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Off Topic / Tale of a soldier [Forum game]

« on: January 31, 2013, 07:51:22 pm »

I've seen this done on the TW forum and I haven't yet seen it on this forum so here it goes. How it goes is I will start the story off and then each person adds a few words to the story and we see where it goes from here.

This story will be about Jean-Claude Morreau (Jean for short) a French light infantryman and his struggles

Here it goes:

Jean and his company crept through the thick underbrush with a silence that required much skill. They were sent to outflank the enemy, a force of

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Forum & Website / The current state of the community and it's troubles

« on: January 29, 2013, 05:26:46 pm »

I've been a part of this community for a long time. Many of you may not know me due to my inactivity for a while now, but I've always been around and I've been in the community long enough. From what I understand, this revolution was because of what some saw as unfair administration as well as cronyism and hypocrisy. I have observed and gathered what knowledge I could of this revolution and its causes and I have made some inferences.

To the administration
There is a point to be made about the revolutionaries cause. I have seen unfair and harmful administration from several prominent members of the administration team. And I view your decision to try and just silence these people without really giving them a chance to let their voices be heard only furthers their cause and is counter-productive as it does nothing but inflame the situation by making them feel even more ignored. When something like this happens you can't just solve it with an iron fist and expect everything to be all fine and dandy. When has that ever worked out? Listen to the voices of the people, don't try to silence them. The community pays you, you serve the community, not the other way around. If you try and act like it's the other way around you'll soon find yourself without a community and without money.

To the members of the Revolution
I sympathize with your ideas of fair administration. I have been in the Mount and Blade community for a long time (that includes my time in MM and NW) and I have seen more than enough unfair administrating. I once had my entire line destroyed by friendly fire from a regiment run by a high ranking admin. When I tried to politely ask him what happened I was basically told to fuck myself and when I tried bringing it to the communities attention, he threatened to ban my whole regiment from linebattles. I've seen the face of tyrannical administration. And I for one have never stood for things like "internet authority" I'm sure there are several admins who remember me talking back and arguing with them. You can also ask any man who played with me in the 7de, I never once claimed that I had any sort of power and I never tried to pull rank on anyone and I only kicked members when they were harmful to the fun atmosphere (such as a former member named Gully who banned people from our servers for talking back to him) I founded that regiment on the idea that as their leader, it was my responsibility to make sure they had as much fun as they possibly could and they enjoyed every second of their time in the regiment. And I firmly believe that is how all things should be run. The people don't serve a leader, a leader serves the people.  Anyone who does the opposite is not a leader, he's a tyrant. However I do have to say this to the revolution. This is not the government of a country, NW is not a nation, it's a video game owned by a company. You cannot just take the game from its owners. But what you can do - and what I urge you to do if you really are serious about what you say and you're not just someone jumping on the bandwagon - is create your own game. This community has dozens of skilled modelers, texturers, and coders. If you work together and get serious about it then you could do it. If not, then you apparently aren't so serious as you claim to be. If you really want to see change, make it happen, don't just beg and plead for it from someone who won't bring it. Until you show me that you are serious about your ideals then I can see this revolution as nothing but people piling up their lists of grievances.

This is my view on the whole situation. Feel free to ban me if you don't like what I said, that seems to be the norm. I'm sure this thread will be locked - heaven forbid you speak your mind - but try to put in your opinion if you can. After all this is a forum.

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Historical Discussion / Epic last stands

« on: January 24, 2013, 05:43:44 pm »

Post stories of some epic, brave, and heroic last stands all throughout history, it can be from any time period (as long as it's real)

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Regiments / 7de Bataljon Infanterie Van Linie ♠The Iron Waffles♠

« on: January 18, 2013, 06:37:54 am »

T H E   I R O N   W A F FL E S



U N I F O R M S

Center Compagnie [close]

Grenadier Compagnie [close]

Flankeur Compagnie [close]

W H O   A R E   T H E   I R O N   W A F F L E S ?
The 7de is a regiment known for its prowess in battle and its commitment to having fun and enjoying the game. We do not tolerate those who take away from the fun of others and we are strongly opposed to the tyrannical ways of some regiments. In the 7de, it is the job of the officers to provide for the fun of the rankers and have fun doing it. We fight aggressively but smart, like a pack of wild mongooses. With that being said. Come my comrades! Let us put our sabers to these Frenchmen! The Victory is ours!


