APE: TI *BAI Shots* Screenshots and Videos! Cleaned!

[Dago Red]

Colonial Dutch troops (United Provinces) marching through the New World. (before being ambushed by Spanish forces and wiped out.)

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Ottoman army arraying for battle.

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[l33tl4m3r]

This should go here -- thanks everyone for all your screenshots!

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Here is a short video on some of the progress being made! Enjoy!

[Kazkula]

Had another fun night with Fraps and Empire Total War . Just having to much fun.

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Nice Prussian Charge incoming on some militia.

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The Charge hitting, they routed soon afterward.

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Just have to love the smoke effects.

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Nice little melee fight here, silly militia and no bayonets.

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More melee.

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Thank god they weren't Swedish pike men, those guys are tough.

Great mod, I'm loving taking screen shots as you can see.

[l33tl4m3r]

Great posts from everyone! Thanks and +rep!

Auto-sorting campaign unit cards;

[Stan_15545]

Emerging from the woods on a foggy spring morning, the 16th and 2nd Infantry march onto the field of battle just east of Paris, ready to take revenge on the Spanish forces who liberated the city at the cost of lives of British soldiers just a few weeks prior.

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They are joined by General Tory, a Parisian by birth, but of English noble line and education. His army arrays itself in a line stretching more than a mile wide.

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Harassed by Spanish artillery firing into the mists, the Red Line marches forward, undaunted, into the teeth of the deranged king's army. They will take not one step backwards, either emerging on top of Spanish dead, or buried in that shallow valley.

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British guns fire as one, and all down the line, the Spanish lines falter. The Spanish troops are inexperienced and outnumbered, facing vastly superior numbers and battle-hardened veterans of the Louisiana Campaign. The resistance to the Queen's rule is short-lived, and the Spanish are driven from the field in shameful retreat.

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[grandpa]

my first attempt at this. prolly wont get it right but here goes lol.

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A lil bit of grenade

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a lil dash of mortar
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time to get down and dirty

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when in doubt send in the heavy cavalry

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Well it took me awhile but I think I got it. Ill send some better ones next time. have enjoyed seeing everyone elses. Thanks

[grandpa]

This should go here -- thanks everyone for all your screenshots!

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Here is a short video on some of the progress being made! Enjoy!

it seems some BAI goodies there bud. awesome.

[grandpa]

here are a few more, of how the Mod has changed the dynamics of money and prestige for me.

On our way for a mexico vacation, hehe

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Mexico or bust

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prestige higher than ever before

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and the engine of any war...money

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yep 4.1 miilion, 200 k per turn. time to open a can on all of'em now!!

[grandpa]

Here is a naval battle scene, the HMS Lightening second rate taking on an polish 3rd rate.

preparing to meet the enemy

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ouch this one left a mark, hehe

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them polish sailors prolly wish they joined the army jus about now

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weenie roast anyone?

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the sharks gotta eat too

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I love the naval warfare. cheers everyone.

[l33tl4m3r]

Glad I have screenshots to post! Great naval shots, Grandpa!

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Here is a large preview of some of the changes we are trying to make more evident in the APE: TI Battle AI;

AI unit firing out of full formation;

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Here is how the last battle I fought went;

On approach, the AI is double lined and waiting;

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As we approach the AI breaks off ONE unit;

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Who move up and fire, followed by the rest of the AI army, still in double line;

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When they break, the rest of the AI units moving up in double line commit, one unit even firing from behind another AI unit;

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With no leapfrog;

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And more firing from behind, this shot is right after the other two units ran in front of it, no leapfrog;

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The units broke quickly as they were militia against the Prussian Life Guard and the Potsdamer Riesengarde -- the musket firefight would have lasted longer!

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Let's hope we can make this more common!

[Erik3E]

Ok so here we got a screen of my Swedish campaign map at year 1715.
The 7 gray Provinces is previus Ottoman controled areas witch it seemes they culdent keep under control so they all clamed independans and formed one big rebelion kingdom





Will uppdate this post with Some more screens soon! Just gota Watch thrue all of the replays(I have replayed every battle I have faugt, think its 18 battles so far). EDIT: It was 20 battles

Here we go, here you gott some screenes from a small battle in the "Polish-Russian war" originaly caled "The Polish war" but later got the name "Polish-Russian war" thanks to there where a cuple of large battles in russian teretory betwen Swedish and Russian forces.
Anyway enjoy these screens, from a rather small battle And also my "12th" battle

Swedish dragoons firing at the Russian artilery possition and at the same time at the russian general.

