BEST Realistic Naval Mod for NTW - GRAND FLEET v2.01 *** 01/06/10 *** NEW

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Realistic Naval MOD for NTW - Grand Fleet

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Realistic Naval MOD Grand Fleet v2.01 *** 01/06/10 *** NEW

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This is the original full version of Realistic Naval MOD Grand Fleet for NTW PLS, Download GrandFeet2.01.zip: • Mirror by depositfiles.com • Mirror by mediafire.com

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Adds new lines, to see some missing unit description names. • Localisation for mod Russian game NTW: .........*ru*.zip created • Localisation for mod English game NTW: .........................*en*.zipcreated • Localisation for mod Polish game NTW: ..........................................*pl*.zipcreated • Localisation for mod Spanish games NTW: ....................................................*sp*.zipcreated

Installation instructions

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Grand Feet

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1) You have arhive GrandFeet2.01.zip. Unzip this archive.
2) Start setup file rnmGrandFeet2.01_Setup.exe and follow the instructions.
* install to folder:
(where you installed the game) \SteamApps\common\napoleon total war
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MOD STARTED - Start mod on link Grand fleet (on your desktop, or start)
VANILLA STARTED - Start link Napoleon

Localisation

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1) You have file *.zip Unzip this archive.
2) Copy *.pack to a folder data & Replace:
... \SteamApps\common\napoleon total war\data

Grand Feet + Other modes (if you want)

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1) ADD mod in user.script.txt, If this file does not exist, create it:
Windows XP

C:\Documents and Settings\(Your User Name Here)\Application Data\The Creative Assembly\Napoleon\scripts

Windows Vista or Windows 7

C:\Users\(Your User Name Here)\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Napoleon\scripts

2) Write in user.script.txt line:

mod "rnm_Grand_Fleet.pack";

Changes included in this mod

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Ships

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• New ships added:
--- Old bomb ketch;
--- 50-gun Ship-of-the-Line with Carronades;
--- 74-gun Ship-of-the-Line with Carronades.
Ship of the line with carronades has more durability and short range firepower but less long range firepower.
• Add ships for fractions:
--- Russia - 122, 106, rocket ships;
--- Portugal, - steam 38;
--- France - 64, 50;
--- Ottomans - 122, 96, 84, 74;
--- Dutch - 80, steam 38, rocket ship;
--- Sweden, Denmark - steam 80, steam 38, rocket ship.

Speed of the wind

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--- ships can't sail directly against the wind but have to sail tacks;
--- ships are not sailing directly against the wind (accept steamships and galleys):
Speed in percentage terms to the maximum. MAX SPEED IS 100 %

Ship specs rebalanced

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--- strength ships;
--- round-shot, chain-shot and grapeshot damage accuracy;
--- speed and maneuverability;
--- accuracy;
--- guns of a different caliber have different reloading time;
--- range: grapeshot - 100, chain-shot - 300, round shot - 500:

Other significant changes

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• Established the limits for each type of ship in multilayer game:
--- ironclad: 1 units;
--- steam ships 80: 3 units;
--- first rates: 3 units;
--- carronade ships: 4 units;
--- rockets ship & bomb ketch: 2 units.
• Changed the icons of naval units: (For easy searching and management)
--- White - Small ships (Sloop, Brig...);
--- Black - Specific ships (steamships, Ketch, carronades ships);
--- Red - Battleships 4-3 rate;
--- Green - Battleships 2-1 rate;
--- Yellow - Merchant ships.
• Deployment zones are placed differently:
--- distance between opponents is 500 meters (like in ETW);
--- deployment zones of allied forces have common space of 300 meters;
--- attacker's deployment zone placed 300 meters above downwind.
• Changes in the gun:
--- 32, 36, 42 lb. cannons(clicking "grape-shot" cause firing 2 round shot with range 100m.);
--- only 32 lb. carronade cannons(clicking "grape-shot" cause firing bombs with range 100m.);
--- 24 lb. bomb (clicking "round shot" cause firing bombs with range 150m.);
--- 6, 9, 12, 18 lb. cannons and 24, 32 lb. carronade cannons can use chain-shot, other cannons can not;
--- bug that allowed to kill the guns with chain-shots is fixed.

Appearance

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--- new 22 skins(damage panels of ships) for each factions;
--- each faction has it's own ship skins.
--- ironclad colored in realistic way;
--- visual result of repairs is removed;
--- flags of all major factions are changed to historical ones;
--- visualization of Ship's damage is altered;
--- added effect of blood;
--- gun black.

