My website was down for a little while http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif cause I did something stupid. Bu I got it back up now.
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My website was down for a little while http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif cause I did something stupid. Bu I got it back up now.
Yes I'll finally be able to play the Austrians. I'll show those nasty bavarians what they get for annexing Tyrol
I read on another thread it was not possible to make cannons move? Leave it to LK to do the impossible http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by [b
Its impossible to make artillery moveable so lord krazy made the cannon a regular unit. Ingenious really.
Okay, I've put a "features" section up on my site and I would now like to make a credits. Could someone help me with a list of names.
Oh and PaulthaPict has volentired to help. He will be saiding his information to me soon.
Over the weekend i was bored and put these files together for use in
the Nap Mod, not sure if anyone has done them for the mod yet, but thought
id pass them on, theyre only rough at the moment, let me know if you think
theyll be usefull and ill tidy them up some . Thyre new napoeonic type pieces for the campmap, now they look more like the time period than the medievil type ones.
Actually i cant upload them at the moment so if anyone wants them say so and ill email them.
If you email them to me I'll upload them. I'm sure they'll help.
Whats your email??
Some have been done however they are rough too http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by [b
Send them to me by all means.
I'll take anything from anyone for free http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif
Thank's Shand it all helps.
BTW you can email Efrem either by
clicking on the the email icon
under his post ( the blue envelope)
or in his profile.
Thank's
LK http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/smokin.gif
I emailed them to your email LK.
Yeh i know i can email him through those places, but i dont think i can attach files that way. can i??
anyways if you check your mail LK you should have them.
I'll be in touch regarding this.Quote:
Originally Posted by [b
Also speaking of credits, I'v been meaning to
to mention http://www.warflag.com/napflags/index.htm
This is where most of the flags in the Nap mod come from.
With the kind permission of the owner,
Alan Pendlebury.
LK http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/smokin.gif
Thanks I'll put a special thanks with a link to his site.
We got them thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by [b
Let's say they are no worse than ours http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif
It's the sort of thing we are looking for yes.
We'll be a little while longer before we have a campaign.
so you will have pleanty of time to touch them up,
and make more. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif
Thanks
LK http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/smokin.gif
*sigh* thus far i have resisted as best as i
could but i'm just too weak http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...cons/frown.gif
Third MTW intstall coming up http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...cons/wacko.gif
This is a list of the units that have been uploaded
plus the units that will be in the next upload.
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN INFANTRY
"AustrianLineInfantry"
"AustrianLightInfantry"
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN CAVALRY
"AustrianHessenHomburgHussars"
"AustrianHussars"
"AustrianDragoons"(next update)
RUSSIAN INFANTRY
"RussianLightInfantry"
"RussianLineInfantry"
RUSSIAN CAVALRY
"RussianDragoons"
"CossackLancers"
"RussianPavlogradHussars"
"RussianMariupolHussars"
"RussianElisabetgradHussars"
"RussianDragoonGuard"(next update)
ENGLISH CAVALRY
"LifeGuards"
"RoyalDragoons"
"RoyalHorseGuards"
"ScotsGreys"
"LightDragoons"(next update)
"EnglishHussars"(next update)
ENGLISH INFANTRY
"ScotsLineInfantry"
"EnglishLightInfantry"
"EnglishLineInfantry"
PRUSSIAN CAVALRY
"PrussianLightDragoons"
"PrussianCuirassierGuard"(next update)
"PrussianHussars"(next update)
PRUSSIAN INFANTRY
"PrussianLineInfantry"
"PrussianJaegerInfantry"
"PrussianLandwehrInfantry"(next update)
FRENCH INFANTRY
"FrenchMiddleGuard"(next update)
"FrenchYoungGuard"(next update)
"FrenchGrenadiers"
"FrenchLineInfantry"
"FrenchLightInfantry"
"FrenchReserveLineInfantry"(next update)
FRENCH CAVALRY
"FrenchHussars"
"FrenchCuirassiers"
"FrenchCarabiniers"
"FrenchDragoons"
"FrenchGuardGrenadiers"
"FrenchChasseurs"
"FrenchGuardChasseurs"
"Cannon"
Flags and battle sounds are also available
A Historical map has been done by KBB
and LLB has one with a battle to
go with it.To be released soon.
Work on the campaign is progressing
LOS has done a lot of that.
Plus work on the capmap is well underway
C66 has been working on the stats
and historical reference
Tga's have been provided by Hal.
shand is workin on pieces for the campmap.
