San Francisco event

Looks like one of the guys from Total War forums got to go to the San Francisco event. Looks like he had fun and was impressed by what he saw.

EDIT- You guys can't say that CA bribed him now!

http://shoguntotalwar.yuku.com/topic...sco-Event.html

Well, it looks like I got home first! Hopefully others will drop in and post their thoughts. For now though,

--this build is the "Gold Candidate." Per Kieran, there will be some tweaking and unit balancing, but this is essentially "it";
--the Portuguese and the Ottomans are playable, but not in the European Grand Campaign;
--playable factions will change depending on the specific campaign;
--environmental effects -- rain, wind, smoke will affect unit(s), but one effect won't render them useless;
--environmental effects can be 'stacked' making things pretty hoary for the affected unit(s);
--Elite Units of the East are in the pipeline (more at NYC even);
--Jason Isaacs is not Napoleon; he's playing an officer, and a few rank and file;
--the French Army begins without shoes reflecting their impoverished state post-Revolution;
--this will change as the game progresses until they're the Grande Armee we all know and love;
--a uniform editor will follow sometime in the near future. Kieran cannot give a definite date, but they're using it in the studio now;
-- in the Italian & Egyptian Campaign, the French have a technological advantage;
--Generals can now "Impress" and "Rally" their troops within their circle of influence;
--batteries have (at least) round shot & canister shot;
--the Grand European Campaign map extends to (roughly) the middle of Russia.

Overall, Napoleon is damn impressive. I'll leave it to others to comment on the graphics, but they were, well, fantastic. Gone is that flat green expanse from Empire, and now there are shimmering lakes, rolling hills, forests, and mountains. Animations are rather top notch; after spending quite a bit of time watching the batteries operate, they move almost exactly like in the original teaser trailer. I'll have to spend some more time watching melee combat, but after watching my cavalry move and hack through a group of line infantry, they move quite convincingly. Again, more time will have to be spent watching it, but they also attempted to run down fleeing troops.

Diplomacy has been of concern in the past, and with some of the time we had today, I tried a bit. As the Austrians against the French, I attempted to enlist Venice's aid in driving the French from Italy. I offered a military alliance, which they initially refused. However, they came back with an alliance and token payment that I accepted.

More later, but I need a nap. I've been up all night long.

Thumbs up!

I'm surprised Kieran could not give a date on the uniform editor. Usually he's pretty specific with information

Interesting stuff aside from that. Thanks.

Sounds good.. seems he is rather impressed (: but im gonna get ntw no matter what all the kiddie whiners says anyway lol

I can understand the Ottomans playable in the Egypt campaign but where can you fit Portugal in the Italian Campaign? I mean...since they say its not playable in the GC.

Originally Posted by Ebusitanus

I can understand the Ottomans playable in the Egypt campaign but where can you fit Portugal in the Italian Campaign? I mean...since they say its not playable in the GC.

If I'm understanding correctly, neither are playable in the GC, they are playable like the U.S. was in ETW-in custom battles and such. I could be wrong, but that's what I'm gathering.

the logical solution to both thoughts is that the Ottomans and the Portuguese are not going to be in any of the campaigns as playable, and they will be in multiplayer, as the only campaign in which you can try and beat napoleon is the GC.

Originally Posted by Soveriegn

the logical solution to both thoughts is that the Ottomans and the Portuguese are not going to be in any of the campaigns as playable, and they will be in multiplayer, as the only campaign in which you can try and beat napoleon is the GC.

But the guy who posted the article/review says that he was the Aussies and was trying to kick the French off Italy.....

another dude just posted his preview from the SF event.. same link as in first post.. scroll down the page ^^

Originally Posted by JerichoOnlyFan

But the guy who posted the article/review says that he was the Aussies and was trying to kick the French off Italy.....

Just a note; Aussies means "Australian", not "Austrian".

Originally Posted by Soveriegn

the logical solution to both thoughts is that the Ottomans and the Portuguese are not going to be in any of the campaigns as playable, and they will be in multiplayer, as the only campaign in which you can try and beat napoleon is the GC.

Pretty sure the Ottomans are in the Egyptian campaign unless that faction itself is the mamelukes.

Originally Posted by nameless

Pretty sure the Ottomans are in the Egyptian campaign unless that faction itself is the mamelukes.

Ottomans and Mamelukes are both in the campaign, Ottomans up north and Mamelukes south respectively

Originally Posted by nameless

Pretty sure the Ottomans are in the Egyptian campaign unless that faction itself is the mamelukes.

Ottomans are in the egypt campaign but i dont think theyre playable

they definitely are in MP, theyre possibly in SP afaik

In regards to the possibility of a demo,

I did ask about a demo and the likelihood of a demo before the release is slim. If there is a demo, it will come out after release.

http://shoguntotalwar.yuku.com/topic...sco-Event.html

What makes me mad is that nobody was even really paying attention to the music the dummers and fifers were making. Is it that hrd to tune in for one second and see exactly what march they're playing?

Originally Posted by EmperorBatman999

What makes me mad is that nobody was even really paying attention to the music the dummers and fifers were making. Is it that hrd to tune in for one second and see exactly what march they're playing?

when we were playing, the music was drowned by fire the second the battle started almost, coupled with the music in the background, its hard to listen to something specific when there is all these loud noises in the background. I'm sorry if your disappointed and all. I can hear the loud marches and men yelling but i suppose it drowned out the marching music. Just be assured its not that generic stuff you hear.

That sucks about the demo. I will definitely wait before buying.

so no bagpipes?

This is awesome! I can't see where Portugal can be playable if not in the GC of the Coalition...

Austries then.