Scourge of War Boards

Tonight MTG and I were playing French vs Austrians on one of the Pipe Creek Maps and one of MTGs dragoon squadrons went foaming-mad out of control and captured two Grenzer battalions and routed a third in one charge. It lost 140 men but killed and captured 1,300. It really was spectacular!

Once you turn the cavalry loose in a target rich environment they are completely beyond human control. They will continue slaughtering the poor infantry until they either run out of nearby targets or rout from the field themselves. In this regard, they behave exactly as described in battle reports from that period. As Jack says, timing the use of the cavalry is critical. They do their best work against already wearied troops. Still there is nothing quite like watching your dragoons leave a trail of dead and broken infantrymen in their wake.

It does point out the enormous disadvantage the AI labors under in not knowing about the square formation. That battle would not have been quite the romp it was had a human been in charge of the Austrians. Squares really take all the fun out of being a cavalryman.

Just installing now and looking forward to giving it an SP whirl.

Assuming I can get up to speed with it, would be quite keen to try an MP coop or even PVP. Anybody still playing this mod?

Yes, the Napoleonic mod for MP play is still popular over at the Kriegspiel Group site.

We use HITS and couriers as well.

http://forum.kriegsspiel.org.uk/

do we still need to delete or re-name the logistics folder in Road2War ?? thanks...

If you're using the KSNapMod, yes. Otherwise, no.

- don't we need to use KSNapMod? (all instructions I've read here say it's a "must")
- and, when you say "KSNapMod" can I assume you're actually talking about the KSNNapMod Lg and Sm mods, correct?

You can play the Road 2 Wagram & Peninsular mod on its own. You will need the logistics folder mod activated with it as I explained in the other thread.

However the KSNapMod in both its Large and Small versions is an addition to the R2W&P mod and makes the game a very, very much better portrayal of Napoleonic warfare. I do strongly recommend it, I was only answering your original question accurately.

thanks, thought so...now i'm trying to figure out why (on 1920x1080 screen res) the clock freezes when I view the map, and that's why troops aren't moving...because "time has stopped" !!!