We have our first fan site
http://www.napoleonic-mod.tk/
thanks to efram for that
Our site
http://thelordz.co.uk
will be updated soon
and is kindly mirrored at
http://www.zen11872.zen.co.uk/
I most likely forgot something.
However you should have got an idea that
progress is being made.A long way to go yet
so hang in. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif
LK http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/smokin.gif
DISASTER
Angelfire have cancelled my website
I think using it as base for my .tk site was agianst its rules.
Sorry to hear that EDK, I have a page with Geocities.com, and I hear good things about Fortunecity.com also maybe try one of those ,I hope you get it worked out http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif
i have a page with geocities and one with bravepages , sometimes both are ad heavy but there free sites and work well with most applications . http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...cons/smile.gif
As Lord Krazy has been churning out his excellent new units at warp speed, I am panting to keep with the units stats balancing. Here are a few points:
*I have given upon the square formation. In this ver we have to tweak the stats to get the infantry in deep ransk hold its ground against the all too powerful cavalry.
*Cavalry as it is now, is too powerful. One charge and the opposing battalion is gone.
I tried a few tweaks and ran some tests. In all the tests described below, the Scots Greys (British Elite Heavy Cav Regiment) are up against a battalion of French Guard Grenadiers. I played both ways : as the charging British and the defending French.
* I gave the infantry Grenadiers a depth of 8 rows to make the formation look like an attack column. This is just for cosmetic purposes.
*I changed the NUM_SUPPORTING_RANKS for the grenadiers to 4. This means the first 4 ranks could fight in a melee.
*I changed the CAVALRY_DEF_BONUS for the grenadiers to 8.
*I reduced the MAX_TURN_SPEED for the inf to half its original value. For the cav I left this parameter unchanged. This means the cavalry would be able to wheel twice as fast as the infantry. This makes sense as the pricipal advantage of the cavalry is its mobility. I shall reduce the MAX_TURN_SPEED for the heacy cavalry somewhat as they were definitely not as fast as the lights.
*With these changes the cavalry has a tough time beating infantry in a head-on charge. But if I wheel around and take the infantry in the flank or in the rear, victory is almost assured.
*One blasted probelm I have is my inability to make the AI keep the 8 deep formation when cavalry is around. The moment my horsemen are in range, the confounded AI puts the infantry into a two rank deep formation and blasts away.
*I tried to play around with the column # 52 and changed it to "Spear, Missile, Shocktroop, Cavalry". No change.
*I tried to play around with the column # 18 (Unit class labels)and changed it to "DEFENDER, SPEAR, STRONG,MISSILE". No change.
I am looking for ideas to compel the AI to keep the deep formation intact and not to deploy when cavalry is around.
How do the spear units in MTW
LC, Just a thought did you try editing coulmns 57 and 58 if you set 57 to DISCIPLINED and 58 to PERFECTLY FORMED ,maybe they would hold their ranks while under attack by cav. Again this is just speculation as I have not tried it myself...
Good catch. I'll try this tonight.
-Cuirassier
LC,
All missile unit default to skirmish at the start of a battle.Select all the unit at the start of the battle
and press f to make them hold position.
Then they will stand and do pleanty of damage.
All I know is when I play real time and ask
a cavalry unit to charge a line of musket,
it normaly ends in disaster unless the musket unit
is engaged with another unit.The normal result
is a retreat before contact, due to the last volley
of fire on them.When they do make contact with a unit
armedwith a spear the only reason they survive at all
is becaus they all have armour, heavy or not.
This will be all changed in the next version.
If you make the spear armour piercing that would
cause them to do more damage.
Only the heavy cavalry will stay at or near present
strengths.
This cat will need to be skinned a few ways.
No matter what way we do it, it's going to
scream. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif
LK http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/smokin.gif
EDK,
Minor setback I'm sure.
LK http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/smokin.gif
Yes I'm building a bigger and better geocities site. A friend of mine uses it as a base for .tk and has no troubles.Quote:
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Okay a little temporary site is set up with bouncing rhinos for all to enjoy http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif .
I found these and wondered of they can be of any use? http://www.matrixgames.com/Games/Nap...images/nw2.jpg
Ye they look nice LOS.
LK
http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/smokin.gif
They look cool LOS but the soldiers for the Prussians and Austrians look the worng way round. That looks like an hungarian grenadier on the prussian one and the soldier in the sustrian column looks like no austrian troop i have ever seen.
