The Kaunitz Project is changing over from the ETW engine (which has proved to be too unstable for multiplayer games) to the NTW engine.
The KP is a realism/simulation mod geared to multiplayer battles. The aim of the mod is not to get the colour of uniform buttons correct, but rather to offer realism from a general's point of view, putting emphasis on reconnaissance, manoevre, terrain, timing, morale, troop types (in contrast to unrealistic differences between troop stats of individual regiments or "nationalities"). The mod is therefore based on a 4:1 ground- and troop-scale.
The KP will be set in the mid 18th century (predominantly: third Silesian War/Seven Years War). Hopefully we'll be able to port the corresponding models and skins (wangrin's "Nec Pluribus Impar" for France, megasalexandros' "Preußens Gloria" for Prussia) from ETW to NTW. Because of the models available, the first full version will probably feature the factions Prussia (+ British-Hannoverian support) and France (without the Kur-Saxons or the Reichsarmee).
SOME KEY CHANGES OF THE MOD (a list for new players, all points will be explained in more detail as soon as I find the time)
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4:1 scale for troops and ground, 1:1 scale for time (imagine all soldiers to be 4 times smaller and 4 times more numerous; this leads to "extremely" slow but realistic - according to scale - movement of units)
"fatigue" stands for "cohesion". It can be lost and regained very quickly. Being low on cohesion (tired/very tired/exhausted) will give you severe morale and accuracy penalties. Running is a "very" bad idea. With cavalry, you have to decide the point at which to start the galopp (it's a matter of time=being exposed to musketry versus cohesion/morale)
no squares - to defend against cavalry, form a deep square formation so that your unit can turn quickly in order to get shots on attacking cavalry
more realistic casualty figures (remember one hit is four casualties, according to the scale)
realistic frontages for battalions and (double-)squadrons
a quite creative solution for bayonet charges (on the last 20 ingame meters, an attacking infantry unit will recover fatigue=cohesion very quickly)
A detection system (works in a similar way to NTW3). However, since it is a detection system meant to represent the delay of orders and information, not a line of sight system, the detection ranges for most troops are set very low (usually 65 ingame meters in the open). The general's unit has a unique detection range of 100
Battle fatigue is represented by "experience". This means that experience in this mod is actually a bad thing that gives you mali. Especially with cavalry, you have to decide whether you prefer to shatter a routing enemy and thereby blow your horses, or whether you stay back.
realistically restricted arcs of fire - positioning is important!
morale is, in general, MUCH more important than in vanilla NTW
more intensive terrain effects, especially for cavalry
Artillery reworked
(cavalry casualties in melees are still by FAR too high - there's nothing I can do against that)
(Disable all other mods, put the unzipped pack into your data-folder and add the line "mod KP_NTW_1a.pack;" to your script file. Then start a custom battle) Please delete the preset "starting" armies! Please use medium sized units (line infantry should have a strength of 140, grenadiers 120, etc.). Using other sizes will change the game experience
List ofextraordinarily motivating and helpful people, listed by the point in time that they've taken a big interest in the mod. Thank you for your all your support, time and constructive feedback!
Didz TiFlo Dee Jay saddletank bloody bill Cangry Filip von Zietek mAIOR Splenyi
BATTLE REPORTS / VIDEOS (still mostly of the ETW-version of the mod)
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Battle versus Philipp von Zietek with the NTW-version of the mod:
Here is a commentary by the user mAIOR on a battle he fought against the AI (version: kaunitzmp6). (7 parts)
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Another battle report (versus AI) by mAIOR (version: kaunitzmp6). 10 parts!
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Here is an introduction to the mod by the user Didz, who explains the basics of the mod (4:1 scale) in a battle against the AI. The record is based on an earlier version of the mod (27th may 2011), but the design philosophy and the explained concepts are still valid. (5 parts)
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My battle report of one of my first multiplayer games versus "bloody bill". One of my most interesting battles so far (based on an earlier version of the mod).
Here is the list of articles and books that I've drawn on for this mod (apart from Didz's invaluable help, that is).
Note that there are a lot of titles in the list that touch on the American Revolution and Napoleonic warfare rather than the third Silesian War. This is simply due to the fact that the latter conflicts seem to have attracted much more (recent) scholarly interest, especially when we talk about the micro-historical approach which is necessary if you want to model game mechanisms. There are also articles in it that don't deal with warfare/"mechanics" per se. I have not listed the basic resources such as the "Grosser Generalstab" or the kronoskaf Seven Years War homepage. Titles that have proved to be very helpful from a modding perspective (because of their micro-approach and their emphasis on first hand accounts) are marked in red.