H I S T O R Y

It's worth the read, trust me The 7de was formed from the 2nd Infantry Regiment of Flanders (Belgian Legion) shortly after the United Kingdom of the Netherlands was granted its sovereignty in 1813. The battalion was made up of men from Belgium and even one man from Philadelphia, America! It was stationed in Ghent and therefore most of its men were Flemish however that does not mean there were no Walloons in the 7de. Much of the 7de was made up of former veterans of the French army, Commander Francois-Chretien Vandensande served in the famous French 112th Line Infantry Regiment, and was awarded with Légion d’Honneur for personally bravery at the Battle of Raab. Captain L’Olivier served in the French 7th Line Infantry Regiment as commander of grenadier company. Captain Nieuport served in the French 13th Tirailleur Regiment of Young Guard. Lieutenant Nieulandt served in the 1st Regiment of Honor Guard. Lieutenant Scheltens served in the famous Grenadiers of Old Guard. Even the American, Martinus Fox, had fought in the Portugese army in every campaign during the Peninsular War. Many men from the 7de earned battle honors for their bravery, many of them even received the Military Order Of William, the equivalent of the French Legion d'Honneur. And during the Battle of Quatre Bras, several members of the 7de saved the Prince of Orange from being captured by French chasseurs a cheval. Grateful to these men, the Prince tore a jewelled insignia from his coat and tossed it to them shouting "There my brave fellows! You have all deserved it!" With a cheer they fixed the insignia to their colors and carried on the fight. During the Battle of Waterloo, the 7de fought as part of the Bijlandt Brigade which was positioned at the center of the allied lines, near La Haye Sainte. The Bijlandt Brigade was the first to endure the French infantry attack of d'Erlon's Corps as they were the furthest deployed allied brigade. The Bijlandt Brigade - which was the smallest of the Allied Brigades in the center - was subjected to the largest column of French infantry which was the column of Donzelot's Division. Lieutenant Hope of the British 92nd Gordon Highlanders wrote "The Belgians were assailed with a terrible fury and returned the fire of the enemy for quite some time with great spirit." And Colonel Van Zuylen Van Nyevelt wrote "Having approach us to within 50 paces not a shot had been fired, but now the impatience of the soldiers could do no longer be restrained, and they greeted the enemy with a double row." The 7de and the rest of the Bijlandt Brigade fearlessly fought the French at a terrifyingly close distance of 25 meters apart. They were led personally by the Prince of Orange in several assaults and bayonet charges that actually pushed the French infantry back before the famous charge of the British heavy cavalry. And during the battle, the Bijlandt Brigade actually advanced forward and drove the French infantry back, pursuing them all the way to the bottom of the slope until they ran out of ammunition. This event happened before Wellington's "General Advance" order. After the battle, the 7de was heavily under strength, it's victory had come at a cost. But they continued on the march to Paris, victors of Waterloo and brave men all. [close]

Equipment Originally the 2nd Infantry Regiment of Flanders wore Austrian uniforms, with white coats trimmed in yellow, grey pantaloons, black gaiters, and an Austrian style shako with a red cockade and golden "LB" (Légion Belge) on the front. However, with the army reforms in 1814, all Belgian infantry battalions were given dark blue jackets with white facings, grey pantaloons, short black gaiters, and Belgic shakos. Flank companies had shoulder rolls on their coats, center companies did not. The left flank company (light/flankeur company) had green cords and plumes on their shakos while the right flank company (grenadier company) had red cords and plumes on their shakos. The infantry of the Dutch army originally used a mix of Brown Bess muskets and Dutch Model 1815 Muskets (Dutch copies of the French Charleville musket) and the 7de would likely have used the Model 1815 Musket; however, by order of King William I all infantry were ordered to switch to the Brown Bess musket for the simple reason of logistics. It would be far to difficult to keep track of ammunition and to distribute ammunition when your army has a mix of two different caliber muskets. Dutch/Belgian infantry all carried their musket, bayonet, and saber briquets. [close]

R O S T E R

Current Strength: 14 (4 Officers/10 Rankers)

O F F I C E R S

Luitenant Kolonel Waffleborn

Majoor Freakout

Kapitein Chargerz

Kapitein Anthony

E N L I S T E D

Center Compagnie Sergeant-Majoor Irishaim Sergeant German Korporaal afvet89 Korporaal Plantroon Fuselier HerrGregg Rekruut Shua [close]

Flankeur Compagnie Flankeur Thomas Flankeur Bumby [close]

Grenadier Compagnie Grenadier FKB Grenadier RandomCow [close]

S T E A M   G R O U P


C O M M U N I T Y   W E B   S I T E
http://wafflemakersguild.enjin.com/home


I R O N   W A F F L E   C O D E   O F   C O N D U C T

Rules

1) Get along with other regiment members.
2) Do not antagonize or start fights with other regiment members.
3) Don't take away from other other member's fun because you are angry or feeling like a troll.
4) Don't be a douchebag, dickbag, fuckbag, homophobe, xenophobe, waffle-hater, ultra-nationalist, cum-stain-on-the-face-of-the-earth, Belgium/Netherlands hater, or a pancake. Serial killers and mental patients welcome.

