Napoleon:Total War

[Jimbuna]

I purchased Empire: Total War a few years ago and totally forgot about the next Napoleonic release...is it any good?

I've ordered it anyway.

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

Its pretty good, though not on the same in terms of land mass. Theres quite a few good mods for NTW, like LME.

[Jimbuna]

Any links?

The Zulu link in particular would be appreciated :cool:

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

Heres a link to the Total War Center's NTW hosted mod page and the Zulu mod is in there. http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1432-Napoleon-Total-War-Hosted-Modifications

[Jimbuna]

Much appreciated :sunny:

[Red October1984]

I ALMOST bought Shogun today....

ALMOST.....

But I didn't. I have some demos that I've still yet to play, but the TW series looks interesting. :hmmm:

[Jimbuna]

Must admit I looked at Shogun as well but thought the fighting animations left a lot to be desired.

[Cybermat47]

I'm still trying to get a copy of Medieval Total War. I grew up with that game...

[Jimbuna]

I'm still trying to get a copy of Medieval Total War. I grew up with that game...

Not quite sure if I've played that one but I think I may have :hmmm:

[adrians69]

Not quite sure if I've played that one but I think I may have :hmmm:

I would opt for Medieval 2 as it is compatible with more modern machines. Great game as well by the way, as are all TW games. Shogun 2 is fantastic!!

[nikimcbee]

I purchased Empire: Total War a few years ago and totally forgot about the next Napoleonic release...is it any good?

I've ordered it anyway.

That's cool Jim, we should play sometime.:D You'll love the English campaign, it's pretty tough though.:Kaleun_Salute:

You need to beat the French Navy down fast, then you can have your way with them.:D Build up your trade routes to support your war effort.

[Jimbuna]

That's cool Jim, we should play sometime.:D You'll love the English campaign, it's pretty tough though.:Kaleun_Salute:

You need to beat the French Navy down fast, then you can have your way with them.:D Build up your trade routes to support your war effort.

Rgr that Jason :cool:

[Oleander]

I've played all the Total War games that have been made and Napoleon is my favorite. It fixed a lot of the problems that Empire had and I believe it also has the most mods available for it. I would highly recommend Darthmod Napoleon if you really want awesome gameplay, the unit sizes and battle mechanics are about as close to the real thing as you can get.

Shogun was alright, but I honestly don't see what all the buzz was about. There were some cool new features, but like others have said they battles were pretty stale.

I did get a chance to play around with Rome 2, and I tell most people to avoid it like plague and get the original instead

[TarJak]

NTW is quite good and the SP campaign is worth a look. MP is good too. I use the Darth Mod which works well adds a bunch of units and allows for larger armies rhan stock. Must try the Zulu mod though.

Give me a shout if you want a mp game sometime.

[Jimbuna]

I've played all the Total War games that have been made and Napoleon is my favorite. It fixed a lot of the problems that Empire had and I believe it also has the most mods available for it. I would highly recommend Darthmod Napoleon if you really want awesome gameplay, the unit sizes and battle mechanics are about as close to the real thing as you can get.

Shogun was alright, but I honestly don't see what all the buzz was about. There were some cool new features, but like others have said they battles were pretty stale.

I did get a chance to play around with Rome 2, and I tell most people to avoid it like plague and get the original instead

Rgr that.

NTW is quite good and the SP campaign is worth a look. MP is good too. I use the Darth Mod which works well adds a bunch of units and allows for larger armies rhan stock. Must try the Zulu mod though.

Give me a shout if you want a mp game sometime.

When it arrives and I've honed my talents :)

[TarJak]

Rgr that.



When it arrives and I've honed my talents :)

So in about 10 years then?:D No worries, I'm not grand master either so I reckon it wouldn't take long to get on par with me.

[Jimbuna]

So in about 10 years then?:D No worries, I'm not grand master either so I reckon it wouldn't take long to get on par with me.

LOL :)

[TarJak]

Jason that goes for you too. You can have the Austro-Hungarian empire Jim can have England and I'll take la belle France. :D

[TarJak]

Currently downloading Zulu mod as well as The Great War Mod 5.1 and patches. Should be interesting to check out.

[Jimbuna]

Game (two discs) arrived today so I'll have a look at it over the weekend.

[Valantine]

Interesting that The Great War Mod has reached 5.1 - I played it back in the very early versions and whilst it showed promise was quite clunky and with units "copy-pasted" across most nations - if it's improved I may have to give it a whirl again!
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[Jimbuna]

NTW is proving difficult to load into D drive on W7 OS :stare:

[TarJak]

Interesting that The Great War Mod has reached 5.1 - I played it back in the very early versions and whilst it showed promise was quite clunky and with units "copy-pasted" across most nations - if it's improved I may have to give it a whirl again!
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The install is still clunky but the units and maps look interesting. Gave it a quick spin last night but will need more time to see if it really works well.

@Jim,

Mine went on fine but then I'me using a C: drive for all my applications simply to get over those complications. Does this help? https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129

[Jimbuna]

I'll try that mate...cheers :sunny:

[Jimbuna]

Probably my impatience but it has loaded okay...I've also created a shortcut so I can play without having to go via Steam.

[TarJak]

Probably my impatience but it has loaded okay...I've also created a shortcut so I can play without having to go via Steam.

sweet:sunny:

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

Speaking of NTW, here are some old screen shots that I took in my French campaign in the mod La montée de l'Empire 4.
http://imageshack.us/a/img689/875/lmenavalloadingscreen.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img16/3116/lmehorsebackmelee.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img23/8881/stormynavalbattle.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img33/4515/afrenchregimentofthelin.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img405/439/battleofamsterdamthefre.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img831/83/aviewfromoneofthefrench.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Very nice :rock:

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

Very nice :rock: Thanks:salute:. The 2nd and 4th screens happen to be particular favorites of mine.