Napoleonic Total War 2 (for RTW)

there is an option to adjust unit size in the options menu, so I don't see why we should reduce the standard unit sizes. Low Poly units are being worked on, but low-res textures aren't. Maybe we can do that after the initial release, but I'm not sure how much slowdown larger textures cause. My GF4 Ti4200 can run it fairly well.

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Originally Posted by [cF]Adherbal

there is an option to adjust unit size in the options menu, so I don't see why we should reduce the standard unit sizes. Low Poly units are being worked on, but low-res textures aren't. Maybe we can do that after the initial release, but I'm not sure how much slowdown larger textures cause. My GF4 Ti4200 can run it fairly well.

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Ah well. It seems that I'll have to resize them on my own then. Thank god for GIMP.

EDIT: I'm was wondering about unit sizes because it seems that most of the content will be played online, and of course, the host can choose and unit size of his or her liking. Unless if there is a significant amount of single player content. But at this point, it seems that there doesn't seem to be that much.

well with lower unit sizes it just doesnt feel right. Napoleonic armies are supposed to be huge and with less then 100 men/unit or so they just feel tiny. We advice hosts to decrease florins rather then decrease unit size for larger (3v3+) games

No way, man. RTW units are small enough as it is.

diBorgia

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Originally Posted by Cesare diBorja

No way, man. RTW units are small enough as it is.

diBorgia

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Yeah, but some of us don't have the hardware to display it all. Not everyone has a top-notch computer. Yeah, RTW units are a tad small, but if they increased exponentially in size to their real life counterparts, not even a SLI configuration will save you from getting a mere 2 FPS. In order to get that many troops onscreen without a decrease in performance, the quality of textures and the number of polygons in the units will have to be reduced. I prefer image quality to scale.

I agree as well.

if the units were to be bigger then it would be harder to not lag
on multiplayer games. & as well they might need to add more detail
to the units that they have made

Remember that NTW will have four LOD levels for each unit, the same as vanilla RTW units - this is much more than most mods do for lag...

I want to stress this is really all in an unfinished state and this work in progress is still being worked on and perfected.

Orthodox Church

http://forum.thelordz.co.uk/files/untitled-1_664.jpg

Testing on the flagcarrier animation, we already use animated banners, but we hope to get this also in game.

http://gonzo.uni-weimar.de/~sturm/FlagX_ingame.gif

Testing done on the bayonet charge animation.

http://gonzo.uni-weimar.de/~sturm/meleeRun5vers.jpg

Finished French Dragoons and Cuirassiers textures, horses are all being redone.

https://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4630/cavalry3ab.jpg

https://img54.imageshack.us/img54/74...heron263zs.jpg

Research on scripting battles and mini campaign possibilities:

http://forum.thelordz.co.uk/files/bo...hase_1_819.jpg

Playing a bit with the User Interface.

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/2944/00309ed.jpg

Working on polishing the unitcards.

https://img135.imageshack.us/img135/3221/cards4aq.jpg

LZoF

great work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

awesome! Awesome! AWESOME!

I really think that this mod will be the best one of all.

diBorgia

beta beta beta beta ...or demo ?? :idea2: :inquisitive: :laugh4:
looks great..i need it :2thumbsup:

very impressive stuff. the battlefield textures look great, and I had no idea it was possible to do the sort of in-battle scripting y'all are attempting. that raises my excitement level considerably! good luck!

Some screens for yesterday's MP game:

Deployment phase
https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/...ploy6mz.th.jpg

Crow likes artillery
https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4074/b13mg.th.jpg

LUx's deployment
https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3307/b23zx.th.jpg

LAd's gun crews taking cover behind a hill
https://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7852/b31dk.th.jpg

Voltigeurs try to harras Crow's battery
https://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2240/b41zf.th.jpg

But LZoF's cavalry end the party
https://img137.imageshack.us/img137/4764/b55xz.th.jpg

LAd's Polish Lancers charge the battery
https://img137.imageshack.us/img137/6412/b62qj.th.jpg

Big cavalry battle between LUx and Crow
https://img137.imageshack.us/img137/875/b71cz.th.jpg

Lancers crushing a battered infantry line
https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8303/b88bg.th.jpg

Close range volleys
https://img137.imageshack.us/img137/261/b98fv.th.jpg

LZoF's attack on LAd's left flank
https://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7849/b106sz.th.jpg

LUx's artillery shelling Crow's Pavlovs in a forest
https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/7971/b116zp.th.jpg

I am drooling, I can't wait for this:2thumbsup:

Special Secret French weapon!

Just so the battles do not last to long, available to arcade players only:

http://forum.thelordz.co.uk/files/image1_352.jpg

LZoF :shock:

Screenshots from todays 4v4 MP match, involving Lordz Zimoa, Uxbridge, BloodnGore, Crow, Ashram, Fishbone, Adherbal and betatester Flea.

https://img269.imageshack.us/img269/...tle03ay.th.jpg

https://img275.imageshack.us/img275/...ttle7dp.th.jpg

https://img269.imageshack.us/img269/...tle22li.th.jpg

https://img269.imageshack.us/img269/...tle37lk.th.jpg

https://img265.imageshack.us/img265/...tle46go.th.jpg

https://img269.imageshack.us/img269/...tle52ap.th.jpg


LZoF

some excellent stuff there, i can't wait for this

A nice weekend bonus:


http://forum.thelordz.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=68432#68432


Cheers,

LZoF

Wow loving those highlanders..

The last few models that have been posted inspired me to buy the
cossaks: europeon wars game :laugh4:

Oh the irony...

Update of the Russian Don Cossacks, note they carry double pistols now.


http://hellenictotalwar.com/NTW2Screens/DonCossacks.jpg

http://hellenictotalwar.com/NTW2Scre...nCossacks1.jpg


Cheers,

LZoF

Me want secret french weapon...

...NOW!

sadly, we might have to give up on developing that weapon of mass destruction because the UN is getting worried and considering to send Hans Blix over to inspect our RTW enrichment facilities.

Well, playing in multiplayer, will be very good anyway, due to the superb lods i made :)
250 polygon lowest lods, that resemble a real units, with hands, feets, and everything :)
So why you are grunting and worrying :)
Your computer will go at light speed even with 10000 units in game :)

My computer goes at a snail's pace with 1000 units in game...

considering the lack of recent screenshots, here are some WIP units of the Dutch/Belgian faction (which will not be available in the upcoming Borodino release, but will be in the later Waterloo pack):

Dutch Militia

https://img455.imageshack.us/img455/6852/militia9sy.jpg

Nassau Grenadier

https://img135.imageshack.us/img135/4998/nassau7oz.jpg

Dutch-Belgian Grenadiers

https://img190.imageshack.us/img190/521/grens3ys.jpg

Dutch-Belgian Carabiniers

https://img127.imageshack.us/img127/3396/cara17fu.jpg

https://img127.imageshack.us/img127/3765/cara29wk.jpg

Here some WIP on British cavalry, note the horses and saddle layouts are still incorrect but we are still in the process of redoing or building them.


British Light Dragoons


http://www.awrate.com/chrishogg/imag...ish_adjust.jpg


British Hussars


http://www.awrate.com/chrishogg/imag...sh_Hussars.jpg



Cheers,

LZoF

I like it, very much.

Would the hussar really wear his coat almost halfway on, even in battle? If so, its very cool, I was just wondering. Thanks for the update.

It seems like most of the units work is pointing at Waterloo, what is still left for Borodino? Scripting?