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(Thanks picklesnipe)
Holy shit holy shit holy shit. Now that I've calmed myself. Let me show you the GREATEST BEST GAME ON THE FACE ON THE EARTH THAT IS COMING OUT IN 2012. Napoleonic Wars is basically going to be the retail version of the Mount&Musket mod for Warband. The developers are working their asses off day and night to bring us a polished and beautiful version of Mount&Musket. We're talking proper musicians that give morale boosts and have different songs per faction, Austria!!!!, square formations that actually work against cavalry charges, and an extremely accurate arsenal of weapons for each side. Not to mention new network code so even lower end PC's can handle the 250 man line battles.
[b]Mount&Musket: The Mod[/b]
Don't know what Mount&Musket is? Well basically it's a mod that contains four factions circa 1812. The surly and drunk British, The surly and horny French, the surly and angry Prussians, and the surly and in numbers Russians. It has a jolly massive community filled with all stalks of internet life, Goons, Redditors, and all the regiments inbetween. We all amass on Fridays and Tuesday (if you're American) for huge organized linebattles (we usually need two 200+ servers!) where we get assigned regiments and join our respective VOIP clients and command our regiments in coalition with the other regiments placed on your team to victory. We all obey the actual moral code and honor that was seen in the Napoleonic wars. We don't crouch if we're not a Skirmisher faction, we don't use two guns, and we don't dare disobey orders from our commander unless we want to get shot in the back like dogs. Hell you can raise your sword in the air as an officer and an enemy officer will face you in GLORIOUS DUELS. There's the cavalry, infantry, and artillery. Not to mention the in-roles like drummers, flautists, captains, rankers, and flag bearers. All huge factors in who wins these big battles. One out of place commander could get his line killed and leave the rest of the faction with a huge numbers disadvantage because of it. It's fucking amazing fun and you should try it (theres also pubs!). If you're European linebattles happen on Saturdays, they're a bit strict though in comparison to the American battles.
If you want to take part in this all you need this the latest version of Mount&Musket (here: [url]http://www.moddb.com/mods/mount-and-musket-battalion-mod[/url]) and a battalion (here: [url]http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?board=192.0[/url]). Someone can make a Facepunch battalion and get you all into the battles, but I'm already tied in with a unit (sorry! D:)
Here's a video of typical linebattle life;
[video=youtube;H3dItdlJ3Xs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3dItdlJ3Xs[/video]
[b]Retail game info starts here[/b]
Now onto Napoleonic Wars, since I'm lazy and theres no point in me retyping this, here's a short summary of whats new
[quote]Napoleonic Wars is a multiplayer DLC (Downloadable Content) expansion pack for Mount & Blade: Warband featuring the last years of the Napoleonic Wars. Experience the thrill of Napoleonic warfare first hand - Take part in the invasion of Russia or fight the French at Waterloo from the front line! Side with one of the five supreme European powers from the era and choose from and more than 220 unique units to play. Fight on the battlefields of one of the most accurate and detailed Napoleonic war games ever!
Accurate early 19th century weapons, uniforms and environments.
Massive multiplayer battles with up to 250 players.
5 nations with more than 220 unique units to choose from.
A wide range of artillery pieces ranging from field cannons to mortars, capable of firing cannonballs, canister or explosive shells, all fully controllable by players.
Destructible environments; players can use a range of artillery and explosives to destroy various buildings, bridges and other structures.
Finely crafted game balance insuring player skill is the hero of the battlefield, not the gun or the sword.
Construct barricades, dig trenches, and rig explosives with the multi-purpose Engineer class.
Special musician units with drums, fifes, bagpipes or trumpets, able to play historically accurate tunes; all recorded and played by award winning musicians.
More than 40 classical background music tracks.[/quote]
:dance:
Here are some videos;
Official Announcement Trailer!
[video=youtube;XPv56deYrsQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPv56deYrsQ[/video]
Musician Synching / Marching
[video=youtube;9rTNnc-sFCk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rTNnc-sFCk[/video]
Artillery
[video=youtube;SvxtiS3vdNQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvxtiS3vdNQ[/video]
Sappers!
[video=youtube;wlRND-E15Us]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlRND-E15Us[/video]
Congreve Rockets, mother fuckers.
[video=youtube;E5_-uN4vH7w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5_-uN4vH7w[/video]
Hibbly Jibbly Jolly Good Ole Show Twat Crumpets Pip Pip Chap Fancy British Tutorial~
[video=youtube;VS-U2ctcuQg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS-U2ctcuQg[/video]
Here are some links and shit
[url=http://www.paradoxplaza.com/press/2012/3/mount-blade-warband-napoleonic-wars-multiplayer-dlc-announced]Official Press Release[/url]
[url=http://www.flyingsquirrelent.eu/]Developer Forums[/url]
[url=http://www.flyingsquirrelent.eu/index2.html]Game Info[/url]
[url=http://www.flyingsquirrelent.eu/forums/]Dev Forums[/url]
Screenshots!
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More here; [url]http://www.flyingsquirrelent.eu/index2.html[/url]
I realize this OP is pretty shoddy but whatever, if anyone wants to do some Facepunch community for the game, I won't take part but message me and I'll add it to the OP!]
Rule Britannia!
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Also. Will it have SP support?
Well they list it as a multiplayer expansion, so I doubt it, which is a shame really. SP could be awesome fun.
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Dunno how it'd work though considering you can't be some lone renegade.
You'd be a commander. And mount and blade has had built in line formation for years.
[QUOTE=Nikota;35371714]You'd be a commander. And mount and blade has had built in line formation for years.[/QUOTE]
I figured that, but I mean the whole thing about the M&B singleplayer is that you just pick up random units and companions and build your army, so unless they drastically changed SP it'd be weird.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDd9nNNjZTk[/media]
typical training
this DLC is an instabuy for me
We already got a Mount And Blade General thread, that gets a post once a year.
