CA brings out new patch

CA has released a new balance and gameplay fix patch

General Changes

Lag is now optional and can be disabled in the settings tab.

When creating a server, the player can choose if its a hacks allowed or hacks banned server.

Once cavalry has engaged infantry they can no longer form squares.

Light infantry is now max 4

Rifles are now max 2

Lancers are now max 4

All noob maps have been removed and replaced with a whole bunch of new maps with no houses and
fair Terrain. All maps now have gentle rolling hills with patches of light forrest. No more steep hills and house battles.

Rockets have been removed from the game because they are historically inaccurate, unbalanced and banned from most games anyway.

Expensive generals now have a high benefit than lower generals.

A new leagues and ladders system has been implemented, similar to that of Starcraft 2.

A new detection trigger has been implemented which starts a 60 second countdown timer that automatically ends the game if one player has remained in the spawn for longer than 4 minutes. If a player doesnt leave the spawn after 5 minutes than the other player is awarded a win by default.

The score screen and replay save option is displayed after the game is over. eg. Players start the battle. One player wins and the game ends. The players are then taken to the score screen and the option is there so that they may save a replay if they want. This works almost the same as what is already being implemented in Starcraft 2.

A new hack / cheat detection program is now being used on all games. Players will now get perminantly banned for using cheats / hacks.

New units have been added to give better balance in multiplayer. All factions now have strenghts and weaknesses and no faction is overpowered.

Players can now edit the colour and look of their units as promised before release.

AI has been replaced by a small asian man who plays against you whenever a player drops.


Please help me come up with new ideas and I will edit them into the "La Grande List".

oh the patch is only 3kb

and if you want to reistall the install file has been replaced with a new version of tetris

New Free DLC Units like Ambush Ninja Care Bears, The Expendables , Predators , and Smokey the Bear.

see point_man, with the infamous unit editor, that might actually have been possible

you can still make all those units if you know how. I mean last time i checked they added elephants to NTW via a mod and the TGW mod guys were talking of adding tanks :O

Hi everyone!

Can you guys please tell me what you think of my list and give me some ideas to add to it? Thanks!

Yes ive got some ideas for a small add on.
1.A exclusive dlc unit......a sonic the hedgehog cav unit{47th div hedgehog unit}made exclusively by CAs overlord {aka sega}
2.When you pick dry you actually get a hurricane that blows all the troops off the map.
3. And exclusive plug in for the wii generation.............you can now control armys with a whip of your arm.

WOW that would be the greatest patch ever Achilles!! I can only dream though... T_T

wouldnt mind a mini side game of bejewelled blitz when i spam lights and unicorns and corner camp. i am a dreamer.

I'd like a first-person mode so that once i'm bored with the RTS part I can have some nice fun assasinating the archduke charles and his human-controlled bodyguard

At first I thought their was a new patch when I read the thread title. Shame on you biggun!

Originally Posted by Tyler_the_Great

At first I thought their was a new patch when I read the thread title. Shame on you biggun!

Those were my intentions

Help me come up with some new balance changes

how about space invaders on the loading screen?

Originally Posted by Tyler_the_Great

Shame on you biggun!

Man they really have a smiley for everything here

Originally Posted by Biggun69

Lag is now optional and can be disabled in the settings tab.

You shouldn't have started with that, looks like it made people think the whole post was a joke
There are some valid points in here after all.

Once cavalry has engaged infantry they can no longer form squares.

Cavalry can never form square
Seriously though, that's actually in the game.

Light infantry is now max 4
Rifles are now max 2
Lancers are now max 4

Hmmm, optional limits would be the way to go IMHO. No rules games for friends to play around should be possible.
Funny you don't want to limit artillery

All maps now have gentle rolling hills with patches of light forrest. No more steep hills and house battles.

The houses are okay IMHO, but otherwise you do describe the perfect map.
CA seems to have gotten into the habit of making their hills steeper with each TW installment.

The score screen and replay save option is displayed after the game is over.

Oh yes! Pleaaaaase!

A new hack / cheat detection program is now being used on all games. Players will now get perminantly banned for using cheats / hacks.

Why not use VAC bans? I'd really like to see them in TW.

AI has been replaced by a small asian man who plays against you whenever a player drops.

No way.
With the frequency this occurs, he'll be unbeatable within a week.

You left out the elephant in the room: no more "failed to connect"s and "no response from host"s.

Originally Posted by daniu

Man they really have a smiley for everything here


You shouldn't have started with that, looks like it made people think the whole post was a joke
There are some valid points in here after all.

Cavalry can never form square
Seriously though, that's actually in the game.

Hmmm, optional limits would be the way to go IMHO. No rules games for friends to play around should be possible.
Funny you don't want to limit artillery

The houses are okay IMHO, but otherwise you do describe the perfect map.
CA seems to have gotten into the habit of making their hills steeper with each TW installment.

Oh yes! Pleaaaaase!

Why not use VAC bans? I'd really like to see them in TW.

No way.
With the frequency this occurs, he'll be unbeatable within a week.

You left out the elephant in the room: no more "failed to connect"s and "no response from host"s.

wow man thanks for the great feedback.

I'll edit this stuff in later though as its really late and I need some sleep

just have a new DLC to come out with the patch. The game gets a bit boring withot new units.

u have upset me biggun

u got my hopes up

Originally Posted by Biggun69

A new detection trigger has been implemented which starts a 60 second countdown timer that automatically ends the game if one player has remained in the spawn for longer than 4 minutes. If a player doesnt leave the spawn after 5 minutes than the other player is awarded a win by

That obviously doesn't work as there will be camper who move an inch outside an still camp.
But in my infinite wisdom, I have devised the perfect solution against camping:
let a unit take morale hit if it doesn't move or is engaged.

If a unit doesn't move, start a timer. Every 60 seconds of immobility, give it -1 morale ("feeling like sitting ducks"). Let them only recover slowly.

This way, if the attacker arrives at the camper's position, the defending troops will run away with the first bullet flying at them.

good idea daniu
makes sense too.sitting there watching some bloodthirsty soldiers rushing up to you would definitely scare you
though exceptions would have to be made for artillery and perhaps generals.

Originally Posted by Y@$!N

though exceptions would have to be made for artillery and perhaps generals.

Generals yes, artillery is not neccessary; once it is firing, it counts as "engaged" and won't get the debuff.