Install Instructions For NTW2 and Release Notes

[Empress Meg]

Install instructions for NTW2 version 1.0
1) NTW2 is a modification for RTW 1.5/ RTW:BI 1.6. In order to play NTW2, please ensure that you have fully updated your version of RTW and that there are no other mods present. In other words, you must have a clean install of RTW.

Install RTW.
Install RTW patch 1.3.
Install RTW patch 1.5.

2) Download the NTW2 version 1.0 full install from the Lordz website here. You will need Winrar to extract the files inside. WinRar
Download NTW2 version 1 Patch if you already have the older version of NTW2 version 1.0. New users need only download the Full Install.

3) Extract the contents of the rar folder.

4) Double click on the program and the install will begin. Follow the prompts to finish installing NTW2 to your PC.

5) Optional: Install the Community Map Pack for Multiplayer battles.
The Map Pack will be updated in about a week's time to include more community submitted maps.

NTW2 version 1.0 uses the mod switch, so no original RTW files will be edited. (You can have as many mods installed on a single RTW folder as long as the use the mod switch.) It is recommened that you install this complete version of NTW2 on a clean copy of RTW 1.5.

Installer Options: You will be given the option to select these during the install process.

Create Desktop Shortcut- Creates a shortcut on your desktop for faster game initializing. (Duh ).

Use Quick Chat- Enables "Y" for global chat and "T" for team chat while ingame.

Disable Arrow Markers- Removes the green arrows under selected units. Units will only highlight.

Install Low Resolution Textures- One half the size of normal textures. Installing these can cut down on lag slightly while reducing unit detail.

Install Lingering Smoke “Lingering Smoke” will allow musket smoke to build up and cloud the field, making for a more gritty and hazy battle. This is not recommended for people with older, slower PCs. It will cause framerate drop.

Please go to the Downloads section of the site to begin your download.

Enjoy, The Lordz Modding Collective
Install Instruction Tips

-Make sure you have a clean copy of Rome Total War patched to version 1.5, ready on your computer.

-To open the downloaded file you need WinRar a compressing program like WinZip to open the download file: WinRar

-After opening you will find the install program inside.

-To start the program, just double click it. The install program will instruct you further and install NTW2 on your computer.

-Napoleonic Total War 2 cannot be used with any other modification

-Rome: Total War Gold edition and Total War: Eras already use RTW v1.5 and BI v1.6 so installation using those TW products should give no problems. Only make sure you install it into the right root directory

-NTW2 works also when you have the Alexander expansion installed

-If you install it on Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion with the 1.6 patch, make sure you use the Rome Total War.exe file, in other words use your RTW CD or DVD, or custom battles will not work when using the Barbarian Invasion.exe file

-You can easily check if NTW2 is correctly installed by checking if you see a "napoleonic" folder in the RTW root directory you directed it to with the install program

-You can uninstall NTW2 by using the uninstall option that was be created by the install program, or manually by deleting the "napoleonic" folder from the RTW root directory you installed it in.

*Tips taken from: Lordz Modding Collective Official Forum Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:07 am Post subject: Install process & tips for NTW2. Posted by LZoF.

[Empress Meg]

The Peninsular Pack: Napoleonic Total War 2 version 3.5
Release Notes and Important Information

Install instructions-
1) NTW2 is a modification for RTW 1.5/ RTW:BI 1.6. In order to play NTW2, please ensure that you have fully updated your version of RTW and that there are no other mods present. In other words, you must have a clean install of RTW.

Note: Older installs of NTW2 are generally okay as the installer will remove any erroneous information.

2) Download the Peninsula Pack full install from the Lordz website here. You will need Winrar to extract the files inside. WinRar Extract the contents of the rar folder.

3) Double click on the program and the install will begin. Follow the prompts to finish installing NTW2 to your PC.

The installer-
The previous NTW2 install (Austrian/ Comm Patch 2) will be removed from the modification when you begin to install the new Peninsula Pack. This means that if you have any older maps, skins, and any text files and so forth that you would like to keep, BACK THEM UP!

If you want to keep anything from the older release then please make a folder for them and place them outside of your Napoleonic folder for safekeeping. The Lordz are not responsible for any material that may be lost in the new installation.

For those of you who own the DVD version of RTW, you may have to browse or search for your RTW root directory. The Pen Pack installer will use the “Activision” address when installing. It's been reported that the DVD version uses a different address. If you own a newer version of RTW, simply direct the NTW2 installer to where you have installed RTW.

**Installer Options:You will be given the option to select these during the install process.

Create Desktop Shortcut- Creates a shortcut on your desktop for faster game initializing. (Duh ).

Use Minimal GUI- (This has been rumored to be bugged). Only the unit cards will be displayed in battles on the User Interface if this option is selected. The mini-map, options, and time selections are removed.

Use Quick Chat- Enables "Y" for global chat and "T" for team chat while ingame.

Disable Arrow Markers- Removes the green arrows under selected units. Units will only highlight.

Install Low Resolution Textures- One half the size of normal textures. Installing these can cut down on lag slightly while reducing unit detail.

The Map Pack-
Download the Map pack from the Lordz website here.
There is now a new organizational method for the maps that we hope will be easier to search through when choosing a map; there are also new preview pictures for the maps. This is a rather large pack of information, so it has been released as a separate download to save on download time for the main modification installer.

Since these maps are the same maps, with just different "names", it is recommended that you remove your current maps from the napoleonic\data\world\maps\custom folder of your NTW2 root directory. If you want to keep any maps in the current NTW2 modification (Austrian/ Comm Patch 2) then it would be wise to make a back-up copy.

Community Patch 2.0-
Is included in this install of NTW2. This means that you now only need one install for the main playing version of NTW2. Keep in mind that the Map Pack is a separate install and should also be downloaded to ensure that the community is up-to-date and synchronized.

If you have any comments, suggestions or issues, please don't be afraid to ask.
-The Lordz

[Empress Meg]

Portugal Expansion (version 3.6) for Napoleonic Total War 2 Release Notes
NB- This should is covered in the installer readme, but I will print it here again to be safe.

The Peninsula Pack, NTW2 version 3.6, is required for the Portugal Expansion. Instructions on how to install this can be found here:
here.

The Portugal Expansion installs in the napoleonic folder in the RTW root directory. If installed correctly, the version number on the main menu will say 3.8.

*The installer option “Lingering Smoke” will allow musket smoke to build up and cloud the field, making for a more gritty and hazy battle. This is not recommended for people with older, slower PCs. It will cause lag.

*The graphic options will be set to the highest selection possible. It is recommended for slower or older PCs that these options be tweaked as the user sees fit in the main menu/options/video/advanced.

Please go to the Downloads section of the site to begine your download.

Enjoy, The Lordz Modding Collective