I think they are the wrong way round too.Quote:
Originally Posted by [b
Seen as I do this sort of thing in an inferior
kinda way. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif I can understand how that could happen.
They all look the same after a while. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif
btw the one in the austrian column does not
look familiar to me at all.
It's different to rest at least http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif
LK http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/smokin.gif
Will this only run with the patched version? Which Beta is the most complete or do I have to get them all?
Thanks,
Mountbatten
Mountbatten, Look to pg.7 of this thread for V1.6 this is the latest and only version you need to download for play ,It also has a self install / uninstall feature that simplifies that process, as to if it runs only on the patched version, I think the answer would be no, you should be able to play it unpatched if that is what you plan, I am sure Lord Krazy will correct me if the last statement is incorrect. Enjoy and if you are playing unpatched and have a problem e-mail or post back here and we will help you out http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gifQuote:
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Dclare4,
The mod was made with MTW v1.1.
It's best you use MTW v1.1 to play it.
ProjectileStats.txt comes with MTW v1.1 for example.
It will work (well it should)with MTW v1.0
however MTW v1.1 is the intended platform.
Apart from that MTW v1.1 is better than MTW v1.0
anyway.It's small easy to install
and gives you more options.
I'm assuming you asked becaues you
don't use it.Hence the sales pitch.
The sounds are the only files that are not included
in v1.6 of the mod.
The download site has used it's bandwidth
for the month so use this mirror please.
http://www.zen11872.zen.co.uk/
Thanks
LK http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/smokin.gif
Hello Lk got a couple of units for ECW ready well as near as I'm going to get so can I send them to you so you can take a look.royalist musketeers/Scottish musketeers and a standard bearer.more to come. cheers ME http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...cons/smile.gif
Cool http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gifQuote:
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I'm loking forward to them
Send them as soon as you can.
Thanks,
Regards
LK http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/smokin.gif
If I install this mod, can I still continue my campaign? (Will I be able to switch the mod on and off?)
NOQuote:
Originally Posted by [b
You can back up your files yourself
and reinstall them after removing
the mod and putting back the original
unit bifs from the textures folder
and reinstalling the mtw v1.1 patch.
Or make a second install of mtw
put the mod there and you won't
have to worry about that.
If you like napoleonic type things
you may not wish to play your old
campaigns after anyway.
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LK http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/smokin.gif
This is amazing. Simply amazing.
I am agog.
Gonna give it a try and give feedback such as I can.
BTW, the download should be better advertised... perhaps the first post in this thread could be used as a banner to advertise where to download the latest file and what the status of the project is?
Only link I got that works: http://www.zen11872.zen.co.uk/
Wow. I have done a quick test and all I can say is wow.
No doubt there is much work to be done but this is such a fantastic start.
The musket fire is a little TOO effective though... and too quick to reload to boot. Certainly a single trained man aiming his musket carefully could make his shots tell over considerable range, but massed musket fire was really quite terrible in accuracy... usually only the first volley was reliable becuase of the smoke produced.
I ahve some interesting statistics on the subject from the battlefields of the time period.
Soapyfrog thanks for the feedback, yes this is still a work in progress, we as the Lords still have things to do before the final release the beta unit releases are for testing and to keep the interest, so all feedback is welcome. We are currently awaiting the release of the viking expansion pack which will open up even more modding possibilities. So more interesting stuff to come . The Lords modding collective hopes to break new ground with what can be changed inside MTW, the Nap. Mod is just the beginning. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif
I reduced the accuracy of muskets to 0.2, increased the reload to 40, reduced the lethality to 2, and set the range as 5000.
I reduced the accuracy of rifles to 0.4, increased the reload to 60, reduced the lethality to 3, and set the range to 7000.
This seems to produce more pleasing results by way of a simulation of Napoleonic firefights. You have to get nice and close to produce really effective volleys. Really the relationship between range and lethality of musket volleys should have a much steeper curve, but this works pretty well.
The AI obviously does not know hoe to use the new troop types properly (it mostly sets them to skirmish) so I can't test the effectiveness of bayonet charges very well. I'll probably get a chance to do some MP testing tomorrow.
Thanks for the feedback Soapy.
As LOS pointed out the stats are not suposed to be
a reflection of much in particular.
If we did all that then good people like yourself
would not be able to help us with such feedback http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...icons/wink.gif
But seriously the main point of the units downlaods
at the moment is to let folks see what we are working
on and the flavour of what we wish to achieve.
