Napoleonic Wars mod

[gunship24]

1.can the infantry form square?
2.can the infantry do volly fire?
can infantry attack in column?

You can form formations like attack column in the version available. However due to the formation modifiers I cant get working there would be no difference in attack in column then you would in line, except it looks cool. For the same reason square formation (not available in the current version but i shall add it soon) gives no difference in protection to cavalry then say a line would. Having said that 2 units in square giving supporting fire against a cavalry unit is effective.

Volley fire, or any kind of fire than the stock 'fire at will' is not avilable even the vanilla game.

Those probably arent the answers you were looking for but the game is updated by norb and team so who knows what goddies they will bring out next that the mod can use.

[Jack ONeill]

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French Infantry form square as Cavalry from both sides charges and counter-charges to their front.

Red,

From the bottom up - NTW is a total joke. Sorry you wasted your money. There is also out there a game called HistWar, Les Grognards. Is a good game, just too strategic and "Busy" for my taste.

Answers -

Infantry CAN form square. However, it must be done manually by the player. They will not form on their own. The AI will not form square. Each square needs to be formed square one by one unless you D/L and install MTG's NapNapMod which has Brigade and Regimental "form Square" buttons. You have to be running a high resolution on your Comp to get the full toolbar effect with these buttons. The square is not perfect. There is no defense bonus from forming square. It move/Charges incoming Cavalry, but only at the last minute. They are really for visual effect only, but they look REALLY cool.

Volley fire - not yet.

Column attack - not yet, but we're working on it.

You have to remember, the game engine was not designed for Nap Warfare so some things are going to be a little odd. Still, the Mod works pretty damn well.

Enjoy!

Jack B)

[redcoat]

well they look square enough to me! if all this stuff is being worked on then thats fair enough.
luckily i didnt spend any cash on ntw a;because its on steam and i wont have that on any of my machines and b;having played it on a friends machine it was obvious the game was mtw2 in fancy uniforms so no thanks.
did i see somewhere in these forums that someone is working on napoleonic european maps? if so thats brilliant.
having skimmed your posts its obvious you are knowledgeble about the period but if i can aid in any small way please dont hesitate to ask.
i have a little modding experience,i am currently painting the 2d 'event' pictures for the ran no jidai mod for rome total war bi. when thats all done i was going to work on new models for tc2m but if napoleonics is in the offing then im all for that! cheers

[Jack ONeill]

Red,

Right on. Any "constructive" help, which yours sounds to be, will always be appreciated. Thanks. Yes, if the Map Gods smile upon us, there may be a generic map for the Nap Mod. :woohoo:

Jack B)

[redcoat]

at your service sir!
i'll be getting the game this weekend.i assume it comes with an sdk? if so i shall be studying it hard.
indeed im very happy to help in any way,i want to see a decent napoleonic game.
im not going to gum up the good work with unneccessary bs that may slow matters down.cheers

[Jack ONeill]

Roger that. I think the SDK is downloaded seperately. It was that way originally, but that may have changed. If you need to D/L it, it is here on the forum. BTW, you will not find a better group of people then here on this forum, surrounding this game.

Jack B)

[redcoat]

exellent.
the only problem you'll have with me is pestering you all with questions!
i do 2d art on the pc for a living (well partially anyway,the rest of the time im a nightclub doorman) so i use photoshop,3dsmax,maya etc therefor i have access and some little knowledge useing them so while it may take me a bit of time to do the modding thing to an acceptable level,my odd working hours mean i can devote a sizeable chunk of time to doing this.
anyway i'll get the game and get to it! cheers

[Jack ONeill]

R,

No, questions are ALWAYS good. If I don't have an answer, rest assured SOMEBODY around here will. Hey, at least you have a job.

Jack B)

[Jack ONeill]

All,

Just as an indication at how well this AI can learn, I just had my butt handed to me by the Austrians. I was playing as Tharreau's Divsion on the extreme right flank of the French Army. Around 32,000 men on each side. Colbert's Cavalry Division was posted ahead and too my right, covering against the expected Austrain Cavalry attack there. Fresnel's mixed Division was opposite me. The Damned Austrians pushed forward a combined force against Colbert, who had the worst orders in the world. All he did was form up and stand and get shot at. Finally, he did some counter=charging, but eventually was driven off.
My turn - Austrian Hussars forced me into square, charging again and again. My men held for awhile, but eventually it was too much. As his cavalry drew off to reform, the Infantry arrived, shot me up, then charged. His Cavalry stayed closeby to keep me in square while his Infantry did the rest. A beautifully executed combined-arms attack. I had called again and again for cavalry support, hoping to wake Colbert up, but to no avail. Even old Oudinot couldn't get him going. Our flank was crushed. Outstanding!

Jack B)

[Leatherneck24]

Nice! Only if the French would of brought up even a battalion during their great cavalry charge at Waterloo things would be different. En avant! En avant! Frenchies!