I'm starting to get into modding Empire and Napoleon. I'd figured I'd start with Napoleon first because it is the one I play the most of all my total war games, and I have played all of them and own most of them.
What this mod does is modify all of the unit sizes for every unit in the game. I have exact historical numbers and if not exact I have estimations based on the amount of battalions and companies per regiment, and how many men occupy them. And it is all based on faction, respectively. What I tried to do here was create a different tactical element that forces you to use a different strategy against different factions.
This is just the first part of a mod I am doing for both Napoleon and Empire. I plan on implementing much more than just unit sizes. I eventually want to implement realistic battle mechanics for both land and naval battles. I also want to create a good campaign AI that, militarily, focuses on the realistic use and organization of an actual Napoleonic army. If possible I would like to make each faction's AI behave like the faction had behaved, in terms of military recruitment and aggressiveness, historically. Lastly, I would like to create a battle atmosphere (with smoke mods, sound mods, etc.) that is both enjoyable and realistic. The focus of the mod, in its entirety, is to create a simulation that is both historically accurate and brutally realistic.
Back on topic... right now I have historical figures for:
France (Unit Sizes based on 1808-1815 figures)
Russia
Poland
Austria
Prussia
Great Britain
This is my source: http://napoleonistyka.atspace.com/
The rest of the factions, of which I could not find reliable information on military and unit organization, have been given general unit sizes based loosely off of France's sizes.
HISTORICAL UNIT SIZES INFO
GENERAL UNIT SIZES INFO
CURRENT VERSION: v1.0
CHANGELOG
IF YOU FIND, THROUGH YOUR OWN RESEARCH, THAT THE UNIT SIZES ABOVE ARE NOT HISTORICALLY ACCURATE, FEEL FREE TO POST IT HERE OR PM. IT IS PREFERABLE FOR YOU TO PM ME SO THAT IT ENSURES I GET THE INFORMATION, AND NOT MISS IT WHILE I READ AND REPLY TO COMMENTS. I'M GOING FOR HISTORICAL ACCURACY HERE.
IF YOU FIND THAT THE INFORMATION PORTRAYED ABOVE IS NOT THE SAME IN-GAME AS IT IS DISPLAYED IN THIS THREAD, LET ME KNOW. I AM CONTINUALLY SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION ON THE OTHER FACTIONS IN THE GAME AS WELL, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON ANY OTHER FACTIONS FORWARD IT TO ME SO I CAN IMPLEMENT THE INFORMATION. THANKS IN ADVANCE.
Enjoy. Download in the attachment.
I forgot the install instructions.
Put it in Napoleon: Total War's data directory.
It is a mod pack, so you'll need to either add it to the user.script file or activate it using the Mod Manager for NTW.