If you like the sample unit mod then
I can say with confidence that you will
like the finished item alot more.
It won't be quick but it's growing and improving all the time.So hang in and keep the feedback comming.
Thanks
regards
LK http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/smokin.gif
Well it's damn cool so far. I'm just gald someone is making this mod... it is just screaming to be done
It will take some screaming to get it done too. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gifQuote:
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LK http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/smokin.gif
Wow Looks like the Napoleonic mod is REALLY taking off Guess there were a whole lot of Napoleonic nuts out there just waiting for this big chance Just off the cuff, what I can think of modifying the current game into is the Peninsular War in Spain. Most of the Spanish architecture is Southern Medieval anyway. The entire of Europe can be converted into major provinces/cities. For troop types some I can think of are:
Spanish Guards - generally showpiece troops but superb when called to real action
Spanish regulars - solid uninspired troops
Spanish guerrilleros - unformed snipers useful as 'battlefield ninjas'
Spanish unfortunately should be of generally poor quality but make up in numbers and enthusiasm what they lack in skill and discipline
French Militia - poorly disciplined but enthusiastic conscript quality
French Ligne - veteran line infantry. relatively expensive by quality but the Fr mainstay.
French Leger - fast, well trained light troops effective as skirmishers
French Dragoons - mounted infantry, utilitarian, poorly mounted but effective in a firefight
French Polish Lancers - elite light cavalry, deadly vs infantry
French Empress Dragoons - elite dragoons of the Imperial Guard
French Mameluks of the Guard - elite light cavalry, deadly vs skirmishers
French should have the best all around mix, from effective skirmishers with their Legere and superb line infantry to elite light cavalry (though this should be outclassed by the better mounted British light horse!http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...icons/wink.gif
British Rifles - elite light infantry, deadly at long range with their Baker rifles
British Highlanders - crack shock troops from Scotland.
British Connaught Rangers - crack Irish shock troops famous for fighting and looting.
British Light Infantry - elite light infantry armed with light muskets and equipment.
British troops should be of top quality generally but are expensive, particularly rifles and cavalry. They should be given a higher rate of fire due to their use of 2 deep line and platoon firing but generally, except for grenadiers or storming companies such as the Highlanders or Connaught Rangers should not be as good in a melee.
Portuguese Cazadores - elite light infantry, trained by Britain and equals of the redcoats.
Portuguese troops should be a step lower quality than British / KGL troops though they were poorly supplied by their government (should be taken into account too!http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...icons/wink.gif
Just a thought,
Lord de Clare
D4,
I like the idea.You must have a lot up your
sleeve, if that came of the cuff http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif
Don't send that shirt to cleaners untill
you get it all on paper. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...icons/wink.gif
thanks
regards
LK http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/smokin.gif
No problem, actually from my experience with the
(unfortunately unfinished) War of the Roses mod (I
kinda gave up because I was working on it just when
patch 1.1 came along and I didn't really relish the
thought of redoing all that work by myself for the
patch, but its got a ton of stuff done, including
renamed provinces, new messages w/c are appropriate to
the period, renamed pieces - emissary becomes herald,
Christianity and Orthodoxy and Islam become Lancaster,
York and France, etc) it shouldn't be to difficult to
do, just a ton of work, that's all. I think that's my
gift, not really repainting BiFs (w/c I can't really
figure out and study with my job schedule) but I at
least know how to mod the information/message files,
the images, etc. I'm thinking of most of Europe as
various Spanish provinces with the factions being the
regional juntas, plus the Brits, Portuguese, French,
Italians (Caucausus will be Italy). Question though,
do the national colors (Italian - Green, Danish -
White) show through the uniforms or did you make them
into something like Facing colors (like British
infantry are always in red but if you are the Denmark
faction then they have white facings, like that)? I'd
like to, for the Historic Battles, make multiple
factions for lets say Britain and France to make more
troops available for combat.
Just a thought,
Lord de Clare
Why not leave the map as is and have the historical powers from 1792-1815?
Better than concentrating exclusively on the peninsular war, which is interesting if you are a Wellington and Sharpe's Rifles fanatic is not the most interesting theatre of conflict.
Additonally you would have the African countries and the declining Ottoman Turks whcih would present an interesting contrast in terms of military fighting style.