Rory Muir, Tactics and the Experience of Battle in the Age of Napoleon (New Haven / London 2000). Michael Hochedlinger, Austria's Wars of Emergence 1683-1797 (Modern Wars in Perspective, London u.a. 2003). Matthew H. Spring, With Zeal and with Bayonets Only. The British Army on Campaign in North America, 1775-1783 (Campaigns and Commanders 19, Norman 2008). Brent Nosworthy, Battle Tactics of Napoleon and his Enemies (London 1995). Christopher Duffy, The Military Experience in the Age of Reason (London/New York 1987). Franz A. J. Szabo, The Seven Years War in Europe 1756-1763 (Modern Wars in Perspective, Harlow u.a. 2008). Claus Telp, The Evolution of Operational Art 1740-1813. From Frederick the Great to Napoleon (Cass Series: Military History and Policy, London/New York 2005). Christopher Duffy, Prussia's Glory. Rossbach and Leuthen 1757 (Chicago 2003). Thomas J. McGuire, The Philadelphia Campaign (2 Volumes, Mechanicsburg 2007). George Nafziger, Imperial Bayonets. Tactics of the Napoleonic Battery, Battalion and Brigade as Found in Contemporary Regulations (London/Mechanicsburg 1996). Sascha Möbius, Mehr Angst vor dem Offizier als vor dem Feind? Eine mentalitätsgeschichtliche Studie zur preußischen Taktik im Siebenjährigen Krieg (Saarbrücken 2007). Sascha Möbius, Beschleunigung von militärischen Bewegungen im 18. Jahrhundert am Beispiel der preußischen Taktik in den schlesischen Kriegen. In: Hartmut Heller (Hg.), Gemessene Zeit - gefühlte Zeit. Tendenzen der Beschleunigung, Verlangsamung und subjektiven Zeitempfindens (Münster/Hamburg/Berlin 2006) 235-265. (available online: http://www.matrei.ruso.at/dokumente/04_zeit_moebius.pdf) Sven Externbrink, "Que l'homme est cruel et méchant!" Wahrnehmung von Krieg und Gewalt durch französische Offiziere im Siebenjährigen Krieg. In: Historische Mitteilungen der Ranke-Gesellschaft 18 (2005) 44-57. Marian Füssel, Das Undarstellbare darstellen. Das Bild der Schlacht im 18. Jahrhundert am Beispiel Zorndorf (1758). In: Birgit Emich, Gabriela Signori (Hg.), Kriegs/Bilder in Mittelalter und Früher Neuzeit (Zeitschrift für historische Forschung Beiheft 42, Berlin 2009) 317-349. Marian Füssel, Der Wert der Dinge. Materielle Kultur in soldatischen Selbstzeugnissen des Siebenjährigen Krieges. In: Militär und Gesellschaft in der Frühen Neuzeit 13/1 (2009) 104-121. (available online: http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2009/3075/pdf/mgfn13_01.pdf) Marian Füssel, Die Aasgeier des Schlachtfeldes. Kosaken und Kalmücken als russische Irreguläre während des Siebenjährigen Krieges. In: Stig Förster, Christian Jansen, Günther Kronenbitter (Hg.), Rückkehr der Condottieri? Krieg und Militär zwischem staatlichem Monopol und Privatisierung: Von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart (Krieg in der Geschichte 57, Paderborn u.a. 2010) 141-152. Alexander Balisch, Die Entstehung des Exerzierreglements von 1749. Ein Kapitel der Militärreform von 1748/49. In: Mitteilungen des österreichischen Staatsarchivs 27 (1974) 170-194. As a whole: Bd. 3 of the "Schriften des heeresgeschichtlichen Museums in Wien": Maria Theresia. Beiträge zur Geschichte des Heerwesens ihrer Zeit (Graz/Wien/Köln 1967). Johannes Kunisch, Der kleine Krieg. Studien zum Heerwesen des Absolutismus (Wiesbaden 1973). Marcus von Salisch, Treue Deserteure. Das kursächsische Militär und der Siebenjährige Krieg (Mlitärgeschichtliche Studien 41, München 2009). (very good for the Saxon/Polish army and the Prina "campaign"!) Reed Browning, The War of the Austrian Succession (New York 1993). several articles in: Wolfgang Adam, Holger Dainat (Hg.), "Krieg ist mein Lied". Der Siebenjährige Krieg in den zeitgenössischen Medien (Schriften des Gleimhauses Halberstadt 5, Göttingen 2007). (from a military perspective especially the article by Bernhard Jahn about the converse interpretations of the battle of Lobositz (which was a draw, really *g*).) Ewa Anklam, "Wissen nach Augenmaaß". Praktiken der Beobachtung und Berichterstattung während des Siebenjährigen Krieges (1756-1763) (Berlin 2007). Manfred Schort, Politik und Propaganda. Der Siebenjährige Krieg in den zeitgenössischen Flugschriften (Frankfurt a. M. u. a. 2006). Eike Erdel, Das Gefecht bei Emsdorf am 16. Juli 1760 (available online: http://www.vhghessen.de/inhalt/zhg/Z...%20Emsdorf.pdf) Martin Rink, Vom "Partheygänger" zum Partisanen. Die Konzeption des kleinen Krieges in Preussen 1740-1813 (Frankfurt am Main 1999).
An interesting page for maps is this project of the Staatsarchiv Marburg which is digitalizing the Wilhelmshöher Kriegskarten (a huge collection of ca. 3000 battle maps, started in 1700). Although the resolution is not too good, I find it all very rich and interesting. Lots of the maps are decorated with rocailles and other ornaments. You can also find maps of encampments and smaller actions. Volume/Band 24, 25 & 26 will lead you to (mostly contemporary) maps of the Seven Years' War, but the collection is also famous for its Hessian maps of the American War of Independence (28 & 29).
Reenactors of Hessian soldiers singing "Prinz Eugen der edle Ritter" (strange they're actually singing a praise on a habsburg general ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z-XE56iJ6Q
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