We don't need 2 threads.
[QUOTE=Aerkhan;35371991]We already got a Mount And Blade General thread, that gets a post once a year.
We don't need 2 threads.[/QUOTE]
The community for M&M Battalion is totally different from native/C:RPG. I'd say it's completely justifiable.
This looks cool. With you need to be in a unit for it to be fun, or can you still just go to random public servers and fuck around while still getting shit done?
Oh god damn it, I just resigned from my regiment. Looks like I'll be back soon :(
[QUOTE=Nipplestockings;35372074]This looks cool. With you need to be in a unit for it to be fun, or can you still just go to random public servers and fuck around while still getting shit done?[/QUOTE]
There are pubs, and sometimes there are pub regiments that group up in the linebattle servers. Being in a legit regiment would be a much better experience though.
Hello,
I'm Refleax, just another guy helping out people get introduced to our growing NW community. It makes me happy to see so much interest in this DLC so I'll be visiting this thread from time to time and do my best in answering any questions you may have. You are also welcome to join us on IRC [URL="http://webchat.quakenet.org/"]http://webchat.quakenet.org/[/URL] at #NapoleonicWars and on Steam [URL="http://steamcommunity.com/groups/napoleonicwars"]http://steamcommunity.com/groups/napoleonicwars[/URL].
Napoleonic Wars is a Multiplayer DLC only. It will feature a new game mode "Commander Battle" which will incorporate both the single-player and multiplayer elements by allowing people to fight as commanders leading a set ammount of bots.
Best feature is the ability for the musicians to finally be able to move and play their instruments.
The question is... where the fuck do I preorder?
[QUOTE=The_Marine;35372194]Best feature is the ability for the musicians to finally be able to move and play their instruments.
The question is... where the fuck do I preorder?[/QUOTE]
Quote from one of the FSE developers:
“You will be able to buy, download, install the DLC on a non-steam game, it will actually be on all kinds of online distribution platforms, including but not limited to steam.”
Sadly you can’t pre-order the DLC for now but I’ll inform you once it’s available on one of the platforms.
[QUOTE=Refleax;35372137]Hello,
I'm Refleax, just another guy helping out people get introduced to our growing NW community. It makes me happy to see so much interest in this DLC so I'll be visiting this thread from time to time and do my best in answering any questions you may have. You are also welcome to join us on IRC [URL="http://webchat.quakenet.org/"]http://webchat.quakenet.org/[/URL] at #NapoleonicWars and on Steam [URL="http://steamcommunity.com/groups/napoleonicwars"]http://steamcommunity.com/groups/napoleonicwars[/URL].
Napoleonic Wars is a Multiplayer DLC only. It will feature a new game mode "Commander Battle" which will incorporate both the single-player and multiplayer elements by allowing people to fight as commanders leading a set ammount of bots.[/QUOTE]
How many polish units are in there? I'm not asking to make a whole new faction, Duchy of Warsaw, ooof courseeee[sub]of courseee[sub]coursee[sub]
[img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Szarza_w_wawozie_Somosierry.jpg[/img_thumb][img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/San_Domingo.jpg/747px-San_Domingo.jpg[/img_thumb][img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Napoleon_Polish_troops_by_Bellange.jpg/471px-Napoleon_Polish_troops_by_Bellange.jpg[/img_thumb]
[sub]actually, why not[/sub][/sub][/sub][/sub]
good they fixed the musician problem where you couldn't play music and march at the same time.
Awesome!
[QUOTE=Vasili;35373540]good they fixed the musician problem where you couldn't play music and march at the same time.[/QUOTE]
in other news, they also reworked loads of warband features, like animation systems and stuff
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and overhead polearm/bayo attack isn't silly anymore, yey
the only problem I have is I'm not sure how to aim in the game at a distance
close up is fine because the guy is basically in the triangle but at range which part of the triangle is best to position your sights on?
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engineers look sexy too in the new update
and holy shit destructible terrain
[QUOTE=Vasili;35373771]the only problem I have is I'm not sure how to aim in the game at a distance
close up is fine because the guy is basically in the triangle but at range which part of the triangle is best to position your sights on?
[/QUOTE]
history lesson - muskets were very innacurate
so it's p much random @ range
I have $20, which one should I get?
[QUOTE=Dacheet;35373934]I have $20, which one should I get?[/QUOTE]
warband
it's basically the first mount and blade but with more content and mods
[QUOTE=Dacheet;35373934]I have $20, which one should I get?[/QUOTE]
warband
[QUOTE=Dacheet;35373934]I have $20, which one should I get?[/QUOTE]
Of which? I'm pretty sure you need Warband to get NW. So yea, get Warband.
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...Do I spy... a monocle? [img]http://i.imgur.com/G7dZX.gif[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/JpRwK.png[/img]
Yes you do
[img]http://i.imgur.com/XOqyg.png[/img]
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livestreams
[url]http://www.own3d.tv/live/273352/Mount_Blade_Warband__Napoleonic_Wars[/url]
[url]http://www.own3d.tv/live/261416/bastien[/url]
I'm watching that first stream, it's getting me excited. :v:
Also, If you have any questions regarding the module please join us on IRC #NapoleonicWars - [url]http://webchat.quakenet.org/#[/url]
pipes confirmed as well
[img]http://i.imgur.com/CPFjU.png[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/FFfok.png[/img]
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Even pianos have more tracks, and an animation
best bayo impalement simulator on the planet
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[img]http://i.imgur.com/2nhBC.png[/img]
mmm sweet
we should form a regiment and do some line battles
I was waiting for this thread to pop up.
Mount and Musket needs more people before it goes dark. It's such a fun mod. :3
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