The Official ETW Frequently Asked Questions Thread

[Hound]

I have fire by rank and square formation techs researched, but I can't work out how to use them on the battlefield; I can't see any icons for them on the panel when selecting units or anything. What incredibly obvious thing am I missing? Does the unit need to have been recruited AFTER the tech is researched, and be of a certain type?

[django333]

The new techs will show up in a units abilities. Some units don't have certain techs. I'm not sure if you have to recruit new units for the tech to show up.

[turkgun]

how i can close fog of map?

[Hound]

Cheers, django.

[icydawgfish]

I was playing as the French and good ol' Louis XIV died and Louid XV succeeded him followed by a declaration of war by the Austrians and all of their allies/vassals. How and why does this happen and is it any different from a normal war? Are there any other circumstances like these.

[Eleasias]

Hey everyone,

just got this game yesterday over steam and am loving it so far. However I haven't seen anything about the question in my subject. Nor did any searches in this forum give me an answer.

So is it possible to have an admiral change the ship he is on, if yes then how?

With kind regards,

Eleasias

[Kimmy]

I'm not 100% sure, but get the admiral in a port with only his own ship, and the one you want to move him to, and then scupper(sort of abandon, but not entirely, the middle button) the admiral. Then he should move to the other ship from what I experienced, of course you lose the earlier ship in the process.

Please do save before you try this.

Hope I helped,

Kimmy

[Erik3E]

Do any one now if you can togle the battle radar when looking at your recorded replays? And what are the way of doing this?

[MasterAdnin]

Anyway to still see the end turn screen? Missing that immensely right now.

Salaam,
Adnan

[Graphic]

Resistance to Foreign Occupation. Is there anyway to actively diminish this, or do you just have to keep a huge garrison and exempt taxes, then wait?

[garth]

Hey, just wondering whether anyone knows if there are free upkeep slots for units in cities, forts or anything along those lines.

[snuggans]

Anyway to still see the end turn screen? Missing that immensely right now.

Salaam,
Adnan

it's been scrapped. you can still press the Faction button (the one with the building and your flags next to the next turn button) and it will show you something similar.

Resistance to Foreign Occupation. Is there anyway to actively diminish this, or do you just have to keep a huge garrison and exempt taxes, then wait?

i believe that one in particular diminishes over time. otherwise, building up your repression works to counteract it. make sure you have good ministers and the proper techs.

[Kuklish]

As title says, completed RTI today in about 12 hours (Yea I took time to enjoy it ) and in the grand campaign it does not show US.

[Sir Winston Churchill]

Title: Renaming Cities
How do you do it? Total noob question, been over it a million times, I know I know.

But still, how do I rename recently sacked Stockholm to New Bradenburg?

[Maizel]

When you have the plug bayonet researched, you do get the option of fixing it.

With the ring and socket variant, you don't even though the battle adviser clearly says that you can toggle them on or off. (giving youslower reload times when toggled on)

Has anyone nopticed this too?

Is there a fix for it? Quickkey doesn;'t work either, so I suspect it's not just a missing button.

[garth]

Hey, anyone know if there are free upkeep slots for cities/forts, or anything along those lines?

[Sir Winston Churchill]

Hey, anyone know if there are free upkeep slots for cities/forts, or anything along those lines?

No because militia is automatically recruited in your city. If you look at the bar next to your city, you will see a grey stack of bars. That, is your free upkeep space made up of citizen made militia. No, it doesn't grow, but it apparently never declines either.

[Graphic]

As title says, completed RTI today in about 12 hours (Yea I took time to enjoy it ) and in the grand campaign it does not show US.

Episode 4 is a "grand campaign" of sorts where you play as the U.S. It goes from 1783-1810 with I think 4 turns per year. It's more than the Episode 3 campaign, it features the entire campaign map.

[Warboss]

As title says, completed RTI today in about 12 hours (Yea I took time to enjoy it ) and in the grand campaign it does not show US.

I believe you go to the RTI screen, and where you pick your chapter you just pick United States at the end.

[murat can]

so in my ottoman campaign, everything is going well, except the fact that the monarch is an idiot? he has 0 stars. is there any way i can get rid of him thanks.?