North&South II - Development Blog

[duffys tavern]

Primergy, thank you and everyone else for all of this fine effort. Magnificent!

[Primergy]

The team wasn't lazy in the last time and hopefully we can present you the version 0.4 of NaS II soon!
This will be also the last battle version.

~~Changelog~~

• overworked morale system
  
  • units now break earlier but also recover earlier. This should result in more flexible battles waging back and forth.
  
  
• reworked stats for units
  
  • elite units now have a considerable impact on the match
  
  
• reworked projectiles
  
  • added smoothbore muskets for state milita
  • added sharpshooter rifle
  • added sharp carbine for cavalry
  
  
• Fixed special abilities for artillery
  
  • 3in Ordnance fires shrapnel shot
  • 12lb Parrott fires percussive shells
  • Canister shot less deadly
  
  
• new units added
  
  • Berdan's Sharpshooters
  • Confederate Sharpshooters
  • Union Skirmisher
  • Confederate Skirmisher
  
  
• new battle map
  
  • First Manassas

~~Screenshots~~

[Kacper_PL]

Primergy, campaing map screens maybe?

[Primergy]

Campaign map got lost because of an error and i haven't worked on it since.

[rohan97]

Hello guys are browncoat confederates planned for 4.0?. I was a little impatient so i made a custom browncoat unit based on the orphane brigade I would like to show.

Please note

the first image was made before i added the mipmaps btw so it looks better now

[Primergy]

Butternut colored frock coats are already implemented. You find them in the "western" confed unit .

[Pcorn Sutton]

Campaign map got lost because of an error and i haven't worked on it since.

But you still plan to? After 0.4 is released? If no, please do not respond. I cannot take the disappointment.

[AUG351]

Fixed special abilities for artillery

• 3in Ordnance fires shrapnel shot
• 12lb Parrott fires percussive shells
• Canister shot less deadly

Shoudn't the 12lb Parrott actually be 10lb Parrott?
See here: http://antietam.aotw.org/weapons.php?weapon_id=8

Also, I asked these questions in the mapping thread, but maybe it wasn't seen because it got the last post on the first page:
"So does anyone know how to set up 4vs4 deployment zones on a siege maps, i.e. 4 deployment zones for the defender? Haven't figured that out yet, so I currently have it on 4vs1.
Also, any way to get the AI to use the EF lines?"

[Primergy]

never worked on a siege map, but i would take a look at the maps CA made! Maybe there you can find a hint (extract maps from the terrain.pack and place it in the appdata shogun map folder)
I don't that you can get the AI using the EF-lines, they are using the fort walls, so maybe i would have to made some special buildings.
And yes, it's of course the 10lb

[nordherogaming]

never worked on a siege map, but i would take a look at the maps CA made! Maybe there you can find a hint (extract maps from the terrain.pack and place it in the appdata shogun map folder)
I don't that you can get the AI using the EF-lines, they are using the fort walls, so maybe i would have to made some special buildings.
And yes, it's of course the 10lb

Yeah I think sieges will be very interesting, since FoS does take place in the same decade. The forts will probably be a lot easier to make. Then again, I'm most likely wrong since I have no modding experience. Good luck and I'm looking forward to them!

[AUG351]

never worked on a siege map, but i would take a look at the maps CA made! Maybe there you can find a hint (extract maps from the terrain.pack and place it in the appdata shogun map folder)
I don't that you can get the AI using the EF-lines, they are using the fort walls, so maybe i would have to made some special buildings.
And yes, it's of course the 10lb

Ok thanks, I'll try that. I was wondering if there was some trick to positioning the AI hints that I'm not doing correctly. I guess it just required a special building for it to work....

Yeah I think sieges will be very interesting, since FoS does take place in the same decade. The forts will probably be a lot easier to make. Then again, I'm most likely wrong since I have no modding experience. Good luck and I'm looking forward to them!

I've been working on a couple earthen fort siege maps recently, but as I said I'm having some trouble with the deployment zones.... as in the 4vs4 deployment zones like those in CA siege maps with a single deployment zone over the fort for all 4 players.

Here is one of the maps I've been working on:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

[nordherogaming]

Ok thanks, I'll try that. I was wondering if there was some trick to positioning the AI hints that I'm not doing correctly. I guess it just required a special building for it to work....


I've been working on a couple earthen fort siege maps recently, but as I said I'm having some trouble with the deployment zones.... as in the 4vs4 deployment zones like those in CA siege maps with a single deployment zone over the fort for all 4 players.

Here is one of the maps I've been working on:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Those pictures are beautiful!

[ztrain909]

Those pictures are beautiful!

Hey "tough guy" Nord, can I have your permission please to agree that the screenies of Aug's map look great.

Please, please, please oh brilliant master!

[nordherogaming]

Hey "tough guy" Nord, can I have your permission please to agree that the screenies of Aug's map look great.

Please, please, please oh brilliant master!

Permission granted, recruit
http://civilwarscholars.com/wp-conte...ecruit0124.jpg

[Primergy]

Stop please. Both of you.

[nordherogaming]

Stop please. Both of you.

Sorry, I should've ignored him. Every thing I post he follows me and harasses me.

[Primergy]

I finished a new battle map for fast paced 1v1 battles



http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile.../?id=807647619

[nordherogaming]

Nice!

[duffys tavern]

Looks great! Now one of my favorite maps. Thank you very much.

[Szlachta]

Is development for this mod dead? Love the Empire Total War ACW mod and its unit diversity. Was wondering if we were getting anymore units for this version of the mod?