First Look At Napoleon Total War

[Tomisama]

Only a few minutes after download, a quick peek around, and Napoleon looks to be a "multiplayers dream"!

Units and funds in 4 sizes each.

I believe 17 4v4 maps (plus more), not including the 5 historical 3v3s (plus more).

I will have to wait untill tomarrow evening to actually try it out, but at the moment I am very pleased with what I see.

About time!

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Your first impressions from a multiplayer prospective?

[MK_MadMick]

Get my boxed set tomorrow Tomi, hopefully I'll see you online. :)

[Jochi Khan]

My boxed set has been dispatched so should arrive Thursday or Friday hopefully.

[Tomisama]

Minor correction: Funds are now at three levels (Small 5,000 – Medium 10,000 – Large 14,000), with Unit Sizes at the same four as they were before.

The only other change in set-up is Weather, for land battles we now only have Dry, Light Rain, Heavy Rain, and Rain Storm (which I imagine is on-again off-again rain). Gone are Snow, Dust, and Random.

And oh yes, there are no more Time Periods (duh), but everything else is the same as it was in Empire.

There are 22 maps total, 17 we haven’t seen before. All are 4v4 with an adjustable number of players, except 5 which are set for smaller teams (one - 3v3 and four 2v2).

There are now only 11 Factions, with some new (17 before including the 5 Native Americans).

Infantry unit types seem to follow a size/range/accuracy pattern to some degree, everything from 120 men/80 meters/30-35 accuracy, to 60 men/125 meters/ Accuracy 80.

Cavalry are all 45 man units I believe, varying in price along morale/melee capability lines.

Artillery have 6 to 12 pounders with 450 to 600 meter range. And the only fixed artillery I saw were Rocket Troops, and one mortar unit (Ottoman Bombard).

There are many new enhancements on the field, or should I say when you are in the field.
We now have player names available at a glance, and what looks like selectable recipient voice chat, if you have a mic.

Mostly to numerous to categorize at the moment are the enhanced realisms of battle. Most outstanding is the explosion concussion ground-shake. This was annoying at first, like having even just the sound of artillery busting all around you in Empire was unnerving at first. But when you get to be a battle hardened veteran, these things just melt away, as you steel your self to handle the task at hand.

Enjoy!

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Will be lookin for you guys

[Tomisama]

WE NOW HAVE CHAT ROOMS...YES YOU CAN CREATE CHAT ROOMS...WITH VOICE IF YOU WANT.

[Jochi Khan]

WE NOW HAVE CHAT ROOMS...YES YOU CAN CREATE CHAT ROOMS...WITH VOICE IF YOU WANT.

Are you saying that screenshot on nomad forum is correct??

[Jochi Khan]

WE NOW HAVE CHAT ROOMS...YES YOU CAN CREATE CHAT ROOMS...WITH VOICE IF YOU WANT.

The lobby is still practically non-existant.
You can make a new room yes but there is still no main lobby for all players to meet in.


Still very disappointing that the players name is NOT on the units when you watch the replays. It only show in the actual game.

For example, and it does occur, imagine two or three players picking the same faction.

You can see which units belong to who during the battle because the player names are visble on mouseover.
But, when you watch the replay all you see are the faction names but not who the individual units belong to????