Parades

**'Gunny** · June 14, 2010, 09:59 PM

Perhaps something that would be interesting is the ability to hold parades in your provinces, something to boost morale at home, and rub in the face of the conquered, a little something to give happiness in a province you need it in, maybe even be able to have the option to control your self ie: march the soldiers through the town into a circle thing like in the ETW tutorial. idk just a wip/idea/proposal

**EmperorBatman999** · June 17, 2010, 09:43 PM

Yes, I love having parades in forts with marching bands and everything. This would be a great feature.

**percydanvers** · June 17, 2010, 10:21 PM

I love the idea. Sometimes, if I'm fighting a battle that's not really much of a battle, I'll form up my infantry in a column, have them march and have my general stand by the side as if to survey his army.

**'Gunny** · June 18, 2010, 12:19 PM

It would be very neat to march your victorious Prussian soldiers through Paris after you captured it to the tune of Pruessen Gloria

**EmperorBatman999** · June 18, 2010, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by pvtgunny

It would be very neat to march your victorious Prussian soldiers through Paris after you captured it to the tune of Pruessen Gloria

Or Vienna to the Konnigratzer...

**Amaz** · June 19, 2010, 01:59 AM

Is it possible to make marching bands and such?

**tomux7** · June 19, 2010, 06:12 AM

Nice idea. But it should be hard to make citizens and custom animations

**EmperorBatman999** · June 19, 2010, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by Amaz

Is it possible to make marching bands and such?

Brigadier Graham did it for ETW.

About citizens, yes it would be hard. Maybe give them the "waiting" artillery animation when they have nothing in their hands?

**'Gunny** · June 19, 2010, 03:10 PM

hmm thats a good idea, give them armed citizenry skins and arty animations, and I know Brigadier Graham made an awesome sound mod for NTW with Pruessen Gloria and other songs that you play the battle to

**'Gunny** · June 19, 2010, 08:41 PM

Now I have one question, anyone have ANY idea how to do this

**.Mitch.** · June 20, 2010, 02:55 PM

This is rather easy..

Creating the band(s).

1. Your going to have to have like 3 unit for the band altogether. (Drummers, flutists, band leader with flag)
2. Create the new unit, only your going to want a realistic unit size. (5 men)
3. Give this new unit, for their equipment, drums and the corrisponding animation (Easy). Repeat this for your other small units, only adding the flute. etc.
4. Add in some new funky marching tunes to be played when marching, theres already a mod that does this.

The actual band 'event'.

-Now your not going to want your band marching through a town, when the enemy is there. But unfortunatly its not possible to be on a map without the enemy present.
So this is a no go. However, better idea below.

A marching bands usage.

1. Now lets assume here, we make these marching band units recruitable in the campaign. (Easy as pie)
2. Its more than easy to add to these units the ability to incourage and make generaly more confident the other units in their the army. They can also scare the enemy? Bit farfetched.
3. These units won't be able to fire back, or fight for that matter, just like the drummers/flutist in normal units.

Uses
- March your band through an enemy town as the enemy units are routing, or when victory is certain.
- March these units behind your units while the battle is ongoing, encouraging your units to fight better!

(I COPYRIGHT ALL THESE IDEAS!)

**'Gunny** · June 20, 2010, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by ♔Mitch, Your humble servant♔

This is rather easy..

Creating the band(s).

1. Your going to have to have like 3 unit for the band altogether. (Drummers, flutists, band leader with flag)
2. Create the new unit, only your going to want a realistic unit size. (5 men)
3. Give this new unit, for their equipment, drums and the corrisponding animation (Easy). Repeat this for your other small units, only adding the flute. etc.
4. Add in some new funky marching tunes to be played when marching, theres already a mod that does this.

The actual band 'event'.

-Now your not going to want your band marching through a town, when the enemy is there. But unfortunatly its not possible to be on a map without the enemy present.
So this is a no go. However, better idea below.

A marching bands usage.

1. Now lets assume here, we make these marching band units recruitable in the campaign. (Easy as pie)
2. Its more than easy to add to these units the ability to incourage and make generaly more confident the other units in their the army. They can also scare the enemy? Bit farfetched.
3. These units won't be able to fire back, or fight for that matter, just like the drummers/flutist in normal units.

Uses
- March your band through an enemy town as the enemy units are routing, or when victory is certain.
- March these units behind your units while the battle is ongoing, encouraging your units to fight better!

(I COPYRIGHT ALL THESE IDEAS!)

That is excellent idea lol, maybe instead of actually holding parades in the settlements, just give the bands a public order bonus. Is there any way to make sure the AI wont go crazy with them, you know, have an entire army made up mostly of musicians? I still dont know much (anything) about modding ntw though so im gonna have no choice but to respect your copyright claim lol; I'm not sure however that this would fit with TGW

EDIT: Im working on it actualloy just downloaded PFM, have no clue what im doing ... yet

**Pdguru** · June 20, 2010, 11:21 PM

Brigadier Graham did this for ETW - separate units of musicians playing faction-specific music. I suggest you ask him if he can do it for NTW and save yourself some time old chap.

**'Gunny** · June 20, 2010, 11:31 PM

Originally Posted by ♔Pdguru♔

Brigadier Graham did this for ETW - separate units of musicians playing faction-specific music. I suggest you ask him if he can do it for NTW and save yourself some time old chap.

You mean he did the EXACT same thing, well i suppose ill have to have a talk with the chap

EDIT: I did have a talk with him, we are now working on a band mod, now as soon as i figure this pack modifier and make the units he'll do the faction specific music

**«Ŵesleƴ»** · June 22, 2010, 08:36 AM

or would it be possible to just make a little in game movie clip that plays when you take over certain cities of your army marching through and playing music

**.Mitch.** · June 22, 2010, 08:40 AM

Originally Posted by pvtgunny

You mean he did the EXACT same thing, well i suppose ill have to have a talk with the chap

EDIT: I did have a talk with him, we are now working on a band mod, now as soon as i figure this pack modifier and make the units he'll do the faction specific music

Yikes, if you don't know the basics of the PFM, then your gona have trouble, especialy when it comes to the warscape equipment.

Good luck though.

**'Gunny** · June 22, 2010, 02:07 PM

im learning though

**TheRoyalGuard1** · June 23, 2010, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by UltraEgo69

or would it be possible to just make a little in game movie clip that plays when you take over certain cities of your army marching through and playing music

that a good idea but who here knows how to make those movies but not make em look cheesy? well i guess you could take clips from actual movies but then you get involved with copyright......

EDIT: just got an idea: we could have nanny make them! he could make them parade in a custom battle with a town with the enemy having only 1 unit! but then again we would need to make the units in the first place.......................

**'Gunny** · June 23, 2010, 10:16 PM

Originally Posted by TheRoyalGuard1

that a good idea but who here knows how to make those movies but not make em look cheesy? well i guess you could take clips from actual movies but then you get involved with copyright......

EDIT: just got an idea: we could have nanny make them! he could make them parade in a custom battle with a town with the enemy having only 1 unit! but then again we would need to make the units in the first place.......................

yea yea im working in it, been doing some hurricane proofing the last 2 days just in case and will be gone from friday to probably next wednesday