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Swedish artillery firing on the russian artillery.

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Swedish artillery continues there bombardment of the russian artillery after loosing 1 of there 3 artillery pices.

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Swedish artillery looking out over the battlefield.

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Russian artillery flee the battle after the cowardly general routed.

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Seconds before the Russian artillery men meets there doom.

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Smoke after some newly fired artillery

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That was it from me for this time

[grandpa]

gotta love the arty, hehe

hey e1, has anyone noticed any particular faction that has a better BAI than the other?
IMHO my battles with Spain have shown an improved BAI versus Poland in particular. I have seen Spain march an entire line to my line, touching and not freaking out, and fire more than one volley before rushing my line. Whereas the Polish charged the whole way (touching and not freaking out), yet never firing a shot. Was wondering if anyone could look into it, and then someone a whole lot smarter than me can see what is diff. about them in thier stats...or wherever you look . lol of course being the noob I am, I didnt save the battle for the entire spanish line movement, but I do have them holding thier line, while engaging mine. Cheers ev1.

Spain

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Spain, touching, advancing through thier lines toward mine, not freaking out

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spain, engaging

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Poland

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Never fired the first shot, never slowed down.

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[chewie411]

British Action in the swiss forest....

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[Dionysos of Spandau]

Hi Guys,

I know it has surely been asked thousands of times before, but anyway...

Where are the screenshots stored?

They are not in my empire - total war folder, thats for sure!

Pls help, thx. Or just redirect me to the thread, where it is explained.

OK I found the screenshot thread
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...ot#post6707273

Should have an own category, coz I was here many times and didnt find it.
I'll try my luck with ZScreen

Greetings from Germany



BTW: BEST MOD EVER, playing Prussia first and NOW I do the PAPAL STATE

[grandpa]

hey dionysos, if you have any more trbls let me know and i'll run you thru how i do it...even tho there is prolly easier ways than i figured it. it was and is fun tho....and i for one enjoy seeing them.
good to see so many ppl enjoying this awesome mod.

[Pope Gregorius I]

This should go here -- thanks everyone for all your screenshots!

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Here is a short video on some of the progress being made! Enjoy!

this doesnt happen for me....atleast not all the time...could terrian, fences, walls etc hamper that? i assume it would in real life so maybe.


custom battle: exhibit A....



now this could very well be from the fact that i had light infantry out in front to harass the main line as it advnced. Th Spanish charged them after firing once and then stopped to fire a few volleys at the flanks of my main line, but the center kept charging straight at mine. the above image is of that moment

doesnt really matter because the Spanish crushed me, i had battle difficulty on hard. campaign is slightly better than this though.

[l33tl4m3r]

Yeah, there is about as much done as possible for the BAI -- most work relied on the CA actually patching it.

There could be a lot of things that come into play; your movement, the army composition, and other factors. Sometimes the BAI performs pretty well, other times the same old issues are present.

I almost always get decent results and I attribute this to the campaign battle maps with varied terrain coupled with my active movement of armies aginast the AI.

I have RARELY had good results with just standing still while fighting the AI on grassland. I have had some great results as well, though, lol!

[Pope Gregorius I]

just one screen, not great quality, yet a cool image.

I just wish Empire had the same option as Medieval II to have all the UI stuff on mouseover setting. the UI in Empire and Nappy is definitely a DOWNgrade fro Medieval II

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and some epic fail on part of a Prussian general who thought he was the second coming of Frederick Barbarossa or something and had vowed to take out the British single handed!

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and...

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leaderless, his army didnt know wtf to do...

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Britannia invicta once again.

[madrush]

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watching the british advance

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british march through the moore

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the eager anticipation

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holding strong

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firing volley after volley at the brits

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government scots against rebel scots

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the feared highland charge...a bloody madrush it was

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[grandpa]

very nice indeed....+rep