Napoleonic Total War 2 (for RTW)

[caesar44]

the political map of ntw (for mtw) was great
can we see the political map of ntw (for rtw) ?

[Mikeus Caesar]

My god. That is.....AMAZING!!! Congrats on being some of the greatest modders around.

[WarHawk]

Any news on getting guns to work?

[Lord Zimoa of Flanders]

Just to give you an update our 3D team is working hard on different kind of models,a part of the team is switching to animation as RTW has no specific musket,firearm or artillery units this is a very vital part of the 3D work.Skinning alone is not enough so this will take time,i will keep you informed of the progress made on a regular base.

Animation study models:

http://hellenictotalwar.com/FRNYGH.avi

http://hellenictotalwar.com/FRNYGU.avi

LZoF

[Duke Malcolm]

fandabiedozie, we'll get battles soon enough!

[Lord Zimoa of Flanders]

Some work in progress on Russian and Ottoman units:

http://hellenictotalwar.com/LEInfantry01.jpg

http://hellenictotalwar.com/LEInfantry06.jpg

http://hellenictotalwar.com/OttoInfantry01.jpg

http://hellenictotalwar.com/OttoInfantry04.jpg



LZoF

[Lord Zimoa of Flanders]

Some other work on Russian Jaeger and Grenadiers weapons have not been added yet:

http://dgershtein.spymac.net/new/snap008.png

http://dgershtein.spymac.net/new/snap001.png

http://dgershtein.spymac.net/new/snap002.png

http://dgershtein.spymac.net/new/snap003.png

http://dgershtein.spymac.net/new/snap005.png

http://dgershtein.spymac.net/new/snap004.png

http://dgershtein.spymac.net/new/snap009.png

LZoF

[Lord Zimoa of Flanders]

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/...d=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/HorseGua...uards1pag.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

[Myrddraal]

Any news on the animations front?, for Rome?

[Lord Zimoa of Flanders]

Asa i have the fire animation, I will show some screens expect them soon.

LZoF

[Lord Zimoa of Flanders]

Chasseur à Cheval de la Ligne.




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[Lord Zimoa of Flanders]

French Line Infantry:



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[Duke Malcolm]

Good stuff!

[Lord Zimoa of Flanders]

Some in game test pictures of the new firing animation.
Stand

Load

Shoot

Smoke

Fire


Enjoy LZoF

[GodsPetMonkey]

Hmmmm, nice

[Shambles]

Im downoading NTW1 right now,
Sounds Good to me, so im going to try it :)

Do you know if This thing is going to make RTW playable?
Or will i still end up uninstalling lol :)?

[Shambles]

Ahh lol NTW is for the only game i dont actualy own ... MTW

Well Hope you get NTW2 Finished soon =)

[Lord Zimoa of Flanders]

Some more screens of a test at the moment we are perfecting the completely new animation, and producing some fine models and skins next project is fine-tuning unit settings to optimise AI and unit behaviour.






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[Myrddraal]

Thats just what I was waiting for....
Seeing as the action is very similar to shooting a rifle, how hard would it be for me (a completely inexperienced animator) to make a crossbow animation...

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

Sweet. I liked NTW1, I hope 2 is just as good (or better!).

[Myrddraal]

How quickly does the smoke fade?

[GodsPetMonkey]

Thats just what I was waiting for....
Seeing as the action is very similar to shooting a rifle, how hard would it be for me (a completely inexperienced animator) to make a crossbow animation...

You can have mine.
So not long at all

How quickly does the smoke fade?

Unless he's tweaked the timings, about 1 second, or when the bullet hits its target (which ever comes first).

[Lord Zimoa of Flanders]

Smoke is there for a short period, if you need something just mail me at the mail address in my profile.

LZoF

[caesar44]

waow looks amazing

[shifty157]

How accurate are they?

[Magnus Imperator Maximus]

Hi guess,
have you already considered the navy?
I think you should have that the English and the Dutch/Belgic fleet is the best one around the world.
And in the Canal between England and France you should have lots of pirates.

also I think you should make In the Dutch/Belgic faction a lot of foundries, because they supplied all the French soldiers.

[Zharakov]

The Russian navy wasn't too shaby... when they could find a port.

[saundersag]

One question do you know if for the animation for shooting you wil be able to get men in the front rank to crouch when shooting and etc. Because if you can't i believe it would be better if only the front rank could shoot.

But the mod looks amazing and i played ntw and i look forward to playign the new version over the internet.

[Myrddraal]

I don't think it will be possible to make the front rank kneel. If they achieved that, I would be very impressed

[SwordsMaster]

It might be possible to do as part of the reloading animation. "Stand up, shoot, kneel, reload" kinda cycle.