P.S. What does everyone use to edit crusaders_unit_prod11.txt? When I use Excel it corrupts the file (yes I save it as text) so I am forced to use text editors which make it awkward to say the least...
I wonder if this is any use to you?
http://www.callnetuk.com/home/alanpe...html/flags.htm
Gah
... oh Krast sees some of you ofund that already duh.
Anyhow, are instructions posted somewhere for installing and removing your mod? Krast wants see.
Soapyfrog,
D4 and I were talking about
alternative aplications of what we are doing.
Not the outlay of what we are working on now.
We were thinking more 1700 to 18 something
with all the powers and the whole map.
Krasturak,
thanks anyway. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/pat.gif
The download has a readme, it more or less explains.
If you have any problems let me know.
regards,
LK http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/smokin.gif
Cool.
Given the range of possible unit types this mod could accomodate, it could even run from Renaissance to Napoleonic...
i.e. you could start with 16th century "tercio" style armies, with flintlock musketmen, pikemen, and caracole cavalry and evolve from there. At least it would allow for more technological progression... from 1700-1815 the major technological innovation was the rifle and that came quite late and in small numbers only. Primary innovations of the time were doctrinaire in nature (think proper use of cavalry, impulse warfare, maneuver & formation etc.).
Well the possibilties are endless
I want that wars of the roses mod http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif . Or else.
Soapy, there is an excellent utility for editing the prod 11 and 13 and projectile stats files, it is called Gnome_Unitbuildproj_EditorV2.0 and it lays the file out in a very easy to edit format, you can get it from the Org download page. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gifQuote:
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It must be saved asQuote:
Originally Posted by [b
text tab deliminated.
When you choose text tad deliminated
save the file with a different name.
Don't save the changes to the excel doc
just say "no". http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif
LK http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/smokin.gif
About the new horses:
Lord Krazy
The new horse BIFs are absolutely fantastic I see three different colours: bay, black and white/grey.
Indeed all the light cavalry and the dragoons were mounted on bays. The Scots Greys rode exclusively on
greys. All of the Household regiments rode black brutes.
As for the French, the elite Horse Grenadiers were mounted exclusively on black chargers. Carabiniers a Cheval,
a very senior heavy cavalry regiment also rode exclusive black animals. The cuirassiers rode dark brown or at
times black chargers. The lights and the dragoons rode whatever they could find
I suggest that for our game, that all heavy cavalry (both Guard and line) be mounted on black chargers.
It would be a visual warning to the players that heavy horse is approaching. Not a smart idea to send in the
1st Pommeranian Landwehr regiment into the fray if the Carabiners a Cheval are trotting up, if you know what I mean
The lights and the dragoons could be mounted on brown chargers.
Only the Scots Greys would have the honour of being mounted on white chargers.
-Regards,
Cuirassier
Troop statistics tuning and the test results:
**********************************************
I have been fiddling around with the troop statistics for a while now. My general aim is to bring a game feel
that is more Napoleonic than Medieval.
I strongly feel that the range for the musket that is set to 120 meters now is far too long. Effective musket range
in the Napoleonic era was seldom greater than 100 meters. Indeed even this figure applied to the first volley where factors
like battle stress, smoke from previous volleys, fouled musket barrels etc did not count. As the battle raged on, all of the above
factors came into the play and severely reduced the range and more importantly, the EFFECTIVENESS of the musketry.
Especially against cavalry, it was a very brave (or a foolish) commander who ordered a volley at 100 meters. In order to break the
momentum of the cavalry charge it was essential to cause significant casualties with the first volley. This could only be done
if the volley was fired at a very close range, say 40 meters or even 30 meters. Even at seventy meters, the only one in 3 shots hit their
targets ever
With these factors in mind, I changed the musket range to 70 meters and the rifle range to 120 meters. I gave a hit probablity of
0.3 for the musket and 0.5 for the rifle.
I was also trying to get the following to work:
1* Find a way to get the square formation. If this is not possible, find a close second.
2* Find a way to make the AI adopt the square formation if being threatened by cavalry
I set the NUM_PREFERRED_ROWS to 8. This easily puts the battalions (60 man units) into a nice attack column formation.
When close to the enemy you could deploy the battalion into a three or two rank formation for efficient musketry duells.
I set the NUM_SUPPORTING_RANKS to 4 and the CAV_DEF_BONUS for the infantry to +1. With these changes, the combat feels more
Napoleonic. When being attacked by cavalry, my infantry is safe as long as they remain in close formation. Of course, you have
to issue the HOLD POSITION and HOLD FORMATION commands prior to a cavalry charge: otherwise they will run away.
