Add-on" and though it may appear available on your SP era screen it will not function and only cause a CTD.
Download at:
http://www.thelordz.co.uk/Lordzsite/...d=27,0,0,1,0,0
If you need previous NTW versions, visit the download link on the Lordz website:
http://www.thelordz.co.uk/Lordzsite/index....id=27,0,0,1,0,0
For any install instructions, problems or support here is the link to the Surgeon's Room on the Lordz Forum:
http://www.thelordz.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=5
If you are interested in MP games that are set in the Napoleonic War Arena, here is the MP room on the Lordz Forum: The Council of War.
http://www.thelordz.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=14
And here are links to the main Napoleonic Total War clans that play MP games:
The Horse Guards or HG:
http://hellenictotalwar.com/HorseGuards/pa...guards1pag.html
The Grenadiers Guards or GG:
http://www.ntwgg.com/home.asp
The Imperial Guard or TIG:
http://www.vengavenga.nl/TIG/TIG.htm
The Kings Heavy Dragoons or KHD:
http://uk.geocities.com/mick_jones@b...et.com/napman/
Enjoy and we hope to see you all on the Fields of Glory soon!
LZoF