Difference in ships of all factions

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Screenshots of actual gameplay

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Credits

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Team Members
Sharp - Creator of Grand FleetModes
McSeem, Bo_74 - Historical Information
Bethencourt - Idea (from ETW)

Thanks my friends, & testers:
Torpedniy Kater, Morfeus, Aizenkur, ARGAR, Joker, ZardoZ, Sokol

Major Contributions
The Vicar, erasmus777 and husserlTW - releasing the first workable NAP-PFM
LtChambers and Alpaca - their masterpiece tools DBEditor, Pack File Manager and Mod Manager.
Mech_Donald - Blood Mod for NTW

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STEAM group GRAND FLEET:
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/Grand_Fleet
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Attached Files

Realistic Naval MOD Grand Fleet v2.01
• Mirror by depositfiles.com
• Mirror by mediafire.com

INFO in RU http://imtw.ru/topic/8233-mod-grand-fleet/
THE BEST WIN

[♠ Thomas Cochrane ♠]

I like the pics Sharpe, you can see Nelson's Patent Bridge in this one!

[♠ Thomas Cochrane ♠]

This isn't the exact picture i was thinking of, but here's "Nelson's Patent Bridge for Boarding First Rates"

[GODzilla]

Just a hint for everyone who likes to just use the new ship models / damage effects and suffers incompatibility problems with mods who also use a modified landbattles.xml:

1.) Install the mod to another folder than your ntw folder

2.) Copy the rnmGrand_Fleet.pack file to your NTW data folder

3.) Open the rnmGrand_Fleet.pack with the "PackFileManager"

4.) Erase all entries under "effects" (among these is the "landbattles.xml")

5.) Save the rnmGrand_Fleet.pack file and exit the PackFileManager

6.) Make sure to use the batch-file of this mod in order to force the game to use the file (and thus the modified ship models); you can also use the NTW Mod Manager of course

My thanks goes to Sharp for making the modified damage effects. This is something that bothered me since ETW.

[Sharp]

Just a hint for everyone who likes to just use the new ship models / damage effects and suffers incompatibility problems with mods who also use a modified landbattles.xml:

1.) Install the mod to another folder than your ntw folder

2.) Copy the rnmGrand_Fleet.pack file to your NTW data folder

3.) Open the rnmGrand_Fleet.pack with the "PackFileManager"

4.) Erase all entries under "effects" (among these is the "landbattles.xml")

5.) Save the rnmGrand_Fleet.pack file and exit the PackFileManager

6.) Make sure to use the batch-file of this mod in order to force the game to use the file (and thus the modified ship models); you can also use the NTW Mod Manager of course

My thanks goes to Sharp for making the modified damage effects. This is something that bothered me since ETW.

I dislike what you have treated my mod...
Why no one pays attention to the balance?
Few people are interested naval battles?

[GODzilla]

I don't understand. It was my intention to help people who want only this part of the mod. And now you're saying "all or nothing"? Why?

I also thanked you for your work and now this. You're a strange person.

See, there are certain things you can and should do, and other things you can't. You can - and should - develop a mod according to your own idea. You can also regulate the copyright of the mod. You cannot however tell people how to use your mod and what they can't do with it for their personal needs...

[Sharp]

I don't understand. It was my intention to help people who want only this part of the mod. And now you're saying "all or nothing"? Why?

I also thanked you for your work and now this. You're a strange person.

See, there are certain things you can and should do, and other things you can't. You can - and should - develop a mod according to your own idea. You can also regulate the copyright of the mod. You cannot however tell people how to use your mod and what they can't do with it for their personal needs...

Ok, good, friend

You play in MP naval battles?

[GODzilla]

No, that was not the reason I modified your mod. It was because of another mod which wasn't compatible because it also uses a landbattle.xml. And since I don't need yours because I just use the edited models I erased it, thus making your mod compatible.

And then I decided to share my knowledge. It's as simple as that.

[Sharp]

Want based on this mod to make the tournament! 1 vs 1, & 2 vs 2!
Good idea, there is a desire to participate?
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STEAM group GRAND FLEET:
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/Grand_Fleet

My steam acсount:
http://steamcommunity.com/id/IMP_Sharp

[♠ Thomas Cochrane ♠]

I like any mod that changes the naval aspect of the game, because it was so wrong upon release, but there are some things i don't agree with in this one.
the colouration of Hulls is incorrect, expecially for Great Britain and France. Great Britain has orange hulls - they should be yellow for Ships of the Line, and predominantly black and white for frigates (Nelson Checker). France should be similar to Britain, but with less attention to detail, such as less vibrant colours and/or shabbiness. THEY WEREN'T BLACK AND WHITE FOR ANOTHER 40 YEARS.
SPQR.

