This is a "Barebones" sub mod which aims to bring some of the benefits of the excellent NTW3 battlefield action to those players who want those aspects... while keeping other elements of vanilla, major mod or whatever mod they have made or prefer.
I hope that you enjoy the changes they bring as much as I have. Thanks go to several folks who tested out these files and confirmed my thoughts that they should be shared:
Leoben
Icebear
Chevalier IX
Bassguitar
Jbet
... and big thanks to NTW3 for the files and especaiily to Von Clauswitz, Legio Desaix and NFullin.
Files are zipped as an attachment to this post.
Mod Content:Fatigue rate and effects
Morale
Movement rates and modifiers
Rules (key in-battle realism modifiers)
Troop Experience rates and effects
Visual and sound effects
Fog of War: One of the NTW3 features that many folks like is enhanced FOW which means you have to scout to see enemy units. It's not included here for 2 reasons:Implementing it means changing the unit_stats_land, which I believe precludes it from a "barebones" mod because it would require replacing that file - which is a key element of the major mods and would need a separate file for each mod.
Personally, I consider all scouting already complete before battles so don't need FOW. And as I use 40 units per side and Whiff of Sulphur mod pouring smoke everywhere, it's hard enough to keep track of what's going on!
Add to TOP of user.script as follows:
mod NTW3_sp_stripped.pack;
mod NTW3_FX1_v1.pack;
mod NTW3_FX2_v1.pack;
mod stripped_NTW3.pack;
*** NEW ***
PROJECTILES TABLES
I am testing the use of the NTW3 projectiles tables (weapons ranges, damage etc.) as an additonal option - good results so far alongsode LME! It's at the bottom of this post for those who want to try it with me (you can use it with ANY mod or vanilla).
Don't forget to add NTW3_Projectiles.pack to your user.script.
UPDATE
A revised NTW3_stripped_NTW3 file is also attached which hopefully fixes the issue where grenadiers are very hard to shoot. Thanks to Bazzbrother for his findings! Just replace the original file with this one.
Feedback welcomed.