A few multiplayer questions

So - I'm thinking of getting NPW, mainly because of the MP-campaign. Just thought I'd just ask a few questions regarding it first.

- What are the main differences from a singleplayer campaign (if any)?
- What's the situation like bug-wise?
- We're hoping to be able to play a few hours and then come back to it and so on. Possible?
- Can battles be auto-resolved also in MP?
- Can there be only two human players?
- What about two human and several other computer controlled factions?

I think that's it. Would really appreciate some answers to these

well probably then main thing to consider is - do you have a good friend who wants to play

if not you will be hard pressed to find some random who will play more than 5 turns

even if you have a friend after 20 turns or so you get a good idea who is winning - so its hard for the other person to commit so much time to a no hope situation.

personally it would have been nice to incorporate some sort of incentives as you go through stages of the campaign like maybe - more unlockable unit types and increased number of elite units - ever maybe special avatars etc etc .

but sadly MP campaign doesnt usually last the distance.

Interesting...
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What about computer controlled factions?

two human controlled factions - if my memory serves me well - France Britain Austria Prussia Russia Spain Otto are playable as human - others are available if you choose to go the way of mods.

once human factions are choosen - all other nations are AI controlled - AI difficulty can be set for both Global strategy and in game battles. i would suggest Hard / Hard for both in Multi campaign works well. you can also tick a box at start of campaign to choose whether Human players can play battles for AI controlled nations - which is a great feature. Eg i was playing as russia and my opponent was france - if i attack prussia he would play as prussia in any battles instead of AI - this is good as you dont have to wait around for you opponent to finish an AI battle and you also get the opportunity to slow the advance as hopefully you play better than AI- lol

Originally Posted by Siberian

- What are the main differences from a singleplayer campaign (if any)?
- What's the situation like bug-wise?
- We're hoping to be able to play a few hours and then come back to it and so on. Possible?
- Can battles be auto-resolved also in MP?
- Can there be only two human players?
- What about two human and several other computer controlled factions?

- Main differences is that the main goal of most is to conquer the capitial of your opponent, that the other person can serve as the Ai making battles harder.
One..bugs are prevelent, and sometimes Steam will simply shut down and your game crashes.
Two. Possible..if one of you saves the game
Three. Yes.
Four. As of right now, only two player factions
Five: That's what it is..

Playable Factions
Italy- Austria and France
Egypt- Ottomans and France
Europa- France, GB, Russia, Prussia, Austria
Peninsular- Portugal, Spain, France, GB