Results 1 to 14 of 14

Thread: Gunpower Era.

  1. #1

    Default Gunpower Era.

    I was wondering, can a 'modern' style total war game be made? Like, with tanks, rifles, and so on.. Or in a game with the style like Total war's, it can only me a sword/arrow/spear/lance game?
    "Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply. Let him not laugh too gladly when the water runs through his fingers, nor stand too silent when the setting sun makes red the veld with fire. Let him not be moved when the birds of his land are singing, nor give too much of his heart to a mountain or a valley. For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much."

    Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton.

  2. #2

    Default Re: Gunpower Era.

    People have debated wether the Total War style would fit a game about modern warfare. I think the common consensus(sp?) was that it wouldn't.

  3. #3
    Member Member Avicenna's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    Terra, Solar System, Orion Arm, Milky Way, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster, somewhere in this universe.
    Posts
    2,746

    Default Re: Gunpower Era.

    You could have some very primitive forms of gunpowder I guess. The bullets would be faster than a slingshot, be less accurate, far less accurate, be faster, and take a long time to reload.
    Student by day, bacon-eating narwhal by night (specifically midnight)

  4. #4
    Member Member Avicenna's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    Terra, Solar System, Orion Arm, Milky Way, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster, somewhere in this universe.
    Posts
    2,746

    Default Re: Gunpower Era.

    Delete Please
    Last edited by Avicenna; 05-10-2006 at 19:04.
    Student by day, bacon-eating narwhal by night (specifically midnight)

  5. #5
    Freedom Fighters Clan LadyAnn's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Location
    Somewhere unexpected
    Posts
    1,310

    Default Re: Gunpower Era.

    Gunpowder warfare is being fought daily on MTW/VI! It is Napoleonic Total War (NTW). I haven't play the latest version of it, but I think it has plenty of gunpowder :)

    Totalwar is suitable to formational warfare. Modern warfare, due to increased fire power, it is a zone warfare. "If you see the enemy, you are dead". Troops advance in dispersed formation, etc.

    That being said, it is imaginable to mod the game so that a game's unit represents, say a tank company of 14 tanks (US tank unit). They would advance in formation, etc. Difficulties is to represent the other aspects of modern warfare. Without the counter balance of infantry, artillery cover, anti-tank mines, aero support, tanks would reign supreme and it would make a very boring game. So I suggest we stick at formational warfare: the latest you can go is perhaps american civil war.

    In formational warfare with gunpowder, guns became more important, but still not have the range and accuracy, firing rate, of modern guns. The importance of morale and concentration of fire is still important, so going together in formation actually increase your chance of survival (something very hard to grasp for us modern people, "gosh, why do you advance in line, stand and shoot, it is crazy!").
    AggonyJade of the Brotherhood of Aggony, [FF]ladyAn or [FF]Jade of the Freedom Fighters

  6. #6
    Barbarian Tribe Member scorillo's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Location
    Dacia
    Posts
    302

    Default Re: Gunpower Era.

    I hope I can see a gunpowder TOTAL WAR !! in the nearest future...WW1 followed by WW2 expansion would be AMAZING!!.....Can't wait to bombard the nazi panzers
    Eye for an eye ,tooth for a tooth

  7. #7
    Barbarian Tribe Member scorillo's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Location
    Dacia
    Posts
    302

    Default Re: Gunpower Era.

    EDIT

    doublepost ,oops
    Eye for an eye ,tooth for a tooth

  8. #8
    Freedom Fighters Clan LadyAnn's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Location
    Somewhere unexpected
    Posts
    1,310

    Default Re: Gunpower Era.

    I believe that would be a separate genre :)
    AggonyJade of the Brotherhood of Aggony, [FF]ladyAn or [FF]Jade of the Freedom Fighters

  9. #9

    Default Re: Gunpower Era.

    The kinetic energy of the projectile is a constant in total war. This isn't accurate as projectiles will loose kinetic energy as they slow down, but they never slow down in total war. However, the scale of distance of the battles is such that this should be a large effect for the gunpowder weapons of the era. This means, if you make the effectiveness of a volley high at short range, it's too effective at long range, and, if you make it weak at long range, it's too weak at short range. It affects all versions of total war. The only reason you see any difference in kills between short range and long range is that a projectile is more likely to hit the target at short range, but this difference is not as large as it should be.

    _________Designed to match Original STW gameplay.


    Beta 8 + Beta 8.1 patch + New Maps + Sound add-on + Castles 2

  10. #10

    Default Re: Gunpower Era.

    I really liked the Close Combat series approach to modern warfare though it suffered from poor AI. The top down view was also limiting.

  11. #11
    aka AggonyRom Member Ghost of Rom's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2004
    Location
    Fortress Aggony
    Posts
    90

    Default Re: Gunpower Era.

    Very well said Annie...now go get your gun....and join us in NTW

  12. #12
    Freedom Fighters Clan LadyAnn's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Location
    Somewhere unexpected
    Posts
    1,310

    Default Re: Gunpower Era.

    I said somewhere I wouldn't cross arms with the Prussian VI Corps.

    *Goes collect poke salad in the field of Totomi* I want Sushi!

    Annie
    AggonyJade of the Brotherhood of Aggony, [FF]ladyAn or [FF]Jade of the Freedom Fighters

  13. #13
    Senior Member Senior Member Yeti Sports 1.5 Champion, Snowboard Slalom Champion, Monkey Jump Champion, Mosquito Kill Champion Csargo's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Location
    Vote:Sasaki
    Posts
    13,331

    Default Re: Gunpower Era.

    I always wanted a WWI or WWII type TW game. I think it would be fun. But it would be very hard or impossible.
    Quote Originally Posted by Sooh View Post
    I wonder if I can make Csargo cry harder by doing everyone but his ISO.

  14. #14

    Default Re: Gunpower Era.

    Tbh, I would hate to see this happening because I find gunpowder warfare really boring in the TW style...

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Single Sign On provided by vBSSO