If they meet the cavalry charge standing in line, they get slaughtered almost always. It is indeed morbidly fascinating to
watch the line bend under the charge and finally break into two or three sections as the cavalry charges home. Once this happens
the infantry is doomed.
But I have not had much success with the AI behaviour so far. No matter what parameters I tweak, the AI makes the
infantry receive the charge in line. I just have to find a flank and voila , there is blood everywhere The infantry has no chance
Any input on this would be welcome.
Regards,
Cuirassier
You accuracy and range stats are very good.
I also found it neccessary to lower the honour of all troops, especially cavalry. Most infantry should have honour 0 or 1, cavalry 2 or 3.
In this case, low honour cavalry will have a great deal of trouble frontally chargeing formed infantry, but no trouble hitting them in the flanks or rear.
Also take away cavalry's armor for the most part... they are really not justified in having such high armor values. They should have significant melee advantages over infatry, and a moderate chare bonus (2-4).
Dragoons and Carabiniers should have lower armor, honour, and melee ability, as they were traditionally mounted infantry. They should, however be equipped with carbines.
Cuirassiers should have better armor obviously, and I think they were armed with lances.
The square formation stuff seems like a long shot really. Keep in mind you can always "form square" with four infantry regiments manually. Getting the AI to do it... well thats another trick entirely
I am yet to modify the armour stats. But I agree with you entirely on this.Quote:
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Dragoons, hussars and light dragoons should not havce any armour at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by [b
By the way, the French Carabiniers a Cheval was one of the most senior heavy regiments. Even though they were accustomed to dish out a volley of carbine fire before they engaged, their prowess with the cold steel was never in doubt. They were, in additon, armoured (full cuirass) and mounted on splendid black chargers.
The cuirassiers' primary weapon was the Kliegenthal straight sword, 36 inches long. They never carried the lance.
Welcome to the group and the discussion. You have made some good contributions already.
Best,
Cuirassier
Thanks
You clearly have the edge when it comes to Napoleonic cavalry minutiae
I really am just an unlearned amateur throwing in my two bits http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...icons/wink.gif My forte is more tactics of the period.
My feeling is on the subject of charges and melee in general: the best outcome would be if it were quite difficult to make a frontal appraoch (at walk or charge, infantry or cavalry) without breaking, and that once melee commences it should be decided very quickly... making unit morale "fragile" by giving everyone low honour would certainly help but then there will be problems with regard to artillery and other weapons that cause fear.
In fact Napoleonic troops were frequently willing to take terrible punishment from artillery and musket fire without breaking, and yet frequently showed much more tredipation when threatened with cold steel... something that I think will be difficult to simulate in the game, esp. with regards to cavalry.
I'll keep toying with it and see what I find.
I have a few ideas:
I want the Lancers to have a powerful charge but limited melee. Should withdraw immediately after charging.
Cuirassiers should be the only unit with any armour, since they wore a breastplate thing but not a big armour factor like in the MTW period.
The range of different infatry types should promote different tactics with different types. For example, the famous thin lines of the English should be possible only with good morale units.
The whole problem about forming square seems odd to me. If I want to put my battalion into square, I can just arrange the companies into that formation myself. Each unit on hold form. No need for complicated programming.
And forming and dissolving square should take time, is difficult not easy to command this. So letting the player do it is good.
Now, for the AI, there are some pre-planned formations for them. You could make one for the square formation, and see ... but I do not know the details of this programming section. Saw it around here somewhere.
I agreee Krast, This seems the most Logical and simple solution. The hard part is getting the AI to follow along and in light of some new formation data it may be possible to add Square to the existing formation file the AI uses, this has yet to be tested I have downloaded the formation data file from LongJohn at CA but alot of it is greek to me, might take a little time to sort out. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by [b
I we assume that we are using one 60 man unit to represent a company (of say 120 musketeers) then your idea of using AI group formations to form a square would work out.
But in huge battles, it would be almost impractical to let a sixty man unit represent an infantry company. Again in huge battles like Waterloo (I shudder to think about biggies like Wagram)there is no way that we could represent three different armies if we use units at company level.
See my earlier posts. My humble opinion is that we have to let a sixty man infantry unit represent a battalion. A 40 man cavalry unit should reresent a cavalry regiment of 450 sabres.