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R A N K S

O F F I C E R S

Luitenant-Kolonel	LtKol
Majoor	Maj
Kapitein	Kpt

E N L I S T E D

Sergeant-Majoor-Vaandeldraager	SMV
Sergeant-Majoor	SgtMaj
Sergeant	Sgt
Korporaal	Kpl
Grenadier	Gren
Flankeur	Flank
Fuselier	Fus
Rekruut	Rkt

S I G N   U P
Copy the form and paste it in a reply or message it to me

Code

In-Game name:
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Are you capable of installing or using TeamSpeak 3?:
Waffles or Fries?:

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Historical Discussion / Waterloo

« on: January 09, 2013, 03:01:58 pm »

So I recently watched a documentary about the Battle of Waterloo which attributed Napoleon's loss mainly to weather conditions and terrain as well as psychiatric issues with both Napoleon and Ney, and not much at all to any of the tactical maneuvers made by either side. So my question for you all is, what are the some of the many reasons for Napoleon's defeat and what do you think were the moments that absolutely sealed Napoleon's fate.

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Historical Discussion / What would you have been?

« on: January 06, 2013, 08:56:20 am »

Based on your own physical ability and mentality and other factors, what kind of unit from the Napoleonic Wars would you have been? Would you be a dashing Hussar? A massive, powerful grenadier? A wily light infantryman? Or maybe a calculating artillerist?

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Community / What's the best shot you have ever seen?

« on: December 21, 2012, 03:34:26 pm »

What is the best/most amazing shot you have ever seen in NW? MM stories count as well. It can be with any ranged weapon whether it's musket, rifle, cannon, or vodka bottle

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Community / Tales from the front (share your epic/funny stories)

« on: December 21, 2012, 03:19:44 pm »

I'm sure we all have crazy/funny/epic stories we'd all like to share, this is the place to do it! 

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Historical Discussion / Sabers

« on: December 19, 2012, 03:08:20 pm »

As I'm sure we all know, a great deal of sabers were used in the Napoleonic Wars and many different types of sabers existed.

Post sabers, cutlasses, swords, or other similar weapons from the Napoleonic Era that you think are cool or interesting or were highly effective

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Off Topic / The Drawing Thread

« on: December 12, 2012, 04:35:38 pm »

The title is pretty explanatory  post picture of your drawings here! They can be anything from Napoleonic Wars to Civil War or whatever you want really.

Here's a few of mine

Regiment Huzaren Nr. 8 (Belgian Hussars)

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Belgian Ltn-Kol of Infantry and a Belgian Captain

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Belgian Line Infantryman

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Capitaine Francois Van De Sande charges across the Raab River at the Battle of Raab during the charge of the 112ème Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne

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(Currently working on a Belgian Light Dragoon)

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General Discussion / What units would you want to see?

« on: November 19, 2012, 03:23:41 pm »

This is more of a "I wish" thread because according to Vince, adding new units would increase lag (although adding a new lancer unit to Russia apparently doesn't)

If you could add any historic unit to the currently existing factions, what would it be and to what faction? This isn't a faction suggestion thread, so please refrain from suggesting entire new factions.

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Suggestions & Bug Reports / Horses

« on: November 19, 2012, 03:21:01 pm »

Having rode horses a lot and worked with them before I think the game sorely underestimates just how powerful and fast these creatures are. Compared to real horses the horses in game might as well have weights tied to their legs. There's nothing more stirring than watching horses charge at full gallop, bearing cavalrymen waving sabers above their heads. It's rather less so when the horses move at something more akin to a rapid canter :/

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Historical Discussion / Writing a book

« on: November 15, 2012, 06:14:38 am »

So I've started writing a book set in the Napoleonic Era but there are a few things I need help with. Basically I was wondering if anybody could point me to a book and/or website that would tell me everything I need to know about soldier life as far as things like training, barracks life, etc. so that I can make my book more accurate and believable. Also if anybody could help me figure out what exactly a French infantry uniform would have looked like in the year 1809, particularly that of a lieutenant and of a captain. This seemed like the most appropriate board for this thread so I apologize if it's in the wrong board. Thanks in advance everybody!

Now that I've got Duuring's help, feel free to share your current projects or short stories (or long ones  ) about the Napoleonic Wars that you've written or are planning to write.