Developer Blog 5 - Napoleonic Wars Upcoming Patch & IndieDB

[Onii]

Although I am still secretly hoping that you'll add Sweden ^^

It's never going to happen, and FSE said it already. Adding a whole new faction is whole bunch more memory. It'll lag the game so much it'll be near unplayable. We were all surprised that they added Austria, the fifth faction.

They should replace Russia with Sweden, Russia is so boring.

Downvote GIF because I do not agree.

So they should do research for uniforms, get someone to do the voiceover and record drums and flutes.
Yup, sounds like a great idea.

[Bluehawk]

Sweden's bloodiest campaign in the era was against Russia so...

[Tali]

Although I am still secretly hoping that you'll add Sweden ^^

It's never going to happen, and FSE said it already. Adding a whole new faction is whole bunch more memory. It'll lag the game so much it'll be near unplayable. We were all surprised that they added Austria, the fifth faction.

They should replace Russia with Sweden, Russia is so boring.

No. Just no.

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[Fyzzaraya]

They should replace Russia with Sweden, Russia is so boring.

Yea...sure they will add a new nation because in a person opinion its better than another(which is not,in my opinion)...

[kpetschulat]

Even if they were to add a new faction, which they couldn't, due to memory issues, it would more than likely be the Dutch or Spanish. Some faction allied to France, also a faction that had significant effect at the time.

[Vorposten]

A new nation would be good, but you have to think of the work. They have to look up the uniforms, to look up which troops a.s.o..
They haven't got this much time to being busy with NW AND BCoF.

And if there would be a new nation, that would come with another update.

PS: If i could choose, which nation they could do, i would say: Please make the Rhine-Staates (Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony, Hannover....)

[Audiate]

 I second the Rhine States. They were (literally) in the middle of it, Sweden wasn't. Sweden sure looks pretty in uniform, but they shouldn't be added for just that. The Rhine States allows much more historical references. However, this game is EXTREMELY modable, so I don't see why someone doesn't mod this stuff in. Adding a new faction may be tricky, but making a professional looking faction to replace a pre-existing one may ease some stress on the developers as far as adding a new one goes. If they try adding it, and it makes the game not function properly, so be it, and don't put it in. This game was formed from modding, so why don't the modders show some support?

[Rogov]

While I would love another faction, I believe they've stated many times they won't do it as it simply isn't feasible. NW is already pushing the (memory?) limit with 5 factions and can't handle another (dunno the specifics, but I believe that's the reason), plus they'd have to record all new music tracks if they wished to maintain the same quality.

I do wish we could've gotten some British Hussars and maybe the Scots Greys back, but oh well.

[kpetschulat]

Do you people not understand that they physically CAN'T add another faction? There will be an incredible amount of problems with memory if they add a new faction.

[TORN]

Is 5 factions really the limit?
Native has 6 factions or is it just that those factions take up less memory?

[kpetschulat]

Is 5 factions really the limit?
Native has 6 factions or is it just that those factions take up less memory?

Less memory. Far, less memory. Each faction in NW has so many units already, adding more with a new faction takes up background memory on the game, and can produce incredible amounts of lag on medium to low end computers. Some higher end computer may be able to handle it. Mind you, everything I'm saying is what I remember someone from the FSE team saying a long while back. They kept mentioning it was difficult enough to add Austria to the game, adding another will be incredibly hard to do.

Look. I'm sure they can do it. But, people need to move on from this idea. FSE is now working, most likely round-the-clock, for BCoF, which I hope will be a great game. Let them focus on THAT game, and move on from NW for awhile. Yes?

[TORN]

Yes I agree.
But it's always fun to speculate about new factions and such. 

[Audiate]

 Like I said, modders should take the responsibility of attempting what they can, making it much less stressful on the developers.

EDIT: ...so that it would be an option. FSE would still have to do some tricky work, but it wouldn't be as difficult a job if the community steps in.

[kpetschulat]

Like I said, modders should take the responsibility of attempting what they can, making it much less stressful on the developers.

EDIT: ...so that it would be an option. FSE would still have to do some tricky work, but it wouldn't be as difficult a job if the community steps in.

Uh, this will turn the DLC into a separate mod if this happens. Meaning, NW won't be NW... It'll be a mod.

[Audiate]

Like I said, modders should take the responsibility of attempting what they can, making it much less stressful on the developers.

EDIT: ...so that it would be an option. FSE would still have to do some tricky work, but it wouldn't be as difficult a job if the community steps in.

Uh, this will turn the DLC into a separate mod if this happens. Meaning, NW won't be NW... It'll be a mod.

 No, it'll mean the developers can take what the modders have made, and turn it into a better version for the actual DLC.