I have played BreakAway Games' Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Battle to death and believe me Even with the above abstractions it is a monumental task to manage your battalions and regiments in large engagements if the AI is even halfway decent.
Good ideas though. Keep them coming.
Best
Cuirassier
I don't think MTW will ever be ideal for representing anything larger than skirmish level battles (a few 1000 on each side max), or perhaps sections of larger battles... it's a question of scale.
If you were to have each unit represent a regiment, and thus be able to have multi-brigade or division sized conflicts, then you have to adjust the scale of everything... movement rates, firing range, even building and tree size, and so on.
Do-able, but not ideal.
Still regiment would represent the absolutely maximum size you could reasonably have a unit of men represent (1 man represents 10-20 men). It would be an interesting excercise for sure, but perhaps a little more abstract in concept.
I think you're on the wrong course if you start thinking about scaling the representation in the game to a lrager number of men.Quote:
Originally Posted by [b
The game works because it has a 1:1 relationship.
If you mess with this, you're opening a whole new can of worms.
Not that there's anything inherently wrong with worms; on the contrary they carry plenty of nutrition.
*licks lips*
Well I happen to agree, the game was made with 1:1 in mind, which is why trying to scale it would be problematic, conceptually speaking.
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Soapyfrog,Krasturak,
I understand you inherent dislike for the scale concept.
On the other hand if we don't try we will never know.
Lord Cuirassier
Is the person that is trying and I am confident
that if anyone can do this, he can.
Ok it may turn out in the end that the 1:1 ratio
is best and we scale the sprites down and add more.
This will give you more men and a 1:1 ratio
but only graphicly.
But in the end if we had to go with the present
setup, we would have to call it
something like
"Napoleon's Greatest Skirmishes" or
"Great Skirmishes of the 18 century"
I'm not sure about that. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif
My position on this is try it before you knock it. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif
I have not tried it yet so I shall reserve my
opinion till then.I want it to work
and hope it will.
I have been told for example that cannons in bif's
will never work nor catch on.
Yet I know of a hundred or so people
that use ours and are happier it exist's
rather than not.
That's 99 or so more than I accounted for.
I know it's not perfect but it was never suposed to be.
Just like the rest of the things we do. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif
Anyway thanks for your interset and comments.
It is an important issue for us and we do
consider your point view.
Keep them comming.
Thanks.
Regards,
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I will not have time to update the site
with the latest downloads.
This is due to the bandwidth problem
as I have non untill tomorrow and I won't
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V1.7 will made available on my return.
The other Lords will be still
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Hi everybody,
Below is a new web site dedicated to the Napoleonic Mod that the lords have been working on. This wite is in constant construction and will be updated quite a few time so bookmark it http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...cons/smile.gif and go to see it often.
Lord Le Bob
http://napoleontotalwar.tripod.com/
A plus
If this is a sucsess we should go commercial.
Hi there chaps,
Been kicking the Peninsular War idea around a bit and I think it might work. Not perfectly of course and for two main reasons - geography (Europe isn't exactly shaped like Spain, but this is surmountable) and (more crucial) VERY poor diplomacy rules in MTW. It should be possible to have more diplomatic options and to keep allies supplied (and happy/loyal) with gold and not have them run out on you randomly whenever they feel like it. Even LEGION has better diplomacy rules.
Why I'm harping on this is because it would be nice to have 2-3 'French' factions, 2-3 'British' factions and the rest as Portugal and the different regional Juntas (Galicia, Andalucia, Estremadura, etc). I'm thinking basic rule of thumb would be, Britain's got faster firing (and longer ranged for rifled units) infantry and better cavalry (when they can get it!http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...icons/wink.gif while French troops are generally much more maneuverable (though none should be able to match the elite Light Division troops). German and Portuguese (when well trained) units should be a step lower and particularly good for second line holders and fortress troops. Spanish should have the cheapest troops (just over-running the country with men; hey it's THEIR country!http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...icons/wink.gif but of a poorer quality (though good enough when trained and well led by someone the caliber of El Empecinado or Castanos). So that's the way it balances off. Britain should have the green but needs to invest in a fleet to protect her from invasion and keep supply lines to the Peninsula, Malta and Egypt (and thence to India) open, leaving little for land forces. France has got average resources but has conquered quite a lot and can hold its own pretty much. Spain should be caught up in severe internal squabbles with deal making and breaking going on all the time.
