With the game out (or nearly out for you Europeans) I think it is fitting to make such a thread for NTW.
This is all done in good humor, of course!
I'll go first (this based on the latest multi-player preview film released, so even though I haven't actually played the game yet, it must be true to it)
(1) Napoleonic artillery fired tracer-rounds to better assist the gunners in aiming.
(2) All troops in a Dragoon company could fire even when in six men deep formations (while on horseback no less).
(3) British Generals wore magical top-hats with a morale inspiring effect.
(4) Napoleon had actually said "Every French soldier carries amarshal's baton12-foot pike in his knapsack"
(5) Napoleonic troops in melee did not as much "engage the enemy" as rather "floated towards him while spreading out" in a way not dissimilar to osmosis.
95 more to go!
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100 Things I learned from NTW
Last edited by Braindead Colonel; February 23, 2010 at 11:51 PM.
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Highland infantry were famous for their flute playing in combat
In the garb of old Gaul, with the fire of old Rome,
From the heath-covered mountains of Scotia we come;
Our loud-sounding pipe breathes the true martial strain,
And our hearts still the old Scottish valour retain. -
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Nooooo! Where has my danny boy gone too as he played the pipes. And yes, the Irish also play the pipes so don't bug me!
Originally Posted by selder
Fight for Old Glory!
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6) Drydocks of all nations decided after many years of painting ships bright and inspiring colours to simply leave 'em how they are... a rugged old tree colour >.>
Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, ADC, PC (24 June 1850 – 5 June 1916), was an Irish-born British Field Marshal and proconsul who won fame for his imperial campaigns and later played a central role in the early part of the First World War, although he died halfway through it. -
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7) Napoleon couldn't die in battle he would just go home and rest for a few weeks.
Last edited by Warboss; February 24, 2010 at 02:10 PM.
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^Double negative, so your so saying he could die!?
Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, ADC, PC (24 June 1850 – 5 June 1916), was an Irish-born British Field Marshal and proconsul who won fame for his imperial campaigns and later played a central role in the early part of the First World War, although he died halfway through it. -
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8. Regiments were always made up of only 160 soldiers.
"Go to where the men speak Italian, then continue on until they speak something else."
"I've found that brothels are a much safer investment than ships. Whores rarely sink, and when they are boarded by pirates, why, the pirates pay good coin just like everyone else." - Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish
"Do thou amend thy face, and I'll amend my life." - Falstaff
Henry IV Part 1, 3. 3 -
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9.) explosions looked like a cartoon
10.) men did not bleed
11.) when hit by cannonfire, men stayed intact
12.) africa was tiny
13.) anatolia was there but you just couldnt walk on it.
14.) scandinavia didnt existLast edited by vrgadin; February 24, 2010 at 09:51 AM.
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13. 90% casualties in battle were the norm when fighting against Napoleon.
"Go to where the men speak Italian, then continue on until they speak something else."
"I've found that brothels are a much safer investment than ships. Whores rarely sink, and when they are boarded by pirates, why, the pirates pay good coin just like everyone else." - Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish
"Do thou amend thy face, and I'll amend my life." - Falstaff
Henry IV Part 1, 3. 3 -
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This is an entertaining, and enlightening thread lol, keep them coming.
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14. That the ground shakes, no matter where you're watching the battle from (ie. up in the air)
"Go to where the men speak Italian, then continue on until they speak something else."
"I've found that brothels are a much safer investment than ships. Whores rarely sink, and when they are boarded by pirates, why, the pirates pay good coin just like everyone else." - Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish
"Do thou amend thy face, and I'll amend my life." - Falstaff
Henry IV Part 1, 3. 3 -
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A continent wide ban on paved streets in towns was in effect during the early 19th Century.
Artillerymen of the period actually crapped ball and powder, making for a limitless supply of ammunition.
(Yeah, I know these can apply to ETW too)
As the cutscenes clearly show, Napoleon wore a single uniform from the 1790's thru 1815. -
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The seasons back then were totally predictable and unchanging as to when they occurred, and how severe they were.
Tales of a very unusually cold winter during Napoleon's retreat from Russia are myths."oooh a gypsy wind is blowing warm tonight, sky is starlit and the time is right. Now you're telling me you have to go...before you do there's something you should know." - Bob Seger
Freedom is the distance between church and state. -
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Place names suddenly become very confusing for non Europeans:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quyu2dnn1G4 03.35 - 03.45
Any idea where DERZ-den and bo-ROD-nio are? -
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Somewhere east of Bri-tag-en and Lig-knee...
Any idea where DERZ-den and bo-ROD-nio are?
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Haha, so funny, calling Dresden Durzden... Originally Posted by napoleon's nose
Originally Posted by Seneca
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It's Dresden and Borodino fool Originally Posted by napoleon's nose
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For Europeans tooPlace names suddenly become very confusing for non Europeans:
Any idea where DERZ-den and bo-ROD-nio are?
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Watch the video -there's a map to help Originally Posted by ASRAIL
For Europeans too