[♠ Thomas Cochrane ♠]

I do like however that not all ships have the distinct stripe down the sides, which was used to confuse the enemy into thinking they were engaging a smaller ship.

[Lib85]

If you want to have a realistic british crew, there is the "england expect" mod...

congratulation sharp , your mod is perfect... especially your damages textures... but I agree with thomas cochcrane: french ship of the line weren't black and white at this time but later (1840). If you want a correct texture choose the clear wood color...

good job anyway

[BenTrem]

Just to say: wow!
I had planned to get into TW for quite a while and just y'day picked up Napoleon. Was totally under-whelmed by the PDF on the Manuals disc. But kinda trusted that the community would have some real stuff.

wow ... thanks for this; count me in!
--@bentrem

[Sharp]

If you want to have a realistic british crew, there is the "england expect" mod...

congratulation sharp , your mod is perfect... especially your damages textures... but I agree with thomas cochcrane: french ship of the line weren't black and white at this time but later (1840). If you want a correct texture choose the clear wood color...

good job anyway

I will contact you within a month. I will do a new version of mod. With minor amendments...

[Ciisar]

any one knows this moves tracers?

[Baleurion]

Just a hint for everyone who likes to just use the new ship models / damage effects and suffers incompatibility problems with mods who also use a modified landbattles.xml:

1.) Install the mod to another folder than your ntw folder

2.) Copy the rnmGrand_Fleet.pack file to your NTW data folder

3.) Open the rnmGrand_Fleet.pack with the "PackFileManager"

4.) Erase all entries under "effects" (among these is the "landbattles.xml")

5.) Save the rnmGrand_Fleet.pack file and exit the PackFileManager

6.) Make sure to use the batch-file of this mod in order to force the game to use the file (and thus the modified ship models); you can also use the NTW Mod Manager of course

My thanks goes to Sharp for making the modified damage effects. This is something that bothered me since ETW.

Thank you!!!!! <3

By the way, the localisation links are broken?
Is this mod not being worked on anymore?

[SR-71]

It seems very interesting. I'll try immediately...

Thanks!

[Halbard]

is this compatible with Europe in conflict?

[Didz]

Hi Sharpie!

I'm intrigued by the changes you have made to Wind Speed in this mod, but can't quite understand the diagram. (see below)

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If I understand it correctly what you are explaining is that in the standard ETW game (I assume you mean't NTW too) ships move at a percentage of their maximum speed depending upon their point of sail.

So, when running with the wind behind them they suffer a 35% penalty to their movement, when reaching its a 70% penalty and when turned directly into the wind its a 100% penalty (e.g. no forward movement)

If I've understood that right then your mod reduces the penalties when running before the wind to 10%, and when reaching to 60%, but I don't understand why the diagram suggests that the penalty when sailing into wind is now only 75%, whilst its 100% when close hauled.

That can't be right based upon what you say the mod does, so I must assume I'm misreading the diagram.

Incidently, my own experience of sailing and the research conducted by Edwards and McKenzie for their Napoleonic Naval Wargame suggests that relative speed through the water varies according to point of sail as follows:

Wind over the beam or quarter (Reaching) = Fastest point of sail (100% movement)
Wind from astern (Running before the wind) = Slightly slower (approx 80% movement)
Bearing to windward (Hauling/Close Hauled) = Slowest point of sail (approx 50% movement)
Turned Into the Wind (Luffed) = Negative movement as the ship drifts downwind.

So, the logic is that ships sail fastest when the wind is blowing over their side, as the maximum sail area is being presented to wind at that angle. When the wind is blowing over the stern some speed is lost because some of the sail area is masked by other sails, and when the wind is coming over the forward quarter the reduction caused by masked sails is made worse by the wind pressure on the hull and sails trying to drive the vessel downwind. Finally when the ship turn direclty into wind the entire force of the wind tries to drive the ship backwards, although the natural tendency is for it to swing off the wind and back onto its previous course (broaching to).

Approximate angles on the bow for square rigged ships are given as:

0-55 degree's (Luffed)
56-79 degree's (Hauling)
80-160 degree's (Reaching)
161-180 degree's (Running)

Just thought you might find that useful.

[Mandor]

Love the work done on the mod. I was wondering why the British 1st rate 98's are missing side hull textures?