One reason again I gave up on my half done War of the Roses mod (if anyone wants to upload it so people can check it out, contact me!http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...icons/wink.gif is the lack of diplomacy rules. When that improves I'll go back and have a lookasee.
Best regards,
Lord de Clare
Hi all,
Nice mod you guys have in development here I downloaded it about a week ago and have been building maps and playing around with the unit stats since after my first custom game. So far I have two maps made, a Quatre Bras map and an Auerstadt map. With that in mind I'm taking suggestions on a 3rd map. So far I am leaning towards doing the plateau at wargram as I have a topo map of that but if someone has a better suggestion, please post it.
I made use of some of the suggestions Soapyfrog and Cuirasser have made when adjusting the unit and weapon stats. I changed the unit stats for infantry to generally match those of janissary infantry. When I tested it the AI Infantry seemed alot more agressive. I even saw it drive off some of my french line infantry at bayonet point. The main point for me was they didn't try to skirmish away when I countercharged them. Anyway looking forward to the next release and keep up the good work
Cheers for making such a nice mod.I have been testing since
v.1 and i must say your work is appriciated.
Regards
Greg
Thnaks for all the Kind words Guys, The Lords are still working on this Mod and your feedback is invaluable. What you have been play testing is just the Unit Beta the mod campaign as a whole has not yet been finished we are waiting on the Viking expansion pack which promises to open up alot of new areas for modding. So that means more for you the players. V 1.7 Unit Beta is ready we are just sorting out a bandwith problem and I will post the link as soon as possible. Until then keep the feedback coming and thanks to you all. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif
I have a suggestion for a unit type. I'd like to see a command staff unit. A mounted version with 20 men and an unmounted version with ten. Both would have a high morale and honor value. Anything that increases their survivability actually. After playing this for a bit I didn't find any unit that I could use as a commander comfortably given the time period. Using a cavalry unit or an infantry unit doesn't make sense to me as I want those to maneuver with. The artillery battery is marginally better since I tend to keep it out of musket range but having some type of tough small unit as a commander would be better. You could even give the dismounted version muskets to illustrate the willingness of some senior commanders to grab a gun and blast away themselves. Or maybe just the french versions of the dismounted.
I have this picture in my mind of my dismounted general on a waypoint path walking up and down behind my firing line, raising the morale of each unit he passes and thereby its fire effectiveness for a few seconds before moving on. Or my cavalry general leading the desperate charge ala Murat, increasing the odds the charge will succeed by just that extra little bit. Or getting himself killed, thereby dooming it to failure. You could also use a general like this with artillery by putting the guns on the crest of the hill with him just behind the crest, raising their morale but minimizing his own exposure to return fire.
The command staff unit would basically be the same for both sides you'd only have to make one of each type and they'd be available to all factions. Unless of course you wanted to give each one some type of nationality trait like in the example above with the french.
I think it would add some flavour to the mod and used in variations of the above, be a useful unit to have in the mix.
The newest release of the Napoleonic Units Beta V1.7 is now available at the Lords Mirror site heres the link, Konst's Mirror site for the Lords P.S. Be sure to view the readme before starting.
I found out that your general doesn't work in multiplayer the way I thought he did. Which makes my reasoning behind wanting a special unit for him kind of useless morale wise. I' d still use a unit like this all the time, even without the morale effects. Oh well..back to the idea box with that one
I like the idea of the General and his aides unit. It would just be like a unit of royal knights in effect. Say 20 men?
It would be good if he does give a moral boost to units near bye.
In the SP campaign game your general does give you a morale boost for being near the troops. Unfortunately, and I can see why they did this, the morale effects where the general affects other troops are taken out in multiplayer. Except the morale hit if your general dies or is captured, that still affects them. The +2 morale on the actual unit the general is in is still there in multiplayer too.
I guess what I'm trying to get at here is even though my reasoning for wanting a command staff was basically unsound, I'd still like to be able to use such a unit as my general. Of course I'm just a guy doing some talking not the one doing the actual work......
*Begins to plead with The Lords for a command staff*
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Has anyone made any progress with regard to a new campaign map for this "mod"?
Is such a new campaign map essential in such a mod?
Just asking
Heyas,
Just tried some of the units in the 1.7 release. Pretty cool stuff. One thing I noticed that when the Scots were busy gunning down the Young Guard, the Young Guard bodies were appearing as dead horses. I know those guys were big men but holy cow Anybody else getting this? Maybe i just have a bad install...
Yep seems they do leave horse corpses...